BILL NUMBER: SB 719	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 17, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 4, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

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


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 719, as amended, Correa. Department of Veterans 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, 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 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   General Services .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  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   General
Services  .