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1-Amended IN Senate April 21, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 850Introduced by Senator McGuire AshbyFebruary 21, 2025An act to amend Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code, relating to recidivism. add Section 7522.75 to the Government Code, and to add Section 5030 to, and to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 2049) to Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 3 of, the Penal Code, relating to prisons.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 850, as amended, McGuire Ashby. The Second Chance Program. Prisons.(1) Existing law, the California Public Employees Pension Reform Act of 2013, establishes various limits on retirement benefits generally applicable to a public employee retirement system, as specified. Existing law requires a public employee who is a member of a public retirement system to forfeit accrued rights and benefits in the public retirement system if the individual is convicted of certain felonies, including for conduct arising out of or in the performance of their official duties, relating to salary, disability retirement, service retirement, or other benefits, or that is committed against a child, as specified. Existing law limits this forfeiture to rights and benefits earned or accrued from the earliest date of the commission of the felony. This bill would require a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the prison system to forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member and would prohibit that employee from accruing any further benefits in that retirement system. The bill would prohibit any contributions made by the member to the public retirement system from being returned to that member upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as specified. The bill would establish procedures governing these forfeiture provisions, including authorizing a public retirement system to assess a public employer a reasonable amount for reimbursement of specified costs. The bill would require a public retirement system to implement these provisions in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property. The bill would apply these provisions retroactively and prospectively, regardless of the public employees date of hire.(2) Existing law provides the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with jurisdiction over prisons and institutions, including, among others, the California Correctional Institution in the City of Tehachapi and the Central California Womens Facility, and sets forth its powers and duties regarding the administration of correctional facilities and the care and custody of inmates. Existing law also authorizes the secretary of the department to construct and equip suitable buildings, structures, and facilities for, among others, the California Correctional Institution in the City of Tehachapi for the confinement of males under the custody of the secretary.This bill would require the department to construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility state prison located in the City of Chowchilla for the confinement of women under the custody of the secretary. The bill would also require the department to install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature, install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms, and eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers, in womens state prison facilities. The bill would also authorize a correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility to grant permission to an inmate, upon the inmates request, to be transferred to restrictive housing.Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer a competitive grant program that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. Existing law requires the board to form an executive steering committee to make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, including threshold and scoring criteria, that, among other things, prioritizes proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments. Existing law provides examples of possible funding sources, which include, among other sources, the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program and the Mental Health Services Act.This bill would add the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and the Behavioral Health Services Act to that list.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7522.75 is added to the Government Code, to read:7522.75. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision, a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the state prison system shall forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member, to the extent provided in subdivision (b), and shall not accrue further benefits in that public retirement system.(b) (1) The public employee shall forfeit all of the rights and benefits earned or accrued from the date the employee was first hired with the public retirement system. The rights and benefits shall remain forfeited notwithstanding any reduction in sentence or expungement of the conviction following the date of the members conviction.(2) Any contributions to the public retirement system made by the public employee, as described in subdivision (a), shall not be returned to the public employee upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as provided in subdivision (f).(c) (1) Upon conviction, a public employee, as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall notify the public employer who employed the public employee at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction of both of the following:(A) The date of conviction.(B) The date of the first known commission of the felony.(2) The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(d) The public employer that employs or employed a public employee described in subdivision (a) and that public employee shall each notify each public retirement system in which the public employee is a member of that public employees conviction within 90 days of the conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(e) A public retirement system may assess a public employer a reasonable amount to reimburse the cost of audit, adjustment, or correction, if it determines that the public employer failed to comply with this section. The amount assessed shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the retirement system.(f) If a public employees conviction is reversed and that decision is final, the employee shall be entitled to do either of the following:(1) Recover the forfeited rights and benefits.(2) Redeposit any contributions and interest that would have accrued during the forfeiture period, as determined by the system actuary, and then recover the full amount of the forfeited rights and benefits.(g) The public retirement system shall implement this section in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property, including, but not limited to, Section 2610 of the Family Code.(h) This section shall apply to the extent permissible by law.(i) This section shall apply retroactively and prospectively to any public employee described in subdivision (a), regardless of that public employees date of hire.SEC. 2. Article 8 (commencing with Section 2049) is added to Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read: Article 8. Central California Womens Facility2049. There is and shall continue to be a state prison known as the Central California Womens Facility, which is located in the City of Chowchilla.2049.1. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility for the confinement of women under the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.SEC. 3. Section 5030 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5030. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following in all womens state prison facilities:(1) Install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature.(2) Install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms.(3) Eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers.(b) A correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility shall have the authority to, upon request by an inmate, transfer that inmate to restrictive housing.SECTION 1.Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:6046.3.(a)The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:(1)Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.(2)Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(3)Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.