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		<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Umberg</ns0:AuthorText>
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		<ns0:Title>An act to amend Sections 6046 and 6046.3 of the Penal Code, relating to recidivism reduction, and making an appropriation therefor.</ns0:Title>
		<ns0:RelatingClause>recidivism reduction, and making an appropriation therefor</ns0:RelatingClause>
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			<ns0:Subject>Second Chance Program.</ns0:Subject>
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			<html:p>Existing law establishes the Second Chance Program to support mental health treatment, substance use treatment, and diversion programs for persons in the criminal justice system with an emphasis on programs that reduce recidivism of persons convicted of less serious crimes and persons who have substance use and mental health problems. Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to administer a grant program to carry out the purposes of the Second Chance Program. Existing law requires the grant program to, among other things, restrict eligibility to proposals that offer mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or a combination thereof. Existing law also establishes the Second Chance Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, which is administered by the board.</html:p>
			<html:p>Existing law, the Treatment-Mandated Felony Act, makes it a crime for a person, who has 2 or more prior convictions for a felony or misdemeanor violation of specified controlled substances crimes, to possess a hard drug, as defined, unless it has been prescribed by a doctor, among others. Under existing law, a defendant who has been charged with this crime can elect treatment, in lieu of a jail or prison sentence or probation, by pleading guilty or no contest and admitting the alleged prior convictions, waiving time for sentencing and the pronouncement of judgment, and agreeing to participate in, and complete, a detailed treatment program developed by a drug addiction expert and approved by the court.</html:p>
			<html:p>This bill would require the Second Chance grant program to authorize eligibility for proposals that offer mental health or behavioral health services and drug court or collaborative court programs, including the treatment program
			 under the Treatment-Mandated Felony Act. By expanding the purpose of a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.</html:p>
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		<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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			<ns0:Num>SECTION 1.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 6046 of the 
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								(a)
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								The purpose of this article is to build safer communities by investing in community-based programs, services, and initiatives for formerly incarcerated individuals in need of mental health and substance use treatment services.
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								The program established pursuant to this article shall support mental health treatment, substance use treatment, drug court or collaborative court programs, and diversion programs for persons in the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on programs that reduce recidivism of persons convicted of less serious crimes, such as those covered by the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools
						Act, and those who have substance use and mental health problems.
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								(c)
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								The Board of State and Community Corrections shall administer a grant program established pursuant to this article. The grant program is intended to support locally responsive and collaborative approaches.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 2.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 6046.3 of the 
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								(a)
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								The board shall administer a competitive grant program to carry out the purposes of this article that focuses on community-based solutions for reducing recidivism. The grant program shall, at minimum, do all of the following:
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								(1)
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								Authorize eligibility for proposals designed to serve people who have been arrested, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense and have a history of mental health or substance use disorders.
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								(2)
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								Authorize eligibility for proposals that offer mental health or behavioral health services, drug court or collaborative court programs, substance use disorder treatment services, misdemeanor
						diversion programs, or some combination thereof.
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								(3)
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								Restrict eligibility to proposals that have a public agency as the lead applicant.
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								(4)
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								Authorize eligibility for treatment programs pursuant to Section 11395 of the Health and Safety Code.
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								(b)
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								The board shall form an executive steering committee that
						includes, but is not limited to, a balanced and diverse membership from relevant state and local government entities, community-based treatment and service providers, and the formerly incarcerated community. The committee shall have expertise in homelessness and housing, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, and effective rehabilitative treatment for adults and juveniles. The committee shall make recommendations regarding the design, efficacy, and viability of proposals, and make recommendations on guidelines for the submission of proposals, including threshold or scoring criteria, or both, that do all of the following:
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								(1)
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								Prioritize proposals that advance principles of restorative justice while demonstrating a capacity to reduce recidivism.
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								(2)
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								Prioritize
						proposals that leverage other federal, state, and local funds or other social investments, such as the following
						sources of funding:
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								(A)
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								The Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program
						(Sections 51341.1, 51490.1, and 51516.1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).
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								(B)
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								The Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, general election, as amended.
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								(C)
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								Funds provided for in connection with the implementation of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011.
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								(D)
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								The California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 608; Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2).
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								(E)
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								The tax credits established pursuant to Section 12209 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
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								(F)
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								The federal
						Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, such as the Emergency Solutions Grant program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11371 et seq.).
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								(G)
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								The federal Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (38 U.S.C. Sec. 2044).
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								(H)
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								Social Innovation Funds established by the Corporation for National and Community Service pursuant to Section 12653k of Title 42 of the United States Code.
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								(I)
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								The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.).
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								(3)
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								Prioritize proposals that provide for all of the following:
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								(A)
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								Mental health services, substance use
						disorder treatment services, misdemeanor diversion programs, or some combination thereof.
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								(B)
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								Housing-related assistance that utilizes evidence-based models, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing-related assistance may include, but is not limited to, the following:
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								(i)
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								Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments, moving-cost assistance, and up to 24 months of rental assistance.
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								(ii)
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								Housing stabilization assistance, including case management, relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing navigation and placement, and credit repair.
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								(C)
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								Other community-based supportive services, such as job skills training, case management, and civil legal services.
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								(4)
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								Prioritize proposals that leverage existing contracts, partnerships, memoranda of understanding, or other formal relationships to provide one or more of the services prioritized in paragraph (3).
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								(5)
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								Prioritize proposals put forth by a public agency in partnership with additional public agencies or with a philanthropic or nonprofit organization.
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								(6)
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								Prioritize proposals that promote interagency and regional collaborations.
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								(7)
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								Consider ways to promote services for people with offenses identical or similar to those addressed by
						the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, without precluding assistance to a person with other offenses in their criminal history.
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								(8)
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								Consider geographic diversity.
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								(9)
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								Consider appropriate limits for administrative costs and overhead.
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								(10)
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								Consider proposals that provide services to juveniles.
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								(11)
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								Permit proposals to expand the capacity of an existing program and prohibit proposals from using the fund to supplant funding for an existing program.
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								(12)
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								Prioritize proposals that utilize a drug court or collaborative court model.
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