BILL ANALYSIS
SB 910
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 910 (Kehoe)
As Amended August 2, 2010
2/3 vote. Urgency
SENATE VOTE :28-2
APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Fuentes, Conway, | | |
| |Bradford, | | |
| |Charles Calderon, Coto, | | |
| |Davis, | | |
| |De Leon, Gatto, Hall, | | |
| |Miller, Nielsen, Norby, | | |
| |Skinner, Solorio, | | |
| |Torlakson, Torrico | | |
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SUMMARY : This bill, one of two annual bills sponsored by the
California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board
(board) and carried by the Appropriations Committee chairs,
appropriates $1,224,892 to pay 290 claims against the state as
approved by the board.
FISCAL EFFECT
1)Appropriates $1,224,892 from the General Fund.
2)Appropriates, pursuant to current law, an additional 15%
surcharge on the amount of each claim (excluding stale-dated
warrants) to pay for the board's administrative costs. This
surcharge is $68,912.
COMMENTS :
1)Rationale . The Government Code requires the board to take all
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necessary steps to ensure that all approved claims, for which
there exists no legally available appropriation, are submitted
for legislative approval at least twice each calendar year.
2)Support . This bill, supported by the board, the Department of
Finance, and the administration, has no opposition.
3)The 15 claims over $10,000 - from $10,000 to $393,810, account
for 73% of the costs of this bill; the remaining claims
average $1,203. Virtually all of the claims (98%) are in two
categories:
a) Stale-dated warrants (expired state checks) - 280 claims
for $765,478.
b) Unredeemed bonds - 5 claims for $15,328.
4)Related legislation . AB 1715 (Fuentes), which appropriates
$988,377 to cover 257 claims, passed this committee and the
Assembly Floor without a dissenting vote and is pending on the
Senate Floor.
Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 FN:
0005716