BILL NUMBER: AB 1050	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 18, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 14, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickinson

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 6027 of the Penal Code, relating to
corrections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1050, as amended, Dickinson. Board of State and Community
Corrections.
   Existing law establishes the Board of State and Community
Corrections to collect and maintain available information and data
about state and community correctional policies, practices,
capacities, and needs, as specified.
   This bill would require the board, in consultation with the
California State Association of Counties, California Sheriffs
Association, Chief Probation Officers of California, and the
Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop definitions of
specified key terms in order to facilitate consistency in local data
collection, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based
programs.
   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 6027 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   6027.  (a) It shall be the duty of the Board of State and
Community Corrections to collect and maintain available information
and data about state and community correctional policies, practices,
capacities, and needs, including, but not limited to, prevention,
intervention, suppression, supervision, and incapacitation, as they
relate to both adult corrections, juvenile justice, and gang
problems. The board shall seek to collect and make publicly available
up-to-date data and information reflecting the impact of state and
community correctional, juvenile justice, and gang-related policies
and practices enacted in the state, as well as information and data
concerning promising and evidence-based practices from other
jurisdictions.
   (b) Consistent with subdivision (c) of Section 6024, the board
shall also:
   (1) Develop recommendations for the improvement of criminal
justice and delinquency and gang prevention activity throughout the
state.
   (2) Identify, promote, and provide technical assistance relating
to evidence-based programs, practices, and promising and innovative
projects consistent with the mission of the board.
   (3) In consultation with the California State Association of
Counties, California Sheriffs Association, Chief Probation Officers
of California, and the Administrative Office of the Courts, develop
definitions of key terms, including, but not limited to, "recidivism,"
"average daily population," "treatment program completion rates,"
and any other terms deemed relevant in order to facilitate
consistency in local data collection, evaluation, and implementation
of evidence-based practices, promising evidence-based practices,
 and evidence-based practices, promising evidence-based
practices,  and evidence-based programs.
   (4) Receive and disburse federal funds, and perform all necessary
and appropriate services in the performance of its duties as
established by federal acts.
   (5) Develop comprehensive, unified, and orderly procedures to
ensure that applications for grants are processed fairly,
efficiently, and in a manner consistent with the mission of the
board.
   (6) Identify delinquency and gang intervention and prevention
grants that have the same or similar program purpose, are allocated
to the same entities, serve the same target populations, and have the
same desired outcomes for the purpose of consolidating grant funds
and programs and moving toward a unified single delinquency
intervention and prevention grant application process in adherence
with all applicable federal guidelines and mandates.
   (7) Cooperate with and render technical assistance to the
Legislature, state agencies, units of general local government,
combinations of those units, or other public or private agencies,
organizations, or institutions in matters relating to criminal
justice and delinquency prevention.
   (8) Develop incentives for units of local government to develop
comprehensive regional partnerships whereby adjacent jurisdictions
pool grant funds in order to deliver services to a broader target
population and maximize the impact of state funds at the local level.

   (9) Conduct evaluation studies of the programs and activities
assisted by the federal acts.
   (10) Identify and evaluate state, local, and federal gang and
youth violence suppression, intervention, and prevention programs and
strategies, along with funding for those efforts. The board shall
assess and make recommendations for the coordination of the state's
programs, strategies, and funding that address gang and youth
violence in a manner that maximizes the effectiveness and
coordination of those programs, strategies, and resources. By January
1, 2014, the board shall develop funding allocation policies to
ensure that within three years no less than 70 percent of funding for
gang and youth violence suppression, intervention, and prevention
programs and strategies is used in programs that utilize promising
and proven evidence-based principles and practices. The board shall
communicate with local agencies and programs in an effort to promote
the best evidence-based principles and practices for addressing gang
and youth violence through suppression, intervention, and prevention.

   (11) The board shall collect from each county the plan submitted
pursuant to Section 1230.1 within two months of adoption by the
county boards of supervisors. Commencing January 1, 2013, and
annually thereafter, the board shall collect and analyze available
data regarding the implementation of the local plans and other
outcome-based measures, as defined by the board in consultation with
the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Chief Probation Officers
of California, and the California State Sheriffs Association. By
July 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the board shall provide to the
Governor and the Legislature a report on the implementation of the
plans described above.
   (12) Commencing on and after July 1, 2012, the board, in
consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the
California State Association of Counties, the California State
Sheriffs Association, and the Chief Probation Officers of California,
shall support the development and implementation of first phase
baseline and ongoing data collection instruments to reflect the local
impact of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011, specifically related
to dispositions for felony offenders and postrelease community
supervision. The board shall make any data collected pursuant to this
paragraph available on the board's Internet Web site. It is the
intent of the Legislature that the board promote collaboration and
the reduction of duplication of data collection and reporting efforts
where possible.
   (c) The board may do either of the following:
   (1) Collect, evaluate, publish, and disseminate statistics and
other information on the condition and progress of criminal justice
in the state.
   (2) Perform other functions and duties as required by federal
acts, rules, regulations, or guidelines in acting as the
administrative office of the state planning agency for distribution
of federal grants.
   (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to include in the
provisions set forth in this section, funds already designated to the
Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 30025 of the Government
Code.