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                                                                  AB 220
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          Date of Hearing:   April 6, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                 AB 220 (Solorio) - As Introduced:  February 1, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                              Public 
          SafetyVote:  6-0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Director of the Office of Gang and Youth 
          Violence Policy (OGYVP) under the California Emergency 
          Management Agency (Cal-EMA ) to consolidate and streamline 
          existing state agency gang and youth violence grant programs 
          with a goal toward giving priority to grant programs that employ 
          evidence-based practices. This bill requires the director to 
          create a working group to assist in this effort and requires a 
          report to the Legislature by June 2012.

           FISCAL EFFECT
           
          Minor state costs, likely less $50,000, for a working group and 
          a report to the Legislature, as this bill directs a state agency 
          to pursue a subjective objective consistent with current 
          practice. 

           COMMENTS
           
          1)The author's office contends this bill provides necessary 
            direction to the OGYVP. 

           2)Related Legislation  .

             a)   AB 1439 (Solorio), 2009-2010 Legislative Session, which 
               was almost identical to AB 220, was vetoed. Gov. 
               Schwarzenegger stated, "While I am supportive of anti-gang 
               initiatives and programs, this measure would increase costs 
               associated with the additional workload for the Office of 
               Gang and Youth Violence Policy at a time when the state can 
               least afford to do so.








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             b)   AB 526 (Dickinson), 2011, pending its first hearing, 
               also requires Cal-EMA to identify and implement 
               evidence-based practices to address gang and youth 
               violence.   


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