The bill would amend the Penal Code by including elderly individuals and disabled individuals in the current offense of abandoning or endangering a child.  The bill would also amend the Penal Code by including the intentional or knowing failure to provide adequate food, medical care, or shelter to a child younger than 15 years, an elderly individual, or a disabled individual, as committing the offense of abandoning or endangering a child, an elderly individual, or a disabled individual.  The punishment for the offense of abandoning or endangering a child ranges from a state jail felony to a felony of the second degree, depending on the intent of the actor and the presence of imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment.

A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.