CHAPTER _______

An act to amend the Budget Act of 2015 by amending Items 0250-101-0932, 0250-102-0932, 0250-111-0001, 0250-114-0001, 0530-001-0001, 0540-001-0001, 0540-001-0140, 0540-001-6076, 0552-001-0001, 0690-101-0001, 2240-104-0001, 3540-001-0001, 3600-001-0001, 3640-311-0001, 3790-001-0392, 3790-301-0392, 3860-001-6052, 3940-001-0890, 4170-101-0001, 4260-001-0001, 4260-101-0001, 4260-101-0890, 4260-115-0001, 4260-116-0001, 4265-001-0001, 4265-111-0001, 4300-101-0001, 4440-011-0001, 5160-001-0001, 5180-001-0001, 5180-101-0001, 5180-101-0890 5180-111-0001, 5180-141-0001, 5180-141-0890, 5180-151-0001, 5180-151-0890, 5180-153-0001, 5225-001-0001, 5225-001-3259, 5227-101-0214, 5227-101-3259, 5227-109-0001, 5227-110-0001, 6100-001-0001, 6100-113-0001, 6100-113-0890, 6100-119-0001, 6100-161-0001, 6100-194-0001, 6100-194-0890, 6100-195-0890, 6100-196-0001, 6120-211-0001, 6120-213-0001, 6440-001-0001, 6440-004-0001, 6610-001-0001, 6870-101-0001, 6870-107-0001, 6980-101-0001, 7100-001-0869, 7100-001-3259, 7320-001-0001, 7350-001-3152, 8570-001-0001, and 8820-001-0001 of, by adding Items 0500-001-9750, 0540-490, 0650-101-0001, 0690-101-3034, 3110-001-0286, 3640-401, 3640-402, 3640-494, 3790-001-0942, 3900-001-0462, 4260-118-0313, and 5227-102-0001 to, and by repealing Items 0521-101-3228, 0650-001-9750, 2660-101-3228, 2660-108-3228, 2660-301-3228, 2665-001-3228, 3110-001-0001, 3720-001-8029, 3760-001-8029, 3760-101-8029, 3820-001-8029, 3900-101-3228, 3970-101-3228, 5227-108-0001, 6100-111-0001, 6100-249-0001, 6980-401, and 7350-001-0001 of, Section 2.00 of, and by amending Sections 3.61, 4.11, 6.10, 12.32, 35.50, and 39.00 of, that act, relating to the State Budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 97, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Budget Act of 2015.

The Budget Act of 2015 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2015-16 fiscal year.

This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2015 by revising items of appropriation and making other changes.

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

Appropriation: yes.

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

SECTION 1.  

Item 0250-101-0932 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0250-101-0932--For local assistance, Judicial Branch, payable from the Trial Court Trust Fund   

2,337,627,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

0150010-Support for Operation of Trial Courts   

1,883,879,000 
 (2)

0150019-Compensation of Superior Court Judges   

323,784,000 
 (3)

0150028-Assigned Judges   

26,047,000 
 (4)

0150037-Court Interpreters   

94,089,000 
 (5)

0150067-Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program   

2,213,000 
 (6)

0150071-Model Self-Help Program   

957,000 
 (7)

0150083-Equal Access Fund   

5,482,000 
 (8)

0150087-Family Law Information Centers   

345,000 
 (9)

0150091-Civil Case Coordination   

832,000 
 (10)

Reimbursements to 0150010-Support for Operation of Trial Courts   

−1,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be made available for costs of the workers’ compensation program for trial court judges.

 
 2.

The amount appropriated in Schedule (3) shall be made available for all judicial assignments. Schedule (3) expenditures for necessary support staff may not exceed the staffing level that is necessary to support the equivalent of three judicial officers sitting on assignments. Prior to utilizing funds appropriated in Schedule (3), trial courts shall maximize the use of judicial officers who may be available due to reductions in court services or court closures.

 
 3.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (4) shall be for payments to contractual court interpreters, and certified or registered court interpreters employed by the courts for services provided during court proceedings and other services related to pending court proceedings, including services provided outside a courtroom, and the following court interpreter coordinators: 1.0 each in counties of the 1st through the 15th classes, 0.5 each in counties of the 16th through the 31st classes, and 0.25 each in counties of the 32nd through the 58th classes. For the purposes of this provision, “court interpreter coordinators” may be full- or part-time court employees, and shall be certified or registered court interpreters in good standing under existing law.

 
  

 The Judicial Council shall set statewide or regional rates and policies for payment of court interpreters, not to exceed the rate paid to certified interpreters in the federal court system.

 
  

 The Judicial Council shall adopt appropriate rules and procedures for the administration of these funds. The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature and the Director of Finance annually regarding expenditures from Schedule (4).

 
 4.

Upon order of the Director of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in this item may be augmented by the amount of any additional resources available in the Trial Court Trust Fund, which is in addition to the amount appropriated in this item. Any augmentation must be approved in joint determination with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and shall be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the chairperson of the joint committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may determine. When a request to augment this item is submitted to the Director of Finance, a copy of that request shall be delivered to the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget. Delivery of a copy of that request shall not be deemed to be notification in writing for purposes of this provision.

 
 5.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon approval and order of the Director of Finance, the amount appropriated in this item shall be reduced by the amount transferred in Item 0250-115-0932 to provide adequate resources to the Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Fund to pay workers’ compensation claims for judicial branch employees and judges, and administrative costs pursuant to Section 68114.10 of the Government Code.

 
 6.

Upon approval by the Administrative Director, the Controller shall transfer up to $11,274,000 to Item 0250-001-0932 for recovery of costs for administrative services provided to the trial courts by the Judicial Council.

 
 7.

In order to improve equal access and the fair administration of justice, the funds appropriated in Schedule (7) are available for distribution by the Judicial Council through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission in support of the Equal Access Fund Program to qualified legal services projects and support centers as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to be used for legal services in civil matters for indigent persons. The Judicial Council shall approve awards made by the commission if the council determines that the awards comply with statutory and other relevant guidelines. Upon approval by the Administrative Director, the Controller shall transfer up to 5 percent of the funding appropriated in Schedule (7) to Item 0250-001-0932 for administrative expenses. Ten percent of the funds remaining after administrative costs shall be for joint projects of courts and legal services programs to make legal assistance available to pro per litigants and 90 percent of the funds remaining after administrative costs shall be distributed consistent with Sections 6216 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code. The Judicial Council may establish additional reporting or quality control requirements consistent with Sections 6213 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code.

 
 8.

Funds available for expenditure in Schedule (7) may be augmented by order of the Director of Finance by the amount of any additional resources deposited for distribution to the Equal Access Fund Program in accordance with Sections 68085.3 and 68085.4 of the Government Code. Any augmentation under this provision shall be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may determine.

 
 9.

Sixteen (16.0) subordinate judicial officer positions are authorized to be converted to judgeships in the 2015-16 fiscal year in the manner and pursuant to the authority described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 of the Government Code, as described in the notice filed by the Judicial Council under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 of the Government Code.

 
 12.

Of the amounts appropriated in Schedule (1), $325,000 shall be allocated by the Judicial Council in order to reimburse the California State Auditor’s Office for the costs of trial court audits incurred by the California State Auditor’s Office pursuant to Section 19210 of the Public Contract Code.

 
 14.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $26,900,000 is available for expenditure or encumbrance until June 30, 2017.

 
    

 

SEC. 2.  

Item 0250-102-0932 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0250-102-0932--For local assistance, Judicial Branch, payable from the Trial Court Trust Fund   

114,700,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

0150011-Court Appointed Dependency Counsel   

114,700,000 
 Provisions:
 1.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and upon approval of the Director of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in Schedule (1) may be increased by the amount of any additional resources collected for the recovery of costs for court-appointed dependency counsel services. 
 2.Upon approval of the Administrative Director, the Controller shall transfer up to $556,000 to Item 0250-001-0932 for administrative services provided to the trial courts in support of the court appointed dependency counsel program. 

 

SEC. 3.  

Item 0250-111-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0250-111-0001--For transfer by the Controller to the Trial Court Trust Fund   

935,409,000

 

SEC. 4.  

Item 0250-114-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0250-114-0001--For transfer by the Controller to the Trial Court Trust Fund   

114,700,000

 

SEC. 5.  

Item 0500-001-9750 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

0500-001-9750--For support of Governor’s Office, payable from the Immigrant Integration Fund    

1,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

0210-Governor’s Office   

1,000 
 Provisions:
 1.Upon receipt of donations in accordance with Sections 65050 and 65051 of the Government Code, the Director of Finance may authorize the augmentation of this item in excess of the amount appropriated consistent with the purposes of furthering immigrant integration. The Director of Finance shall not approve any expenditure unless the approval is made in writing and filed with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations no later than 30 days prior to the effective date of approval, or prior to whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or his or her designee, may determine. 

 

SEC. 6.  

Item 0521-101-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 7.  

Item 0530-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0530-001-0001--For support of Secretary of California Health and Human Services   

3,652,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

0280-Secretary of California Health and Human Services   

6,144,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 0280-Secretary of California Health and Human Services   

−2,492,000 

 

SEC. 8.  

Item 0540-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0540-001-0001--For support of Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency   

2,655,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency   

2,655,000 
 Provisions:
 1.Of the funds appropriated in this item, $2,500,000 shall be available for a contract or grant to support monitoring of marine protected areas. 

 

SEC. 9.  

Item 0540-001-0140 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0540-001-0140--For support of Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the California Environmental License Plate Fund   

4,203,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency   

4,801,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency   

−598,000 

 

SEC. 10.  

Item 0540-001-6076 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0540-001-6076--For support of Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the California Ocean Protection Trust Fund   

600,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency   

600,000 
 Provisions:
 2.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated in this item shall be available for allocation until June 30, 2017, and available for encumbrance and liquidation by the recipient local agency until June 30, 2020. 

 

SEC. 11.  

Item 0540-490 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

0540-490--Reappropriation, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. The amount specified in the following citation is reappropriated for the purposes provided for in that appropriation and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2017:

 
 0140--California Environmental License Plate Fund 
 (1)$2,500,000 in Item 0540-001-0140, Budget Act of 2014 (Chs. 25 and 663, Stats. 2014) 

 

SEC. 12.  

Item 0552-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0552-001-0001--For support of Office of the Inspector General   

21,568,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

0330-Office of the Inspector General   

21,568,000 

 

SEC. 13.  

Item 0650-001-9750 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 14.  

Item 0650-101-0001 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

0650-101-0001--For local assistance, Office of Planning and Research    

5,000,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

0360-State Planning and Policy Development   

5,000,000 

 

SEC. 15.  

Item 0690-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

0690-101-0001--For local assistance, Office of Emergency Services   

21,671,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

0385-Special Programs and Grant Management   

21,671,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office of Emergency Services may provide advance payment of up to 25 percent of grant funds awarded to community-based, nonprofit organizations, cities, school districts, counties, and other units of local government that have demonstrated cashflow problems according to the criteria set forth by the Office of Emergency Services.

 

 

SEC. 16.  

Item 0690-101-3034 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

0690-101-3034--For local assistance, Office of Emergency Services, payable from the Antiterrorism Fund    

2,000,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

0385-Special Programs and Grant Management   

2,000,000 

 

SEC. 17.  

Item 2240-104-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

2240-104-0001--For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development    

3,500,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

1665-Financial Assistance Program   

3,500,000 
 Provisions:
    
 2.The funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for the Office of Migrant Services (Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 50710) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code). 
    
    

 

SEC. 18.  

Item 2660-101-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 19.  

Item 2660-108-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 20.  

Item 2660-301-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 21.  

Item 2665-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 22.  

Item 3110-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 23.  

Item 3110-001-0286 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

3110-001-0286--For support of Special Resources Program, payable from the Lake Tahoe Conservancy Account    

325,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

2320-California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency   

325,000 
 Provisions:
 1.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this item shall be used for monitoring, analysis, and preparation of the Threshold Evaluation Report by the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. 

 

SEC. 24.  

Item 3540-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

3540-001-0001--For support of Department of Forestry and Fire Protection   

687,950,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

2460-Office of the State Fire Marshal   

12,310,000 
 (2)

2465-Fire Protection   

1,098,813,000 
 (3)

2470-Resource Management   

12,677,000 
 (4)

2475-Board of Forestry and Fire Protection   

468,000 
 (5)

2480-Department of Justice Legal Services   

5,429,000 
 (6)

9900100-Administration   

82,394,000 
 (7)

9900200-Administration--​Distributed   

−82,394,000 
 (8)

Reimbursements to 2460-Office of the State Fire Marshal   

−9,956,000 
 (9)

Reimbursements to 2465-Fire Protection   

−430,464,000 
 (10)

Reimbursements to 2470-Resource Management   

−1,327,000 
 (11)

Reimbursements to 9900100-Administration   

1,583,000 
 (12)

Reimbursements to 9900200-Administration--Distributed   

−1,583,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance may authorize the temporary or permanent redirection of funds from this item for purposes of emergency fire suppression and detection costs and related emergency refutation costs.

 
 2.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance may authorize a loan from the General Fund, in an amount not to exceed 45 percent of reimbursements appropriated in this item, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, provided that:

 
  (a)

The loan is to meet cash needs resulting from the delay in receipt of reimbursements for services provided.

 
  (b)

The loan is for a short term and shall be repaid by September 30 of the fiscal year following that in which the loan was authorized.

 
  (c)

Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16314 of the Government Code.

 
  (d)

Within 10 days after approval, the Director of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the loan approved pursuant to this provision.

 
 3.

The Director of Finance may adjust amounts in Schedule (2) to provide equivalent fire protection base funding changes to contract counties in accordance with Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code.

 
 4.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance may authorize a loan from the General Fund to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to meet cash needs resulting from the delay in receipt of revenues into the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund, provided that:

 
  (a)

The loan is for a short term and shall be repaid by December 31 of the fiscal year following that in which the loan was authorized.

 
  (b)

Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16314 of the Government Code.

 
  (c)

The Director of Finance shall not approve the loan unless the approval is made in writing and filed with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations not later than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval, or not later than whatever lesser time prior to that date the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may determine.

 
 5.

The Department of General Services, with the consent of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, may enter into a lease, lease-purchase agreement, or lease with a purchase option, with Riverside County for build-to-suit facilities to replace the Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base, subject to Department of Finance approval. The agreement may contain one or more purchase options during the term of the agreement. Thirty days prior to approving any agreement pursuant to this provision, the Department of Finance shall notify the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the terms and conditions of the agreement.

 
 6.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated in this item for purposes of Division 10.5 (commencing with Section 12200) of the Public Resources Code shall be available for purposes of support or capital outlay.

 
 7.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance may adjust this item for the direct and indirect cost reimbursements received pursuant to Sections 4142 and 4144 of the Public Resources Code. Any increase shall occur no sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity of the increase to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after notification the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or his or her designee, may in each instance determine.

 
 8.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may provide contractual services pursuant to Sections 4142 and 4144 of the Public Resources Code without an executed agreement from July to September of each fiscal year to better align contract start times with the budget process and to finalize staff benefit rates that are dependent upon actions by the Public Employees’ Retirement System and passage of the annual Budget Act.

 
 9.

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may contract with the Department of General Services for environmental consultation or planning.

 
 10.

The Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of an amount from this item to Item 3540-101-3228 in order to implement fire risk reductions, forest health activities, and urban forestry projects. Within 10 days after approval, the Director of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the transfer approved pursuant to this provision and shall include a detail of the change in program delivery and the conditions necessitating the change.

 
 12.The amount appropriated in this item includes revenues derived from the assessment of fines and penalties imposed as specified in Section 13332.18 of the Government Code. 
 13.Notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative procedure, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may use up to $1.7 million for any mandated or required building code compliance, including, but not limited to, fire and life safety maintenance activities necessary to make the Magalia Conservation Camp facility habitable for California Conservation Corps members. This amount is available for encumbrance until June 30, 2017. 

 

SEC. 25.  

Item 3600-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

3600-001-0001--For support of Department of Fish and Wildlife   

67,193,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

2590-Biodiversity Conservation Program   

28,258,000 
 (2)

2595-Hunting, Fishing, and Public Use Program   

8,963,000 
 (3)

2600-Management of Department Lands and Facilities   

1,777,000 
 (4)

2605-Enforcement   

26,917,000 
 (5)

2610-Communications, Education and Outreach   

347,000 
 (6)

2615-Spill Prevention and Response   

265,000 
 (7)

2620-Fish and Game Commission   

666,000 

 

SEC. 26.  

Item 3640-311-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

3640-311-0001--For transfer by the Controller from the General Fund to the Habitat Conservation Fund   

16,773,000
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The funds transferred in this item shall be used for purposes consistent with the requirements of the Habitat Conservation Fund.

 
 2.

Upon approval by the Department of Finance, the amount transferred by this item may be adjusted to reflect the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 2796 of the Fish and Game Code.

 
 3.Of the amount appropriated in this item, $3,000,000 shall be used for riparian restoration projects along Chollas Creek.  

 

SEC. 27.  

Item 3640-401 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

3640-401--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 75055 of the Public Resources Code, $5,000,000 shall be used for restoration of riparian habitat and wetlands projects along the Los Angeles River.

 

 

SEC. 28.  

Item 3640-402 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

3640-402--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 79572 of the Water Code, $20,000,000 shall be used for restoration of riparian habitat and wetlands projects along the Los Angeles River.

 

 

SEC. 29.  

Item 3640-494 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

3640-494--Reappropriation, Wildlife Conservation Board. The amount specified in the following citation is reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for transfer upon the order of the Director of Finance until June 30, 2020.

 
 0001--General Fund 
 (1)

Item 3640-311-0001, Budget Act of 2014 (Chs. 25 and 663, Stats. 2014)   

3,000,000 
 Provisions:
 1.The funds reappropriated in this item shall be used to fund the restoration of riparian habitat along Chollas Creek.  

 

SEC. 30.  

Item 3720-001-8029 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 31.  

Item 3760-001-8029 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 32.  

Item 3760-101-8029 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 33.  

Item 3790-001-0392 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

3790-001-0392--For support of Department of Parks and Recreation, payable from the State Parks and Recreation Fund   

171,867,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

2840-Support of the Department of Parks and Recreation   

199,832,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 2840-Support of the Department of Parks and Recreation   

−27,965,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature that salaries, wages, operating expenses, and positions associated with implementing specific Department of Parks and Recreation capital outlay projects continue to be funded through capital outlay appropriations, and that these funds should also be reflected in the department’s state operations budget in the Governor’s Budget as a special item of expense reflecting the funding provided from the capital outlay appropriations.

 
 2.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance may authorize a loan from the General Fund, in an amount not to exceed 35 percent of reimbursements appropriated in this item to the Department of Parks and Recreation, provided that:

 
  (a)

The loan is to meet cash needs resulting from the delay in receipt of reimbursements for services provided.

 
  (b)

The loan is for a short term and shall be repaid by September 30, 2016.

 
  (c)

Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16314 of the Government Code.

 
  (d)

The Director of Finance may not approve the loan unless the approval is made in writing and filed with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations not later than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval, or not later than whatever lesser time prior to that effective date that the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may determine.

 
 3.

The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to enter into a contract for fee collection and other services required by the department with a cooperative association that has and will continue to fund state employees on an ongoing basis.

 

 

SEC. 34.  

Item 3790-001-0942 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

3790-001-0942--For Support, Department of Parks and Recreation, payable from the Special Deposit Fund    

1,600,000
 Provisions:
 1. Funds appropriated in this item shall be for making necessary renovations to the Historic Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento pursuant to Section 8174 of the Government Code and are available for encumbrance until June 30, 2018.  

 

SEC. 35.  

Item 3790-301-0392 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

3790-301-0392--For capital outlay, Department of Parks and Recreation, payable from the State Parks and Recreation Fund   

678,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (0.5)

0000225-Leo Carrillo SP: Steelhead Trout Barrier Removal--Construction   

351,000 
 (0.8)

0000764-Border Field SP: Public Use Improvements--Preliminary plans, working drawings, and construction   

678,000 
 (1)

0000698-Mendocino Headlands SP: Big River Watershed Restoration--​Preliminary plans, working drawings, and construction   

1,741,000 
 (1.5)

Reimbursements to 0000225-Leo Carrillo SP: Steelhead Trout Barrier Removal--Construction   

−351,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 0000698-Mendocino Headlands SP: Big River Watershed Restoration--​Preliminary plans, working drawings, and construction   

−1,741,000 
 Provisions:
    
 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the future phases of the project in Schedule (0.8) be funded with the balance of the funds received from the settlement of the federal condemnation of property at the Border Field State Park.  

