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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1050
Author: Dickinson (D)
Amended: 7/2/13 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE : 7-0, 6/25/13
AYES: Hancock, Anderson, Block, De Le�n, Knight, Liu, Steinberg
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 5/9/13 (Consent) - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Board of State and Community Corrections
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the Board of State and Community
Corrections (BSCC) to define key terms relevant to data
collection and evidence-based programs and practices, as
specified.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Enumerates specified duties for the BSCC, including requiring
it to do the following:
A. Collect and maintain available information and data
about state and community correctional policies,
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practices, capacities, and needs, including, but not
limited to, prevention, intervention, suppression,
supervision, and incapacitation, as they relate to both
adult corrections, juvenile justice, and gang problems.
BSCC shall seek to collect and make publicly available
up-to-date data and information reflecting the impact of
state and community correctional, juvenile justice, and
gang-related policies and practices enacted in the state,
as was well as information and data concerning promising
and evidence-based practices from other jurisdictions.
B. Develop recommendations for the improvement of
criminal justice and delinquency and gang prevention
activity throughout the state.
C. Identify, promote, and provide technical assistance
relating to evidence-based programs, practices, and
innovative projects consistent with the mission of BSCC.
D. Receive and disburse federal funds, and perform all
necessary and appropriate services in the performance of
its duties as established by federal acts.
E. Develop comprehensive, unified, and orderly procedures
to ensure that applications for grants are processed
fairly, efficiently, and in a manner consistent with the
mission of BSCC.
F. Identify delinquency and gang intervention and
prevention grants that have the same or similar program
purpose, are allocated to the same entities, serve the
same target populations, and have the same desired
outcomes for the purpose of consolidating grant funds and
programs and moving toward a unified single delinquency
intervention and prevention grant application process in
adherence with all applicable federal guidelines and
mandates.
G. Cooperate with and render technical assistance to the
Legislature, state agencies, units of general local
government, combinations of those units, or other public
or private agencies, organizations, or institutions in
matters relating to criminal justice and delinquency
prevention.
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H. Develop incentives for units of local government to
develop comprehensive regional partnerships whereby
adjacent jurisdictions pool grant funds in order to
deliver services to a broader target population and
maximize the impact of state funds at the local level.
I. Conduct evaluation studies of the programs and
activities assisted by the federal acts.
J. Identify and evaluate state, local, and federal gang
and youth violence suppression, intervention, and
prevention programs and strategies, along with funding for
those efforts. BSCC shall assess and make recommendations
for the coordination of the state's programs, strategies,
and funding that address gang and youth violence in a
manner that maximizes the effectiveness and coordination
of those programs, strategies, and resources. By January
1, 2014, BSCC shall develop funding allocation policies to
ensure that within three years no less than 70% of funding
for gang and youth violence suppression, intervention, and
prevention programs and strategies is used in programs
that utilize promising and proven evidence-based
principles and practices. BSCC shall communicate with
local agencies and programs in an effort to promote the
best evidence-based principles and practices for
addressing gang and youth violence through suppression,
intervention, and prevention.
AA. Collect county criminal justice realignment plans
within two months of adoption by the county boards of
supervisors. Commencing January 1, 2013, and annually
thereafter, BSCC shall collect and analyze available data
regarding the implementation of the local plans and other
outcome-based measures, as defined by the BSCC in
consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts,
the Chief Probation Officers of California, and the
California State Sheriffs Association.
BB. By July 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the BSCC
shall provide to the Governor and the Legislature a report
on the implementation of the plans described above.
2. Authorizes BSCC to do either of the following: (a) collect,
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evaluate, publish, and disseminate statistics and other
information on the condition and progress of criminal justice
in the state, and (b) perform other functions and duties as
required by federal acts, rules, regulations, or guidelines
in acting as the administrative office of the state planning
agency for distribution of federal grants.
This bill requires the BSCC in developing definitions of key
terms, including, but not limited to, "recidivism," "average
daily population," "treatment program completion rates," and any
other terms deemed relevant in order to facilitate consistency
in local data collection, evaluation, and implementation of
evidence-based practices, promising evidence-based practices,
and evidence-based programs, to consult with the following
stakeholders and experts:
1. A county supervisor or county administrative officer,
selected after conferring with the California State
Association of Counties.
2. A county sheriff, selected after conferring with the
California State Sheriffs' Association.
3. A chief probation officer, selected after conferring with
the Chief Probation Officers of California.
4. A district attorney, selected after conferring with the
California District Attorney's Association.
5. A public defender, selected after conferring with the
California Public Defenders Association.
6. The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation.
7. A representative from the Administrative Office of the
Courts.
8. A representative from a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy
institute with experience and involvement in research and
data relating to California's criminal justice system.
9. A representative from a nonprofit agency providing
comprehensive reentry services.
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Comments
According to the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), the BSCC
was created with two core missions, including the collecting and
analyzing of data related to criminal justice outcomes in the
state. While specifying data collection and analysis as BSCC
responsibilities, the LAO points out that the statute leaves it
up to the BSCC to determine how it might go about undertaking
this mission.
Currently, BSCC distributes surveys to sheriffs who report
various statistics about their inmate populations, and
information related to the implementation of 2011 realignment.
BSCC intends to expand the types of data it collects and
eventually post the information it receives on-line. However,
the LAO states that the surveys do not collect much information
on the outcomes of local Community Corrections Programs, such as
completion rates for treatment programs or offender recidivism
rates.
In addition to being somewhat limited in the types of
information the BSCC surveys and collects, there is little, if
any guidance as to how the data should be collected, and the
specific measurements that should be used in the collection of
data. In essence, the BSCC leaves it up to individual counties
to determine how to measure and report outcomes such as
recidivism, and drug treatment success. For example, agencies
vary on the length of time they track offenders, whether they
count re-arrest or reconviction as recidivism, and whether they
continue to track offenders after they are discharged from
supervision. This variation defeats the ability of
policy-makers and the public to determine how well any
particular county is doing, as compared to outcomes in other
counties and/or statewide averages. In the end accountability
is circumscribed and it may be difficult to accurately
understand the effectiveness of public safety realignment.
The LAO recommends that the BSCC develop a longer term data
collection strategy that promotes public safety by ensuring
policymakers have useful information for making decisions about
programs, policies and funding. The LAO further recommends that
a principle role for the BSCC is to facilitate the collection of
data that promotes transparency and uniformity.
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This bill is a step towards implementing the LAO recommendation
about BSCC realignment data collection, to ensure uniformity and
accountability. Taking this step will enhance our ability to
understand what is and is not working and where efforts should
be focused to maximize the goals and objectives of public safety
realignment.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/2/13)
American Civil Liberties Union
California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies
California District Attorneys Association
California Probation, Parole and Correctional Association
Chief Probation Officers of California
Los Angeles County District Attorney
Mental Health America of California
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 5/9/13
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,
Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown,
Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway,
Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier,
Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray,
Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hern�ndez, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor,
Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi,
Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel
P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Stone,
Ting, Torres, Wagner, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams,
Yamada, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Donnelly, Holden, Logue, Waldron, Vacancy
JG:k 8/12/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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