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To; BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator Coda
DATE'. April 14, 1987 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Assembly Bill 1081 (Moore)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of support for AB 1081 by Assemblywoman Gwen
Moore which would establish three "hate crime centers" in the
northern, central, and southern regions of the State. Authorize
the Chair to indicate to Assemblywoman Moore, and the Attorney
General, that Contra Costa County is interested in being
designated as one of the three sites if the Legislature
appropriates funds to establish and support such centers.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, there is no requirement that hate crime
centers be established. Assemblywoman Gwen Moore has introduced
AB 1081 which would require the State Department of Justice to
assist in the establishment of three pilot hate crime centers.
The Centers would be charged with doing all of the following:
(a) Work with community organizations to prevent and to
respond to hate crimes.
(b) Gather information about incidents of hate violence and
report it to the Department of Justice.
(c) Assist local schools in developing a curricula and
addressing human relations issues.
(d) Develop response to hate crimes and violence in
cooperation with local law enforcement.
(e) Develop programs to assist victims and witnesses of
hate crimes in cooperation with district attorneys.
( f) Develop and implement conflict resolution strategies
and programs.
Hate crimes are defined as crimes which are primarily founded in
racial, ethnic, or religious bias.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE; &Wx1h_
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(Sl:
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 21 , 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER -
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT Z AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED APR 2 1 1987
Sheriff-Coroner
Human Relations Commission PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Jackson/Barish & Associates
D. J. Smith Associates
A sembl_ywoman Gwen Moore BY ;� /,/� ,DEPUTY
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The County' s Human Relations Commission, at its regular meeting
on April 8, 1987, voted unanimously to support AB 1081, and to
urge the Board of Supervisors to support AB 1081 and, further, to
indicate the interest of Contra Costa County in being designated
one of the three pilot projects for this purpose.