The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the local supervision of persons discharged from the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice or at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875.
Chapter 1.6Juvenile Reentry Grant
Section § 1980
This section aims to ensure that individuals who have been released from the Division of Juvenile Justice are supervised locally. This can happen after they finish their sentence or any adjusted sentence terms.
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Section § 1981
This law creates a Juvenile Reentry Fund to support local supervision when young people leave juvenile justice custody. Money from the state's General Fund will be put into this Juvenile Reentry Fund and managed by the Controller. Each county can set up its own fund to receive its share of the money, which is to be used only for local programs and services for those exiting juvenile justice custody.
The counties must use evidence-based methods, which means practices backed by scientific research that help reduce repeat offenses. This funding cannot replace existing funds for public safety, and it is meant to cover all costs related to supervising, educating, or incarcerating young people who are discharged from juvenile justice custody.
(a)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1981(a) There is hereby established a Juvenile Reentry Fund. Moneys allocated for local supervision of persons discharged from the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice or discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term, pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 authorized in Sections 1983 and 1984 shall be deposited into this fund from the General Fund. Any moneys deposited into this fund shall be administered by the Controller and the share calculated for each county probation department shall be transferred to its Juvenile Reentry Fund authorized in subdivision (b).
(b)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1981(b) Each county is hereby authorized to establish in each county treasury a Juvenile Reentry Fund to receive all amounts allocated to that county probation department for purposes of implementing this chapter.
(c)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1981(c) Allocations from the Juvenile Reentry Fund shall be expended exclusively to address local program needs for persons discharged from the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice or discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875. County probation departments, in expending the Juvenile Reentry Grant allocation, shall provide evidence-based supervision and detention practices and rehabilitative
services to persons who are subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court who were committed to and discharged from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice or discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875. “Evidence-based” refers to supervision and detention policies, procedures, programs, and practices demonstrated by scientific research to reduce recidivism among individuals on probation or under postrelease supervision.
(d)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1981(d) Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (c) shall not be used by local agencies to supplant other funding for Public Safety Services, as defined in Section 36 of Article XIII of the California
Constitution.
(e)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1981(e) The funding provided under this chapter is intended to provide payment in full for all local government costs of the supervision, programming, education, incarceration or any other cost resulting from persons discharged from custody or held in local facilities pursuant to the provisions of this act.
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Section § 1982
Starting from July 10, 2011, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation must give an annual report, sorted by county, to the Department of Finance. This report, required until the 2023-24 fiscal year, includes details about young offenders, like their release dates. From the 2024-25 fiscal year, the Office of Youth and Community Restoration will take over this task and provide similar reports. Counties that fail to submit necessary data won't receive certain funding. The reports must include unique identifiers for each person but keep their identity confidential.
(a)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1982(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, shall provide an annual report, commencing July 10, 2011, and annually thereafter, for the preceding fiscal year, through the 2023–24 fiscal year, with information sorted by county, to the Department of Finance that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1982(a)(1) Identifying information of each ward discharged from a Division of Juvenile Justice facility on or after 90 days after the enactment of this section, excluding parole violators who were originally released to parole on or after 90 days after the enactment of this section, and the date each ward was released to
local supervision.
(2)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1982(a)(2) The name of each parolee recalled pursuant to Section 731.1 on or after 90 days after the enactment of this section, the remaining term of supervision, and the date each ward was recalled.
(b)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1982(b) Commencing with the 2024–25 fiscal year, and annually thereafter, the Office of Youth and Community Restoration shall provide a report for the preceding fiscal year, with information sorted by county, to the Department of
Finance. The Office of Youth and Community Restoration may audit the information included in the annual report required by this section. A county that does not submit data pursuant to this subdivision may not receive funding pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1984. The information in the report shall include, but is not limited to, both of the following:
(1)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1982(b)(1) Identifying information of each ward discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term, pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875, and the date each ward was released to local supervision.