(b)The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:(1)Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.(2)Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:(A)(i)The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(ii)The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).(B)(i)The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.(ii)The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.(C)Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.(D)The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).(E)The tax credits established pursuant to Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(F)The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).(G)The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).(H)Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.(I)The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).(3)Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:(A)Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(B)Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:(i)Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.(ii)Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.(C)Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.(4)Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).(5)Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.(6)Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.(7)Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in their criminal history.(8)Consider geographic diversity.(9)Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.(10)Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.(11)Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
1+CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 850Introduced by Senator McGuireFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code, relating to recidivism.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 850, as introduced, McGuire. The Second Chance Program.Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer a competitive grant program that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. Existing law requires the board to form an executive steering committee to make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, including threshold and scoring criteria, that, among other things, prioritizes proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments. Existing law provides examples of possible funding sources, which include, among other sources, the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program and the Mental Health Services Act.This bill would add the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and the Behavioral Health Services Act to that list.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:6046.3. (a) The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:(1) Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.(2) Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(3) Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.(b) The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:(1) Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.(2) Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:(A) (i) The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (22 Cal. Code Regs. (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1). 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(ii) The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).(B) (i) The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.(ii) The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.(C) Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.(D) The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).(E) The tax credits established pursuant to Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(F) The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).(G) The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).(H) Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.(I) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).(3) Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:(A) Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(B) Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:(i) Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.(ii) Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.(C) Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.(4) Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).(5) Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.(6) Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.(7) Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in his or her their criminal history.(8) Consider geographic diversity.(9) Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.(10) Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.(11) Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
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3-Amended IN Senate April 21, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 850Introduced by Senator McGuire AshbyFebruary 21, 2025An act to amend Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code, relating to recidivism. add Section 7522.75 to the Government Code, and to add Section 5030 to, and to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 2049) to Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 3 of, the Penal Code, relating to prisons.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 850, as amended, McGuire Ashby. The Second Chance Program. Prisons.(1) Existing law, the California Public Employees Pension Reform Act of 2013, establishes various limits on retirement benefits generally applicable to a public employee retirement system, as specified. Existing law requires a public employee who is a member of a public retirement system to forfeit accrued rights and benefits in the public retirement system if the individual is convicted of certain felonies, including for conduct arising out of or in the performance of their official duties, relating to salary, disability retirement, service retirement, or other benefits, or that is committed against a child, as specified. Existing law limits this forfeiture to rights and benefits earned or accrued from the earliest date of the commission of the felony. This bill would require a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the prison system to forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member and would prohibit that employee from accruing any further benefits in that retirement system. The bill would prohibit any contributions made by the member to the public retirement system from being returned to that member upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as specified. The bill would establish procedures governing these forfeiture provisions, including authorizing a public retirement system to assess a public employer a reasonable amount for reimbursement of specified costs. The bill would require a public retirement system to implement these provisions in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property. The bill would apply these provisions retroactively and prospectively, regardless of the public employees date of hire.(2) Existing law provides the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with jurisdiction over prisons and institutions, including, among others, the California Correctional Institution in the City of Tehachapi and the Central California Womens Facility, and sets forth its powers and duties regarding the administration of correctional facilities and the care and custody of inmates. Existing law also authorizes the secretary of the department to construct and equip suitable buildings, structures, and facilities for, among others, the California Correctional Institution in the City of Tehachapi for the confinement of males under the custody of the secretary.This bill would require the department to construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility state prison located in the City of Chowchilla for the confinement of women under the custody of the secretary. The bill would also require the department to install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature, install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms, and eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers, in womens state prison facilities. The bill would also authorize a correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility to grant permission to an inmate, upon the inmates request, to be transferred to restrictive housing.Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer a competitive grant program that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. Existing law requires the board to form an executive steering committee to make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, including threshold and scoring criteria, that, among other things, prioritizes proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments. Existing law provides examples of possible funding sources, which include, among other sources, the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program and the Mental Health Services Act.This bill would add the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and the Behavioral Health Services Act to that list.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
