Chapter 5Regional Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program

Section § 2250

Explanation

This law provides $9.6 million from the state budget for the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program, managed by the Board of State and Community Corrections. The funds are intended to help counties improve local care facilities and infrastructure for youth programs. Counties receiving the grant must report their spending and physical improvements made, including regional placement beds and contracting details. However, law enforcement agencies, excluding probation departments, and private prison companies cannot apply for the grant. The board must report on the use of funds by October 1, 2024, with public access to the report. Administrative costs for managing the grant cannot exceed 5% of the budget. The law expires on January 1, 2026.

(a)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(a) Nine million six hundred thousand dollars ($9,600,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program, which shall be administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections, to award one-time grants, to counties for the purpose of providing resources for infrastructure related needs and improvements to assist counties in the development of a local continuum of care.
(b)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(b) Each entity receiving a grant from the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program shall submit a detailed report to the office with the following information:
(1)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(b)(1) An accounting of expenditures.
(2)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(b)(2) A description of the physical and system enhancements made.
(3)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(b)(3) How many regional placement beds were supported with the funding.
(4)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(b)(4) What proportion of the regional placement beds were contracted to other counties and which counties.
(c)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(c) With the exception of county probation departments, a local public agency that has responsibility for making arrests and detaining suspects as its primary responsibility, or which is responsible for prosecutions, is ineligible to apply for this grant.
(d)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(d) Funds from the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program shall not be used by counties to enter into contracts with private entities whose primary business is the custodial confinement of adults or youth in a prison or prison-like setting.
(e)Copy CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(e)
(1)Copy CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(e)(1) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall complete and submit, no later than October 1, 2024, a report to the budget and public safety policy committees of the Legislature describing the expenditures of the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program, including, but not limited to, recipients and award amounts, how funding was spent, how many regional placements were supported and a detailed description of the counties that contracted to utilize the regional facility beds. The report shall also be made available to the public on the board’s internet website.
(2)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(e)(2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(f)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(f) Any costs incurred by the office in connection with the development or administration of the grant program shall be deducted from the amount appropriated before awarding any grants, not to exceed five percent of the amount appropriated.
(g)CA Welfare and Institutions Code § 2250(g) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
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(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 18, Sec. 21. (SB 92) Effective May 14, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 5, commencing with Section 2250.)