AB 1868 Summary

• Closes the Division of Juvenile Justice by prohibiting new commitments starting July 1, 2021, while retaining existing wards until discharge or release.

• Establishes the Office of Youth and Community Restoration in the California Health and Human Services Agency to oversee the transition and administer juvenile justice realignment programs.

• Creates the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant program providing $39.9 million (2021-22), $118.3 million (2022-23), $192 million (2023-24), and $208.8 million annually (2024-25 onward) to counties for custody, care, and supervision of realigned youth.

• Reduces juvenile court jurisdiction for non-serious offenders from age 25 to age 23, unless the youth faced an aggregate sentence of 7+ years in criminal court, in which case jurisdiction extends to age 25.

• Requires persons whose cases originated in juvenile court to remain in county juvenile facilities until age 25, and prohibits detention of minors in adult jails except for limited temporary secure detention under specified conditions.