BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 121
Author: Denham (R)
Amended: 4/14/09
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE : 7-0, 3/31/09
AYES: Leno, Benoit, Cedillo, Hancock, Huff, Steinberg,
Wright
SUBJECT : Central Coast Rural Crime Prevention Program
SOURCE : California Farm Bureau Federation
DIGEST : This bill extends the existing sunset on the
Central Coast Rural Crime Prevention Program statutory
provisions until either July 1, 2011, or July 1, 2013, as
specified.
ANALYSIS : Current statute provides that the "Legislature
encourages the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, Santa
Barbara, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo to develop, adopt,
and implement a Central Coast Rural Crime Prevention
Program based upon the Central Valley Rural Crime
Prevention Program," as specified. (Section 14180 of the
Penal Code)
Current statute authorizes the Counties of Monterey, San
Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito to
"develop within its respective jurisdiction a Central Coast
Rural Crime Prevention Program," and to form the "Central
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Coast Rural Crime Task Force," as specified, to "develop
rural crime prevention programs containing a system for
reporting rural crimes that enables the swift recovery of
stolen goods and the apprehension of criminal suspects for
prosecution." (Section 14181 of the Penal Code)
Current statute provides that these provisions shall become
inoperative on July 1, 2010, and will be repealed as of
January 1, 2011.
This bill provides that this title shall become inoperative
on July 1, 2011, and is repealed as of January 1, 2012,
unless pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 10752.2 of
the Revenue and Taxation code, the Director of the
Department of Finance makes the notification specified
therein, in which case this title shall become inoperative
on July 1, 2013, and is repealed as of January 1, 2014,
unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before
January 1, 2012, or January 1, 2014, as applicable, deletes
or extends those dates.
Prior legislation . SB 44 (Denham), Chapter 18, Statutes of
2003.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/28/09)
California Farm Bureau Federation (source)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, AFL-CIO
California District Attorneys Association
California State Sheriffs' Association
Office of the Attorney General
San Benito County Sheriff's Office
Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author states in part:
"The Agriculture industry in California contributes to a
large portion of the state's economy. With over $36.6
billion dollars in revenue in 2007 the agriculture
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industry deserves California's protection. SB 121 will
extend the Rural Crime Prevention Program for five years
and give this industry and the people who work in it the
protection it needs.
"? Local task forces created by this bill bring together
crime prevention experts from across jurisdictions to
monitor, study, and prevent crime. This is an important
step to ensuring the safety of Californian agriculture.
"? This bill would provide that the formed task forces
extend the provisions that develop a system to monitor,
report, investigate and deter rural crimes. They would
also be required to collect data in regards to rural
crimes for the purpose of monitoring the effectiveness of
the program.
"In addition to theft of property, including chemicals,
equipment, and livestock, the rural crime task forces
combat the proliferation of methamphetamine labs.
"Senator Denham authored SB 44 in 2003, which established
Rural Crime Prevention Task forces in Monterey, Santa
Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, and Santa Cruz
counties. These task forces have been effective in
recovering property losses to the agriculture community.
In order to continue this progress SB 121 must be
passed?"
RJG:mw 4/28/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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