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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          SB 1143 (Leno) - Juveniles:  room confinement
          
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          |Version: March 29, 2016         |Policy Vote: PUB. S. 7 - 0      |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: Yes                    |
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          |Hearing Date: May 27, 2016      |Consultant: Jolie Onodera       |
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          Bill  
          Summary:  SB 1143 would establish statutory guidelines and  
          restrictions, to become operative on January 1, 2018, for  
          confining a minor or ward in a juvenile facility in a locked  
          sleeping room or cell with minimal or no contact with persons  
          other than correctional facility staff and attorneys, as  
          specified.


          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                      adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016




          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
            CDCR DJJ  : Annual costs to the CDCR Division of Juvenile  
            Justice (DJJ) of approximately $650,000 (General Fund)  
            annually for increased staffing, data collection, and training  
            on new regulations. The provisions of this bill would apply to  
            the DJF population of approximately 700 youth. 







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            Local juvenile facilities  :  Potentially significant ongoing  
            local costs, potentially state-reimbursable (General Fund)  
            potentially in the low millions of dollars (General Fund)  
            statewide for over 100 local juvenile facilities with an  
            average daily population of approximately 7,600 youth, to meet  
            the operational and documentation mandates of this bill. 



          Author  
          Amendments:  
                 Specify that room confinement shall not be used before  
               other less restrictive options have been attempted and  
               exhausted, unless attempting those options poses a threat  
               to the safety or security of any minor, ward, or staff.


                 Provide that authorization to extend room confinement  
               beyond four hours may be obtained by 'documented'  
               authorization instead of restricted to 'written'  
               authorization by the facility superintendent or his or her  
               designee every four hours thereafter.

                 Add a coauthor.


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