BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1913
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1913 (Cardenas)
As Amended May 26, 2000
Majority vote
PUBLIC SAFETY 6-2 APPROPRIATIONS 19-2
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|Ayes:|Washington, Battin, |Ayes:|Migden, Campbell, |
| |Cedillo, Firebaugh, | |Alquist, Aroner, Brewer, |
| |Keeley, Romero | |Cedillo, Corbett, Davis, |
| | | |Kuehl, Maldonado, Papan, |
| | | |Romero, Runner, Shelley, |
| | | |Thomson, Wesson, Wiggins, |
| | | |Wright, Zettel |
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|Nays:|Ashburn, Oller |Nays:|Ackerman, Ashburn |
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SUMMARY : Allocates funds for juvenile prevention, treatment,
and truancy programs. Specifically, this bill :
1)Provides that all minors eligible for a program of diversion
shall be required, as a condition of program participation, to
enroll and attend an appropriate accredited school program, be
placed on a probation officer caseload of no more than 35
assigned cases for at least six months, undergo a
comprehensive social history assessment, and be provided with
substance abuse, school, and mental health counseling.
2)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $30 million,
the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP) shall allocate
funds on a request for proposal (RFP) basis to local probation
departments for distribution to community-based mental health
and substance abuse agencies to provide services to minors
participating in diversion programs.
3)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $50 million,
the state shall make available funds to support local juvenile
crime diversion and gang prevention programs. The funds shall
be administered by OCJP and distributed through an RFP
process. A local law enforcement agency shall be the lead
applicant.
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4)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $10 million,
the state shall make available funds for local school district
police departments to develop school-based juvenile crime
diversion programs. The funds shall be administered by OCJP
and distributed through an RFP process; 80% of the funds shall
be allocated for law enforcement personnel costs and the
remainder for services and support and for computer
technology. An additional $15 million shall be made available
for school-based probation supervision programs.
5)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $25 million,
the state shall make available funds to support local juvenile
crime diversion and gang prevention programs for
pre-delinquent youth. $10 million of these funds shall be
administered by OCJP and distributed through an RFP process.
$15 million of these funds shall be administered and
distributed by OCJP. A local law enforcement agency or
probation department shall be the lead applicant.
6)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $20 million,
the state shall make available funds to develop or expand
gender-specific programs for female offenders. These programs
shall include, but not be limited to, crime diversion, gang
prevention, and juvenile offender camps. The funds shall be
administered by OCJP and distributed through an RFP process. A
probation department shall be the lead applicant. Of the $20
million, $10 million is distributed to OCJP. The remaining
$10 million shall be administered by the Board of Corrections.
7)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $8 million,
the state shall make available funds to support local female
juvenile crime diversion and gang prevention programs. The
funds shall be administered by OCJP and distributed through an
RFP process. A local law enforcement agency or county
probation department shall be the lead applicant.
8)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $6 million,
the state shall make available funds on an annual basis for
the Abolish Chronic Truancy (ACT) program, operated by the Los
Angeles County District Attorney and School District. The
funds shall be administered by OCJP
9)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $6 million,
the state shall make available funds on an annual basis for
the Communities In Schools (CIS) program to fund five or six
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new programs modeled after the CIS program in the San Fernando
Valley. The funds shall be administered by OCJP.
10)Requires counties that participate in a "Repeat Offender
Prevention Project" (ROPP) to evaluate the need for
gender-specific programs.
11)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $10 million
annually, the ROPP shall be made available by OCJP through an
RFP process to a probation department in this state unless a
county elects to not participate.
12)States that it is the intent of the Legislature to
appropriate $25 million in the Budget Act of 2000 to fund the
Challenge Grant Program (CGP). Of this amount, up to $11.1
million shall be distributed to CGPs funded under the Budget
Act of 1996, up to $13.9 million shall be distributed to CGPs
funded under the Budget Act of 1998.
13)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $3.5
million, the California Youth Authority (CYA) Gang Violence
Reduction Project shall be established in Los Angeles, Orange,
Alameda, and San Joaquin Counties. $850,000 is allocated per
project site.
14)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $3.8
million, CYA shall establish the Gang Information and
Supervision Agent Project at each of its 17 parole districts.
15)Provides that contingent upon an appropriation of $2.3
million, the Gang Service Project shall be added to each CYA
parole unit in California.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee analysis, allocation of $214.6 million to the
previously referenced programs, contingent upon Budget Act
appropriations.
(For many of the proposed allocations, funding procedures need
clarification and additional detail.)
COMMENTS : Please see the policy committee analysis for amore
comprehensive discussion of this bill.
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Analysis Prepared by : Bruce Chan / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744
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