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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                           973 (Negrete McLeod)
          
          Hearing Date:  04/26/2010           Amended: As introduced
          Consultant:  Jacqueline Wong-HernandezPolicy Vote: Public Safety  
          7-0
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          BILL SUMMARY: SB 973 would create a new parole reentry program  
          in San Bernardino County that would, in partnership with local  
          law enforcement and service agencies, provide specified services  
          to parolees. 
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2010-11      2011-12       2012-13     Fund
           
          Pilot reentry program                  $600              $1,200   
                      $1,200           General

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          STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the  
          Suspense File.
          
          This bill creates a new parole reentry pilot program in the city  
          or county of San Bernardino, which would provide parolees with  
          various services including a day reporting center, transitional  
          housing, educational services, and job services. The bill  
          requires that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation  
          (CDCR) maintain specified statistical information.

          The exact cost of the bill will be determined by the scope and  
          extent of services provided. It is unclear how many new parolees  
          would be served by this program, and whether it would be  
          required as a condition of parole for some or all of the  
          participants. The existing day reporting center in San  
          Bernardino (which provides some of the services outlined in this  
          bill) is funded by a CDCR contract of $1.2 million General Fund  
          per fiscal year. The program proposed by this bill would likely  
          result in a comparable contract, which does not include CDCR  
          staff oversight costs.











          To the extent the reentry program successfully reduces  
          recidivism and/or dependence on state social services programs,  
          the state will realize cost savings. The amount of state savings  
          depends on the number of parolees successfully served.