BILL ANALYSIS
Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
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| |SB 1936 (Schiff) |
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|Hearing Date: 6/6/00 |Amended: 5/3/00 and as |
| |proposed to be amended by |
| |LCR #11708 |
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|Consultant: Lisa Matocq |Policy Vote: Pub Saf 4-1 |
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BILL SUMMARY: SB 1936, an urgency bill, (1) extends the
sunset on the Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS)
Program from July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004, (2) provides
that counties/cities are to also receive funding for
juvenile crime and delinquency prevention programs, as
specified, and (3) appropriates $242.6 million from the
General Fund.
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2000-01 2001-02
2002-03 Fund
COPS ---- $242,600 annually ----
General
*The Governor's Budget contains $121.3 million
STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE. Under current law, until
July 1, 2000, the COPS program allocates state funds to
cities/counties, based on population, to supplement local
law enforcement. $100 million has been appropriated
annually for this purpose since 1996-97. Among other
things, this bill:
increases COPS funding by about $142 million as follows:
up to $21.3 million to provide at least $100,000 to all
local law enforcement agencies, $100 million to implement
multiagency plans to address juvenile crime, as
specified, and up to $21.3 million to augment funding for
juvenile programs,
states legislative intent that at least $242 million be
appropriated annually,
requires the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) to report
to the Legislature annually on COPS expenditures and on
the effects of those expenditures on public safety, and
requires the Board of Corrections to report to the
Legislature annually on the statewide effectiveness of
the juvenile crime prevention programs,
requires unspent COPS funds to be returned to the
Controller for deposit into the General Fund,
requires cities/counties to forfeit their COPS
allocations if they fail to submit required reports.
In its Analysis of the 2000-01 Budget, the LAO recommended
increased accountability and oversight of the COPS program.
The Governor's Budget includes $121.3 million for the
COPS program (which includes a $100,000 allocation to all
agencies, regardless of size, to encourage the hiring of
additional police officers).
SB 1605 (Poochigian), awaiting action in the Senate Public
Safety Committee, extends the COPS program
indefinitely and states the Legislature's intent that $250
million be appropriated each year.