REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 5, 2021
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
TRACY REECE, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
SUBJECT
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Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds - TRUTH Act (Assembly Bill 2792) Public Forum
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Consider scheduling a public forum regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to local detention centers, as required by the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act (Assembly Bill 2792).
2. Schedule the public forum for TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021.
(Presenter: John Ades, Deputy Chief, 387-3760)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The public forum will be held during the Board of Supervisors (Board) regular bi-weekly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 16, 2021.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds (TRUTH) Act (Assembly Bill (AB) 2792) went into effect in California in January of 2017, and requires that "[b]eginning January 1, 2018, the local governing body of any county, city, or city and county in which a local law enforcement agency has provided to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), access to an individual during the last year shall hold at least one community forum during the following year, that is open to the public, in an accessible location, and with at least 30 days' notice to provide information to the public about ICE's access to individuals and to receive and consider public comment." (Govt. Code, ? 7283.1, subd. (d)).
As required by AB 2792, the Board previously approved requests to schedule TRUTH Act forums on October 16, 2018 (Item No. ...
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