BILL NUMBER: AB 2798	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Goldberg

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2006

   An act relating to juveniles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2798, as introduced, Goldberg  Juveniles.
   Existing law provides for specified services for juveniles in
detention.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would provide coordination of services and increased
funding of services for specified purposes, including, but not
limited to, educational, transitional, and training services for
juveniles in detention.
   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 would provide coordination of services and increased
funding of services for the following purposes related to juveniles:

   (a) Reducing the long-term public and private sector costs of
recidivism, academic failure, and inability to obtain and retain
jobs.
   (b) Educational services in juvenile court schools, including, but
not limited to, tutoring, counseling, and other learning supports.
   (c) Transition services provided by and between county offices of
education and local school districts.
   (d) Educational services provided by school districts to youth
enrolling after release from probation camp or similar facilities.
   (e) Vocational training opportunities to be provided in probation
camps and similar facilities.