BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 442 (Irwin) - Governor's Military Council.
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|Version: March 16, 2015 |Policy Vote: V.A. 5 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 17, 2015 |Consultant: Jillian Kissee |
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This bill does not meet the criteria for referral to the
Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: This bill codifies the Governor's Military Council,
under the direction of the California Military Department. The
bill's provisions sunset on January 1, 2021.
Fiscal
Impact:
The California Military Department indicates minimal fiscal
impact to the department.
Background: The Governor announced the establishment of the Governor's
Military Council in March of 2013. The council was envisioned
to advise the Governor as federal priorities shift to cyber
security and new military technology to expand defense-industry
jobs and investment in the state. The council was created to
also protect California's 29 military installations and
operations and the jobs of 236,000 people amid Department of
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Defense budget cuts. The announcement of the council indicated
that it will meet for one year and draft specific
recommendations to the Governor and Legislature.
Proposed Law:
This bill codifies the Governor's Military Council, under the
direction of the California Military Department, in which
members are appointed by the Governor. The council must
include, but not be limited to, bipartisan representatives from
both houses of the Legislature. The bill requires the council
is to advise the Governor on efforts to retain military
installations and operations within the state that are necessary
for national defense, and to coordinate those efforts.
Related
Legislation: SB 506 (Fuller, 2015) among other things: (1) establishes a
process for the designation of a local retention authority to
serve as the lead local government entity responsible for
efforts to retain local military installations, and (2) creates
the Military and Aerospace Program under the Governor's Office
of Business and Economic Development to address concerns
relating to state and local defense retention, base conversion,
and base reuse activities. SB 506 is pending in this committee.
SB 121 (Fuller, 2015) requires that school construction projects
on military installations eligible for specified federal grants
are given priority for funding under the State School Facility
program. SB 121 is pending in the Senate Committee on
Education.
Staff
Comments: According to the California Military Department, it
has been supporting the Council out of existing funds since it
was created in 2013. The department has redirected one position
and approximately $65,000, and also received an augmentation of
$85,000 General Fund in the 2014-15 budget.
This bill codifies the Governor's Military Council until January
1, 2021, guaranteeing its existence at least up until this date.
To the extent the Council would have otherwise been
discontinued without the enactment of this bill, California
Military Department would have likely redirected funds that
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supported the Council for other activities.
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