Since its formation in 2012, the Community Advisory Board (CAB) has consistently provided advice to this Partnership in a variety of forms. This includes providing white papers from time to time, and a Policy Brief annually to provide advice on issues related to needed reentry services and enhancement of AB 109 administration.
Referral Update:
On December 4, 2020, the CAB submitted the attached Policy Brief to the Community Corrections Partnership (Attachment A) seeking to provide the County advice in the following areas: Annual AB 109 Program Survey; Housing; Pandemic Emergency Fund; Expansion of MHET services; the Office of Reentry and Justice; funded agencies’ periodic reporting; evaluation of programs and services; and the AB 109 budget process.
Staff have reviewed the recommendations of the CAB and have included the recommended next steps for each CAB recommendation, see Attachment B.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE the Community Advisory Board Policy Brief and staff's recommendations, and PROVIDE direction to staff.