(2)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1982(b)(2) Identifying information of each discharged ward returned to a local juvenile detention facility for violating a condition of court-ordered supervision that occurred during the first 24 months after the ward’s initial release to local supervision, and the number of months each violator was housed in a local juvenile detention facility.
(c)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1982(c) For the purposes of this section, “identifying information” means a unique identifier, which may include the ward’s initials, that allows the Department of Finance to reconcile information provided
pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) while preserving the confidentiality of the ward. The reports created pursuant to this section shall not be considered record information within the meaning of Section 11075 of the Penal Code or Section 825 of this code.
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Section § 1983
Every fiscal year starting from 2011-2012, the Director of Finance is tasked with determining how much money each county's probation department should receive from the Juvenile Reentry Grant as outlined in Section 1984. These calculations are then reported to the Controller, who distributes the funds accordingly to each county.
For each fiscal year, beginning in the 2011–12 fiscal year, and each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, the Director of Finance shall calculate the Juvenile Reentry Grant and the allocation for each county probation department, pursuant to Section 1984 and shall report those findings to the Controller. The Controller shall make an allocation from the Juvenile Reentry Grant to each county probation department in accordance with the report.
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Section § 1984
This law details how funds are distributed to county probation departments from the Juvenile Reentry Grant Special Account for supervising juvenile wards. The main allocation criteria include distributing $15,000 per ward discharged from juvenile justice or at the end of a court-ordered term, extending up to 24 months.
Additional funds of $115,000 may be granted for juveniles placed in local facilities due to supervision violations, covering housing costs if not reimbursable through federal programs, but not for those in jail. Starting from the 2025-2026 fiscal year, similar funding terms apply with the condition that funds vary based on account deposits.
The law ensures that funding aligns with previous fiscal activity and that no extra funds are allocated for wards housed in correctional or state juvenile facilities after a violation within the same fiscal year.
(a)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(a) The amount allocated to each county probation department from the Juvenile Reentry Grant Special Account established in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 30025 of the Government Code shall be allocated in monthly installments. In each fiscal year, the amount allocated to each county
probation department from the Juvenile Reentry Grant Special Account shall be distributed pursuant to the criteria set forth in
this section.
(b)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b) For the 2024–25 fiscal year, funds shall be distributed pursuant to the following criteria:
(1)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(1) For wards discharged from the Division of Juvenile Justice, the following criteria shall apply:
(A)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(1)(A) Consistent with Section 1766, funds shall be allocated in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) on an average daily population basis per ward discharged to the jurisdiction of the court and ordered by the court to be supervised by local county probation for monitoring and services during the previous fiscal year based on the actual number of discharged wards supervised at the local level. For each discharged ward, this funding shall be provided for 24 months.
(B)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(1)(B) Consistent with Sections 208.5 and 1767.35,
additional funding, beyond the initial fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) provided pursuant to subparagraph (A), shall not be allocated to counties for discharged wards who are housed in county jail or in any other county correctional facility for violating a condition of court-ordered supervision during the previous fiscal year.
(C)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(1)(C) Consistent with Sections 208.5 and 1767.35, funds shall be allocated in the amount of one hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($115,000) on an average daily population basis per discharged ward transferred to a local juvenile facility for violating a condition of court-ordered supervision during the previous fiscal year
based on the actual number of discharged wards housed in a local juvenile detention facility or court-ordered placement facility where the costs of the housing are not reimbursable to the county through Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, or Medi-Cal. For each discharged ward, this funding shall be provided for the actual number of months the ward is housed in a facility up to 12 months. This funding shall not be provided for wards housed in a jail under any circumstances.
(D)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(1)(D) Consistent with Section 1766, funds shall be allocated in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) on an average daily population basis per discharged ward transferred to the county of commitment for monitoring and services during the previous fiscal year based on the actual number of wards transferred. For each ward transferred on and after July 1, 2014, this funding shall be provided for the remaining duration of the term of juvenile court jurisdiction, not to exceed 24 months.