 

SEC. 36.  

Item 3820-001-8029 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 37.  

Item 3860-001-6052 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

3860-001-6052--For support of Department of Water Resources, payable from the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Fund of 2006   

192,795,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

3230-Continuing Formulation of the California Water Plan   

6,929,000 
 (2)

3245-Public Safety and Prevention of Damage   

182,054,000 
 (3)

3250-Central Valley Flood Protection Board   

3,812,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The amounts appropriated in this item shall be transferred to the Water Resources Revolving Fund (0691) for direct expenditure in such amounts as the Department of Finance may authorize, including cooperative work with other agencies.

 
 2.

The amounts appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2020, and available for liquidation until June 30, 2023.

 
 3.

The Department of Water Resources may transfer amounts appropriated in this item to other Department of Water Resources flood protection-related major capital outlay projects and local assistance items with an active appropriation, as necessary for the FloodSAFE initiative.

 
    
    
    
    

 

SEC. 38.  

Item 3900-001-0462 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

3900-001-0462--For support of State Air Resources Board, payable from the Public Utilities Commission Utilities Reimbursement Account    

335,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

3510-Climate Change   

335,000 

 

SEC. 39.  

Item 3900-101-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 40.  

Item 3940-001-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

3940-001-0890--For support of State Water Resources Control Board, payable from the Federal Trust Fund   

48,655,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

3560-Water Quality   

41,005,000 
 (2)

3565-Drinking Water Quality   

7,412,000 
 (3)

3570-Water Rights   

238,000 
 (4)

9900100-Administration   

2,876,000 
 (5)

9900200-Administration--Distributed   

−2,876,000 

 

SEC. 41.  

Item 3970-101-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 42.  

Item 4170-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4170-101-0001--For local assistance, California Department of Aging   

27,652,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

3890-Nutrition   

7,068,000 
 (2)

3900-Supportive Services   

1,066,000 
 (3)

3905-Community-Based Programs and Projects   

4,493,000 
 (4)

3910-Medi-Cal Programs   

20,232,000 
 (5)

Reimbursements to 3900-Supportive Services   

−66,000 
 (6)

Reimbursements to 3905-Community-Based Programs and Projects   

−4,493,000 
 (7)

Reimbursements to 3890-Nutrition   

−648,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Notwithstanding Section 26.00, the Department of Finance, upon notification by the California Department of Aging, may authorize transfers between Program 3890-Nutrition and Program 3900-Supportive Services in response to budget revisions submitted by the area agencies on aging.

 
 2.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, the Controller shall, upon enactment of this act, reimburse the amount specified in Program 3910-Medi-Cal Programs to the State Department of Health Care Services for support of the Multipurpose Senior Services Program.

 

 

SEC. 43.  

Item 4260-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4260-001-0001--For support of State Department of Health Care Services   

176,877,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

3960-Health Care Services   

204,933,000 
 (2)

9900100-Administration   

37,941,000 
 (3)

9900200-Administration--​Distributed   

−37,941,000 
 (4)

Reimbursements to 3960-Health Care Services   

−28,056,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Effective February 1, 2009, the State Department of Health Care Services shall report biennially in writing on the results of the additional positions established under the 2003 Medi-Cal Anti-Fraud Initiative to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The report shall include the results of the most recently completed biennial error rate study and random claim sampling process, the number of positions filled by division, and, for each of the components of the initiative, the amount of savings and cost avoidance achieved and estimated, the number of providers sanctioned, and the number of claims and beneficiary records reviewed.

 
 2.

The State Department of Health Care Services shall provide a quarterly accounting of expenditures associated with the 8.0 audit positions for the Targeted Case Management Program identified in the Budget Act of 2010 (Ch. 712, Stats. 2010). The department shall make the quarterly accounting of expenditures available to designated representatives of the local government agencies not later than the last day of the third quarter of the 2010-11 fiscal year, and on the last day of each subsequent quarter thereafter.

 
 3.(a)

The State Department of Health Care Services shall withhold 1 percent of reimbursements to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the purpose of funding the work and related administrative costs associated with the audit resources approved in the Budget Act of 2010 (Ch. 712, Stats. 2010) to ensure fiscal accountability of the LEA Medi-Cal Billing Option Program and to comply with the California Medi-Cal State Plan. The withhold percentage shall be applied to funds paid to LEAs for health services based upon the date of payment, and excluding cost settlement payments. Moneys collected as a result of the reduction in federal Medicaid payments allocable to LEAs shall be deposited into a special deposit fund account, which shall be established by the department. The department shall return all unexpended funds in the special deposit fund account proportionately to all LEAs that contributed to the account, during the second quarter of the subsequent fiscal year. The annual amount withheld shall not exceed $650,000, but may be adjusted with approval of the LEA Medi-Cal billing entities.

 
  (b)

The department shall provide a quarterly accounting of expenditures made from the special deposit fund account. The department shall make the quarterly accounting of expenditures available to the public not later than the last day of the third quarter of the 2010-11 fiscal year, and on the last day of each subsequent quarter thereafter.

 
 4.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $224,000 shall be used to support the system changes necessary to implement federal health care reform. These funds are not authorized for expenditure until approved by the Director of Finance. The Director of Finance shall provide notification in writing to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of any expenditure approved under this provision not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval. This 30-day notification shall include a plan for the system changes necessary to implement the requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).

 
 5.Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $1,162,000 may not be expended until the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approval is received for the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System 1115 Demonstration Waiver. 
    

 

SEC. 44.  

Item 4260-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4260-101-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Health Care Services, California Medical Assistance Program, payable from the Health Care Deposit Fund after transfer from the General Fund   

17,216,506,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

3960014-Eligibility (County Administration)   

772,801,000 
 (2)

3960018-Fiscal Intermediary Management   

151,826,000 
 (3)

3960022-Benefits (Medical Care and Services)   

21,533,816,000 
 (4)

Reimbursements to 3960014-Eligibility (County Administration)   

−3,217,000 
 (5)

Reimbursements to 3960018-Fiscal Intermediary Management   

0 
 (6)

Reimbursements to 3960022-Benefits (Medical Care and Services)   

−5,238,720,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The aggregate principal amount of disproportionate share hospital general obligation debt that may be issued in the current fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 14085.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be $0.

 
 2.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, both the federal and nonfederal shares of any moneys recovered for previously paid health care services, provided pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, are hereby appropriated and shall be expended as soon as practicable for medical care and services as defined in the Welfare and Institutions Code.

 
 3.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, accounts receivable for recoveries as described in Provision 2 shall have no effect upon the positive balance of the General Fund or the Health Care Deposit Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys recovered as described in this item that are required to be transferred from the Health Care Deposit Fund to the General Fund shall be credited by the Controller to the General Fund without regard to the appropriation from which it was drawn.

 
 4.

Without regard to fiscal year, the General Fund shall make one or more loans available not to exceed a cumulative total of $45,000,000 to be transferred as needed to the Health Care Deposit Fund to meet cash needs. All moneys so transferred shall be repaid as soon as sufficient reimbursements have been collected to meet immediate cash needs and in installments as reimbursements accumulate if the loan is outstanding for more than one year.

 
 5.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department of Health Care Services may give public notice relative to proposing or amending any rule or regulation that could result in increased costs in the Medi-Cal program only after approval by the Department of Finance. Additionally, any rule or regulation adopted by the State Department of Health Care Services and any communication that increases costs in the Medi-Cal program shall be effective only after the date upon which it is approved by the Department of Finance.

 
 6.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $50,000 may be allocated for attorney’s fees awarded pursuant to state or federal law without prior notification to the Legislature. Individual settlements authorized under this provision shall not exceed $5,000. The semiannual estimates of Medi-Cal expenditures due to the Legislature in January and May shall reflect attorney’s fees paid 15 or more days prior to the transmittal of the estimate. The semiannual estimates of Medi-Cal expenditures provided to the Legislature in January and May may constitute the notification required by this provision.

 
 7.

Change orders to the medical or the dental fiscal intermediary contract for amounts exceeding a total cost of $250,000 shall be approved by the Department of Finance not sooner than 30 days after written notification of the change order is provided to the chairpersons of the fiscal and policy committees in each house of the Legislature and to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification as the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may determine. The semiannual estimates of Medi-Cal expenditures provided to the Legislature in January and May may constitute the notification required by this provision.

 
 8.

Recoveries of advances made to counties in prior years pursuant to Section 14153 of the Welfare and Institutions Code are reappropriated to the Health Care Deposit Fund for reimbursement of those counties where allowable costs exceeded the amounts advanced. Recoveries in excess of the amounts required to fully reimburse allowable costs shall be transferred to the General Fund. When a projected deficiency exists in the California Medical Assistance Program, these funds, subject to notification to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, are appropriated and shall be expended as soon as practicable for the state’s share of payments for medical care and services, county administration, and fiscal intermediary services.

 
 9.

The Department of Finance may transfer funds representing all or any portion of any estimated savings that are a result of improvements in the Medi-Cal claims processing procedures from the Medi-Cal services budget or the support budget of the State Department of Health Care Services (Item 4260-001-0001) to the fiscal intermediary budget item for purposes of making improvements to the Medi-Cal claims system.

 
 10.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of expenditure authority between Schedules (1), (2), and (3) of this item and between this item and Items 4260-102-0001, 4260-111-0001, 4260-113-0001, and 4260-117-0001 in order to effectively administer the programs funded in these items. The Department of Finance shall notify the Legislature within 10 days of authorizing such a transfer unless prior notification of the transfer has been included in the Medi-Cal estimates submitted pursuant to Section 14100.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The 10-day notification to the Legislature shall include the reasons for the transfer, the fiscal assumptions used in calculating the transfer amount, and any potential fiscal effects on the program from which funds are being transferred or for which funds are being reduced.

 
 11.

If a federal grant that provides 75 percent federal financial participation to allow individuals in nursing homes to voluntarily move into a community setting and still receive the same amount of funding for services is awarded to the State Department of Health Care Services during the current fiscal year, then, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may count expenditures from the appropriation made to this item as state matching funds for that grant.

 
 12.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance may authorize an increase to this appropriation to address costs resulting from adverse court rulings. The Department of Finance shall provide a 30-day notice of any proposed increase to the Legislature. The notification shall include the specifics of any cases with adverse rulings and the overall fiscal impact. Submission of the semiannual Medi-Cal estimate provided to the Legislature in January and May shall be considered meeting the notification requirement of this provision if the required information is included in the estimate.

 
 13.The Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of expenditure authority from Schedule (2) of Item 4300-101-0001 to this item to support the transition of current Medi-Cal eligible regional center clients receiving behavioral health treatment services pursuant to Section 14132.56 of the Welfare and Institutions Code upon completion of the statewide transition plan.

The Director of Finance shall provide notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of any transfer of expenditure authority approved under this provision not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval. The 30-day notification shall include a description of the transfer, including the number of children per regional center affected, the average cost of behavioral health treatment services for a regional center consumer, and the average cost of behavioral health treatment services for a Medi-Cal enrollee, and assumptions used in calculating the amount of expenditure authority to be transferred.

 
 14.Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of expenditure authority from Schedules (2) and (3) of this item and Items 4260-102-0001, 4260-113-0001, and 4260-117-0001, to Schedule (1) of this item if additional savings are identified. The Department of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 10 days of authorizing such a transfer. 

 

SEC. 45.  

Item 4260-101-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4260-101-0890--For local assistance, State Department of Health Care Services, payable from the Federal Trust Fund   

50,169,721,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

3960014-Eligibility (County Administration)   

2,964,301,000 
 (2)

3960018-Fiscal Intermediary Management   

303,590,000 
 (3)

3960022-Benefits (Medical Care and Services)   

46,901,830,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of expenditure authority between this item and Items 4260-102-0890, 4260-106-0890, 4260-111-0890, 4260-113-0890, and 4260-117-0890 in order to effectively administer the programs funded in these items. The Department of Finance shall notify the Legislature within 10 days of authorizing such a transfer unless prior notification of the transfer has been included in the Medi-Cal estimates submitted pursuant to Section 14100.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The 10-day notification to the Legislature shall include the reasons for the transfer, the fiscal assumptions used in calculating the transfer amount, and any potential fiscal effects on the program from which funds are being transferred or for which funds are being reduced.

 
 2.(a)

The Department of Finance is authorized to approve expenditures payable from the Federal Trust Fund (Item 4260-101-0890) in those amounts made necessary by changes in either caseload or payments.

 
  (b)

If the Department of Finance determines that the estimate of expenditures will exceed the expenditures authorized for this item, the department shall so report to the Legislature. At the time the report is made, the amount of the appropriation made in this item shall be increased by the amount of the excess unless and until otherwise provided by law.

 

 

SEC. 46.  

Item 4260-115-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4260-115-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Health Care Services   

5,418,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

3960050-Other Care Services   

5,418,000 

 

SEC. 47.  

Item 4260-116-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4260-116-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Health Care Services   

33,900,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

3960050-Other Care Services   

45,503,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 3960050-Other Care Services   

−11,603,000 

 

SEC. 48.  

Item 4260-118-0313 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

4260-118-0313--For support of State Department of Health Care Services, payable from the Major Risk Medical Insurance Fund    

4,500,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

3960-Health Care Services   

4,500,000 
 Provisions:
 1.Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $2,000,000 may be allocated to Lifelong Medical Care, and up to $2,500,000 may be allocated to the Robert F. Kennedy Health Plan. 

 

SEC. 49.  

Item 4265-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4265-001-0001--For support of State Department of Public Health   

68,525,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (19)

4040-Public Health Emergency Preparedness   

443,000 
 (20)

4045-Public and Environmental Health   

117,000,000 
 (21)

4050-Licensing and Certification   

15,274,000 
 (22)

9900100-Administration   

35,980,000 
 (23)

9900200-Administration--Distributed   

−35,980,000 
 (24)

Reimbursements to 4045-Public and Environmental Health   

−49,051,000 
 (25)

Reimbursements to 4050-Licensing and Certification   

−15,141,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Except as otherwise prohibited by law, the State Department of Public Health shall promulgate emergency regulations to adjust the public health fees set by regulation to an amount such that, if the new fees were effective throughout the 2015-16 fiscal year, the estimated revenues would be sufficient to offset at least 95 percent of the approved program level intended to be supported by those fees. The General Fund fees of the department that are subject to the annual fee adjustment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 100425 of the Health and Safety Code shall be increased by 10.46 percent. The special fund fees of the department that are subject to the annual fee adjustment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 100425 of the Health and Safety Code may be increased by 10.46 percent only if the fund condition statement for a fund projects a reserve less than 10 percent of estimated expenditures and the revenues projected for the 2015-16 fiscal year are less than the appropriation contained in this act.

 
 2.

Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 100450 of the Health and Safety Code, departmental fees that are subject to the annual fee adjustment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 100450 of the Health and Safety Code shall not be increased for the 2015-16 fiscal year. This adjustment shall not be applied to fees established by subdivisions (f), (g), (m), and (s) of Section 1300 of the Business and Professions Code.

 
 3.

The State Department of Public Health shall limit expenditures in this item to implement the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Ch. 829, Stats. 2000) to the amount of actual fees collected from tissue banks.

 

 

SEC. 50.  

Item 4265-111-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4265-111-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Public Health   

45,143,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1.5)

4040-Public Health Emergency Preparedness   

4,960,000 
 (2.5)

4045-Public and Environmental Health   

182,532,000 
 (3.5)

Reimbursements to 4045-Public and Environmental Health   

−142,349,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The Office of AIDS in the State Department of Public Health, in allocating and processing contracts and grants, shall comply with the same requirements that are established for contracts and grants for other public health programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the contracts or grants administered by the Office of AIDS shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and shall be exempt from approval by the Department of General Services prior to their execution.

 
 2.

The appropriation in this item for the Alzheimer’s Research Centers shall be used for direct services, including, but not limited to, diagnostic screening, case management, disease management, support for caregivers, and related services necessary for positive client outcomes.

 

 

SEC. 51.  

Item 4300-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4300-101-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Developmental Services, for Regional Centers   

3,135,797,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4140015-Operations   

615,536,000 
 (2)

4140019-Purchase of Services   

4,643,096,000 
 (3)

4140027-Early Intervention Program   

143,000 
 (4)

4140031-Prevention Program   

2,003,000 
 (5)

Reimbursements to 4140015-Operations   

−192,137,000 
 (6)

Reimbursements to 4140019-Purchase of Services   

−1,932,701,000 
 (7)

Reimbursements to 4140027-Early Intervention Program   

−143,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Upon order of the Director of Finance, the Controller shall transfer such funds as are necessary between this item and Item 4300-003-0001. Within 10 working days after approval of a transfer as authorized by this provision, the Department of Finance shall notify the chairpersons of the fiscal committees in each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the transfer, including the amount transferred, how the amount transferred was determined, and how the amount transferred will be utilized.

 
 2.

A loan or loans shall be made available from the General Fund to the State Department of Developmental Services not to exceed a cumulative total of $395,000,000. The loan funds shall be transferred to this item as needed to meet cashflow needs due to delays in collecting reimbursements from the Health Care Deposit Fund. All moneys so transferred shall be repaid as soon as sufficient reimbursements have been collected to meet immediate cash needs and in installments as reimbursements accumulate if the loan is outstanding for more than one year.

 
 3.

Notwithstanding Section 26.00, the Department of Finance may authorize transfer of expenditure authority between Schedules (1) and (2) in order to more accurately reflect expenditures in the Early Intervention Program (Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).

 
 4.

Notwithstanding Section 26.00, the Department of Finance may authorize transfer of expenditure authority from Schedule (4) 4140031-Prevention Program to Schedule (2) 4140019-Purchase of Services to more accurately reflect expenditures in the Prevention and Early Start Programs.

 
 5.

The Department of Finance may authorize a transfer pursuant to this provision no sooner than 30 days after notification in writing is provided to the chairpersons of the fiscal committees in each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the transfer, including the amount transferred, how the amount transferred was determined, and how the amount transferred will be utilized.

 
 6.The Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of expenditure authority from Schedule (2) 4140019 Purchase of Services to Item 4260-101-0001 to support the transition of current Medi-Cal eligible regional center consumers receiving behavioral health treatment services pursuant to Section 14132.56 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, upon completion of the statewide transition plan.

The Director of Finance shall provide notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of any transfer of expenditure authority approved under this provision not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval. The 30-day notification shall include a description of the transfer, including the number of children per regional center affected, the average cost of behavioral health treatment services for a regional center consumer, the average cost of behavioral health treatment services for a Medi-Cal enrollee, and assumptions used in calculating the amount of expenditure authority to be transferred.

 
 7.Utilizing the work of the Health and Human Services Agency’s Developmental Services Task Force and the State Department of Developmental Services’ Home and Community-Based Services Advisory Group, the department shall report to the committees in the Senate and Assembly that consider the budget during the 2016-17 budget process on its evaluation of the existing rate-setting methodologies for community-based services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities and the regional center operations budget core staffing formula. The evaluation shall consider all of the following: 
  (1) Supporting maximum federal funding participation. 
  (2) Meeting the current and future needs of persons with developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, those moving from developmental centers. 
  (3) Ensuring that services and supports provided are culturally competent. 
  (4) Maximizing consumer choice, including choice of providers within a service category, person-centered planning, and integration in all aspects of community life. 
  (5) Appropriate state and federal law and regulation requirements for caseload ratios, staffing levels, staffing competencies and qualifications, prudent auditing requirements, and other quality control measures. 
  (6) Reasonable costs necessary to sustainably provide quality services and supports, including statutory, regulatory, or contractually required program design components, including, but not limited to, employee wage and benefit requirements. 
  (7) Revised service codes that more accurately reflect service categories and improve the ability of the department to analyze and project expenditure trends. 
  (8) Meeting the current and future needs of consumers through a cost-effective and sustainable approach. 

 

SEC. 52.  

