BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



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          Date of Hearing:   May 11, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

             AB 1122 (John A. Perez) - As Introduced:  February 18, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                              Public 
          SafetyVote:  7-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill names the limited practice of laser tattoo removal in 
          the state juvenile detention system the "California Tattoo 
          Removal Program," updates the reference to the Youth Authority 
          to the Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF), specifies 
          qualifications for eligible male candidates  include tattoos 
          visible in a professional work environment, and requires a 
          report to the Legislature by March 1, 2012.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible, as this bill is consistent with current limited 
          practice. 

          In practice, the tattoo removal efforts are currently 
          non-existent in DJF. Therefore, if this bill required CDCR to do 
          anything, it would be costly, presumably in the hundreds of 
          thousands of dollars, depending on the extent of the 
          requirements, in terms of equipment and staffing.  

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  . This bill makes minor updates and clarifications to 
            the use of tattoo laser devices in the Department of 
            Corrections and Rehabilitation's juvenile facilities.

           2)Current law  requires the purchase of two laser tattoo removal 
            devices by the California Youth Authority and requires that a 
            male candidate for tattoo removal have a tattoo on his lower 
            arm, hand, neck or head, and that a female candidate for 
            tattoo removal have a tattoo that would be visible in a 








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            professional work environment.  Candidates under the age of 18 
            must have parental consent to have a tattoo removed under the 
            program.  Priority shall be given to candidates with a job 
            offer contingent upon tattoo removal. Provides discretion to 
            the organization that screens the candidate to require the 
            candidate to complete 20 hours of supervised public service 
            work in order to participate in the program.



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