Bill > SB157

This bill addresses several aspects of California's public safety and corrections systems. It removes the requirement that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's contracts be approved by the Director of General Services, allowing the department to enter into long-term contracts up to 10 years for prisoner transfers and placements. The bill exempts the State Public Defender's contracts from certain procurement and review requirements. It renames the Prison Industry Authority to the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority, contingent on another bill's passage. The bill also creates new provisions for the Director of In-Custody Death Review, granting them expanded access to investigate deaths in local detention facilities. A significant change involves the Community Corrections Performance Incentives Fund, which will now appropriate $103,668,010 annually to counties, with allocations potentially reduced by 10% for each percentage point a county's return to prison rate exceeds its baseline rate. The bill modifies how county performance incentive payments are calculated, using updated metrics for tracking probation, mandatory supervision, and postrelease community supervision outcomes. Lastly, the bill includes provisions for potential state reimbursement of local mandate costs and takes effect immediately as a budget-related measure.

Budget and Finance

Budget and Fiscal Review (Senate)

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