Item 4440-011-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

4440-011-0001--For support of State Hospitals, State Department of State Hospitals   

1,537,001,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4380010-Program Administration   

32,521,000 
 (2)

4380019-In-Patient Services   

1,601,585,000 
 (3)

4380028-Conditional Release   

28,666,000 
 (4)

4385-Evaluation and Forensic Services   

22,029,000 
 (5)

4390-Legal Services   

6,310,000 
 (6)

Reimbursements to 4380019-In-Patient Services   

−154,110,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The reimbursements shall include amounts received in Schedule (6) by the State Department of State Hospitals as a result of billing state hospital bed day expenditures attributable to conservatees who are gravely disabled as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (h) of Section 5008 of the Welfare and Institutions Code (Murphy Conservatee).

 
 2.

The Controller shall transfer the total amount attributable in the 2015-16 fiscal year to patient-generated collections for Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act patients as revenue to the General Fund.

 
 3.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated to accommodate projected hospital population levels in excess of those that actually materialize, if any, shall revert to the General Fund. However, the Department of Finance may approve an increase in expenditures that are not related to caseload for the state hospitals through the redirection of funding that is reasonably believed not to be needed for accommodating projected hospital population levels if the approval is made in writing and filed with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees of each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations not later than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval, or prior to whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may in each instance determine. All notifications shall include (a) the reason for the proposed redirection of caseload funding to expenditures that are not related to caseload, (b) the approved amount, and (c) the basis of the Director of Finance’s determination that the funding is not needed for accommodating projected hospital population levels.

 
 4.

Notwithstanding Section 26.00, the Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of expenditure authority between Schedules (1) and (5) in order to accurately reflect expenditures in these programs.

 
 5.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $250,000 is to be used for candidates participating in psychiatric technician assistant 20/20 training programs, subject to the terms and conditions in the Memorandum of Understanding with Bargaining Unit 18 that were agreed upon on June 16, 2010.

 
 6.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (3) shall be used to provide community services as provided in Section 4360 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall support direct community services, as well as administrative and ancillary services related to the provision of direct services.

 
 7.

The State Department of State Hospitals shall provide forensic conditional release services mandated either in Title 15 (commencing with Section 1600) of Part 2 of the Penal Code or in Article 4 (commencing with Section 2960) of Chapter 7 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, through contracts with programs which integrate the supervision and treatment roles and providers selected consistent with Section 1615 of the Penal Code.

 
 8.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (3), it is intended that no funds shall be available for the payment of treatment services to persons on court visit from state hospitals to the community as designated in subdivision (a) of Section 4117 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

 
 9.

Funds appropriated in Schedule (5) may be used to reimburse the Department of Justice for legal services provided during the 2015-16 fiscal year.

 
 10.

Upon approval of the State Department of State Hospitals, a portion of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be available to reimburse counties for the cost of treatment and legal services to patients in the five state hospitals, pursuant to Section 4117 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Expenditures made under this item shall be charged to either the fiscal year in which the claim is received or the fiscal year in which the Controller issues the warrant. Claims filed by local jurisdictions for legal services may be scheduled by the Controller for payment.

 
 11.

The Director of the State Department of State Hospitals shall submit two reports contained within the state hospital population estimate that consider the State Budget, comparing each institution’s expenditures to its approved allotments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015. The first report shall be submitted with the 2016-17 Governor’s Budget and the second report shall be submitted with the 2016-17 Governor’s Budget May Revision. If any institution’s expenditures are trending above the allotments provided to it, the Director of the State Department of State Hospitals shall detail the reasons why the institution is spending at a level above its allotments and list the actions the department is undertaking in order to align expenditures with approved allotments. The first report shall contain a yearend summary and an operating budget for each of the institutions under the control of the State Department of State Hospitals. Specifically, the first report shall include:

 
  (a)

The yearend expenditures by line item detail for each institution in the 2014-15 fiscal year.

 
  (b)

The allotments and projected expenditures for each institution in the 2015-16 fiscal year.

 
  (c)

The number of authorized and vacant positions, estimated overtime budget, estimated benefits budget, and operating expense and equipment budget for each institution.

 
  (d)

The clinical and ancillary physician/surgeon staffing ratios being implemented in the 2015-16 fiscal year.

 
  (e)

A list of all capital outlay projects occurring or projected to occur during the 2015-16 fiscal year.

 
  

The second report shall include:

 
  (a)

Current allotments and projected expenditures for each institution in the 2015-16 fiscal year.

 
 12.Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), up to $4,000,000 is available for additional restoration of competency contracts. The Department of Finance may authorize these expenditures upon completed contract negotiations and county approval of program expansion. The Department of Finance shall notify the Legislature within 10 days of authorizing an expenditure for this purpose. 
 13.A cashflow loan or loans shall be available from the General Fund to the State Department of State Hospitals not to exceed $17,175,000 upon order of the Department of Finance, once the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has approved projects related to the 2014 South Napa Earthquake event. The loan funds shall be transferred to this item as needed to meet cashflow needs due to delays in collecting federal funding reimbursements through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. All moneys so transferred shall be repaid as soon as sufficient reimbursements have been collected to meet immediate cash needs and in installments as reimbursements accumulate if the loan is outstanding for more than one year. 

 

SEC. 53.  

Item 5160-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5160-001-0001--For support of Department of Rehabilitation   

58,586,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4210-Vocational Rehabilitation Services   

65,712,000 
 (2)

4215-Independent Living Services   

554,000 
 (3)

9900100-Administration   

7,276,000 
 (4)

9900200-Administration--​Distributed   

−7,276,000 
 (5)

Reimbursements to 4210-Vocational Rehabilitation Services   

−7,680,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Upon order of the Director of Finance, the Controller shall transfer such funds as are necessary between this item and Item 4300-101-0001 to provide for the transportation costs to and from work activity programs of clients who are receiving vocational rehabilitation services through the Vocational Rehabilitation/Work Activity Program (VR/WAP).

 
 2.

The Department of Rehabilitation shall maximize its use of certified time as a match for federal vocational rehabilitation funds. To the extent that certified time is available, it shall be used in lieu of the General Fund moneys.

 

 

SEC. 54.  

Item 5180-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-001-0001--For support of State Department of Social Services   

142,514,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4270-Welfare Programs   

27,504,000 
 (2)

4275-Social Services and Licensing   

116,602,000 
 (3)

4285-Disability Evaluation and Other Services   

47,267,000 
 (4)

9900100-Administration   

19,841,000 
 (5)

9900200-Administration--​Distributed   

−19,841,000 
 (6)

Reimbursements to 4270-Welfare Programs   

−1,110,000 
 (7)

Reimbursements to 4275-Social Services and Licensing   

−19,492,000 
 (8)

Reimbursements to 4285-Disability Evaluation and Other Services   

−28,257,000 
 (9)

Reimbursements to 9900100-Administration   

−2,441,000 
 (10)

Reimbursements to 9900200-Administration --Distributed   

2,441,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of funds from Schedule (2) of this item to Schedule (1), Program 4275019, of Item 5180-151-0001, Children and Adult Services and Licensing, in order to allow counties to perform the facilities evaluation function.

 
 2.

The Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of funds from Schedule (2) of this item to Schedule (1), Program 4275019, of Item 5180-151-0001, Children and Adult Services and Licensing, in order to allow counties to perform the adoptions program function.

 
 3.

Nonfederal funds appropriated in this item that have been budgeted to meet the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance-of-effort requirement established pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) may not be expended in any way that would cause their disqualification as a federally allowable maintenance-of-effort expenditure.

 
 4.

Notwithstanding paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1778 of the Health and Safety Code, the State Department of Social Services may use no more than 20 percent of the fees collected pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1770) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code for overhead costs, facilities operation, and indirect department costs.

 
 5.

Upon request of the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services, the Director of Finance may authorize the transfer of amounts from Item 4260-101-0001, State Department of Health Care Services, to this item to fund the cost of the administrative hearing process associated with changes in aid or service payments in the Medi-Cal program. The Department of Finance shall report to the Legislature the amount to be transferred pursuant to this provision. The transfer shall be authorized at the time the report is made.

 
 6.

Provision 1 of Items 5180-001-0270 and 5180-001-0279 also apply to this item.

 
 7.

The Department of Finance and Department of Technology shall determine the appropriateness of maintaining funding for permanent positions included in this item for the Child Welfare Services-New System project during the development of the budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year or after implementation of the project is completed, whichever is later.

 

 

SEC. 55.  

Item 5180-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-101-0001--For local assistance, Department of Social Services   

939,153,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4270010-CalWORKs   

808,545,000 
 (2)

4270019-Other Assistance Payments   

130,900,000 
 (3)

Reimbursements to 4270010-CalWORKs   

−292,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.(a)

Funds appropriated in this item shall not be encumbered unless every rule or regulation adopted and every all-county letter issued by the State Department of Social Services that adds to the costs of any program is approved by the Department of Finance as to the availability of funds before it becomes effective. In making the determination as to availability of funds to meet the expenditures of a rule, regulation, or all-county letter that would increase the costs of a program, the Department of Finance shall consider the amount of the proposed increase on an annualized basis, the effect the change would have on the expenditure limitations for the program set forth in this act, the extent to which the rule, regulation, or all-county letter constitutes a deviation from the premises under which the expenditure limitations were prepared, and any additional factors relating to the fiscal integrity of the program or the state’s fiscal situation.

 
  (b)

Notwithstanding Sections 28.00 and 28.50, the availability of funds contained in this item for rules, regulations, or all-county letters that add to program costs funded from the General Fund in excess of $500,000 on an annual basis, including those that are the result of a federal regulation, but excluding those that are (a) specifically required as a result of the enactment of a federal or state law or (b) included in the appropriation made by this act, shall not be approved by the Department of Finance sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or sooner than such lesser time after notification as the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may in each instance determine.

 
 2.

Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18000) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a loan not to exceed $500,000,000 shall be made available from the General Fund, from funds not otherwise appropriated, to cover the costs of a program or programs when the federal funds have not been received or funds in any subaccount within the Local Revenue Fund have not been deposited prior to the usual time for the state to transmit payment to the counties. This loan from the General Fund shall be repaid when the federal funds or the funds for any subaccounts within the Local Revenue Fund for the program or programs becomes available.

 
 3.

The Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of amounts from this item to Item 5180-001-0001 in order to fund the costs of the administrative hearing process associated with the CalWORKs program.

 
 4.(a)

The Department of Finance is authorized to approve expenditures in those amounts made necessary by changes in either caseload or payments, including, but not limited to, the timing of federal payments, or any rule or regulation adopted and any all-county letter issued as a result of the enactment of a federal or state law, the adoption of a federal regulation, or a court action, during the 2015-16 fiscal year that are within or in excess of amounts appropriated in this act for that year.

 
  (b)

If the Department of Finance determines that the estimate of expenditures will exceed the expenditures authorized for this item, the department shall so report to the Legislature. At the time the report is made, the amount of the appropriation made in this item shall be increased by the amount of the excess unless and until otherwise provided by law.

 
 5.

Nonfederal funds appropriated in this item which have been budgeted to meet the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance-of-effort requirement established pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) shall not be expended in any way that would cause their disqualification as a federally allowable maintenance-of-effort expenditure.

 
 6.

In the event of declared disaster and upon county request, the State Department of Social Services may act in the place of any county and assume direct responsibility for the administration of eligibility and grant determination. Upon recommendation of the Director of Social Services, the Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of funds from this item and Item 5180-101-0890, to Items 5180-001-0001 and 5180-001-0890, for this purpose.

 
 7.

Pursuant to the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Act (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 10065) of Part 1 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and in accordance with the EBT System regulations (Manual of Policies and Procedures Section 16-401.15), in the event a county fails to reimburse the EBT contractor for settlement of EBT transactions made against the county’s cash assistance programs, the state is required to pay the contractor. The State Department of Social Services may use funds from this item to reimburse the EBT contractor for settlement on behalf of the county. The county shall be required to reimburse the department for the county’s settlement via direct payment or administrative offset.

 
 8.

The Department of Finance is authorized to approve expenditures for the California Food Assistance Program in those amounts made necessary by changes in the CalFresh Program Standard Utility Allowance, including those that result from midyear Standard Utility Allowance adjustments requested by the state. If the Department of Finance determines that the estimate of expenditures will exceed the expenditure authority of this item, the department shall so report to the Legislature. At the time the report is made, the amount of the appropriation made in this item shall be increased by the amount of the excess unless and until otherwise provided by law.

 
 10.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $35,000,000 shall be available for housing supports for those families in receipt of CalWORKs for whom homelessness or housing instability is a barrier to self-sufficiency or child well-being pursuant to Section 11330.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

 

 

SEC. 56.  

Item 5180-101-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-101-0890--For local assistance, State Department of Social Services, payable from the Federal Trust Fund   

4,001,275,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4270010-CalWORKs   

3,299,856,000 
 (2)

4270019-Other Assistance Payments   

701,419,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Provisions 1, 4, 6, and 7 of Item 5180-101-0001 also apply to this item.

 
 2.

The Director of Finance may authorize the transfer of amounts from this item to Item 5180-001-0890 in order to fund the costs of the administrative hearing process associated with the CalWORKs program.

 
 3.

For the purpose of broadening access to federal Child and Adult Care Food Program benefits for low-income children in proprietary child care centers, the State Department of Social Services may transfer up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated in this item for Program 4270010-CalWORKs, from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to the Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) pursuant to authorization in the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193). The Title XX funds shall be pooled with TANF funds appropriated in this item for CalWORKs Child Care. This transfer shall occur only if the Director of Finance approves the pooling of Title XX funds with Child Care and Development Fund or TANF funds, or both.

 
 4.

Upon request of the State Department of Social Services, the Director of Finance may increase or decrease the expenditure authority in this item to offset any increases or decreases in collections deposited in the Child Support Collections Recovery Fund and appropriated in Item 5180-101-8004. The Department of Finance shall provide notification of the adjustment to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 10 working days from the date of Department of Finance approval of the adjustment.

 
 5.

Upon request of the Department of Finance, the Controller shall transfer funds between this item and Item 5180-153-0890 as needed to reflect the estimated expenditure amounts for each county that opts into the Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Project pursuant to Section 18260 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The Department of Finance shall report to the Legislature the amount to be transferred pursuant to this provision. The transfer shall be authorized at the time the report is made.

 

 

SEC. 57.  

Item 5180-111-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-111-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Social Services   

5,616,929,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4270028-SSI/SSP   

2,811,612,000 
 (2)

4275010-IHSS   

9,680,141,000 
 (3)

Reimbursements to 4275010-IHSS   

−6,874,824,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Provisions 1 and 4 of Item 5180-101-0001 also apply to this item.

 
 2.

Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18000) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a loan not to exceed $650,000,000 shall be made available from the General Fund from funds not otherwise appropriated, to cover the federal share or reimbursable share, or both, of costs of a program or programs when the federal funds or reimbursements (from the Health Care Deposit Fund or counties) have not been received by this state prior to the usual time for transmitting payments for the federal or reimbursable share of costs for this state. That loan from the General Fund shall be repaid when the federal share of costs for the program or programs becomes available, or in the case of reimbursements, subject to Section 16351 of the Government Code. County reimbursements also shall be subject to Section 16314 of the Government Code, which specifies the rate of interest. The State Department of Social Services may offset a county’s share of cost of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program against local assistance payments made to the county if the county fails to reimburse its share of cost of the IHSS program to the state.

 
 3.

The State Department of Social Services shall provide technical assistance to counties to ensure that they maximize the receipt of federal funds for the IHSS program, without compromising the quality of the services provided to IHSS recipients.

 
 4.

The Director of Finance may authorize the transfer of amounts from this item to Item 5180-001-0001 in order to fund increased costs due to workload associated with the retroactive reimbursement of Medi-Cal services for the IHSS program to comply with Conlan v. Shewry (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 1354. The Department of Finance shall report to the Legislature the amount to be transferred pursuant to this provision and the number of positions to be established by the State Department of Social Services. The transfer shall be authorized at the time the report is made. The State Department of Social Services shall review the workload associated with the Conlan v. Shewry decision during the 2015-16 fiscal year and may administratively establish positions as the workload requires.

 
 5.

The Director of Finance may authorize the transfer of amounts from this item to Item 5180-001-0001 in order to fund the cost of the administrative hearing process associated with changes in aid or service payments in the IHSS program. The Department of Finance shall report to the Legislature the amount to be transferred pursuant to this provision. The transfer shall be authorized at the time the report is made.

 
 6.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2015-16 fiscal year only, funds appropriated in this item shall be used to fully offset the reduction in hours of service described in Section 12301.02 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. 

 

SEC. 58.  

Item 5180-141-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-141-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Social Services   

825,112,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4270037-County Administration and Automation Projects   

967,829,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 4270037-County Administration and Automation Projects   

−142,717,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18000) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a loan not to exceed $140,000,000 shall be made available from the General Fund, from funds not otherwise appropriated, to cover the federal or reimbursable share, or both, of costs of a program or programs when the federal funds or reimbursements have not been received by this state prior to the usual time for transmitting state payments for the federal or reimbursable share of costs. This loan from the General Fund shall be repaid when the federal share of costs or the reimbursements for the program or programs becomes available.

 
 2.

In the event of declared disaster and upon county request, the State Department of Social Services may act in the place of any county and assume direct responsibility for the administration of eligibility and grant determination. Upon recommendation of the Director of Social Services, the Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of funds from this item and Item 5180-141-0890, to Items 5180-001-0001 and 5180-001-0890, for this purpose.

 
 3.

Provision 1 of Item 5180-101-0001 also applies to this item.

 
 4.

Pursuant to public assistance caseload estimates reflected in the annual Governor’s Budget, the Department of Finance may approve expenditures in those amounts made necessary by a court action or changes in caseload that are in excess of amounts appropriated in this act. If the Department of Finance determines that the estimate of expenditures will exceed the expenditures authorized for this item, the department shall so report to the Legislature. At the time the report is made, the amount of the appropriation made by this item shall be increased by the amount of the excess unless and until otherwise provided by law.

 
 5.

Nonfederal funds appropriated in this item which have been budgeted to meet the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance-of-effort requirement established pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) shall not be expended in any way that would cause their disqualification as a federally allowable maintenance-of-effort expenditure.

 
 6.

This item may be increased by order of the Director of Finance to address system changes necessary to implement the requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). The Director of Finance shall provide notification in writing to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of any expenditure approved under this provision not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of the approval.

 
 7.

The Department of Finance may increase expenditure authority in this item for the State Department of Social Services in order to fund the administrative costs to prepare for and respond to a declaration of a major disaster by the President of the United States and to maximize the amount of assistance requested and received through the federal Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other federally funded nutrition assistance programs.

 

 

SEC. 59.  

Item 5180-141-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-141-0890--For local assistance, State Department of Social Services, payable from the Federal Trust Fund   

1,147,564,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4270037-County Administration and Automation Projects   

1,147,564,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Provisions 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 of Item 5180-141-0001 also apply to this item.

 
 2.

Upon request by the Department of Finance, the Controller shall transfer funds between this item and Item 5180-153-0890 as needed to reflect the estimated expenditure amounts for each county that opts into the Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Project pursuant to Section 18260 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The Department of Finance shall report to the Legislature the amount to be transferred pursuant to this provision. The transfer shall be authorized at the time the report is made.

 

 

SEC. 60.  

Item 5180-151-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-151-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Social Services   

116,651,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4275019-Children and Adult Services and Licensing   

381,892,000 
 (2)

4275028-Special Programs   

20,627,000 
 (3)

Reimbursements to 4275019-Children and Adult Services and Licensing   

−285,868,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Provision 1 of Item 5180-101-0001 also applies to this item.

 
 2.

Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18000) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and pursuant to Section 30029.8 of the Government Code, a loan not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be made available from the General Fund, from funds not otherwise appropriated, to cover the federal share or reimbursable share, or both, of costs of a program or programs when the federal funds or reimbursements have not been received by this state prior to the usual time for transmitting state payments for the federal or reimbursable share of costs. The loan from the General Fund shall be repaid when the federal or reimbursable share of costs for the program or programs becomes available.

 
 3.

The Department of Finance may authorize the establishment of positions and transfer of amounts from this item to Item 5180-001-0001, in order to allow the state to perform the facilities evaluation function of Community Care Licensing in the event the counties fail to perform that function.

 
 4.

Nonfederal funds appropriated in this item which have been budgeted to meet the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance-of-effort requirement established pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) shall not be expended in any way that would cause their disqualification as a federally allowable maintenance-of-effort expenditure.

 
 5.

