BILL NUMBER: SB 515	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Beall

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act relating to criminal justice grant programs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 515, as introduced, Beall. Grant programs.
   Existing law, as added by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act,
a measure approved by the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide
general election, creates the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund, a
continuously appropriated fund, which is funded by savings that
accrue to the state from the implementation of the act. Existing law
provides that 65% of the moneys deposited in the fund shall be
disbursed to the Board of State and Community Corrections to
administer a grant program to fund public agencies that support
mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and diversion
programs for people in the criminal justice system.
   Proposition 47 provides that its provisions may be amended by a
statute that is consistent with and furthers its intent and that is
passed by a 2/3 vote of each house of the Legislature and is signed
by the Governor. Proposition 47 also provides that the Legislature
may, by majority vote, amend, add, or repeal provisions to further
reduce the penalties for offenses it addresses.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that establishes funding priorities for moneys
distributed from the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund to the Board
of State and Community Corrections.
   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 establishes funding priorities for moneys
distributed from the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund to the Board
of State and Community Corrections pursuant to paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a) of Section 7599.2 of the Government Code.