(a) Subject to Sections 733 and 1767.35, and subdivision (b) of this section, if a person has been committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, the Board of Juvenile Hearings, according to standardized review and appeal procedures established by the board in policy and regulation and subject to the powers and duties enumerated in subdivision (a) of Section 1719, may do any of the following: (1) Set a date on which the ward shall be discharged from the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities and permitted his or her liberty under supervision of probation and subject to the jurisdiction of the committing court pursuant to subdivision (b). (2) Deny discharge, except that a person committed to the division pursuant to Section 731 or 1731.5 shall not be held in physical confinement for a total period of time in excess of the maximum periods of time set forth in Section 731. (b) The following provisions shall apply to any ward eligible for discharge from that wardâs commitment to the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities. Any order entered by the court pursuant to this subdivision shall be consistent with evidence-based practices and the interest of public safety. (1) The county of commitment shall supervise the reentry of any ward still subject to the courtâs jurisdiction and discharged from the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities. The conditions of the wardâs supervision shall be established by the court pursuant to the provisions of this section. (2) Not less than 60 days prior to the scheduled discharge consideration hearing of a ward described in this subdivision, the division shall provide to the probation department and the court of the committing county, and the wardâs counsel, if known, the most recent written review prepared pursuant to Section 1720, along with notice of the discharge consideration hearing date. (3) (A) Not less than 30 days prior to the scheduled discharge consideration hearing, the division shall notify the ward of the date and location of the discharge consideration hearing. A ward shall have the right to contact the wardâs parent or guardian, if he or she can reasonably be located, to inform the parent or guardian of the date and location of the discharge consideration hearing. The division shall also allow the ward to inform other persons identified by the ward, if they can reasonably be located, and who are considered by the division as likely to contribute to a wardâs preparation for the discharge consideration hearing or the wardâs postrelease success. (B) This paragraph shall not apply if either of the following conditions is met: (i) A minor chooses not to contact the minorâs parents, guardians, or other persons and the director of the division facility determines it would be in the best interest of the minor not to contact the parents, guardians, or other persons. (ii) A person 18 years of age or older does not consent to the contact. (C) Upon intake of a ward committed to a division facility, and again upon attaining 18 years of age while serving the wardâs commitment in the custody of the division, an appropriate staff person shall explain the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B), using language clearly understandable to the ward. (D) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the right of a ward to an attorney under any other law. (4) Not less than 30 days prior to the scheduled discharge consideration hearing of a ward described in this subdivision, the probation department of the committing county may provide the division with its written plan for the reentry supervision of the ward. At the discharge consideration hearing, the Board of Juvenile Hearings shall, in determining whether the ward is to be released, consider a reentry supervision plan submitted by the county. (5) If the Board of Juvenile Hearings determines that a wa
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