The Department of Finance may authorize the establishment of positions and transfer of amounts from this item to Item 5180-001-0001 in order to allow the state to perform the adoptions function in the event that a county notifies the State Department of Social Services that it intends to cease performing that function.

 
 6.

Funds appropriated in this item for the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program required by Chapter 5.2 (commencing with Section 16524.6) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be appropriately reduced by the Department of Finance to the extent any activities for which funding is included are also required by the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-183).

 
 7.

Provision 2 of Item 5180-151-0890 also applies to this item.

 
 8.

Funds appropriated in this item available for legal services to unaccompanied undocumented minors in accordance with Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall continue to be available for liquidation until June 30, 2021.

 
 9.

Of the total amount appropriated in this item, up to $4,000,000 shall be available for a county-optional block grant program, for allocation to local agencies to fund activities the Commission on State Mandates identified as reimbursable state mandates in the Interagency Child Abuse and Neglect Investigation Reports (CSM-00-TC-22) mandate. A local agency that receives funding according to this item shall not be eligible to submit claims to the Controller for reimbursement under Section 17560 of the Government Code for any costs related to the reimbursable state-mandated activities identified in CSM-00-TC-22 incurred in the same fiscal year during which the local agency received funding according to this item. The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the California State Association of Counties, shall develop an allocation methodology for the purpose of distributing these funds to participating counties. Block grant funding apportioned according to this item is subject to annual financial and compliance audits.

 
    
 13.

Funds appropriated in this item for legal assistance to individuals eligible for deferred action under the President’s November 2014 Immigration Accountability Executive Order and for naturalization services shall be available for liquidation until June 30, 2021.

 
 14.Of the amount appropriated in this item, $7,250,000 is available (plus associated federal funds appropriated in Item 5180-151-0890) for allocation to counties for the purpose of recruiting, retaining, and supporting foster care parents and relative caregivers. This funding is intended to help support the implementation of legislation adopted to improve California’s child welfare system and its outcomes by increasing the use of home-based family care and the provision of services and supports to home-based family care, reducing the use of congregate care placement settings, and creating faster paths to permanency resulting in shorter durations of involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Funds allocated shall be used for activities and services to recruit, retain, and support licensed foster family homes, approved resource families, and relative caregivers. Allowable expenditures shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Staffing to provide and improve direct services and supports to licensed foster family homes, approved resource families, and relative caregivers, and to remove any barriers in those areas defined as priorities in the county implementation plan and subsequent reports on outcomes; (2) Exceptional child needs not covered by the caregiver-specific rate that would normalize the child’s experience, stabilize the placement, or enhance the child’s well-being; (3) Child care for licensed foster parents, approved resource families, and relative caregivers; (4) Intensive relative finding, engagement, and navigation efforts; and (5) Emerging technological, evidence-informed, or other nontraditional approaches to outreach to potential foster family homes, resource families, and relatives. During the 2015-16 fiscal year, the State Department of Social Services shall develop and issue one or more all-county letters, in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association of California, that provide instructions to counties on allowable expenditures, allocation methodology, and claiming instructions with respect to this funding. The department shall report to the Legislature during the 2016-17 budget hearings on the strategies, allocation, and progress. 

 

SEC. 61.  

Item 5180-151-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-151-0890--For local assistance, State Department of Social Services, payable from the Federal Trust Fund   

1,060,526,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4275019-Children and Adult Services and Licensing   

1,036,412,000 
 (2)

4275028-Special Programs   

24,114,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Provisions 1, 3, and 5 of Item 5180-151-0001 also apply to this item.

 
 2.

Upon request by the Department of Finance, the Controller shall transfer funds between this item and Item 5180-153-0890 as needed to reflect the estimated expenditure amounts for each county that opts into the Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Project pursuant to Section 18260 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The Department of Finance shall report to the Legislature the amount to be transferred pursuant to this provision. The transfer shall be authorized at the time the report is made.

 

 

SEC. 62.  

Item 5180-153-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5180-153-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Social Services   

24,253,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4280-Title IV-E Waiver   

24,253,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Provisions 6 and 7 of Item 5180-151-0001 also apply to this item.

 
 3.Of the amount appropriated in this item, $7,250,000 is available for allocation to counties for the purpose of recruiting, retaining, and supporting foster care parents and relative caregivers. This funding is intended to help support the implementation of legislation adopted to improve California’s child welfare system and its outcomes by increasing the use of home-based family care and the provision of services and supports to home-based family care, reducing the use of congregate care placement settings, and creating faster paths to permanency resulting in shorter durations of involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Funds allocated shall be used for activities and services to recruit, retain, and support licensed foster family homes, approved resource families, and relative caregivers. Allowable expenditures shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Staffing to provide and improve direct services and supports to licensed foster family homes, approved resource families, and relative caregivers, and to remove any barriers in those areas defined as priorities in the county implementation plan and subsequent reports on outcomes; (2) Exceptional child needs not covered by the caregiver-specific rate that would normalize the child’s experience, stabilize the placement, or enhance the child’s well-being; (3) Child care for licensed foster parents, approved resource families, and relative caregivers; (4) Intensive relative finding, engagement, and navigation efforts; and (5) Emerging technological, evidence-informed, or other nontraditional approaches to outreach to potential foster family homes, resource families, and relatives. During the 2015-16 fiscal year, the State Department of Social Services shall develop and issue one or more all-county letters, in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association of California, that provide instructions to counties on allowable expenditures, allocation methodology, and claiming instructions with respect to this funding. The department shall report to the Legislature during the 2016-17 budget hearings on the strategies, allocation, and progress. 

 

SEC. 63.  

Item 5225-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5225-001-0001--For support of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation   

6,381,315,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4500-Corrections and Rehabilitation Administration   

402,534,000 
 (2)

4505-Peace Officer Selection and Employee Development   

115,571,000 
 (3)

4510-Department of Justice Legal Services   

40,659,000 
 (4)

4515-Juvenile Operations and Juvenile Offender Programs   

134,924,000 
 (5)

4520-Juvenile Academic and Vocational Education   

3,754,000 
 (6)

4525-Juvenile Health Care Services   

21,514,000 
 (7)

4530-Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations--​General Security   

3,717,606,000 
 (8)

4540-Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations--​Inmate Support   

1,140,625,000 
 (9)

4545-Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations--​Contracted Facilities   

61,142,000 
 (10)

4550-Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations--​Institution Administration   

397,486,000 
 (11)

4555-Parole Operations--​Adult Supervision   

290,013,000 
 (12)

4560-Parole Operations--​Adult Community Based Programs   

72,178,000 
 (13)

4565-Parole Operations--​Adult Administration   

60,633,000 
 (14)

4570-Sex Offender Management Board and Saratso Review Committee   

869,000 
 (15)

Reimbursements to 4500-Corrections and Rehabilitation Administration   

−4,812,000 
 (16)

Reimbursements to 4505-Peace Officer Selection and Employee Development   

−150,000 
 (17)

Reimbursements to 4515-Juvenile Operations and Juvenile Offender Programs   

−3,755,000 
 (18)

Reimbursements to 4520-Juvenile Academic and Vocational Education   

−1,850,000 
 (19)

Reimbursements to 4530-Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations--​General Security   

−26,100,000 
 (20)

Reimbursements to 4540-Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations--​Inmate Support   

−32,500,000 
 (21)

Reimbursements to 4550-Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations--​Institution Administration   

−7,961,000 
 (22)

Reimbursements to 4555-Parole Operations--​Adult Supervision   

−515,000 
 (23)

Reimbursements to 4565-Parole Operations--​Adult Administration   

−550,000 

 

SEC. 64.  

Item 5225-001-3259 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5225-001-3259--For support of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, payable from the Recidivism Reduction Fund   

10,377,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4590-Rehabilitative Programs--​Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Reentry Services   

9,877,000 
 (2)

4600-Rehabilitative Programs--Adult Administration   

500,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 2.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $500,000 shall be for an independent evaluation of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s career technical education programs. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall provide the evaluation report to the budget committees and the public safety policy committees of the Legislature by April 1, 2017.

 
 3.Of the amount appropriated in this item, $3,000,000 shall be for the innovative grant program for additional grant awards. 
 4.Of the amount appropriated in this item, $6,877,000 shall be for substance use disorder treatment expansion to non-reentry hub institutions. 

 

SEC. 65.  

Item 5227-101-0214 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5227-101-0214--For local assistance, Board of State and Community Corrections, payable from the Restitution Fund   

9,215,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

4945-Corrections Planning and Grant Programs   

9,215,000 
  (a)

Grants to the City of Los Angeles   

(1,000,000)  
  (b)

Competitive grants to all other cities   

(8,215,000)  
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

All grantees must provide a dollar-for-dollar match to state grant funds awarded from Schedules (1)(a) and (1)(b).

 
 2.

The amount appropriated in Schedule (1)(b) shall be competitive grants to cities. No grant shall exceed $500,000, and at least two grants shall be awarded to cities with populations of 200,000 or fewer. In awarding grants, the Board of State and Community Corrections shall give preference to applicants that incorporate regional approaches to antigang activities.

 
 3.

Each city that receives a grant from Schedule (1)(b) shall collaborate and coordinate with area jurisdictions and agencies, including the existing county juvenile justice coordination council, with the goal of reducing gang activity in the city and adjacent areas. Each grantee shall establish a coordinating and advisory council to prioritize the use of the funds. Membership shall include city officials, local law enforcement, including the county sheriff, chief probation officer, and district attorney, local educational agencies, including school districts and the county office of education, and community-based organizations.

 
 4.

Each city that receives a grant from Schedule (1)(a) or (1)(b) shall distribute at least 20 percent of the grant funds it receives to one or more community-based organizations pursuant to the city’s application.

 

 

SEC. 66.  

Item 5227-101-3259 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5227-101-3259--For local assistance, Board of State and Community Corrections   

5,700,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

4945-Corrections Planning and Grant Programs   

5,700,000 
 Provisions:
    
 2.Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,700,000 shall be made available for the mentally ill offender crime reduction grant program. 
 3.Of the funds appropriated in this item, $4,000,000 shall be made available for the community recidivism reduction grant program. 

 

SEC. 67.  

Item 5227-102-0001 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, to read:

 

5227-102-0001--For local assistance, Board of State and Community Corrections    

20,000,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

(1) 4945-Corrections Planning and Grant Programs   

20,000,000 
 Provisions:
 1.The funds appropriated in this item shall be allocated by the Controller to cities for law enforcement activities according to a schedule provided by the Department of Finance. 
 2.The funds appropriated in this item shall be made available for city law enforcement agencies who agree to provide data on the number of use-of-force incidents that result in hospitalization or death. 

 

SEC. 68.  

Item 5227-108-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 69.  

Item 5227-109-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5227-109-0001--For local assistance, Board of State and Community Corrections   

5,000,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

4945-Corrections Planning and Grant Programs   

5,000,000 
 Provisions:
 1.Of the funds appropriated in this item, $239,000 shall be made available to the Avenal Police Department for the expansion of a police facility. 
 2.Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,822,000 shall be made available to the City of Corcoran Police Department to construct a new police station. 
 3.Of the funds appropriated in this item, $939,000 shall be made available to the Lemoore Police Department to construct a new police dispatch station. 
    

 

SEC. 70.  

Item 5227-110-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

5227-110-0001--For local assistance, Board of State and Community Corrections   

6,000,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

4945-Corrections Planning and Grant Programs   

6,000,000 
 Provisions:
 3.The Board of State and Community Corrections shall provide grants to local law enforcement for programs and initiatives intended to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve, including, but not limited to, providing training for front-line peace officers on issues such as implicit bias; funding for research to examine how local policing services currently are being delivered; assessing the state of law enforcement-community relations; comparing the status quo with the best practices in the policing profession; and receiving recommendations for moving forward, including the identification of policing models and operational options to improve policing; problem-oriented policing initiatives such as Operation Ceasefire; restorative justice programs that address the needs of victims, offenders, and the community; behavioral health training and any one-time costs associated with implementing, expanding, and maintaining a program designed to capture peace officer interactions with individuals in the community. The Board of State and Community Corrections may use up to 5 percent of the total amount available in this item to administer this program. 
 4.To receive a grant under this item, the applying agency shall be in full compliance with Section 11108 of the Penal Code with respect to firearms. 

 

SEC. 71.  

Item 6100-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-001-0001--For support of State Department of Education   

47,295,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (2)

5205010-Curriculum Services   

56,401,000 
 (3)

5210066-Special Program Support   

7,363,000 
 (6)

9900100-Administration   

36,605,000 
 (7)

9900200-Administration--​Distributed   

−36,605,000 
 (8)

Reimbursements to 5205010-Curriculum Services   

−13,648,000 
 (9)

Reimbursements to 5210066-Special Program Support   

−2,821,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Notwithstanding Section 33190 of the Education Code or any other provision of law, the State Department of Education shall expend no funds to prepare (a) a statewide summary of pupil performance on school district proficiency assessments or (b) a compilation of information on private schools with five or fewer pupils.

 
 2.

Funds appropriated in this item may be expended or encumbered to make one or more payments under a personal services contract of a visiting educator pursuant to Section 19050.8 of the Government Code, a long-term special consultant services contract, or an employment contract between an entity that is not a state agency and a person who is under the direct or daily supervision of a state agency, only if all of the following conditions are met:

 
  (a)

The person providing service under the contract provides full financial disclosure to the Fair Political Practices Commission in accordance with the rules and regulations of the commission.

 
  (b)

The service provided under the contract does not result in the displacement of any represented civil service employee.

 
  (c)

The rate of compensation for salary and health benefits for the person providing service under the contract does not exceed by more than 10 percent the current rate of compensation for salary and health benefits determined by the Department of Human Resources for civil service personnel in a comparable position. The payment of any other compensation or any reimbursement for travel or per diem expenses shall be in accordance with the State Administrative Manual and the rules and regulations of the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board.

 
 3.

The funds appropriated in this item may not be expended for the development or dissemination of program advisories, including, but not limited to, program advisories on the subject areas of reading, writing, and mathematics, unless explicitly authorized by the State Board of Education.

 
 4.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $206,000 shall be available as matching funds for the Department of Rehabilitation to provide coordinated services to disabled pupils. Expenditure of the funds shall be identified in the memorandum of understanding or other written agreement with the Department of Rehabilitation to ensure an appropriate match to federal vocational rehabilitation funds.

 
 5.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, no less than $1,973,000 is available for support of child care services, including state preschool.

 
 6.

By October 31 of each year, the State Department of Education (SDE) shall provide to the Department of Finance a file of all charter school average daily attendance (ADA) and state and local revenue associated with charter school general purpose entitlements as part of the P2 Local Control Funding Formula File. By March 1 of each year, the SDE shall provide to the Department of Finance a file of all charter school ADA and state and local revenue associated with charter school general purpose entitlements as part of the P1 Local Control Funding Formula File. It is the expectation that such reports will be provided annually.

 
 7.

On or before April 15 of each year, the State Department of Education (SDE) shall provide to the Department of Finance an electronic file that includes complete district- and county-level state appropriations limit information reported to the SDE. The SDE shall make every effort to ensure that all districts have submitted the necessary information requested on the relevant reporting forms.

 
 8.

The State Department of Education shall make information available to the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the budget committees of each house of the Legislature by October 31, March 31, and May 31 of each year regarding the amount of Proposition 98 savings estimated to be available for reversion by June 30 of that year.

 
 9.

Reimbursement expenditures pursuant to this item resulting from the imposition by the State Department of Education (SDE) of a commercial copyright fee may not be expended sooner than 30 days after the SDE submits to the Department of Finance a legal opinion affirming the authority to impose such fees and the arguments supporting that position against any objections or legal challenges to the fee filed with the SDE. Any funds received pursuant to imposition of a commercial copyright fee may only be expended as necessary for outside counsel contingent on a certification of the Superintendent of Public Instruction that sufficient expertise is not available within departmental legal staff. The SDE shall not expend greater than $300,000 for such purposes without first notifying the Department of Finance of the necessity therefor, and upon receiving approval in writing.

 
 10.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $1,011,000 is for dispute resolution services, including mediation and fair hearing services, provided through contract for special education programs.

 
 11.

Of the reimbursement funds appropriated in this item, at least $612,000 is provided to the State Department of Education for the oversight of State Board of Education-authorized charter schools. The Department of Finance may administratively establish up to 2.0 positions for this purpose as workload materializes.

 
 12.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $222,000 and 2.0 positions are provided to support new requirements contained in Chapter 776 of the Statutes of 2012, which clarifies the prohibition against public schools charging pupil fees for participation in educational activities.

 
 13.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $217,000 and 2.0 positions are available for workload to implement Chapter 577 of the Statutes of 2012, including activities necessary to revise the Academic Performance Index.

 
 14.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $109,000 shall be for 1.0 position within the State Department of Education to support activities associated with the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund.

 
 15.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, at least $852,000 and 6.0 positions are provided to support the Local Control Funding Formula administration pursuant to Chapter 47 of the Statutes of 2013. These funds and positions shall be used by the State Department of Education to support the apportionment of, and fiscal oversight of, funding pursuant to the Local Control Funding Formula.

 
 16.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $347,000 and 3.0 limited-term positions are provided until June 30, 2016, to support the Career Technical Education Pathways Trust grant program established pursuant to Chapter 48 of the Statutes of 2013.

 
 17.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $115,000 and 1.0 position shall be available for the State Department of Education to support activities associated with charter school appeals as required under subdivision (j) of Section 47605 of the Education Code.

 
 18.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $85,000 is provided on a one-time basis for an Independent Project Oversight consultant to provide oversight of the Smarter Balanced Technical Hosting Solution project.

 
 19.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $1,140,000 and 8.0 positions are provided to support the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula accountability system pursuant to Chapter 47 of the Statutes of 2013.

 
 20.

Of the reimbursement funds appropriated in this item, $281,000 may be used by the State Department of Education to pay for costs associated with the instructional materials adoption process pursuant to Chapter 478 of the Statutes of 2013.

 
 21.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $240,000 and 1.0 permanent position and 1.0 one-year limited-term position are provided to support implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula, such as providing unduplicated student counts, matching foster data received from the State Department of Social Services (SDSS), and meeting foster youth reporting requirements.

 
 22.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $203,000 and 2.0 limited-term positions are provided until June 30, 2017, to support a second cohort of the California Career Pathways Trust grant program as established by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 53010) of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code.

 
 23.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $107,000 and 1.0 position shall be available for the State Department of Education to support activities associated with civil rights complaints and appeals pursuant to Sections 220 and 234.1 of the Education Code.

 
 24.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $100,000 is provided for one-time temporary help to support activities associated with civil rights complaints and appeals pursuant to Sections 220 and 234.1 of the Education Code.

 
 25.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,675,000 is provided on a one-time basis for legal defense costs associated with the Cruz v. State of California lawsuit.

 
 26.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $264,000 and 2.0 positions are available to support state preschool contract monitoring and technical assistance.

 
 27.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $118,000 and 1.0 position are available until June 30, 2016, and $59,000 and 0.5 position are available until June 30, 2017, to support the Distinguished After School Health Recognition Program as established by Chapter 369 of the Statutes of 2014.

 
 28.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $43,000 is provided on a one-time basis to the State Department of Education to support activities associated with the creation of an online training module to address bullying, pursuant to Chapter 418 of the Statutes of 2014.

 
 29.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $550,000 is provided on a one-time basis to complete the Kindergarten Program Implementation Report.

 
 30.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $137,000 is available on a one-time basis for the State Department of Education to convene a workgroup to develop a model and study existing county programs and policies relating to the transfer of pupils from juvenile court schools.

 
 31.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $135,000 is available on a one-time basis for the State Department of Education to contract with a researcher/writer with expertise in sex trafficking and sexual abuse for purposes of drafting a section for the Instructional Quality Commission to consider including in the Health Framework.

 
 32.Of the funds appropriated in this item, $350,000 is provided until June 30, 2018, and 2.0 positions are provided to support the Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program as established by Chapter 16.5 (commencing with Section 53070) of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code. 
 33.Of the funds appropriated in this item, $274,000 is available in one-time funds to support curriculum framework development activities of the Instructional Quality Commission. 

 

SEC. 72.  

Item 6100-111-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 73.  

