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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Date: March 18,2008 Matter of Record
On this date,the Board accepted an oral presentation of Legislative Update from
Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier, Assembly District II.
THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN
Ass.emblymember
Mark DeSaulni* er
Assembly District 11
Legislative Update
March 2008
Elected in November 2006, Mark DeSaulnier proudly represents the 11th Assembly District,which includes the
vibrant cities of Antioch, Bay Point,Bayview-Montalvin,Clayton,Clyde,Concord,Crockett,EI Sobrante, Hercules,
Martinez, Mountain View, Pacheco, Pinole, Pittsburg,Port Costa,Rodeo,Tara Hills and Vine Hill.
A longtime member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors,Assemblymember DeSaulnier served as the
board's chairman. Prior to becoming a supervisor, he served as the mayor of Concord and was a city councilmember
from 1991 to 1993. He also served on the Concord Planning Commission and was a member of the University of
California Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program Advisory Committee.
In all capacities, DeSaulnier worked to greatly advance healthcare access and quality of treatment for his constituents.
He authored courageous local measures to fight childhood obesity and to expand second-hand smoke regulations.
Beginning in 2002, DeSaulnier annually used surplus office funding toward suicide prevention, preventative dental
care for disadvantaged youth,and school breakfast programs. .
In June 2001, DeSaulnier,recognizing the great need for women's health services, introduced a comprehensive
Women's Health Program that would serve the health care needs of all women in Contra Costa County.The plan
included construction of four new Women's Health Centers featuring a"one-stop shopping"approach to women's
health needs.The Women's Health Centers are located in Bay Point,Pittsburg, Brentwood,Concord and Richmond.
The welfare and needs of children have been DeSaulnier's major concern. He has sponsored numerous initiatives on
their behalf including the Contra Costa Children's Report Card and the Children's Accountability Act,both tools for
evaluating children's issues and the impact of county programs on children. He also established the annual Children
and Families'Budget,a separate County budget that reviews and measures the effectiveness of County programs in
these areas. His other projects for children include AfterSchool4All,the Future Fund and the Children and Families
Committee of the Board of Supervisors.
DeSaulnier served on the executive boards of the Association of Bay Area Governments,the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District,California Air Resources Board,Metropolitan Transportation Commission,and he chaired of the
Regional Agency Coordinating Committee that has representatives from ABAG, MTC and the BAAQMD.
DeSaulnier continues to play a significant role in Regionalism and Smart Growth.He has long been a champion of the
need for government agencies to collaboratively solve regional problems. He established the Interregional Partnership
that has spearheaded legislation to change growth patterns. He instigated the Regional Agencies Smart Growth
Strategy and the Contra Costa: Shaping Our Future,process.He is also the co-author of the Contra Costa County
Smart Growth Action Plan.
Born in Lowell,Massachusetts,DeSaulnier earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the College of the Holy
Cross. An avid runner,he has completed twenty-one marathons.A longtime restaurant owner,he makes his home in
Concord with his two sons.
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ACTIVE DESAULNIER BILLS
AB 239 Housing Trust Act
AB 251 Pension Obligations
AB 1011 School Facilities: Modernization Eligibility
AD 1111 Senior Mobilehome Parks (55+Older Age Restrictions)
AB 1225 Ocean Protection Trust Fund
AB 1275 Domestic Violence Prevention
AB 1367 Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselor Licensing
AB 1446 Timely Parent Notification of Truancy
AB 1553 Emergency Personnel Housing Report
AB 1646 Authorizing a Public Health Sales and Use Tax
AB 239 (DeSaulnier & Mullin)
FACT SHEET- Housing Trust Fund Act
PURPOSE OF THE BILL WHAT THIS BILL DOES
AB 239 will allow Contra Costa and San AB 239 will provide significant revenue
Mateo Counties to charge a flat fee of for the Contra Costa County Housing
$25 for every real estate instrument—of Trust Fund, and for San Mateo County,
two or more pages—that is recorded, by allowing each county to assess a
and establish a fund for deposit of the recording fee on real estate instruments.
