BILL ANALYSIS �
SB 75
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 75 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee)
As Amended March 14, 2011
2/3 vote. Urgency
SENATE VOTE : Vote not relevant
SUMMARY : Contains necessary statutory changes to amend
appropriations contained in the 2011 Budget Act for the
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Specifically, this
bill :
1)Shifts $1 billion in Proposition 10 reserves to the Medi-Cal
program to support medical services for children 0-5 years of
age. The bill specifies that, of this $1 billion, $50 million
is to come from the State Children and Families Commission
reserves and $950 million is to come from County First 5
Commissions, by way of each county commission transferring 50%
of its reserves to the state by no later than June 30, 2012.
The bill exempts the state's smallest, rural counties (those
with less than $600,000 in annual Proposition 10 revenue).
This bill also makes findings and declarations establishing
the fact that this action does not in any way violate the
existing Proposition 10 statute, particularly as it pertains
to the non-supplantation requirement, in light of the state's
fiscal emergency and inability to maintain funding for core
medical services for young children at this time.
2)Adds an urgency clause allowing this bill to take effect
immediately upon enactment.
FISCAL EFFECT : This bill implements the necessary policy
changes to achieve $1 billion in General Fund savings, as
contained in the 2011-12 Budget package.
Analysis Prepared by : Andrea Margolis / BUDGET / (916)
319-2099
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