3+ CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 850Introduced by Senator McGuireFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code, relating to recidivism.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 850, as introduced, McGuire. The Second Chance Program.Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer a competitive grant program that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. Existing law requires the board to form an executive steering committee to make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, including threshold and scoring criteria, that, among other things, prioritizes proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments. Existing law provides examples of possible funding sources, which include, among other sources, the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program and the Mental Health Services Act.This bill would add the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and the Behavioral Health Services Act to that list.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
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32-(1) Existing law, the California Public Employees Pension Reform Act of 2013, establishes various limits on retirement benefits generally applicable to a public employee retirement system, as specified. Existing law requires a public employee who is a member of a public retirement system to forfeit accrued rights and benefits in the public retirement system if the individual is convicted of certain felonies, including for conduct arising out of or in the performance of their official duties, relating to salary, disability retirement, service retirement, or other benefits, or that is committed against a child, as specified. Existing law limits this forfeiture to rights and benefits earned or accrued from the earliest date of the commission of the felony. This bill would require a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the prison system to forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member and would prohibit that employee from accruing any further benefits in that retirement system. The bill would prohibit any contributions made by the member to the public retirement system from being returned to that member upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as specified. The bill would establish procedures governing these forfeiture provisions, including authorizing a public retirement system to assess a public employer a reasonable amount for reimbursement of specified costs. The bill would require a public retirement system to implement these provisions in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property. The bill would apply these provisions retroactively and prospectively, regardless of the public employees date of hire.(2) Existing law provides the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with jurisdiction over prisons and institutions, including, among others, the California Correctional Institution in the City of Tehachapi and the Central California Womens Facility, and sets forth its powers and duties regarding the administration of correctional facilities and the care and custody of inmates. Existing law also authorizes the secretary of the department to construct and equip suitable buildings, structures, and facilities for, among others, the California Correctional Institution in the City of Tehachapi for the confinement of males under the custody of the secretary.This bill would require the department to construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility state prison located in the City of Chowchilla for the confinement of women under the custody of the secretary. The bill would also require the department to install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature, install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms, and eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers, in womens state prison facilities. The bill would also authorize a correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility to grant permission to an inmate, upon the inmates request, to be transferred to restrictive housing.Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer a competitive grant program that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. Existing law requires the board to form an executive steering committee to make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, including threshold and scoring criteria, that, among other things, prioritizes proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments. Existing law provides examples of possible funding sources, which include, among other sources, the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program and the Mental Health Services Act.This bill would add the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and the Behavioral Health Services Act to that list.
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28+Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer a competitive grant program that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. Existing law requires the board to form an executive steering committee to make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, including threshold and scoring criteria, that, among other things, prioritizes proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments. Existing law provides examples of possible funding sources, which include, among other sources, the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program and the Mental Health Services Act.This bill would add the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and the Behavioral Health Services Act to that list.
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50-The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7522.75 is added to the Government Code, to read:7522.75. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision, a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the state prison system shall forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member, to the extent provided in subdivision (b), and shall not accrue further benefits in that public retirement system.(b) (1) The public employee shall forfeit all of the rights and benefits earned or accrued from the date the employee was first hired with the public retirement system. The rights and benefits shall remain forfeited notwithstanding any reduction in sentence or expungement of the conviction following the date of the members conviction.(2) Any contributions to the public retirement system made by the public employee, as described in subdivision (a), shall not be returned to the public employee upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as provided in subdivision (f).(c) (1) Upon conviction, a public employee, as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall notify the public employer who employed the public employee at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction of both of the following:(A) The date of conviction.(B) The date of the first known commission of the felony.(2) The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(d) The public employer that employs or employed a public employee described in subdivision (a) and that public employee shall each notify each public retirement system in which the public employee is a member of that public employees conviction within 90 days of the conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(e) A public retirement system may assess a public employer a reasonable amount to reimburse the cost of audit, adjustment, or correction, if it determines that the public employer failed to comply with this section. The amount assessed shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the retirement system.(f) If a public employees conviction is reversed and that decision is final, the employee shall be entitled to do either of the following:(1) Recover the forfeited rights and benefits.