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ASSEMBLY BILLS:
AB 6 Before and after school programs for Youth.  U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
Chaptered 10-7-01
Tony Cardenes, D. Sylmar 
AB 97 Doubles the length of mentally disordered offender commitments for prisoners Christine Zettel, R. 
Poway
AB 298 Provides for funding of additional after-school programs.
U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
Darrell Steinberg, D.
Sacramento
AB 334 Mental health funding:  local grants.
Passed from Committee - Senate Third Hearing.  Chaptered 10-10-01
Darrell Steinberg, D.
Sacramento
AB 675 Compassionate release of non-violent terminally ill prisoners.  Enrolled to Governor 9-26-01, VETOED 10-19-01.
U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
Carole Migden, D.
San Francisco
AB 767 CalWORKS Assistance for former Drug Offenders.  *9-10-01, Ordered returned to enrollment.  Enrolled to Governor 10-10-01; Governor vetoed 10-19-2001 Jackie Goldberg, D.
Los Angeles
AB 1243 CDC study of level of services.
Held in Committee and under submission. Amended 9-26-01.
U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
Patricia Wiggins, D.
Santa Rosa
AB 1460 Medical care - condemned inmates
U.N.I.O.N SUPPORTS!
Enrolled to  Governor 9-27-01.   Chaptered 10-14-2001
Joe Nation, D.,
San Rafael
AB 1512 Ends execution of mentally ill.
Amended 4-5-01.  May 31, hearing cancelled at request of author.
U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
Dion Aroner, D.,
Berkeley
 AB 1652 Restores judicial discretion in 3-strikes cases.  Inactive.
U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
Jackie Goldberg, D.
Los Angeles
SENATE BILLS:
SB 39 Appropriates $400 million for construction of jails and juvenile facilities, although levels of crime have been in decline. Amended 6-4-01.  Held under submission.
U.N.I.O.N. OPPOSES
Charles Poochigian, R.
Fresno
SB 129 Physicians at execution
Chaptered by Secretary of State on 7-17-01.
John Burton, D.
San Francisco
SB 396 Requires accreditation of prison medical facilities, eliminates co-pay.
In Committee: Appropriations; 
Unfinished business 10-15-01
U.N.I.O.N, SUPPORTS!
Sheila Kuehl, D.
Los Angeles
SB 404 Establishes a board for correctional education, and to improve the functional literacy of prisoners.
Unfinished business 10-15-01.
U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
Richard Polanco, D.
Los Angeles
SB 490 Expansion of death penalty.
No action.
U.N.I.O.N. OPPOSES
Bob Margett, R.
Arcadia
SB 700* Permits overnight family visits for children and family members of women prisoners serving life sentences.
Enrolled to Governor 9-13-01; Returned without signature.  See letter at SB 700 link*
U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
Betty Karnette, D.
Long Beach
SB 778 Declares an intention to improve the procedures of the Board of Prison Terms.  Chaptered 7-31-01
U.N.I.O.N. SUPPORTS!
John Burton, D.
San Francisco
SB 899 Changes procedure of the Board of Prison Terms.  No action since 4-3-01.
U.N.I.O.N. OPPOSES!!
Pete Knight, R.
Palmdale

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