Amended in Senate April 4, 2013

Senate Bill No. 719

Introduced by Senator Correa

February 22, 2013

An act to begin delete amend end delete begin insert add end insert Section begin delete 63 of end delete begin insert 999.7 to end insert the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 719, as amended, Correa. Department of Veterans begin delete Affairs. end delete begin insert Affairs: California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program reports. end insert

begin insert Existing law establishes the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program to address the special needs of disabled veterans seeking rehabilitation and training through entrepreneurship and to recognize the sacrifices of Californians disabled during military service. Existing law requires each awarding department, as defined, under the program to have annual statewide participation goals of not less than 3% for disabled veteran business enterprises for contracts entered into by the awarding department during the year for various services. end insert Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs within state government and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, begin delete administration of veterans benefits programs end delete begin insert establishing a method to monitor adherence to the goals for the disabled veteran business enterprises program end insert .

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Existing law requires the Department of Finance, the Controller, the Treasurer, and the Department of General Services to collaboratively develop, implement, utilize, maintain, and operate the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) as a single integrated financial management system for the state, as specified. Existing law requires the FISCal system to be implemented in all state departments and agencies in a series of waves, first to be developed and used in partnership with a select number of departments.

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This bill would begin delete make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions end delete begin insert require an awarding department under the program that uses the FISCal system to, commencing with the first reporting period after the implementation of the FISCal system at the awarding department, report its statewide participation goals for disabled veteran business enterprises in the overall dollar amount expended each year by the awarding department to the Department of Veterans Affairs end insert .

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 63 of the Military and Veterans Code is
amended to read:

63.  

There is hereby established in the state government a
Department of Veterans Affairs.

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 999.7 is added to the end insert begin insert Military and
Veterans Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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begin insert 999.7. end insert   

An awarding department that uses the FISCal system
pursuant to Section 15849.22 of the Government Code shall,
commencing with the first reporting period after the
implementation of the FISCal system at the awarding department,
report its statewide participation goals for disabled veteran
business enterprises in the overall dollar amount expended each
year by the awarding department to the Department of Veterans
Affairs.

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