Juvenile Rehabilitation Training Camp Pilot Program.

Existing law establishes various programs for juveniles deemed to be wards of the court as a result of the commission of certain offenses. Existing law, the Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of community care and residential facilities by the State Department of Social Services. Violation of the act is a misdemeanor. This bill would establish a residential training camp pilot program, to be known as the Juvenile Rehabilitation Training Camp Pilot Program, for the purpose of providing an alternative placement option for male juveniles who commit specified offenses. The bill would authorize any program in San Luis Obispo County that meets specified criteria to be licensed and funded as a group home to the extent permitted by federal law and the California Constitution. The bill would exempt the program from certain requirements governing group homes. By requiring the program to comply with the Community Care Facilities Act, except as specified, the bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, thereby creating a state-mandated local program. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to provide a report with specified information to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2018, and a 2nd report with recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, relating to the operation of the program. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2023. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for San Luis Obispo County. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.