BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2489
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2489 (Romero)
As Amended May 26, 2000
2/3 vote
PUBLIC SAFETY 5-0 APPROPRIATIONS 14-7
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|Ayes:|Washington, Cedillo, |Ayes:|Migden, Alquist, Aroner, |
| |Firebaugh, Keeley, | |Cedillo, Corbett, Davis, |
| |Romero | |Kuehl, Papan, Romero, |
| | | |Shelley, Thomson, Wesson, |
| | | |Wiggins, Wright |
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| | |Nays:|Campbell, Ackerman, Ashburn, |
| | | |Brewer, Maldonado, Runner, |
| | | |Zettel |
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SUMMARY : Appropriates $4 million from the General Fund (GF) for
allocation to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) and
the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to augment existing Family
Violence Emergency Response Teams (FVERTs) and support the SFPD's
Domestic Violence Response Unit. Specifically, this bill :
1)States legislative findings that in 1997, LASD developed an
emergency response team to reduce the escalating problem of family
violence.
2)Allocates $3 million to LASD to expand FVERTs to operate on a
24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis, and allocates $1 million to
support the SFPD's Domestic Violence Response Unit.
3)Requires that in order to qualify for funding, LASD and SFPD shall
agree that program participants be trained for a minimum of 40
hours in a domestic violence course approved by the Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Provides that every law enforcement agency in California shall
develop, adopt, and implement written policies and standards for
officers' responses to domestic violence calls.
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2)States that the Legislature finds the problem of family violence to
be of serious and increasing magnitude and often results in other
crimes and social problems.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee
analysis, appropriates $3 million from the General Fund to the State
Controller for allocation to LASD and $1 million to SFPD.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "Domestic violence continues to
be a serious problem in our communities. AB 2489 would enable the
LASD and the SFPD to expand a program that would significantly assist
in interrupting the cycle of Family Violence. Every year in the
United States there are over 3 million incidents of domestic
violence. Every year, over 4,000 victims of domestic violence are
killed." Please see the policy committee analysis for a more
comprehensive discussion of this bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Angelo Butler / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744
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