BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  SB 1098
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          Date of Hearing:   August 8, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                    SB 1098 (La Malfa) - As Amended:  May 9, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                             Public 
          SafetyVote:6-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the California Department of Corrections and 
          Rehabilitation (CDCR) to provide all inmate classification, 
          reclassification, and re-admission scores to Department of 
          Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) personnel assigned to 
          the conservation camp in which an inmate has been placed.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor absorbable costs to CDCR to provide additional 
          information.  

           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . The author and Cal FIRE Firefighters Local 2881 
          contend there are instances in which 
          CAL FIRE does not receive complete inmate histories.  

          According to the author, "Currently, the CalFIRE personnel do 
          not have unfettered access to background information on the 
          inmates in their custody.  This bill would allow only the 
          personnel that are employed in the specific conservation camp to 
          view the files."



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












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