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State finance, LAO and probation leaders debate updates to SB 678 community corrections formula
Summary
State officials on the Senate Budget Subcommittee discussed administration proposals to change how California pays counties under the Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act (SB 678), focusing on stability, incentives and how to measure savings; no formal vote or bill action was taken.
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 heard administration and policy office testimony on proposed methodology updates to SB 678, the Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act of 2009, at a hearing in Sacramento on May 8, 2025.
The Department of Finance’s Justin Adelman told the committee SB 678 "is a statute that provides a methodology to fund probation departments to avert individuals from prison sentences," describing a three‑part formula the administration proposes to modify to reduce year‑to‑year volatility. "We're reproposing and this is a rehearing on SB 678 methodology updates," Adelman said.
Why it matters: SB 678 channels a portion of state prison savings to county probation departments for community supervision and rehabilitation programs. Changes to the formula affect annual county allocations, budgeting certainty for probation offices and the state’s projected corrections savings.
What was proposed and debated
- Current formula and problems: Adelman outlined the statute’s three components: (1) a baseline comparison to a 7.9 percent revocation rate…
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