BILL ANALYSIS
SB 1062
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 1062 (Bowen)
As Introduced February 22, 2005
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :38-0
HEALTH 11-0 APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Chan, Aghazarian, Berg, |Ayes:|Chu, Sharon Runner, Bass, |
| |Dymally Frommer, De La | |Berg, Calderon, Emmerson, |
| |Torre, Jones, Montanez | |Mullin, Haynes, Karnette, |
| |Negrete McLeod, Richman, | |Klehs, Leno, Nakanishi, |
| |Ridley-Thomas | |Nation, Saldana, Walters, |
| | | |Yee |
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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.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee analysis, minor if any state fiscal effect.
COMMENTS : 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
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and shelters time, energy, and valuable resources.
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 (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.
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.
Analysis Prepared by : Melanie Moreno / HEALTH / (916)
319-2097
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