monies raised by the increase for each The Funds will be used to address the
county. The funds would be used to wide range of affordable housing needs
assist in the development of affordable in the counties, including new rental
housing for extremely low, very low, housing, the preservation and
lower and moderate-income households. rehabilitation of existing rental housing,
homebuyer and new housing
PROBLEM& NEED FOR THE construction assistance,homeowner
BILL housing rehabilitation and housing for
There is a severe housing shortage special needs populations including
throughout California, particularly in seniors, group homes,emergency
Contra Costa County. Only 10%of the shelters and transitional housing.
county's residents can afford to purchase
a median priced home($567,000 in Contra Costa County will have the
2005) and one must earn $28.00 an hour opportunity to leverage the estimated$2
• simply to afford a median-priced million generated through this fee by six
market-rate two-bedroom apartment. to eight times that amount through
There are more than ten thousand available matching funds.
families on the waiting list for assistance
through the local housing authority. KEY CONTACTS
Additionally, 7,200 men, women and Lucas Frerichs- Assembly Member
children in the county are homeless on Mark DeSaulnier's Office
any given night. (916)-319-2011
Due to these.circumstances, many Cathy Christian(916)446.6752
Contra Costa employees must move to
more affordable counties, commuting Jim Kennedy(925) 335.7225
long hours and spending less time with
their families. They are not able to BILL STATUS
participate in activities in the . Introduced on January 31, 2007
communities where they work. The . Passed Assembly Local Govt.
increase in commuters creates more air Committee on March 28, 2007
pollution with increased traffic and it . Passed Assembly Housing
worsens the quality of life for all of the Committee on May 9, 2007
county's residents. . Passed Assembly Floor on May 29,
2007
• Held in Senate Local Govt.
• Committee
FACT SHEET AB 239 Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier August 2007
SUPPORT St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church
Contra Costa County St. Mark's Episcopal Church
San Mateo County St. Matthew Catholic Church
Central Labor Council of Contra Costa Starr King, Berkeley, CA
County, AFL-CIO United Methodist Church
AFSCME AFL-CIO Dist. Council 57 West Bay Housing Corp.
AFSCME in the public service San Mateo County Central Labor
California State Pipe Trades Council Council
CA State Assoc. of Electrical Workers Sierra Club of California
Western States Council of Sheet State Building and Construction Trades Council
Metal.Workers Western States Council of Sheet Metal
California Alliance for Jobs Workers
Berkeley Organizing Congregations
California Alliance for Retired Americans
California Coalition for Rural Housing
California Labor Federation
California League of Conservation Voters
California State Pipe Trades Council
California State Association of Electrical Workers
Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local Union No. 152
Catholic Charities
Catholic Housing Initiative of the East Bay
• City of Clayton
City of Lafayette
City of Pinole
City of Pittsburg
City of San Pablo
City of San Ramon
City of Walnut Creek
City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County
Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council
Contra Costa Council
Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization
EAH Housing
Eden Housing
Gray Panthers
HIP Housing
Housing Rights, Inc.
Housing Tnist of Santa Clara County
Independent Planning Consultant, Tomas Conrad
Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County
League of Women Voters of the Bay Area
Mid-Peninsula Housing Management Corporation
Oakland Community Organizations
Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Peninsula Interfaith Action
PICO California
Planning and Conservation League
FACT SHEET AB 239 Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnicr August 2007
• Shelter Inc.
Shelter Network
The Non Profit Housing Association of Northern California
•
PACT SHEET AB 239 Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier August 2007
AB 251 - PENSION OBLIGATIONS
(DE SAULNIER)
WHAT DOES THIS BILL DO? ARE SEEING PEOPLE PUTTING OFF RETIREMENT OR
AB 251 PROHIBITS A CORPORATION AND ITS GETTING A LOW WAGE JOB TO FILL THE HOLE LEFT
SUBSIDIARIES FROM MAKING A DIVIDEND BY T14EIR UNPAID PENSIONS.
DISTRIBUTION IF IT HAS FAILED TO MAKE A
PAYMENT INTO ITS PENSION PLAN. THIS BILL CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS SHOULD NOT BE AISLE
WOULD ALSO MAKE A SHAREHOLDER WHO TO UNDER FUND THEIR PENSION OBLIGATIONS AND
RECEIVES A PROHIBITED DISTRIBUTION LIABLE TO YET REWARD SI IAREHOLDERS AND BOARDS OF
THE CORPORATION FOR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO DIRECTORS WITH DIVIDENDS.
