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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 183
          Author:   Assembly Budget Committee 
          Amended:  9/4/09 in Senate
          Vote:     27 - Urgency

           
           PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT 
           

           SUBJECT  :    Budget Act of 2009 

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :     Senate Floor Amendments  of 9/4/09 delete the  
          prior version of the bill relating to education.  This bill  
          now provides the necessary statutory changes in the area of  
          cash management and cash deferrals in order to ensure the  
          2009 Budget is fully implemented.  Its purpose is to  
          provide additional cash flexibility and savings and will  
          assist the state in its attempts to get short-term revenue  
          anticipation note loans. 

           ANALYSIS  :    

           Specifics of AB 183

           1.  University of California deferral  .  Defers $250 million  
             from February 2010 to no earlier than April 20, 2010,  
             but no later than May 31, 2010. 

          2.  California State University deferrals  .  Defers (a) $250  
             million from February 2010 to no earlier than April 20,  
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             2010, but no later than 
          May 31, 2010; and (b) $150 million from March 2010 to no  
             earlier than May 1, 2010, but no later than May 31,  
             2010.

          3.  Community College deferral  .  Defers $100 million of the  
             Community College General Apportionment from March 2010  
             to May 2010.  

          4.  Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA) deferrals  .  Revises  
             HUTA deferrals.  Payments delayed in July and August  
             2009 to be paid in September 2009; payments for November  
             2009 through March 2010 to be paid on or within two  
             working days of April 28, 2010.  Provides local  
             governments with certain specified flexibility to manage  
             cash within the deferral period.  These deferrals shall  
             not apply to a county with a population of less than  
             40,000.

          5.  Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Program  
             (SSI/SSP)  .  Delays state SSI/SSP payments to the federal  
             government in February and March 2010 until after April  
             20, 2010, but no later than May 31, 2010.

          6.  Section 5924 of the Government Code  .  Section 5924  
             limits the annual amount of fees, costs, and other  
             similar expenses to be incurred by the state in  
             connection with letters of credit to two percent of the  
             amount of bonds to which the letters of credit pertains.  
              The amendments increase this cap to three percent until  
             June 30, 2013.  This allows the state to take advantage  
             of changing market conditions.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  Yes   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

          DLW:mw  9/8/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

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