Comprehensive Update on Legislative Bills, Budget Allocation, and Reporting Requirements
The legislative update covers key bills and budget allocations pertaining to various critical issues such as juvenile justice realignment, felony incompetent-to-stand-trial solutions, and community assistance programs. It also discusses reporting requirements for eliminated criminal administrative fees, including the backfill allocations and funding formulas outlined in AB 1869 and AB 143. Additionally, details are provided on the elimination of further fees and the associated reporting requirements as per AB 177.
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Legislative Update Overview of Bills and Budget AB 1869/AB 143 Reporting Requirements Federal Updates
Bills Over 540 AOJ bills Hot topics include: Prop 47 related, organized retail theft Conservatorship related CARE Court/IST related Domestic Violence Cannabis Human Trafficking Fentanyl Catalytic Converters Sexually Violent Predators Firearms Others jails/sheriffs, probation, juveniles, diversion, and mental health
Budget Juvenile Justice Realignment $100 million in one-time funding for juvenile justice facility improvement. Felony Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) Solutions Proposal $571 million solutions package: expand treatment, care coordination, housing, community based restoration, and the conditional release program. Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program Unknown TBD Real Public Safety Plan Total $356 million over three years, which includes $85 million annually through 2024-25 in competitive grants for local law enforcement to enforce theft related laws and $10 million annually through 2024-25 for competitive grants for District Attorneys to create dedicated retail theft prosecution teams. Community Corrections Performance Incentive Grant $115 million one-time General Fund to support the incentive program established by SB 678 (2009) to provide incentives for counties to reduce the number of felony probationers sent to state prison. Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) $23.2 million one-time funding for county probation departments to supervise the temporary increase in daily population of individuals on PRCS as a result of Prop 57 (2016). Prop 47 Savings estimate January Budget estimates total state savings of $147.3 million in 2022-23.
Reminder: County Reporting Requirements AB 1869 (2020) eliminated 23 criminal administrative fees; provided $65 million annual backfill until 2025-26; intent of Legislature to provide funding formula and reporting requirements in 2021. AB 143 (2021) included the backfill allocation methodology and reporting requirements based off AB 1869. County reporting requirements include: May 1, 2022 the revenue collected for each of the 23 eliminated fees for the most recent three previous years. Each year before January 10 (beginning next year through 2026) the total annual budget of the county department/s receiving any portion of the backfill, accounting expenditures, and detailed description of the use of funds.
Additional Eliminated Fees and Reporting AB 177 (2021) eliminated 17 additional criminal administrative fees; provided $50 million annual ongoing backfill; intent of Legislature to provide funding formula and reporting requirements in 2022. The Department of Finance released the Trailer Bill Language, includes same backfill allocation methodology and reporting requirements as AB 143: the previously collected revenue for each of the 17 criminal administrative fees due May 2023, and annual ongoing expenditure report every year by January 10 beginning 2024.
Federal Update President Biden released FY 2023 budget request Includes $30 billion in new mandatory funding to support state and local enforcement and crime prevention activities. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) FY 2021 SCAAP solicitation opened on 3/9/22 for the reporting period of 7/1/19-6/30/20. Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) initiative Applications due 5/20/22. Seeks to improve long-term safety and wellness of local law enforcement officers through various programs.