TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Allison Haley - District Attorney
REPORT BY: Sophie Johnson - Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Application and Acceptance of Funding for Electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report System Program
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize a Certificate of Assurance for Compliance that authorizes the District Attorney to apply for and sign grant Subaward documents with the California Office of Emergency Services in the anticipated amount of $200,000 revenue for the period of June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 for the Electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report system program. (Fiscal impact: $200,000 revenue; General Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary).
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BACKGROUND
The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) released a request for proposal on January 26, 2022 for the electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report (SCAR) system program. This program was originally started in Los Angeles County, in 2015 after recognizing the grave consequences of not having an electronic system through which Child Welfare Services (CWS), local law enforcement and the District Attorney could efficiently communicate reports of suspected child abuse. Fresno, Santa Barbara and Yolo Counties have more recently received funding from Cal OES via the California Children's Justice Act (CJA) Task Force to establish their own electronic SCAR system.
The District Attorney's office was successful in receiving initial grant funding of $200,000 for a one (1) year term of June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 to establish an electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report system with the cooperative participation of the County Child Welfare Services department and local law enforcement agencies. The office received an additional $200,000 of funding to continue with the project through the period June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024.
Cal OES is now providing a non-competitive grant application of $200,000 for the CJA federal grant funds for a further one (1) year term, June 1, 2024 to May 31,...
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