To: Board of Supervisors
From: Legislation Committee
Report Title: ADOPT an OPPOSE on AB 2882 (McCarty)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a position of "Oppose" on AB 2882 (McCarty) California Community Corrections Performance Incentives, a bill that requires the participation of the heads of a county's department of social services and department of mental health, as well as the head of the county alcohol and substance abuse programs, on each county's Community Corrections Partnership executive committee of the local Community Corrections Partnership (CCP); and requires the CCP to submit the approved local plan for the implementation of the 2011 public safety realignment to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).
FISCAL IMPACT:
Unknown. According to Rural County Representatives of California, "The objective of AB 2882 appears to seek reprioritization of an existing community corrections revenue stream to address the behavioral health treatment needs of justice-involved individuals. However, we are concerned that the measure focuses on the oversight and planning associated with a single subaccount in isolation, without considering (1) that the justice-involved population realigned to counties pursuant to AB 109 in 2011 has many needs, including but not limited to behavioral health treatment needs, (2) other revenue sources brought to bear in supporting the populations in counties' care, and (3) other important policy changes that took place concurrent to 2011 Realignment, as well as more recent initiatives that fundamentally revise behavioral health funding and service delivery at the local level."
BACKGROUND:
At their March 25, 2024 meeting, the Legislation Committee considered AB 2882 (McCarty) and the recommendation to oppose the bill from the County's Chief Probation Officer. The Legislation Committee voted to recommend the Board adopt a position of "Oppose" on AB 2882. ...
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