RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION SUPPORT OF SB 803 (DUCHENY), ONGOING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 2005

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, approved by voters in November 2000, Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act (SACPA), requires the use of probation and drug treatment rather than incarceration, for possession, use, transportation of controlled substances and related parole violations, where completion of drug treatment is a condition of probation; and

WHEREAS, the funding for SACPA ends this fiscal year, despite the ongoing requirements of the proposition; and

WHEREAS, San Mateo County continues to meet the requirements of SACPA with completion of treatment of those that enroll ranging from approximately 29% to 41% depending on the level of treatment; and

WHEREAS, SB 803 states the Legislature’s intent to appropriate $120 million annually in support of SACPA;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution does hereby support SB 803.

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