To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Defender
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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State of California Standard Agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections for Extension of the Indigent Defense Grant Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Public Defender, or a designee thereof, to execute the attached State of California Standard Agreement with the California Board of State and Community Corrections extending the Indigent Defense Program from July 1, 2023, through Feb. 28, 2025;
2. Authorize the Public Defender, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached State of California Standard Agreement with the California Board of State and Community Corrections, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Waive the requirements of the Humboldt County Nuclear-Free Ordinance with regard to the attached agreement with the California Board of State and Community Corrections.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
1100219-100 Public Defender BSCC Grant Funds
DISCUSSION:
The Indigent Defense Grant (IDG) program was established in the 2020 California Budget Act. $10 million was appropriated to support California counties in providing indigent defense services. The funds are restricted and intended to augment, not supplant, essential services to criminal defendants. Specifically, funding may be used to help address the staffing, training, case management needs, or other attorney support of California Public Defender Offices.
Eligible Public Defender offices were required to submit grant proposals to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) with proposed project descriptions and project work plans identifying specific goals and objectives. The Humboldt County Public Defender (HCPD) submitted a grant proposal on Feb. 5, 2021, and was notified in late March 2021, that the BSCC had reviewe...
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