BILL NUMBER: AB 1439	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
	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, 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 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
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.


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, 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 provide
incentives for grant recipients to implement evidence-based
practices.