BILL ANALYSIS
AB 8 X1
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 8 X1 (Budget Committee)
As Amended December 18, 2008
Majority vote
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(vote not relevant) (vote not available)
SUMMARY : Makes various technical and programmatic statutory
changes necessary to implement the 2008-09 Budget Act.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill
and instead:
1)Change certain methods by which inmates can receive credits
by: a) establishing consistent day-for-day credit earning
status for offenders currently eligible for earning
day-for-day credit; b) authorizing the department to reward
enhanced credits (up to 4 months total) to offenders that
complete rehabilitation, education, and vocation programs in
prison; and, c) authorizing the department to extend existing
enhanced credits for fire camp inmates (two days for one day)
to inmates waiting to be transferred to a fire camp.
2)Allow offenders without current or previous convictions for
serious, violent, or sexual crimes to be discharged from
parole after six months if they are violation free.
3)Adjust the value thresholds for property crimes by inflation.
4)Contingency Clause: Contains a contingency clause which
states that the contents of this bill are not enacted unless
AB 2 or SB 2 X1 and AB 9 or SB 9 X1 are enacted.
5)Emergency Clause: Declares that this bill addresses the
fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation on
December 1, 2008.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY this bill expressed the intent of the
Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget
AB 8 X1
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Act of 2008.
Analysis Prepared by : Joe Stephenshaw / BUDGET / (916)
319-2099
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