CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1764Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to victim compensation.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1764, as introduced, Carrillo. Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program.Existing law prohibits sterilization of a person with developmental disabilities without the persons consent, if the person has the ability to consent to sterilization, as defined, unless a limited conservator authorized to consent to the sterilization of an adult with a developmental disability is appointed and obtains court authorization to consent to the sterilization, as specified. Existing law prohibits sterilization for the purpose of birth control in county jails and state prison facilities, as specified.Existing law establishes a procedure for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of certain crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund consisting of General Fund moneys, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1764Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to victim compensation.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1764, as introduced, Carrillo. Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program.Existing law prohibits sterilization of a person with developmental disabilities without the persons consent, if the person has the ability to consent to sterilization, as defined, unless a limited conservator authorized to consent to the sterilization of an adult with a developmental disability is appointed and obtains court authorization to consent to the sterilization, as specified. Existing law prohibits sterilization for the purpose of birth control in county jails and state prison facilities, as specified.Existing law establishes a procedure for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of certain crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund consisting of General Fund moneys, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1764 Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 22, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Carrillo February 22, 2019 An act relating to victim compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1764, as introduced, Carrillo. Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program. Existing law prohibits sterilization of a person with developmental disabilities without the persons consent, if the person has the ability to consent to sterilization, as defined, unless a limited conservator authorized to consent to the sterilization of an adult with a developmental disability is appointed and obtains court authorization to consent to the sterilization, as specified. Existing law prohibits sterilization for the purpose of birth control in county jails and state prison facilities, as specified.Existing law establishes a procedure for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of certain crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund consisting of General Fund moneys, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979. Existing law prohibits sterilization of a person with developmental disabilities without the persons consent, if the person has the ability to consent to sterilization, as defined, unless a limited conservator authorized to consent to the sterilization of an adult with a developmental disability is appointed and obtains court authorization to consent to the sterilization, as specified. Existing law prohibits sterilization for the purpose of birth control in county jails and state prison facilities, as specified. Existing law establishes a procedure for the compensation of victims and derivative victims of certain crimes by the California Victim Compensation Board from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund consisting of General Fund moneys, for specified losses suffered as a result of those crimes. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979. SECTION 1. It the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979. SECTION 1. It the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board, for the purpose of providing victim compensation to any survivor of state-sponsored sterilization conducted pursuant to eugenics laws that existed in the State of California between 1909 and 1979. ### SECTION 1.