BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AB 1016
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          Date of Hearing:   May 18, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                  AB 1016 (Achadjian) - As Amended:  March 23, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                              Public 
          SafetyVote:  7-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill clarifies that the state will continue to reimburse 
          counties for trial costs for mentally disordered offenders 
          (MDOs).   

          FISCAL EFFECT  

          No new costs, as the State Controller's Office confirms this 
          bill clarifies current and past reimbursement practice.
           
           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . As noted by the author and the sponsor (San Luis 
          Obispo County), and as confirmed by the State Controller's 
          Office, this bill simply clarifies the state's intent to 
          reimburse counties for MDO trials. 

          Over the past several years, the San Luis Obispo County District 
          Attorney's Office has averaged about $600,000 annually in state 
          reimbursements for MDO cases per year, pursuant to current law. 
          In late 2010, the controller stopped processing MDO trials 
          because it was not explicitly authorized under Penal Code 4750. 
          (The reference was inadvertently omitted from related 
          legislation, SB 1562 (Maldonado), Statutes of 2006). After a 
          series of meetings the controller's office agreed to pay all 
          outstanding reimbursements owed to the county and resume 
          reimbursements, but requested clarifying references in Penal 
          Code 4750. 


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








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