Bill Text: CA AB177 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Juveniles: parenting classes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-09-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 258, Statutes of 2011. [AB177 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB177-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 177	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  258
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 14, 2011
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 15, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 15, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 16, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mendoza
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Alejo)

                        JANUARY 24, 2011

   An act to amend Section 727.7 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, relating to juveniles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 177, Mendoza. Juveniles: parenting classes.
   Existing law authorizes the juvenile court, if a minor is found to
be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by reason of the
commission of a gang-related offense, and the court finds that the
minor is a first-time offender and orders that a parent or guardian
retain custody of that minor, to order the parent or guardian to
attend antigang violence parenting classes. Under existing law, the
father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the support of the
minor, the estate of that person, and the estate of the minor are
liable for the cost of the classes, unless the court finds that the
person or estate does not have the financial ability to pay.
   This bill would expand the authority of the juvenile court to
order the parent or guardian of a minor to attend antigang violence
parenting classes to additionally apply to a minor who is within the
jurisdiction of the juvenile court for habitual disobedience, a
curfew violation, truancy, or an offense that is not gang-related if
the court finds the presence of significant risk factors for gang
involvement on the part of the minor.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 727.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   727.7.  (a) If a minor is found to be a person described in
Section 601 or 602 and the court finds that the minor is a first-time
offender and orders that a parent or guardian retain custody of that
minor, the court may order the parent or guardian to attend antigang
violence parenting classes if the court finds the presence of
significant risk factors for gang involvement on the part of the
minor.
   (b) The Department of Justice shall establish curriculum for the
antigang violence parenting classes required pursuant to this
section, including, but not limited to, all of the following
criteria:
   (1) A meeting in which the families of innocent victims of gang
violence share their experience.
   (2) A meeting in which the surviving parents of a deceased gang
member share their experience.
   (3) How to identify gang and drug activity in children.
   (4) How to communicate effectively with adolescents.
   (5) An overview of pertinent support agencies and organizations
for intervention, education, job training, and positive recreational
activities, including telephone numbers, locations, and contact names
of those agencies and organizations.
   (6) The potential fines and periods of incarceration for the
commission of additional gang-related offenses.
   (7) The potential penalties that may be imposed upon parents for
aiding and abetting crimes committed by their children.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "gang-related" means that the
minor was an active participant in a criminal street gang, as
specified in subdivision (a) of Section 186.22 of the Penal Code, or
committed an offense for the benefit of, or at the direction of, a
criminal street gang, as specified in subdivision (b) or (d) of
Section 186.22 of the Penal Code.
   (d) The father, mother, spouse, or other person liable for the
support of the minor, the estate of that person, and the estate of
the minor shall be liable for the cost of classes ordered pursuant to
this section, unless the court finds that the person or estate does
not have the financial ability to pay. In evaluating financial
ability to pay, the court shall take into consideration the combined
household income, the necessary obligations of the household, the
number of persons dependent upon this income, and whether reduced
monthly payments would obviate the need to waive liability for the
full costs.