CA SB92

Division of Juvenile Justice closes on June 30, 2023; counties assume responsibility for youth wards beginning July 1, 2021, with annual state funding allocations ranging from $39.9 million (2021-22) to $208.8 million (2024-25 and beyond).

Courts may commit wards age 14+ to county-based secure youth treatment facilities for serious offenses, with baseline and maximum confinement terms set by the court and subject to progress review hearings every six months.

Judicial Council must develop and adopt standardized offense-based classification matrix by July 1, 2023, to determine baseline confinement terms across all counties.

Wards committed to secure facilities cannot be confined beyond the middle term of imprisonment for the same offense in adult court, and confinement time cannot be extended for disciplinary infractions.

Appropriates $9.6 million for Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program for county infrastructure improvements and $50,000 for Adult Reentry Grant rental assistance; modifies funding allocation timelines from September 1 to July 1 annually, with Controller distribution by August 1.