BILL ANALYSIS
AB 50
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 50 (Leno)
As Amended June 21, 2006
2/3 vote. Urgency
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(January 31, |SENATE: |27-10|(August 22, 2006) |
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(vote not relevant)
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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |5-0 |(August 28, 2006) |RECOMMENDATION: |Concur |
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Original Committee Reference: PUB. S.
SUMMARY : Appropriates funds for the Trauma Recover Center (TRC) at
San Francisco General Hospital/University of California, San
Francisco (UCSF).
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill, and
instead:
1)Make legislative findings and declarations regarding the
effectiveness of services provided at the TRC at San Francisco
General Hospital/ UCSF.
2)Provide that the California Victim Compensation and Government
Claims Board (Claims Board) shall enter into an interagency
agreement with UCSF to establish a "victims of crime" recovery
center at the San Francisco General Hospital for the purpose of
providing comprehensive and integrated services to victims of
crime, subject to conditions set forth by the Claims Board.
3)Specify that provisions of this bill shall not apply to the
University of California unless the Regents of California pass an
appropriate resolution, as specified.
4)Provide that $1.3 million for the fiscal year (FY) commencing
July 1, 2006, to be appropriated from the Restitution Fund to the
Claims Board for the implementation of the interagency agreement,
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as specified, for the purpose of continued funding for the TRC at
the San Francisco General Hospital. This provision shall only be
implemented to the extent funding is appropriated for that
purpose.
5)Contain an urgency clause.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill created the Sex Offender
Containment and Management Act of 2006 which made numerous changes
and additions to laws relating to sex offenders.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations Committee
analysis, reauthorizes the interagency agreement between the Claims
Board and UCSF, and appropriates $1.3 million from the Restitution
Fund for the Center's continued operations in FY 2006-07.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "The TRC has proven to be an
extremely effective program, winning prestigious awards and serving
the community with its innovative and comprehensive model of care.
Designed not only to increase access for crime victims to Victim
Restitution Funds, the TRC also has developed and tested a more
cost-effective, alternative model of care. TRC provides a range of
mental health services, and these services are available at TRC and
also via trips by staff to the patients' home or community
depending on the needs of the patient. As one patient stated, 'I
really liked the home visits. When I did not feel safe to leave,
the services came to my doorstep. I don't know what I would have
done without your program.' Providing the TRC with funding for
three more years will allow time to find alternative funding, and
ensure that TRC, and the vital services it provides, will continue
to serve our community."
Analysis Prepared by : Kimberly Horiuchi / PUB. S. / (916)
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