BILL NUMBER: AB 1439	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 26, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 18, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 9, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 30, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 26, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 16, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Solorio
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Arambula,   Caballero,   Huffman,  
and Torres   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add Section 13827.3 to the Penal Code, relating to
gangs.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1439, as amended, Solorio. Gang and youth violence: prevention.

   Under existing law, the Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy,
which is in the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, is
responsible for identifying and evaluating gang and youth violence
programs and strategies, along with funding for those efforts. The
Director of the Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy is
responsible for monitoring, assessing, and coordinating the state's
gang and youth violence programs, as specified.
   This bill would require the director, subject to statutory limits
and directives, to  consolidate and   make
recommendations to  streamline existing state agency gang and
youth violence grant programs with a goal toward giving priority to
grant programs that employ evidence-based practices. It would require
the director to create a working group consisting of representatives
of state offices and representatives of other specified stakeholders
to assist in this effort, with the director serving as the
chairperson. The bill would require the working group to advise the
office on the task of streamlining grant programs that address gang
and youth violence, in accordance with certain procedures.
   The working group would be responsible for making recommendations
to streamline existing state agency gang and youth violence grant
programs, including recommending procedures and requirements for
state agencies and departments administering grant programs to
 follow that would  provide incentives for grant
recipients to implement evidence-based practices. The bill would
require the Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy to report the
findings of the working group to the Legislature and the Governor by
June 1, 2010.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 13827.3 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   13827.3.  (a) The director shall, subject to statutory limits and
directives,  consolidate and   make
recommendations to  streamline existing state agency gang and
youth violence grant programs with a goal toward giving priority to
grant programs that employ evidence-based practices. The director
shall create a working group to assist in this effort and shall serve
as the chairperson of the working group.
   (b) The working group of the Office of Gang and Youth Violence
Policy shall consist of representatives of state offices and
representatives of other stakeholders specified in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (b) of Section 13827. The working group shall advise the
office on the task of streamlining grant programs that address gang
and youth violence, in accordance with subdivisions (c) and (d).
   (c) The working group shall be responsible for making
recommendations to streamline existing state agency gang and youth
violence grant programs, including, but not limited to, making
recommendations for consolidation of programs, aligning funding
cycles, and developing common applications for grant programs. The
Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy shall prepare the
recommendations of the working group pursuant to this subdivision on
or before March 1, 2010, and shall submit a final report of its
findings to the Legislature and the Governor on or before June 1,
2010. This subdivision does not require the other stakeholders in the
working group to participate in the preparation of the final report.

   (d) As part of its recommendations pursuant to subdivision (c),
the Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy shall also recommend
procedures and requirements for state agencies and departments that
administer gang and youth violence grant programs to  follow
that would  provide incentives for grant recipients to
implement evidence-based practices.