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9B Page 7 as proposed in SB 619,piaces loca!agencies unnecessarily at risk for increased costs and project delays. A limited retention leaves local governments Pooting the bill with taxpayer doEiars to complete projects not finished by contractors. The current 10 percent retention rate helps ensure that public projects are compieted in a timely manner without burdening public funds. The League has opposed previous attempts by legisla#ors to pass similar bills(AB 1949: Conroy, 9996,vetoed;AB 940: Miller, 9997,vetoed;AB 806: Keeley, 1999,vetoed)and conYinues to express concerns on the issue,as it has yet to see examples where 1 a percent reterrtion is prob(ematic. Take Act€on! SB 619 passsd out of the Assembiy Committee on Appropriations and wilt be heard next on the Assembly floor. The League encourages cities to send letters ta their legislators requesting a"no"vate on the SB 619.A sample letter ts avaiiabie at�rv�n.r�.caci#ies,c�ry1��619. Regional Re-entry Faciiities iiYorksf�ops Schedufeci For�i�is Fa[I The California Department ofi Corrections and Rehabiiitation (CDCR}continues wifh its series of statewide workshops this fall to provide information on the benefits and responsibilities of bringing re-en#ry facilities into Caiifarnia's communities. Hosted in partnership with local government, public safety and mental health associations,the wo�kshops help educate comrnur�ity leaders on the impact re-entry facilities may have in cities and counties. The re-entry faciiities are made possible by the passage of AB 900,the Pubiic Safety and Offender Rehabilitation Services Act o#2007, earlier this year. AB 900 is a historic prison reform agreement, represen#ing a major shift in California's correctional system and providing for the targest prison capifal outlay progracn in decades. Among the provisions are funding for increased offender programming, 16,000 beds in secure re- enfry facifi#ies, and an appropriafion of$1.2 biNion in jail construcfion funding fhrough state lease- revenue bonds. Re-entry facilities wiff enable CDCR and local community agencies to create an unprecedented continuity of care by providing needed support services as parolees reenter their communities. The workshop series began in July and wii#continue through October in regions throughout Califomia.Future workshop dates and iocations inGude: • Sept. 1�-Sanoma County{fc�r Nnrth E3ay Araa) • Sept. 14-Shasta Caunty(for Northern California) • Sept.28-San Mateo County(for San Francisco/South Bay Area) • Oct. 5-l.os Angeles County • TBD- Santa Barbara County Re-en#ry facilities witf be built in cities,counties or regions wi[ling to catlaborate wifh CDCR,fo achieve the purposes af AB 900. As a partnering association,#he League of Califomia Cities is working with ci#y officiafs to ensure they have an opportunity to attend the workshops and leam abaut the needs of the retuming paroiee population,funding for facility construction and the types of programs provided at re-entry facilities. For more informatiori about this workshop series, please cnntact Dorothy Johnson at d;ah�so�car_-s4icas.orc�or(9'f 6}658-8214. 7