BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: August 3, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
SB 1404
(Leno) - As Amended August 1, 2016
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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.
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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:
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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
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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
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