BILL NUMBER: AB 2798	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 17, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 6, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Goldberg

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2006

   An act to add and repeal Article 24.3 (commencing with Section
893.5) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2798, as amended, Goldberg  Juveniles: pilot project: county
facilities and programs.
   Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county to,
by ordinance, establish juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps,
within or without the county, to which persons made wards of the
court may be committed. Existing law also provides for specified
services for juveniles in detention.
   This bill would enact the Probation Youth Education and Vocational
Support Act, which would establish a 3-year pilot project in 
Alameda County,  Los Angeles County,  and Sacramento County,
 requiring these counties to provide specified educational and
vocational services to wards in juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry
camps.
   The bill would  also  require the county  office
  offices  of education  in those counties
 to  , jointly,  complete a report on the effectiveness
of the program, and submit  it   that repo
  rt  to the Legislature by June 30, 2011.
   By adding to the duties of county employees in that regard, this
bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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


  SECTION 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"Probation Youth Education and Vocational Support Act."
  SEC. 2.  Article 24.3 (commencing with Section 893.5) is added to
Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:

      Article 24.3.  Pilot Project: Probation Youth Education and
Vocational Support

   893.5.  There is hereby established a three-year pilot project in
 Los Angeles   Alameda County, Los Angeles
County, and Sacramento  County. The  county 
 counties  shall provide comprehensive, integrated services
to selected wards from 15 to 18 years of age, inclusive, in juvenile
ranches, camps, and forestry camps, including all of the following:
   (a) A standards-based vocational or career technical education
program, integrated with or in addition to the existing academic
program in the facility.
   (b) Tutor or paraeducator services to support work-related and
academic literacy and successful implementation of the vocational
program.
   (c) An educational or vocational counseling program that addresses
learning disabilities and provides, while a ward is in detention,
intensive support and prerelease planning services.
   (d) Transition, education advocacy, and case management services
to provide systems navigation, appropriate school or vocational
training program placement, and referrals for housing, mental health
services, and jobs for each ward for a minimum of one full year after
release.
   (e) Mental health services by licensed providers for the duration
of the project and appropriate training for project staff to address
the mental health needs of participants.
   893.7.  The county  office   offices  of
education shall,  jointly,  with the assistance of an
independent consultant with expertise in juvenile justice programs,
complete a report that evaluates the effectiveness, including
cost-effectiveness, of the pilot program. The report shall be
submitted to the Legislature  by   on or before
 June 30, 2011. Outcome measures shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
   (a) Completion of the vocational or career technical education
program in the camp or residential facility.
   (b) Provision of prerelease planning and postrelease services.
   (c) Enrollment and retention in postrelease education or training
programs or appropriate employment, or both, for a period of at least
6 months.
   (d) Rate of utilization of mental health services pre- and
postrelease and their impact on stability of residence, education,
and employment.
   (e) Provision of case management and related postrelease services
and their impact on stability of residence, education, and
employment.
   (f) Rate of recidivism and related cost savings or economic
benefits, if any.
   893.9.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2010, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2010, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 3.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.
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