SECTIONS 1950-1956 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 1950-1956

1950. The purpose of this chapter is to enhance the capacity of
local communities to implement an effective continuum of response to
juvenile crime and delinquency.

1951. (a) There is hereby established the Youthful Offender Block
Grant Fund.
(b) Allocations from the Youthful Offender Block Grant Fund shall
be used to enhance the capacity of county probation, mental health,
drug and alcohol, and other county departments to provide appropriate
rehabilitative and supervision services to youthful offenders
subject to Sections 731.1, 733, 1766, and 1767.35. Counties, in
expending the Youthful Offender Block Grant allocation, shall provide
all necessary services related to the custody and parole of the
offenders.
(c) The county of commitment is relieved of obligation for any
payment to the state pursuant to Section 912, 912.1, or 912.5 for
each offender who is not committed to the custody of the state solely
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 733, and for each offender
who is supervised by the county of commitment pursuant to subdivision
(b) of Section 1766 or subdivision (b) of Section 1767.35.

1952. For the 2007-08 fiscal year, all of the following shall
apply:
(a) An amount equal to the total of all of the following shall be
transferred from the General Fund to the Youthful Offender Block
Grant Fund:
(1) One hundred seventeen thousand dollars ($117,000) per ward
multiplied by the average daily population (ADP) for the year for
wards who are not committed to the custody of the state pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Section 733, and Sections 731.1 and 1767.35.
(2) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per parolee multiplied by
the ADP for the year for parolees who are supervised by the county of
commitment pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1766.
(3) An amount equal to 5 percent of the total of paragraphs (1)
and (2). This amount shall be reserved by the Controller for
distribution by the Department of Finance, upon recommendation of the
Corrections Standards Authority, in collaboration with the Division
of Juvenile Facilities, for unforeseen circumstances associated with
the implementation of the act that added this chapter. This amount is
a one-time allocation and shall not be built into the base described
in subdivision (a) of Section 1953 unless the Department of Finance
finds a continuation of unforeseen circumstances. A county that
wishes to seek funds from this reserved amount shall submit a request
to the Corrections Standards Authority that outlines the unusual
circumstances that exist in the county and why the county's Youthful
Offender Block Grant is inadequate to meet the county financial needs
to accommodate and supervise youthful offenders pursuant to the act
that added this chapter. The Corrections Standards Authority shall
submit its recommendation to the Department of Finance for approval.
(b) Any portion of the funds described in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a) that is unused during the 2007-08 fiscal year shall
revert to the General Fund.

1953. For the 2008-09 fiscal year, the total of the following
amounts shall be transferred from the General Fund to the Youthful
Offender Block Grant Fund:
(a) The amount transferred to the Youthful Offender Block Grant
Fund for the 2007-08 fiscal year, as described in subdivision (a) of
Section 1952, adjusted to account for full-year impacts.
(b) One hundred seventeen thousand dollars ($117,000) per ward
multiplied by the ADP for the year for wards who are not committed to
the custody of the state pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 733,
and Sections 731.1 and 1767.35.
(c) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per parolee multiplied by
the ADP for the year for parolees who are supervised by the county of
commitment pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1766.

1953.5. For the 2009-10 fiscal year, the total of the following
amounts shall be transferred from the General Fund to the Youthful
Offender Block Grant Fund:
(a) The amount transferred to the Youthful Offender Block Grant
Fund for the 2008-09 fiscal year, as described in subdivision (a) of
Section 1952, adjusted to account for full-year impacts.
(b) One hundred seventeen thousand dollars ($117,000) per ward
multiplied by the ADP for the year for wards who are not committed to
the custody of the state pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 733,
and Sections 731.1 and 1767.35.
(c) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per parolee multiplied by
the ADP for the year for parolees who are supervised by the county of
commitment pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1766.

1954. For the 2010-11 fiscal year, and each year thereafter, an
amount shall be transferred from the General Fund to the Youthful
Offender Block Grant Fund equal to that amount transferred to the
Youthful Offender Block Grant Fund for the 2009-10 fiscal year, as
described in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 1953.5,
adjusted to account for full-year impacts.

1954.1. For each fiscal year, the Director of Finance shall
determine the total amount of the Youthful Offender Block Grant and
the allocation for each county, pursuant to Sections 1955 and 1956,
and shall report those findings to the Controller. The Controller
shall make an allocation from the Youthful Offender Block Grant Fund
to each county in accordance with the report.

1955. (a) The allocation amount for each county from the Youthful
Offender Block Grant Fund for offenders subject to Sections 733,
1766, and 1767.35 shall be allocated in four equal installments, to
be paid in September, December, March, and June of each fiscal year,
as follows:
(1) Fifty percent based on the number of the county's juvenile
felony court dispositions, according to the most recent data compiled
by the Department of Justice, calculated as a percentage of the
state total.
(2) Fifty percent based on the county's population of minors from
10 to 17 years of age, inclusive, according to the most recent data
published by the Department of Finance, calculated as a percentage of
the state total.
(b) Each county shall receive a minimum block grant allocation of
fifty-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($58,500) for the 2007-08
fiscal year, and a minimum block grant allocation of one hundred
seventeen thousand dollars ($117,000) for each fiscal year
thereafter.
(c) Commencing with the 2008-09 fiscal year, allocations shall be
available to counties that have met the requirements of Section 1961.

1956. The allocation for any eligible county from the Youthful
Offender Block Grant Fund for offenders subject to Section 731.1
shall be determined by the Department of Finance, consistent with the
ADP methodology and fiscal parameters used in Sections 1952, 1953,
and 1953.5, for the corresponding fiscal year.