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          Bill No:  SB 83
          Author:   Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
          Amended:  3/26/12
          Vote:     21

           
          SENATE VOTES NOT RELEVANT

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  48-19, 3/29/12 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    California Citizens Redistricting Commission:  
          appropriation
                      support

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill appropriates, as a supplemental 
          appropriations bill (deficiency bill), $339,000 from the 
          General Fund (GF) to the Citizens Redistricting Commission 
          and authorizes additional budget authorizations for the 
          Commission under conditions specified by the bill relating 
          to potential litigation and personnel costs. 

           Assembly Amendments  delete the Senate version of the bill 
          stating the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory 
          language to the state budget and now increases the 
          appropriation for the support of the Citizens Redistricting 
          Commission.
           
           ANALYSIS  :    Voters in November 2008 approved Proposition 
          11, which established a Citizens Redistricting Commission 
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          to draw new political district lines every 10 years for 
          California legislative, congressional and Board of 
          Equalization districts.  The initiative requires the 
          Legislature to make necessary appropriations to fund the 
          Commission's operations, including litigation support, 
          during the three-year redistricting process that began in 
          2009-10.  The Budget Act of 2011 allocated $400,000 GF for 
          Commission operations, and up to $1.5 million, GF for 
          potential litigation costs.  The Commission received $1.07 
          million in November 2011 for litigation-related expenses. 

          On February 7, 2012, the Department of Finance (DOF) 
          notified the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) of a 
          request for additional funding from the Citizens 
          Redistricting Commission.  Four legal challenges have been 
          brought against the Commission-designed maps, with all four 
          cases decided in the Commission's favor. 

          After extensive discussions, the JLBC, on March 15, 2012, 
          indicated support for $339,000 in additional operational 
          costs.  In addition, the Committee indicated support for 
          provisional language to allow the Commission more funding 
          if additional costs arise during the 2011-12 fiscal year 
          (FY).   Included in this is up to $659,000 to defend any 
          appeals related to the four lawsuits resolved in the 
          Commission's favor, and up to $163,000 to cover possible 
          costs related to unemployment insurance and vacation leave 
          balances as the Commission concludes its duties and staff 
          terminate employment. 

          Combined with previous appropriations and budget 
          augmentations, this appropriation would bring the 
          Commission's total authorized funding for the current 
          redistricting process to $6,184,000. 

           Specifics of SB 83
           
          1. Appropriates $339,000 GF to the Citizens Redistricting 
             Commission for operational costs in FY 2011-12.  The 
             operational costs included in this bill are already 
             reflected in the Administration's revised current-year 
             expenditure projections; therefore, those costs do not 
             add to the current budget deficit. 


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          2. Authorizes the Director of DOF, subject to review by the 
             JLBC, to increase the Commission's budget by up to 
             $659,000 if the Commission demonstrates that additional 
             funding is necessary during the 2011-12 FY for 
             litigation to defend any action regarding a certified 
             final map. 

          3. Authorizes the Director of DOF, subject to review by the 
             JLBC, to increase the Commission's budget by up to 
             $163,000 if the Commission demonstrates that additional 
             funding is necessary during the 2011-12 FY for costs 
             related to unemployment insurance, and vacation leave 
             balance payments for staff, who terminate employment 
             with the state. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  Yes   Fiscal Com.:  Yes   
          Local:  No

          This bill has a GF cost of $339,000.  This bill also 
          authorizes the Director of DOF, subject to JLBC review, to 
          appropriate up to $822,000 more from the GF, if necessary. 

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  48-19, 3/29/12
          AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, 
            Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, 
            Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, 
            Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, 
            Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hayashi, Hill, Huber, 
            Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nestande, 
            Nielsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Skinner, Solorio, 
            Swanson, Torres, Wieckowski, Williams, John A. Pérez
          NOES: Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly, Beth Gaines, 
            Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Harkey, Jeffries, Jones, Logue, 
            Mansoor, Miller, Morrell, Silva, Smyth, Valadao, Wagner
          NO VOTE RECORDED: Cedillo, Fletcher, Garrick, Gorell, Hall, 
            Roger Hernández, Knight, Bonnie Lowenthal, Mitchell, 
            Norby, Olsen, Portantino, Yamada


          DLW:mw:do  4/5/12   Senate Floor Analyses 

                       SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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