California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how reports will be used or who will lead the new office and when they will start their work.

California Violence Intervention Program

This law establishes an Office within the Board of State and Community Corrections to advise on community violence prevention, administer grants through CalVIP, and produce reports.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new office called the Office of Community Violence Intervention inside the Board of State and Community Corrections.
• Requires this office to provide advice on implementing policies for preventing community violence and offer technical assistance to organizations working on these issues.
• Makes the office responsible for administering grants through the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program (CalVIP) to cities with high rates of gun violence.
• Needs the board to set aside at least $1,000,000 each year for this new office's work.
• Requires the office to write reports every two years starting in 2028 about community violence intervention and prevention.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Board of State and Community Corrections
• Cities with high rates of gun violence
• Organizations working on preventing community violence

Terms To Know

CalVIP

California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program, which gives money to cities to help reduce gun violence.

Executive Steering Committee

A group that helps make decisions about how the CalVIP program works.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if there is no money for grants.
• It's unclear who will be in charge of the new office and when they will start their work.
• There are no details about how the reports on community violence prevention will be used.

Official Summary Text

AB 2378, as introduced, Gabriel.
California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.
Existing law establishes the Board of State and Community Corrections. Existing law establishes the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program (CalVIP) award grants to cities disproportionately impacted by community gun violence to fund gun violence reduction initiatives. Existing law authorizes the board to award these grants and to create an executive steering committee for the program. Existing law authorizes the board to reserve up to $2,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the program each year for the costs of administering and promoting the effectiveness of the program.
This bill would create the Office of Community Violence Intervention within the Board of State and Community Corrections, and would require the office to be led by a director appointed by the board. The bill would require the office to, among other
things, advise the board on the implementation of community violence intervention and prevention policies, provide technical assistance for community violence intervention and prevention organizations and CalVIP grantees, and, on July 1, 2028, and every 2 years thereafter, to produce a report on community violence intervention and prevention, as specified.
This bill would require the office to administer CalVIP, as specified. The bill would require the office to recommend grant awardees to the board and to convene and facilitate the executive steering committee for the program. The bill would require the board to reserve at least $1,000,000 and would authorize the board to reserve up to 5% of the funds appropriated for the program each year for the purposes of the office administering and promoting the effectiveness of the program.

Current Bill Text

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