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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SB 1461
          Author:   Senate Public Safety Committee
          Amended:  04/21/14
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE  :  6-0, 4/29/14
          AYES:  Hancock, Anderson, Knight, Liu, Mitchell, Steinberg
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  De León


           SUBJECT  :    Public safety

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill makes technical and corrective changes to  
          various code sections relating generally to criminal justice  
          laws, as specified.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law:
           
           1.Provides that the Compact Administrator of California's  
            participation in the Interstate Compact for juveniles is the  
            executive director of the Corrections Standards Authority.   
            (Welfare and Institutions Code Section 1403.)

          2.Provides that the Attorney General's California Law  
            Enforcement Telecommunications System Advisory Committee shall  
            include, among others, one representative from the Department  
            of General Services.  (Government Code Section 15155.)

          3.Provides that no person shall operate a personal watercraft at  
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            any time between the hours from sunset to sunrise.  (Harbors  
            and Navigation Code Section 655.7.)

          This bill:

          1.Provides, as it pertains to Welfare and Institutions Code  
            Section 1403, that the Compact Administrator is the Secretary  
            of the California Department of Corrections and  
            Rehabilitation, or his or her designee.

          2.Replaces, as it pertains to Government Code Section 15155, the  
            specified representative with a representative from the  
            California Office of Emergency Services.

          3.Clarifies, as it pertains to Harbors and Navigation Code  
            Section 655.7, that the prohibition does not apply to marine  
            patrol, harbor police or emergency personnel in performance of  
            their duties.

          4.Clarifies that when another punishment is not stated, the  
            "catch-all" fine for an infraction is $250.

          5.Makes a number of cross-reference and technical changes in the  
            Corporation Code, Health and Safety Code, Fish and Game Code,  
            Penal Code and Welfare and Institutions Code.

           Comments
           
          According to the Senate Public Safety Committee analysis, this  
          is the annual omnibus bill.  In past years, the omnibus bill has  
          been introduced by all members of the Committee on Public  
          Safety.  This bill is similar to the ones introduced as  
          Committee bills in the past in that it has been introduced with  
          the following understanding:

           The bill's provisions make only technical or minor changes to  
            the law; and
           There is no opposition by any member of the Legislature or  
            recognized group to the proposal.

          This procedure has allowed for introduction of fewer minor bills  
          and has saved the Legislature time and expense over the years

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No   Local:  







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           No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/1/14)

          California State Sheriffs' Association


          JG:nl  5/1/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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