BILL NUMBER: AB 400	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member De Leon

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2009

   An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 11820) to Chapter
8.1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Government Code,
relating to state agencies.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 400, as introduced, De Leon. State agencies: funds.
    Under existing law, the State Government Strategic Planning and
Performance Review Act requires identified agencies to develop a
strategic plan and report to the Governor and the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee regarding the steps being taken to develop and adopt
the plan.
   This bill would require each state agency to annually post on its
Internet Web site a detailed breakdown of its general fund and
federal fund expenditures, including, but not limited to, the money
spent on state and local administration, the implementation of
programs, and the distribution of any grant and bond funds.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares its intention
to provide greater transparency in the state budget process, so the
public can readily review how taxpayer money is spent in the state
budget.
  SEC. 2.  Article 4 (commencing with Section 11820) is added to
Chapter 8.1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Government
Code, to read:

      Article 4.  State Budget Transparency


   11820.  On or before June 20, 2010, and on or before June 30
annually thereafter, each state agency shall post on its Internet Web
site a detailed breakdown of its general fund and federal fund
expenditures, including, but not limited to, the money spent on state
and local administration, the implementation of programs, and the
distribution of any grant and bond funds.