SB 38

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 03, 2024
  • Senate
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Second Chance Program.

Bill Subjects

Secondchanceprogram

Abstract

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. 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. 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. The bill would prohibit the program from specifying percentage allocations in applying for, or awarding, a grant. By expanding the purpose of a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.

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Feb 05, 2025

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Jan 29, 2025

Senate

Referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Jan 06, 2025

Senate

Read first time.

Dec 04, 2024

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.

Dec 03, 2024

Senate

Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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12/03/24 - Introduced PDF
02/05/25 - Amended Senate PDF

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