BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  SB 1015
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          Date of Hearing:   June 18, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                   SB 1015 (Galgiani) - As Amended:  May 28, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                             Public  
          SafetyVote:7-0

          Urgency:     Yes                  State Mandated Local Program:   
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill deletes the January 1, 2015 sunset date on provisions  
          of law that authorize the Secretary of the California Department  
          of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to temporarily remove  
          an inmate from prison or any other  CDCR institution for the  
          purpose of permitting the inmate to assist with the gathering of  
          evidence related to crimes. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Unknown, likely minor and absorbable, GF costs to the extent  
          CDCR opts to temporarily remove an inmate from a CDCR facility.  
          Except for medical treatment or assistance with evidence  
          gathering, inmates may be required to reimburse the state for  
          related expenses.

           COMMENTS
           
           1)Rationale.  In 2012 the author created the authorization for  
            temporarily removing an inmate from a state facility to assist  
            with evidence gathering. This bill extends the sunset of that  
            authorization.  According to the author, "This bill was  
            created in order to bring closure to the families of missing  
            victims by allowing for the temporary removal of inmates to  
            assist in the gathering of evidence related to these crimes.  
            SB 1015 will indefinitely extend the authority of the  
            Department of Justice to initiate a recovery effort, as well  
            as guarantee that any future efforts will not be hindered in  
            unforeseen ways."

           2)Current law  authorizes CDCR to approve the temporary removal  








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            from a CDCR institution of an inmate, including for the  
            purpose of attending college classes, or permitting the inmate  
            to participate in, or assist with, the gathering of evidence  
            relating to crimes. CDCR may require the inmate to reimburse  
            the state, in whole or in part, for expenses incurred by the  
            state, in connection with such temporary removal other than  
            for medical treatment, or to assist in gathering of evidence  
            related to crime. 


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