Title
Title
Pretrial Reform | Report to the Legislature on the Pilot Program (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Criminal Justice Services office recommends that the Judicial Council receive the Pretrial Pilot Program: Report to the Legislature and direct the Administrative Director to submit this annual report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance as mandated by the Budget Act of 2019. This report provides background on the Judicial Council’s Pretrial Pilot Program and details the program’s initial implementation activities at the participating pilot courts. This is the first legislative report on the Pretrial Pilot Program; it covers activities from the start of the program in August 2019 to December 2019.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Criminal Justice Services staff recommend that the Judicial Council, effective January 17, 2020:
1. Receive the Pretrial Pilot Program: Report to the Legislature, which documents the establishment and initial implementation activities of the Pretrial Pilot Program; and
2. Direct the Administrative Director to submit this report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance, as mandated by the Budget Act of 2019 (Assem. Bill 74; Stats. 2019, ch. 23).
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