BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 44 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 6, 2011 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Felipe Fuentes, Chair AB 44 (Logue) - As Amended: March 24, 2011 Policy Committee: Public SafetyVote: 6-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill requires the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to notify local law enforcement at least 60 days before of the scheduled release of an inmate who has been convicted of a violent felony. Current law requires 45-day notification. FISCAL EFFECT Minor absorbable GF costs to CDCR to move up, by 15 days, notification for the parole release of thousands of violent offenders each year. COMMENTS 1)Rationale. The author contends local authorities should get more advance notice regarding the release of violent offenders into their communities. 2)Current law authorizes the sheriff or the chief of police when notified as to the pending release of a violent felon to notify an appropriate person of a pending release, and requires CDCR to send a notice to a victim or witness who has requested notification that a person convicted of a violent felony is scheduled to be released. Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 AB 44 Page 2