BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 835| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill No: SB 835 Author: Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review Amended: 8/23/16 Vote: 21 SENATE FLOOR: 25-11, 4/14/16 AYES: Allen, Beall, Block, De León, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Wieckowski, Wolk NOES: Anderson, Bates, Berryhill, Fuller, Gaines, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Stone, Vidak NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella, Huff, McGuire, Runner SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE: 17-0, 8/25/16 (Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10) AYES: Leno, Nielsen, Allen, Anderson, Beall, Block, Glazer, Hancock, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Nguyen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Stone, Wolk ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 8/25/16 - See last page for vote SUBJECT: State government SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This bill provides statutory changes and clean-up necessary to enact state administration and general government related provisions of the Budget Act of 2016. Assembly Amendments (1) expand the definition of "human trafficking caseworker" to include an individual who is employed by a homeless service provider that serve children or youth who SB 835 Page 2 are homeless, and has completed specified training; (2) specify that the constitutional prohibition against state public bodies from developing, constructing, or acquiring low-rent housing projects without a vote of qualified electors, does not include certain affordable housing developments undertaken for the benefit of low-income veterans; (3) clarify that Napa County will receive $20 million in lease-revenue bond financing to make necessary repairs for the county jail, notwithstanding existing law; (4) make other technical and conforming changes to implement the shift of the government claims program from the Victims Compensation Board to the Department of General Services; and (5) provide technical chaptering out language related to after-market motor vehicle equipment. ANALYSIS: 1)Human Trafficking Victims Assistance. SB 84 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Chapter 25, Statutes of 2015) establishes the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Fund and requires the Office of Emergency Services (OES) to administer these funds in the form of grants. OES distributes grants to eligible non-profit organizations to serve victims of human trafficking and for reimbursement of administrative department costs. Existing law defines a "human trafficking caseworker" as an individual who provides advice or assistance to victims of human trafficking, and has received specialized training in counseling, as specified. This bill expands the definition of "human trafficking caseworker" to include an individual who is employed by a homeless service provider that services homeless children or youth, and has completed a minimum of eight hours of training focused on victims of human trafficking. 2)After Market Motor Vehicle Equipment. Existing law requires the Air Resources Board (ARB) to establish evaluation criteria that measures the efficacy of motor vehicle pollution control devices and, to evaluate specified vehicle pollution control SB 835 Page 3 devices. In addition, vehicles in California must be equipped with correctly installed, operational motor vehicle pollution control devices or systems, with specified exceptions. Existing law authorizes aftermarket and performance parts with valid state board executive orders to be sold and installed concurrent with a motorcycle's transfer to an ultimate purchaser. This bill includes a technical chaptering out amendment to remove the provision authorizing the ARB to enter into agreements with private entities to expedite the processing of aftermarket and performance parts sold on specific motor vehicles. 3)Affordable Housing for Veterans. Article XXXIV of the California Constitution requires voter approval of the local jurisdiction before any low rent housing project may be developed, constructed or acquired by any state public body. This requirement applies to certain housing funded by the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program (VHHP). Specifically, this vote requirement applies to VHHP-funded privately-owned housing in which more than 49 percent of the units are occupied by households with low income. Some VHHP projects that have received funding exceed this 49 percent safe-harbor and thus would be excluded from all or a portion of such funding absent a popular vote approval. This could result in a significant reduction in the number of affordable units that would otherwise be provided. The proposed statutory change would exclude such affordable housing units for veterans from the specified constitutional requirements. 4)Napa County Jail. SB 844 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Chapter 34, Statutes of 2016) authorizes the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to issue up to $270 million in revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes to finance the acquisition, design, or construction of local facilities. Of the $270 million, $20 million must be awarded to Napa County to address damages sustained during the 2014 earthquake. SB 835 Page 4 This bill clarifies that Napa County will receive $20 million in lease-revenue bond financing to make necessary repairs for the county jail, regardless of previous construction grant awards and without the need to submit a proposal to the BSCC. 5)Technical. Existing law authorizes the Victims Compensation Board to (a) impose a $25 filing fee to the individual or company submitting each claim against the state, and to (b) charge state departments for all claims the Board approves, applying a charge of up to 15 percent of the dollar value on all approved claims. SB 836 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Chapter 31, Statutes of 2016) renamed the Victims Compensation Government Claims Board (VCGCB) to the Victims Compensation Board, and shifted the Government Claims Program to the Department of General Services (DGS). This bill makes technical, conforming changes in the implementation of the general claims program shift from the Victim Compensation Board to the DGS, and shifts the authority to administer the filing fee and ability to charge a surcharge on an approved claim from the Victims Compensation Board to the DGS. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, $3 million from the Gambling Control Fund to the Department of Justice to address the backlog in investigations related to card room licensing. SUPPORT: (Verified8/23/16) None received SB 835 Page 5 OPPOSITION: (Verified8/23/16) None received ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 8/25/16 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon NO VOTE RECORDED: Burke Prepared by:Samantha Lui / B. & F.R. / (916) 651-4103 8/25/16 18:02:22 **** END ****