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          Date of Hearing:   May 20, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                     AB 92 (De Leon) - As Amended:  May 12, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                               
          AppropriationsVote:

          Urgency:     Yes                  State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill, one of two annual bills sponsored by the California  
          Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board (board) and  
          carried by the Appropriations Committee chairs, appropriates  
          $617,711 from various funds to pay 120 claims against the state  
          as approved by the board. 

           FISCAL EFFECT

           Appropriates $617,565 from the GF and $146 from the Motor  
          Vehicle Account.

          Appropriates, pursuant to current law, an additional 15%  
          surcharge on the amount of each claim to pay for the board's  
          administrative costs. This surcharge equals $92,700. 

           COMMENTS

          1)Rationale.  The Government Code requires the board to take all  
            necessary steps to ensure that all approved claims, for which  
            there exists no legally available appropriation, are submitted  
            for legislative approval at least twice each calendar year.  

          2)Support  . This bill, supported by the board, the Department of  
            Finance, and the administration, has no opposition.  

          3)Nine claims account for 83% of the costs of this measure  ; the  
            remaining claims average $1,119 The six claims are for  
            stale-dated warrants (expired state checks) or unredeemed bond  
            payments. 









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           4)Related Legislation  . SB 327 (Kehoe) will be heard in this  
            committee later this year. SB 50 (Torlakson, Statutes of 2008)  
            and AB 1274 (Leno, Statutes of 2008) were the two claims bills  
            last year.   


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081