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                                                                  AB 565
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          Date of Hearing:   January 19, 2000

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
                              Carole Migden, Chairwoman

                   AB 565 (Florez) - As Amended:  January 14, 2000 

          Policy Committee:                              Public  
          SafetyVote:  7-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Health and Welfare Agency to develop a  
          statewide plan on the funding, implementation and coordination  
          of violence, crime and gang prevention programs. The report  
          would be prepared with consultation from the Departments of  
          Justice, Social Services, and Education, the Board of  
          Corrections, the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP), and  
          other public and private entities.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          The bill states that no more than $100,000 may be expended on  
          this process, though the actual cost of the bill as outlined is  
          closer to $200,000, based on the equivalent of three personnel  
          years. If the plan is developed by the Health and Welfare  
          Agency, costs could be even higher, as that agency has little  
          expertise in criminal justice planning.

           COMMENTS  

          1.The Health and Welfare Agency is not the appropriate entity to  
            develop a criminal justice plan. That responsibility generally  
            falls to the OCJP. It may be more appropriate to require the  
            OCJP to oversee the plan, in consultation with the other  
            entities referenced in the bill. 

          2.The author's office has agreed to technical amendments  
            deleting reference to the name of the plan, deleting a  
            reference to a specific commission, and requiring the plan to  
            be completed within one year rather than two.   









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