SB 304, Lara. State claims.
Existing law requires the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board to ensure that all claims that have been approved by the board and for which there exists no legally available appropriation are submitted for legislative approval at least twice each calendar year.
This bill would appropriate $3,277,141.90 from various funds for the payment of claims accepted by the board, as specified. The bill would require the Controller, upon the request of the board and in a form prescribed by the Controller, to transfer surcharges and fees from the specified Budget Act items of appropriation identified in the bill to Item 7870-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015. This bill would require the board to provide a report of the amounts recovered pursuant to this authority to the Department of Finance within 90 days of the enactment of this bill.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Appropriation: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
(a) The sum of three million two hundred seventy-seven thousand one hundred forty-one dollars and ninety cents ($3,277,141.90) is hereby appropriated from the various funds specified in subdivision (b) to the Executive Officer of the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board for the payment of claims accepted by the board in accordance with the schedule set forth in subdivision (b).
(b) Pursuant to subdivision (a), claims accepted by the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
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Total for Fund: General Fund (0001) $621,535.15 |
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Total for Fund: 2006 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund (6049) $2,610,709.44 |
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Total for Fund: Item 2740-001-0044 |
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Budget Act of 2015, Program 2130 $287.00 |
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Total for Fund: Item 3540-001-3063 |
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Budget Act of 2015, Program 2465 $127.07 |
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Total for Fund: Item 4260-101-0001 |
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Budget Act of 2015, Program 3960022 $24,819.54 |
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Total for Fund: Item 5180-111-0001 |
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Budget Act of 2015, Program 4275010 $8,680.52 |
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Total for Fund: Item 5180-151-0001 |
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Budget Act of 2015, Program 4275028 $50.00 |
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Total for Fund: Item 6610-001-0001 |
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Budget Act of 2015 $731.00 |
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Total for Fund: Item 7100-001-0185 |
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Budget Act of 2015, Program 5930 $10,202.18 |
Upon the request of the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, in a form prescribed by the Controller, the Controller shall transfer surcharges and fees from the Budget Act items of appropriation identified in subdivision (b) of Section 1 of this act to Item 7870-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015. For each Budget Act item of appropriation, this amount shall not exceed the cumulative total of the per claim filing fees authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 905.2 of the Government Code and the surcharge authorized by subdivision (f) of Section 905.2 of the Government Code. For those items in subdivision (b) that do not reflect a Budget Act appropriation, the Controller shall transfer an amount not to exceed the cumulative total of the per claim filing fees authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 905.2 of the Government Code. This amount shall be transferred for the support of the board reimbursements to Item 7870-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015. The board shall provide a report of the amounts recovered pursuant to this authority to the Department of Finance within 90 days of the enactment of this act.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to settle claims against the state and end hardship to claimants as quickly as possible, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.
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