TYPE OF BILL :
                Active
                Non-Urgency
                Non-Appropriations
                Majority Vote Required
                Non-State-Mandated Local Program
                Fiscal
                Non-Tax Levy

LAST HIST. ACT. DATE:  09/06/2001
LAST HIST. ACTION   :  In committee:  Held under submission.
COMM. LOCATION :  SEN APPROPRIATIONS
COMM. ACTION DATE   :  09/06/2001
COMM. ACTION :  Held in Committee and under submission.

TITLE :  An act to add Section 3069 to the Penal Code, relating
 to parole.

MEASURE :  A.B. No. 1243
AUTHOR(S) :  Wiggins.
TOPIC :  Parolees.
HOUSE LOCATION :  SEN
+LAST AMENDED DATE  :  04/26/2001
 

TYPE OF BILL :
                Active
                Non-Urgency
                Non-Appropriations
                Majority Vote Required
                Non-State-Mandated Local Program
                Fiscal
                Non-Tax Levy

LAST HIST. ACT. DATE:  08/20/2001
LAST HIST. ACTION   :  In committee:  Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
COMM. LOCATION :  SEN APPROPRIATIONS
COMM. ACTION DATE   :  08/20/2001
COMM. ACTION :  Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
COMM. VOTE SUMMARY  :  Ayes:   13 Noes: 00 PASS

TITLE :  An act to add Section 3069 to the Penal Code, relating
 to parole.
 

BILL NUMBER: AB 1243 AMENDED
 BILL TEXT

 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 26, 2001
 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 2, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wiggins

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2001

   An act to add Section 3069 to the Penal Code, relating to parole.
 

 LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
 

   AB 1243, as amended, Wiggins.  Parolees.
   Under existing law, the Department of Corrections oversees
parolees throughout the state.
   This bill would require the department to collect and analyze
information regarding the level and type of services and funding
available to parole populations in different cities and counties
throughout the state.  This bill would require the department to
prepare a report regarding its findings for submission to specified
law enforcement officials and the Legislature and for publication on
its website no later than  April 1, 2002
January 1, 2003  .
   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 3069 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   3069.  (a) Commencing upon the enactment of the Budget Act of
2001, the Department of Corrections shall accumulate information on
the parole population in every city, county, or city and county, and
the level and type of services provided to the parole population by
the city, county, or city and county.  The department shall collect
information for the purpose of identifying those cities, counties, or
cities and counties that may be receiving or providing a
disproportionate amount of funding or services to the local parole
population.  Information shall include, but not be limited to, the
number of parolees, the percentage of parolees per capita,
demographics of the parolee population, the number of parolees with
prior convictions for violent felonies, the number of parolees with
convictions for sex offenses, recidivism rates of the parole
population, the available programs and services that address issues
including, but not limited to, employment and job training, substance
abuse prevention, and mental health treatment, and the capacity of
the existing programs and services.
   (b) The department shall analyze the information it collects and
submit a report containing the data to all sheriffs or chiefs of
police, or both, and district attorneys, that have jurisdiction over
the parole population and to the Legislature no later than
April 1, 2002   January 1, 2003  .  The department
shall also make its report available electronically on its website.