BILL ANALYSIS Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair 910 (Kehoe) Hearing Date: 5/24/2010 Amended: 5/12/2010 Consultant: Bob Franzoia Policy Vote: None _________________________________________________________________ ____ BILL SUMMARY: SB 910, an urgency measure, would appropriate $628,835.60 from the General Fund to the Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board (board) to pay claims accepted by the board. _________________________________________________________________ ____ Fiscal Impact (in thousands) Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund Appropriations $629 General _________________________________________________________________ ____ STAFF COMMENTS: Pursuant to the committee's rules, the Suspense File rule does not apply to the provisions of this bill as claims are considered valid obligations of the state. Additionally, claims may have time sensitivity. The State Board of Control was established in 1945. It was revised and renamed the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board by Chapter 1016/2000 (AB 2491, Jackson). Government Code 13928 requires the board to ensure that all claims which have been approved by the board, and for which there exists no legally available appropriation, are submitted for legislative approval at least twice during each calendar year. The re-issuance of stale-dated warrants against the Franchise Tax Board is the only type of claim to be paid pursuant to this bill. The 209 claims range from $27.00 to $215,891.54. For stale-dated warrants, the Controller must confirm that (1) the check was not cashed and has not been issued and (2) more than three years have elapsed since the check was issued and the monies have reverted to the General Fund. For these warrants an appropriation is needed to reissue the payment. This category also may include state treasury bonds that have not been redeemed within ten years of their maturity date, but the majority of warrants are checks.