(E)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(1)(E) Consistent with Sections 208.5 and 1767.35, additional funding, beyond the initial fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) provided pursuant to subparagraph (A), shall not be allocated to counties for discharged wards who are housed in a state juvenile facility for violating a condition of court-ordered supervision during the previous fiscal year.
(2)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(2) For wards discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875, the following
criteria shall apply:
(A)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(2)(A) Funds shall be allocated in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) on an average daily population basis per ward discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 to the jurisdiction of the court and ordered by the court to be supervised by local county probation for monitoring and services during the previous fiscal year based on the actual number of discharged wards supervised at the local level. For each discharged ward, this funding shall be provided for 24 months.
(B)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(2)(B) Additional funding, beyond the initial fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) provided pursuant to subparagraph (A), shall not be allocated to counties for wards discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 who are housed in county jail
or in any other county correctional facility for violating a condition of court-ordered supervision during the previous fiscal year.
(C)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(2)(C) Consistent with Section 208.5, funds shall be allocated in the amount of one hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($115,000) on an average daily population basis per ward discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 who is transferred to a local juvenile facility for violating a condition of court-ordered supervision during the previous fiscal year based on the actual number of discharged wards housed in a local juvenile detention facility or court-ordered placement facility where the costs of the housing are not reimbursable to the county through Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, or Medi-Cal. For each discharged ward, this funding shall be provided for the actual number of months the ward is housed in a facility up to 12
months. This funding shall not be provided for wards housed in a jail under any circumstances.
(D)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(b)(2)(D) Funds shall be allocated in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) on an average daily population basis per ward discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 transferred to the county of commitment for monitoring and services during the previous fiscal year based on the actual number of wards transferred. This funding shall be provided for the remaining duration of the term of juvenile court jurisdiction, not to exceed 24 months.
(c)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(c) Commencing with the 2025–2026 fiscal year, funds shall be distributed pursuant to the following criteria:
(1)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(c)(1) Funds shall be allocated in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) on an average
daily population basis per ward discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 to the jurisdiction of the court and ordered by the court to be supervised by local county probation for monitoring and services during the previous fiscal year based on the actual number of discharged wards supervised at the local level. For each discharged ward, this funding shall be provided for 24 months.
(2)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(c)(2) Additional funding, beyond the initial fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) provided pursuant to subparagraph (A), shall not be allocated to counties for wards discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 who are housed in county jail or in any other county correctional facility for violating a condition of court-ordered supervision during the previous fiscal year.
(3)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(c)(3) Consistent with Section 208.5, funds shall be allocated in the amount of one hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($115,000) on an average daily population basis per ward discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 who is transferred to a local juvenile facility for violating a condition of court-ordered supervision during the previous fiscal year based on the actual number of discharged wards housed in a local juvenile detention facility or court-ordered placement facility where the costs of the housing are not reimbursable to the county through Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, or Medi-Cal. For each discharged ward, this funding shall be provided for the actual number of months the ward is housed in a facility up to 12 months. This funding shall not be provided for wards housed in a jail under any circumstances.
(4)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(c)(4) Funds shall be allocated in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) on an average daily population basis per ward discharged at the conclusion of their baseline term or modified baseline term pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 875 to the county of commitment for monitoring and services during the previous fiscal year based on the actual number of wards transferred. This funding shall be provided for the remaining duration of the term of juvenile court jurisdiction, not to exceed 24 months.
(d)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 1984(d) In each fiscal year, consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 30029.11 of the Government Code, the Department of Finance shall use the criteria outlined in
this section to determine each county’s allocation as a percentage of the funds deposited in the Juvenile Reentry Grant Special Account. Actual allocations provided to counties pursuant to subdivisions this section shall vary based on the amount of funds deposited in the Juvenile Reentry Grant Special Account pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30028.1 of the Government Code.
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Section § 1985
What this section says is that the rules or changes introduced in this chapter will start being effective 90 days after the law that adds this chapter is passed.
This chapter shall become operative on the 90th day after the enactment of the act adding this chapter.
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