RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 320 (SOLORIO),

COUNTY JAILS: REENTRY FACILITIES

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

 

WHEREAS, current law, the Public Safety and Offender Rehabilitation Act (Assembly Bill 900, Chapter 7, Statutes of 2007) authorizes $7.4 billion in lease–revenue bond financing for the construction of reentry facilities and county jails; and

 

WHEREAS, AB 900 extends a funding preference to counties that assist the state in siting reentry facilities; and

 

WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 320 (Solorio) would modify the conditions for the funding of reentry facilities under AB 900 to give coequal funding preference to counties that assist the state in either siting reentry facilities or providing beds in county jails for reenty; and

 

WHEREAS, there is still more than $164 million in bond money that is available to be awarded during Phase 1 and another $470 million during Phase 2.

 
 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by the adoption of this resolution hereby supports Assembly Bill 320 (Solorio) regarding County jails, reentry facilities.

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