THE DISTRIBUTION. IN ADDITION,AB 251 MAKES
A BOARD MEMBER OF A CORPORATION THAT SUPPORT:
RECEIVES A PROHIBITED DISTRIBUTION,WITH OR AFSCME
W1TI IOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS INDICATING CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,AFL-CIO
ITS IMPROPRIETY,SUBJECT TO THE SAME TEAMSTERS
LIABILITY AS A SHAREHOLDER WHO HAS CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE BOARD OF THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROHIBITED DISTRIBUTION. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
WILY THIS BILI,IS NEEDED? UNION,WESTERN STATES COUNCIL
BUSINESSES IN ONE INDUSTRY AFTER ANOTHER ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF CALIFORNIA
ARE REVOKING LONG-STANDING COMMITMENTS UNITE HERE!
TO THEIR WORKERS. A RECENT TREND FINDS CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF MACHINISTS
FINANCIALLY STABLE:CORPORATIONS FREEZING PROFESSIONAL.&TECHNICAL ENGINEERS,LOCAL
THEIR PENSION PLANS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE 21
BOTTOM LINE OR TO STABILIZE THE PROFITABILITY AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TV&RADIO ARTISTS
OF THE BUSINESS. IN SOME CASES TI IE EMPLOYEES STRATEGIC COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,
ARE OFFERED AN ALTERATIVE TO A DEFINED LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF
BENEFIT PLAN,SUCH AS A 401(x). COMPANIES NORTH AMERICA
ARE EVEN GOING SO FAR AS GIVING INCENTIVES TO
THEIR EXECUTIVES FOR DITCHING THE CORPORATE OPPOSITION:
PENSION PLANS. LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
TRADITIONAL PENSIONS OFFERED BY PRIVATE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
EMPLOYERS ARE UNDER FUNDED BY MORE TITAN CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY
$450 BILLION-XN 1 1 FOLD INCREASE IN JUST 5 ASSOCIATION
YEARS. THE FEDERAL PENSION BENEFIT THE CORPORATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE
GUARANTY CORPORATION(PBGC),THE BUSINESS LAW SECTION OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PENSION INSURANCE BAR OF CA
SYSTEM,DESIGNED TO PROTECT WORKERS WHOSE
COMPANY'S PLANS GO 13F,LLY UP,IS RUNNING A KEY CONTACTS:
$23 MILLION DEFICIT AND SOME CURRENT SHARA PERKINS
ESTIMATES FIND THAT CORPORATE PENSION PLANS ASSEMBLY MEMBER MARK DESAULNIER'S
ARE CURRENTLY UNDER FUNDED 13Y AS MUCH AS OFFICE
$450 BILLION. 916.319.2011
AT THE SAME TIME THAT CORPORATE EXECUTIVES BILI.STATUS:
ARE PAID RETIREMENT DOLLARS FOR YEARS THEY TWO YEAR BILL: HELD IN SEN.BANKING&
NEVER WORKED,HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES FINANCE
LOSE RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR A LIFETIME OF
ACTUAL,WORK. AND AS COIZI'ORA'TE EXE;CIJTIVi;S
CONTINUE TO COLLECT GOLDEN PARACHUTES WE
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AB 1011
SCHOOL FACILITIES: MODERNIZATION
ELIGIBILITY (DESAULNIER)
(As AMENDED JULY 16, 2007)
PURPOSE OF THE BILL FOR EACH 3-YEAR PERIOD OF MULTI-
TRACK YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION USE.
AB 1011 WOULD CREATE A FORMULA FOR
EARLIER MODERNIZATION ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS BILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT JANUARY 1,2012.
USE FOR MULTI-TRACK YEAR-ROUND
EDUCATION.
KEY CONTACTS
PROBLEM&NEED FOR THE BILL SHARA PERKINS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DESAULNIER'S
PURSUANT TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES OFFICE
PROGRAM, SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE ' . 916.319.2011
ELIGIBLE FOR MODERNIZATION GRANTS
EVERY 25 YEARS,AND PORTABLES ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR MODERNIZATION GRANTS BILL STATUS
EVERY 20 YEARS.
