BILL ANALYSIS
Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
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| |SB 1831 (Hughes) |
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|Hearing Date: 5/25/00 |Amended: 5/22/00 |
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|Consultant: Lisa Matocq |Policy Vote: Pub Saf 6-0 |
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BILL SUMMARY: SB 1831, until January 1, 2006, establishes
the School Safety Academy Pilot Project, administered by
the Department of Justice (DOJ), a 3-year program to
distribute funds to school safety academies for training.
It appropriates $825,000 to DOJ for this purpose.
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2000-01 2001-02
2002-03 Fund
SSAPP $ 750* $ 750 $ 750
General
Administration 75* $ 101
$ 101 General
*$825,000 is appropriated in the bill.
STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE. Current law establishes
numerous school safety programs including, but not limited
to, the School Community and Policing Program, a $10
million program administered by the Department of
Education, which provides financial assistance to school
districts and county offices of education to promote school
safety, and the School Safety and Violence Prevention
Program, a $100 million grant program to promote school
safety. Among other things, this bill:
defines "school safety academies" as facilities selected
by DOJ that provide training to school police,
administrators, and others on topics such as crisis
intervention, and the role of school police,
provides that DOJ shall establish minimum standards,
funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants, as
specified,
requires DOJ to convene a workshop to perform specified
activities,
requires each academy to conduct 4-6 sessions each year
consisting of a maximum of 30 participants in each
session,
requires an annual report to the Legislature, and an
evaluation of the program by an independent evaluator,
and
authorizes DOJ to use up to $75,000 (or 10%) for admin.
costs for the last six months of 2000-01.
SB 1580 (Alpert), on this Committee's Suspense File, makes
changes to the School Safety and Violence Prevention Act
and appropriates $100 million to implement its provisions.