Bill Text: CA AB1603 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 735, Statutes of 2019. [AB1603 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB1603-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1603

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Introduced by Assembly Member Wicks

February 22, 2019

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An act to add Title 10.2 (commencing with Section 14130) to Part 4 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal justice.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1603, as introduced, Wicks. California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.

Existing law establishes the Board of State and Community Corrections. Existing law charges the board with providing the statewide leadership, coordination, and technical assistance to promote effective state and local efforts and partnerships in California’s adult and juvenile criminal justice system, including addressing gang problems.

The existing Budget Act of 2018, establishes the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program, administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections, to award competitive grants for the purpose of violence intervention and prevention.

This bill would codify the establishment of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program and the authority and duties of the board in administering the program, including the selection criteria for grants and reporting requirements to the Legislature.

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 10.2 (commencing with Section 14130) is added to Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:

TITLE 10.2. California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program

14130.

 (a) The California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program (CalVIP) is hereby created to be administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections.

(b) An applicant for a CalVIP grant shall submit a proposal, in a form prescribed by the board, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Clearly defined and measurable objectives for the grant.

(2) A statement describing how the grant will enhance coordination of existing violence prevention and intervention programs and minimize duplication of services.

(c) In awarding CalVIP grants, the board shall give preference to applicants that meet the following criteria:

(1) Serve communities with exceptionally high rates of homicides, shootings, and community violence.

(2) Propose to utilize CalVIP funds primarily to support evidence-based violence prevention and intervention programs, initiatives, or strategies that have the greatest likelihood of reducing violence without contributing to mass incarceration, including programs that seek to break the cycle of violence and retaliation, and programs that focus resources on those small segments of the population most likely to perpetrate or be victimized by violent crime.

(d) Each grantee shall commit a cash or in-kind contribution equivalent to 50 percent of the grant awarded under this section. The board may waive this requirement for good cause.

(e) The board shall form a grant selection advisory committee including, without limitation, persons who have been impacted by violence, formerly incarcerated persons, and persons with direct experience in implementing evidence-based violence reduction initiatives, including initiatives that incorporate public health and community-based approaches.

(f) The board may use up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated for the grant program each year for the costs of administering the program including, without limitation, the employment of personnel, providing technical assistance to grantees, and evaluation of grants.

(g) Each grantee shall report to the board, in a form and at intervals prescribed by the board, their progress in achieving the grant objectives.

(h) The board shall, by no later than April 1 of each year, prepare and submit a report to the Legislature in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, including evaluations and effectiveness of each grant program and analyzing the overall effectiveness of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.

(i) The board shall make evaluations of each grant program available to the public.