BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
Senator Mark Leno, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: AB 1615 Hearing Date: June 13,
2016
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|Author: |Committee on Budget |
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|Version: |June 13, 2016 As amended |
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|Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Julie Salley-Gray |
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Subject: Public Safety
Summary: This measure makes statutory changes necessary to
enact the public safety provisions of the Budget Act of 2016.
Background: As part of the 2016-17 budget package, AB 1615 makes
statutory changes to implement the budget act.
Proposed Law:This bill includes the following key changes:
Community Infrastructure Grants . Creates a grant program through
the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) to
provide infrastructure funding for counties to increase
community-based mental health treatment, substance use disorder
treatment, and victim recovery services.
Extended Family Visits . Expands extended family visits to
include inmates serving life terms, who would otherwise be
eligible for extended visits.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Pilot Project . Creates a
medical model substance use disorder treatment pilot project
within the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation (CDCR).
Community Reentry . Expands the time an inmate can be housed in a
community reentry facility from 120 days to up to one year.
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Pilot Project . Creates
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a three-jurisdiction diversion pilot project within the Board of
State and Community Corrections (BSCC). The purpose of the
program is to improve public safety and reduce recidivism by
increasing the availability and use of social service resources
while reducing costs to law enforcement agencies and courts
stemming from repeated incarceration.
Chair of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training .
Requires the Governor to designate a chair of the commission
from among its members. In addition, states that the chair
serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
Board of State and Community Corrections Executive Steering
Committees . Clarifies that neither governmental entities or
non-governmental entities serving on executive steering
committees are exempt from conflict of interest laws, with the
exception of governmental entities serving on a committee
created with the primary purpose of administering grant funding
from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Program or a committee created by the board pursuant to Section
6046.3 of the Penal Code relating to Proposition 47.
Sargent Shriver Act . Eliminates the sunset provisions related to
the Sargent Shriver Act.
Peremptory Challenges . Reduces the number of peremptory
challenges for misdemeanor jury trials from ten to six, as of
January 1, 2017. Requires a report to the Legislature on the
effect of the reduction by January 1, 2020. Sunsets the
reduction as of January 1, 2021.
Fiscal Effect: The funding related to the changes in this bill
is contained in the 2016-17 Budget Act. The bill also contains a
$15 million General Fund appropriation to fund the Law
Enforcement Assisted Diversion pilot project.
Support: None on file.
Opposed: None on file.
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