URGENT REQUEST TO OPPOSE AB 505 (Ting): The Office of
Youth and Community Restoration
CSAC would like to bring the recently amended version of
AB 505 (Ting) The Office of Youth and Community Restoration
to your attention. This measure seeks to make substantive changes
to several key provisions of SB 823, the 2020 legislation that
realigned full responsibility for the juvenile justice continuum
to county governments.
AB 505 disrupts the vital governance principle that
responsibility must be accompanied by the
authority to successfully implement, by upending
critical aspects of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
realignment framework that were the subject of considerable
negotiation during deliberations on SB 823. Provisions in that
measure are explicit with respect to realigning responsibility
from the state to county governments for the population of young
people who previously were eligible for placement in a DJJ
facility.
Although we are still evaluating potential legal implications of
the recent amendments, AB 505 is a top priority for our
Administration of Justice Committee, and primary policy and
fiscal concerns remain.
Linked here is our county coalition opposition letter as of
Thursday, August 24th to the Senate Appropriations
Committee. The bill will be heard on Monday, August
28th in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