Item 6100-113-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-113-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Education (Proposition 98), for purposes of California’s pupil testing program   

126,463,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5205200-Assessment Review and Reporting   

1,490,000 
 (2)

5205204-English Language Development Assessment   

8,500,000 
 (3)

5205206-High School Exit Examination   

5,894,000 
 (4)

5205208-California Student Assessment System   

86,856,000 
 (7)

5205218-Assessment Apportionments   

23,723,000 
 (8)

5205210-California High School Proficiency Examination   

1,244,000 
 (9)

Reimbursements to 5205210-California High School Proficiency Examination   

−1,244,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be for the pupil testing programs authorized by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 48400) of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 60600), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60810), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 60850) of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code.

 
 2.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (4) are provided for contract costs for the implementation of the statewide pupil assessment system established pursuant to Chapter 489 of the Statutes of 2013, as approved by the State Board of Education, and are contingent upon Department of Finance review of the related contract, during contract negotiations, prior to its execution.

 
 3.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be available for approved contract costs for the development of and transition to the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California which include initial identification and annual assessments aligned to the state English language development standards in accordance with Chapter 478 of the Statutes of 2013, and are contingent upon the submittal of the related contract by the State Department of Education and the Department of Finance. Ongoing funding for the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California shall be contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. Incentive funding of $5 per pupil is provided in Schedule (7) for district apportionments for the California English Language Development Test. As a condition of receiving these funds, school districts must agree to provide information determined to be necessary to comply with the data collection and reporting requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110) regarding English language learners by the State Department of Education.

 
 4.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (3) include funds for approved contract costs for the administration of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 60850) of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code. The State Board of Education shall establish the amount of funding to be apportioned to school districts for the CAHSEE. The amount of funding to be apportioned per test shall not be valid without the approval of the Department of Finance.

 
 5.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (3) shall be used for seven annual administrations of the California High School Exit Examination. Grade 12 pupils may take up to five administrations of the examination, grade 11 pupils may take up to two, and grade 10 pupils are required to take one.

 
 7.

Funds provided to local educational agencies from Schedules (2), (3), (4), and (7) shall first be used to offset any state-mandated reimbursable costs within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, that otherwise may be claimed through the state mandates reimbursement process for the California English Language Development Test, the California High School Exit Examination, and the statewide pupil assessment system established pursuant to Chapter 489 of the Statutes of 2013. Local educational agencies receiving funding from these schedules shall reduce their estimated and actual mandate reimbursement claims by the amount of funding provided to them from these schedules.

 
 8.

Notwithstanding Section 28.50, the Department of Finance may adjust Schedules (8) and (9) to reflect changes in actual reimbursements from the contractor for the California High School Proficiency Examination.

 
 9.

Federal funds provided in Item 6100-113-0890 for statewide testing purposes shall be fully expended before General Fund resources provided in this item are expended for the same purposes.

 
 10.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (7) shall be used to pay approved apportionment costs from the current and prior test administrations for the California English Language Development Test, the California High School Exit Examination, the Standard Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, and the statewide pupil assessment system established pursuant to Chapter 489 of the Statutes of 2013 and the grade two diagnostic assessments pursuant to Section 60644 of the Education Code.

 
 11.

The Department of Finance, State Department of Education, Legislative Analyst’s Office and legislative staff, and the vendor or vendors of the state’s California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress contract shall meet on an annual basis every October and April to review detailed fiscal information regarding the current components and costs of the contract. The group also shall explore ways to make annual improvements to the state’s assessment system or achieve related savings.

 
 13.Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (4), up to $1,500,000 may be used by the State Department of Education, and first priority shall be used to support the full cost of the Senior Assessment Fellows currently providing services to local educational agencies regarding the implementation of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) system. 
  (a)If the State Department of Education receives non-General Fund moneys to support the full cost of the Senior Assessment Fellows, the State Department of Education may use this funding for one-time California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) system support activities, including, but not limited to, all of the following: 
   (1)Conducting CAASPP System Institutes to train local educational agencies on how to best utilize the CAASPP system results, resources, and tools. 
   (2)Providing modules to be used by school and district administrators and teacher leaders to communicate and train others on the CAASPP system. 
   (3)Providing digital library resources specific to the use of the Smarter Balanced assessments. 
 14.Contingent on the continuation of the administration of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), the State Department of Education shall have the authority to extend the current contracts for both the examination and the independent evaluation of the examination. If the examination contract is not extended in the 2015-16 fiscal year, the department shall develop a plan for the use of any savings from the funds appropriated in schedule (3) for the CAHSEE contract, and, as a condition of expending these funds, submit the plan to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance. First priority for the use of any savings shall be for the development of the English language development assessment, the development of a primary language assessment pursuant to subparagraph (E) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 60640 of the Education Code, and the development of an alternate assessment pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 60640 of the Education Code. 

 

SEC. 74.  

Item 6100-113-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-113-0890--For local assistance, State Department of Education-Title VI Flexibility and Accountability, payable from the Federal Trust Fund   

20,439,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5205200-Assessment Review and Reporting   

600,000 
 (2)

5205204-English Language Development Assessment   

7,242,000 
 (3)

5205206-High School Exit Examination   

5,172,000 
 (4)

5205212-High School Exit Examination: Evaluation of Instruction   

350,000 
 (5)

5205208-California Student Assessment System   

7,075,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (5) are provided for contract costs for the implementation of the statewide pupil assessment system established pursuant to Chapter 489 of the Statutes of 2013, as approved by the State Board of Education, and are contingent upon Department of Finance review of the related contract during contract negotiations and prior to its execution.

 
 2.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be available for approved contract costs for administration of the California English Language Development Test consistent with the requirements of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60810) of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code.

 
 3.

Funds appropriated in Schedule (3) are provided for approved contract costs related to the California High School Exit Examination, to be used consistent with Provision 4 of Item 6100-113-0001.

 
 4.

Funds appropriated in Schedule (4) are for an evaluation of instruction in the standards covered by the California High School Exit Examination to determine the progress of middle schools and high schools in implementing instruction and curriculum aligned to those standards.

 
 5.

Funds appropriated in Schedule (1) are for providing local educational agencies information regarding federal requirements associated with assessments.

 
 6.

Funds provided to local educational agencies from Schedules (2), (3), and (5) shall first be used to offset any state-mandated reimbursable costs, within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 17556 of the Government Code, that otherwise may be claimed through the state mandates reimbursement process for the statewide pupil assessment system established pursuant to Chapter 489 of the Statutes of 2013, the California English Language Development Test, the California High School Exit Examination, and the California Alternate Performance Assessment. Local educational agencies receiving funding from these schedules shall reduce their estimated and actual mandate reimbursement claims by the amount of funding provided to them from these schedules.

 
 7.

Federal funds provided in this item for statewide testing purposes shall be fully expended before General Fund resources provided in Item 6100-113-0001 are expended for the same purposes.

 
 8.

The State Department of Education, in consultation with the Executive Director of the State Board of Education, shall use savings identified from funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for activities related to the development of English language proficiency assessments aligned to the English language development standards adopted by the State Board of Education.

 
 9.

The Department of Finance, State Department of Education, Legislative Analyst’s Office and legislative staff, and the vendor or vendors of the state’s California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress contract shall meet on an annual basis every October and April to review detailed fiscal information regarding the current components and costs of the contract. The group also shall explore ways to make annual improvements to the state’s assessment system or to achieve related savings.

 
 10.

Contingent on the continuation of the administration of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), the State Department of Education shall have the authority to extend the current contracts for both the examination and the independent evaluation of the examination. If the examination contract is not extended in the 2015-16 fiscal year, the department shall develop a plan for the use of any savings from the funds appropriated in schedules (3) and (4) for the CAHSEE contract and the evaluation contract, and, as a condition of expending these funds, submit the plan to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance. First priority for the use of any savings shall be for the development of the English language development assessment, the development of a primary language assessment pursuant to subparagraph (E) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 60640 of the Education Code, and the development of an alternate assessment pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 60640 of the Education Code.

 

 

SEC. 75.  

Item 6100-119-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-119-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Education (Proposition 98), for transfer to Section A of the State School Fund, pursuant to Chapter 11.3 (commencing with Section 42920) of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code   

25,379,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5205086-Educational Services for Foster Youth   

25,379,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $155,000 is to reflect a cost-of-living adjustment.

 
 2.The amount appropriated in this item shall be available to fund foster youth services pursuant to legislation enacted in 2015 that aligns program requirements to reflect the establishment of the Local Control Funding Formula. 

 

SEC. 76.  

Item 6100-161-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-161-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Education (Proposition 98), Special Education Programs for Exceptional Children   

3,257,426,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5200201-Special Education Program for Individuals with Exceptional Needs   

3,152,624,000 
 (2)

5200217-Early Education Program for Individuals with Exceptional Needs   

119,047,000 
 (3)

Reimbursements to 5200217-Early Education Program for Individuals with Exceptional Needs   

−14,245,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Funds appropriated in this item are for transfer by the Controller to Section A of the State School Fund, in lieu of the amount that otherwise would be appropriated for transfer from the General Fund in the State Treasury to Section A of the State School Fund for the 2015-16 fiscal year pursuant to Sections 14002 and 41301 of the Education Code, for apportionment pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 56000) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, superseding all prior law.

 
 2.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $17,593,000 shall be available to provide special education and related services to pupils with low-incidence disabilities pursuant to their individualized education program. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate these funds to special education local plan areas on an equal per-pupil rate using the methodology specified in Section 56836.22 of the Education Code.

 
 3.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $39,738,000 shall be available for the purposes of vocational training and job placement for special education pupils through Project Workability I pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 56470) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 30 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code. As a condition of receiving these funds, each local educational agency shall certify that the amount of nonfederal resources, exclusive of funds received pursuant to this provision, devoted to the provision of vocational education for special education pupils shall be maintained at or above the level provided in the 1984-85 fiscal year. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may waive this requirement for local educational agencies that demonstrate that the requirement would impose a severe hardship.

 
 6.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $150,095,000 is available to fund the costs of children placed in licensed children’s institutions who attend nonpublic schools based on the funding formula authorized in Chapter 914 of the Statutes of 2004.

 
 7.

Funds available for infant units shall be allocated with the following average number of pupils per unit:

 
  (a)

For special classes and centers--​16.

 
  (b)

For resource specialist programs--​24.

 
  (c)

For designated instructional services--​16.

 
 8.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, early education programs for infants and toddlers shall be offered for 200 days. Funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be allocated by the State Department of Education for the 2015-16 fiscal year to those programs receiving allocations for instructional units pursuant to Section 56432 of the Education Code for the Early Education Program for Individuals with Exceptional Needs operated pursuant to Chapter 4.4 (commencing with Section 56425) of Part 30 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, based on computing 200-day entitlements.

 
 9.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, state funds appropriated in Schedule (2) in excess of the amount necessary to fund the deficited entitlements pursuant to Section 56432 of the Education Code shall be available for allocation by the State Department of Education to local educational agencies for the operation of programs serving solely low-incidence infants and toddlers pursuant to Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code. These funds shall be allocated to each local educational agency for each solely low-incidence child through two years of age in excess of the number of solely low-incidence children through two years of age served by the local educational agency during the 1992-93 fiscal year and reported on the April 1993 pupil count. These funds shall only be allocated if the amount of reimbursement received from the State Department of Developmental Services is insufficient to fully fund the costs of operating the Early Intervention Program, as authorized by Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code.

 
 10.

Funds appropriated in this item, unless otherwise specified, are available for the sole purpose of funding 2015-16 fiscal year special education program costs and shall not be used to fund any prior year adjustments, claims, or costs.

 
 11.

Of the amount provided in Schedule (1), up to $196,000 shall be available to fully fund the declining enrollment of necessary small special education local plan areas pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Statutes of 2001.

 
 12.

Pursuant to Section 56427 of the Education Code, of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $2,324,000 may be used to provide funding for infant programs, and may be used for those programs that do not qualify for funding pursuant to Section 56432 of the Education Code.

 
 13.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $1,317,000 shall be used for a personnel development program. This program shall include state-sponsored staff development for special education personnel to have the necessary content knowledge and skills to serve children with disabilities. This funding may include training and services targeting special education teachers and related service personnel that teach core academic or multiple subjects to meet the applicable special education requirements of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.).

 
 14.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, up to $1,480,000 is available for the state’s share of costs in the settlement of Emma C. v. Delaine Eastin, et al. (N.D. Cal. No. C96-4179TEH). The State Department of Education shall report by January 1, 2016, to the fiscal committees of both houses of the Legislature, the Department of Finance, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office on the planned use of the additional special education funds provided to the Ravenswood Elementary School District pursuant to this settlement. The report shall also provide the State Department of Education’s best estimate of when this supplemental funding will no longer be required by the court. The State Department of Education shall comply with the requirements of Section 948 of the Government Code in any further request for funds to satisfy this settlement.

 
 15.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, state funds appropriated in Schedule (1) in excess of the amount necessary to fund the defined entitlement shall be to fulfill other shortages in entitlements budgeted in this schedule by the State Department of Education, upon Department of Finance approval, to any program funded under Schedule (1).

 
 16.

Of the amount specified in Schedule (1), $361,910,000 shall be available only to provide educationally related mental health services, including out-of-home residential services for emotionally disturbed pupils, required by an individualized education program pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) and as described in Section 56363 of the Education Code. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate these funds to special education local plan areas in the 2015-16 fiscal year based upon an equal rate per pupil using the methodology specified in Section 56836.07 of the Education Code.

 
 18.

The funds appropriated in this item reflect an adjustment to the base funding of 0.340 percent for the annual adjustment in statewide average daily attendance.

 
 19.

Of the amount provided in Schedule (1), $37,202,000 is to reflect a cost-of-living adjustment.

 
 20.

Of the amount provided in Schedule (2), $896,000 is to reflect a cost-of-living adjustment.

 
 21.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $6,000,000 is available for extraordinary costs associated with single placements. Special education local plan areas are eligible to submit claims for costs exceeding the threshold calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 56836.21 of the Education Code, on forms developed by the State Department of Education pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 56836.21 of the Education Code.

 
  (a)

Up to $3,000,000 shall first be allocated in reimbursements for extraordinary costs associated with educationally related mental health services, including out-of-home residential services for necessary small special education local plan areas, as defined in Section 56212 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

Any funds not used for extraordinary costs pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available for extraordinary costs associated with placements in nonpublic, nonsectarian schools, pursuant to Section 56836.21 of the Education Code. These funds shall also provide reimbursement for costs associated with pupils residing in licensed children’s institutions.

 
 22.

Of the amount specified in Schedule (1), up to $2,792,000 shall be available for small SELPAs to conduct regionalized services, pursuant to Section 56836.31 of the Education Code.

 
 23.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall first be considered offsetting revenues within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 17556 of the Government Code for any reimbursable mandated cost claim for behavioral intervention plans (CSM 4465), inclusive of activities performed pursuant to Sections 56521.1 and 56521.2 of the Education Code.

 
 24.Of the amount provided in Schedule (2), $30,000,000 shall be available to provide early intervention services to infants and toddlers younger than three years of age. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate these funds to special education local plan areas, school districts, charter schools, or county offices of education based on a distribution method to be determined by the State Department of Education, the Department of Finance, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. 

 

SEC. 77.  

Item 6100-194-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-194-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Education, for allocation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to school districts, county offices of education, and other agencies for child care and development programs included in this item, in lieu of the amount that otherwise would be appropriated pursuant to any other statute   

941,630,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5210026-General Child Development   

215,098,000 
 (2)

5210028-Migrant Day Care   

23,881,000 
 (3)

5210030-Alternative Payment   

105,873,000 
 (4)

5210032-Resource and Referral   

18,878,000 
 (5)

5210034-CalWORKs Stage 2   

404,229,000 
 (6)

5210036-CalWORKs Stage 3   

142,153,000 
 (7)

5210038-Accounts Payable   

4,000,000 
 (8)

5210040-Child Care for Children with Severe Disabilities   

1,635,000 
 (9)

5210042-California Child Care Initiative   

225,000 
 (10)

5210044-Quality Improvement   

1,461,000 
 (11)

5210046-Local Planning Councils   

34,000 
 (12)

5210010- Child Development, Quality Rating Improvement System Grants   

24,163,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Funds in Schedules (4), (9), (10), and (11) shall be allocated to meet federal requirements to improve the quality of child care and shall be used in accordance with the approved California state plan for the federal Child Care and Development Fund that is developed pursuant to the requirements under Section 8206.1 of the Education Code.

 
 2.

Nonfederal funds appropriated in this item which have been budgeted to meet the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance-of-effort requirement established pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) may not be expended in any way that would cause their disqualification as a federally allowable maintenance-of-effort expenditure.

 
 3.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds in Schedule (7) are available for accounts payable for alternative payment programs for actual and allowable costs incurred for additional services, pursuant to Section 8222.1 of the Education Code. The State Department of Education shall give priority for the allocation of these funds for accounts payable.

 
 4.

The amounts provided in Schedules (1), (2), (3), and (8) of this item reflect an adjustment to the base funding of 0.37 percent for an increase in the population of 0-4 year-olds.

 
 5.

The maximum standard reimbursement rate shall not exceed $38.29 per day for general child care programs. This reflects a 1.02 percent cost-of-living adjustment and a 5 percent rate increase to the standard reimbursement rate. The maximum standard reimbursement rate shall not exceed $38.53 for full-day state preschool programs. Furthermore, the migrant child care program shall adhere to the maximum standard reimbursement rates as prescribed for the general child care programs. All other rates and adjustment factors shall conform.

 
 6.(a)

Alternative payment child care programs shall be subject to the rate ceilings established in the Regional Market Rate Survey of California child care and development providers for provider payments. When approved pursuant to Section 8447 of the Education Code, any changes to the market rate limits, adjustment factors, or regions shall be utilized by the State Department of Education, the California Community Colleges, and the State Department of Social Services in various programs under the jurisdiction of these departments.

 
  (b)

Until October 1, 2015, the funds appropriated in this item for the cost of licensed child care services provided through alternative payment or voucher programs, including those provided under Article 3 (commencing with Section 8220) and Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, shall be used only to reimburse child care costs up to the deficited 85th percentile of the rates charged by providers offering the same type of child care for the same age child in that region, based on the 2009 Regional Market Rate Survey data. The 85th percentile of rates based on the 2009 Regional Market Rate Survey shall be reduced by 10.11 percent, pursuant to Section 8447 of the Education Code. If the reduced rate schedule reimbursement amount for a particular county rate is less than the reimbursement amount provided for the same rate prior to January 1, 2015, then the State Department of Education shall use the rate schedule from the 2005 Regional Market Rate Survey for that particular reimbursement amount. As of October 1, 2015, the funds appropriated in this item for the cost of licensed child care services provided through alternative payment or voucher programs, including those provided under Article 3 (commencing with Section 8220) and Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, shall be used only to reimburse child care costs up to 104.5 percent of the deficited 85th percentile of the rates charged by providers offering the same type of child care for the same age child in that region, based on the 2009 Regional Market Rate Survey data. The 85th percentile of rates based on the 2009 Regional Market Rate Survey shall be reduced by 10.11 percent, pursuant to Section 8447 of the Education Code. If the reduced rate schedule reimbursement amount for a particular county rate is less than the reimbursement amount provided for the same rate prior to January 1, 2015, then the State Department of Education shall use 104.5 percent of the rate schedule from the 2005 Regional Market Rate Survey for that particular reimbursement amount

 
  (c)

Until October 1, 2015, the funds appropriated in this item for the cost of license-exempt child care services provided through alternative payment or voucher programs, including those provided under Article 3 (commencing with Section 8220) and Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, shall be used only to reimburse license-exempt child care costs up to 60 percent of the regional reimbursement rate limits established for family child care homes. As of October 1, 2015, the funds appropriated in this item for the cost of license-exempt child care services provided through alternative payment or voucher programs, including those provided under Article 3 (commencing with Section 8220) and Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 8350) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, shall be used only to reimburse license-exempt child care costs up to 65 percent of the regional reimbursement rate limits established for family child care homes.

 
 7.(a)

The State Department of Education (SDE) shall conduct monthly analyses of CalWORKs Stage 2 and Stage 3 caseloads and expenditures and adjust agency contract maximum reimbursement amounts and allocations as necessary to ensure funds are distributed proportionally to need. The SDE shall share monthly caseload analyses with the State Department of Social Services (DSS).

