BILL NUMBER: SB 852
VETOED DATE: 06/23/2014
Edmund G. Brown Jr. June 20, 2014
Governor
State of California
Governor's Office
I object to the following appropriations contained in Senate Bill
852.
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Item 0845-001-0217-For support of Department of Insurance. I reduce
this item from $182,664,000 to $182,290,000 by reducing:
(2) 12-Consumer Protection from $54,464,000 to $54,090,000.
I am reducing the $749,000 augmentation for implementation of federal
mental health parity laws by $374,000 from the Department of
Insurance's Consumer Protection program. The augmentation that
remains in the Budget will allow the Department to monitor health
insurers' compliance with mental health parity laws and other
insurance laws.
Item 2720-001-0044-For support of Department of the California
Highway Patrol. I reduce this item from $1,857,048,000 to
$1,856,348,000 by reducing:
(1) 10-Traffic Management from $1,796,503,000 to $1,795,803,000.
I am reducing the $700,000 augmentation for a teen driver education
and safety study. Teen driver education and safety are a high
priority for my Administration, and the Transportation Agency is
already working with the California Highway Patrol and the Department
of Motor Vehicles to develop a comprehensive teen driver education
program. Therefore, this increase is unnecessary.
I am deleting Provision 3 to conform to this action.
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Item 3360-403-0033-For support of Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission. I delete this item.
I am deleting this item. It was erroneously included in the Budget
Bill. Item�3360-403 already transfers $28 million from the Job
Creation Fund to the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account.
This action conforms to legislative intent.
Item 4150-001-0933-For support of Department of Managed Health Care.
I reduce this item from $60,640,000 to $58,538,000 by reducing:
(1) 30-Health Plan Program from $64,127,000 to $62,025,000.
I am reducing the $4,204,000 augmentation for implementation of
federal mental health parity laws by $2,102,000. The $2,102,000
augmentation that remains in the Budget will help the Department in
reviewing health plans' compliance with the federal law consistent
with the Department's implementation plan. In the coming year, my
Administration, through the Department of Managed Health Care, will
review health plan filings, and identify any areas of concern and any
additional resources needed to address them. The Budget also
includes an augmentation that was included in the May Revision for
clinical and actuarial contracts that will further help with initial
implementation.
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Item 4300-101-0001-For local assistance, Department of Developmental
Services. I revise this item by deleting Provisions 5, 6, and 7.
I am deleting Provisions 5, 6, and 7; eliminating the appropriation
that would require the Department of Developmental Services to spend
funds to review and recommend an update of�the core staffing formula
for regional centers and rate-setting methodologies for
community-based services and supports. This review would create
significant workload and cost pressures within a restrictive
timeframe. Instead, I am directing the Health and Human Services
Agency to convene a task force to review both of these and other
community issues that were identified in the Plan for the Future of
Developmental Centers in California.
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Item 6110-161-0890-For local assistance, Department of Education. I
revise this item by deleting Provision 12.
These changes are technical in nature in order to conform to the
Legislature's removal of related language in Item�6110-001-0890.
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Item 9480-160-0062-For local assistance, Shared Revenues. I reduce
this item from $42,465,000 to $31,502,000.
To correct a technical error in the Budget Bill, I am reducing this
item by $10,963,000. This�technical veto is consistent with
legislative action taken to approve the Highway User Tax�Account loan
repayment of $100�million to cities and counties. The funds
remaining in this�item should be allocated by the Controller under
Streets and Highways Code section 2104 for�county roads.
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Item 9490-165-0062-For local assistance, Shared Revenues. I reduce
this item from $27,439,000 to $20,355,000.
To correct a technical error in the Budget Bill, I am reducing this
item by $7,084,000 to conform to the action I have taken in Item
9480-160-0062. The funds remaining in this item should be allocated
by the Controller under Streets and Highways Code section 2107 and
2107.5 for city streets.
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Item 9500-170-0062-For local assistance, Shared Revenues. I reduce
this item from $21,701,000 to $16,099,000.
To correct a technical error in the Budget Bill, I am reducing this
item by $5,602,000 to conform to the action I have taken in Item
9480-160-0062. The funds remaining in this item should be allocated
by the Controller under Streets and Highways Code section 2106 for
county roads and city streets.
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Item 9505-175-0062-For local assistance, Shared Revenues. I reduce
this item from $43,195,000 to $32,044,000.
To correct a technical error in the Budget Bill, I am reducing this
item by $11,151,000 to conform to the action I have taken in Item
9480-160-0062. The funds remaining in this item should be allocated
by the Controller under Streets and Highways Code section 2105 for
city streets and county roads and highways.
With the above deletions, revisions, and reductions, I hereby approve
Senate Bill 852.
EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
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