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Probation Department submitting the annual Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) progress report for the El Dorado County's Alliance to Reduce Truancy (CART) program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file report.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
No direct impact on the Net County Cost.
Reason for Recommendation:
On April 04, 2006 the Board approved the submittal of an application and plan to the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) for continued funding of CART from the JJCPA, (Item #34, 06-0555, Reso 099-2006). Subsequently, CSA received our application package and gave final approval for funding on May 16, 2006. December 12, 2006 the Board recognized additional revenue from CSA and the addition of 1 FTE Deputy Probation Officer for the CART Program, (Item 34, 06-1819, Reso 420-2006). CSA received our Supplemental Application and gave final approval on December 26, 2006. The Probation Department has operated the program identified in these applications since March 2001.
The statute governing the JJCPA, is Government Code Section 30061 (4)(E)(i), which requires the following: "Each county or city and county shall report, annually each October 15, the the County Board of Supervisors and the CSA, in a format specified by CSA, on the programs funded pursuant to this chapter and program outcomes on specified in subparagraph (C)."
The Probation Department submitted the required annual report to CSA September 7, 2007. In accordance with the above requirement, the Department submits this annual progress report to the Board Clerk's Office prior to the October 15, 2007 deadline.
Program effectiveness is measured by eight standards: arrest rate, completion of probation, incarceration rate, rate of completion of restitution, rate of completion of court-ordered community service, probation violation rate, grade point average, and unexcused class rate. For the year ending June 30, 2007, the program exceeded standard in one area (6.4 % fewer minors received a commitment during their program in 2006/07) while meeting standard in the other seven.
The report submitted reflects $543,745.00 of State funds were expended in fiscal year 2006-2007 on specified program costs. The Probation Department was successful in spending its entire JJCPA State allocation (including interest).
Probation has completed the application process for FY 2007-08 and has received notice of approval by the CSA dated May 10, 2007.
Action to be taken following Board approval:
The Board of Supervisors' Clerk shall receive and file the 2006/07 annual progress report for the CART Program.
Contact:
Joseph S. Warchol, II, Chief Probation Officer (530) 621-5958.