BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 856
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB
856 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review)
As Amended August 8, 2016
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
SENATE VOTE: 25-11
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Budget |25-0 |Ting, Obernolte, | |
| | |Travis Allen, Bloom, | |
| | |Bonta, Campos, | |
| | |Chávez, Chiu, Cooper, | |
| | |Gordon, Harper, | |
| | |Holden, Irwin, Kim, | |
| | |Lackey, McCarty, | |
| | |Melendez, Mullin, | |
| | |Nazarian, O'Donnell, | |
| | |Patterson, Rodriguez, | |
| | |Thurmond, Wilk, | |
| | |Williams | |
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SB 856
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SUMMARY: Makes technical changes related to public safety and
general government necessary to implement the 2016 Budget Act.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Expands the definition of a "human trafficking caseworker" to
include an individual who is employed by a homeless service
provider that services homeless children or youth, and has
completed a minimum of eight hours of training focused on
victims of human trafficking.
2)Makes technical, conforming changes to reflect the shift of
government claims programs from the Victims Compensation Board
to the Department of General Services.
FISCAL EFFECT: Contains a $3 million Special Fund appropriation
related to the investigation of card rooms by the Department of
Justice. This appropriation was approved as part of the 2016
Budget Package agreement.
COMMENT: This bill makes technical changes related to the 2016
Budget package.
Analysis Prepared by:
Marvin Deon / BUDGET / 916-319-2099 FN: 0004101
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