The C.R.I.S.E.S. Act (AB 2054)

  • Status: Active
  • Position: Support
  • Bill Number: AB 2054
  • Session: 2019-2020
  • Latest Update: June 2, 2020
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Summary

In a time of crisis, CA has the opportunity to invest in community-led interventions proven more effective in impact and cost.

Across CA, community organizations have been effectively responding to emergency situations. Now more than ever, it is time we make investments to scale these cost-saving responses and ensure communities emerge more resilient.

The C.R.I.S.E.S. Act pilot grant program will provide stability, safety, and culturally informed and appropriate responses to immediate emergency situations such as a mental health crisis, people experiencing homelessness, intimate partner violence, and natural disasters. These organizations will also aid in the follow-up to those emergencies by involving community organizations with a deeper knowledge and training in responding to those situations.

Bill Developments

August 20, 2020: Approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee
August 14, 2020: Passed Senate Governmental Organization Committee
June 18, 2020: Passed the Assembly Floor
June 3, 2020: Approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee
February 3, 2020: Introduced

Authors:
Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles)
Sponsors:
Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, ACLU of CA, Anti Police-Terror Project, Berkeley Free Clinic, East Bay Community Law Center Justice Teams Network, Oakland Power Projects, PolicyLink, Public Health Advocates, STOP, UDW/AFSCME Local 3930, Youth Justice

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