Senate Bill No. 748

Introduced by Senator Berryhill

February 27, 2015

An act to amend Section 15820.907 of the Government Code, relating to jails.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 748, as introduced, Berryhill. County jail financing.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, participating counties, and the State Public Works Board to acquire, design, and construct local jail facilities approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). Existing law authorizes the State Public Works Board to issue revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes in the amount of $365,771,000 to finance the acquisition, design, and construction, and a reasonable construction reserve, of approved local jail facilities, as specified. The funds derived from those revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes are continuously appropriated for the purposes described above.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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.  

Section 15820.907 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

15820.907.  

(a) Participating county matching funds for projects
funded under this chapter shall be a minimum of 25 percent of the
total project costs. The CSA may reduce begin insert the end insert matching fund
requirements for participating counties with a general population
below 200,000 upon petition by a participating county begin delete to the CSA end delete
requesting a lower level of matching funds.

(b) The CDCR and CSA shall give funding preference to
counties that assist the state in siting reentry begin delete facilities, pursuant to
Section 6270 end delete begin insert facilities end insert . The CSA begin delete shall end delete , to the extent possible, begin insert shall end insert
ensure that funds for the construction of new jail beds be
coordinated with CDCR’s efforts to site new reentry facilities.

(c) The CDCR and CSA shall give funding preference to
counties that assist the state in siting mental health day treatment
and crisis care, pursuant to Section 3073 of the Penal Code, and
to counties that provide a continuum of care so that parolees with
mental health and substance abuse needs can continue to receive
services at the conclusion of their period of parole.