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          Date of Hearing:   July 8, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

            SB 588 (Committee on Public Safety) - As Introduced:  February  
                                      27, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              Public  
          SafetyVote:  7-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill deletes the January 1, 2010 sunset date of the Sex  
          Offender Management Board (SOMB). 

           FISCAL EFFECT  


          According to CDCR, which administers the SOMB, in 2008-09 the  
          General Fund cost of the SOMB was about $600,000, primarily to  
          staff the board and conduct research. Current law authorizes the  
          SOMB to hire a coordinator and other staff "as funding permits."


           COMMENTS  


           1)Rationale  . The author's intent is to allow the SOMB to  
            continue its mission, which is to assess existing sex offender  
            community management practices and recommend evidence-based  
            best practices. 

           2)Current law  requires the SOMB to assess and address issues  
            related to the management of adult sex offenders in the  
            community. The principal objective of the SOMB is to achieve  
            safer communities by reducing victimization. 

           3)Support  . By all accounts the SOMB has provided a helpful forum  
            for assessments, research and recommendations. According to  
            the Chief Probation Officers of California and the California  
            Probation, Parole and Correctional Association, "The SOMB is  








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            tasked with addressing issues and concerns related to the  
            community management of the state's adult sex offenders in  
            order to enhance public safety and reduce victimization. We  
            recognize the value that this SOMB offers to both local and  
            state governments and we support the continued operation of  
            their efforts."  

          4)Prior Legislation  . AB 1015 (Chu), Statutes of 2006, created  
            the SOMB, with a sunset date of January 1, 2010. 


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081