BILL NUMBER: SB 733 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE JANUARY 26, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE JANUARY 11, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 23, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Senator Leno
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to amend Section 13964 of, and to add Section
13963.1 to , the Government Code, relating to grants for
trauma centers , and making an appropriation therefor
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 733, as amended, Leno. Crime victims: trauma center grants.
The California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board
administers a program to assist state residents to obtain
compensation for their pecuniary losses suffered as a direct result
of criminal acts. Payment is made under these provisions from the
Restitution Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the board for
these purposes.
This bill would authorize the board to administer a program to
award , upon appropriation by the Legislature, up to $3
million in grants, annually, to trauma centers, as defined.
By expanding the scope of services for which continuously
appropriated funds are available, this bill would make an
appropriation.
Vote: 2/3 majority . Appropriation:
yes no . Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 13963.1 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
13963.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(1) Without treatment, approximately 50 percent of people who
survive a traumatic, violent injury experience lasting or extended
psychological or social difficulties. Untreated psychological trauma
often has severe economic consequences, including overuse of costly
medical services, loss of income, failure to return to gainful
employment, loss of medical insurance, and loss of stable housing.
(2) Victims of crime should receive timely and effective mental
health treatment.
(3) The board shall administer a program to evaluate applications
and award grants to trauma recovery centers.
(b) The board shall only award a grant to a trauma center that
meets both of the following criteria:
(1) The trauma center demonstrates that it serves as a community
resource by providing services, including, but not limited to, making
presentations and providing training to law enforcement,
community-based agencies, and other health care providers on the
identification and effects of violent crime.
(2) Any other related criteria required by the board.
(c) The Upon appropriation by the
Legislature, the board may award grants totaling up to three
million dollars ($3,000,000) per year . All grants shall
be funded only from the Restitution Fund.
(d) The board may award a grant providing funding for up to a
maximum period of three years. Any portion of a grant that a trauma
center does not use within the specified grant period shall revert to
the Restitution Fund. The board may award consecutive grants to a
trauma center to prevent a lapse in funding. The board shall not
award a trauma center more than one grant for any period of time.
(e) A prudent reserve of ____ million dollars ($____) shall remain
in the Restitution Fund at all times. If at any point the
Restitution Fund drops below this amount, renewal funding for the
trauma centers may be suspended.
(f)
(e) The board, when considering grant applications,
shall give preference to a trauma center that conducts outreach to,
and serves, both of the following:
(1) Crime victims who typically are unable to access traditional
services, including, but not limited to, victims who are homeless,
chronically mentally ill, of diverse ethnicity, members of immigrant
and refugee groups, disabled, or who have severe trauma-related
symptoms or complex psychological issues.
(2) Victims of a wide range of crimes, including, but not limited
to, victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, physical assault,
shooting, stabbing, and vehicular assault, and family members of
homicide victims.
(g)
(f) The trauma center sites shall be selected by the
board through a well-defined selection process that takes into
account the rate of crime and geographic distribution to serve the
greatest number of victims.
(h)
(g) A trauma center that is awarded a grant shall do
both of the following:
(1) Report to the board annually on how grant funds were spent,
how many clients were served (counting an individual client who
receives multiple services only once), units of service, staff
productivity, treatment outcomes, and patient flow throughout both
the clinical and evaluation components of service.
(2) In compliance with federal statutes and rules governing
federal matching funds for victims' services, each center shall
submit any forms and data requested by the board to allow the board
to receive the 60 percent federal matching funds for eligible victim
services and allowable expenses.
(i)
(h) For purposes of this section, a "trauma center"
provides, including, but not limited to, all of the following
resources, treatment, and recovery services to crime victims:
(1) Mental health services.
(2) Assertive community-based outreach and clinical case
management.
(3) Coordination of care among medical and mental health care
providers, law enforcement agencies, and other social services.
(4) Services to family members and loved ones of homicide victims.
(5) A multidisciplinary staff of clinicians that includes
psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers.
SEC. 2. Section 13964 of the Government
Code is amended to read:
13964. (a) Claims under this chapter shall be paid from the
Restitution Fund.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340, except for funds to
support trauma center grants pursuant to Section 13963.1, the
proceeds in the Restitution Fund are hereby continuously appropriated
to the board, without regard to fiscal years, for the purposes of
this chapter. However, the funds appropriated pursuant to this
section for administrative costs of the board shall be subject to
annual review through the State Budget process.
(c) A sum not to exceed 15 percent of the amount appropriated
annually to pay claims pursuant to this chapter may be withdrawn from
the Restitution Fund, to be used as a revolving fund by the board
for the payment of emergency awards pursuant to Section 13961.