Report 2021-113 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-113: Batterer Intervention Programs: State Guidance and Oversight Are Needed to Effectively Reduce Domestic Violence (Release Date: October 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that probation departments and providers provide to the courts timely notification about offenders' program and probation violations, the Legislature should require immediate reporting of all program and probation violations. Further, the Legislature should define immediate as within a specified number of business days, such as two business days, after an entity learns of a violation.
Description of Legislative Action
AB 304 (Holden, 2023) would require program providers to report any violation of the terms of a protective order, including any new acts of violence or failure to comply with program requirements, to the court, prosecutor, and probation department within seven business days. However, this bill does not require the immediate reporting of other probation or program violations, and therefore would only include a partial implementation of this recommendation. As of April 14, 2023, this bill is pending in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature did not take action during the 2021-2022 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2023