BILL NUMBER: AB 88
VETOED DATE: 09/23/2008
Arnold Schwarzenegger September 23, 2008
Governor
State of California
Governor’s Office
I object to the following appropriations contained in
Assembly Bill 88.
Item 0690-001-0001-For support of Office of
Emergency Services.
I am sustaining Provision 4, which suspends the
Government Code Section 8581.5 requirement for the
biennial report on emergency preparedness for
catastrophic disasters, which was scheduled to be
published in 2008-09. However, I am directing the
Office of Emergency Services to prepare this report to
the extent possible using existing resources.
Item 0690-102-0001-For local assistance, Office of
Emergency Services. I revise this item by deleting
Provisions 3 and 5.
Provision 3 requires the Office of Emergency
Services to allocate $800,000 to the Central Coast
Rural Crime Prevention Program. Funding for this
program was reduced by 10 percent, but this
language was not amended to reflect the reduced
amount. This technical veto is necessary to ensure
that all grant recipients receive the same level of
reduction. Therefore, I am directing the Office of
Emergency Services to allocate the grant funding in a
manner consistent with this budget language adjusted
for the 10 percent reduction.
Provision 5 would require the Office of Emergency
Services to use a competitive grant process for
allocating funds to California Multijurisdictional
Methamphetamine Enforcement Teams, and would
create limitations on the minimum and maximum
amounts of grants awarded under this program. This
language is unnecessarily restrictive; therefore, I am
vetoing this provision.
Item 2640-101-0046-For local assistance, State
Transit Assistance. I reduce this item from
$406,434,000 to $306,434,000.
I am reducing this item by $100,000,000 for the State
Transit Assistance program so that sufficient funding
will be available in the Public Transportation Account
to provide full reimbursement of the General Fund for
its Home-to-School Transportation costs. While this
budget bill provides for a modest reserve in 2008-09,
it fails to make the necessary statutory spending
reductions and revenue increases needed to
eliminate the state's structural budget deficit going
forward. At the same time, constitutional
requirements, federal law, and court required
payments drive the majority of the spending in any
budget, and limit my ability to reduce spending. As a
result, I have an obligation to reduce spending when
my veto power is adequate to do so. Consequently --
and in order to further ensure that this budget remains
in balance -- I am taking the difficult but necessary
action reflected in this veto to further control state
spending.
With the $5 billion in transit and intercity rail funding
provided in Proposition 1B, this will allow a substantial
increase in the capacity, safety, and reliability of
public transportation throughout the state. The
amount I am retaining in this item also continues
program funding at a sustainable level.
Item 2660-001-0042-For support of Department of
Transportation.
I am sustaining the Legislature’s funding for capital
outlay support. In the May Revision, Iproposed a
reduction in positions and dollars for engineering,
design, environmental studies, and other work. For
the declining amount of ongoing work, I proposed to
use an increased share of contractual services,
consistent with the provisions of Proposition 35,
approved by the voters in 2000.
The Legislature, however, funded 90 percent state
staff and 10 percent contract staff. Because it will
take a year or more to hire and train state staff as
existing staff leave, I am concerned that this action
will delay projects by a year or more and end up
costing more than using contractual services.
Moreover, because the funding from Proposition 1B is
one-time and will be exhausted over the next four
years, the hiring of new permanent state staff could
lead to the need for future layoffs. An appropriate
balance between state staff and contract staff will
enable the state to improve its highways, roads,
bridges, and railroad crossings immediately.
Therefore, I am directing the Director of the
Department of Transportation to take all steps
necessary to deliver these projects as quickly as
possible, including an increased use of contractual
services beyond the level reflected in the budget
action, but within the funding level the Legislature has
provided.
Item 3540-001-0001-For support of Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection. I reduce this item from
$560,045,000 to $557,896,000 by reducing:
(3) 12-Resource Management from $62,597,000 to
$60,448,000;
(4) 20.01-Administration from $67,198,000 to
$66,911,000; and
(5) 20.02-Distributed Administration from -
$66,536,000 to -$66,249,000.
I am reducing this item by $2,149,000. While this
budget bill provides for a modest reserve in 2008-09,
it fails to make the necessary statutory spending
reductions and revenue increases needed to
eliminate the state's structural budget deficit going
forward. At the same time, constitutional
requirements, federal law and court required
payments drive the majority of the spending in any
budget, and limit my ability to reduce spending. As a
result, I have an obligation to reduce spending when
my veto power is adequate to do so. Consequently --
and in order to further ensure that this budget remains
in balance --- I am taking the difficult but necessary
action reflected in this veto to further control state
spending.
