CA SB 134
Title: Public Safety.
Author: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Summary
SB 134, as amended, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Public Safety. (1) Existing law establishes the Office of the Inspector General, which is responsible for, among other things, contemporaneous public oversight of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation investigations and staff grievance inquiries conducted by the department’s Office of Internal Affairs. Existing law establishes within the office the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board, which consists of 11 members. Existing law requires the board, among other things, to regularly examine the various mental health, substance abuse, educational, and employment programs for incarcerated persons and parolees operated by the department.This bill would repeal the provisions establishing the board and its responsibilities.Existing law also requires the Inspector General to conduct an oversight and inspection program to periodically review delivery of the reforms identified in a specified document released by the department in 2012.This bill would remove the requirement that the Inspector General conduct that oversight and inspection program. The bill would also make conforming changes.Existing law requires the department to establish the California Reentry and Enrichment (CARE) Grant program to provide grants to community-based organizations that provide rehabilitative services to incarcerated individuals. Existing law requires the department to establish a CARE Grant program steering committee, which establishes grant criteria, select grant recipients, and determine grant amounts and the number of grants. Existing law requires the members of the committee to include, among others, a member from the Office of the Inspector General who is familiar with the work and objectives of the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board.This bill would delete the provisions requiring a member from the Office of the Inspector General.(2) Existing law establishes the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the investigation and promotion of cost-effective approaches to meeting the long-term needs of adults and juveniles with behavioral health disorders who are likely to become offenders or who have a history of offending.Existing law supports county activities that will divert individuals with serious mental illnesses away from the criminal justice system, as specified, and requires the State Department of State Hospitals to, among other things, consult with the council to evaluate county proposals to help fund the development or expansion of mental health diversion, as specified.This bill would repeal the provisions that establish the council and make other conforming changes, including deleting the above-described requirement that the State Department of State Hospitals consult with the council to evaluate county proposals relating to mental health diversion.(3) Existing law creates the Recidivism Reduction Fund in the State Treasury, to be available upon appropriation by the Legislature, for activities designed to reduce the state’s prison population, including, but not limited to, reducing recidivism. Existing law requires funds in the Recidivism Reduction Fund that were not encumbered by June 30, 2016, to revert to the General Fund and abolishes the fund when all encumbered funds are liquidated. Existing law requires, upon agreement to accept funding from the Recidivism Reduction Fund, a county board of supervisors, in collaboration with the county’s Community Corrections Partnership, to develop, administer, collect, and submit data to the Board of State and Community Corrections regarding a competitive grant program intended to fund community recidivism and crime reduction services, including, but not limited to, delinquency prevention, homelessness prevention, and reentry services. Under existing law, commencing with specified fiscal years, the funding was allocated to counties based on a specified s
Status
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
Bill Documents
CA SB 134 - 06/24/25 - Amended Assembly
06/24/25 - CA SB 134 (06/24/25 - Amended Assembly)
CA SB 134 - 01/23/25 - Introduced
01/23/25 - CA SB 134 (01/23/25 - Introduced)