Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to close the Division of Juvenile Justice within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, by shifting responsibility for all youth adjudged wards of the court to county governments and providing annual funding for county governments to fulfill that responsibility. In this regard, existing law prohibited, beginning July 1, 2021, a ward from being committed to the Division of Juvenile Justice, except as specified, and required, by January 1, 2022, the Director of the Division of Juvenile Justice to develop a plan for the transfer of jurisdiction of youth remaining at the Division of Juvenile Justice who are unable to discharge or otherwise move prior to its final closure. Existing law requires the Division of Juvenile Justice to close on June 30, 2023.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Statutes affected:
AB 1357: 736.5 WIC
02/21/25 - Introduced: 736.5 WIC