BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 932
Author: Jeffries (R)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE : 5-0, 7/10/07
AYES: Romero, Cogdill, Cedillo, Margett, Ridley-Thomas
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 11-1, 8/22/07
AYES: Torlakson, Cox, Ashburn, Cedillo, Corbett, Kuehl,
Oropeza, Ridley-Thomas, Simitian, Steinberg, Yee
NOES: Aanestad
NO VOTE RECORDED: Battin, Dutton, Florez, Runner, Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-2, 6/4/07 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Conservation camps: weight lifting equipment
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the Secretary of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to make weight
training equipment available to inmates assigned to fire
suppression efforts, as specified.
ANALYSIS : Existing law appropriates money from the
Inmate Welfare Fund of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation for educational and recreational purposes at
prison camps, as specified. Existing law also provides for
the regulation of the use of weight training equipment in
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correctional facilities.
This bill requires the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to make weight training
equipment available to inmates assigned to fire suppression
efforts, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5010
of the Penal Code.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2007-08 2008-09
2009-10 Fund
Weight equipment $106
General
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation indicates
one-time costs of $105,700 to equip each of its 42
firefighting camps with two benches, two bars, plates and
dumbbells.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/23/07)
Taxpayers for Improving Public Safety
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
"CDF is currently authorized to operate 39 Conservation
Camps statewide that house around 4,300 inmates and wards.
The work performed by these inmates and wards is often
physically taxing and requires a substantially high level
of physical fitness. However under current law, these
inmates are now allowed access to weight training equipment
that other firefighters use to help attain the appropriate
level of physical fitness required."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Aghazarian, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall,
Benoit, Berg, Berryhill, Brownley, Caballero, Charles
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Calderon, Carter, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De
Leon, DeSaulnier, DeVore, Dymally, Emmerson, Eng, Evans,
Feuer, Fuentes, Gaines, Galgiani, Garcia, Garrick,
Hancock, Hayashi, Hernandez, Horton, Houston, Huff,
Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Karnette, Keene, Krekorian, La
Malfa, Laird, Leno, Levine, Lieber, Lieu, Ma, Maze,
Mendoza, Mullin, Nakanishi, Nava, Niello, Parra, Plescia,
Portantino, Price, Richardson, Sharon Runner, Ruskin,
Salas, Saldana, Silva, Smyth, Solorio, Strickland,
Swanson, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Walters, Wolk, Nunez
NOES: Blakeslee, Spitzer
NO VOTE RECORDED: Duvall, Fuller, Soto
RJG:cm 8/27/07 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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