BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 71 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee)
As Amended June 12, 2013
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
SENATE VOTE :Vote not relevant
SUMMARY : Contains necessary statutory and technical changes to
implement the Budget Act of 2013 related to general government.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Authorizes 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)Reduces 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)Makes compliance with certain provisions related to the
delivery of electronic data optional for local agencies of the
California Public Records Act (CPRA), encourages local
agencies to follow these provisions as best practices, and
requires 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)Creates the Women and Girls Fund for all fundraising efforts
by the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls including
gifts or donations.
5)Transfers the Public Safety Communications Office from the
Department of Technology to the Office of Emergency Services.
6)Specifies 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
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facilities resulting solely from the action or inaction of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in administering
those facilities.
7)Transfers responsibility for information technology
procurement from the Department of General Services to the
Department of Technology.
8)Creates 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)Updates references to the California Emergency Management
Agency to recognize the name change to the Office of Emergency
Services (OES). Allows the use of antiterrorism funds from
license plate revenues (instead of the General Fund) in
support of California Specialized Training Institute.
10)Authorizes the Department of General Services to structure,
administer, and maintain the Golden State Financial
Marketplace Program (GS $Mart Program). Requires 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)Authorizes the State Personnel Board to bill departments on a
pro-rata basis for the costs of its Compliance Review Audit
Program and requires the Board to report on an annual basis
regarding the audit and special investigations.
12)Requires the Department of Human Resources to submit two
reports to the Legislature reviewing the additional
appointments by state agencies for supervisors, and rank and
file employees. Requires the State Personnel Board to submit
a report on the policies and practices included in the
Personnel Management Policy and Procedures Manual.
13)Removes 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
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and reimbursement activities permissible for specified local
agencies.
14)Repeals five mandates by making them permissive; these five
mandates have been suspended in the Budget each year since
1992.
15) Removes California Earthquake Authority's limit on civil
service positions.
16)Eliminates the sunset dates and increases 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)Eliminates 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)Clarifies 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)Eliminates the High Hazard Assessment and shifts the
assessment into the Occupational Health and Safety Fund,
streamlining assessment collection for both employers and the
Department of Industrial Relations.
20)Prohibits 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)Stabilizes funding for the Compliance Monitoring Unit, which
enforces prevailing wage requirements on public construction
projects, by allowing costs of monitoring to be covered by
non-bond funds that are used for projects.
22)Directs 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
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chemical plants.
23)Allows 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)Adds the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and
Housing to the Strategic Growth Council.
25)Contains 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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