Planning for Effective Juvenile Justice Realignment

SB823 Subcommittee of MJJCC

With the passage of the Juvenile Justice Realignment – SB823, a subcommittee of the MJJCC was created which shall be composed of the chief probation officer, as chair, and one representative each from the district attorney’s office, the public defender’s office, the department of social services, the department of mental health, the county office of education or a school district, and a representative from the court. The subcommittee shall also include no fewer than three community members who shall be defined as individuals who have experience providing community-based youth services, youth justice advocates with expertise and knowledge of the juvenile justice system, or have been directly involved in the juvenile justice system.

The committee is charged with the development of a plan describing the facilities, programs, placements, services, supervision, and reentry strategies that are needed to provide appropriate rehabilitation and supervision services for the population described in subdivision (b) of Section 1990.

Meeting Information

The next SB 823 Subcommittee Meeting will be posted here.

Join the meeting via Teams (Meeting ID: 243 555 625 863 Passcode: N4Hmhc).

* For more information regarding meetings please contact Gina Rizza at (559) 608-9035

MJJCC Subcommittee Members

Kelly M. Vernon

Chief Probation Officer (Chair), Tulare County Probation Department

Erin Brooks

Tulare County Public Defender

Natalie Bolin

Director of Behavior Health, Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency

Honorable Sylvia J. Hanna

Tulare County Superior Court

Mike Santos

Deputy Chief Probation Officer, Tulare County Probation Department

Mike Boudreaux

Tulare County Sheriff

Tim Hire

Superintendent, Tulare County Office of Education

Carla Calhoun

Deputy Director, CSET

Tim Ward

Tulare County District Attorney

Donna Ortiz

Director, Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency

Jason Salazar

Chief of Police, Visalia Police Department

Eddie Valero

Tulare County Board of Supervisors, District 4

SB 823 Subcommittee Participants

Kelly M. Vernon

Chief Probation Officer, Tulare County Probation Department

Erica Gonzalez

Tulare County District Attorney’s Office

Sharon Ross

MH Clinic Supervisor

Galen Quenzer

CEO, Boys and Girls Club of the Sequoias

Honorable Sylvia J. Hanna

Tulare County Superior Court

Ron Westphal

Tulare County Public Defender

Adam Peck

Executive Director, Workforce Investment Board

Mike Santos

Deputy Chief Probation Officer, Tulare County Probation Department

Joseph Andrade

Tulare County Office of Education

Francena Martinez

Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency

Carla Calhoun

Deputy Director, CSET

Alicia Lozoya

Evident Change

MJJCC Subcommittee Minutes

Jeffrey Rodgers

Jeffrey Rodgers

From living by the river in Porterville to now living at a place on his own, Jeffrey Rodgers has changed his life.