BILL NUMBER: AB 1050	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 13, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 18, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 14, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickinson

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 6027 of the Penal Code, relating to
corrections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1050, as amended, Dickinson. Board of State and Community
Corrections.
   Existing law establishes the Board of State and Community
Corrections to collect and maintain available information and data
about state and community correctional policies, practices,
capacities, and needs, as specified.
   This bill would require the board, in consultation with the
California State Association of Counties, California 
Sheriffs   State Sheriffs'  Association, Chief
Probation Officers of California,  California District Attorneys
Association,  and the Administrative Office of the Courts, to
develop definitions of specified key terms in order to facilitate
consistency in local data collection, evaluation, and implementation
of evidence-based programs.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 6027 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   6027.  (a) It shall be the duty of the Board of State and
Community Corrections to collect and maintain available information
and data about state and community correctional policies, practices,
capacities, and needs, including, but not limited to, prevention,
intervention, suppression, supervision, and incapacitation, as they
relate to both adult corrections, juvenile justice, and gang
problems. The board shall seek to collect and make publicly available
up-to-date data and information reflecting the impact of state and
community correctional, juvenile justice, and gang-related policies
and practices enacted in the state, as well as information and data
concerning promising and evidence-based practices from other
jurisdictions.
   (b) Consistent with subdivision (c) of Section 6024, the board
shall also:
   (1) Develop recommendations for the improvement of criminal
justice and delinquency and gang prevention activity throughout the
state.
   (2) Identify, promote, and provide technical assistance relating
to evidence-based programs, practices, and promising and innovative
projects consistent with the mission of the board.
   (3) In consultation with the California State Association of
Counties, California  Sheriffs   State Sheriffs'
 Association, Chief Probation Officers of California, 
California District Attorneys Association,  and the
Administrative Office of the Courts, develop definitions of key
terms, including, but not limited to, "recidivism," "average daily
population," "treatment program completion rates," and any other
terms deemed relevant in order to facilitate consistency in local
data collection, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based
practices, promising evidence-based practices, and evidence-based
programs.
   (4) Receive and disburse federal funds, and perform all necessary
and appropriate services in the performance of its duties as
established by federal acts.
   (5) Develop comprehensive, unified, and orderly procedures to
ensure that applications for grants are processed fairly,
efficiently, and in a manner consistent with the mission of the
board.
   (6) Identify delinquency and gang intervention and prevention
grants that have the same or similar program purpose, are allocated
to the same entities, serve the same target populations, and have the
same desired outcomes for the purpose of consolidating grant funds
and programs and moving toward a unified single delinquency
intervention and prevention grant application process in adherence
with all applicable federal guidelines and mandates.
   (7) Cooperate with and render technical assistance to the
Legislature, state agencies, units of general local government,
combinations of those units, or other public or private agencies,
organizations, or institutions in matters relating to criminal
justice and delinquency prevention.
   (8) Develop incentives for units of local government to develop
comprehensive regional partnerships whereby adjacent jurisdictions
pool grant funds in order to deliver services to a broader target
population and maximize the impact of state funds at the local level.

   (9) Conduct evaluation studies of the programs and activities
assisted by the federal acts.
   (10) Identify and evaluate state, local, and federal gang and
youth violence suppression, intervention, and prevention programs and
strategies, along with funding for those efforts. The board shall
assess and make recommendations for the coordination of the state's
programs, strategies, and funding that address gang and youth
violence in a manner that maximizes the effectiveness and
coordination of those programs, strategies, and resources. By January
1, 2014, the board shall develop funding allocation policies to
ensure that within three years no less than 70 percent of funding for
gang and youth violence suppression, intervention, and prevention
programs and strategies is used in programs that utilize promising
and proven evidence-based principles and practices. The board shall
communicate with local agencies and programs in an effort to promote
the best evidence-based principles and practices for addressing gang
and youth violence through suppression, intervention, and prevention.

   (11) The board shall collect from each county the plan submitted
pursuant to Section 1230.1 within two months of adoption by the
county boards of supervisors. Commencing January 1, 2013, and
annually thereafter, the board shall collect and analyze available
data regarding the implementation of the local plans and other
outcome-based measures, as defined by the board in consultation with
the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Chief Probation Officers
of California, and the California State  Sheriffs 
 Sheriffs   '  Association. By July 1, 2013, and
annually thereafter, the board shall provide to the Governor and the
Legislature a report on the implementation of the plans described
above.
   (12) Commencing on and after July 1, 2012, the board, in
consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the
California State Association of Counties, the California State
 Sheriffs   Sheriffs'  Association, and the
Chief Probation Officers of California, shall support the
development and implementation of first phase baseline and ongoing
data collection instruments to reflect the local impact of Chapter 15
of the Statutes of 2011, specifically related to dispositions for
felony offenders and postrelease community supervision. The board
shall make any data collected pursuant to this paragraph available on
the board's Internet Web site. It is the intent of the Legislature
that the board promote collaboration and the reduction of duplication
of data collection and reporting efforts where possible.
   (c) The board may do either of the following:
   (1) Collect, evaluate, publish, and disseminate statistics and
other information on the condition and progress of criminal justice
in the state.
   (2) Perform other functions and duties as required by federal
acts, rules, regulations, or guidelines in acting as the
administrative office of the state planning agency for distribution
of federal grants.
   (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to include in the
provisions set forth in this section, funds already designated to the
Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 30025 of the Government
Code.