BILL NUMBER: SB 1067	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Oropeza

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   An act to amend Section 12838.3 of the Government Code, and to add
Section 1710.5 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to
juveniles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1067, as introduced, Oropeza. Juvenile justice: recidivism.
   Existing law provides that the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation consists of Juvenile Justice, among others. Existing
law creates within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
under the Chief Deputy Secretary for Juvenile Justice, the Division
of Juvenile Facilities, the Division of Juvenile Programs, and the
Division of Juvenile Parole Operations.
   This bill would make a clarifying change by creating the Division
of Juvenile Justice. The bill would also make other nonsubstantive
conforming changes.
   Existing law states that the purpose of the Division of Juvenile
Parole Operations within the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation is to monitor and supervise the reentry into society
of youthful offenders under the jurisdiction of the department, and
to promote the successful reintegration of youthful offenders into
society, in order to reduce the rate of recidivism, thereby
increasing public safety.
   This bill would require the Division of Juvenile Justice to track
recidivism rates of youthful offenders under the jurisdiction of the
department. The bill would also require the division to report those
rates to the appropriate legislative committees once per year.
   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 12838.3 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   12838.3.  There is hereby created within the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation  under   the
Division of Juvenile Justice which shall be headed by  the Chief
Deputy Secretary for Juvenile Justice  ,   .
There is hereby created within the Division of Juvenile Justice 
the Division of Juvenile Facilities, the Division of Juvenile
Programs, and the Division of Juvenile Parole Operations. Each
 division   of those three divisions  shall
be headed by a chief, who shall be appointed by the Governor, at the
recommendation of the secretary, subject to Senate confirmation, who
shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1710.5 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   1710.5.  The Division of Juvenile Justice shall track recidivism
rates of youthful offenders under the jurisdiction of the department.
The division shall report those rates to the appropriate legislative
committees once per year.