However, I am sustaining $1,093,000 and 10.0
positions in the Resource Management program to
fund vegetation management efforts because fuel
reduction projects are a cost-effective way to reduce
the number and size of catastrophic wildfires.
Item 3900-001-0044-For support of State Air
Resources Board. I revise this item by reducing:
(2) 25-Stationary Source from $57,232,000 to
$55,232,000.
(6) Amount payable from the General Fund (Item
3900-001-0001) from -$2,189,000 to
-$189,000
I am revising this item to conform to the action I have
taken in Item 3900-001-0001.
Item 4260-101-0001-For local assistance,
Department of Health Care Services. I revise this item
by reducing:
(1) 20.10.010-Eligibility (County Administration)
from $2,697,119,000 to $2,689,743,000,
(8) Amount payable from the Federal Trust Fund
(Item 4260-101-0890) from -$21,448,993,000 to
-$21,441,617,000;
and by deleting Provision 14.
I am revising this item to conform to the action I have
taken in Item 4260-101-0890.
I am also deleting Provision 14 from this item, which
directs the Department of Health Care Services to
provide the Legislature with specific options for
improving the Medi-Cal fee-for-service program.
While I share the Legislature’s interest in improving
the coordination of care for Medi-Cal beneficiaries
and believe that such efforts will better serve clients
and reduce costs, I am deleting the provision as it
would limit my discretion in developing a budget
proposal.
Item 4260-101-0890-For local assistance,
Department of Health Services. I reduce this item
from $21,448,993,000 to $21,441,617,000.
I am reducing this item by $7,376,000 to conform to
my action in Items 4170-101-0001, 4200-001-0001,
4265-111-0001, 4440-001-0001, and 5180-001-0001.
Item 4300-101-0001-For local assistance,
Developmental Services. I reduce this item from
$2,384,027,000 to $2,382,799,000 by reducing:
(2) 10.10.020-Purchase of Services from
$3,372,900,000 to $3,370,854,000, and
(4) Reimbursements from -$1,308,405,000 to -
$1,307,587,000.
I am reducing this item by $2,046,000 ($1,228,000
General Fund and -$818,000 Reimbursements). This
technical veto is consistent with the pass through of
the
January 1, 2009 federal Supplemental Security
Income cost of living adjustment.
Item 4440-101-0001-For local assistance,
Department of Mental Health. I reduce this item from
$480,163,000 to $480,111,000 by reducing:
(5) 10.97-Community Services-Healthy Families
from $24,805,000 to $24,653,000, and
(6) Reimbursements from -$1,208,165,000 to -
$1,208,065,000.
I am reducing this item by $152,000 ($52,000 General
Fund and $100,000 Reimbursements) for the Healthy
Families program. While this budget bill provides for a
modest reserve in 2008-09, it fails to make the
necessary statutory spending reductions and revenue
increases needed to eliminate the state's structural
budget deficit going forward. At the same time,
constitutional requirements, federal law and court
required payments drive the majority of the spending
in any budget, and limit my ability to reduce spending.
As a result, I have an obligation to reduce spending
when my veto power is adequate to do so.
Consequently -- and in order to further ensure that this
budget remains in balance -- I am taking the difficult
but necessary action reflected in this veto to further
control state spending.
Item 5180-101-0001-For local assistance,
Department of Social Services. I reduce this item
from $2,808,386,000 to $2,738,386,000 by reducing:
(1) 16.30-CalWORKs from $5,290,712,000 to
$5,220,712,000.
I am reducing this item by $70,000,000 for the
CalWORKs program. This funding would have been
available to counties as part of their single allocation,
which can be used for county administration,
employment services, and child care. Even with this
reduction in funding, the single allocation provided to
counties still increases from 2007-08 to 2008-09.
While this budget bill provides for a modest reserve in
2008-09, it fails to make the necessary statutory
spending reductions and revenue increases needed
to eliminate the state's structural budget deficit going
forward. At the same time, constitutional
requirements, federal law and court required
payments drive the majority of the spending in any
budget, and limit my ability to reduce spending. As a
result, I have an obligation to reduce spending when
my veto power is adequate to do so. Consequently -- a
nd in order to further ensure that this budget remains
in balance -- Iam taking the difficult but necessary
action reflected in this veto to further control state
spending.
