BILL NUMBER: SB 947	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wiggins

                        FEBRUARY 4, 2010

   An act to amend Section 69.9 of the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 947, as introduced, Wiggins. Department of Veterans Affairs:
veterans' homes: yearly fiscal estimate package.
   Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs, on or
before January 10, 2009, and each January 10 thereafter, to provide a
fiscal estimate package to the fiscal committees of the Legislature
that contains specified information regarding the costs of
administering state veterans' homes. Existing law also requires the
department to provide an updated fiscal estimate package on or before
May 15 of each year.
   This bill would require the department to additionally provide the
fiscal estimate package and updated fiscal estimate package each
year to the legislative representatives whose districts include the
state veterans' homes.
   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.  Section 69.9 of the Military and Veterans Code is
amended to read:
   69.9.  (a)  (1)    On or before January 10,
2009, and on or before January 10 of each year thereafter, the
department shall provide the fiscal committees of both houses of the
Legislature with a fiscal estimate package containing the anticipated
budget year costs of carrying out the current year's level of
service as authorized by the Legislature for the state veterans
homes. 
   (2) On or before January 10, 2011, and on or before January 10 of
each year thereafter, the department shall provide the legislative
representatives whose districts include state veterans' homes with
the fiscal estimate package described in paragraph (1). 
   (b) (1) The fiscal estimate package shall include, but not be
limited to, the following information, which shall be provided for
each veterans home:
   (A) An annual resident census by level of care.
   (B) An annual position summary by level of care and nonlevel of
care.
   (C) Operating and equipment expenses, including, but not limited
to, the following:
   (i) Cost adjustments specific to the adjustment in the number of
residents by level of care.
   (ii) Any staff adjustments, whether level of care or nonlevel of
care.
   (D) A fiscal display of any moneys budgeted by the department as
revenues or recoveries to the General Fund.
   (2) Each fiscal estimate package shall include, in addition to the
information provided pursuant to paragraph (1), a description of the
assumptions and methodologies used for calculating the resident
level of care factors, all staffing costs, and operating and
equipment expenses. Fiscal bridge charts shall be included that
display the year-to-year changes in funding levels by funding source.

   (3) The department may provide any additional information as
deemed appropriate to provide a comprehensive fiscal perspective to
the Legislature for the analysis and deliberations for purposes of
appropriation.
   (c)  (1)    On or before May 15, 2009, and on or
before May 15 of each year thereafter, the department shall provide
the fiscal committees of both houses of the Legislature with an
updated fiscal estimate package that shall include, but is not
limited to, an updated fiscal display of any moneys budgeted by the
department as revenues or recoveries to the General Fund and updated
fiscal bridge charts that display the year-to-year changes in funding
levels by funding source. 
   (2) On or before May 15, 2011, and on or before May 15 of each
year thereafter, the department shall provide the legislative
representatives whose districts include state veterans' homes with
the updated fiscal estimate package described in paragraph (1).