BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 1054
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 1054 (Steinberg)
As Amended August 18, 2014
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :36-0
PUBLIC SAFETY 7-0 APPROPRIATIONS 12-0
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|Ayes:|Ammiano, Melendez, |Ayes:|Gatto, Bocanegra, |
| |Jones-Sawyer, Quirk, | |Bradford, |
| |Skinner, Stone, Waldron | |Ian Calderon, Campos, |
| | | |Eggman, Gomez, Holden, |
| | | |Pan, Quirk, |
| | | |Ridley-Thomas, Weber |
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SUMMARY : Extends a recommendations plan deadline for the
California Juvenile Justice Data Working Group (CJJDWG) and
makes changes to the Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction
(MIOCR) grant program. Specifically, this bill :
1)Extends from December 31, 2014, to April 30, 2015 the deadline
by which CJJDWG is required to recommend a plan to the Board
of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for improving the
current juvenile justice reporting requirements, including
streamlining and consolidating current requirements without
sacrificing meaningful data collection.
2)Requires that MIOCR grants be divided equally between adult
and juvenile mentally ill offender crime reduction grants in
accordance with the funds appropriated for each type of grant.
3)Reduces from four years to three years the amount of funding
BSCC is required to award to counties receiving MIOCR grants.
4)Shortens the deadline from December 31, 2019, to December 31,
2018 by which BSCC is required to submit its final report to
the Legislature on the MIOCR grant program, as specified.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, no additional state or local cost.
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COMMENTS : According to the author, "SB 1054 makes technical
amendments to the Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction (MIOCR)
Grant program which was re-established in the Budget Act of
2014-15.
"The bill now shortens the timeframe of the MIOCR grant program
from four years to three years; clarifies the funds are to be
divided equally between juvenile and adult programs; and moves
the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) reporting
requirements from December 31, 2014 to April 30, 2015."
Please see the policy committee analysis for a full discussion
of this bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Shaun Naidu / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744
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