BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2027 (Quirk) - Victims of crime: nonimmigrant status
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|Version: August 1, 2016 |Policy Vote: PUB. S. 6 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera |
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Bill
Summary: AB 2027 would provide that upon the request of an
immigrant victim, a certifying official from a certifying
entity, as defined, is required to certify "victim cooperation"
on the Form I-914, Supplement B (Form I-914B), when the victim
was a victim of human trafficking and has been cooperative, is
being cooperative, or is likely to be cooperative to the
investigation or prosecution of human trafficking. This bill
would require certifying entities to fully complete and sign
specify timelines within which a certifying entity must process
a Form I-914B request and would require a certifying entity that
receives a request for a Form I-914B declaration to report to
the Legislature on or before January 1, 2018, and annually
thereafter, on the number of Form I-914B declarations requested,
signed, and denied.
*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
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Fiscal
Impact:
TCVAP benefits : Potentially significant future increase in
annual state costs (General Fund) for the Trafficking and
Crime Victims Assistance Program (TCVAP), which provides
state-funded benefits (including cash assistance, services,
child care, and food benefits), to the extent a greater number
of victims are able to file formal T Visa applications.
Applicants are eligible for TCVAP when a T Visa application
has been, or is preparing to be, filed with USCIS and
eligibility continues until and unless a recipient's
application for a T Visa has been finally administratively
denied, the recipient has not applied for a T Visa within one
year of applying for state benefits, or the victim becomes
federally eligible. For every 25 to 50 new cases, annual costs
could range from $0.3 million to $0.6 million (General Fund)
for grants, services, and administration. Additionally, to the
extent existing TCVAP cases remain eligible for program
benefits for a longer period of time due to this measure,
annual costs would increase cumulatively each year.
Form I-914 declaration process : Potential costs to state and
local agencies defined as certifying entities to implement the
expedited process, including completing, signing, and
processing Forms I-914B within specified timelines. To the
extent the new requirements are determined to place a higher
level of service on local agencies than required under federal
law, local agency expenditures could qualify as a reimbursable
state mandate (General Fund).
Annual report : Likely minor costs to state and local agencies
acting as certifying entities to compile and submit the annual
report to the Legislature. To the extent local agency
expenditures qualify as a reimbursable state mandate, agencies
could only claim reimbursement of costs incurred if $1,000 or
more (General Fund).
State agency certifying entities : Minor ongoing impact to the
Department of Industrial Relations and the Department of
Justice, as these agencies are already conducting this process
for U Visa applicants. The CDCR is projected to incur minor,
if any, costs should they be required to act as a certifying
entity.
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Committee
Amendments: Make a technical change to delete the reference to
one allowable disclosure exemption on page 4, in lines 14-17,
and make other technical changes.
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