BILL NUMBER: AB 2177	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 14, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 17, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Maienschein

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act to add Section 13835.9 to the Penal Code, relating to
victims of crime.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2177, as amended, Maienschein. Victims of  crime:
federal Victims of Crime Act funding: advisory committee. 
 Crime Act Funding Advisory Committee. 
   Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to make
available various funds to programs that provide supportive services
to the victims of crime.
   This bill would establish the Victims of Crime Act Funding
Advisory Committee, composed of 17 specified members who are
appointed  by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor.
  by the Governor, the President pro Tempore of the
Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly, as specified. The bill would
establish initial terms of 2 years for members of the committee,
require the committee to meet twice a year, and prohibit compensation
for members, except for a per diem payment to members who have been
a victim of a crime.  The bill would require the office to seek
the recommendation of the committee regarding the distribution of
funds received by the state pursuant to the federal Victims of Crime
Act, also known as VOCA, before  make   making
 a distribution, of any kind, of those funds. The bill would
specifically require the committee to comply with Bagley-Keene Open
Meeting Act.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 13835.9 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   13835.9.  (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall seek the
recommendation of the Victims of Crime Act Funding Advisory
Committee, established by this section, regarding the distribution of
funds received by the state pursuant to the federal Victims of Crime
Act, also known as VOCA, before  make   making
 a distribution, of any kind, of those funds.
   (b)  (1)    The Victims of Crime
Act Funding Advisory Committee is hereby established within the
Office of Emergency Services and shall be composed of the following
17  members who are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure
of, the Governor:   members:  
   (A) 
   (1)  One member who represents law enforcement.  The
Governor shall appoint this member.  
   (B) 
    (2)  Eight members who have been a victim of a crime.
 The Governor shall appoint four of these members, and the
President pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly
shall each appoint two members.  
   (C) 
    (3)  Eight members who represent the interests of
organizations that specialize in providing services to the victims of
crime.  The Governor shall appoint four of these members, and
the President   pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
the Assembly shall each appoint two members.  
   (c) (1) The initial terms of membership on the committee shall be
two years. Members are eligible to be reappointed twice after an
initial term. 
   (2) The committee shall elect a chairperson from its membership.
   (3) The members shall serve without  compensation.
  compensation, except that members appointed pursuant
to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) shall receive a per diem payment.
 
   (4) The committee shall meet twice a year. The committee shall
make a recommendation on the distribution of funds at one meeting and
shall provide input on the efficacy of programs that have been
funded at the other meeting.  
   (4) 
    (5)  The committee shall comply with the Bagley-Keene
Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of
Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).