BILL ANALYSIS �
SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS
LOU CORREA, CHAIRMAN
Bill No: SB 806
Author: Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Version: As amended June 1, 2011
Hearing Date: June 14, 2011
Fiscal: Yes
Consultant: Donald E. Wilson
SUBJECT OF BILL
Statute of limitations
PROPOSED LAW
Extend the statute of limitations for the recovery of
overpayments to state personnel.
EXISTING LAW AND BACKGROUND
1. Present law allows for the state to recover overpayment
of funds to guard personnel as long as the proceedings are
initiated within three years.
2. Overpayments to guard personnel have been well
documented over the last 9 months and investigations by
this committee continue to find more discrepancies with
state military pay.
3. Many of the documented discrepancies date to at least
2008.
4. The new Adjutant General has only been recently
appointed and is still investigating these records with the
help of his staff. At this point, even if he finds
something, it is likely he will find it too late to do
anything about it.
COMMENT
1. This bill could not be simpler. If this bill is not
passed, then the state loses its ability to recover
improperly paid compensation on a price tag that is still
unknown but could easily reach over $100 million.
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SUPPORT
None received
OPPOSE
None received
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