Item 5180-141-0001-For local assistance,
Department of Social Services. I reduce this item
from $480,516,000 to $478,478,000 by reducing:
(1) 16.75-County Administration and Automation
Projects from $1,194,774,000 to $1,192,736,000.
I am reducing this item by $2,038,000 for the Work
Incentive Nutritional Supplement program. By
eliminating this funding, I am delaying implementation
of this program for one year. This will allow the
Department of Social Services to study this program
and ensure it is consistent with federal rules. Further,
while this budget bill provides for a modest reserve in
2008-09, it fails to make the necessary statutory
spending reductions and revenue increases needed
to eliminate the state's structural budget deficit going
forward. At the same time, constitutional
requirements, federal law and court required
payments drive the majority of the spending in any
budget, and limit my ability to reduce spending. As a
result, I have an obligation to reduce spending when
my veto power is adequate to do so. Consequently --
and in order to further ensure that this budget remains
in balance -- I am taking the difficult but necessary
action reflected in this veto to further control state
spending.
Item 5180-151-0001-For local assistance,
Department of Social Services. I reduce this item
from $757,135,000 to $750,727,000 by reducing:
(1) 25.30-Children and Adult Services and
Licensing from $2,151,082,000 to
$2,139,650,000;
(2) 25.35-Special Programs from $22,682,000 to
$22,101,000;
(3) Reimbursements from -$143,894,000 to
-$138,589,000; and
(6) Amount payable from the Federal Trust Fund
(Item 5180-151-0890) from -$1,263,716,000 to
-$1,263,416,000.
I am reducing this item by $11,432,000 ($6,127,000
General Fund) for the Adult Protective Services
program, and by $581,000 ($281,000 General Fund)
for the Deaf Access program. While this budget bill
provides for a modest reserve in 2008-09, it fails to
make the necessary statutory spending reductions
and revenue increases needed to eliminate the state's
structural budget deficit going forward. At the same
time, constitutional requirements, federal law, and
court required payments drive the majority of the
spending in any budget, and limit my ability to reduce
spending. As a result, I have an obligation to reduce
spending when my veto power is adequate to do so.
Consequently -- and in order to further ensure that this
budget remains in balance -- I am taking the difficult
but necessary action reflected in this veto to further
control state spending.
Item 5180-151-0890-For local assistance,
Department of Social Services. I reduce this item
from $1,263,716,000 to $1,263,416,000.
I am reducing this item to conform to the action I have
taken in 5180-151-0001 related to the Deaf Access
program.
Item 5225-001-0001-For support of the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. I
reduce this item from $7,173,074,000 to
$7,145,074,000 by reducing:
(8) 25-Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation
Operations from $4,974,568,000 to
$4,946,568,000.
I am directing the Secretary of the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to
implement a Parole Decision-Making Instrument
(PDMI) that provides guidelines on how to respond to
technical parole violations based on the risk-to-
reoffend level of the offender and the seriousness of
the violation. I believe that the use of the PDMI by
parole agents will facilitate the reintegration into
society of low-risk parolees by providing community-
based sanctions and programs. By providing
alternatives to incarceration for parolees who commit
minor technical parole violations, the Department will
be able to reduce prison overcrowding. Consistent
with this direction, I am reducing $22,000,000 from
this item to reflect lower adult inmate population
levels.
I am also reducing this item by an additional
$6,000,000 to reflect a delay in the activation of
Female Rehabilitative Community Correctional Center
beds that resulted from the state’s late budget.
Item 6110-001-0001-For support of Department of
Education. I revise this item by reducing:
(2) 20-Instruction Support from $174,201,000 to
$173,909,000;
(3) 30-Special Programs from $54,659,000 to
$54,351,000; and
(9) Amount payable from Federal Trust Fund (Item
6110-001-0890) from -$171,015,000 to
-$170,415,000.
I am revising this item to conform to the action I have
taken in Item 6110-001-0890.
Item 6110-001-0890-For support of Department of
Education. I reduce this item from $171,015,000 to
$170,415,000.