 
  (b)

The SDE shall provide quarterly information regarding the sufficiency of funding for Stage 2 and Stage 3 to DSS. The SDE shall provide caseloads, expenditures, allocations, unit costs, family fees, and other key variables and assumptions used in determining the sufficiency of state allocations. Detailed backup by month and on a county-by-county basis shall be provided to the DSS at least on a quarterly basis for comparisons with Stage 1 trends.

 
  (c)

By September 30 and March 30 of each year, the SDE shall ensure that detailed caseload and expenditure data, through the most recent period for Stage 2 and Stage 3 along with all relevant assumptions, is provided to DSS to facilitate budget development. The detailed data provided shall include actual and projected monthly caseload from Stage 2 scheduled to time off of their transitional child care benefit from the last actual month reported by agencies through the next two fiscal years as well as local attrition experience. DSS shall utilize data provided by the SDE, including key variables from the prior fiscal year and the first two months of the current fiscal year, to provide coordinated estimates in November of each year for each of the three stages of care for preparation of the Governor’s Budget, and shall utilize data from at least the first two quarters of the current fiscal year, and any additional monthly data as they become available for preparation of the May Revision. The DSS shall share its assumptions and methodology with the SDE in the preparation of the Governor’s Budget.

 
  (d)

The SDE shall coordinate with the DSS to identify annual general subsidized child care program expenditures for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-eligible children. The SDE shall modify existing reporting forms as necessary to capture this data.

 
  (e)

The SDE shall provide to the DSS, upon request, access to the information and data elements necessary to comply with federal reporting requirements and any other information deemed necessary to improve estimation of child care budgeting needs.

 
  (f)

On or before January 30, 2016, following consultation with the DSS, the SDE shall determine the adequacy of funding appropriated by the Legislature for CalWORKs Stage 2 and Stage 3. If the SDE determines that the Stage 2 appropriation exceeds the current year caseload needs and the Stage 3 appropriation is not sufficient to fully fund its caseload need, then the SDE shall submit a request to the Department of Finance to transfer the excess funds from Schedule (5), CalWORKs Stage 2 child care to Schedule (6), CalWORKs Stage 3 child care. Notwithstanding Section 26.00 or any other provision of law, the Department of Finance may, at its discretion, approve such a transfer.

 
  (g)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any other sections of this act, the Department of Finance may augment the appropriation for CalWORKs Stage 3 if the estimate of expenditures, as determined by the SDE, following consultation with the DSS, will exceed the expenditures authorized in Schedule (6). The Department of Finance shall report any augmentation pursuant to this paragraph to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. At the time the report is made, the amount of the appropriation made in Schedule (6) shall be increased by the amount of the augmentation.

 
  (h)

The Director of Finance may, pursuant to subdivisions (f) and (g) of Provision 7, authorize the augmentation of the amount available for expenditure in Schedule (6) by making a transfer from Schedule (5). An augmentation may be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity to exceed the limitations is provided to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee may determine. Any request made by the SDE to augment the CalWORKs Stage 3 appropriation shall be approved only in order to cover increases in costs that are consistent with assumptions of this act. This provision shall not be construed to treat Stage 3 as an entitlement.

 
 8.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds in Schedule (6) are reserved exclusively for continuing child care for the following: (a) former CalWORKs families who are working, have left cash aid, and have exhausted their two-year eligibility for transitional services in either Stage 1 or Stage 2 pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8351 or Section 8353 of the Education Code, respectively, but still meet eligibility requirements for receipt of subsidized child care services, and (b) families who received lump-sum diversion payments or diversion services under Section 11266.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and have spent two years in Stage 2 off of cash aid, but still meet eligibility requirements for receipt of subsidized child care services.

 
 9.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each local planning council receiving funds appropriated in Schedule (11) shall meet the requirements of Section 8499.5 of the Education Code to the extent feasible and to the extent data is readily accessible.

 
 10.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the implementation of Provision 12 is not subject to the appeal and resolution procedures for agencies that contract with the State Department of Education for the provision of child care services or the due process requirements afforded to families that are denied services specified in Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.

 
 11.

Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Education may implement Provision 12 through management bulletins or similar instructions.

 
 12.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, families shall be disenrolled from subsidized child care services consistent with the priorities for services specified in subdivision (b) of Section 8263 of the Education Code. Families shall be disenrolled in the following order: (a) families with the highest income below 70 percent of the State Median Income (SMI) adjusted for family size, (b) of families with the same income level, those that have been receiving child care services for the longest period of time, (c) of families with the same income level, those that have a child with exceptional needs, and (d) families with children who are receiving child protective services or are at risk of being neglected or abused, regardless of family income.

 
    
 14.Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $52,627,000 is available to provide 6,800 voucher child care slots. The Department shall allocate these slots based on the existing distribution of alternative payment program contracts. 
    
 16.Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $3,471,000 is available to provide wraparound child care for 1,200 full-day state preschool slots beginning January 1, 2016. 
 17.The amount provided in Schedule (12) is available for Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) consortia to provide training, technical assistance, and resources to help infant and toddler child care providers meet a higher tier of quality as determined by their local QRIS matrix. No more the 20 percent of the funding awarded to a consortia may be allocated directly to child care providers. Each county participating in a QRIS consortia and in good standing with the California Department of Education (CDE) shall receive a minimum grant amount of $25,000 for this purpose, with remaining funds distributed to consortia based on their proportion of contracts with CDE for infant and toddler child care and development. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated in this schedule shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2017. 

 

SEC. 78.  

Item 6100-194-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-194-0890--For local assistance, State Department of Education, payable from the Federal Trust Fund   

582,852,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5210026-General Child Development   

235,067,000 
 (2)

5210028-Migrant Day Care   

5,411,000 
 (3)

5210030-Alternative Payment   

144,779,000 
 (4)

5210034-CalWORKs Stage 2   

10,000,000 
 (5)

5210036-CalWORKs Stage 3   

136,069,000 
 (6)

5210044-Quality Improvement   

48,207,000 
 (7)

5210046-Local Planning Councils   

3,319,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated in this item, to the extent permissible under federal law, are subject to Section 8262 of the Education Code.

 
 2.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 is from the transfer of funds, pursuant to Item 5180-402, from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant administered by the State Department of Social Services to the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant for CalWORKs Stage 2 child care.

 
 3.

Funds in Schedules (6) and (7) shall be allocated to meet federal requirements to improve the quality of child care and shall be used in accordance with the approved California state plan for the federal Child Care and Development Fund that is developed pursuant to the requirements under Section 8206.1 of the Education Code.

 
 4.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each local planning council receiving funds appropriated in Schedule (7) shall meet the requirements of Section 8499.5 of the Education Code to the extent feasible and to the extent data is readily accessible.

 
 5.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $18,469,000 is available on a one-time basis for CalWORKs Stage 3 child care from federal Child Care and Development Block Grant funds appropriated prior to the 2015-16 federal fiscal year.

 
 6.

(a) Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (6) of this item, $2,892,000 is available on a one-time basis for quality activities from federal Child Care and Development Block Grant funds appropriated prior to the 2015-16 federal fiscal year. The State Department of Education shall allocate these funds pursuant to federal law and reflecting the following priorities:

 
   (1)

First, to provide one-time resources to meet the requirements of the 2014 reauthorization of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant.

 
   (2)

Second, to support the retention and training of teachers and staff working in state and federally subsidized child care programs.

 
  (b)

Funds appropriated in Schedule (6) of this item shall not be expended to develop Feasibility Study Reports or to support new information technology projects, unless approved by the Department of Finance and not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

 
 7.Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (6) of this item, $300,000 is available on a one-time basis for the Resource and Referral Network from federal Child Care and Development Block Grant funds appropriated prior to the 2015-16 federal fiscal year. It is the intent of the Legislature that this funding may support data collection efficiency. 

 

SEC. 79.  

Item 6100-195-0890 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-195-0890--For local assistance, State Department of Education, Part A of Title II of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6621 et seq.; Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund), payable from the Federal Trust Fund   

249,547,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5205168-Improving Teacher Quality Local Grants   

239,360,000 
 (2)

5205150-California Subject Matter Projects   

3,410,000 
 (3)

5205176-Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Grants   

6,299,000 
 (4)

5205180-Improving Teacher Quality State Level Activity Grants   

478,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be transferred to the University of California, which shall use the funds for the Subject Matter Projects pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 99200) of Chapter 5 of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code.

 
 2.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (3) shall be for local assistance activities for the Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education grants, funded through the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110).

 
 3.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (4) shall be reserved for the professional development of private school teachers and administrators as required by Title II of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6601 et seq.).

 
    

 

SEC. 80.  

Item 6100-196-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6100-196-0001--For local assistance, State Department of Education (Proposition 98), for transfer by the Controller to Section A of the State School Fund, for allocation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to school districts, county offices of education, and other agencies for the purposes of part-day state preschool programs pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code funded in this item, in lieu of the amount that otherwise would be appropriated pursuant to any other statute   

884,773,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5210020-Preschool Education   

834,773,000 
 (2)

5210010-Child Development, Quality Rating Improvement System Grants   

50,000,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Nonfederal funds appropriated in this item which have been budgeted to meet the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance-of-effort requirement established pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) may not be expended in any way that would cause their disqualification as a federally allowable maintenance-of-effort expenditure.

 
 2.

The amount provided in Schedule (1) reflects an adjustment to the base funding of 0.37 percent for an increase in the population of 0-4 year-olds.

 
 3.

The maximum standard reimbursement rate shall not exceed $23.87 per day for part-day state preschool programs. This reflects a 1.02 percent cost-of-living adjustment, a 1 percent increase to reflect increased information and annual teacher training requirements pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8238 of the Education Code, and a 5 percent increase to the standard reimbursement rate. The maximum standard reimbursement rate shall not exceed $38.53 for full-day state preschool programs.

 
 4.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $5,000,000 is available for the family literacy supplemental grant provided to California state preschool programs pursuant to Section 8238.4 of the Education Code.

 
 5.

Of the amount provided in Schedule (2), $50,000,000 is available for Quality Rating and Improvement System grants provided to state preschool programs pursuant to Section 8203.1 of the Education Code.

 
 6.Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $12,103,000 is available to provide 2,500 slots for part-day state preschool. First priority for these slots is for state preschool contractors that intend to use these slots to increase access for children with exceptional needs. 
 7.Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) $28,369,000 is available to provide 5,830 slots for full-day state preschool to local educational agencies beginning January 1, 2016. 
 11.Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $2,507,000 is available to provide 1,200 slots for part-day state preschool beginning January 1, 2016. 

 

SEC. 81.  

Item 6100-249-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 82.  

Item 6120-211-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6120-211-0001--For local assistance, California State Library, California Library Services Act pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18700) of Part 11 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code   

1,880,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5312-Library Development Services   

1,880,000 

 

SEC. 83.  

Item 6120-213-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6120-213-0001--For local assistance, California State Library, California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program, pursuant to Section 18880 of the Education Code   

5,820,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5312-Library Development Services   

5,820,000 
 Provisions:
 1.This item includes $1,000,000 provided on a one-time basis for a pilot of the Career Online High School program. 

 

SEC. 84.  

Item 6440-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6440-001-0001--For support of University of California   

3,056,138,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5440-Support   

3,056,138,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

This appropriation is exempt from Sections 6.00 and 31.00.

 
     
     
      
      
      
      
     
 2.(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: 
   (1)The Regents of the University of California endorsed, on May 21, 2015, the framework for long-term funding agreed upon by the Governor and the President of the University, pursuant to which tuition will not increase in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years and the university will implement reforms to reduce the cost structure of the university and improve access, quality, and outcomes. 
   (2)The reforms included in the framework endorsed by the Regents will create capacity for all campuses of the university to serve more resident students, including by easing transfer from the community colleges, reducing the amount of time it takes students to complete programs, and using technology and data to improve allocation of available resources. 
   (3)In addition to the funds included in this appropriation and those described in the framework, other funds, including existing resources that can be redirected to higher priorities, such as those currently being used to provide financial aid to nonresident students, are also available to enable more resident students to enter the university at all of its campuses. 
   (4)Furthermore, it is the intent of the Legislature that those funds generated by an increase in the number of nonresident students enrolled in the 2015-16 academic year, compared to the number of nonresident students enrolled in the 2014-15 academic year, and increases in nonresident supplemental tuition, as approved by the Regents on May 21, 2015, be used specifically to support an increase in the number of resident students enrolled. 
  (b)To address immediate needs, the university is expected to enroll, no later than the 2016-17 academic year, at least 5,000 more resident undergraduate students than the number enrolled in the 2014-15 academic year. 
  (c)If the Regents provide sufficient evidence to the Director of Finance on or before May 1, 2016, to demonstrate that the university will satisfy the expectation enumerated in subdivision (b), the Director of Finance shall increase this appropriation by $25,000,000 and notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. 
 2.1.No later than April 1, 2016, the Regents of the University of California shall report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature on its use of these funds for targeted support services to increase systemwide and campus four-year and six-year graduation rates and two-year and three-year transfer graduation rates of low-income and underrepresented student populations. 
    
 2.2.The Regents of the University of California shall improve transparency regarding the university’s budget. The Regents shall ensure that information is posted on the website of the Office of the President that details subcategories of personnel within the Managers and Senior Professional personnel category and disaggregates all personnel categories by fund source. 
 2.3.No later than December 10, 2015, the Regents of the University of California shall report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature, all of the following: 
  (a)All university fund sources legally allowable to support costs for undergraduate, graduate academic, and graduate professional education. 
  (b)The factors the university considers to determine which funds to use for educational activities and how much of those funds to use. 
  (c)The sources of the funds included in the calculation of expenditures reported pursuant to Section 92670 of the Education Code. 
 2.4.(a)The Regents of the University of California shall implement further measures to reduce the university’s cost structure.  
  (b)The Legislature finds and declares that many state employees hold positions with comparable scope of responsibilities, complexity, breadth of job functions, experience requirements, and other relevant factors to those employees designated to be in the Senior Management Group pursuant to existing Regents policy.  
  (c)(1)Therefore, at a minimum, the Regents shall, when considering compensation for any employee designated to be in the Senior Management Group, use a market reference zone that includes state employees.  
   (2)At a minimum, the Regents shall identify all comparable positions from the lists included in subdivision (l) of Section 8 of Article III of the California Constitution and Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. 
 3.(a)

The Regents of the University of California shall approve a plan that includes at least all of the following:

 
   (1)

Projections of available resources in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 fiscal years. In projecting General Fund appropriations and student tuition and fee revenues, the university shall use any assumptions provided by the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance shall provide any assumptions no later than August 1, 2015.

 
   (2)

Projections of expenditures in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 fiscal years and descriptions of any changes to current operations necessary to ensure that expenditures in each of those years are not greater than the available resources projected for each of those years pursuant to paragraph (1).

 
   (3)

Projections of resident and nonresident enrollment in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 academic years, assuming implementation of any changes described in paragraph (2).

 
   (4)

The university’s goals for each of the measures listed in subdivision (b) of Section 92675 of the Education Code for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 academic years, assuming implementation of any changes described in paragraph (2). It is the intent of the Legislature that these goals be challenging and quantifiable, address achievement gaps for underrepresented populations, and align the educational attainment of California’s adult population to the workforce and economic needs of the state, pursuant to the legislative intent expressed in Section 66010.93 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

The plan approved pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted no later than November 30, 2015, to the Director of Finance, the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the State Budget, the chairpersons of the budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations for the University of California, the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, and the chairpersons of the policy committees in each house of the Legislature with jurisdiction over bills relating to the university.

 
 4.(a)

The University of California shall allocate from this appropriation the amount necessary to pay in full the fees anticipated to become due and payable during the fiscal year associated with lease-revenue bonds issued by the State Public Works Board on its behalf and the amount of general obligation bond debt service attributable to the university.

 
  (b)

The Controller shall transfer funds from this appropriation upon receipt of the following reports:

 
   (1)

The State Public Works Board shall report to the Controller the fees anticipated to become due and payable in the fiscal year associated with any lease-revenue bonds that were issued on behalf of the university.

 
   (2)

The Department of Finance shall report to the Controller the amount of general obligation bond debt service anticipated to become due and payable in the fiscal year attributable to the university.

 
   (3)

The State Public Works Board or the Department of Finance shall submit a revised report if either entity determines that an amount previously reported to the Controller is inaccurate. If necessary pursuant to any revised reports, the Controller shall return funds to this appropriation.

 
 4.5.Of the funds appropriated in this item: 
  (a)

$6,000,000 shall be allocated to the centers for labor research and education at the Berkeley and Los Angeles campuses.

 
     
     
  (b)

$1,000,000 shall be allocated to the Wildlife Health Center at the Davis campus and used for grants to local marine mammal stranding networks. These funds are provided on a one-time basis.

 
  (c)$770,000 shall be allocated for the Statewide Database. 
 4.6.The University of California shall continue planning for a School of Medicine at the Merced campus in accordance with the action approved by the Regents of the University of California on May 14, 2008, and shall allocate up to $1,000,000 from this appropriation or other funds available to the university for this purpose. 
 4.7.This item includes funds for the California DREAM Loan Program. 
 5.

Payments made by the state to the University of California for each month from July through April shall not exceed one-twelfth of the amount appropriated in this item, less the amount that is specified in Provision 2 and the amount that is allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 4. Transfers of funds pursuant to subdivision (b) of Provision 4 shall not be considered payments made by the state to the university.

 
 6.

The funds appropriated in this item shall not be available to support auxiliary enterprises or intercollegiate athletic programs.

 

 

SEC. 85.  

Item 6440-004-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6440-004-0001--For support of University of California   

96,000,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

5440-Support   

96,000,000 
 Provisions:
 1.The funds appropriated in this item shall be released to the University of California only upon certification by the Director of Finance that the Regents of the University of California have approved a retirement program that limits pensionable compensation consistent with the limits specified in the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013. 
 2.The funds appropriated in this item shall be used only for unfunded liabilities of the University of California Retirement Plan, in excess of current base amounts, to satisfy the requirements of clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 20 of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of California. 
 3.Upon release of the funds, the Regents of the University of California shall submit a report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature demonstrating that the funds have been used to supplement and not supplant funding otherwise available to pay for unfunded liabilities of the University of California Retirement Plan. 
 4.This appropriation does not constitute an obligation on behalf of the state to appropriate any additional funds in subsequent years for any costs of the University of California Retirement Plan. The Legislature shall determine the amount of additional funds, if any, to be appropriated in subsequent years for costs of the University of California Retirement Plan. 

 

SEC. 86.  

Item 6610-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6610-001-0001--For support of California State University   

2,983,081,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5560-Support   

2,983,081,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

This appropriation is exempt from Sections 6.00 and 31.00, but is subject to the applicable sections of the Government Code referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 31.00.

 
 2.(a)

The Trustees of the California State University shall approve a plan that includes at least all of the following:

 
   (1)

Projections of available resources in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 fiscal years. In projecting General Fund appropriations and student tuition and fee revenues, the university shall use any assumptions provided by the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance shall provide any assumptions no later than August 1, 2015.

 
   (2)

Projections of expenditures in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 fiscal years and descriptions of any changes to current operations necessary to ensure that expenditures in each of those years are not greater than the available resources projected for each of those years pursuant to paragraph (1).

 
   (3)

Projections of resident and nonresident enrollment in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 academic years, assuming implementation of any changes described in paragraph (2).

 
   (4)

The university’s goals for each of the performance measures listed in subdivision (b) of Section 89295 of the Education Code for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and the 2018-19 academic years, assuming implementation of any changes described in paragraph (2). It is the intent of the Legislature that these goals be challenging and quantifiable, address achievement gaps for underrepresented populations, and align the educational attainment of California’s adult population to the workforce and economic needs of the state, pursuant to the legislative intent expressed in Section 66010.93 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

The plan approved pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted, no later than November 30, 2015, to the Director of Finance, the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the State Budget, the chairpersons of the budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations for the California State University, the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, and the chairpersons of the policy committees in each house of the Legislature with jurisdiction over bills relating to the university. The plan shall adhere to the goals included in Section 66010.91 of the Education Code.

 
 3.(a)

The California State University shall allocate from this appropriation the amount necessary to pay in full all amounts anticipated to become due and payable during the fiscal year for rent, fees, and insurance associated with lease-revenue bonds issued by the State Public Works Board on its behalf and general obligation bond debt service attributable to the university.

