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Committee hears concerns that Proposition 36 funding and implementation details remain insufficient; tribal public‑safety pilot also noted
Summary
Committee members and local public‑safety stakeholders said the budget’s $100 million allocation for Proposition 36 implementation leaves key county needs for supervision and in‑custody services unmet; the public‑safety trailer bill also includes a tribal law‑enforcement pilot.
The Department of Finance told the committee the budget includes $100,000,000 one‑time General Fund to support Proposition 36 implementation across multiple departments. Members and stakeholders, however, criticized the package as insufficient to fully implement the voter‑approved measure’s local requirements.
County leaders and law‑enforcement associations urged more resources for probation departments and in‑custody treatment to ensure the accountability and support the measure envisioned. Jennifer Kim of the Assembly Budget Committee summarized components the budget would provide: $50 million for behavioral‑health grants to counties, $20 million for courts addressing workload, and $15 million for pretrial services primarily supporting probation — totaling about $85 million for related activities, according to staff.
Why it matters: stakeholders including county probation chiefs and the California State Sheriffs Association said the apparent gap between the funding counties say they need and the amounts in the agreement risks undermining local implementation. Josh Gaugher, representing the Chief Probation Officers of California, said he was “very disappointed” and urged fuller funding for supervision, which he said is central to treatment completion and public‑safety outcomes.
Tribal public‑safety pilot
Separately, the public‑safety trailer bill described by DOF would appropriate $5 million one‑time to the Department of Justice to establish a tribal‑police pilot program granting certain tribal law‑enforcement officers state peace‑officer authority on Indian land and elsewhere under specified circumstances. Assemblymember Ramos and tribal speakers said the pilot is an important step to address jurisdictional gaps and missing and murdered indigenous‑women cases on tribal lands, while also noting the pilot does not resolve all tribal concerns.
Ending: committee members urged continued negotiations to better align county needs with available resources and requested additional detail on how funds would be distributed and what local match or accountability requirements would apply.
