BILL NUMBER: AB 455	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Huffman

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2009

   An act relating to public safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 455, as introduced, Huffman. Public safety: youth violence.
   Existing law establishes provisions governing public safety.
   This bill would declare the Legislature's intent to enact
legislation to improve the public safety and the state's economy by
addressing youth violence prevention issues, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would improve the public safety and the economy of
the state by doing all of the following:
   (a) Encouraging cities and counties to maximize the benefit of
existing funding for youth violence reduction.
   (b) Giving priority in state funding to cities and counties with
comprehensive plans crafted through the involvement of multiple
partners that balance prevention, intervention, and enforcement
approaches.
   (c) Maximizing employment and training opportunities and related
supports for formerly incarcerated individuals and youth on
probation.
   (d) Reinforcing and codifying the role of the Office of Gang and
Youth Violence Policy in identifying and pursuing opportunities to
route or align state and federal funding to meet key gang and youth
violence reduction priorities, including through maximizing funds and
ensuring that priority goes to municipalities with comprehensive
plans.