Juvenile reentry programs.

Existing law generally regulates juvenile offenders, including provisions pertaining to juveniles under the jurisdiction of county probation departments. This bill would, to the extent funding is appropriated for its purposes, require that not more than 45 days before a youth is scheduled to be released from a facility or program operated by a county juvenile probation department, that department shall determine whether the youth is eligible for one or more community reentry programs, as specified. The bill would provide that upon a determination of eligibility, the county probation department would, not less than 20 days before release, coordinate an evaluation for enrollment and actual enrollment of the youth into a community reentry program. The bill would establish the minimum level of services to be provided by the community reentry programs. By imposing additional burdens on local governments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.