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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                           588 (Leno)
          
          Hearing Date:  04/20/2009           Amended: As introduced
          Consultant:  Jacqueline Wong-HernandezPolicy Vote: Public Safety  
          5-0
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          BILL SUMMARY: SB 588 will eliminate the statutory sunset for the  
          Sex Offender Management Board, thereby making the Board and  
          related statutory provisions operative indefinitely.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2009-10      2010-11       2011-12     Fund
           Eliminate sunset date                  $295                 $590  
                         $590         General            
          for Sex Offender 
          Management Board
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          STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the  
          Suspense File. 

          The Sex Offender Management Board is a 17 member board charged  
          with addressing "any issues, concerns, and problems related to  
          the community management of adult sex offenders." Specifically,  
          the Board conducts assessments of current management practices  
          for adult sex offenders residing in California communities, and  
          develops recommendations to improve management practices with  
          the goal of improving community safety.

          The Board is under the jurisdiction of the California Department  
          of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and Board membership is  
          unpaid. According to CDCR, the support costs for the program in  
          2008-09 are approximately $590,000 General Fund annually.  
          Support costs include 3 PYs, $200,000 for the research  
          component, and $100,000 for the public meeting component of the  
          program. 

          Under current law, the statutory authorization for the Board  
          will sunset on January 1, 2010. This bill deletes the sunset  
          clause, allowing the program to continue indefinitely, at a  










          General Fund cost of $590,000 annually.