BILL NUMBER: SB 515	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 6, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Beall

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act  to amend Section 7599.2 of the Government Code, 
relating to criminal justice grant programs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 515, as amended, 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.   require the
board, in awarding those grants, to allocate at least   2/3
  of the grant funding to public behavioral health agencies,
or other public agencies that provide behavioral health services,
that will use the grant funds to provide evidence-based mental health
services and substance use disorder treatment services that are
provided by licensed or certified behavioral health professionals and
counse   lors. 
   Vote:  majority  2/3  . Appropriation:
no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  .
State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 7599.2 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   7599.2.  Distribution of Moneys from the Safe Neighborhoods and
Schools Fund.
   (a) By August 15 of each fiscal year beginning in 2016, the
Controller shall disburse moneys deposited in the Safe Neighborhoods
and Schools Fund as follows:
   (1) Twenty-five percent to the State Department of Education, to
administer a grant program to public agencies aimed at improving
outcomes for public school pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12,
inclusive, by reducing truancy and supporting students who are at
risk of dropping out of school or are victims of crime.
   (2) Ten percent to the California Victim Compensation and
Government Claims Board, to make grants to trauma recovery centers to
provide services to victims of crime pursuant to Section 13963.1 of
the Government Code.
   (3) Sixty-five percent to the Board of State and Community
Corrections, to administer a grant program to public agencies aimed
at supporting mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and
diversion programs for people in the criminal justice system, with
an emphasis on programs that reduce recidivism of people convicted of
less serious crimes, such as those covered by this measure, and
those who have substance abuse and mental health problems.  The
board, in awarding grants pursuant to this paragraph, shall allocate
at least two-thirds of the grant funding to public behavioral health
agencies, or other public agencies that provide behavioral health
services, that will use the grant funds to provide evidence-based
mental health services and   substance use disorder
treatment services that are provided by licensed or certified
behavioral health professionals and counselors. 
   (b) For each program set forth in paragraphs (1) to (3),
inclusive, of subdivision (a), the agency responsible for
administering the programs shall not spend more than 5 percent of the
total funds it receives from the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund
on an annual basis for administrative costs.
   (c) Every two years, the Controller shall conduct an audit of the
grant programs operated by the agencies specified in paragraphs (1)
to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) to ensure the funds are
disbursed and expended solely according to this chapter and shall
report his or her findings to the Legislature and the public.
   (d) Any costs incurred by the Controller and the Director of
Finance in connection with the administration of the Safe
Neighborhoods and Schools Fund, including the costs of the
calculation required by Section 7599.1 and the audit required by
subdivision (c), as determined by the Director of Finance, shall be
deducted from the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund before the
funds are disbursed pursuant to subdivision (a).
   (e) The funding established pursuant to this act shall be used to
expand programs for public school pupils in kindergarten and grades 1
to 12, inclusive, victims of crime, and mental health and substance
abuse treatment and diversion programs for people in the criminal
justice system. These funds shall not be used to supplant existing
state or local funds utilized for these purposes.
   (f) Local agencies shall not be obligated to provide programs or
levels of service described in this chapter above the level for which
funding has been provided. 
  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.