Bill Text: CA AB862 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Social innovation financing.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB862 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB862-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  March 21, 2018

Amended  IN  Assembly  March 23, 2017

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 862

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Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chiu, Jones-Sawyer, and Mathis)

February 16, 2017

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An act to amend Sections 97010, 97011, 97013, and 97015 of add and repeal Title 15.9 (commencing with Section 97016) to the Government Code, relating to corrections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 862, as amended, Maienschein. Social innovation financing.

Existing law, until January 1, 2022, establishes the Social Innovation Financing Program to award grant funding to 3 counties to reduce recidivism through contracts between the government, private investors, and service providers pursuant to which private investors agree to provide financing to service providers to achieve social outcomes agreed upon in advance, and the government agency agrees to pay a return on the investment to the investors if successful programmatic outcomes are achieved by the service provider. Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to issue grants in an amount of not less than $500,000 and not more than $2,000,000 to each county selected, up to a maximum of $5,000,000.

This bill would establish the Social Innovation Financing Program of 2018. The bill would require the board to select 6 3 counties to receive funding and would require the board to issue grants in an amount of not less than $300,000 and not more than $2,000,000, up to a maximum of $10,000,000. $5,000,000. The bill would extend repeal the program until as of January 1, 2025.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Title 15.9 (commencing with Section 97016) is added to the Government Code, to read:

TITLE 15.9. SOCIAL INNOVATION FINANCING PROGRAM OF 2018

97016.

 (a) There is hereby established the Social Innovation Financing Program of 2018.

(b) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall administer the program.

(c) (1) The board shall solicit proposals for social innovation financing from a city and county or county boards of supervisors and shall select three counties to receive grant funding.

(2) Before awarding a grant pursuant to paragraph (1), the board shall evaluate the quality of the proposal for which the grant is to be awarded.

(3) At a minimum, each application for a grant shall include all of the following:

(A) A description of the proposed social program.

(B) A description of the organization’s experience in providing the proposed social program.

(C) A description of the financial stability of the organization.

(D) An identification of each component of the social program to be provided.

(E) A description of the manner in which the social program will be provided.

(F) A description of the recruitment or selection process, or both, for participants in the social program.

(G) The proposed quantifiable results and performance thresholds upon which success of the social program will be measured.

(H) An itemization of all expenses proposed to be reimbursed under the contract.

(I) The amount of matching funds provided by the county.

(J) A description of how the final payments for successful programmatic outcomes will be calculated and structured in the contract.

(K) A description of all parties to the proposed contract, including prospective investors and philanthropic foundations.

97017.

 (a) Upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for deposit in the Recidivism Reduction Fund for the purposes of this title, the board shall award a grant in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and not more than two million dollars ($2,000,000) to each county selected pursuant to Section 97016 for the purposes of entering into a pay for success or social innovation financing contract. The total amount of the grants awarded pursuant to this section shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000). Unused state moneys shall revert to the General Fund.

(b) Each county contract described in subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:

(1) A requirement that the payment be conditioned on the achievement of specific outcomes based upon defined performance targets.

(2) An objective process by which an independent evaluator, selected by the county, will determine whether the performance targets have been achieved. This process shall include defined performance metrics and a monitoring plan.

(3) A calculation of the amount and timing of payments that would be earned by the service provider during each year of the agreement if performance targets are achieved, as determined by the independent evaluator.

(4) A determination by the county that the contract will result in significant performance improvements, such as a reduction in rearrests or an increase in the number of jail days avoided, and budgetary savings if the performance targets are achieved.

(5) A requirement that an amount equal to a minimum of 100 percent of the grant funds awarded to the county be matched by other county, federal, private, or philanthropic funds. The board may adopt regulations allowing in-kind contributions in lieu of monetary contributions for this purpose.

(c) Up to 10 percent of the grant funds awarded pursuant to this title may be used by the counties for administrative expenses related to the development of the pay for success or social innovation financing contract. The remainder of the grant shall be contributed toward final payments to investors for successful programmatic outcomes achieved, as stipulated in the contract.

