The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) has set four
more public meetings on the implementation of Proposition 47. The
meetings are part of a statewide tour that began in October to
explain the agency’s duties and to gather public input on funding
priorities for anticipated state savings resulting from the voter
initiative.
The meetings, from 6-8 p.m., are scheduled as follows:
January 25, 2016
County of Fresno Board of Supervisors Chambers
Hall of Records, Room 301
2281 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721
January 26, 2016
San Bernardino County
East Valley Water District Board Room
31111 Greenspot Road
Highland, CA 92346
January 27, 2016
County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Chambers
Hall of Administration
500 Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
January 28, 2016
San Diego Hall of Justice (This location is tentative)
330 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
The Board was charged under the voter initiative with awarding
grants intended to reduce recidivism by using 65 percent of the
state funds that would be saved with the measure’s enactment. The
Department of Finance provided in the Governor’s Budget, released
on January 7, 2016, a $29.3 million estimate of the first-year
savings to the state was a result of Prop 47 with a little over
$19 million going to BSCC.
By law public agencies will be the lead agencies for Prop 47
grants. These public agencies can work in cooperation with local
service providers.
Proposition 47 called for spending the savings on treatment and
diversion programs. AB 1056, signed by the Governor, added
additional legislative priorities for the types of
recidivism-reduction services to be funded, such as reentry
housing for offenders who have served their sentences and have
been released from incarceration, and employment-related
services.
A limited-term Executive Steering Committee appointed by the
Board will develop grant program criteria for final Board
approval. Through February 29, 2016, the BSCC is accepting
through its website statements of interest for ESC membership.
The Board will be looking for people who are representative of
California’s diverse population who bring a variety of
perspectives, backgrounds, professional expertise, life
experiences and geographic representation.