(2) Redeposit any contributions and interest that would have accrued during the forfeiture period, as determined by the system actuary, and then recover the full amount of the forfeited rights and benefits.(g) The public retirement system shall implement this section in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property, including, but not limited to, Section 2610 of the Family Code.(h) This section shall apply to the extent permissible by law.(i) This section shall apply retroactively and prospectively to any public employee described in subdivision (a), regardless of that public employees date of hire.SEC. 2. Article 8 (commencing with Section 2049) is added to Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read: Article 8. Central California Womens Facility2049. There is and shall continue to be a state prison known as the Central California Womens Facility, which is located in the City of Chowchilla.2049.1. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility for the confinement of women under the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.SEC. 3. Section 5030 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5030. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following in all womens state prison facilities:(1) Install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature.(2) Install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms.(3) Eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers.(b) A correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility shall have the authority to, upon request by an inmate, transfer that inmate to restrictive housing.SECTION 1.Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:6046.3.(a)The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:(1)Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.(2)Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(3)Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.(b)The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:(1)Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.(2)Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:(A)(i)The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(ii)The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).(B)(i)The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.(ii)The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.(C)Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.(D)The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).(E)The tax credits established pursuant to Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(F)The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).(G)The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).(H)Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.(I)The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).(3)Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:(A)Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(B)Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:(i)Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.(ii)Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.(C)Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.(4)Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).(5)Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.(6)Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.(7)Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in their criminal history.(8)Consider geographic diversity.(9)Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.(10)Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.(11)Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
38+The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:6046.3. (a) The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:(1) Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.(2) Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(3) Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.(b) The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:(1) Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.(2) Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:(A) (i) The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (22 Cal. Code Regs. (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1). 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(ii) The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).(B) (i) The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.(ii) The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.(C) Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.(D) The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).(E) The tax credits established pursuant to Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(F) The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).(G) The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).(H) Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.(I) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).(3) Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:(A) Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(B) Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:(i) Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.(ii) Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.(C) Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.(4) Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).(5) Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.(6) Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.(7) Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in his or her their criminal history.(8) Consider geographic diversity.(9) Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.(10) Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.(11) Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
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5240 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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56-SECTION 1. Section 7522.75 is added to the Government Code, to read:7522.75. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision, a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the state prison system shall forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member, to the extent provided in subdivision (b), and shall not accrue further benefits in that public retirement system.(b) (1) The public employee shall forfeit all of the rights and benefits earned or accrued from the date the employee was first hired with the public retirement system. The rights and benefits shall remain forfeited notwithstanding any reduction in sentence or expungement of the conviction following the date of the members conviction.(2) Any contributions to the public retirement system made by the public employee, as described in subdivision (a), shall not be returned to the public employee upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as provided in subdivision (f).(c) (1) Upon conviction, a public employee, as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall notify the public employer who employed the public employee at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction of both of the following:(A) The date of conviction.(B) The date of the first known commission of the felony.(2) The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(d) The public employer that employs or employed a public employee described in subdivision (a) and that public employee shall each notify each public retirement system in which the public employee is a member of that public employees conviction within 90 days of the conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(e) A public retirement system may assess a public employer a reasonable amount to reimburse the cost of audit, adjustment, or correction, if it determines that the public employer failed to comply with this section. The amount assessed shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the retirement system.(f) If a public employees conviction is reversed and that decision is final, the employee shall be entitled to do either of the following:(1) Recover the forfeited rights and benefits.(2) Redeposit any contributions and interest that would have accrued during the forfeiture period, as determined by the system actuary, and then recover the full amount of the forfeited rights and benefits.(g) The public retirement system shall implement this section in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property, including, but not limited to, Section 2610 of the Family Code.(h) This section shall apply to the extent permissible by law.(i) This section shall apply retroactively and prospectively to any public employee described in subdivision (a), regardless of that public employees date of hire.
