BILL NUMBER: SB 939	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   674
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 6, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 31, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 26, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 19, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 26, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Monteith

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to amend Section 76104 of the Government Code, relating to
emergency medical services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 939, Monteith.  Emergency medical services:  county funding.
   Existing law requires certain counties, and authorizes all other
counties, to provide penalty revenue funding for emergency medical
services, as specified.
   This bill would specify that a county shall not be required to
provide an amount for these purposes in excess of the penalty
assessment receipts authorized for this purpose.
   The bill would also specify that it shall become operative only if
SB 623 is enacted and takes effect, in which case it shall become
operative at the same time SB 623 becomes operative.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 76104 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   76104.  (a) For purposes of supporting emergency medical services
pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797.98a) of
Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the board of supervisors
of any county which established in the county treasury an Emergency
Medical Services Fund prior to June 1, 1991, shall continue that fund
using penalty revenues pursuant to Section 76000 as specified in the
resolution or resolutions adopted by the board of supervisors prior
to June 1, 1991, to create that fund.  Except as provided in
subdivision (d), the amount deposited in that fund shall be at and
shall not exceed the corresponding amount for the 1990-91 fiscal
year, plus a percentage representing the growth, if any, in the fines
and forfeitures collected in comparison with the 1990-91 fiscal
year, not to exceed 10 percent per fiscal year.
   (b) For any county which established an Emergency Medical Services
Fund prior to June 1, 1991, and for which that fund has not received
deposits for 12 full months of collections of the penalty, the
1990-91 fiscal year shall be computed by projecting actual collection
experience to produce an estimated annual amount.
   (c) The board of supervisors of a county that has not established
an Emergency Medical Services Fund prior to July 1, 1991, may set
aside up to 28 percent of the total revenue from the penalty
established pursuant to Section 76000 in the county treasury for
purposes of supporting emergency medical services pursuant to Chapter
2.5 (commencing with Section 1797.98a) of Division 2.5 of the Health
and Safety Code.
   (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in complying with
this section, a county shall not be required to contribute an amount
in excess of the receipts of the penalty assessment authorized for
this purpose.
   (e) The fund moneys shall be held by the county treasurer separate
from any funds subject to transfer or division pursuant to Section
1463 of the Penal Code.  The moneys of the Emergency Medical Services
Fund shall be payable only for the purposes specified in Chapter 2.5
(commencing with Section 1797.98a) of Division 2.5 of the Health and
Safety Code.
  SEC. 2.  This act shall become operative only if Senate Bill 623 is
enacted and takes effect, in which case it shall become operative at
the same time Senate Bill 623 becomes operative.