A week before the nationwide beginning of the new penal system Assembly members approved additional funds to the Judiciary Branch in order to launch the system in the state.
Lawmakers voted in favor of providing 14 million pesos or $823,529.41 to hire 46 employees in Tijuana and one in Rosarito.
Among the new hires are 11 judges for Tijuana and one for Rosarito.
Congress approved in 2008 a law to implement the new system nationwide with a deadline set eight years later.
The new system has been working for several years in Mexicali and recently in Ensenada.
Thousands of new jobs reported
Baja California Governor Francisco Vega said the state observed the opening of 30,825 new jobs during the first five months of 2016.
In an event held in Tijuana, Gov. Vega said the state remains nationwide on top among the ones with more new jobs created.
Just in May, the state saw the opening of 6,678 new jobs, of which 70 percent were permanent jobs.
More than half of the new jobs created between January and May were from the Coastal Metropolitan Area composed by Tijuana, Rosarito and Tecate, he said.
Gov. Vega said 72 percent of the new jobs were reported in manufacturing.
“These positive figures are the result of a great effort made by the community and government like the Crusade for Employment launched at the beginning of the Administration,” he said.
Gov. Vega said that last year the state had 50,000 immigrants from other states and so far this year 20,000 new residents have been reported.