 
  (b)

The Controller shall transfer funds from this appropriation upon receipt of the following reports:

 
   (1)

The State Public Works Board shall report to the Controller the rent, fees, and insurance anticipated to become due and payable in the fiscal year associated with lease-revenue bonds issued on behalf of the university.

 
   (2)

The Department of Finance shall report to the Controller the amount of general obligation bond debt service anticipated to become due and payable in the fiscal year attributable to the university.

 
   (3)

The State Public Works Board or the Department of Finance shall submit a revised report if either entity determines that an amount previously reported to the Controller is inaccurate. If necessary pursuant to any revised reports, the Controller shall return funds to this appropriation.

 
 3.1.No later than April 1, 2016, the Trustees of the California State University shall report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature on factors that impact systemwide four-year and six-year graduation rates and systemwide two-year and three-year transfer graduation rates for all students and for low-income and underrepresented student populations in particular. The report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the extent to which course availability, course of study, employment status, transferred in units, and part-time or full-time status impact graduation rates and time to degree. The report shall also include an analysis of the extent to which particular barriers vary by campus and student population and present actionable changes in university policy and practices for addressing identified barriers. 
 3.2.This item includes funds for growth in the number of resident students enrolled at the California State University. It is the goal of the Legislature that the university increase enrollment of resident students by at least 10,400 full-time equivalent students by the end of the fall 2016 semester, when compared to enrollment in the 2014-15 academic year. 
 3.3.This item includes funds for student success and completion initiatives. At least $11,000,000 shall be used to increase the number of tenured and tenure-track faculty pursuant to the student success and completion initiatives approved by the Trustees as part of the university’s 2015-16 Support Budget. 
 3.4.Of the funds appropriated in this item: 
     
  (a)$250,000 shall be allocated for the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute. 
  (b)$200,000 shall be allocated to campus financial offices and teacher education programs and used to support activities that increase awareness of federal financial aid programs for teachers. 
 4.This item includes funds for the California DREAM Loan Program. 
     
     
     
 4.1.The California State University shall continue planning for an engineering program at the Channel Islands campus and may allocate up to $500,000 from this appropriation or other funds available to the university for this purpose. 
 5.

Payments made by the state to the California State University for each month from July through April shall not exceed one-twelfth of the amount appropriated in this item, less the amount that is allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 3. Transfers of funds pursuant to subdivision (b) of Provision 3 shall not be considered payments made by the state to the university.

 
 6.

The California State University shall allocate from this appropriation the amount required to pay contributions to the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund pursuant to Section 20822 of the Government Code.

 
 7.

The Director of Finance has the authority to adjust this appropriation pursuant to Section 3.60, as well as Section 89762 of the Education Code.

 

 

SEC. 87.  

Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6870-101-0001--For local assistance, Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (Proposition 98)   

3,623,789,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5670015-Apportionments   

2,523,473,000 
 (2)

5670019-Apprenticeship   

31,433,000 
 (3)

5670023-Apprenticeship Training and Instruction   

20,491,000 
 (4)

5675015-Student Success for Basic Skills Students   

20,037,000 
 (5)

5675019-Student Financial Aid Administration   

73,727,000 
 (6)

5675027-Disabled Students   

115,388,000 
 (7)

5675031-Student Services for CalWORKs Recipients   

34,897,000 
 (8)

5675035-Foster Care Education Program   

5,254,000 
 (9)

5675039-Student Success and Support Program   

471,683,000 
 (10)

5675061-Academic Senate for the Community Colleges   

468,000 
 (11)

5675069-Equal Employment Opportunity   

767,000 
 (12)

5675073-Part-Time Faculty Health Insurance   

490,000 
 (13)

5675077-Part-Time Faculty Compensation   

24,907,000 
 (14)

5675081-Part-Time Faculty Office Hours   

3,514,000 
 (15)

5675099-Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure   

19,890,000 
 (16)

5675119-Economic Development   

22,929,000 
 (17)

5675123-Transfer Education and Articulation   

698,000 
 (18)

5675023-Extended Opportunity Programs and Services   

123,189,000 
 (19)

5675115-Fund for Student Success   

3,792,000 
 (20)

5675150-Campus Childcare Tax Bailout   

3,384,000 
 (21)

5675156-Nursing Program Support   

13,378,000 
 (22)

5670035-Expand the Delivery of Courses through Technology   

10,000,000 
 (23)

5675133-Physical Plant and Instructional Support   

100,000,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The funds appropriated in this item are for transfer by the Controller during the 2015-16 fiscal year to Section B of the State School Fund.

 
 2.(a)

The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be allocated using the budget formula established pursuant to Section 84750.5 of the Education Code. The budget formula shall be adjusted to reflect the following:

 
   (1)Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $156,457,000 shall be used to increase statewide growth of full-time equivalent students (FTES) by 3 percent. 
   (2)Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $61,022,000 shall be used to reflect a cost-of-living adjustment of 1.02 percent. 
  (b)

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1) $266,692,000 shall be used to adjust the budget formula pursuant to Section 84750.5 of the Education Code to recognize increases in operating costs and to improve instruction.

 
  (c)

Funds allocated to a community college district from funds included in Schedule (1) shall directly offset any mandated costs claimed for the Minimum Conditions for State Aid (02-TC-25 and 02-TC-31) program or any costs of complying with Section 84754.5 of the Education Code.

 
  (d)Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1): 
   (1)$100,000 is for a maintenance allowance, pursuant to Section 54200 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. 
   (2)Up to $500,000 is to reimburse colleges for the costs of federal aid repayments related to assessed fees for fee waiver recipients. This reimbursement only applies to students who completely withdraw from college before the census date pursuant to Section 58508 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. 
  (e)(1)Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $62,320,000 is for increasing the number of full-time faculty within the community college system. Notwithstanding, Subchapter 1 (commencing with Section 51025) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall allocate these funds to all districts on a per FTES basis by modifying each districts budget formula pursuant to Section 84750.5 of the Education Code. Any revisions to the budget formula made for the purposes of this subdivision shall be made and reported consistent with the requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 84750.5 of the Education Code. 
   (2)Utilizing the data from the full-time faculty obligation report for the 2014-15 fiscal year, the chancellor shall rank, from the lowest to the greatest full-time faculty percentage, each community college district within quintiles so that each quintile has approximately equal numbers of full-time equivalent students. The chancellor shall adjust the faculty obligation number for each district as follows: 
   (A)An increase of one for every $73,057 received for districts in the lowest quintile (quintile 1). 
   (B)An increase of one for every $80,000 received for districts in the second quintile (quintile 2). 
   (C)An increase of one for every $95,000 received for districts in the third quintile (quintile 3). 
   (D)An increase of one for every $110,000 received for districts in the fourth quintile (quintile 4). 
   (E)An increase of one for every $125,000 received for districts in the fifth quintile (quintile 5). 
   (F)If the number of full-time faculty increased pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (E) results in a district exceeding the 75 percent standard, the Chancellor shall increase the number of the full-time obligation to a point that leaves the district as close as possible to, but not in excess of, the 75 percent standard, consistent with paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 51025 of Subchapter (1) of Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. 
   (3)To the extent that the increased faculty obligation number calculated in paragraph (2) does not result in an obligation to hire additional full-time faculty, it is the intent of the legislature that districts use these funds to enhance student success through the support of part-time and full-time faculty, including, but not limited to, part-time faculty office hours. 
 3.(a)

The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be available pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 79140) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

Pursuant to Section 79149.3 of the Education Code, the reimbursement rate shall be $5.46 per hour.

 
  (c)

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $15,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of Section 79148 of the Education Code.

 
 4.(a)

The funds appropriated in Schedule (3) shall be available pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 8150) of Chapter 1 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

Pursuant to Section 8152 of the Education Code, the reimbursement rate shall be $5.46 per hour.

 
 5.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (4):

 
  (a)

$1,209,000 shall be used for faculty and staff development to improve curriculum, instruction, student services, and program practices in basic skills and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges (chancellor) shall select a district, using a competitive process, to carry out these activities.

 
  (b)

$18,828,000 shall be allocated by the chancellor to community college districts to improve outcomes of students who enter college needing to complete at least one course in ESL or basic skills.

 
 6.(a)

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (5):

 
   (1)Not less than $16,772,000 is available to provide $0.91 per unit reimbursement to community college districts for the provision of board of governors (BOG) fee waiver awards pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code. 
   (2)Not less than $16,955,000 is available for the Board Financial Assistance Program to provide reimbursement of 2 percent of total waiver value to community college districts for the provision of BOG fee waiver awards pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code. 
   (3)

$2,800,000 shall be allocated to a community college district to conduct a statewide media campaign to promote the following message: (A) the California Community Colleges are affordable, (B) financial aid is available to cover fees and help with books and other costs, and (C) an interested student should contact his or her local community college financial aid office. The campaign should target efforts to reach low-income and disadvantaged students who must overcome barriers in accessing postsecondary education. The community college district awarded the contract shall consult regularly with the chancellor and the Student Aid Commission.

 
   (4)Not more than $37,200,000 shall be for direct contact with potential and current financial aid applicants. Each California Community College campus shall receive a minimum allocation of $50,000. The remainder of the funding shall be allocated to campuses based upon a formula reflecting FTES weighted by a measure of low-income populations demonstrated by BOG fee waiver program participation within a district. Of the amount allocated pursuant to this paragraph, $3,000,000 is available on a one-time basis to support the administration of Cal Grant B Access Award distributions to students pursuant to Item 6870-102-0001. 
   (5)

Funds allocated to a community college district pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall supplement, not supplant, the level of funds allocated for the administration of student financial aid programs during the 2001-02 or 2006-07 fiscal year, whichever is greater.

 
   (6)

Funding allocated to a community college district pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall directly offset any costs claimed by that district for any of the following mandates: Enrollment Fee Collection (99-TC-13), Enrollment Fee Waivers (00-TC-15), Cal Grants (02-TC-28), and Tuition Fee Waivers (02-TC-21).

 
   (7)Notwithstanding subdivision (m) of Section 76300 of the Education Code or any other provision of law, the amount of funds appropriated for the purpose of administering fee waivers for the 2015-16 fiscal year shall be determined in this act. 
 7.(a)

The funds appropriated in Schedule (6) shall be used to assist districts in funding the excess direct instructional cost of providing special support services or instruction, or both, to disabled students enrolled at community colleges and for state hospital programs, as mandated by federal law.

 
  (b)

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (6):

 
   (1)

At least $3,945,000 shall be used to address deficiencies identified by the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

 
   (2)

At least $943,000 shall be used to support the High Tech Centers for activities including, but not limited to, training of district employees, staff, and students in the use of specialized computer equipment for the disabled.

 
   (3)

At least $9,600,000 shall be allocated to community college districts for sign language interpreter services, real-time captioning equipment, or other communication accommodations for hearing-impaired students. A community college district is required to spend $1 from local or other resources for every $4 received pursuant to this paragraph.

 
   (4)

$1,000,000 shall be allocated for state hospital adult education programs at the hospitals served by the Coast and Kern Community College Districts.

 
 8.(a)

The funds appropriated in Schedule (7) shall be allocated pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 79200) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (7):

 
   (1)

$9,188,000 is for child care, except that a community college district may request that the chancellor approve use of funds for other purposes.

 
   (2)

No less than $4,900,000 shall be used to provide direct workstudy wage reimbursement for students served under this program, and $613,000 is available for campus job development and placement services.

 
  (c)

A community college district is required to spend $1 from local or other resources for every $1 received pursuant to this provision, except for any funds received pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

 
 9.(a)

The funds appropriated in Schedule (8) shall be allocated to community college districts to provide foster and relative/kinship care education and training pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 79240) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. A community college district shall ensure that education and training required pursuant to Sections 1529.1 and 1529.2 of the Health and Safety Code and Section 16003 of the Welfare and Institutions Code receives priority.

 
 10.(a)

The funds appropriated in Schedule (9) shall be used for the purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

Of the amount included in Schedule (9):

 
   (1)

$285,183,000 shall be allocated pursuant to Section 78216 of the Education Code.

 
   (2)

(A) $155,000,000 shall be allocated to community college districts to implement student equity plans pursuant to Article 1.5 of Chapter 2 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. These plans shall be coordinated with the Student Success and Support Program plans, pursuant to Section 78216 of the Education Code, and the Student Success Scorecard, pursuant to Section 84754.5 of the Education Code.

 
   (B)

 These funds shall be allocated by the chancellor to community college districts using a methodology that ensures that districts with a greater proportion or number of students who have high needs receive more resources to provide services to these students. The chancellor shall ensure that the allocation methodology reflects the inclusion of foster youth within the proportion or number of high-needs students.

 
   (C)Consistent with the intent of Chapter 771 of the Statutes of 2014 and within the funds allocated to community college districts pursuant to this paragraph, the chancellor shall enter into agreements with up to 10 community college districts to provide additional services in support of postsecondary education for foster youth. Up to $15 million of the funds allocated to community college districts pursuant to this paragraph shall be prioritized for services pursuant to Chapter 771 of the Statutes of 2014. Further, the chancellor shall ensure that the list of eligible expenditures developed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Education Code Section 78221 includes expenditures that are consistent with the intent of Chapter 771 of the Statutes of 2014. 
   (D)Nothing in this provision prevents existing student-equity related categorical programs or campus-based programs from accessing student equity plan funds. 
   (3)

(A) $5,500,000 may be used by the chancellor to provide technical assistance to community college districts that demonstrate low performance in any area of operations. It is the intent of the Legislature that technical assistance providers be contracted in a cost-effective manner, that they primarily consist of experts who are current and former employees of the California Community Colleges, and that they provide technical assistance consistent with the vision for the California Community Colleges.

 
   (B)

 Technical assistance funded pursuant to this paragraph that is initiated by the chancellor may be provided at no cost to the district. If a community college district requests technical assistance, the district is required to spend at least $1 from local or other resources for every $2 received as determined by the chancellor.

 
  (4)(A)$12,000,000 may be used by the chancellor to provide regional and online workshops and trainings to community college personnel to promote statewide priorities, including, but not limited to: strategies to improve student achievement; strategies to improve community college operations; and system leadership training to better coordinate planning, implementation, and outcomes of statewide initiatives. To the extent possible, the chancellor shall partner with existing statewide initiatives with proven results of improving student success and institutional effectiveness. Beginning in the 2016-17 fiscal year, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report on the use of these funds in the prior year to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no later than October 1 of each year. 
   (B)Funding available pursuant to this paragraph may be utilized by the chancellor to coordinate with community college districts to develop and disseminate effective practices through the establishment of an online clearinghouse of information. The development of effective practices shall include, but not be limited to, statewide priorities such as the development of educational programs or courses for the incarcerated adults in prisons and jails, and the formerly incarcerated, educational programs or courses for California Conservation Corps members, and other effective practices. 
   (C)It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the chancellor to facilitate the development of local community college courses for the California Conservation Corps and the incarcerated adults in prisons and jails, and the formerly incarcerated. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Conservation Corps are encouraged to partner with the chancellor’s office in the development and dissemination of local community college courses and effective practices pursuant to this subparagraph and subparagraph (B). 
   (D)It is the intent of the Legislature that the Chancellor identify one or multiple community college districts that would be willing to utilize at least a total of $5,000,000 of their combined funding for the purpose of developing and providing effective education programs for incarcerated adults in prisons and jails, and the formerly incarcerated. These funds shall be utilized to receive a 1 to 3 match of state to private funds that could be available for these purposes. Any private funds received would be allocated to the identified community colleges based on their proportion of the combined funding match, as determined by the Chancellor. 
   (E)Funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall be available for encumbrance and expenditure until June 30, 2018. 
   (5)

Up to $14,000,000 may be used for e-transcript, e-planning, and common assessment tools. Any remaining funds shall be used pursuant to paragraph (1).

 
 11.

The funds in Schedule (13) shall be allocated to increase compensation for part-time faculty. Funds shall be allocated to districts based on the total actual number of FTES in the previous fiscal year, with an adjustment to the allocations provided to small districts. These funds shall be used to assist districts in making part-time faculty salaries more comparable to full-time salaries for similar work, as determined through collective bargaining in each community college district. If a community college district achieves parity between compensation for full-time faculty and part-time faculty, funds received pursuant to this provision may be used for any other educational purpose.

 
 12.

Of the funds provided in Schedule (15):

 
  (a)

$19,890,000 shall be allocated by the chancellor on a competitive basis, for the following purposes:

 
   (1)

Provision of access to statewide multimedia hosting and delivery services for state colleges and districts.

 
   (2)

Provision of systemwide Internet, audio bridging, and telephony.

 
   (3)

Technical assistance and planning, cooperative purchase agreements, and faculty and staff development.

 
   (4)

Ongoing support for the California Virtual Campus Distance Education Program.

 
   (5)

Ongoing support for programs designed to use technology in assisting accreditation and the alignment of curricula across K-20 segments in California.

 
   (6)

Support for technology pilots and ongoing technology programs and applications that serve to maximize the utility and economy of scale of the technology investments of the community college system toward improving learning outcomes.

 
   (7)

Ongoing support of the California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (Cal-PASS) program.

 
  (b)

The remaining funds shall be available for allocations to districts to maintain technology capabilities.

 
 13.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (16), the following shall apply:

 
  (a)

Up to 10 percent may be allocated for state-level technical assistance, including statewide network leadership, organizational development, coordination, and information and support services.

 
  (b)

All remaining funds shall be allocated for programs that target investments in priority and emergent sectors, including statewide and/or regional centers, hubs, collaborative communities, advisory bodies, and short-term grants. Short-term grants may include industry-driven regional education and training, Responsive Incumbent Worker Training, and Job Development Incentive Training.

 
  (c)

Funds applied to performance-based training shall be matched by a minimum of $1 contributed by private businesses or industry for each $1 of state funds. The chancellor shall consider the level of involvement and financial commitments of business and industry in making awards for performance-based training.

 
 14.(a)

The funds appropriated in Schedule (17) shall be used to support transfer and articulation projects and common course numbering projects.

 
  (b)

Funding provided to community college districts shall directly offset any costs claimed by community college districts to be mandates pursuant to Chapter 737 of the Statutes of 2004.

 
 15.(a)

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (18):

 
   (1)

$107,570,000 shall be used pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 69640) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code. Funds provided in this item for Extended Opportunity Programs and Services shall be available to students on all campuses within the California Community Colleges system.

 
   (3)

$15,619,000 shall be used for funding, at all colleges, the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education program in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 79150) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. The chancellor shall allocate these funds to local programs on the basis of need for student services.

 
  (b)

Of the amount allocated pursuant to subdivision (a), no less than $4,972,000 shall be available to support additional textbook assistance grants to community college students.

 
 16.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (19) shall be used for the following purposes:

 
  (a)

$1,921,000 shall be used for the Puente Project to support up to 75 colleges. These funds are available if matched by $200,000 of private funds and if the participating community colleges and University of California campuses maintain their 1995-96 fiscal year support level for the Puente Project. All funding shall be allocated directly to participating districts in accordance with their participation agreement.

 
  (b)

Up to $2,459,000 is for the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program. A community college district is required to spend $1 from local or other resources for every $1 received pursuant to this subdivision.

 
  (c)

No less than $1,778,000 is for the Middle College High School Program. With the exception of special part-time students at the community colleges pursuant to Sections 48802 and 76001 of the Education Code, student workload based on participation in the Middle College High School Program shall not be eligible for community college state apportionment.

 
 17.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (20) shall be allocated by the chancellor to community college districts that levied child care permissive override taxes in the 1977-78 fiscal year pursuant to Sections 8329 and 8330 of the Education Code in an amount proportional to the property tax revenues, tax relief subventions, and state aid required to be made available by the district to its child care and development program for the 1979-80 fiscal year pursuant to Section 30 of Chapter 1035 of the Statutes of 1979, increased or decreased by any cost-of-living adjustment granted in subsequent fiscal years. These funds shall be used only for the purpose of community college child care and development programs.

 
 18.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (21):

 
  (a)

$8,475,000 shall be used to provide support for nursing programs.

 
  (b)

$4,903,000 shall be used for diagnostic and support services, preentry coursework, alternative program delivery model development, and other services to reduce the incidence of student attrition in nursing programs.

 
 19.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (22) shall be allocated to the chancellor to increase the number of courses available through the use of technology and to provide alternative methods for students to earn college credit. The chancellor shall ensure, to the extent possible, that the following conditions are satisfied:

 
  (a)

These courses can be articulated across all community college districts.

