BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 1404 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 3, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Lorena Gonzalez, Chair SB 1404 (Leno) - As Amended August 1, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Public Safety |Vote:|7 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | |Health | |18 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill requires the Victims Compensation Board (VCB) to use a specified evidence-based Integrated Trauma Recovery Services (ITRS) model, developed by the Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) at the San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), (recognized as the State Pilot TRC) when giving a grant to a TRC. This bill also specifies core elements that the ITRS model must include. SB 1404 Page 2 FISCAL EFFECT: 1)Annual costs of $145,000 (Special Fund/General Fund) to VCB to review and evaluate TRC grant applications, secure an evaluation contractor (potentially UC) and submit annual reports to the Legislature. Administrative costs payable from the SNS Fund would be limited to five percent of the SNS Funds received annually, the difference will be a General Fund pressure. 2)The additional core elements required to be met by new TRCs could result in costs pressures in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Victim Restitution Fund (VRF) and Proposition 47 funds by requiring a higher level of service of TRC grantees. 3)Earmarks up to $500,000 per year (from the existing Restitution Fund appropriation), for a technical assistance provider (UC the first two years) to provide training materials and ongoing consultation to the VCB and TRCs to enable grantees to replicate the evidence-based approach. 4)The 2016-17 Budget includes approximately $4 million in Proposition 47 funds and $2 million from the Restitution Fund, of which approximately $5.5 million will be available for TRCs. COMMENTS: SB 1404 Page 3 1)Purpose. According to the author, this bill creates clear guidelines for the provision of TRC services administered by the VCB, and that by setting clear guidelines and bolstering training for new trauma recovery centers, this bill will ensure that victims of crime in California receive the comprehensive and timely services they need in order to heal, and to avoid negative economic consequences for themselves and their communities. 2)Background. Current law requires the VCB to administer a program to evaluate applications and award grants to trauma recovery centers (TRCs), and states the intent of the Legislature to provide an annual appropriation of $2 million for these grants. TRCs directly assist victims in coping with a traumatic event (such as by providing mental health care and substance use treatment). For example, victims may receive weekly counseling sessions with a licensed mental health professional at a TRC for a specified amount of time. The centers also sometimes help victims connect with other services provided in their community and by the state. While some of the TRCs existed before receiving grants from VCB, the board first began funding TRCs in 2001 with a grant to the San Francisco TRC. Since then, three other TRCs have also received state funding-one in Long Beach and two in Los Angeles. For 2016-17, VCB will provide approximately $4.5 million to six TRCs located in San Francisco, Long Beach, San Joaquin and Solano Counties, and two in Los Angeles. 3)Proposition 47 (2014). Current law establishes the SNS Fund SB 1404 Page 4 for carrying out the purposes of Proposition 47 (the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act), and requires that by August 15 of each fiscal year, the State Controller disburse moneys deposited into the SNS Fund as follows: 25% to the Department of Education to improve outcomes for pupils by reducing truancy and supporting students who are at risk of dropping out or are victims of crime; 10% to the VCB to make grants to TRCs to provide services to victims of crime; and, 65% to the Board of State and Community Corrections, to administer a grant program to public agencies. 4)Support. Californians for Safety and Justice (CFSJ) are the sponsors of this bill and state, "the TRC model, pioneered in San Francisco in 2001, provides a comprehensive, flexible approach that integrates three modes of service: assertive outreach, clinical case management, and evidence-based trauma-focused therapies." Analysis Prepared by:Pedro R. Reyes / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 SB 1404 Page 5