BILL ANALYSIS
SB 1062
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Date of Hearing: June 7, 2005
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Wilma Chan, Chair
SB 1062 (Bowen) - As Introduced: February 22, 2005
SENATE VOTE : 38-0
SUBJECT : Domestic violence.
SUMMARY : Makes technical changes to the statute that governs
the domestic violence programs within the Maternal Child Health
(MCH) Branch of the Department of Health Services (DHS) and the
Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program (CSDVP) within
the Office of Emergency Services (OES). Specifically, this
bill :
1)Requires MCH and CSDVP, to the extent feasible, in the event
an agency receives funding from both MCH and CSDVP during any
grant cycle, to coordinate agency site visits and share
performance assessment data with the goal of improving
efficiency, eliminating duplication, and reducing
administrative costs.
2)Duplicates the language requiring coordination in #1 above in
the Penal Code.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes CSDVP within OES to provide financial and
technical assistance to domestic violence shelter service
providers.
2)Requires MCH within DHS to administer a comprehensive
shelter-based grant program to battered women's shelters.
3)Requires DHS and the Office of Criminal Justice Planning
(OCJP) to coordinate agency site visits and share performance
assessment data with the goal of improving efficiency,
eliminating duplication, and reducing administrative costs to
the extent feasible in the event an agency receives funding
from both departments.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill was approved by the Senate
Appropriations Committee pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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COMMENTS :
1)PURPOSE OF THIS BILL . According to the author, more than 80%
of victim shelters receive funding from both OES and DHS.
Most shelters operate on low budgets and rely heavily on
volunteer assistance to keep their doors open. Because both
OES and DHS are required to conduct site visits to assess
basic operating procedures, the author states that there is
great reason for the two agencies to consolidate visits and
share assessment data, saving the state and shelters time,
energy, and valuable resources.
2)PREVIOUS LEGISLATION . SB 185 (Bowen) Chapter 439, Statutes of
2001, requires MCH to conduct a minimum of one site visit per
grant term to each agency funded to provide shelter-based
services to battered women and their children. SB 185 also
requires coordinated agency site visits and the sharing of
performance assessment data in the case that an agency
receives funding from both MCH and the Domestic Violence
Branch of the OCJP during any grant cycle. After the
abolishment of the OCJP in 2003, SB 914 (Bowen), Chapter 840,
Statutes of 2004, transferred the existing Domestic Violence
Advisory Council to OES and requires OES to collaboratively
administer domestic violence programs with the Council and
designated OES as the administrator of specified existing
related domestic violence programs, the Council, and sexual
assault-related programs for children.
3)SUPPORT . The California Alliance Against Domestic Violence
states that by requiring OES and DHS to work together, this
bill will significantly reduce the amount of duplication and
wasted time and energy by those agencies and shelters. The
Junior League of California writes that many of their projects
relate to violence prevention, with several specifically
working with domestic violence shelters, and a coordination of
efforts by those providing assistance to these shelters would
also serve to preserve the resources of the shelters
themselves.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Alliance Against Domestic Violence
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Junior Leagues of California
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Melanie Moreno / HEALTH / (916)
319-2097