BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 369
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Date of Hearing: August 30, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
SB 369 (De Leon) - As Amended: August 12, 2013
Policy Committee:
AppropriationsVote:
Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill, one of two annual bills sponsored by the California
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board (board) and
carried by the Appropriations Committee chairs, appropriates
$414,051 to pay 155 claims against the state as approved by the
board.
FISCAL EFFECT
Appropriates $414,051 ($203,606 GF; $210,445 special funds) to
the board for payment of 155 claims, all of which are
stale-dated warrants - state checks that were lost or expired
and never cashed.
COMMENT
1)Rationale. The Government Code requires the board to take all
necessary steps to ensure that all approved claims, for which
there exists no legally available appropriation, are submitted
for legislative approval at least twice each calendar year.
2)Support . This bill, supported by the board, the Department of
Finance, and the administration, has no opposition.
3)All of the 155 claims are for stale-dated warrants , ranging
from $34 to $47,180. The nine stale-dated warrant claims over
$10,000 account for $231,184, 55% of the costs of this bill;
the remaining 146 claims average $1,252. For stale-dated
warrant claims, the Controller must confirm a check was not
cashed, that at least three years have passed since the check
was issued, and that monies have reverted to the GF.
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4)Prior Legislation.
a) AB 235 (Gatto), 2013, appropriated $1.1 million and
passed this house 71-2 and the Senate 30-0. The bill is
before the governor for signature.
b) SB 1065 (Kehoe), Statutes of 2012, appropriated $624,673
and passed this house 79-0 and passed the Senate 36-0.
c) AB 1531 (Fuentes), Statutes of 2012, appropriated
$859,739 and passed this house 73-0 and the Senate 36-0.
Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081