BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1531 (Fuentes)
As Amended April 19, 2012
2/3 vote. Urgency
APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, | | |
| |Bradford, Charles | | |
| |Calderon, Campos, Davis, | | |
| |Donnelly, Gatto, Hall, | | |
| |Hill, Lara, Mitchell, | | |
| |Nielsen, Norby, Solorio, | | |
| |Wagner | | |
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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 $859,738 to pay 273 claims against the state as
approved by the board.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriates $859,738 ($794,911 General Fund
(GF); $64,825 special funds) to the board for payment of claims,
all of which are stale-dated warrants - state checks that were
lost or expired and never cashed.
COMMENTS : 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.
This bill, supported by the board, the Department of Finance,
and the administration, has no opposition.
All 273 claims are all for stale-dated warrants (expired
checks), ranging from $2 to $249,644. The 11 stale-dated warrant
claims over $10,000 account for $574,504, 66% of the costs of
this bill; the remaining 262 claims average $1,089.
For stale-dated warrant claims, the Controller must confirm the
check was not cashed and that at least three years have passed
since the check was issued and the monies have reverted to the
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General Fund.
Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
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