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Bill No: SB 71
Author: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Amended: 6/19/13
Vote: 21
PRIOR SENATE VOTES NOT RELEVANT
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not available
SUBJECT : Budget Act of 2013: General Government Omnibus
Trailer Bill
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill makes various statutory changes necessary
to implement the general government-related provisions of the
Budget Act of 2013.
Assembly Amendments delete the prior version of the bill and
insert the current language to provide the necessary statutory
changes in the area of general government in order to enact the
Budget Act of 2013.
ANALYSIS : This bill includes the following key changes:
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
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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. Creates the Women and Girls Fund for all fundraising efforts
by the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls including
gifts or donations.
4. Transfers the Public Safety Communications Office from the
Department of Technology to the Office of Emergency Services.
5. 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 facilities resulting solely from the action or
inaction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
in administering those facilities.
6. Transfers responsibility for information technology
procurement from the Department of General Services (DGS) to
the Department of Technology.
7. 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.
8. Updates references to the California Emergency Management
Agency to recognize the name change to the Office of
Emergency Services. Allows the use of antiterrorism funds
from license plate revenues (instead of the General Fund) in
support of California Specialized Training Institute.
9. Authorizes the DGS to structure, administer, and maintain
the Golden State Financial Marketplace Program (GS $Mart
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Program). Requires DGS 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.
10.Authorizes the State Personnel Board (SPB) to bill
departments on a pro-rata basis for the costs of its
Compliance Review Audit Program and requires the SPB to
report on an annual basis regarding the audit and special
investigations.
11.Requires the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) to submit
two reports to the Legislature reviewing the additional
appointments by state agencies for supervisors, and rank and
file employees. Requires the SPB to submit a report on the
policies and practices included in the Personnel Management
Policy and Procedures Manual.
12.Repeals five mandates by making them permissive; these five
mandates have been suspended in the Budget each year since
1992.
13.Removes California Earthquake Authority's limit on civil
service positions.
14.Eliminates the sunset dates and increases the annual revenue
caps of the Occupational Safety and Health Fund (OSH Fund)
and the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund, allowing the
Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to enforce laws that
protect employees and the public.
15.Eliminates the Targeted Inspection and Consultation Fund and
provides a loan from the fund to the Compliance Monitoring
Unit, to be repaid to the OSH Fund.
16.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.
17.Eliminates the High Hazard Assessment and shifts the
assessment into the Occupational Health and Safety Fund,
streamlining assessment collection for both employers and the
DIR.
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18.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.
19.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.
20.Directs the DIR 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.
21.Allows state agency contracts for services under $150,000 to
be exempt from approval by the DGS if the agency complies
with certain requirements.
22.Adds the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and
Housing to the Strategic Growth Council.
23.Contains an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect
immediately upon enactment.
Comments
The provisions in this bill are identical to AB 76 (Assembly
Budget Committee), which was passed by the Assembly on June 14,
2013, with the following exceptions:
1. Preserves existing law relating to California Public Records
Act by removing amendments contained in AB 76 that would have
made portions of the California Public Records Act
permissive.
2. Preserves existing law relating to the Local Government
Ethics Training Requirements by removing amendments contained
in AB 76 that would have made portions of the compensation
and reimbursement activities permissive for specified local
agencies.
Additionally, this bill enacts various provisions to support the
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2013 Budget Act, and among other things, creates the Women and
Girls Fund, requires reporting on additional appointments by the
CalHR, and directs the DIR to increase oil refinery and chemical
plant inspections.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
MW/JA:dk 6/20/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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