Bill Text: CA AB2060 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-17 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 383, Statutes of 2014. [AB2060 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2060-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2060	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 20, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act to  amend Section 15820.92 of the Government Code,
relating to local criminal justice facilities.   add
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1234) to Title 8 of Part 2 of the
Penal Code, relating to postrelease community supervision. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2060, as amended, V. Manuel Pérez.  County jails:
construction funding.   Postrelease Community
Supervision Population Workforce Training Grant Program.  
   Existing law requires all eligible people released from prison on
and after October 1, 2011, or, whose sentences have been deemed
served, as provided, after serving a prison term for a felony, upon
release from prison, and for a period not exceeding 3 years
immediately following release, to be subject to community supervision
provided by a county agency designated by each county's board of
supervisors that is consistent with evidence-based practices,
including, but not limited to, supervision policies, procedures,
programs, and practices demonstrated by scientific research to reduce
recidivism among individuals under postrelease supervision. Existing
law creates the Recidivision Reduction Fund in the State Treasury,
available upon appropriation by the Legislature, for, among other
things, activities designed to reduce recidivism of the state's
prison population.  
   This bill would establish the Postrelease Community Supervision
Population Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered, as
provided, by the California Workforce Investment Board and funded,
upon appropriation by the Legislature, using moneys from the
Recidivism Reduction Fund. The bill, among other things, would
provide grant program eligibility criteria for counties. The bill
would also provide that eligible uses for grant funds include, but
are not limited to, vocational training, stipends for trainees, and
apprenticeship opportunities for the postrelease community
supervision population. By January 1, 2017, the board would be
required to submit a report to the Legislature containing specified
information, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
grant program.  
   Existing law authorizes the Board of State and Community
Corrections (BSCC), a participating county, and the State Public
Works Board to acquire, design, and construct an adult local criminal
justice facility approved by the BSCC or to acquire a site or sites
owned by, or subject to a lease or option to purchase held by, a
participating county, as provided. The BSCC, a participating county,
and the board are required to enter into an agreement for each adult
local criminal justice facility that provides, at a minimum,
performance expectations of the parties related to the acquisition,
design, and construction, including, without limitation, renovation
of the adult local criminal justice facility; guidelines and criteria
for use and application of the proceeds of revenue bonds, notes, or
bond anticipation notes issued by the board to pay for the cost of
the approved adult local criminal justice facility; and ongoing
maintenance and staffing responsibilities for the term of the
financing.  
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Chapter 4 (commencing with Section
1234) is added to Title 8 of Part 2 of the   Penal Code
  , to read:  
      CHAPTER 4.  POSTRELEASE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION POPULATION
WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM


   1234.  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (a) "California Workforce Investment Board" or "State WIB" means
the California Workforce Investment Board established pursuant to
Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010) of Chapter 3 of Division 7
of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
   (b) "Grant program" means the Postrelease Community Supervision
Population Workforce Training Grant Program.
   (c) "Recidivism Reduction Fund" means the Recidivism Reduction
Fund created pursuant to Section 1233.9.
   1234.1.  (a) This chapter establishes the Postrelease Community
Supervision Population Workforce Training Grant Program to be
administered by the California Workforce Investment Board.
   (b) The grant program shall be competitive and open to all
counties in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 1234.3.

   (c) The grant program shall be funded, upon appropriation of the
Legislature, using moneys from the Recidivism Reduction Fund.
   1234.2.  The State WIB shall administer the grant program as
follows:
   (a) Develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients through
a public process.
   (b) Design the grant program application to ensure all of the
following occurs:
   (1) There is fairness and competitiveness for smaller counties.
   (2) There is fair and equitable geographic distribution of grant
funds.
   (3) There is greater consideration given to counties that have
demonstrated a collaborative working relationship with local
workforce investment boards or that currently have in place a
workforce training program for the postrelease community supervision
population.
   1234.3.  (a) Each county is eligible to apply for the grant
program funds.
   (b) (1) Preference shall be given to counties with demonstrated
matching funding.
   (2) Matching funds may come from governmental or nongovernmental
sources, including, but not limited to, local workforce investment
boards, local governments, or private foundation funds.
   (c) Eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to,
vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship
opportunities for the postrelease community supervision population.
   1234.4.  (a) Upon completion of the grant period, grant recipients
shall report to the State WIB regarding their use of the funds and
workforce training program outcomes.
   (b) By January 1, 2017, the State WIB shall submit a report to the
Legislature using the reports from the grant recipients. The report
shall contain all the following information:
   (1) The overall success of the grant program.
   (2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program.
   (3) A recommendation on the long-term viability of local workforce
investment board and county collaborations on workforce training
programs for the postrelease community supervision population.
   (4) A recommendation on the long-term viability of county
workforce training programs for the postrelease community supervision
population.
   (c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
subdivision (b) is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to
Section 12031.5 of the Government Code.
   (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
 
  SECTION 1.    Section 15820.92 of the Government
Code is amended to read:
   15820.92.  For purposes of this chapter, "participating county"
means a county, or regional consortium of counties, within the state
that has been certified to the State Public Works Board (the board)
by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) as having
satisfied all of the requirements set forth in Section 15820.925 for
financing an adult local criminal justice facility pursuant to this
chapter. For purposes of this chapter, an adult local criminal
justice facility may include any custodial housing, reentry program,
mental health, or treatment space necessary to manage the adult
offender population consistent with the legislative intent described
in Sections 17.5 and 3450 of the Penal Code under the jurisdiction of
the sheriff or county department of corrections, as may be
applicable, to be further defined by the BSCC in duly adopted
regulations.
   (a) The BSCC, a participating county, and the board are authorized
to acquire, design, and construct an adult local criminal justice
facility approved by the BSCC pursuant to Section 15820.925, or to
acquire a site or sites owned by, or subject to a lease or option to
purchase held by, a participating county. For the purposes of this
chapter, acquisition shall include, but is not limited to,
acquisition of completed facilities through a build-to-suit purchase.
Facilities financed pursuant to this chapter may be delivered
through either a design-bid-build or a design-build process. The
ownership interest of a participating county in the site or sites for
an adult local criminal justice facility shall be determined by the
board to be adequate for purposes of its financing in order to be
eligible under this chapter.
   (b) Notwithstanding Section 14951, the participating county may
assign an inspector during the construction of the adult local
criminal justice facility.
   (c) The BSCC, a participating county, and the board shall enter
into an agreement for each adult local criminal justice facility that
provides, at a minimum, performance expectations of the parties
related to the acquisition, design, and construction, including,
without limitation, renovation of the adult local criminal justice
facility; guidelines and criteria for use and application of the
proceeds of revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes issued
by the board to pay for the cost of the approved adult local criminal
justice facility; and ongoing maintenance and staffing
responsibilities for the term of the financing.
   (d) The agreement shall include a provision that the participating
county agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the state for
any and all claims and losses arising out of the acquisition, design,
and construction of the adult local criminal justice facility. The
agreement may also contain additional terms and conditions that
facilitate the financing by the board.
   (e) The scope and cost of the adult local criminal justice
facilities shall be subject to approval and administrative oversight
by the board.
   (f) For purposes of compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the
Public Resources Code), neither the board nor the BSCC shall be
deemed a lead or responsible agency and the participating county
shall be the lead agency.