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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
          AB 2308 (Stone)
          As Amended  May 23, 2014
          Majority vote 

           PUBLIC SAFETY       6-0         APPROPRIATIONS      13-0        
           
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          |Ayes:|Ammiano, Jones-Sawyer,    |Ayes:|Gatto, Bocanegra,         |
          |     |Quirk, Skinner, Stone,    |     |Bradford,                 |
          |     |Waldron                   |     |Ian Calderon, Campos,     |
          |     |                          |     |Eggman, Gomez, Holden,    |
          |     |                          |     |Linder, Pan, Quirk,       |
          |     |                          |     |Ridley-Thomas, Weber      |
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          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  Requires the California Department of Corrections and  
          Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)  
          to ensure that all eligible inmates released from state prisons  
          have valid identification cards.  States that it is the intent  
          of the legislature that the costs related to implementing the  
          provisions of this bill be funded from the Recidivism Reduction  
          Fund, as specified.

           EXISTING LAW  : 

          1)Authorizes the DMV to issue an identification card to any  
            person attesting to the true full name, correct age, and other  
            identifying data as certified by the applicant for the  
            identification card.  Every application for an identification  
            card shall be signed and verified by the applicant before a  
            person authorized to administer oaths and shall be supported  
            by bona fide documentary evidence of the age and identity of  
            the applicant as DMV may require, and shall include a legible  
            print of the thumb or finger of the applicant.

          2)Provides that upon application for an original or duplicate  
            license DMV may require the applicant to produce any  
            identification that it determines is necessary in order to  
            ensure that the name of the applicant stated in the  
            application is his or her true, full name and that his or her  
            residence address as set forth in the application is his or  
            her true residence address.








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          3)States that DMV, notwithstanding any other law, shall require  
            an application for a driver's license to contain the  
            applicant's social security account number and any other  
            number or identifier determined to be appropriate by the  
            department.

          4)Provides, notwithstanding the above provision, an applicant  
            who provides satisfactory proof that his or her presence in  
            the United States is authorized under federal law, but who is  
            not eligible for a social security account number, is eligible  
            to receive an original driver's license if he or she meets all  
            other qualifications for licensure. 

          5)Requires DMV to issue an original driver's license to a person  
            who is unable to submit satisfactory proof that the  
            applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under  
            federal law if he or she meets all other qualifications for  
            licensure and provides satisfactory proof to the department of  
            his or her identity and California residency.  (Operative date  
            of January 1, 2015, or on the date the director of DMV  
            executes a specified declaration, whichever is sooner.)

          6)States the finding of the Legislature that the period  
            immediately following incarceration is critical to successful  
            reintegration of the offender into society and to positive  
            citizenship. It is in the interest of public safety for the  
            state to provide for the effective supervision of and  
            surveillance of parolees, including the judicious use of  
            revocation actions, and to provide educational, vocational,  
            family and personal counseling necessary to assist parolees in  
            the transition between imprisonment and discharge.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Assembly Appropriations  
          Committee, significant annual General Fund costs to CDCR and  
          DMV, in the low millions of dollars, to expand the current  
          effort to provide IDs to discharging inmates.  CDCR estimates  
          that to increase its current goal of 12,000 IDs per year to  
          30,000 (roughly the number of inmates discharged annually) would  
          require about $800,000.  DMV costs would be in the same range. 

           COMMENTS  :  According to the author, "Assembly Bill 2308 will  
          assist men and women in their transition to post-release life by  
          requiring that they have a California ID card when they are  








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          released. Without an ID card, released inmates cannot obtain a  
          job, place to live, public benefits such as MediCal, or other  
          necessities in the community. Moreover, the process of obtaining  
          important documents such as birth certificates, social security  
          cards, and state ID cards, especially for those individuals who  
          have been incarcerated for many years, can be daunting. If  
          inmates can't access important services quickly, they may have  
          difficulty successfully reintegrating into the community, and  
          ultimately they may recidivate. Immediate access to MediCal is  
          especially important for parolees who need medication to stay  
          physically and mentally healthy. By removing a bureaucratic  
          hurdle for parolees, this measure will assist men and women in  
          their transition to post-release life and help reduce  
          recidivism."

          Please see the policy committee analysis for a full discussion  
          of this bill.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Stella Choe / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744 


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