REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 15, 2022
FROM
THOMAS W. SONE, Public Defender
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District to Help Reduce Truancy
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District for Public Defender staff to attend School Attendance Review Board hearings and provide support services to clients and their families to help reduce truancy, effective March 16, 2022 through March 15, 2027.
(Presenter: Thomas W. Sone, Public Defender, 382-3950)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The non-financial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Existing Public Defender (Department) budgeted staff will attend School Attendance Review Board (SARB) hearings, provide support services as needed and refer youth to the Let's End Truancy Project (LET). LET and Department staff are funded through Assembly Bill 1913, Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Under the terms of the MOU, the Department will partner with the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District (YCJUS) to support students and their families with school attendance and behavioral problems in order to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Under California law, youth between the ages of six and 18 are required to attend school unless they have passed the California High School Proficiency Exam, or have graduated from high school. In spite of this requirement, some youth have excessive absences or behavioral problems that can lead to costly long-term p...
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