California Assembly Bill AB2114 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2114INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Galgiani FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act to amend Section 1784 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to youths. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2114, as introduced, Galgiani. Youths. Existing law states the findings and declarations of the Legislature that the mobilization of community resources to help in providing youthful offenders with services which relate to the root causes of delinquency is vital and that juvenile justice community resource programs should be encouraged and supported. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1784 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 1784. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That the mobilization of community resources to  assist   aid  in providing youthful offenders with necessary educational, psychological, medical, and other services which relate to root causes of delinquency is vital. (b) That due to increased and heavy caseloads, probation officers cannot be expected to assume the full burden of providing necessary services to youthful offenders. (c) That addressing the root causes of delinquent behavior in a cost-effective manner yields  enormous   tremend   ous  societal benefits in the prevention of future criminality and the integration of the offender into productive society. (d) That by encouraging community participation, programs such as the Juvenile Justice Connection Project in Los Angeles County have achieved great success in providing services to young people at a substantial savings to the taxpayer. (e) That efforts to implement similar projects throughout the state should be encouraged and supported.