Policy Bulletins
Newsworthy policy developments are highlighted in periodic bulletins posted here.
- Commonweal CA Legislation Report– 2023 bills signed & vetoed by the Governor
 - Commonweal CA Legislation Report– July 14, 2023
 - Commonweal CA Legislation Report– April 26, 2023
 - Commonweal CA Legislation Report– March 1, 2023
 - Commonweal CA Legislation Report– 2022 Bills signed and vetoed by the Governor
 - Commonweal Calif. Legislation Report – July 21, 2022
 - Commonweal Calif. Legislation Report – April 15, 2022
 - Commonweal Calif. Legislation Report – March 11, 2022
 - Commonweal Calif. Legislation Report – September 25, 2021
 - Commonweal Calif. Legislation Report July 20, 2021
 - Commonweal Calif. Legislation Report June 14, 2021
 - CA May Budget Revision– Youth Justice Programs – Commonweal summary 5-18-21
 - Commonweal Calif. Legislation Report- April 12, 2021
 - Commonweal Legislation Report March 5, 2021
 - SENATE BILL 823– DJJ CLOSURE– SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS
 - Commonweal Legislation Report 9-18-20 PDF
 - Commonweal Legislation Report 7-27-20
 - CA Budget Report– Closing the Div. of Juvenile Justice- June 2020
 - Commonweal Legislation Report 6-18-20
 - Commonweal Legislation Report 4-10-20
 - Commonweal Legislation Report 2-27-20
 - CA Budget Report– Governor’s FY 20-21 Proposed January Budget — Public Safety
 - CA-Legislative-Report- September 14, 2019 Update
 - CA-Legislative-Report-July 26, 2019
 - SF votes to close its juvenile detention center
 - CA-Legislative-Report-June 24, 2019
 - CA-Legislative-Report-May 21, 2019
 - CA-Legislative-Report- April-12-2019
 - San Francisco weighs closure of its juvenile detention center 3-25-19
 - CA-Legislative-Report-March-11-2019-1
 - CA Legislative Report – Final Governor’s Action- October 5, 2018
 - CA Legislative Report – End of Session Update- September 5, 2018
 - CA Legislative Report – August 13, 2018.doc
 - CA Legislative Report – July 7, 2018.doc
 - Commonweal CA Youth Justice Budget Report – June 29, 2018
 - CA Legislative Report – June 4, 2018.doc
 - Commonweal CA Youth Justice Budget Bulletin – May 2018
 - CA Legislative Report – April 25, 2018.doc
 - CA Legislative Report – March 2, 2018
 - California-Budget-Report-January 2018 corr
 - California-Budget-Report-July-2017
 - CA Legislative Report – 2017 bills signed and vetoed
 - CA Legislative Report – September 8, 2017
 - CA Legislative Report – August 21, 2017
 - CA Legislative Report – July 14, 2017
 - California-Budget-Report-July-2017
 - CA Legislative Report – June 6, 2017
 - CA Legislative Report – May 1, 2017
 - CA Legislative Report – March 30, 2017
 - ca-legislative-report-2016-bills-signed-and-vetoed-by-the-governor
 - CA Governor Signs Key Youth Employment Law – Sept. 27, 2016
 - CA Legislative Report September 1, 2016
 - CA Legislative Report July 5, 2016
 - CA Legislative Report June 3, 2016
 - CA May Budget Revision Report- May 13, 2016
 - CA Legislative Update April 30, 2016
 - CA Legislative Update April 4, 2016
 - CA Legislative Report March 2016
 - California Governor Signs Juvenile Record Sealing Bills
 - CA Legislative Report September 15, 2015
 - CA Youth Bill Digest July 24, 2015California Policy Bulletin-
 - CA Policy bulletin – July 2015- Sealing Juvenile Records
 - CA Youth Bill Digest July 2, 2015
 - CA Youth Bill Digest May 4, 2015
 - California Youth Justice Bills April 1, 2015
 - Commonweal JJ Program Wins Battery Powered Award
 - Governor Signs SB 1038 on sealing of delinquency records (Sept 2014)
 - CA May Budget Revision 5-13-2014
 - Board of State and Community Corrections adopts “Principles of Juvenile Justice Development in California”, March 26, 2014
 - Senate President Darrell Steinberg seeks to renew Mentally Ill Offender Grants for California justice‐system youth, March 3, 2014
 - FY 14-15 Budget Bulletin June 20, 2014