California § 12838.1 - There is hereby created within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
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§ 12838.1. There is hereby created within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
(a) There is hereby created within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, under the Undersecretary for Administration, the following divisions: (1) The Division of Enterprise Information Services, the Division of Facility Planning, Construction, and Management, and the Division of Administrative Services. Each division shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Governor, upon recommendation of the secretary, subject to Senate confirmation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (2) The Division of Correctional Policy Research and Internal Oversight. This division shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Governor, upon recommendation of the secretary, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (b) There is hereby created in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, under the Undersecretary for Health Care Services, the Division of Health Care Operations and the Division of Health Care Policy and Administration. Each division shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Governor, upon recommendation of the secretary, subject to Senate confirmation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (c) There is hereby created within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, under the Undersecretary for Operations, the Division of Adult Institutions, the Division of Adult Parole Operations, the Division of Juvenile Justice, and the Division of Rehabilitative Programs. Each division shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Governor, upon recommendation of the secretary, subject to Senate confirmation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (d) The Governor shall, upon recommendation of the secretary, appoint four subordinate officers to the Division of Adult Institutions, subject to Senate confirmation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Each subordinate officer appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall oversee an identified category of adult institutions, one of which shall be female offender facilities. (e) (1) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, whenever the term âChief Deputy Secretary for Adult Operationsâ appears in any statute, regulation, or contract, it shall be construed to refer to the Director of the Division of Adult Institutions. (2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, whenever the term âChief Deputy Secretary for Adult Programsâ appears in any statute, regulation, or contract, it shall be construed to refer to the Director of the Division of Rehabilitative Programs. (3) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, whenever the term âChief Deputy Secretary for Juvenile Justiceâ appears in any statute, regulation, or contract, it shall be construed to refer to the Director of the Division of Juvenile Justice.
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