This measure would increase the fee charged to counties to send a
youth to the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Given that the
final decision as to where youth are placed following
adjudication is one decided by a juvenile court judge, CSAC has
argued that this legislation will do little to prevent youth from
being sent to DJJ and instead result in significant financial
impacts on counties. CSAC has additionally argued that this
fiscal impact, especially in smaller counties, will negatively
impact the progress counties have made to enhance services and
could put programming for youth in jeopardy. SB 284 was enrolled
and sent to the Governor on September 5.
This measure would entitle a city with a population greater than
750,000 to keep the entirety of any civil penalty recovered from
an action brought by the city attorney of that city in response
to unfair business or advertising practices. The current division
of funding between the cities and counties provides both the city
and the county the resources that they need to enforce consumer
protection laws. CSAC is opposed to this legislation as it
would take these resources away from the county. AB 1477 was
enrolled and sent to the Governor on September 12.
