BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
Senator Mark Leno, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: AB 133 Hearing Date: February
23, 2016
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|Author: |Committee on Budget |
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|Version: |February 22, 2016 As amended |
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|Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Mark Ibele |
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Subject: Budget Act of 2015
Summary: The measure amends and adds appropriations to the Budget Act of
2015.
Background: The Budget Act of 2015 appropriated specified amounts for the
support of state government during 2015-16.
Proposed
Law: The bill makes the following appropriations:
1. Transfer from the General Fund reserve no later than
January 1, 2017, the amount of $173 million, and allocate
funds as follows:
a. $148 million for specified local Traffic
Congestion Relief projects;
b. $11 million for trade corridor improvements;
c. $9 million for the Transit and Intercity Rail
Capital Program;
d. $5 million for the State Highway Operations
and Protection Program.
2. Support fire recovery and debris removal for Lake and
Calaveras counties with $105 million in funding.
3. Provide $240 million towards existing liabilities to
prefund health and dental benefits for state retirees. This
funding would be coupled with the Administration's efforts
to have the state and its employees to share equally in the
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prefunding of retiree health benefits.
4. Provides $1.85 million to the University of California
for the San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education
(SJV PRIME) over two years through June 30, 2017. The SJV
PRIME program is a collaboration between the UC Davis
School of Medicine, UC Merced and UC San Francisco-Fresno,
that allows students to enroll in the UC Davis Medical
School and complete the clinical portion of their degree in
SJV clinics.
Fiscal
Effect: The bill makes appropriations of $173 million for the
repayment of special fund transportation loans; $105 million for
fire recovery and debris removal; $240 million for the
prefunding of health and dental benefits for retirees; and $1.85
million for the San Joaquin Valley Program in Medicine
Education.
Support: None on file.
Opposed: None on file.
Comments: The bill is a budget bill and would take effect immediately
upon enactment.
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