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AB-2363 Sex Offenders Management Board.(2007-2008)

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Amended  IN  Senate  June 16, 2008
Amended  IN  Assembly  May 23, 2008
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 15, 2008

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2363

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Ma, Adams

February 21, 2008

An act to add Section 9002.5 to the Penal Code, relating to sex offenders.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2363, as amended, Ma. Sex Offenders Management Board.
Existing law, until January 1, 2010, establishes the Sex Offender Management Board under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the purpose of addressing issues, concerns, and problems related to the community management of the state’s adult sex offenders, with a goal of safer communities and reduced victimization. Existing law requires the board to conduct a thorough assessment of current management practices for adult sex offenders and to submit a report to the Legislature on that assessment, and develop recommendations for improving management practices.
This bill would require authorize the board to conduct a thorough assessment of (1) the availability of rental housing for sex offenders and (2) the effect on public safety of making registration or specified information disclosed a basis upon which to refuse to rent to, or to terminate a tenancy of, a registered sex offender. The board would be required to submit a summary of its any findings made pursuant to these provisions to the Legislature and the Governor by January 1, 2010 no later than 30 days after their adoption.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 9002.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:

9002.5.
 (a) In addition to any plan or recommendations required pursuant to Section 9002, the board shall is authorized to conduct a thorough assessment of (1) the availability of rental housing for persons required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act and (2) the effect on public safety of making registration or any information disclosed pursuant to Section 290.46, a basis upon which to refuse to rent to, or to terminate the residential tenancy of, a registered sex offender. The board may conduct public hearings, as it deems necessary, for the purpose of gathering information or otherwise facilitating and completing the assessment required authorized by this section.
(b) The board shall submit a summary of its findings any findings it may make pursuant to this section to the Legislature and the Governor on or before January 1, 2010 no later than 30 days after their adoption.