BILL NUMBER: SB 719	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 4, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

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



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 719, as amended, Correa. Department of Veterans 
Affairs.   Affairs: California Disabled Veteran Business
Enterprise Program reports. 
    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.  Existing law establishes the Department
of Veterans Affairs within state government and sets forth its powers
and duties, including, but not limited to,  administration
of veterans benefits programs   establishing a method to
monitor adherence to the goals for the disabled veteran business
enterprises program . 
   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. 
   This bill would  make a nonsubstantive change to these
provisions   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  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   
  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. 
   SECTION 1.    Section 999.7 is added to the 
 Military and Veterans Code   , to read:  
   999.7.  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.