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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 126
Author: Committee on Budget
Amended: 8/24/15 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE: 12-3, 8/27/15
AYES: Leno, Nielsen, Allen, Beall, Block, Hancock, Monning,
Moorlach, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Wolk
NOES: Anderson, Nguyen, Stone
NO VOTE RECORDED: Mitchell
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Not relevant
SUBJECT: Budget Act of 2015
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill amends the 2015 Budget Act by providing for
certain adjustments to various budget items, clarifications of
budget bill language, and additional appropriations.
ANALYSIS: This bill makes certain technical and clarifying
changes. Specifically, this bill:
1) Makes adjustments to the Department of Fish and Wildlife
federal fund authority in 2013-14 and 2015-16, in order to
appropriately reflect funds received.
2) Adds language inadvertently missing from the Budget Act to
allow the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to
extend State Recreation Area grants to locals. Also, added
language for the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
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Program's previously approved fee authority. This program was
transferred to the State Water Resources Control Board when
the Drinking Water Program was moved from the Department of
Public Health.
3) Includes $18 million for the Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy, originally proposed in the January budget, from
the appropriate bond allocation specifically designated for
the Conservancy, rather than for the Los Angeles River.
4) Removes funding for desalination in the State Water
Resources Control Board that was already appropriated under
the Department of Water Resources.
5) Adds provisional language to specify that the allocation
methodology for an augmentation of $1.962 million in special
education funding shall be based on the federal IDEA
(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) formula.
6) Amends provisional language to specify that the $25 million
provided for adult education data activities be expended
pursuant to Education Code Section 84920. The language
previously referenced an incorrect code section.
7) Increases the funding amount from $7.07 million General Fund
to $9.0 million General Fund (an increase of $1.9 million
General Fund) for the congregate nutrition program, known
also as "Meals on Wheels." Provides a $670,000 increase in
2015-16 federal funding authority for the Health Insurance
Counseling and Advocacy Program to assist beneficiaries
eligible for CalMediConnect.
8) Increases the amount available for counties to recruit,
retain, and support foster care parents and relative
caregivers to appropriately reflect the initial amounts
included in the Governor's budget.
9) Provides $420,000 (State Parks and Recreation Fund) for
Leland Stanford Mansion operations.
10)Restores language, inadvertently deleted in SB 97 (Budget
and Fiscal Review Committee, Chapter 11, Statutes of 2015),
limiting the amount of savings that may be transferred from
the regional centers purchase-of-services budget to the
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Department of Developmental Services budget for the purpose
of administering the Self-Determination Program.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Yes Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/28/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/28/15)
None received
Prepared by:Committee Staff / B. & F.R. / (916) 651-4103
8/31/15 10:59:19
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