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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1311
Author: Duvall (R) and Tran (R)
Amended: 7/8/09 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE : 12-0, 6/23/09
AYES: Wright, Harman, Benoit, Denham, Florez, Negrete
McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla, Price, Wiggins, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 5/21/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : State government reports
SOURCE : Department of General Services
DIGEST : This bill repeals and revises various reporting
requirements for the Department of General Services.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Requires the Department of General Services (DGS) to
annually report to the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee (JLBC) and each Member of the Legislature and
to list in detail the following:
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A. Leases by the state to others for residential or
commercial purposes in the Capitol area.
B. Sales or building construction initiated or
completed by the state in the metropolitan area
expenditures, by type.
C. Transactions and operations of joint powers
agencies since the last report.
D. DGS's appraisal of the degree to which these
projects conform to the Capitol Area Plan.
2. Requires the State Architect to annually report to
legislative fiscal committees on local government
building expenditures.
3. Requires the Fair Employment of Housing Commission
(FEHC) to include issuing publications and research
results that will tend to promote good will and minimize
or eliminate unlawful discrimination
4. Requires DGS to report to legislative fiscal committees
all leases entered into the prior calendar year that
include a purchase option involving office space with
another entity.
5. Requires DGS to report to the Legislature how DGS is
utilizing the authority to let any real property owned
by the state not exceeding five acres for a period not
to exceed 25 years, to governmental entities for
emergency services.
6. Requires DGS to report to the appropriate fiscal and
policy committees of the Legislature on prescription
drug purchasing programs and contracts that DGS jointly
collaborates with the University of California (UC) and
the California Public Employee's Retirement System
(CalPERS).
This bill:
1. Revises an annual DGS report to the JLBC and each Member
of the Legislature to summarize, rather than list, the
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following:
A. Leases by the state to others for residential or
commercial purposes in the Capitol area.
B. Sales or building construction initiated or
completed by the state in the metropolitan area
expenditures, by type.
C. Transactions and operations of joint powers
agencies since the last report.
D. DGS's appraisal of the degree to which these
projects conform to the Capitol Area Plan.
2. Repeals provisions mandating the State Architect to
annually report to legislative fiscal committees on
local government building expenditures.
3. Repeals annual reporting requirements mandating DGS to
report to legislative fiscal committees all leases
entered into the prior calendar year that include a
purchase option involving office space with another
entity.
4. Repeals annual reporting requirements mandating DGS to
report to the Legislature how DGS is utilizing the
authority to lease any real property for up to 25 years.
5. Repeals annual reporting requirements mandating DGS to
report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees
of the Legislature on prescription drug purchasing
programs and contracts that DGS jointly collaborates
with the UC and CalPERS.
Comments
According to the Department of General Services, the
sponsor, "After careful review and consideration of the
approximately 20 reports that the DGS is specifically
required to present to the Legislature, DGS determined that
four of these annual reports are no longer necessary to our
operations. The reasons we are proposing elimination range
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from expired reporting requirements, information readily
available over the Internet, or reporting requirements that
are redundant.
"The bill also has a provision to require a summary of a
particular report. Specifically, current law requires an
annual report that tracks the progress of State projects
within the vicinity of the State Capitol, called the
Capitol Area Plan. The report requires very detailed
information on all specified items. Typically, this
extremely comprehensive report consists of approximately 80
pages, which DGS believe is overwhelming for legislators
and other recipients to read."
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/18/09)
Department of General Services (source)
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Silva, Skinner,
Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson,
Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fuentes, Nava, Saldana
TSM:do 8/18/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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