BILL NUMBER: SB 83	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 14, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

                        JANUARY 10, 2011

    An act calling an election, to take effect immediately.
  An act to amend the Budget Act of 2011 (Chapter 33 of
the Statutes of 2011) by amending Item 0911-001-0001 of Section 2.00
of that act, relating to the support of state government, and making
an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, Budget Bill.




	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 83, as amended, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. 
Special election.   Budget Act of 2011: Citizens
Redistricting Commission.  
   The Budget Act of 2011 appropriates $400,000 for the support of
the Citizens Redistricting Commission. The act also authorizes the
Director of Finance, not sooner than 30 days after notification to
the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or any lesser time determined
by the chairperson of the joint committee, to augment that $400,000
appropriation by up to $1,500,000 if the commission demonstrates that
funding for litigation support is necessary.  
   This bill would increase the appropriation for the support of the
commission to $739,000. The bill would further authorize the Director
of Finance, in addition to the existing augmentation authority and
subject to the same time restrictions, to augment that $739,000
appropriation by up to $659,000 if the commission demonstrates that
additional funding is necessary during the 2011-12 fiscal year for
litigation to defend any action regarding a certified final map and,
in addition, by up to $163,000 if the commission demonstrates that
additional funding is necessary during the 2011-12 fiscal year for
costs related to unemployment insurance and vacation leave balance
payments for staff who are terminating employment with the state.
 
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a
Budget Bill.  
   Existing law provides that the Secretary of State is the chief
elections officer of the state and requires the Secretary of State to
perform specified duties, including preparing and mailing ballot
pamphlets, in connection with any statewide election. Existing law
requires that every measure submitted to the voters comply with a
specified schedule leading up to the day of the election. 

   This bill would call a statewide special election to be held on
June 7, 2011, and would require the Secretary of State to place
before the voters at that election a legislative constitutional
amendment, as specified, relating to local government finance. In
addition, the bill would waive certain statutory deadlines in
relation to the placement of that measure before the voters at the
June 7, 2011, statewide special election. The bill would also provide
that funds necessary to pay the claims of local agencies arising
from their costs incurred to conduct the June 7, 2011, statewide
special election shall be included in the Budget Act of 2011 or in
another statute.  
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an act calling an election. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation:  no   yes
 . Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Item 0911-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of
the   Budget Act of 2011   is amended to read:

0911-001-0001--For support of the Citizens
Redistricting Initiative.......................     400,000

                                                     739,000

     Provisions:
     1.  The Director of Finance, not sooner
         than 30 days after notification to the
         Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or
         any lesser time determined by the
         chairperson of the joint committee,
         may augment this item by up to
         $1,500,000 if the Citizens
         Redistricting Commission demonstrates
         that funding for litigation support is
         necessary.
      2.  In addition to the authority provided 
          in Provision 1, the Director of 
          Finance, not sooner than 30 days after 
          notification to the Joint Legislative 
          Budget Committee, or any lesser time 
          determined by the chairperson of the 
          joint committee, may augment this item 
          by up to $659,000 if the Citizens 
          Redistricting Commission demonstrates 
          that additional funding is necessary 
          during the 2011-12 fiscal year for 
          litigation to defend any action 
          regarding a certified final map. 
      3.  In addition to the authority provided 
          in Provisions 1 and 2, the Director of 
          Finance, not sooner than 30 days after 
          notification to the Joint Legislative 
          Budget Committee, or any lesser time 
          determined by the chairperson of the 
          joint committee, may augment this item 
          by up to $163,000 if the Citizens 
          Redistricting Commission demonstrates 
          that additional funding is necessary 
          during the 2011-12 fiscal year for 
          costs related to unemployment 
          insurance and vacation leave balance 
          payments for staff who are terminating 
          employment with the state. 


   SEC. 2.    This act is a Budget Bill within the
meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the
California Constitution and shall take effect immediately. 

  SECTION 1.    A statewide special election is
hereby called to be held on June 7, 2011. Notwithstanding Sections
10403 and 10406 of the Elections Code or any other provision of law,
any county, municipal, district, or other election scheduled to be
held on June 7, 2011, may, at the discretion of the appropriate local
officials, be consolidated with the statewide special election
called by this act.  
  SEC. 2.    Notwithstanding the requirements of
Section 9040 of the Elections Code or any other provision of law, and
in accordance with other provisions of the Elections Code and the
Government Code governing the submission of a statewide measure to
the voters that are not inconsistent with this act, the Secretary of
State shall submit Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 or Senate
Constitutional Amendment 1, as applicable, of the 2011-12 First
Extraordinary Session to the voters at the statewide special election
called by this act to be held on June 7, 2011.  
  SEC. 3.    Notwithstanding Sections 13115 and
13117 of the Elections Code, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 or
Senate Constitutional Amendment 1, as applicable, of the 2011-12
First Extraordinary Session shall be placed as the first ballot
measure on the June 7, 2011, statewide special election ballot and
shall be designated as Proposition 28.  
  SEC. 4.    (a) The Secretary of State shall
include in the ballot pamphlets for the June 7, 2011, statewide
special election, mailed pursuant to Section 9094 of the Elections
Code, the information specified in Section 9084 of the Elections Code
regarding Proposition 28.
   (b) In accordance with Sections 9092 of the Elections Code, not
less than 20 days before submitting the copy for the ballot pamphlet
to the State Printer, the Secretary of State shall make the copy
available for public examination.
   (c) Notwithstanding Sections 9054 and 13282 of the Elections Code
or any other provision of law, the ballot labels required pursuant to
Section 13282 and the translations of the ballot materials required
pursuant to Section 9054 may be made available for public examination
at a later date than the start of the public examination period for
the ballot pamphlet, provided that the ballot labels and translations
of the ballot materials must remain available for public examination
for eight days.  
  SEC. 5.    The funds necessary to pay the claims
of local agencies arising from their costs incurred to conduct the
June 7, 2011, statewide special election shall be included in the
Budget Act of 2011 or in another statute.  
  SEC. 6.    This act calls an election within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.