{"id":9525,"date":"2023-04-11T15:06:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T22:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9525"},"modified":"2023-04-11T15:06:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T22:06:16","slug":"leader-joness-bipartisan-measure-to-prevent-sexually-violent-predators-from-being-dumped-in-unsuspecting-communities-stalled-in-senate-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9525","title":{"rendered":"Leader Jones\u2019s bipartisan measure to prevent Sexually Violent Predators from being dumped in unsuspecting communities stalled in Senate Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO\u00a0\u2013 Bipartisan legislation by Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Assemblymember Megan Dahle (R-Bieber), which aimed at preventing the state from continuing to secretly dump Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs) in unsuspecting communities, was stalled today in the Senate Public Safety Committee.<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 832<\/a>, the \u201cSexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness, and Enforcement Act\u201d (SAFE Act), was drafted in response to the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) and its contractor repeatedly trying to dump SVPs in East and North San Diego County, as well as other unsuspecting communities throughout the state. SB 832 is the second SVP bill Leader Jones has authored in the last two years. Over 1,000 Californians have signed a\u00a0petition<\/a>\u00a0in support of SB 832.<\/p>\n

\u201cFamilies in San Diego County and across California are being jolted by the state\u2019s secret attempts to place a Sexually Violent Predator in their neighborhoods,\u201d\u00a0said Leader Jones.\u00a0\u201cState Hospital officials have often tried to duck their responsibility by giving their vendors, such as East Coast-based Liberty Health Care, too much secrecy in targeting regions that range from rural to urban to tribal lands.\u00a0Our bipartisan SAFE Act would require transparency in the SVP placement process, force state officials to own up to these decisions, and make public safety the highest priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

Specifically, Leader Jones\u2019s Senate Bill 832 would:<\/p>\n