BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 95 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee)
As Amended September 6, 2013
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
SENATE VOTE : Vote not relevant
BUDGET 14-10
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Bloom, Campos, |
| |Chesbro, Daly, Dickinson, |
| |Gordon, |
| |Jones-Sawyer, Mitchell, |
| |Mullin, Muratsuchi, |
| |Nazarian, Stone, Ting |
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|Nays:|Gorell, Chávez, Grove, |
| |Harkey, Mansoor, |
| |Melendez, Morrell, |
| |Nestande, Patterson, |
| |Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Amends the 2013-14 Budget Act, which was adopted on
June 15, 2013, in AB 110 (Blumenfield), Chapter 20. This bill,
when combined with AB 110 (the main Budget bill), constitutes
the 2013-14 Budget Act. Specifically, this bill :
1)Makes conforming changes to implement the Active
Transportation Program and remove provisions that froze
funding for human-powered transportation programs which would
now be subject to the Active Transportation Program
guidelines.
2)Specifies that $24 million of transportation funding through
the Active Transportation Program will be spent on the Safe
Routes to Schools program, with at least $7.2 million being
spent on non-infrastructure grants.
3)Specifies $7 million will be spent on the Environmental
Enhancement and Mitigation Program.
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4) Removes provisions specifying the number of inmates
authorized to be housed in correctional facilities located
outside of California.
5) Removes the authority to transfer funds appropriated for
the purpose of housing inmates outside of California.
6)Reappropriates $270,000 to the California State Auditor's
(CSA) Office from the Private Postsecondary Education
Administration Fund to be used by the CSA to conduct a
performance audit of the Bureau for Private Postsecondary
Education's operations.
7)Clarifies legislative intent that the Secretary of State's
Business Programs Division must report to the Legislature
quarterly at the end of this calendar year, assuming the
five-day processing time is being met for business filings.
8)Eliminates a duplicative appropriation for the State Board of
Education for implementation of the Local Control Funding
Formula (LCFF).
9)Adjusts funding for CalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care to correct the
budgeted amount to reflect expected caseload for the program.
10)Adds new provisions to state funding for County Veterans
Service Offices (CVSOs) to allow $3 million in new funding
provided in the Budget Act to be dispersed to counties
quickly. The additional funding will be sent to counties
based on 2012-13 workload within 30 days of this bill's
enactment. This will allow CVSOs to quickly ramp up services
to veterans. In addition, $400,000 will be used for a
statewide outreach campaign to alert veterans to federal
benefits that may be available to them.
11)Adds $422,000 General Fund to the Community College
Chancellor's Office to create four new positions. The
positions will help implement new programs or oversee
additional duties given to the Chancellor's Office in the
Budget Act, including new information technology programs,
overseeing the distribution of planning grants for regional
adult education consortia, and overseeing an apprenticeship
program that was moved from the Department of Education to the
Chancellor's Office.
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12)Clarifies legislative intent from the Budget Act that
$500,000 in new funding to provide outreach regarding the new
Middle Class Scholarship program does not need to be used in
the same manner as other college outreach programs. Other
programs require local matching funds and a tutoring
component; this new funding will not include the same
requirements.
13)Clarifies legislative intent that the Proposition 39 funding
for community colleges shall be dispersed by the Chancellor's
Office per requirements in previous legislation and based on
guidelines created by the Chancellor's Office on May 29, 2013.
14)Clarifies legislative intent from the Budget Act that
apprenticeship programs operated by local education agencies
can continue to operate in a similar manner even after the
programs' oversight is transferred to the Community College
Chancellor's Office.
15)Removes the Physical Plant and Instructional Support
community college categorical program from the list of
programs that districts can "flex," or use for any program.
The 2013 Budget Act included an additional $30 million in
one-time funding for this program, signaling legislative
intent to use the funds within this categorical, which
supports maintenance and repair projects and instructional
equipment and library materials.
16)Provides early repayment of two General Fund loans totaling
$24.55 million and transfer to the Air Quality Improvement
Fund with direction that these funds be spent by the Air
Resources Board on the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project.
17)Directs the Department of Pesticide Regulation to conduct a
minimum of five risk assessments per year.
18)Makes other clarifying, conforming, and technical changes.
19)Contains an appropriation allowing this bill to take effect
immediately upon enactment.
COMMENTS : This bill amends the original budget bill to achieve
the expenditure levels and solutions assumed in the overall
budget package.
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Analysis Prepared by : Zoe Adler / BUDGET / (916) 319-2099
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