BILL ANALYSIS Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair 2290 (Bradford) Hearing Date: 08/02/2010 Amended: 05/28/2010 Consultant: Jacqueline Wong-HernandezPolicy Vote: Public Safety 7-0 _________________________________________________________________ ____ BILL SUMMARY: AB 2290 would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to notify local law enforcement at least 45 days, or as soon as practicable, prior to the release of parolees on non-revocable parole. This bill specifies that notification shall be via the Law Enforcement Automated System (LEADS). _________________________________________________________________ ____ Fiscal Impact (in thousands) Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund CDCR notifications Likely minor and absorbable ongoing workload General _________________________________________________________________ ____ STAFF COMMENTS: AB 2290 would require CDCR to provide local law enforcement with the date of a "non-revocable" parolee's scheduled release not less than 45 days prior to the inmate's release, or as soon as practicable. This information would be in addition to the information CDCR is required to share with local law enforcement, if available, about inmates who are paroled. The bill also provides that this information be made available to local law enforcement via the LEADS. According to CDCR, the provisions in this bill are consistent with current departmental practice. The release of parolees on non-revocable is a recent advent in California, and the departmental practice which would be codified by this bill is also a recent change for the department. The workload required by this bill appears to be minor and absorbable, since CDCR has recently implemented this change, despite the department's significant budget reductions. This bill would, however, require in statute that these activities continue permanently, creating minor continued cost pressure to CDCR.