BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
Senator Mark Leno, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: AB 1626 Hearing Date: August 11,
2016
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|Author: |Committee on Budget |
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|Version: |August 9, 2016 As amended |
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|Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Samantha Lui |
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Subject: State Government
Summary: This bill provides statutory changes and clean-up necessary to
enact state administration and general government related
provisions of the Budget Act of 2016.
Background and Proposed
Law:
1.Human Trafficking Victims Assistance . Senate Bill 84 (Budget
and Fiscal Review Committee), Chapter 25, Statutes of 2015,
establishes the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Fund and
requires the Office of Emergency Services (OES) to administer
these funds in the form of grants. OES distributes grants to
eligible non-profit organizations to serve victims of human
trafficking and for reimbursement of administrative department
costs. Existing law defines a "human trafficking caseworker"
as an individual who provides advice or assistance to victims
of human trafficking, and has received specialized training,
as specified, in counseling.
This bill expands the definition of "human trafficking
caseworker" to include an individual who is employed by a
homeless service provider that services homeless children or
youth, and has completed a minimum of eight hours of training
focused on victims of human trafficking.
2.Napa County Jail . Senate Bill 844 (Budget and Fiscal Review
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Committee), Chapter 34, Statutes of 2016, authorizes the Board
of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to issue up to $270
million in revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes to
finance the acquisition, design, or construction of local
facilities. Of the $270 million, $20 million must be awarded
to Napa County, to as result of damages sustained during the
2014 earthquake.
This bill clarifies that Napa County will receive $20 million
in lease-revenue bond financing to make necessary repairs for
the county jail, regardless of previous construction grant
awards and without the need to submit a proposal to the BSCC.
3.Technical . Existing law authorizes the Victims Compensation
Board to (1) impose a $25 filing fee to the individual or
company submitting each claim against the state, and to (2)
charge state departments for all claims the Board approves,
applying a charge of up to 15 percent of the dollar value on
all approved claims. Senate Bill 836 (Budget and Fiscal Review
Committee), Chapter 31, Statutes of 2016, renamed the Victims
Compensation Government Claims Board (VCGCB) to the Victims
Compensation Board, and shifted the Government Claims Program
to the Department of General Services.
This bill makes technical, conforming changes in the
implementation of the general claims program shift from the
Victim Compensation Board to the Department of General
Services, and shifts the authority, from the Victims
Compensation Board to the Department of General Services, to
administer the filing fee and ability to charge a surcharge on
an approved claim.
Fiscal
Effect: This bill includes $3 million from the Gambling Control Fund
to the Department of Justice to address the backlog in
investigations related to card room licensing.
Support: None on file.
Opposed: None on file.
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