I am deleting the legislative augmentation of $600,000
federal Title I funds to enhance an evaluation of the
Migrant Education program. The Budget Act of 2007
provided $800,000 for completing a comprehensive
needs assessment, developing the state educational
agencies service delivery plan, and contracting for an
evaluation to meet federal requirements. The
appropriation provided in 2007 should be sufficient for
producing a useful program evaluation.
I am deleting Provision 30 to conform to this action.
I am deleting provisional language that would
appropriate $1,200,000 of Title III funds proposed for
unspecified English learner state level activities (state
operations) in 2009-10 as it is premature to
appropriate funds for 2009-10, for projects that have
not been developed or justified.
I am deleting provision 34 to conform to this action.
Item 6110-130-0001-For support of the Department
of Education, Instructional Support. I reduce this item
from $9,035,000 to $8,131,000.
I am reducing this item by $904,000 for the
Advancement Via Individual Determination program.
While this budget bill provides for a modest reserve in
2008-09, it fails to make the necessary statutory
spending reductions and revenue increases needed
to eliminate the state's structural budget deficit going
forward. At the same time, constitutional
requirements, federal law, and court required
payments drive the majority of the spending in any
budget, and limit my ability to reduce spending. As a
result, I have an obligation to reduce spending when
my veto power is adequate to do so. Consequently --
and in order to further ensure that this budget remains
in balance -- I am taking the difficult but necessary
action reflected in this veto to further control state
spending.
I am revising Provision 1 to conform to this action as
follows:
"1. Of the funds appropriated, $1,300,000 $1,170,000
is available for administration of the Advancement Via
Individual Determination (AVID) centers."
Item 6110-196-0001-For local assistance,
Department of Education. I revise this item by
deleting Provisions 4(e) and 9(b).
I am deleting Provision 4(e), which would specify
principles for the State Department of Education
(SDE) to follow when developing the 2008-09
expenditure plan for state and local activities to
improve child care. The language is unnecessary
and does not specify any clear priorities for
development of the expenditure plan.
I am deleting Provision 9(b), which would restrict the
start point on the family fee schedule to 40 percent of
the State Median Income as adjusted for family size.
This Provision is inconsistent with the prior agreement
reached between the Administration and the
Legislature that families currently paying fees
continue to do so as income eligibility is adjusted.
Additionally, this language would result in lower fee
revenues, increased costs in child care programs, and
reduced capacity to serve children.
I am sustaining Provision 2(b), which would provide
details for the expenditures of the appropriation and
specify the rate limits for alternative payment and
other voucher-based programs based on the 85th
percentile of the 2007 Regional Market Rate Survey
with an effective date of March 1, 2009. While I must
sustain this provision because a statute would
otherwise control the appropriation and drive the
rates, I am concerned that this language will drive
considerably higher costs per case in the future,
similar to the rate increases experienced in 2007-08.
I am also sustaining Provision 14, which specifies
intent to fully fund the third stage (Stage 3) of child
care for former CalWORKS families. This intent
statement duplicates statutory intent language and,
while it reflects a goal to provide sufficient funds, I
want to be clear that inclusion of this language in the
budget bill is not a commitment to fund any deficiency
that might occur.
Item 6110-202-0001-For local assistance,
Department of Education. I reduce this item from
$11,742,000 to $10,880,000 by reducing:
(1) 30.20.010-Child Nutrition Programs from
$11,742,000 to $10,880,000.
I am reducing this item by $862,000. While this
budget bill provides for a modest reserve in 2008-09,
it fails to make the necessary statutory spending
reductions and revenue increases needed to
eliminate the state's structural budget deficit going
forward. At the same time, constitutional
requirements, federal law, and court required
payments drive the majority of the spending in any
budget, and limit my ability to reduce spending. As a
result, I have an obligation to reduce spending when
my veto power is adequate to do so. Consequently --
and in order to further ensure that this budget remains
in balance -- I am taking the difficult but necessary
action reflected in this veto to further control state
spending.
Item 6110-488-Reappropriation, Proposition 98,
Department of Education. I revise this item from
$163,051,000 to $146,651,000, and by deleting:
I am deleting the $16,400,000 augmentation to Stage
2 child care to align expenditures with updated
caseload estimates. With this reduction, a total of
$516,611,000 still remains in the budget to support
the CalWORKs Stage 2 program which should be
sufficient for the estimated caseload under the
authorized eligibility, copayment, and subsidy policies.
I am revising Provision 3 to conform to this action.
