BILL ANALYSIS
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 92 (De Leon)
As Amended May 12, 2009
2/3 vote. Urgency
APPROPRIATIONS 15-0
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|Ayes:|De Leon, Nielsen, Ammiano, Charles | | |
| |Calderon, Davis, Duvall, Fuentes, | | |
| |Hall, Harkey, John A. Perez, Price, | | |
| |Skinner, Solorio, Audra Strickland, | | |
| |Torlakson | | |
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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 General Fund 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.
4)Related legislation . SB 327 (Kehoe) will be heard in this
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committee later this year. SB 50 (Torlakson), Chapter 87,
Statutes of 2007) and AB 1274 (Leno), Chapter 510, Statutes of
2007) were the two claims bills last year.
Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
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