SB 200 Summary

• Establishes Flexible Assistance for Survivors (FAS) pilot grant program administered by Office of Emergency Services to provide direct cash assistance to crime survivors through community-based organizations, with grants available through June 30, 2027.

• Modifies erroneous conviction compensation procedures, allowing California Victim Compensation Board to approve payments directly upon appropriation rather than requiring Legislative recommendations, and provides board immunity from liability.

• Appropriates $122,829,397 annually to State Community Corrections Performance Incentives Fund for 2022–23 and 2023–24 fiscal years for county probation supervision improvements.

• Clarifies Division of Juvenile Justice closure procedures, including transfer of powers to Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, continuation of contracts, and provisions for individuals age 18+ to voluntarily remain in state institutions or transition to county custody.

• Expands secure youth treatment facility commitments, removes requirement that programs become self-sufficient, allows Exposition Park officers limited arrest authority through 2025, and modifies criminal history dissemination requirements until January 1, 2023.