 
  (b)

These courses are made available to students systemwide, regardless of the campus at which a student is enrolled.

 
  (c)

Students who complete these courses are granted degree-applicable credit across community colleges.

 
  (d)

These funds shall be used for those courses that have the highest demand, fill quickly, and are prerequisites for many different degrees.

 
 20.(a)Any funds appropriated in Schedule (23) are available for the following purposes: 
  (1)Scheduled maintenance and special repairs of facilities. The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall allocate funds to districts on the basis of actual reported FTES, and may establish a minimum allocation per district. As a condition for receiving and expending these funds for maintenance or special repairs, a district shall certify that it will increase its operations and maintenance spending from the 1995-96 fiscal year by the amount it allocates from this appropriation for maintenance and special repairs. The question of whether a district has complied with its resolution shall be reviewed under the annual audit of that district. 
  (2)Hazardous substances abatement, cleanup, and repairs. 
  (3)Architectural barrier removal projects that meet the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and seismic retrofit projects limited to $400,000. 
  (4)Water conservation projects to reduce water consumption in cooperation with the Governor’s Executive Order B-29-15. Projects may include any of the following: 
   (A)Replacement of water intensive landscaping with drought tolerant landscaping, synthetic turf, provided that the turf is used only in nonathletic areas, and other nonplant materials. 
   (B)Drip or low-flow irrigation systems. 
   (C)Building improvements to reduce water usage. 
   (D)Installation of meters for wells to allow for monitoring of water usage. 
  (b)Any funds appropriated in Schedule (23) are available for replacement of instructional equipment and library materials. The funds provided for instructional equipment and library materials shall not be used for personal services costs or operating expenses. The chancellor shall allocate funds to districts on the basis of actual reported FTES and may establish a minimum allocation per district. The question of whether a district has complied with its resolution shall be reviewed under the annual audit of that district. 
  (c)Any funds appropriated in Schedule (23) shall be available for one-time use until June 30, 2017. 

 

SEC. 88.  

Item 6870-107-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6870-107-0001--For local assistance, Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (Proposition 98), for local district financial oversight and evaluation   

570,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5670015-Apportionments   

570,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The funds appropriated in this item are available to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to reimburse the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) for costs incurred by FCMAT for the following activities:

 
  (a)

The performance of audits, examinations, or reviews of any community college district pursuant to Section 84041 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

The provision of technical assistance, training, and short-term institutional research necessary to address existing or potential accreditation deficiencies. No more than $150,000 of the funds appropriated in this item may be used for these purposes.

 
 2.

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges may request an unsolicited review of a community college district if the board of governors determines that there is an imminent threat to the fiscal integrity of the district as a result of fraud, misappropriation of funds, or other illegal fiscal practices.

 
 3.

All proposed contracts and reimbursements for FCMAT services shall be subject to the approval of the Department of Finance.

 

 

SEC. 89.  

Item 6980-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

6980-101-0001--For local assistance, Student Aid Commission   

1,600,777,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5755-Financial Aid Grants Program   

2,136,072,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 5755-Financial Aid Grants Program   

−535,295,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Funds appropriated in Schedule (1) are for purposes of all of the following:

 
  (a)

Awards in the Cal Grant Program under Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430) of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.

 
  (b)

Grants under the Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Scholarship Program pursuant to Section 4709 of the Labor Code.

 
  (c)

The purchase of loan assumptions under Article 5 (commencing with Section 69612) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code. The Student Aid Commission shall issue no new warrants.

 
  (d)

The purchase of loan assumptions under the Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education pursuant to Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 69618) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code. The Student Aid Commission shall issue no new warrants.

 
  (e)

The purchase of loan assumptions under the State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education (SNAPLE) pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 70100) of Chapter 3 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code. The Student Aid Commission shall issue no new warrants.

 
  (f)

The Student Aid Commission shall report, by April 1 of each year, on the State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 70108 of the Education Code.

 
  (g)

Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 69613.8 of the Education Code, any Assumption Program of Loans for Education participant who meets the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 69613.8 of the Education Code may receive the additional loan assumption benefits authorized by those subdivisions.

 
 2.

Eligibility for moneys appropriated in this item is limited to students who demonstrate financial need according to the nationally accepted needs analysis methodology, who meet other Student Aid Commission eligibility criteria, and, notwithstanding subdivision (k) of Section 69432.7 of the Education Code, whose income or family’s gross income does not exceed $100,800 for the Cal Grant A Program and $55,400 for the Cal Grant B Program for the purpose of determining new recipients for the 2015-16 award year.

 
 3.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the maximum award for:

 
  (a)

New recipients attending private, for-profit institutions that are not accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as of July 1, 2012, shall be $4,000.

 
  (b)

New recipients attending private, nonprofit institutions, and private, for-profit institutions that are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as of July 1, 2012, shall be $9,084.

 
  (c)

All recipients receiving Cal Grant B access awards shall be $1,648.

 
  (d)

All recipients receiving Cal Grant C tuition and fee awards shall be $2,462.

 
  (e)

All recipients receiving Cal Grant C book and supply awards shall be $547.

 
  (f)

All University of California student recipients receiving Cal Grant awards shall be $12,192 or whatever lesser or greater amount is approved for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees by the Regents of the University of California for the 2015-16 academic year.

 
  (g)

All California State University student recipients receiving Cal Grant awards shall be $5,472 or whatever lesser or greater amount is approved for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees by the Trustees of the California State University for the 2015-16 academic year.

 
 4.

Pursuant to Chapter 403 of the Statutes of 2000 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance may authorize the augmentation, from the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties established pursuant to Section 16418 of the Government Code, of the annual amount appropriated for the purposes of making Cal Grant awards pursuant to Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430) of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, as necessary to fully fund the number of awards required to be granted by that chapter. No augmentation may be authorized under this provision sooner than 30 days after the Director of Finance provides written notice of the proposed augmentation to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, nor sooner than whatever lesser time after that notice those persons, or their designees, may in each instance determine.

 
 5.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedules (1) and (2), $520,897,000 reflects reimbursements from the State Department of Social Services from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant for the purposes of offsetting General Fund costs of the Cal Grant Program.

 
 6.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $82,000,000 is available for the Middle Class Scholarship Program, established under Article 2 (commencing with Section 70020) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.

 
 7.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $328,000 shall be available for the Cash for College Program.

 
 8.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $7,721,000 shall be available for the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP), established under Article 4 (commencing with Section 69560) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, and shall be for contract agreements and shall be available to provide financial aid awareness and outreach to students who are preparing to enter, or are currently enrolled in, college. Of the $7,721,000, $1,000,000 shall be dedicated for career technical education and the resulting career opportunities. The Student Aid Commission shall consult with the State Department of Education and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges in determining the projects and activities for these funds. Of the $7,721,000, $500,000 shall be dedicated for Middle Class Scholarship Program outreach.

 

 

SEC. 90.  

Item 6980-401 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 91.  

Item 7100-001-0869 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

7100-001-0869--For support of state programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Employment Development Department, payable from the Consolidated Work Program Fund   

123,315,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

5940010-WIOA Administration and Program Services   

20,859,000 
 (2)

5940019-WIOA Services to Bridge Education and Workforce Gaps for Targeted Populations   

16,270,000 
 (3)

5940046-WIOA Rapid Response Activities   

41,016,000 
 (4)

5940055-WIOA Special Grants   

170,000 
 (5)

5945010-National Dislocated Worker Grants   

45,000,000 
 (6)

9900100-Administration   

1,796,000 
 (7)

9900200-Administration--​Distributed   

−1,796,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

Provision 1 of Item 7100-001-0588 also applies to Schedules (1) and (3) of this item.

 
 2.

For Schedule (2), the Employment Development Department (EDD) shall submit on October 1, 2015, and April 20, 2016, to the Department of Finance for its review and approval an estimate of expenditures for both the current and prior budget fiscal years, including the assumptions and calculations underlying the EDD’s projections for expenditures from these schedules. To the extent the EDD identifies unspent, or receives unanticipated additional, federal WIOA discretionary funds, the Department of Finance may increase expenditure authority for Schedule (2) if the additional funding is consistent with the expenditure plan for WIOA discretionary funds in this item and meets the four requirements set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 28.00. Any such augmentation may be authorized not sooner than 30 days after written notification is provided to 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, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may in each instance determine.

 
 3.

For Schedule (2), in the event that the Employment Development Department is notified of a reduction in federal WIOA discretionary funds, the Department of Finance may decrease expenditure authority for Schedule (2). Any such decrease may be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing is provided to 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, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, may in each instance determine.

 
 4.

The Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development is authorized to transfer up to $500,000 of the funds appropriated in this item to the California Workforce Investment Board, Federal Trust Fund, Item 7120-001-0890, to facilitate the implementation and operation of the WIOA Program. Any transfer made pursuant to this provision shall be reported in writing to the Department of Finance, the chairpersons of the fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 30 days of the date of the transfer.

 
    

 

SEC. 92.  

Item 7100-001-3259 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

7100-001-3259--For support of Employment Development Department, for a recidivism reduction workforce training and development grant program, payable from the Recidivism Reduction Fund   

1,500,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

5900-Employment and Employment Related Services   

1,500,000 
 Provisions:
 1.Upon approval of the Department of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in Schedule (1) of this item may be augmented by the amount of savings identified in items 0250-101-3259, 5225-001-3259, 5227-101-3259, 7100-001-3259 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2014 (Chs. 25 and 663, Stats. 2014) not already allocated or reappropriated in the Budget Act of 2015, which is in addition to the amount appropriated in this item. Any augmentation shall be authorized no sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or his or her designee, may determine. 
 2.Upon approval of the Department of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in Schedule (1) of this item may be augmented by the amount of savings that are identified by April 30, 2016, in items 0250-101-3259, 5225-001-3259, 5227-101-3259 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015, which is in addition to the amount appropriated in this item. Any augmentation shall be authorized no sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or his or her designee, may determine. 
 3.The Employment Development Department may use up to 5 percent of the total amount available in this item to administer this program. 

 

SEC. 93.  

Item 7320-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

7320-001-0001--For support of Public Employment Relations Board   

8,868,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

6070-Public Employment Relations Board   

9,054,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 6070-Public Employment Relations Board   

−186,000 

 

SEC. 94.  

Item 7350-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.

SEC. 95.  

Item 7350-001-3152 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

7350-001-3152--For support of Department of Industrial Relations, payable from the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund   

44,822,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

6105-Division of Labor Standards Enforcement   

45,327,000 
 (2)

Reimbursements to 6105-Division of Labor Standards Enforcement   

−505,000 
 (3)

9900100-Administration   

4,074,000 
 (4)

9900200-Administration--​Distributed   

−4,074,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The amount appropriated in this item includes revenues derived from the assessment of fines and penalties imposed as specified in Section 13332.18 of the Government Code.

 
    

 

SEC. 96.  

Item 8570-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

8570-001-0001--For support of Department of Food and Agriculture   

66,791,000
 

Schedule:

 
 (1)

6570-Agricultural Plant and Animal Health; Pest Prevention; Food Safety Services   

70,224,000 
 (2)

6575-Marketing; Commodities and Agricultural Services   

10,881,000 
 (3)

6580-Assistance to Fair and County Agricultural Activities   

486,000 
 (4)

6590-General Agricultural Activities   

1,976,000 
 (5)

9900100-Administration   

21,916,000 
 (6)

9900200-Administration--Distributed   

−21,737,000 
 (7)

Reimbursements to 6570-Agricultural Plant and Animal Health; Pest Prevention; Food Safety Services   

−4,578,000 
 (8)

Reimbursements to 6575-Marketing; Commodities and Agricultural Services   

−10,549,000 
 (9)

Reimbursements to 6590-General Agricultural Activities   

−1,649,000 
 (10)

Reimbursements to 9900100-Administration   

−179,000 
 

Provisions:

 
 1.

The Secretary of Food and Agriculture shall furnish to the Director of Finance and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee annual reports on all expenditures from all fund sources for emergency detection and eradication activities relating to agricultural plant or animal pests or diseases for which no other program funds are available to be used to detect or eradicate such pest or disease if the pest or disease is not considered established in California and the pest or disease infests or infects plants or animals of commercial or noncommercial agriculture, ornamental horticulture, or habitat of significance. The report shall specify the amount expended by funding source, the activities performed, the pest or disease, the location where the pest was detected, the location where the eradication efforts were performed, and the animal or plant affected for each emergency detection or eradication.

 
 2.

The Department of Food and Agriculture shall require full public participation, including public meetings, from all major regions of the state for each notification of proposed actions within the Light Brown Apple Moth program.

 
 3.The amount appropriated in this item for an agreement with the Regents of the University of California to operate poultry and livestock disease laboratories shall be adjusted annually, as necessary, for University of California negotiated employee compensation and benefit adjustments. 

 

SEC. 97.  

Item 8820-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

 

8820-001-0001--For support of Commission on the Status of Women and Girls   

500,000
 Schedule:
 (1)

6730-Administration, Legislation, Research, and Information   

500,000 

 

SEC. 98.  

Section 3.61 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

SEC. 3.61.  

Contribution to Prefund Other Postemployment Benefits.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the employers’ contribution for prefunding other postemployment benefits for the 2015-16 fiscal year that are chargeable to any item with respect to each state officer and employee who is a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Judges’ Retirement System, the Judges’ Retirement System II, or the Legislators’ Retirement System and who is in that employment or office shall be the monthly dollar amount or the percentage of base salaries and wages or pensionable compensation by bargaining unit, retirement category, fund source, or state office, department, division, board, bureau, commission, organization, or agency, as follows:

Bargaining Unit 5, California Association of

Highway Patrolmen   7.30% of base pay  

The Director of Finance may adjust amounts in any appropriation item, or in any category thereof, as a result of changes from amounts budgeted for the employers’ contributions for prefunding other postemployment benefits for the 2015-16 fiscal year to achieve the percentages specified in this subdivision.

The contributions for prefunding other postemployment benefits, as a result of the monthly dollar amounts or the percentages of salaries and wages in this subdivision, are estimated to be $53,525,000 for the 2015-16 fiscal year.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of calculating the “appropriations subject to limitation” as defined in Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the appropriations shall be deemed to be the amounts remaining after the adjustments required by subdivision (a) are made.

(c) The Director of Finance may adjust the percentage levels of the employers’ contribution for prefunding other postemployment benefits listed in subdivision (a) in accordance with either of the following:

(1) Labor agreements or other legislation approved by the Legislature.

(2) For employees excluded from collective bargaining, in accordance with salary and benefit schedules established by the Department of Human Resources.

(d) The Director of Finance shall notify the Controller by executive order of adjustments made pursuant to subdivision (c). The executive order shall be submitted not sooner than 30 days after notification of the adjustments 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.

SEC. 99.  

Section 4.11 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

SEC. 4.11.  

To promote greater transparency in how departments develop their support budgets, which include personal services and operating expenses and equipment, as defined in Section 3.00, the Department of Finance shall develop a process for reconciling department budgets as it concerns the aforementioned categories. This reconciliation process will begin in the 2015-16 fiscal year and the results used to help build departments’ baseline budgets in the Governor’s Budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

SEC. 100.  

Section 6.10 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

SEC. 6.10.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance may allocate $120,000,000 General Fund to the departments in the amounts identified below for deferred maintenance projects:

University of California   25,000,000 

California State University    25,000,000 

Department of Parks and Recreation   20,000,000 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation   15,000,000 

Department of Food and Agriculture   9,000,000 

State Department of State Hospitals   7,000,000 

State Department of Developmental Services   7,000,000 

Department of General Services   5,000,000 

Office of Emergency Services   3,000,000 

Military Department   2,000,000 

Department of Veterans Affairs   2,000,000 

(b) Prior to the allocation of funds, the Department of Finance shall provide a list of deferred maintenance projects for each entity identified in (a) to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee 30 days prior to allocating any funds. The Department of Finance shall provide a schedule to the Controller providing for the allocation.

(c) Prior to making a change to the list, a department shall obtain the approval of the Director of Finance. The Director of Finance shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee quarterly of any changes to the list of deferred maintenance projects. The quarterly notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall identify the projects removed or added, the cost of those projects, and the reasons for the changes.

(d) Of the amount identified for the Department of Food and Agriculture, $7,000,000 is for the Network of California Fairs.

(e) The amounts allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2017.

SEC. 101.  

Section 12.32 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

SEC. 12.32.  

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that appropriations that are subject to Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution be designated with the wording “Proposition 98.” In the event these appropriations are not so designated, they may be designated as such by the Department of Finance, where that designation is consistent with legislative intent, not less than 30 days after notification in writing of the proposed designation to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not less than a shorter period after notification that the chairperson of the joint committee, or his or her designee, determines.

(b) Pursuant to the Proposition 98 funding requirements established in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 41200) of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, the total appropriations for Proposition 98 for the 2015-16 fiscal year are $49,416,317,000 or 42.4 percent of total General Fund revenues, Education Protection Account revenues, and transfers subject to the state appropriations limit. General Fund and Education Protection Account revenues appropriated for school districts are $44,035,444,000 or 37.8 percent of total General Fund revenues, Education Protection Account revenues, and transfers subject to the state appropriations limit. General Fund and Education Protection Account revenues appropriated to school districts and community college districts for adult education are $500,000,000 or 0.4 percent of total General Fund revenues, Education Protection Account revenues, and transfers subject to the state appropriations limit. General Fund and Education Protection Account revenues appropriated for community college districts are $4,800,531,000 or 4.1 percent of total General Fund revenues, Education Protection Account revenues, and transfers subject to the state appropriations limit. General Fund and Education Protection Account revenues appropriated for other state agencies that provide direct elementary and secondary level education, as defined in Section 41302.5 of the Education Code, are $80,342,000 or 0.1 percent of total General Fund revenues, Education Protection Account revenues, and transfers subject to the state appropriations limit.

(c) Notwithstanding any preexisting budgetary or accounting requirements to the contrary, the Department of Finance shall make the final determination of the proper budgeting and accounting of the revenues received by and disbursements from the Education Protection Account.

SEC. 102.  

Section 35.50 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

SEC. 35.50.  

(a) For purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 10, and subdivision (g) of Section 12, of Article IV of the California Constitution, “General Fund revenues” means the total resources available to the General Fund for a fiscal year before any transfer to the Budget Stabilization Account.

 (b) For purposes of subdivision (g) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, the estimate of General Fund revenues for the 2015-16 fiscal year pursuant to this act, as passed by the Legislature, is $119,310,000,000.

 (c) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 20 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, “General Fund revenues” shall be defined as revenues and transfers before any transfer to the Budget Stabilization Account.

 (d) Pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 20 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the following estimates are provided:

 (1) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 20 of Article XVI, the sum equal to 1.5 percent of the estimated General Fund revenues for the 2015-16 fiscal year is $1,753,000,000.

 (2) For purposes of clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 20 of Article XVI, the estimate of capital gains revenues that exceeds 8 percent of General Fund proceeds of taxes for the 2015-16 fiscal year is $2,329,000,000.

 (3) For purposes of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 20 of Article XVI, the estimated amount of transfer to the Budget Stabilization Account in the 2015-16 fiscal year is $1,854,000,000.

SEC. 103.  

Section 39.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:

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 94, AB 95, AB 104, AB 105, AB 106, AB 107, AB 108, AB 109, AB 110, AB 111, AB 112, AB 113, AB 114, AB 115, AB 116, AB 117, AB 118, AB 119, AB 120, AB 121, AB 122, AB 123, AB 124, AB 125, AB 126, AB 127, AB 128, AB 129, AB 130, AB 131, AB 132, AB 133, AB 134, AB 135, AB 136, AB 137, AB 138, SB 70, SB 71, SB 72, SB 73, SB 74, SB 75, SB 76, SB 77, SB 78, SB 79, SB 80, SB 81, SB 82, SB 83, SB 84, SB 85, SB 86, SB 87, SB 88, SB 89, SB 90, SB 91, SB 92, SB 93, SB 94, SB 95, SB 96, SB 97, SB 98, SB 99, SB 100, SB 101, SB 102, SB 103, SB 104, SB 105, SB 106, SB 107, SB 108, and SB 109, in the form that these bills existed at the time that the act amending this section of the Budget Act of 2015 took effect.

SEC. 104.  

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.

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