BILL NUMBER: AB 1531	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 19, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fuentes

                        JANUARY 23, 2012

   An act relating to state claims,  making an appropriation
therefor,  and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1531, as amended, Fuentes. State claims.
   Existing law requires the California Victim Compensation and
Government Claims Board to ensure that all claims that have been
approved by the board, and for which there exists no legally
available appropriation, are submitted for legislative approval at
least twice each calendar year. 
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to
appropriate funds for the payment of claims allowed by the board.
 
   This bill would appropriate $859,738.51 from various funds to the
Executive Officer of the California Victim Compensation and
Government Claims Board to pay claims accepted by the board. The bill
would require the Controller, upon the request of the board, in a
form prescribed by the Controller, to transfer surcharges and fees
from specified Budget Act items of appropriation identified in the
bill to Item 1870-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2012.

    This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
   Vote: 2/3. Appropriation:  no   yes  .
Fiscal committee:  no   yes  .
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to appropriate funds for the payment of claims against the state
approved by the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims
Board. 
   SECTION 1.    (a) The sum of eight hundred fifty-nine
thousand seven hundred thirty-eight dollars and fifty-one cents
($859,738.51) is hereby appropriated from the various funds, as
specified in subdivision (b), to the Executive Officer of the
California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board for the
payment of claims accepted by the board in accordance with the
schedule set forth in subdivision (b).  
   (b) Pursuant to subdivision (a), claims accepted by the California
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board shall be paid in
accordance with the following schedule: 
 Total for Fund: General Fund (0001) ............ 
 $789,202.20 
 Total for Fund: Public Employees' Health Care 
Fund (0822)........................... $2,610.33 
 Total for Fund: Health Care Deposit Fund (0912) 
 ..................................... $23,372.09 
 Total for Fund: Unclaimed Property Fund (0970) 
 ........................................ $884.33 
 Total for Fund: Item 2660-001-0042 
    Budget Act of 2012, Program 20.70 .... $246.00 
 Total for fund: Item 2660-301-0042 
    Budget Act of 2012, Program 20.20 . $34,928.75 
 Total for Fund: Item 2740-001-0044 
    Budget Act of 2012, Program 11 ..... $2,303.11 
 Total for Fund: Item 5180-111-0001 
    Budget Act of 2012, Program 25.15 .. $3,459.38 
 Total for Fund: Item 5225-001-0001 
    Budget Act of 2012, Program 25 ..... $2,250.40 
 Total for Fund: Item 7100-001-0185 
    Budget Act of 2012, Program 21 ....... $481.92 


   SEC. 2.    Upon the request of the California Victim
Compensation and Government Claims Board, in a form prescribed by the
Controller, the Controller shall transfer surcharges and fees from
the Budget Act items of appropriation identified in subdivision (b)
of Section 1 of this act to Item 1870-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2012. For each Budget Act item of appropriation, this
amount shall not exceed the cumulative total of the per claim filing
fees authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 905.2 of the Government
Code and the surcharge authorized by subdivision (f) of Section
905.2 of the Government Code. For those items in subdivision (b) that
do not reflect a Budget Act appropriation, the Controller shall
transfer an amount not to exceed the cumulative total of the per
claim filing fees authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 905.2 of
the Government Code and the surcharge authorized by subdivision (f)
of Section 905.2 of the Government Code. This amount shall be
transferred for the support of the board reimbursements to Item
1870-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2012. The board
shall provide a report of the amounts recovered pursuant to this
authority to the Department of Finance within 90 days of the
enactment of this act. 
   SEC. 2.   SEC. 3.    This act is an
urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of
the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts
constituting the necessity are:
   In order to  pay   settle  claims
against the state and end hardship to claimants as quickly as
possible, it is necessary that this bill go into immediate effect.