LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION

     AGENDA
    Public Hearing on Correctional System and Sentencing Reform
    Thursday, October 26, 2006
    State Capitol, Room 437
    Sacramento

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    Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

    Correctional System Reform: Progress and Barriers to Progress

         1. James E. Tilton, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

    Role of the Legislature in Correctional Reform

         2Jackie Speier, Chair, Senate Select Committee on Government Cost Control
         3.  Gloria Romero, Chair, Senate Select Committee on California Correctional System

       
    Correctional System Reform -- Obstacles and Opportunities

         4.  Roderick Q. Hickman, public sector management consultant and former Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

    Local Perspectives on Correctional System Reform and Sentencing

         5.  Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, County of Los Angeles
         6.  James R. Milliken, Judge (Retired), San Diego Superior Court
              Letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
         7.  Kamala Harris, District Attorney, City and County of San Francisco

    Role of the Correctional Peace Officers Union in Correctional System Reform

         8.  Mike Jimenez, President, California Correctional Peace Officers Association

    Public comment will be taken at the end of the hearing.  All written testimony submitted electronically is linked to the witnesses' names above.
     
     

    Business Meeting Agenda

    (The Commission will consider agenda items I-V at approximately noon.  The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)
     
    1. Business Meeting Minutes from August 24, 2006 and September 28, 2006
    2. Project Selection / Schedule
    3. Subcommittee Reports
    4. Implementation Activity
    5. Reports from the Bureau of State Audits