BILL NUMBER: AB 2326 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 16, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 28, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bass
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
An act to amend Section 5056.5 of the Penal Code, relating to the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Reentry Advisory
Committee.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2326, as amended, Bass. Reentry Advisory Committee.
Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish, until
January 1, 2011, a Reentry Advisory Committee, comprised as
specified, to advise the secretary on matters related to the
successful planning, implementation, and outcomes of all reentry
programs and services in the department, with the goal of reducing
recidivism. Existing law provides that the committee shall meet at
least quarterly and that committee members shall receive compensation
for travel expenses but no other compensation.
This bill would expand the membership of the committee by 3
members, as specified. The bill would require additional
reports by the committee, and would require the committee to develop
a comprehensive resource guide for community-based organizations,
faith-based organizations, service providers, law enforcement
agencies, and industry and governmental entities, as specified.
The bill would remove the requirement
provide that the committee meet at least quarterly and
instead provide that the committee shall meet upon
call of the secretary. The bill would also remove the requirement
that committee members shall receive compensation for travel
expenses, as specified, and instead provide that committee members
shall serve without compensation. The bill would require the se
cretary, in consultation with the committee, to apply
for specified federal grants and, if grant funding is
awarded, to develop a comprehensive strategic reentry plan containing
annual and 5-year performance goals, as specified, to include the
goal of reducing the rate of recidivism by 50% over a 5-year period
for offenders released from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility who
are served with federal grant funds, as measured by specified
outcomes. The bill would require the secretary, in consultation with
the committee, to submit an annual report to the Legislature and the
United States Attorney General detailing the progress toward
achieving strategic performance outcomes, as specified. The
bill would extend the operation of the committee until January 1,
2016.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 5056.5 of the Penal
Code is amended to read:
5056.5. (a) On or before July 1, 2007, the Secretary of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish a
Reentry Advisory Committee. The committee shall report to the
secretary, who shall serve as chair of the committee. The committee
shall include representation from stakeholders in the successful
administration of reentry programming and shall be comprised of the
following members, appointed by the secretary:
(1) A representative of the California League of Cities.
(2) A representative of the California State Association of
Counties.
(3) A representative of the California State Sheriffs'
Association.
(4) A representative of the California Police Chiefs' Association.
(5) A representative of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation Adult Parole Operations.
(6) A representative of the State Department of Mental
Health.
(7) A representative of the State Department of Social
Services.
(8) A representative of the State Department of Health
Care Services.
(9) A representative of the Labor and Workforce Development
Agency.
(10) A representative of the County Alcohol and Drug Program
Administrators Association.
(11) A representative of the California Association of Alcohol and
Drug Program Executives.
(12) An individual with experience in providing housing for
low-income individuals.
(13) A recognized expert in restorative justice programs.
(14) An individual with experience in providing education and
vocational training services.
(15) An independent consultant with expertise in community
corrections and reentry services.
(16) A public defender or private defense attorney.
(17) A representative of a community-based organization who is
familiar with the reentry needs of former offenders and who has
experience advocating for former offenders and with providing reentry
services in southern California.
(18) A representative of a faith-based organization who is
familiar with the reentry needs of former offenders and who has
experience advocating for former offenders and providing reentry
services in northern California.
(b) The Reentry Advisory Committee shall meet at least
quarterly at a time and place determined by the secretary. Committee
members shall receive compensation for travel expenses pursuant to
existing regulations, but no other compensation not
less frequently than each quarter and shall also meet upon call of
the secretary. Members of the committee shall serve without
compensation .
(c) The Reentry Advisory Committee shall advise the secretary on
all matters related to the successful statewide planning,
implementation, and outcomes of all reentry programs and services
provided by the department, with the goal of reducing recidivism of
all persons under the jurisdiction of the department. The committee
shall consider and advise the secretary on the following
issues :
(1) Encouraging collaboration
collaborative reentry activities among key stakeholders at the
state and local levels.
(2) Developing a knowledge base of best practice models and
programs related to what people need to successfully return to
their communities from prison and what resources communities need to
successfully provide for these needs.
(3) Incorporating reentry outcomes into department organizational
missions and work plans as priorities.
(4) Funding of reentry programs.
(5) Promoting systems of integration and coordination.
(6) Measuring outcomes and evaluating the impact of reentry
programs.
(7) Educating the public about reentry programs and their role in
public safety.
(d) The committee shall produce reports at the request of the
Legislature or Governor. Any reports generated by the committee shall
be posted on the department's Internet Web site.
