BILL NUMBER: AB 2114	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to amend Section 1784 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
relating to youths.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2114, as introduced, Galgiani. Youths.
   Existing law states the findings and declarations of the
Legislature that the mobilization of community resources to help in
providing youthful offenders with services which relate to the root
causes of delinquency is vital and that juvenile justice community
resource programs should be encouraged and supported.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
provision.
   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.  Section 1784 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   1784.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (a) That the mobilization of community resources to 
assist   aid  in providing youthful offenders with
necessary educational, psychological, medical, and other services
which relate to root causes of delinquency is vital.
   (b) That due to increased and heavy caseloads, probation officers
cannot be expected to assume the full burden of providing necessary
services to youthful offenders.
   (c) That addressing the root causes of delinquent behavior in a
cost-effective manner yields  enormous   tremend
  ous  societal benefits in the prevention of future
criminality and the integration of the offender into productive
society.
   (d) That by encouraging community participation, programs such as
the Juvenile Justice Connection Project in Los Angeles County have
achieved great success in providing services to young people at a
substantial savings to the taxpayer.
   (e) That efforts to implement similar projects throughout the
state should be encouraged and supported.