44+SECTION 1. Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:6046.3. (a) The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:(1) Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.(2) Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(3) Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.(b) The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:(1) Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.(2) Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:(A) (i) The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (22 Cal. Code Regs. (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1). 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(ii) The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).(B) (i) The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.(ii) The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.(C) Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.(D) The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).(E) The tax credits established pursuant to Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(F) The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).(G) The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).(H) Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.(I) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).(3) Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:(A) Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(B) Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:(i) Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.(ii) Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.(C) Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.(4) Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).(5) Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.(6) Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.(7) Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in his or her their criminal history.(8) Consider geographic diversity.(9) Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.(10) Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.(11) Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
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58-SECTION 1. Section 7522.75 is added to the Government Code, to read:
46+SECTION 1. Section 6046.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
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62-7522.75. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision, a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the state prison system shall forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member, to the extent provided in subdivision (b), and shall not accrue further benefits in that public retirement system.(b) (1) The public employee shall forfeit all of the rights and benefits earned or accrued from the date the employee was first hired with the public retirement system. The rights and benefits shall remain forfeited notwithstanding any reduction in sentence or expungement of the conviction following the date of the members conviction.(2) Any contributions to the public retirement system made by the public employee, as described in subdivision (a), shall not be returned to the public employee upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as provided in subdivision (f).(c) (1) Upon conviction, a public employee, as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall notify the public employer who employed the public employee at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction of both of the following:(A) The date of conviction.(B) The date of the first known commission of the felony.(2) The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(d) The public employer that employs or employed a public employee described in subdivision (a) and that public employee shall each notify each public retirement system in which the public employee is a member of that public employees conviction within 90 days of the conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(e) A public retirement system may assess a public employer a reasonable amount to reimburse the cost of audit, adjustment, or correction, if it determines that the public employer failed to comply with this section. The amount assessed shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the retirement system.(f) If a public employees conviction is reversed and that decision is final, the employee shall be entitled to do either of the following:(1) Recover the forfeited rights and benefits.(2) Redeposit any contributions and interest that would have accrued during the forfeiture period, as determined by the system actuary, and then recover the full amount of the forfeited rights and benefits.(g) The public retirement system shall implement this section in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property, including, but not limited to, Section 2610 of the Family Code.(h) This section shall apply to the extent permissible by law.(i) This section shall apply retroactively and prospectively to any public employee described in subdivision (a), regardless of that public employees date of hire.
50+6046.3. (a) The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:(1) Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.(2) Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(3) Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.(b) The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:(1) Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.(2) Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:(A) (i) The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (22 Cal. Code Regs. (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1). 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(ii) The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).(B) (i) The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.(ii) The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.(C) Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.(D) The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).(E) The tax credits established pursuant to Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(F) The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).(G) The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).(H) Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.(I) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).(3) Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:(A) Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(B) Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:(i) Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.(ii) Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.(C) Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.(4) Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).(5) Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.(6) Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.(7) Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in his or her their criminal history.(8) Consider geographic diversity.(9) Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.(10) Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.(11) Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
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64-7522.75. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision, a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the state prison system shall forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member, to the extent provided in subdivision (b), and shall not accrue further benefits in that public retirement system.(b) (1) The public employee shall forfeit all of the rights and benefits earned or accrued from the date the employee was first hired with the public retirement system. The rights and benefits shall remain forfeited notwithstanding any reduction in sentence or expungement of the conviction following the date of the members conviction.(2) Any contributions to the public retirement system made by the public employee, as described in subdivision (a), shall not be returned to the public employee upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as provided in subdivision (f).(c) (1) Upon conviction, a public employee, as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall notify the public employer who employed the public employee at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction of both of the following:(A) The date of conviction.(B) The date of the first known commission of the felony.(2) The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(d) The public employer that employs or employed a public employee described in subdivision (a) and that public employee shall each notify each public retirement system in which the public employee is a member of that public employees conviction within 90 days of the conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(e) A public retirement system may assess a public employer a reasonable amount to reimburse the cost of audit, adjustment, or correction, if it determines that the public employer failed to comply with this section. The amount assessed shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the retirement system.(f) If a public employees conviction is reversed and that decision is final, the employee shall be entitled to do either of the following:(1) Recover the forfeited rights and benefits.(2) Redeposit any contributions and interest that would have accrued during the forfeiture period, as determined by the system actuary, and then recover the full amount of the forfeited rights and benefits.(g) The public retirement system shall implement this section in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property, including, but not limited to, Section 2610 of the Family Code.(h) This section shall apply to the extent permissible by law.(i) This section shall apply retroactively and prospectively to any public employee described in subdivision (a), regardless of that public employees date of hire.
