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7A Page 7 'Healthcare Reform Sill' Continued from Page 1... The biH failed to move out of the committee for several reasons, A review by the Legislative Analyst's Office questioned whether the cost of the program wourd exceed the expected revenue generated through a companion initiative which had been filed with the Attorney General for title and summary, The initiative proposed a variety of mechanisms to fund the health care proposar including an increase of the cigarette tax and fees required to be paid by employers, In addition to the cost issues, legislators were concemed about the level and quality of services that would be provided through this program; they also lacked the ability to amend the bill because it was tied to various provisions of the proposed initiative, After ABX1 1 was defeated, Assembly Speaker Nunez did not request that the bill be provided an opportunity for reconsideration. This technically limits this bill's future ability to move forward, The league will continue to monitor all new healthcare reform legislation and provide updates through Priority Focus and the League's Web site. 'Prisoner Release' Continued from Page 1... Although the proposals are currently in draft form and are not for consideration by the Legislature, concerns about the public safety impact to cities are growing. City officials will want to understand the parameters of these proposals. Below is a summary of the sentence reduction and summary parole proposals. Sentence Reduction Proposal The first proposal would reduce the sentences for all state prison inmates by 20 months with exceptions for inmates who committed unlawful acts including violent or serious felonies, possession of deadly or dangerous weapons, sex offenses requiring sex offender registration, hate crimes, burglary, cocaine or heroin distribution, or forced labor, among other offenses. Ineligibility for the 20 month sentence reduction program applies to persons who are currently in state prison serving a sentence for committing a disqualifying offense, have committed a disqualifying offense while in prison (regardless of conviction status), have ever been convicted for a disqualifying offense, or have ever been convicted of any offense in another jurisdiction that would meet the criteria of a disqualifying offense. Summary Parole Proposal The second proposal would create "summary parole" in which an individual is under the jurisdiction of the CDCR but is not subject to regular and active supervision. Summary parole applies to all inmates upon completion of their term in state prison, except for those who served a sentence for a violent or serious felony, including murder, mayhem, rape, lewd or lascivious acts, or a threat of great bodily harm, or serious felonies involving dangerous or deadly weapons. In addition, individuals who are required to register as a sex offender are not eligible for summary parole, The parole authority may revoke an individual's summary parole status and order that person return to prison only upon conviction of a new offense, meaning parole violations are not applicable to summary parorees. While summary parolees are not under regular and active supervision, they are subject to drug testing and search and seizure, with or without a warrant, at the request of any peace officer in the performance of his or her duties. In addition, an individual will be released from summary parole if he or she has been continuously on summary parole for one year, unless the CDCR recommends to the Board of Parole Hearings to retain that person on parole. 2