TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Probation
MEETING DATE: May 25, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Izen Locatelli
PHONE:
234-6911
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Submission of Grant Application for State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program in an Amount of $47,086, to Support Infrastructure and Improvements to Programs, Services, or Facilities Serving Youth who are Realigned as a Result of the Closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve submission of grant application for State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program in an amount of $47,086, to support infrastructure and improvements to programs, services or facilities serving youth who are realigned as a result of the Closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ); authorize the Chief Probation Officer approve and sign a modified application no later than six months from the award date; and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign Agreement.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None directly related to this item. In 2003, the Board approved the most recent revision to County Policy 25, "Grant Applications and Contracts".
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 823 (Chapter 337, Statutes of 2020), which began the closure of the state's Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) realigning those state functions to county governments. Under SB 823 DJJ intake will close for most youth on July 1, 2021, and counties then become fully responsible for housing, programming, and treatment of youth at higher offense and needs levels who can no longer be committed to DJJ.
As part of SB 823, $9.6 million was set aside for the Board of State and Community Corrections to "award one-time grants, to counties for...
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