Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council

Legislative Overview

The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) was implemented via Assembly Bill (AB) 1913, The Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Action of 2000, and codified by Government Code §30061. The purpose of AB 1913 is to provide California counties with funding to implement programs for at-risk youth, youthful offenders, and their families with the goal of early intervention and to support the implementation of programs and approaches demonstrated to be effective in reducing youth crime.

The Youth Offender Block Grant (YOBG) was enacted in 2007 by Senate Bill (SB) 81. The purpose of the YOBG is to realign the supervision of non-violent, non-sexual and non-serious justice-involved youth from the former State of California Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to local governments.  YOBG funding is to also provide local governments with funding support for the supervision of this population. The realignment of youth from state facilities to local supervision in their counties of residence allows their connection to community and family support systems to remain intact and undisturbed.

AB 1998 was enacted in September of 2016 to consolidate the JJCPA and YOBG submissions and streamline reporting requirements. AB 1998 dictates that the Juvenile Justice Combined Plan must be developed by the local Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council in each county with the membership described in WIC §749.22.

Voting JJCC Members

  • Sandra Groven, District Attorney
  • Chuck Henson, Chief Probation Officer
  • Lori McGee, Social Services Interim Director
  • J Lon Cooper, Public Defender
  • Scott McCallum, Public Member
  • James Berardi, School Superintendent
  • Vickie Clark, High Sierras Family Resource Center
  • Sharon Dryden, County Supervisor
  • Michael Fisher, Sheriff
  • Derrick Koch, Community Based SUD Program
  • Sheryll Printz-McMillian, Behavioral Health Director

JJCC Meetings

The next meeting will be held in Spring 2026 and will be open to the public.

Attend remotely via Microsoft Teams (see agenda for link) or attend in person at either location below.

Sierra County Probation, 105 Beckwith Street, Loyalton, CA 96118
Downieville Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Square, Downieville, CA 95936

Agenda and Minutes

JJCC Annual Plans

2025/2026 JJCPA-YOBG Annual Plan  
2024/2025 JJCPA-YOBG Annual Plan

JJRBG Annual Plans

2025/2026 JJRBG Annual Plan