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                                                                  AB 579
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 579 (Huber)
          As Amended  September 1, 2009
          2/3 vote.  Appropriation
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |75-1 |(June 2, 2009)  |SENATE: |40-0 |(September 4,  |
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           Original Committee Reference:    B. & P.  

           SUMMARY  :  Requires the State Auditor (SA) to assess the workload  
          of at least two state boards or commissions annually, and  
          directs the SA to audit the California Unemployment Insurance  
          Appeals Board to satisfy one of the annual audits required by  
          this bill for the year 2010.  

          The Senate amendments  :

          1)Change the date of the reporting requirement to December 31st  
            instead of June 1st of each year.

          2)Delete the requirement that the SA audit the California  
            Integrated Waste Management Board to satisfy one of the annual  
            audits required by this bill for the year 2010.

          3)Appropriate $125,000 from the Unemployment Administration Fund  
            to the Bureau of State Audits of the purposes of conducting  
            the review and issuing the report for the year 2010, as  
            specified.
           
          EXISTING LAW  provides for the salaries and raises of various  
          exempt state employees, including board members and  
          commissioners that receive an annual salary from the state for  
          their service on a state board or commission. 

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill is substantially similar to  
          the version approved by the Senate.
           
          FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations  
          Committee, 

                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)









                                                                  AB 579
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           Major Provisions         2009-10      2010-11       2011-12     Fund
           Workload audits
              UIAB                          $100 to $125          Special*
                                 Unknown, likely similar costs ongoing  
          inGeneral/
                                 future years subject to  
          appropriationSpecial

          * Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Rebecca May / B. & P. / (916) 319-3301   
           FN: 0002828