BILL NUMBER: SB 1067	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 24, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 24, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 14, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 23, 2010

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 amended, 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   collect  recidivism rates, as
specified, of youthful offenders under the jurisdiction of the
department. The bill would also require the division to create an
annual report that includes recidivism outcomes and rate data and
post that data on the department's Internet Web site.
   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 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 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.  (a) The Division of Juvenile Justice shall track and
report data on the recidivism outcomes and rates of youthful
offenders under its jurisdiction and control in accordance with the
provisions of this section.
   (b) 
    1710.5.    (a)  The Division of Juvenile
Justice shall collect and report recidivism outcomes and rates for
youthful offenders committed to the division and released to, or
discharged from, parole in any fiscal year for the followup period
described in subdivision  (c)   (b)  .
Recidivism is best measured in totality by a range of indicators,
including the following:
   (1) The number of individuals who are subsequently arrested during
the followup period.
   (2) The number of individuals who are subsequently adjudicated or
convicted during the followup period.
   (3) The number of individuals who are subsequently returned or
recommitted to the Division of Juvenile Justice during the followup
period.
   (4) The number of individuals who are subsequently returned or
committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
Division of Adult Institutions, during the followup period. 
   (c) 
    (b)  The followup period for tracking the recidivism
outcomes and rates described in subdivision  (b) 
 (a)  shall be three years, with annual recidivism data to
be collected at 12, 24, and 36 months following release to, or
discharge from, parole. 
   (d) 
    (c)  The Division of Juvenile Justice shall post the
recidivism outcomes and rates described in subdivision  (b)
  (a)  on the department's Internet Web site
annually.