Amended
IN
Assembly
March 21, 2019 |
Assembly Bill | No. 656 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia |
February 15, 2019 |
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create the Office of
Healthy and Safe Communities, under the direction of either the newly appointed surgeon general for this state or the Governor, to provide a comprehensive violence prevention strategy and to promote and expand the use of, and access to, programs for Californians who are exposed to, involved with, or at risk for involvement in violence. The bill would also express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would direct this office to consolidate and administer various violence prevention grant programs and promote the creation of alternatives to incarceration.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create the Office of Healthy and Safe Communities, under the direction of either the newly appointed surgeon general for this state or the Governor, to provide a comprehensive violence prevention strategy to reduce incidents of violence in this state and to promote and expand the use of, and access to, healing-centered, culturally based, and culturally relevant programs for Californians who are exposed to, involved with, or at risk for involvement in violence. It is the further intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would direct this office to consolidate and administer various violence prevention grant programs and promote the creation of alternatives to incarceration for people involved in street violence and the
underground economy, while ensuring that strategies to address the role of trauma and the legacy of sexism, racism, and colonialism are integral parts of that comprehensive violence prevention strategy.