BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1485 Page 1 ( Without Reference to File ) CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 1485 (Budget Committee) As Amended June 13, 2012 Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect Immediately ----------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: | |(March 22, |SENATE: |24-14|(June 15, | | | |2012) | | |2012) | ----------------------------------------------------------------- (vote not relevant) Original Committee Reference: BUDGET SUMMARY : This supplemental appropriations bill (deficiency bill) appropriates $1.1 billion from the General Fund (GF) to the State Controller for allocation to the Department of Health Care Services ($759.6 million), the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ($295.4 million), the Department of Mental Health ($41.8 million), and to local governments for homicide trial reimbursement ($125,436). The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill, and instead: 1)Allocate $759.6 million to the Department of Health Care Services, largely due to court rulings preventing the implementation of Medi-Cal provider payment reductions and a rejection by the federal government of a proposal to implement various co-payments for Medi-Cal beneficiaries. 2)Allocate $295.4 million to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, largely due to medical staffing and specialty health care costs, pharmaceutical expenses and cost overruns related to the guarding and transportation of inmates traveling to and from health care appointments. 3)Allocate $41.8 million to the Department of Mental Health, largely due to state hospital costs related to court-driven treatment and documentation requirements to comply with the Civil Rights for Institutionalized Persons Act and increases in pharmaceutical and outside medical care expenses. 4)Allocate $125,436 for local government reimbursement for homicide trials. Lassen County received $118,928; Mariposa County received AB 1485 Page 2 $6,508. 5)Add an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect immediately upon enactment. AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill expressed the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2012. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriates $1.1 billion (GF) to the State Controller for allocation to specified departments and budget items for unanticipated expenses. This appropriation is factored into the current May Revision budget figures. COMMENTS : This bill contains funding necessary to address deficiencies in the 2011 Budget Act. These funds have already been spent. The proposed funding in this measure has been approved by the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Analysis Prepared by : Mark Martin / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099FN: 0004092