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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 83
Author: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Amended: 3/26/12
Vote: 21
SENATE VOTES NOT RELEVANT
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-19, 3/29/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : California Citizens Redistricting Commission:
appropriation
support
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill appropriates, as a supplemental
appropriations bill (deficiency bill), $339,000 from the
General Fund (GF) to the Citizens Redistricting Commission
and authorizes additional budget authorizations for the
Commission under conditions specified by the bill relating
to potential litigation and personnel costs.
Assembly Amendments delete the Senate version of the bill
stating the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory
language to the state budget and now increases the
appropriation for the support of the Citizens Redistricting
Commission.
ANALYSIS : Voters in November 2008 approved Proposition
11, which established a Citizens Redistricting Commission
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to draw new political district lines every 10 years for
California legislative, congressional and Board of
Equalization districts. The initiative requires the
Legislature to make necessary appropriations to fund the
Commission's operations, including litigation support,
during the three-year redistricting process that began in
2009-10. The Budget Act of 2011 allocated $400,000 GF for
Commission operations, and up to $1.5 million, GF for
potential litigation costs. The Commission received $1.07
million in November 2011 for litigation-related expenses.
On February 7, 2012, the Department of Finance (DOF)
notified the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) of a
request for additional funding from the Citizens
Redistricting Commission. Four legal challenges have been
brought against the Commission-designed maps, with all four
cases decided in the Commission's favor.
After extensive discussions, the JLBC, on March 15, 2012,
indicated support for $339,000 in additional operational
costs. In addition, the Committee indicated support for
provisional language to allow the Commission more funding
if additional costs arise during the 2011-12 fiscal year
(FY). Included in this is up to $659,000 to defend any
appeals related to the four lawsuits resolved in the
Commission's favor, and up to $163,000 to cover possible
costs related to unemployment insurance and vacation leave
balances as the Commission concludes its duties and staff
terminate employment.
Combined with previous appropriations and budget
augmentations, this appropriation would bring the
Commission's total authorized funding for the current
redistricting process to $6,184,000.
Specifics of SB 83
1. Appropriates $339,000 GF to the Citizens Redistricting
Commission for operational costs in FY 2011-12. The
operational costs included in this bill are already
reflected in the Administration's revised current-year
expenditure projections; therefore, those costs do not
add to the current budget deficit.
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2. Authorizes the Director of DOF, subject to review by the
JLBC, to increase the Commission's budget by up to
$659,000 if the Commission demonstrates that additional
funding is necessary during the 2011-12 FY for
litigation to defend any action regarding a certified
final map.
3. Authorizes the Director of DOF, subject to review by the
JLBC, to increase the Commission's budget by up to
$163,000 if the Commission demonstrates that additional
funding is necessary during the 2011-12 FY for costs
related to unemployment insurance, and vacation leave
balance payments for staff, who terminate employment
with the state.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
This bill has a GF cost of $339,000. This bill also
authorizes the Director of DOF, subject to JLBC review, to
appropriate up to $822,000 more from the GF, if necessary.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-19, 3/29/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley,
Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter,
Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes,
Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hayashi, Hill, Huber,
Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nestande,
Nielsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Skinner, Solorio,
Swanson, Torres, Wieckowski, Williams, John A. P�rez
NOES: Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly, Beth Gaines,
Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Harkey, Jeffries, Jones, Logue,
Mansoor, Miller, Morrell, Silva, Smyth, Valadao, Wagner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cedillo, Fletcher, Garrick, Gorell, Hall,
Roger Hern�ndez, Knight, Bonnie Lowenthal, Mitchell,
Norby, Olsen, Portantino, Yamada
DLW:mw:do 4/5/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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