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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1476
Author: Assembly Budget Committee
Amended: 8/22/14 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE : 13-2, 8/14/14
AYES: Leno, Nielsen, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Corbett, Jackson,
Liu, Mitchell, Monning, Roth, Torres, Wyland
NOES: Anderson, Morrell
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hancock
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not relevant
SUBJECT : Budget Act of 2014
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill amends the Budget Act of 2014 by revising
various items of appropriation and making other necessary
changes.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/22/14 revise several items of
appropriation from the Budget Trailer Bill, SB 855 (Senate
Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Chapter 29, Statutes of
2014), which was enacted in June.
ANALYSIS : The Legislature passed the 2014 Budget Act (SB 852,
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Chapter 25) on June
15, 2014. The legislation was signed by the Governor on June
20, 2014. This bill provides for certain technical adjustments
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to various budget items, clarifications of Budget Bill language,
and additional appropriations.
This bill provides for the following:
1.K-12 Education Administrator Induction Programs . Clarifies
that $600,000 in one-time carryover funds, provided to support
administrator induction programs approved by the Commission on
Teacher Credentialing (CTC), are to be transferred to the CTC
by the Department of Education (CDE). Further, specifies that
CDE shall not use any of the funds for indirect administrative
costs.
2.K-12 High-Speed Network . Re-appropriates $26.7 million to
CDE, for allocation to the K-12 High-Speed Network, for
specified activities related to Internet network connectivity.
3.Special Education Expenditures . Re-appropriates $12.9 million
for CDE to allocate to local educational agencies for special
education-related expenditures. This action is necessary in
order to implement the Legislature's approval of the
Governor's proposed appropriation of $12.9 million in
one-time, rather than ongoing, Proposition 98 funds for
special education.
4.State Preschool Program Rate . Specifies that the part-day,
per-student rate for the state preschool program is $22.28
per-day, rather than $22.81. This reflects the 5% rate
increase that was agreed upon as part of the 2014-15 Budget
(rather than a 7% increase that was erroneously included).
5.Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund . Specifies that $10
million in Proposition 98 General Fund for facilities-related
loans to state preschool program providers must be transferred
to the Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund. The amendment
ensures that this funding remains in the revolving fund,
rather than reverting.
6.Regional Market Reimbursement Rate . Clarify that the regional
market reimbursement rate, which is used to reimburse child
care providers who accept vouchers, is set at the 85th
percentile of the 2009 Regional Market Rate Survey, as reduced
by a deficit factor of 10.11%. This amendment aligns the
deficit factor to the amount of funding appropriated in SB
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852.
7.Office of Planning and Research . Eliminates $5 million in
funding from the Office of Planning and Research budget, for
social innovation bonds designed to reduce prison recidivism.
The $5 million will be shifted to the Board of State and
Community Corrections in AB 1479 (Budget), the public safety
clean-up Trailer Bill, for the same purpose.
8.Department of Transportation, Intercity Rail Contracts .
Increases the appropriation for the intercity passenger rail
service operated by Amtrak to reflect the previously approved
$10.4 million increase in operating expenses.
9.Judicial Branch . Appropriates $27 million from the Judicial
Branch's Immediate and Critical Needs Account for preliminary
plans and working drawings for the New Sacramento Court House.
10.County Probation Departments . Clarifies that additional
funding provided to county probation departments is intended
as a limited-term increase to address the population increase
that resulted from the Three Judge Panel court issued order on
February 10, 2014.
11.University of California and California State University
Sustainability Plans . Clarifies goal-setting requirements of
sustainability plans that must be developed by the University
of California and California State University (CSU). In
addition, specifies that the CSU is to submit the plan to the
Governor and the Legislature by November 30, 2014. This
requirement was inadvertently omitted from SB 852.
12.California Community Colleges Student Equity Plans .
Clarifies provisional language by specifying that $70 million
is to be allocated by the California Community College's (CCC)
pursuant to Student Equity Plans.
13.CCC Matching Requirement . Removes a dollar-for-dollar
district match requirement for CCC architectural barrier
removal. The Budget Act attempted to remove all matching
requirements from the physical plant and instructional
equipment categorical. This matching requirement was
inadvertently left in SB 852.
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14.CCC Disabled Student Program . Reduces the amount of CCC
Disabled Student Program funding earmarked for education at
state developmental centers from $1.7 million to $1 million.
The number of centers that are funded through this program has
been reduced from three to two.
15.Employment Training Fund . Appropriates $10 million from the
Employment Training Fund for the Employment Training Panel.
16.State Vision Costs . Appropriates $878,000 ($441,000 General
Fund) to update vision costs in Item 9800, pursuant to the
Affordable Care Act. These costs were mistakenly omitted from
SB 852 when requesting increases for overall statewide
healthcare costs.
17.Information Technology Reporting Requirements . Clarifies
that planned risk/issue mitigation reporting requirements are
the responsibility of the department implementing the
information technology project, rather than the California
Department of Technology.
18.Environmental Justice Grants . Clarifies funding for
environmental justice grants, appropriated to the Secretary
for Environmental Protection, is contingent upon revenues
received.
19.Marijuana Enforcement . Clarifies that funds appropriated for
marijuana enforcement, from the waste discharge permit fund,
are subject to separate accounting.
20.Intervener Compensation . Clarifies the appropriation related
to intervener compensation and allows for the appropriation of
funding to Avondale Glen Elder Neighborhood Association.
21.Groundwater Management . Includes an appropriation for
$500,000 for Salinas Valley groundwater management that was
inadvertently omitted from SB 852.
22.Governor's Office of Emergency Services . Includes an
appropriation of $10 million for support of the Office of
Emergency Services for administrative costs associated with
the implementation of the railroad tank car hazardous material
fee pursuant to separate legislation.
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23.Public Utilities Commission . Includes a loan of $10 million
from the High-Cost Fund-B Administrative Committee Fund to the
Regional Railroad Accident Preparedness and Immediate Response
Fund. The loan is required to be repaid no later than July 1,
2017.
24.Department of Social Services (DSS) . Adds $100,000 to DSS'
General Fund appropriation, increasing the appropriation from
$128,034,000 to 128,134,000 and adjusting the specified
schedule for Social Services and Licensing. The amendments
also add $2.9 million General Fund to DSS' local assistance,
increasing the appropriation from $68,659,000 to $71,559,000
and adjusting the associated schedule for Special Programs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee,
contains various minor appropriations, corrects for a $10.5
million under-appropriation, corrects an error made to a rate
adjustment, and corrects certain other appropriations contained
in the 2014-15 Budget.
JA:e 8/25/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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