52+6046.3. (a) The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:(1) Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.(2) Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(3) Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.(b) The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:(1) Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.(2) Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:(A) (i) The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (22 Cal. Code Regs. (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1). 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(ii) The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).(B) (i) The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.(ii) The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.(C) Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.(D) The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).(E) The tax credits established pursuant to Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(F) The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).(G) The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).(H) Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.(I) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).(3) Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:(A) Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(B) Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:(i) Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.(ii) Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.(C) Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.(4) Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).(5) Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.(6) Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.(7) Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in his or her their criminal history.(8) Consider geographic diversity.(9) Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.(10) Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.(11) Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
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66-7522.75. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision, a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the state prison system shall forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member, to the extent provided in subdivision (b), and shall not accrue further benefits in that public retirement system.(b) (1) The public employee shall forfeit all of the rights and benefits earned or accrued from the date the employee was first hired with the public retirement system. The rights and benefits shall remain forfeited notwithstanding any reduction in sentence or expungement of the conviction following the date of the members conviction.(2) Any contributions to the public retirement system made by the public employee, as described in subdivision (a), shall not be returned to the public employee upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as provided in subdivision (f).(c) (1) Upon conviction, a public employee, as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall notify the public employer who employed the public employee at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction of both of the following:(A) The date of conviction.(B) The date of the first known commission of the felony.(2) The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(d) The public employer that employs or employed a public employee described in subdivision (a) and that public employee shall each notify each public retirement system in which the public employee is a member of that public employees conviction within 90 days of the conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.(e) A public retirement system may assess a public employer a reasonable amount to reimburse the cost of audit, adjustment, or correction, if it determines that the public employer failed to comply with this section. The amount assessed shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the retirement system.(f) If a public employees conviction is reversed and that decision is final, the employee shall be entitled to do either of the following:(1) Recover the forfeited rights and benefits.(2) Redeposit any contributions and interest that would have accrued during the forfeiture period, as determined by the system actuary, and then recover the full amount of the forfeited rights and benefits.(g) The public retirement system shall implement this section in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property, including, but not limited to, Section 2610 of the Family Code.(h) This section shall apply to the extent permissible by law.(i) This section shall apply retroactively and prospectively to any public employee described in subdivision (a), regardless of that public employees date of hire.
54+6046.3. (a) The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:(1) Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.(2) Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(3) Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.(b) The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:(1) Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.(2) Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:(A) (i) The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (22 Cal. Code Regs. (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1). 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(ii) The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).(B) (i) The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.(ii) The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.(C) Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.(D) The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).(E) The tax credits established pursuant to Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(F) The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).(G) The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).(H) Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.(I) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).(3) Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:(A) Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.(B) Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:(i) Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.(ii) Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.(C) Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.(4) Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).(5) Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.(6) Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.(7) Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in his or her their criminal history.(8) Consider geographic diversity.(9) Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.(10) Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.(11) Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
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68-7522.75. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision, a public employee who is a correctional officer or other prison staff member that is convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate within the state prison system shall forfeit all accrued rights and benefits in any public retirement system in which that public employee is a member, to the extent provided in subdivision (b), and shall not accrue further benefits in that public retirement system.
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72-(b) (1) The public employee shall forfeit all of the rights and benefits earned or accrued from the date the employee was first hired with the public retirement system. The rights and benefits shall remain forfeited notwithstanding any reduction in sentence or expungement of the conviction following the date of the members conviction.
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74-(2) Any contributions to the public retirement system made by the public employee, as described in subdivision (a), shall not be returned to the public employee upon the occurrence of a conviction resulting in forfeiture, except as provided in subdivision (f).
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76-(c) (1) Upon conviction, a public employee, as described in subdivision (a), and the prosecuting agency shall notify the public employer who employed the public employee at the time of the commission of the felony within 60 days of the felony conviction of both of the following:
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78-(A) The date of conviction.
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80-(B) The date of the first known commission of the felony.
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82-(2) The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.
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84-(d) The public employer that employs or employed a public employee described in subdivision (a) and that public employee shall each notify each public retirement system in which the public employee is a member of that public employees conviction within 90 days of the conviction. The operation of this section is not dependent upon the performance of the notification obligations specified in this subdivision.
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86-(e) A public retirement system may assess a public employer a reasonable amount to reimburse the cost of audit, adjustment, or correction, if it determines that the public employer failed to comply with this section. The amount assessed shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the retirement system.
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88-(f) If a public employees conviction is reversed and that decision is final, the employee shall be entitled to do either of the following:
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90-(1) Recover the forfeited rights and benefits.
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92-(2) Redeposit any contributions and interest that would have accrued during the forfeiture period, as determined by the system actuary, and then recover the full amount of the forfeited rights and benefits.