"3. The sum of $163,051,000 $146,651,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the State Department of Education
for transfer by the Controller to Section A of the State
School Fund for allocation by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction for the purpose of funding
CalWORKs Stage 2 child care. The amount
reappropriated pursuant to this provision is for use in
the 2008-09 fiscal year."
I am deleting the one-time legislative augmentation of
$295,000 for assessments of the Oakland Unified,
Vallejo City Unified, and West Fresno Elementary
School Districts. Current law specifies that these
emergency loan districts are responsible for the costs
of these reports. Therefore, I am eliminating this
augmentation.
I am deleting Provision 2 to conform to this action.
Item 6440-001-0001-For support of University of
California. I reduce this item from $3,000,920,000 to
$2,995,520,000 by decreasing:
(1) Support from $3,123,516,000 to $3,118,116,000,
and by revising Provisions 14 and 24 and by deleting
Provision 16.
I am reducing this item by $5,400,000 to eliminate
funding that supports research on labor and
employment and labor education. While this budget
bill provides for a modest reserve in 2008-09, it fails to
make the necessary statutory spending reductions
and revenue increases needed to eliminate the state’s
structural budget deficit going forward. At the same
time, constitutional requirements, federal law and
court required payments drive the majority of the
spending in any budget, and limit my ability to reduce
spending. As a result, I have an obligation to reduce
spending when my veto power is adequate to do so.
Consequently -- and in order to further ensure that this
budget remains in balance -- I am taking the difficult
but necessary action reflected in this veto to further
control state spending.
I am also revising Provision 24 of this item to conform
as follows:
"24. Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1),
$5,400,000 $0 is to support research on labor and
employment and labor education throughout the
University of California system. Of these funds, 60
percent shall be for labor research and 40 percent
shall be for labor education."
Further, while I am sustaining the Legislature’s action
to earmark funding for student academic preparation
and education programs (SAPEP), I am vetoing the
language requiring the university to report on its use
of funds for SAPEP activities. This reporting
requirement would result in an expenditure increase
without regard to the availability of revenues.
Nevertheless, in recognition of the Legislature’s desire
to obtain this information. I am instructing the
President of the University of California to comply with
this legislative request for this report to the extent
compliance can be achieved using existing resources
and without impairing the university’s ability to perform
its essential functions.
I am revising Provision 14 to conform as follows:
"14. Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1),
$19,300,000 is for student academic preparation and
education programs (SAPEP) and is to be matched
with $12,000,000 from existing university resources,
for a total of $31,300,000 for these programs. The
University of California shall provide a plan to the
Department of Finance and the fiscal committees of
each house of the Legislature for expenditure of both
state and university funds for SAPEP by September 1
of each year. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
university report on the use of state and university
funds provided for these programs, including detailed
information on the outcomes and effectiveness of
academic preparation programs consistent with the
accountability framework developed by the university
in April 2005. The report shall be submitted to the
fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature no
later than April 1, 2009."
Finally, I am deleting the legislative redirection of
$15,000,000 from funds budgeted for administrator
compensation to support salary increases and a step
pay system for low-wage service employees. Given the
10 percent reduction to the university’s institutional
support budget that was adopted by the Legislature,
the University should be provided the flexibility to
allocate its resources to preserve core administrative
functions. Further, employee salaries should be
negotiated in collective bargaining agreements
between the University and its service employees.
I am deleting Provision 16 to conform to this action.
Item 7980-001-0001-For support of California
Student Aid Commission. I reduce this item from
$14,206,000 to $13,527,000 by decreasing:
(1.5) 50-California Loan Program from $1,000,000 to
$500,000;
(3.5) 97.20.001 Unallocated Reduction from -789,000
to -1,468,000;
(4.5) Amount payable from the Student Loan
Operating Fund (7980-001-0784) from
-$1,000,000 to -$500,000;
and by revising Provision 4.
I am reducing this item by $679,000. However, I am
sustaining the remaining $111,000 legislative
augmentation for the purpose of funding additional
ongoing telephone system and Department of
Technology Services costs that were identified after
the January budget proposal. While this budget bill
provides for a modest reserve in 2008-09, it fails to
make the necessary statutory spending reductions
and revenue increases needed to eliminate the
state'sstructural budget deficit going forward. At the
same time, constitutional requirements, federal law
and court required payments drive the majority of the
spending in any budget, and limit my ability to reduce
spending.As a result, I have an obligation to reduce
spending when my veto power is adequate to do
so. Consequently -- and in order to further ensure that
this budget remains in balance -- I am taking the
difficult but necessary action reflected in this veto to
further control state spending.
