AB 1998: Juveniles: data collection.

Existing law establishes in each county treasury a Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) to fund specified local programs related to corrections. Existing law requires that 50% of the moneys received into the county SLESA be allocated to implement a comprehensive multiagency juvenile justice plan developed by the local juvenile justice coordinating council in each county or city and county, and approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections (board). Existing law requires the juvenile justice plans to include specified assessments of services and strategies to assist at-risk juveniles.

This bill would recast those requirements to also include, among other things, a description of the programs, strategies, and system enhancements proposed to be funded by the county SLESA. The bill would delete the requirement that the board review the plan, and would instead require annual review and updating of the plan by the local juvenile justice coordinating council in a format specified by the board, and annual reports by the county or city and county to the county board of supervisors and to the board on the programs, strategies, and system enhancements funded by the county SLESA and expenditures for those purposes. The bill would require the board to compile those local reports summarizing the programs, strategies, and system enhancements and related expenditures made by each county and city and county and to report that data annually to the Governor and the Legislature. The bill would require the board to post on its Internet Web site a description or summary of the programs, strategies, or system enhancements from the local reports and to post the annual report. The bill would authorize the local reports and the annual report to be consolidated with certain reports pertaining to the Youthful Offender Block Grant program. By imposing additional duties on local entities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Existing law establishes, within the board, the California Juvenile Justice Data Working Group, as provided. Existing law requires the working group to, among other things, analyze the capacities and limitations of the data systems and networks used to collect and report state and local juvenile caseload and outcome data and prepare and submit a report to the Legislature, as specified.

This bill would require the board, by January 1, 2018, to develop recommendations on best practices and standardization for counties on how to disaggregate juvenile justice caseload and performance and outcome data by race and ethnicity.

Existing law requires each county to prepare and submit a Juvenile Justice Development Plan to the Corrections Standards Authority on or before May 1 of each year for approval.

This bill would require the Juvenile Justice Development Plan to be submitted to the board instead of the Corrections Standards Authority and would recast the report requirements to include proposed programs, strategies, or system enhancements to be funded by the Youthful Offender Block Grant Fund. The bill would require the Juvenile Justice Development Plan to be consolidated with the comprehensive multiagency juvenile justice plans created by the local councils for funding from county SLESAs, as described above. The bill would require annual reports by counties regarding the use of the block grant funds be submitted to the board, instead of the authority. The bill would require annual reports to the Governor and the Legislature by the board regarding the programs, strategies, and system enhancements supported by the block grants, and posting of those annual reports on the boards Internet Web site. The bill would make additional conforming changes. By imposing additional reporting duties on local government entities, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.