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94-(g) The public retirement system shall implement this section in a manner that protects an innocent spouse and is consistent with existing law governing the division of community property, including, but not limited to, Section 2610 of the Family Code.
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96-(h) This section shall apply to the extent permissible by law.
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98-(i) This section shall apply retroactively and prospectively to any public employee described in subdivision (a), regardless of that public employees date of hire.
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100-SEC. 2. Article 8 (commencing with Section 2049) is added to Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read: Article 8. Central California Womens Facility2049. There is and shall continue to be a state prison known as the Central California Womens Facility, which is located in the City of Chowchilla.2049.1. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility for the confinement of women under the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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102-SEC. 2. Article 8 (commencing with Section 2049) is added to Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read:
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106-Article 8. Central California Womens Facility2049. There is and shall continue to be a state prison known as the Central California Womens Facility, which is located in the City of Chowchilla.2049.1. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility for the confinement of women under the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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108-Article 8. Central California Womens Facility2049. There is and shall continue to be a state prison known as the Central California Womens Facility, which is located in the City of Chowchilla.2049.1. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility for the confinement of women under the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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116-2049. There is and shall continue to be a state prison known as the Central California Womens Facility, which is located in the City of Chowchilla.
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118-2049. There is and shall continue to be a state prison known as the Central California Womens Facility, which is located in the City of Chowchilla.
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122-2049.1. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility for the confinement of women under the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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124-2049.1. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall construct and establish one new building with 100 additional single-cell housing units at the Central California Womens Facility for the confinement of women under the custody of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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128-SEC. 3. Section 5030 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5030. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following in all womens state prison facilities:(1) Install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature.(2) Install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms.(3) Eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers.(b) A correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility shall have the authority to, upon request by an inmate, transfer that inmate to restrictive housing.
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130-SEC. 3. Section 5030 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
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134-5030. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following in all womens state prison facilities:(1) Install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature.(2) Install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms.(3) Eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers.(b) A correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility shall have the authority to, upon request by an inmate, transfer that inmate to restrictive housing.
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136-5030. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following in all womens state prison facilities:(1) Install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature.(2) Install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms.(3) Eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers.(b) A correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility shall have the authority to, upon request by an inmate, transfer that inmate to restrictive housing.
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138-5030. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following in all womens state prison facilities:(1) Install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature.(2) Install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms.(3) Eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers.(b) A correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility shall have the authority to, upon request by an inmate, transfer that inmate to restrictive housing.
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140-5030. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do all of the following in all womens state prison facilities:
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144-(1) Install fixed cameras by January 1, 2028, in all designated locations that have been ordered by the court or the Legislature.
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146-(2) Install thermal sensor cameras that track body movements in inmate bathrooms.
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148-(3) Eliminate solo shifts for correctional officers.
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150-(b) A correctional lieutenant on the site of a state prison facility shall have the authority to, upon request by an inmate, transfer that inmate to restrictive housing.
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152-(a)The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:
58+6046.3. (a) The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:
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15460 (1) Restrict eligibility to proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.
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15662 (2) Restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.
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15864 (3) Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.
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16066 (b) The board shall form an executive steering committee that includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:
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16268 (1) Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.
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16470 (2) Prioritize proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following sources of funding:
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166-(A)(i)The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).
72+(A) (i) The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (22 Cal. Code Regs. (Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1). 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).
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16874 (ii) The Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system (DMC-ODS) program (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).
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17076 (B) (i) The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.
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17278 (ii) The Behavioral Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, as amended.
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17480 (C) Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.
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17682 (D) The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).
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178-(E)The tax credits established pursuant to Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
84+(E) The tax credits established pursuant to Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
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18086 (F) The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).
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18288 (G) The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).
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18490 (H) Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.
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18692 (I) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).
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18894 (3) Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:
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19096 (A) Mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.
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19298 (B) Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:
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194100 (i) Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.
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196102 (ii) Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.
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198104 (C) Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.
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200106 (4) Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).
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202108 (5) Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.
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204110 (6) Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.
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206-(7)Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in their criminal history.
112+(7) Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act of 2014, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in his or her their criminal history.
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208114 (8) Consider geographic diversity.
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210116 (9) Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.
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212118 (10) Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.
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214120 (11) Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.