Plain English Breakdown
The official digest ends abruptly while describing the delegation of authority for juvenile facility inspections; full details on this change are unavailable.
Public Safety Oversight Changes
AB-134 repeals several state boards and committees related to prison oversight, mental health diversion, and crime reduction funds.
What This Bill Does
- Repeals the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board and its duties to review programs for incarcerated persons and parolees.
- Removes the requirement for the Office of the Inspector General to inspect reforms identified in a 2012 department document.
- Deletes the rule requiring an Office of the Inspector General member on the CARE Grant steering committee.
- Repeals the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health, which studied approaches for adults and juveniles with behavioral health disorders.
- Removes the requirement for state hospitals to consult with the council when evaluating county proposals for mental health diversion funding.
- Repeals provisions establishing the Recidivism Reduction Fund and related grant programs for counties.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Office of the Inspector General
- The Board of State and Community Corrections
- County boards of supervisors and community corrections partnerships
- Community-based organizations receiving CARE Grants
Terms To Know
- Repeal
- To officially cancel or remove a law.
- Recidivism Reduction Fund
- A state fund used to pay for programs designed to reduce the prison population and recidivism.
- Mental Health Diversion
- Activities that divert individuals with serious mental illnesses away from the criminal justice system.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text provided is cut off, so it does not fully explain how the Board of State and Community Corrections will delegate authority regarding juvenile facility inspections.
- The effective date for this bill was listed as blank in the metadata.