CA AB169

Office of Youth and Community Restoration becomes the designated state agency under the federal Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018, effective July 1, 2024, taking over juvenile justice grant administration functions from the Board of State and Community Corrections by January 1, 2025.

Counties must report to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration semi-annually through January 1, 2030, including data on youth adjudicated for serious offenses, youth committed to secure youth treatment facilities, transfers to less restrictive programs, and jurisdiction transfers to adult court, disaggregated by gender, age, and race/ethnicity.

Juvenile Reentry Grant funding shifts from the closed Division of Juvenile Justice to focus on youth discharged at the conclusion of their baseline or modified baseline term, allocating $15,000 per ward for 24 months of supervision and $115,000 for those recommitted to local juvenile facilities.

Appropriates $208,800,000 for fiscal year 2024-25 and extends the same amount for 2025-26 and subsequent years for the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant, with automatic annual adjustments based on growth in the Juvenile Justice Growth Special Account.

Transfers oversight of Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) juvenile justice plan submissions and reporting from the Board of State and Community Corrections to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration, effective May 1 each year.