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          Date of Hearing:  August 3, 2016


                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                               Lorena Gonzalez, Chair


          SB 1433  
          (Mitchell) - As Amended May 31, 2016


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          Urgency:  No  State Mandated Local Program:  NoReimbursable:  No


          SUMMARY:


          This bill provides that any incarcerated person in the state  
          prison who menstruates must, upon request, have improved access  
          to personal hygiene materials, and contraceptive services, as  
          specified.  


          FISCAL EFFECT:


          Potential future annual General Fund cost in the range of  
          $190,000 to the California Correctional Health Care Services  
          (CCHCS) to provide the counseling services and methods of birth  








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          control. Annual costs would fluctuate based on the inmate  
          population trends and volume of requests for services and  
          materials. Currently, the Budget includes funding of $632,000  
          for these services, which assumes 50 percent participation by  
          the female population that is of reproductive age. If this bill  
          results in greater awareness and thus a 30 percent increase in  
          participation, future costs could increase by $190,000, assuming  
          no change in the eligible population. 


          COMMENTS:


          Background and Purpose. Current law requires that any woman  
          inmate, upon her request, be allowed to continue to use  
          materials necessary for: 1) personal hygiene with regard to her  
          menstrual cycle and reproductive system, and 2) birth control  
          measures as prescribed by her physician.  Current law also  
          requires that each and every woman inmate be furnished with  
          information and education regarding the availability of family  
          planning services, and family planning services be provided.


          In support, Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific  
          Southwest indicates California's law relating to reproductive  
          healthcare for women are outdated.   Current law provides that  
          women who are using birth control may continue using it; however  
          the law does not specify that women who are not using may  
          request to begin use. 


          According to the author, this bill requires the California  
          Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and CCHCS to  
          provide family planning services upon request, as well as  
          provide that these services be offered between 180 to 60 days  
          prior to an individual's parole release date. Moreover, this  
          bill acknowledges the fact that there are many medical uses for  
          birth control besides preventing pregnancy such as regulating  
          menstrual periods, relieving severe cramps, and treating  








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          endometriosis. The author states, "SB 1433 will ensure that the  
          health care needs of incarcerated women are improved by  
          providing adequate family planning services upon request and  
          prior to their release date."


          Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081