BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 76 (Budget Committee)
As Amended June 12, 2013
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
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(vote not relevant) (vote not
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Original Committee Reference: BUDGET
SUMMARY : Contains necessary statutory and technical changes to
implement the Budget Act of 2013 related to general government.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill,
and instead:
1)Authorize the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education
(Bureau) to regulate currently exempted private postsecondary
educational institutions that apply to be subject to the
Bureau's oversight. This ensures these institutions' ability
to participate in Federal student aid programs, and includes a
sunset date of January 1, 2015.
2)Reduce the amount of bonded indebtedness authorized under the
Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1996, by $12.9 million
and repeals the authority of the Director of General Services
and the Public Works Board to issue up to $391 million in
financing securities for facilities in the Capital Area Plan.
3)Make compliant certain provisions related to the delivery of
electronic data optional for local agencies of the California
Public Records Act (CPRA), encourage local agencies to follow
these provisions as best practices, and require any local
agency to announce if it does not follow these best practices
at its next regularly scheduled meeting and annually
thereafter. This does not affect any other part of the CPRA.
4)Create the Women and Girls Fund for all fundraising efforts by
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the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls including
gifts or donations.
5)Transfer the Public Safety Communications Office from the
Department of Technology to the Office of Emergency Services.
6)Specify that funds in the Disaster Response-Emergency
Operations Account shall not be expended for conditions in the
state's prisons, medical facilities, or youth correctional
facilities resulting solely from the action or inaction of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in administering
those facilities.
7)Transfer responsibility for information technology procurement
from the Department of General Services to the Department of
Technology.
8)Create a grant program in the California Victim Compensation
and Government Claims Board (CVCGCB) to provide $2 million per
year from the Restitution Fund, subject to appropriation by
the Legislature, to Trauma Recovery Centers. Trauma Recovery
Centers provide services directly to victims rather than
requiring them to independently navigate the process of
claiming benefits from the CVCGCB.
9)Update references to the California Emergency Management
Agency to recognize the name change to the Office of Emergency
Services (OES). Allow the use of antiterrorism funds from
license plate revenues (instead of the General Fund) in
support of California Specialized Training Institute.
10)Authorize the Department of General Services to structure,
administer, and maintain the Golden State Financial
Marketplace Program (GS $Mart Program). Require the
department to report annually to the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, the State Treasurer's Office, and the Department of
Finance on the progress of the GS $Mart Program.
11)Authorize the State Personnel Board to bill departments on a
pro-rata basis for the costs of its Compliance Review Audit
Program and require the Board to report on an annual basis
regarding the audit and special investigations.
12)Require the Department of Human Resources to submit two
reports to the Legislature reviewing the additional
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appointments by state agencies for supervisors, and rank and
file employees. Require the State Personnel Board to submit a
report on the policies and practices included in the Personnel
Management Policy and Procedures Manual.
13)Remove the reimbursable state mandate that was created by AB
1234 Local Government Ethics Training Requirements ((Salinas),
Chapter 700, Statutes of 2005) by making these compensation
and reimbursement activities permissible for specified local
agencies.
14)Repeal five mandates by making them permissive; these five
mandates have been suspended in the Budget each year since
1992.
15) Remove California Earthquake Authority's limit on civil
service positions.
16)Eliminate the sunset dates and increase the annual revenue
caps of the Occupational Safety and Health Fund and the Labor
Enforcement and Compliance Fund, allowing the Department of
Industrial Relations to enforce laws that protect employees
and the public.
17)Eliminate the Targeted Inspection and Consultation Fund and
provides a loan from the fund to the Compliance Monitoring
Unit, to be repaid to the Occupational Safety and Health Fund.
18)Clarify reforms to the Workers' Compensation program as
required by SB 863 (De León), Chapter 363, Statutes of 2012,
including that new programs apply to workers injured on or
after January 1, 2013.
19)Eliminate the High Hazard Assessment and shift the assessment
into the Occupational Health and Safety Fund, streamlining
assessment collection for both employers and the Department of
Industrial Relations.
20)Prohibit the Honda Center, which is located in an enterprise
zone in Southern California, from obtaining additional hiring
credits if they lay off workers and later rehire workers for
lower wages and benefits.
21)Stabilize funding for the Compliance Monitoring Unit, which
enforces prevailing wage requirements on public construction
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projects, by allowing costs of monitoring to be covered by
non-bond funds that are used for projects.
22)Direct the Department of Industrial Relations to use its
statutory authority to approve a fee by March 31, 2014, to
support an increase in funding and at least 15 new positions
for the Process Safety Unit, which inspects oil refineries and
chemical plants.
23)Allow state agency contracts for services under $150,000 to
be exempt from approval by the Department of General Services
if the agency complies with certain requirements.
24)Add the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing
to the Strategic Growth Council.
25)Contain an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect
immediately upon enactment.
COMMENTS : This bill enacts various provisions to support the
2013 Budget Act, and among other things, creates the Women and
Girls Fund, requires reporting on additional appointments by the
Department of Human Resources, and directs the Department of
Industrial Relations to increase oil refinery and chemical plant
inspections.
Analysis Prepared by : Genevieve Morelos / BUDGET / (916)
319-2099
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