July 6, 2017

SB 10 (Hertzberg) – Bail: Pretrial Release.
As Amended July 5, 2017 – Oppose Unless Amended

Senate Bill 10 by Senator Bob Hertzberg, as amended, would enact major reforms to California’s bail system. SB 10 significantly increases costs that counties would have to bear in establishing a Pretrial Services Agency, as well as the other costly mandates that are embedded within the measure. CSAC generally supports and commends the effort to move California away from a system based heavily on money bail and move toward a system based on risk, but has serious concerns with the legislation in its current form from a procedural and operational perspective. SB 10 could disrupt, and in many cases undo, successful pre-trial programs currently taking place in many counties. SB 10 passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 5-1, passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee 5-2, passed off of the Senate Floor 26-11 and is set to be heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee on July 11, 2017.

AB 372 (Stone, M) – Domestic Violence Batterer Intervention Programs
As Amended June 19, 2017 – Support/Co-Sponsor

Assembly Bill 372 by Assembly Member Mark Stone, as amended, would require domestic violence batterer intervention programs (BIP) to use evidence-based and promising practices to address the criminogenic needs of offenders convicted of domestic violence. AB 372 updates the goal of a batterer intervention program to stop domestic violence through effective programing that utilizes evidence-based or promising practices that address the criminogenic needs of batterers.

In addition, the bill requires the BIPs provide a comprehensive written curriculum that informs the operations of the program and outlines the treatment and intervention modalities including a requirement to provide cognitive behavioral treatments and interventions that reduce a client’s resistance to change unwanted behaviors and habits. This measure takes critical steps in transitioning batterer intervention programs into effective treatment programs that address the criminogenic needs of batterers and results in reducing recidivism. AB 372 passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee 7-0, passed off of the Assembly Floor 78-0 and is set to be heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee on July 11, 2017.

AB 1384 (Weber) – Trauma Recovery Centers
As Amended June 19, 2017 – Support

Assembly Bill 1384 by Assembly Member Shirley Weber would establish clear guidelines for the provision of Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) services administered by the Victims Compensation Board (VCB) in California. The San Francisco General Hospital Trauma Recovery Center, recognized as the State Pilot Trauma Recovery Center (State Pilot TRC) model, shall be used by the California Victim Compensation Board when it selects, establishes, and implements trauma recovery centers.

A four-year demonstration project has established that the State Pilot TRC model is both clinically and cost effective when compared to customary fee for service care. By setting clear guidelines and bolstering training for new trauma recovery centers, AB 1384 would ensure that crime survivors receive the comprehensive and timely services they need to heal. AB 1384 passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee 7-0, passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee 13-0, passed off of the Assembly Floor 73-2, passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee 7-0 and is set to be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 10, 2017.