(d) If, after receiving a grant pursuant to this title, a county does not enter into a contract for which the grant was awarded, the county shall return all moneys awarded by the board pursuant to this title to the state.

97018.

 (a) Each county receiving an award shall report annually to the board on the status of its ongoing social innovation financing program. The report shall also contain an accounting of the moneys awarded.

(b) The board shall compile the county reports and submit a summary report to the Governor and Legislature annually.

(c) A report made pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 9795.

97019.

 This title shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.

SECTION 1.Section 97010 of the Government Code is amended to read:

97010.

(a)There is hereby established the Social Innovation Financing Program.

(b)The board shall administer the Social Innovation Financing Program.

(c)(1)The board shall solicit proposals for social innovation financing from county boards of supervisors and shall select six counties to receive grant funding.

(2)Before awarding a grant pursuant to paragraph (1), the board shall evaluate the quality of the proposal for which the grant is to be awarded.

(3)At a minimum, each application for a grant shall include all of the following:

(A)A description of the proposed social program.

(B)A description of the organization’s experience in providing the proposed social program.

(C)A description of the financial stability of the organization.

(D)An identification of each component of the social program to be provided.

(E)A description of the manner in which the social program will be provided.

(F)A description of the recruitment or selection process, or both, for participants in the social program.

(G)The proposed quantifiable results and performance thresholds upon which success of the social program will be measured.

(H)An itemization of all expenses proposed to be reimbursed under the contract.

(I)The amount of matching funds provided by the county.

(J)A description of how the final payments for successful programmatic outcomes will be calculated and structured in the contract.

(K)A description of all parties to the proposed contract, including prospective investors and philanthropic foundations.

SEC. 2.Section 97011 of the Government Code is amended to read:

97011.

(a)Upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for deposit in the Recidivism Reduction Fund for the purposes of this title, the board shall award a grant in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and not more than two million dollars ($2,000,000) to each county selected pursuant to Section 97010 for the purposes of entering into a pay for success or social innovation financing contract. The total amount of the grants awarded pursuant to this section shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000). Any unused state moneys shall revert to the General Fund.

(b)Each county contract described in subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:

(1)A requirement that the payment be conditioned on the achievement of specific outcomes based upon defined performance targets.

(2)An objective process by which an independent evaluator, selected by the county, will determine whether the performance targets have been achieved. This process shall include defined performance metrics and a monitoring plan.

(3)A calculation of the amount and timing of payments that would be earned by the service provider during each year of the agreement if performance targets are achieved as determined by the independent evaluator.

(4)A determination by the county that the contract will result in significant performance improvements, such as a reduction in rearrests or an increase in the number of jail days avoided, and budgetary savings if the performance targets are achieved.

(5)A requirement that an amount equal to a minimum of 100 percent of the Social Innovation Financing Program grant awarded to the county be matched by other county, federal, private, or philanthropic, funds. The board may adopt regulations allowing in-kind contributions in lieu of monetary contributions for this purpose.

(c)Up to 10 percent of the grant funds awarded pursuant to this title may be used by the counties for administrative expenses related to the development of the pay for success or social innovation financing contract. The remainder of the grant shall be contributed toward final payments to investors for successful programmatic outcomes achieved, as stipulated in the contract.

(d)If, after receiving a grant pursuant to this title, a county does not enter into a contract for which the grant was awarded, the county shall return all moneys awarded by the board pursuant to this title, to the state.

SEC. 3.Section 97013 of the Government Code is amended to read:

97013.

(a)Each county receiving an award shall report annually to the board on the status of its ongoing social innovation financing program. The report shall also contain an accounting of the moneys awarded.

(b)The board shall compile the county reports and submit a summary report to the Governor and Legislature annually.

(c)A report made pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 9795.

SEC. 4.Section 97015 of the Government Code is amended to read:

97015.

This title shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.