BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 771 Page 1 Date of Hearing: July 3, 2013 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair SB 771 (Galgiani) - As Amended: June 5, 2013 Policy Committee: Public SafetyVote: 7-0 Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill authorizes the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to temporarily remove an inmate from an institution to help gather crime evidence. This provision would sunset January 1, 2015. FISCAL EFFECT Minor GF costs to the extent this authorization is used. Depending on the duration of an inmate's removal, which, aside from medical treatment, is limited to three days under current law and under this proposed bill, the cost per situation would likely be less than $1,000 per day. Current law authorizes CDCR to temporarily remove an inmate from an institution, "including for the purpose of attending college classes," which indicates this bill would not increase costs, as CDCR already has this authority, albeit not for this specific purpose. COMMENTS 1)Rationale . The author contends this bill provides clarity to current law. 2)Prior legislation , AB 2357 (Galgiani), Statutes of 2012, provided the same clarity, but was inadvertently enacted and repealed on the same day, January 1, 2013. SB 771 Page 2 Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081