I am also revising Provision 4 of this item to conform to
the action I have taken in
Item 7980-001-0784 as follows:
"4. (a) This item reflects $1,000,000 $500,000
payable from the Student Loan Operating Fund for
the purpose of funding, on a limited-term basis, 6.0
positions in the Federal Policy and Programs Division.
Those positions shall be continued until a sale or
other authorized transaction is completed pursuant to
Chapter 182 of the Statutes of 2007, which is
anticipated to occur in the 2009-10 fiscal year.
(b) Additionally, this item reflects an increase of
$1,010,000 available on a one-time basis for
necessary moving costs, furnishings, and equipment
associated with relocation of the Student Aid
Commission. Not later than August 1, 2008, the
commission shall detail and submit for approval to the
Department of Finance, and for informational
purposes to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee, all one-time costs estimated to be
necessary for relocation of the commission. Any
funds remaining shall be available for any expenses
that may be necessary or convenient to further the
intent of the sale or other authorized transaction of
EdFund pursuant to Chapter 182 of the Statutes of
2007 upon the written approval of the Department of
Finance."
Item 7980-101-0001-For support of California
Student Aid Commission. I revise this item by revising
Provision 1.
I am deleting the legislative augmentation to Provision
1(d), which increased the number of Assumption
Program of Loans for Education (APLE) awards by
800. The remaining amount of authorized awards in the
budget is 7,200. I proposed fewer APLE awards
to curb the growth in required APLE payments in the
context of budget balancing reductions and because
the Student Aid Commission has historically not
utilized all the awards. This reduction is necessary to
limit future ongoing expenditures in line with ongoing
resources as we work towards resolving the structural
budget imbalance.
I am revising Provision 1 as follows:
"1. Funds appropriated in Schedule (1) are for
purposes of all of the following:
(a) Awards in the Cal Grant Program under
Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430)
and Article 3 (commencing with Section 69530)
of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of
the Education Code.
(b) Grants under the Law Enforcement
Personnel Dependents Scholarship Program
pursuant to Section 4709 of the Labor Code.
(c) California Student Opportunity and Access
Program contract agreements under Article 4
(commencing with Section 69560) of Chapter 2
of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the
Education Code.
(d) The purchase of loan assumptions under
Article 5 (commencing with Section 69612) of
Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of
the Education Code. The Student Aid
Commission shall issue 8,000 7,200 new
warrants.
(e) The purchase of loan assumptions under the
Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for
Education pursuant to Article 5.5 (commencing
with Section 69618) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of
Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(f) The purchase of loan assumptions under the
State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for
Education (SNAPLE) Employees of State
Facilities Program pursuant to Article 2
(commencing with Section 70120) of Chapter 3
of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the
Education Code.
(g) The purchase of loan assumptions under the
State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for
Education (SNAPLE) pursuant to Article 1
(commencing with Section 70100) of Chapter 3 of
Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the
Education Code.
(h) The Student Aid Commission shall report by
April 1, 2009, on the State Nursing Assumption
Program of Loans for Education, pursuant to the
reporting requirements of Section 70108 of the
Education Code.
(i) Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1),
$297,000 is provided for loan assumption
payments to participants in the National Guard
Assumption Program of Loans for Education
pursuant to Article 12.5 (commencing with
Section 69750) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of the
Education Code.
(j) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section
69613.8 of the Education Code, any
Assumption Program of Loans for Education
participant who meets the requirements of
subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 69613.8 of the
Education Code may receive the additional loan
assumption benefits authorized by those
subdivisions."
Item 8380-001-0001-For support of Department of
Personnel Administration.
I am revising this item in order to correct a technical
error in the Budget Bill:
(1) 10-Classification and Compensation from
$6,442,000 to $6,414,000;
(2) 20-Labor Relations from $3,480,000 to
$3,464,000;
(3) 25-Legal from $7,947,000 to $7,919,000;
(5) 40.02-Distributed Administration from -
$4,457,000 to -$4,370,000; and
(6) 54-Benefits Administration from $32,972,000 to
$32,957,000.
With the above deletions, revisions, and reductions, I
hereby approve Assembly Bill 88.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER