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                                                                  AB 428
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          Date of Hearing:   May 20, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                   AB 428 (Fletcher) - As Amended:  April 23, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              JudiciaryVote:10  
          - 0
                        Public Safety                           7 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill allows the Attorney General (AG) to furnish criminal  
          history information to a foreign government when requested for  
          child adoption purposes.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          There are no costs associated with this legislation. 

           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the statutorily  
          mandated repository for criminal history records and is  
          responsible for providing state summary criminal history  
          information to various specified entities for specified  
          purposes.  According to the author, DOJ does not have the  
          explicit statutory authority to search for or release this  
          information to individuals or foreign governments to aid the  
          determination of a current or previous California resident's  
          suitability to adopt a child from a foreign country. This  
          legislation, sponsored by the Attorney General's Office, would  
          provide that explicit authority. 

            


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081