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Receive a presentation on the County of Monterey Proposition 47 (Prop 47) Grant Program, a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 ballot that reduced from felonies to misdemeanors specified low-level drug and property crimes.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Receive a presentation on the County of Monterey Proposition 47 (Prop 47) Grant Program, a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 ballot that reduced from felonies to misdemeanors specified low-level drug and property crimes.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
At the recommendation of the Health, Housing and Human Services Committee of the Board of Supervisors, the County of Monterey Health Department, Behavioral Health Bureau (BHB) will provide a PowerPoint presentation regarding recent activities, program updates and outcome data on the Prop 47 Grant Program.
Proposition 47 was a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 ballot that reduced from felonies to misdemeanors specified low-level drug and property crimes. Each year, the state savings generated by the implementation of Proposition 47 are deposited into the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund. Sixty-five percent of these savings are set aside annually for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to administer a competitive grant program.
Proposition 47 requires that these funds be awarded to public agencies to provide mental health services, substance use disorder treatment and/or diversion programs for those in the criminal justice system. Additional legislation (AB 1056, Chap. 438, Stats. of 2015) requires that the grants be awarded competitively and specifies that funds may serve both adults and juveniles and allows funds to be used for housing-related assistance and other community-based supportive services, including job skills training, case management or civil legal services. The BSCC further requires that at least 50 percent of the award made to grantees is passed through to ...
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