BILL NUMBER: AB 1387	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 29, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 27, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Solorio
    (   Coauthor:   Senator   Hancock
  ) 

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to add  and repeal  Section 3054.5  to
  of  the Penal Code, relating to parole.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1387, as amended, Solorio. Rebuilding Communities and
Rebuilding Lives Act of 2011.
   Existing law, until January 1, 2011, required the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish a pilot program in
Alameda County for parolees returning to Alameda County to conduct
needs-based assessments of the individual parolees, as specified.
   This bill would require the California Emergency Management Agency
 , until January 1, 2017  , subject to an appropriation of
funds,  and, additionally, with funds received through private
contributions,  to establish a Youthful Offender Reentry
(Cal-YOR) competitive grant program specifically targeting offenders
who will be between 16 and 23 years of age upon their release from a
local county juvenile facility, the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation's Division of Juvenile Facilities, probation, or
parole to assist in community reintegration upon release, as
specified. The reentry programs would include construction training,
academic services, counseling, and tracking of graduates after
completion of the program. The bill would require the agency to
maintain statistical information related to the reentry programs, as
specified.
   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 3054.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   3054.5.  (a) (1) The California Emergency Management Agency, to
the extent funds are appropriated for the purpose of this section,
shall establish a Youthful Offender Reentry (Cal-YOR) competitive
grant program specifically targeting offenders who will be between 16
and 23 years of age upon their release from a local county juvenile
facility, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Division
of Juvenile Facilities, probation, or parole.  In addition to
funds appropriated for the purpose of this section as sp  
ecified in this paragraph, the agency may additionally accept private
contributions to fund grants authorized by this section. 
   (2) Grantees shall preenroll eligible youths into eligible
community programs, as defined in this section. Priority shall be
given to programs that have existed for at least one year prior to
the effective date of this section and to those eligible community
programs that have operated at any time in the previous three years.
   (3) Each grantee shall officially enroll each youthful offender
into its program no more than 72 hours after release from a described
local or state facility. Participation of an eligible youth in any
eligible community program shall commence no more than 72 hours after
release, parole, or discharge from a facility operated by the
department or the local entity. Enrollment and participation are
subject to the approval of each program or local entity.
   (b) For purposes of this section, an "eligible community program"
means, at a minimum, a program that provides all of the following:
   (1) Integrated education and job training services and activities
on an equally divided basis, with 50 percent of participants' time
spent in classroom-based instruction, counseling, and leadership
development instruction, and 50 percent of participants' time spent
in experiential job training.
   (A) The education component described in this paragraph shall
include basic skills instruction, secondary education services, and
other activities designed to lead to the attainment of a high school
diploma or its equivalent. The curriculum for this component shall
include math, language arts, vocational education, life skills
training, social studies related to the cultural and community
history of the participants, and leadership skills.
   (B) Bilingual services shall be available for individuals with
limited English proficiency and an English learning curriculum shall
be provided where feasible and appropriate.
   (C) A program shall have a goal of a minimum teacher-to-student
ratio of one teacher for every 18 students.
   (D) The job training component described in paragraph (1) shall
involve work experience and skills training apprenticeships related
to construction and rehabilitation activities as described in
paragraph (4).
   (2) Assistance in attaining postsecondary education and in
obtaining financial aid shall be made available to participants prior
to graduation from the program.
   (3) Counseling services designed to assist participants in
positively participating in society, including all of the following,
as necessary:
   (A) Outreach, assessment, and orientation.
   (B) Individual and peer counseling.
   (C) Life skills training.
   (D) Drug and alcohol abuse education and prevention.
   (E) Referral to appropriate drug rehabilitation, medical, mental
health, legal, housing, and other community services and resources. A
program shall have a goal of a minimum counselor-to-participant
ratio of one counselor for every 28 participants.
   (4) Acquisition, rehabilitation, acquisition and rehabilitation,
or construction of housing and related facilities to be used for the
purpose of providing home ownership for disadvantaged persons,
residential housing for homeless individuals and very low income
families, or transitional housing for persons who are homeless, ill,
deinstitutionalized, or who have disabilities or special needs.
   (5) Leadership development training that provides participants
with meaningful opportunities to develop leadership skills, including
decisionmaking, problem solving, and negotiating. A program shall
encourage participants to develop strong peer group ties that support
their mutual pursuit of skills and values.
   (c) Each eligible community program shall work cooperatively with
local probation and parole offices to ensure appropriate oversight of
any eligible youth who enrolls and participates in the program for
the duration of the eligible youth's participation and term of
probation or parole. Eligible community programs shall meet the
requirements described in Article 4 (commencing with Section 9800) of
Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of the Unemployment Insurance
Code.
   (d) For purposes of this section, an "eligible youth" means a
person between 16 and 23 years of age, who is economically
disadvantaged, as defined in Section 12511 of Title 42 of the United
States Code, and who is under the custody and control of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile
Facilities or a county.
   (e) Priority for enrollment shall be given to eligible youths whom
the department or local entity has determined to be gang affiliated,
or who have an immediate family member who has been identified as
gang affiliated.
   (f) The California Emergency Management Agency shall maintain
statistical information on the success of this program, including,
but not limited to, the number of eligible youths served and the rate
of return to custody for those eligible youths who enroll and
participate in an eligible community program. This information shall
be provided to the Legislature upon request. 
   (g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends
that date.