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Probation Department recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign retroactive revenue Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 8912 between the El Dorado County Probation Department and Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado, regarding California Senate Bill 129 (2021), for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027 passing through $163,813 to Probation to provide pretrial release services; and
2) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer and Deputy Chief Probation Officer to execute further documents relating to the MOU, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the MOU, contingent upon approval by County Counsel.
FUNDING: State Funding - Judicial Council of California. (100%)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
California Senate Bill 129 - Budget Act of 2021 (SB 129), was signed by Governor Newsom on July 12, 2021. SB 129 appropriated $140 million to the Judicial Council of California to fund the implementation and operation of ongoing court programs and practices that promote safe, efficient, fair, and timely pretrial programs. The funding is intended to provide courts with information and resources to support judicial officers in making pretrial release decisions that impose the least restrictive conditions to address public safety and return to court as well as implementation of appropriate monitoring practices and provision of services for released individuals.
SB 129 requires courts to contract with any county department, including probation departments, to provide pretrial release services. Services may include improving support provided to justice-involved individuals (JII), incorporating monitoring for JIIs eligible for mental health pretrial diversion, participation in the County’s Mental Health Diversion (MHD) Program, and improving access for JIIs to contact and work with Probation staff to assist them in fulfilling their legal obligations.
The Probation Department (Probation) w...
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