(e) The secretary, in consultation with the committee, shall
immediately seek and apply for grant funding available through the
federal Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through
Recidivism Prevention (Public Law 110-199).
(f) As required by the federal Second Chance Act of 2007, if grant
funding is awarded for this purpose, the secretary, in consultation
with the committee, shall develop a comprehensive strategic reentry
plan containing annual and five-year performance goals. The
comprehensive reentry plan shall seek to reduce the rate of
recidivism by 50 percent over a five-year period for offenders
released from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility who are served
with funds provided under the federal Second Chance Act of 2007. The
outcome measures for the plan developed pursuant to this subdivision
may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Reduction in crime.
(2) Increase in employment and educational opportunities.
(3) Reduction in supervised release violations.
(4) Increase in child support obligation compliance.
(5) Reduction in drug and alcohol abuse.
(6) Increase in participation in substance abuse and mental health
services.
(7) Other outcome measures that correlate positively with the
reentry success rate of offenders who transition out of prisons,
jails, or juvenile facilities.
(g) If grant funding is awarded for the purposes specified in
subdivision (f), the secretary, in consultation with the committee,
shall develop the comprehensive strategic reentry plan in
consultation with community members and stakeholders, including
persons in the fields of public safety, juvenile and adult
corrections, housing, health, education, substance abuse, child and
family services, victim services, employment, and business, and
members of nonprofit organizations working on reentry policy or
providing reentry services.
(h) If grant funding is awarded for the purposes specified in
subdivision (f), the secretary, in consultation with the committee,
shall submit an annual report to the Legislature and the United
States Attorney General detailing the progress of grantees toward
achieving strategic performance outcomes and describing other
activities conducted by grantees to increase the success rates of the
reentry population, such as programs that foster effective risk
management and treatment, offender accountability, and community and
victim participation. Any reports pursuant to this subdivision shall
be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d)
(i) This section shall remain in effect only until
January 1, 2011 2016 , and as of that
date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is
enacted before January 1, 2011 2016 ,
deletes or extends that date.
SECTION 1. Section 5056.5 of the Penal Code is
amended to read:
5056.5. (a) On or before July 1, 2007, the Secretary of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish a
Reentry Advisory Committee. The committee shall report to the
secretary, who shall serve as chair of the committee. The committee
shall include representation from stakeholders in the successful
administration of reentry programming and shall be comprised of the
following members, appointed by the secretary:
(1) A representative of the California League of Cities.
(2) A representative of the California State Association of
Counties.
(3) A representative of the California State Sheriffs'
Association.
(4) A representative of the California Police Chiefs' Association.
(5) A representative of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation Adult Parole Operations.
(6) A representative of the Department of Mental Health.
(7) A representative of the Department of Social Services.
(8) A representative of the State Department of Health Care
Services.
(9) A representative of the Labor and Workforce Development
Agency.
(10) A representative of the County Alcohol and Drug Program
Administrators Association.
(11) A representative of the California Association of Alcohol and
Drug Program Executives.
(12) An individual with experience in providing housing for
low-income individuals.
(13) A recognized expert in restorative justice programs.
(14) An individual with experience in providing education and
vocational training services.
(15) An independent consultant with expertise in community
corrections and reentry services.
(16) A public defender or private defense attorney.
(17) A representative of a community-based organization who is
familiar with the reentry needs of former offenders and who has
experience advocating for former offenders and with providing reentry
services in southern California.
(18) A representative of a faith-based organization who is
familiar with the reentry needs of former offenders and who has
experience advocating for former offenders and providing reentry
services in northern California.
(b) The Reentry Advisory Committee shall meet upon call of the
secretary. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
(c) The Reentry Advisory Committee shall advise the secretary on
all matters related to the successful statewide planning,
implementation, and outcomes of all reentry programs and services
provided by the department, with the goal of reducing recidivism of
all persons under the jurisdiction of the department. The committee
shall consider and advise the secretary on the following objectives:
(1) Encouraging collaborative reentry activities among key
stakeholders at the state and local levels.
(2) Developing a knowledge base of best practice models and
programs related to what people need to successfully return to their
communities from prison and what resources communities need to
successfully provide for these needs.
(3) Incorporating reentry outcomes into department organizational
missions and work plans as priorities.
(4) Funding of reentry programs.
(5) Promoting systems of integration and coordination.
(6) Measuring outcomes and evaluating the impact of reentry
programs.
(7) Educating the public about reentry programs and their role in
public safety.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2016, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later statute, that
is enacted before January 1, 2016, deletes or extends that date.