Section 6045.8 - Evaluation design for grants(a) The board shall create an evaluation design for adult and juvenile mentally ill offender crime reduction grants that assesses the effectiveness of the program in reducing crime, adult and juvenile offender incarceration and placement levels, early releases due to jail overcrowding, and local criminal and juvenile justice costs. The evaluation design may include outcome measures related to the service levels, treatment modes, and stability measures for juvenile and adult offenders participating in, or benefitting from, mentally ill offender crime reduction grant programs or services.(b) Commencing on October 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the Legislature based on the evaluation design, with a final report due on December 31, 2018.(c) The reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall be repealed as of January 1, 2024.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 436 (SB 1054),s 4, eff. 1/1/2015.Added by Stats 2014 ch 26 (AB 1468),s 32, eff. 6/20/2014.