BILL ANALYSIS Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair 583 (Hollingsworth) Hearing Date: 05/18/2009 Amended: 05/05/2009 Consultant: Jacqueline Wong-HernandezPolicy Vote: Public Safety 7-0 _________________________________________________________________ ____ BILL SUMMARY: SB 583 requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to record each address at which a registered sex offender resides with a unique identifier, as specified, and to store the information in the same database as the registration data. This bill requires DOJ to make that information available to state agencies when the receiving agency needs it for law enforcement purposes related to investigative responsibilities. The provisions must be implemented by January 1, 2012. _________________________________________________________________ ____ Fiscal Impact (in thousands) Major Provisions 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Fund DOJ Personnel $36 $14 General OE&E $144 $1 General _________________________________________________________________ ____ STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File. This bill requires DOJ to maintain in its sex offender registration database a record of each address at which a sex offender resides. Each address is required to have a unique identifier, consisting of a description of the nature of the dwelling (e.g. single family home, apartment, motel). DOJ estimates that it will cost the department $180,000 to record the newly-required data in the database with unique identifiers (which it does not currently use for addresses). This start up cost is specifically for consultants to make enhancements to the Criminal Processor and Global Transaction controller to recognize new data and to update the California Sex and Arson Registry, overtime costs, and ISB storage to store the additional data. DOJ estimates an expense of $15,000 annually to maintain the information.