Amended in Senate June 23, 2016

Amended in Assembly April 14, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1622

Introduced by Committee on Budget (Assembly Members Ting (Chair), Travis Allen, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Campos, Chávez, Chiu, Cooper, Gordon, Grove, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Kim, Lackey, McCarty, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Patterson, Rodriguez, Thurmond, Wilk, and Williams)

January 7, 2016

begin delete An act relating to the Budget Act of 2016. end delete begin insert An act to amend the Budget Act of 2016 by amending Items 2240-101-6082, 2240-105-0001, and 4260-001-3085 of Section 2.00 of, and Section 39.00 of, that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1622, as amended, Committee on Budget. Budget Act of 2016.

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The Budget Act of 2016 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

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This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2016 by revising items of appropriation and making other changes.

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This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.

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This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2016.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Item 2240-101-6082 of Section 2.00 of the end insert begin insert Budget
Act of 2016 end insert begin insert is amended to read: end insert

 

2240-101-6082--For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development, payable from the Housing for Veterans Fund

75,000,000

Schedule:

(1)

1665-Financial Assistance Program

75,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The Director of Finance may authorize an increase in this appropriation, up to the total amount of proceeds available pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014. Any approved increase shall correspond to the level of awards anticipated by the Department of Housing and Community Development. An approval of an augmentation may be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification is provided in writing to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations.

2.

Notwithstanding Section 16304.1 of the Government Code, funds appropriated in this item shall be available for liquidation of encumbrances until June 30, 2022. The Director of Finance may authorize an extension of the liquidation period if it is determined that an extension is needed to facilitate a project’s completion. An approval may be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification is provided in writing to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations.

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begin insert Of the funds appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be made available by the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, for loans to counties or private nonprofit organizations, or both, for the construction or rehabilitation of transitional housing or shelter facilitates that provide services for homeless veterans. The Department of Housing and Community Development shall include in the guidelines priority for applicants that demonstrate need and focus on long-term solutions, including funding for mental health and addiction treatment services, as well as having proven long-term effectiveness. end insert

 

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert Item 2240-105-0001 of Section 2.00 of the end insert begin insert Budget Act
of 2016 end insert begin insert is amended to read: end insert

 

2240-105-0001--For transfer by the Controller to the Emergency Housing and Assistance Fund

45,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The funds transferred by this item shall be used for support costs and local assistance associated with administering the California Emergency Solutions Grant Program as set forth in Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 50899.1) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code.

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begin insert Of the funds appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Office of Emergency Services for the Homeless Youth Emergency Service Pilot Projects as set forth in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 13700) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to fund new pilot projects over five years for the County of Orange, the County of Fresno, the County of San Bernardino, and the County of El Dorado. end insert

 

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begin insert SEC. 3. end insert   

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begin insert Item 4260-001-3085 of Section 2.00 of the end insert begin insert Budget Act
of 2016 end insert begin insert is amended to read: end insert

 

4260-001-3085--For support of Department of Health Care Services, payable from the Mental Health Services Fund    begin delete end delete

begin delete 13,120,000 end delete begin delete end delete begin insert 13,620,000 end insert

Schedule:

(1)

3960-Health Care Services    begin delete end delete

begin delete 13,120,000 end delete begin delete end delete begin insert 13,620,000 end insert

Provisions:

1.

Funds appropriated in this item are in lieu of the amounts that otherwise would have been appropriated for administration pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5892 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $4,000,000 is available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2019, to support suicide hotlines throughout the state only if the Department of Finance determines that funds are available from the amounts allocated for state administration of the Mental Health Services Fund pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5892 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall not be released sooner than 30 days after the Department of Finance provides notification of the availability of funds in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

 

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begin insert SEC. 4. end insert   

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begin insert Section 39.00 of the end insert begin insert Budget Act of 2016 end insert begin insert is amended
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SEC. 39.00.  

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
following bills are other bills providing for appropriations related
to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
12 of Article IV of the California Constitution: AB 1600, AB 1601,
AB 1602, AB 1603, AB 1604, AB 1605, AB 1606, AB 1607, AB
1608, AB 1609, AB 1610, AB 1611, AB 1612, AB 1613, AB 1614,
AB 1615, AB 1616, AB 1617, AB 1618, AB 1619, AB 1620, AB
1621, begin delete AB 1622, end delete AB 1623, SB 828, SB 829, SB 830, SB 831, SB
832, SB 833, SB 834, SB 835, SB 836, SB 837, SB 838, SB 839,
SB 840, SB 841, SB 842, SB 843, SB 844, SB 845, SB 846, SB
847, SB 848, SB 849, SB 850, SB 851, and SB 852.

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begin insert SEC. 5. end insert   

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begin insert This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of
subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California
Constitution and shall take effect immediately. end insert

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory
changes relating to the 2016 Budget Act.

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