September 15, 2022

At its September 20 business meeting, the Judicial Council will consider a proposal on how to allocate $10.3 million included in this year’s state budget to backfill the loss of fee revenue to trial courts due to the repeal of civil assessment fees authorized by Assembly Bill 177.

Ongoing state funding for court technology has expanded voice-to-text translation in clerks and self-help offices, electronic filing, hearing reminders, access to court records, and other technology services.

The Board of State and Community Corrections Board will meet on Thursday, September 8 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held in person at their office located at 2590 Venture Oaks Way, Sacramento and virtually via zoom.

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.

The National Association of Counties (NACo) will hold the second part of their Jail Reentry for People with Substance Use Disorders webinar series, Creating a Continuum of Care on Wednesday, March 16 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm. During the webinar, presenters will discuss strategies counties can use to partner with community-based providers to ensure seamless connections to care when people are released from jail.

The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) recently released their 20^th Annual Legislative Report. 

As required by Penal Code Section 6044 (h) (1), CCJBH must report the Council’s activities during the preceding year, to include recommendations for improving the cost-effectiveness of behavioral health and criminal justice programs. Click here to access the report, which includes the following information:

The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) have announced the third session of their California Housing Recommendations Implementation webinar series, Common Practices for Connecting to and Using Housing as a Diversion and Reentry Strategy.

The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Board will meet Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m., via zoom.

The agenda topics include the approval of the following issues:

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.

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.

Juvenile Justice

October 20, 2021

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.

October 14, 2021

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.

July 8, 2021

Late last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released four annual reports — as well as 10 new data dashboards — that provide the public with statewide data on criminal justice statistics in California. The reports, as well as the data behind each report, are available on OpenJustice, a data-driven initiative that works to increase access to criminal justice data and support the development of public policy.

July 1, 2021

April 8, 2021

April 1, 2021

The Board of State and Community Corrections Board will meet on April 8, 2021, at 10:00 am. The Board Meeting will be live-streamed: To view the live stream, visit the BSCC website homepage 10-15 minutes before the scheduled start time.

March 18, 2021

The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is hosting a virtual Stakeholder Input Session on March 22, 2021, from 4 – 6 p.m. The session will focus on the development of the $9.6 M Request for Application (RFA) for the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program portion of SB 823 (Chapter 337, Statutes of 2020).

March 4, 2021

In partnership with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will be hosting a series of online workshops in March & April for county teams interested in implementing/improving screening and assessment for behavioral health needs in jails. The first session, Identifying Goals and Tools for Behavioral Health Screening, will be held on Wednesday, March 10 from 12:00-2:30 pm.

February 4, 2021

January 28, 2021

This is a reminder that the deadline to submit applications to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the federal Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program is Monday, February 1, 2021. This non-competitive application makes $41,763,011 available to interested counties for approaches that prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus.

January 21, 2021

January 7, 2021

The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) recently announced the release of its fourth annual report on racial and identity profiling in policing in the state as required under the Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015 (RIPA). Each year, the Board examines topics of importance to the community and law enforcement to make recommendations with the goal of effecting positive change and ultimately improving relationships and trust between law enforcement and the community.

November 5, 2020

Governor Newsom announced a seventh and final round of Project Homekey awards last Thursday, totaling $81.4 million. The final round includes $129.6 million to nine applicants for 17 projects totaling 982 units. To date, more than $835.6 million has been awarded to 48 jurisdictions for 93 projects totaling 6,055 units. The average per-unit cost to Homekey is $138,512.

The seventh round of awards includes projects in these 4 county led efforts: