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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 1324
Author: Hancock (D), et al.
Amended: 8/18/16
Vote: 27
PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE: 7-0, 8/25/16 (Pursuant to
Senate Rule 29.10)
AYES: Hancock, Anderson, Glazer, Leno, Liu, Monning, Stone
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 8/22/16 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Crime victims: compensation for pecuniary loss
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill extends the sunset from January 1, 2017, to
January 1, 2019, for provisions allowing the Victim Compensation
Board to reimburse crime victims for violence-peer-counseling
services.
Assembly Amendments delete the Senate version of the bill and
insert the current language.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
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1)Establishes the Victim Compensation Board (board) to operate
the Victim Compensation Program.
2)Authorizes the board to reimburse for pecuniary loss for the
following types of losses:
a) The amount of medical or medical-related expenses
incurred by the victim, subject to specified limitations.
b) The amount of out-patient psychiatric, psychological or
other mental health counseling-related expenses incurred by
the victim, as specified, including peer counseling
services.
c) The expenses of non-medical remedial care and treatment
rendered in accordance with a religious method of healing
recognized by state law.
d) Compensation equal to the loss of income or loss of
support, or both, that a victim or derivative victim incurs
as a direct result of the victim's injury or the victim's
death, subject to specified limitations.
e) Cash payment to, or on behalf of, the victim for job
retraining or similar employment-oriented services.
f) The expense of installing or increasing residential
security, not to exceed $1,000, with respect to a crime
that occurred in the victim's residence, upon verification
by law enforcement to be necessary for the personal safety
of the victim or by a mental health treatment provider to
be necessary for the emotional well-being of the victim.
g) The expense of renovating or retrofitting a victim's
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residence or a vehicle to make them accessible or
operational, if it is medically necessary.
h) Expenses incurred in relocating, as specified, if the
expenses are determined by law enforcement to be necessary
for the personal safety or by a mental health treatment
provider to be necessary for the emotional well-being of
the victim.
3)Allows both victims and derivative victims to be reimbursed
for out-patient mental-health counseling expenses, including
violence peer-counseling services.
4)Defines "violence peer counseling" as "counseling by a
violence peer counselor for the purpose of rendering advice or
assistance for victims of violent crime and their families."
This bill extends the sunset from January 1, 2017, to January 1,
2019, for provisions allowing the board to reimburse crime
victims for violence-peer-counseling services.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Yes Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: Yes
Unknown.
SUPPORT: (Verified8/22/16)
National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention
Programs
RYSE Center
San Francisco Wraparound
Soledad Enrichment Action - Caught in the Crossfire
Youth ALIVE!
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WellSpace Health
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/22/16)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the author, "SB 1324 is
important to ensuring that we support physical and emotional
recovery for Californians injured by gun or other violence by
extending peer counseling services and reimbursement through the
Victims Compensation Fund. By providing victims with
culturally-competent health services, we will not only help them
with their basic health needs following a traumatic episode, but
we will reduce overall gun violence by supporting intervention
and de-escalation efforts."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 8/22/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley,
Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth
Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto,
Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper,
Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim,
Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis,
Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte,
O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting,
Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Melendez
Prepared by:Alison Anderson / PUB. S. /
8/25/16 13:20:22
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