BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 875 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 14, 2014 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET Nancy Skinner, Chair SB 875 (Budget & Fiscal Review) - As Amended: August 12, 2014 SENATE VOTE : Not relevant SUBJECT : Public Safety Omnibus Trailer Bill Technical Adjustments SUMMARY : This bill makes various technical adjustments to the Public safety 2014 budget actions Specifically, this bill : 1) Authorizes the Board of Parole Hearings, upon request, to notify a victim, or next of kin of a victim of any hearing to review or consider the parole suitability or the setting of a parole date for that prisoner using United States mail. (Existing law requires any such notice be given by telephone, certified mail, or electronic mail, using the method of communication selected by the requesting party, if that method is available.) 2) Requires the Board of Parole Hearings to send written notice of a parole hearing to the judge of the superior court before whom a prisoner was tried. (Existing law requires the board to send notice by certified mail.) 3) Appropriates $5,000,000 from the Recidivism Reduction Fund to the Board of State and Community Corrections for the establishment of a social innovation financing program for counties. 4) Clarifies that drug felons with children who are found ineligible for CalWORKs due to violation of probation, parole, or being a fleeing felon are likewise ineligible for General Assistance/General Aid (GR/GA), conforming to program rules for the remainder of the CalWORKs caseload. This corrects an error in the drafting of the previous trailer bill. 5) Contains an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect immediately upon enactment. SB 875 Page 2 FISCAL EFFECT : This bill does not result in any substantive changes to the Budget Act or related budget actions. COMMENTS : This bill provides necessary statutory changes to enact the 2014-15 budget. REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION : Support Opposition Analysis Prepared by : Marvin Deon / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099