CSAC is opposed to
Assembly Bill 1608 (County officers: consolidation of
offices) by Assembly Member Gipson as it would create
unavoidable, significant costs to counties, while removing the
existing authority of our 58 elected county boards to consolidate
the duties of the sheriff with the duties of the coroner.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) and the State
Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(SACJJDP) recently released the Title II Grant Program Request
for Proposals (RFP).
The
Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) is
seeking applicants for a CYBHI Equity Working Group. The
CYBHI Equity Working Group will advise, guide, develop practical
applications and recommendations, and help hold accountable and
build capacity of the CYBHI in its effort to center and advance
equity in the development and implementation of a reimagined
behavioral health ecosystem for children and youth ages 0-25,
particularly children, youth and families that face the greatest
AB 1744 (Levine) Probation and mandatory supervision: flash
incarceration. - Support
Assembly Bill 1744 by Assembly Member Marc Levine would extend
the use of flash incarceration by county probation departments
until January 1, 2028. Existing law authorizes probation and
mandatory supervision, which in each case is a period of time
when a person is released from incarceration and is subject to
specified conditions and supervision by county probation
authorities.
Late last week, the Board of State and Community Corrections
(BSCC) Board voted to release two Requests for Proposals for more
than $200 million in grants aimed at reducing recidivism and
helping people transition back to the community after
incarceration.
The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH)
will host their Juvenile Justice Workgroup meeting on
Friday, February 11, 2022 from 1:00 – 3:00
p.m.
During the Juvenile Justice Workgroup meeting, the CCJBH will
provide an update on the Juvenile Justice Compendium and Toolkit.
Additionally, the Office of Youth and Community
Restoration will provide an update on its progress,
including background, organizational structure and the vision for
the future.
The Judicial Council and the State Controller’s Office recently
announced the availability of their annual Revenue Distribution
WebEx training session, offered to address impacts of newly
enacted legislation to trial court revenue distributions and
provide updates on other related areas of interest. Registration
is not required.
Led by Supervisor, Zach Friend, the Criminal Justice Council of Santa
Cruz County (CJC) conducted one, if not the first in the
nation, report providing a comparative snapshot of key policies
and procedures established by county law enforcement agencies.
The purpose of the report was to highlight consistencies between
the local law enforcement agencies in Santa Cruz County and where
there are opportunities to improve.
As the CSAC Support Hub for Criminal Justice Programming (Support
Hub) heads into 2022, all counties are reminded of the
opportunity to partner with the Support Hub, either formally or
informally. Counties can take immediate action around improving
evidence-based and data driven strategies for their criminal
justice programming and helping lead to more effective outcomes
and increased public safety.
The 2021 CSAC Annual Meeting was held in Monterey County
from November 29 through December 3. More than 600 registrants
attended the conference, engaging with County Supervisors,
policy stakeholders, and CSAC staff. All of CSAC’s policy
committees met in person to hear from key policy makers and
influencers and update priorities for the
2022 legislative session. Please find a brief recap of
each policy committee meeting below.
Governor Newsom met the October 10 deadline to take action on
measures approved by the Legislature and delivered to his desk.
To keep counties informed of new laws that impact them, CSAC will
be publishing a series of articles to spotlight those laws in
each policy area. This week, the Administration of Justice policy
area provides information on new laws affecting criminal justice
fees, courts, police reform and juvenile justice.
The new laws listed below become effective January 1, 2022 unless
otherwise noted.
Across the country, people in many jurisdictions who frequently
encounter criminal justice, behavioral health, and social service
systems are experiencing behavioral health crises and require
different levels and intensities of services.
The California Initiative for Health Equity and Action is hosting
a briefing,
Policies and Initiatives to Prevent the Recurrence of Intimate
Partner Violence, on Wednesday, October 27 at
11 a.m. In this briefing, they will explore several
innovative, public health-oriented practices and policies that
California may consider to re-imagine the role of Batterer
Intervention Programs (BIPs) and prevent intimate partner
violence across the state.
The 2021 Bay Area UASI Public Safety Preparedness Summit will be
held in San Francisco, from Wednesday, November
3-5. The Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative
sustains and improves regional capacity to prevent, protect
against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks
and catastrophic disasters.
Sunday, October 10 was the deadline for final bill action by
Governor Newsom. Following is an update on major bills of
interest or concern for the Administration of Justice policy area
that were among the 800+ bills awaiting action by Governor
Gavin Newsom. For additional questions, please contact Stanicia
Boatner at sboatner@counties.org.
