July 5, 2011
No Guaranteed Funding for Realignment Yet, But Counties Not Worried
Back in April, Governor Jerry Brown spoke to local law enforcement officials nervous about starting realignment without the money to pay for it. Relax, Brown told them:
Brown: "The realignment is not going into effect unless we get the money. And we're not gonna get the money unless the people vote for it."
Turns out realignment is going into effect without a vote of the people. Last week's state budget includes the money to fund it for the next year. But that funding is not constitutionally guaranteed, because a budget deal that would have included a special election fell through...
LINK - Caprdio.org
