BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1 X4
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(Without Reference to File)
CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1 X4 (Evans)
As Amended July 23, 2009
2/3 vote. Urgency
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(July 9, 2009) |SENATE: | |(July 23, |
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(vote not relevant) (vote not
available)
Original Committee Reference: RLS.
SUMMARY : Makes various adjustments to the enacted fiscal year
2009-10 Budget to achieve $12.3 billion savings through
expenditure reductions, cuts, fund shifts, borrowing, and other
program savings.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill,
and instead:
1)Make $2.8 billion in reductions to the University of
California and California State University systems.
2)Reflect $32 million in savings in the CalGrants program.
3)Reflect $1 billion in new federal funds for Medi-Cal, as
proposed by the Governor.
4)Contain nearly $1 billion cuts in health programs-including:
a) $75.5 million from reducing nursing home rates;
b) $109 million for adopting Medi-Cal pharmacy reforms;
c) $124 million by having the First Five commission pick up
new Healthy Families Program enrollment; and,
d) Other significant cuts to Adult Day Health Care, health
clinics, Alzheimer's centers, AIDS drugs, child dental
prevention, immunization, domestic violence shelters,
poison control and mental health programs.
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5)Adopt $335 million in savings from changes to the
Developmental Disabilities program.
6)Recognize nearly $1 billion in Human Services program
reductions including:
a) $528 million from CalWORKs:
b) Over $226 million in reductions to the In Home
Supportive Services;
c) $115 million from the reduction of SSI/SSP grant levels;
and,
d) Other reductions to foster care, drug Medi-Cal,
adoptions assistance, aging programs, licensing.
7)Eliminate General Fund (GF) support for Proposition 36
programs for a $90 million savings.
8)Contain $169 million of saving from reductions to the Judicial
Branch.
9)Achieve over $300 million of savings from updated federal
savings from February cuts to public transit.
10)Reflect $1.2 billion in savings from corrections reforms that
would need to be adopted in separate legislation.
11)Borrow $134 million from the State Highway Account.
12)Contain provisions language that achieves $1.2 billion
one-time savings from deferring June 2010 state payroll checks
to July.
13)Reflect $117.2 million of savings from state employee
benefits, including the elimination of the Rural Health Care
Equity Program.
14)Reflect $850 million in savings achieved by the Governor's
executive order two additional furlough days.
15)Save $8 million from a 20% reduction to Williamson Act
funding.
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16)Accept $300 million in savings from the shift of public
transit funds from home-to-school transportation to
Proposition 98.
17)Reflect $83 million in savings from the suspension of 31
different local mandates.
18)Reflect $1.7 billion in savings from shifting funding from
redevelopment agencies funds for GF benefit.
19)Urgency Clause: Declares this bill takes effect immediately
as an urgency statute.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was a vehicle for the
budget trailer bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Christian Griffith / BUDGET / (916)
319-2099
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