Bill Text: CA SB1067 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Juvenile justice: recidivism.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2010-09-29 - In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto) [SB1067 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB1067-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1067	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 23, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Oropeza

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   An act to amend Section 12838.3 of the Government Code, and to add
Section 1710.5 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to
juveniles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1067, as amended, Oropeza. Juvenile justice: recidivism.
   Existing law provides that the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation consists of Juvenile Justice, among others. Existing
law creates within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
under the Chief Deputy Secretary for Juvenile Justice, the Division
of Juvenile Facilities, the Division of Juvenile Programs, and the
Division of Juvenile Parole Operations.
   This bill would make a clarifying change by creating the Division
of Juvenile Justice. The bill would also make other nonsubstantive
conforming changes.
   Existing law states that the purpose of the Division of Juvenile
Parole Operations within the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation is to monitor and supervise the reentry into society
of youthful offenders under the jurisdiction of the department, and
to promote the successful reintegration of youthful offenders into
society, in order to reduce the rate of recidivism, thereby
increasing public safety.
   This bill would require the Division of Juvenile Justice to track
recidivism rates  , as defined,  of youthful offenders under
the jurisdiction of the department. The bill would also require the
division to  report those rates to the appropriate
legislative committees   create an annual report that
includes recidivism rate data, deliver the report to the Legislature,
and post it on the department's Internet Web site  once per
year  , beginning January 1, 2012. The bill would specify that
the reporting requirement would be inoperative on January 1, 2016
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   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 12838.3 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   12838.3.  There is hereby created within the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation the Division of Juvenile Justice which
shall be headed by the Chief Deputy Secretary for Juvenile Justice.
There is hereby created within the Division of Juvenile Justice the
Division of Juvenile Facilities, the Division of Juvenile Programs,
and the Division of Juvenile Parole Operations. Each of those three
divisions shall be headed by a chief, who shall be appointed by the
Governor, at the recommendation of the secretary, subject to Senate
confirmation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1710.5 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   1710.5.   (a)    The Division of Juvenile
Justice shall track recidivism rates of youthful offenders under the
jurisdiction of the department. The division shall report those rates
to the appropriate legislative committees once per year. 
   (b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:  
   (1) "Recidivism" means an adjudication, adjudication withheld, or
an adult conviction for an offense committed within 36 months of
completing a program.  
   (2) "Recidivism rates" include annual data on parolee rearrests by
gender, race, and offense severity.  
   (c) The Division of Juvenile Justice shall create an annual report
that includes the recidivism rate data. On January 1, 2012, and each
January 1 thereafter, the division shall deliver the report to the
Legislature and post it on the department's Internet Web site. 

   (d) The recidivism rate reports shall include recidivism rate data
at 12-, 24-, and 36-month intervals, and shall distinguish
misdemeanor arrests, felony arrests, and felony arrests under Section
707.  
   (e) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
subdivision (c) is inoperative on January 1, 2016, pursuant to
Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.  
   (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.