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                   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
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          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).
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions            2010-11                 2011-12            
                2012-13                  Fund
                                                                  
          CDCR notifications       Likely minor and absorbable ongoing  
          workload            General
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          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.