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Bill No: SB 1062
Author: Bowen (D)
Amended: 8/24/06
Vote: 21
SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE : 11-0, 4/6/05
AYES: Ortiz, Runner, Aanestad, Alquist, Chesbro, Cox,
Figueroa, Kuehl, Maldonado, Romero, Vincent
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR : 38-0, 5/9/05 (Consent)
AYES: Aanestad, Ackerman, Alarcon, Alquist, Ashburn,
Battin, Bowen, Campbell, Cedillo, Chesbro, Cox, Denham,
Ducheny, Dunn, Dutton, Escutia, Figueroa, Florez,
Hollingsworth, Kehoe, Kuehl, Lowenthal, Machado,
Maldonado, McClintock, Migden, Morrow, Murray, Ortiz,
Perata, Poochigian, Runner, Scott, Simitian, Soto,
Speier, Torlakson, Vincent
NO VOTE RECORDED: Margett, Romero
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not available
SUBJECT : Victims of crime: domestic violence and sexual
assault
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill adds sexual assault to Californias
Confidential Address Program for Victims of Domestic
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Violence and Stalking (Cal-CAP) and makes technical changes
to the statute that governs the domestic violence programs
within the Maternal Child Health Branch of the Department
of Health Services and the Comprehensive Statewide Domestic
Violence Program within the Office of Emergency Services.
Assembly Amendments (1) allow sexual assault victims to
participate in the Safe At Home program, also called
Cal-CAP, which is an address confidentiality and
mail-forwarding program administered by the Secretary of
State, and (2) make technical changes.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Requires the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Branch of
the State Department of Health Services (DHS) to
administer a comprehensive shelter-based grant program
to battered women's shelters.
2. Creates in the Office of Emergency Services (OES) a
Comprehensive Statewide Domestic Violence Program
(CSDVP) to provide financial and technical assistance to
domestic violence shelter service providers.
3. Specifies in the Health and Safety Code Section
governing the MCH program that if an agency receives
funding from both the MCH Branch of DHS and the CSDVP in
OES during any grant cycle, the MCH and the CSDVP shall,
to the extent feasible, coordinate agency site visits
and share performance assessment data with the goal of
improving efficiency, eliminating duplication, and
reducing administrative costs.
4. Requires the MCH Branch and OES to conduct a minimum of
one site visit per grant term and one site visit every
three years, respectively, for each agency funded under
the programs.
5. Specifies that the purpose of the site visit is to
conduct a performance assessment of, and provide
subsequent technical assistance for, each agency
visited.
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This bill:
1. Extends California's Confidential Address Program for
Victims of Domestic Violence and Stalking (CalCAP)
eligibility to include victims of sexual assault, in
addition to victims of domestic violence and stalking.
2. Defines "sexual assault" as an act or attempt made
punishable by specified sections of the Penal Code.
3. 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.
4. Duplicates the language requiring coordination in #3
above in the Penal Code.
5. Adds language to resolve a chaptering conflict with AB
2051 (Cohn).
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee
analysis, assuming a doubling of the number of "Safe at
Home" enrollees (from the current 2,600) and a 50 percent
increase in current program costs, annual General Fund
costs would increase by approximately $180,000.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/28/06)
Calegislation
California Alliance Against Domestic Violence
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
California Commission on the Status of Women
California District Attorney's Association
California Peace Officers' Association
Crime Victims United of California
Glendale YWCA
Jewish Family Services Family Violence Project
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Junior Leagues of California
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Marin Abused Women's Services
National Association of Social Workers
Office of the Attorney General
Palomar Pomerado Health's Sexual Assault Response Team
San Diego Chief of Police
San Diego Councilmember Donna Frye
San Diego County District Attorney
San Diego Family Justice Center
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
San Mateo County Domestic Violence Council
Secretary of State Bruce McPherson
Solano County Board of Supervisors
STAND! Against Domestic Violence
Su Casa - Ending Domestic Violence
WEAVE
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
more than 80 percent 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.
Supporters argue that by requiring OES and DHS to work
together, this bill will significantly reduce unnecessary
duplication that waste the time and resource of domestic
violence programs and shelters.
CTW:mel 8/28/06 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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