HELD IN SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPERATE ON COMMITTEE:AUGUST 20, 2007
MULTI-TRACK YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION
SCHEDULES, CLASSROOMS GET MORE USE
AND SUBSEQUENTLY MORE WEAR AND SUPPORT
TEAR THAN THOSE USED ON A REGULAR
TRACK SCHEDULE. IN ADDITION SCHOOL CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
BUILDINGS USED ON A REGULAR TRACK
SCHEDULE GENERALLY ARE UNUSED ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS,ALLOWING CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
FOR MORE EXTENSIVE DEFERRED SUPERINTENDENTS'COALITION
MAINTENANCE WORK.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY OFFICE OF
BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE WEAR AND EDUCATION
TEAR ON BUILDINGS USED FOR MULTI- ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRACK YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION,THEY (SPONSOR)
ARE OFTEN IN A GREATER STATE OF
DISREPAIR AND NEED MODERNIZATION CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
WORK EARLIER THAN THE LESS USED BUSINESS OFFICIALS
BUILDINGS. COALITION FOR ADEQUATE SCHOOL
HOUSING
WHAT THIS BILL DOES FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
AB 1011 WOULD REQUIRE, FOR EDUCATION
PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE 25
YEARS FOR A PERMANENT SCHOOL LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUILDING THAT HAS CONTINUALLY BEEN IN STOCKTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
USE FOR MULTI-TRACK YEAR-ROUND
EDUCATION, ONE YEAR TO BE DEDUCTED VISALIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AB 1011 Page 1 of 1 01/16/2008
AB 1586-PROVIDING ACCESS TO RELEVANT CURRICULUM AND HIGHER
EDUCATION (DESAULNIER)
(AS AMENDED JANUARY 7,2008)
SUMMARY
CTE CLASSES HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE FUTURE
THIS BILL MAKES CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA'S PUBLICLY CAREER OPTIONS, DIRECTLY PREPARING THEM FOR POST-
FUNDED UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION,TRAINING OR WORK.
BY MODIFYING THEM TO PROMOTE AND VALUE TECHNICAL ADDITIONALLY, CTE CLASSES ARE A PROVEN MEANS OF
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. KEEPING STUDENTS ENGAGED ENOUGH IN HIGH SCHOOL
TO PASS THEIR CLASSES AND GRADUATE AND BE BETTER
BACKGROUND PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY,
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM OR OTHER CERTIFICATE
CALIFORNIA IS EXPERIENCING'A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED PROGRAM.
LABOR IN VIRTUALLY EVERY SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY. THIS BILL
LABOR MARKET EXPERTS PREDICT THE GAP BETWEEN
THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE JOBS AND SKILLED WORKERS
WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY DURING THE NEXT DECADE THIS BILL REQUIRES THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND BEYOND. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ENCOURAGES THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA BOARD OF REGENTS TO RECOGNIZE IN
A GROWING MAJORITY OF JOBS IN THIS ECONOMY THEIR RESPECTIVE UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION
REQUIRE A HIGH LEVEL OF TECHNICAL LITERACY AND REQUIREMENTS ANY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER TECHNICAL
TRAINING FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, EDUCATION COURSE BY 2014,THAT MEETS THE MODEL
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS,AND/OR PRIVATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE STATE
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. THE IN15USTRY SECTORS BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR CTE. COMPLETION OF A
INCLUDE: YEARLONG CTE COURSE WOULD SATISFY THE G
• REQUIREMENT,WITHIN THE A-G.
• AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• ARTS, MEDIA, AND ENTERTAINMENT BY ADDING THIS REQUIREMENT, CSU WILL HELP
• BUILDING TRADES AND CONSTRUCTION PROMOTE CAREER FOCUS AND MATURITY AMONG
• EDUCATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT,AND FAMILY STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12. IT WOULD ALSO BENEFIT
SERVICES STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND INCREASE
ENERGY AND UTILITIES THE NUMBER OF DEGREES COMPLETED BY STUDENTS IN
• ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OUR PUBLICLY FUNDED UNIVERSITIES BY PROVOKING A
FASHION AND INTERIOR DESIGN SENSE OF PURPOSE TOWARDS THEIR EDUCATION.
• FINANCE AND BUSINESS . LIKEWISE, SUCH AN ADJUSTMENT WOULD CREATE
• ADDITIONAL STUDENT ACCESS TO CTE COURSES IN HIGH
• HEALTH SCIENCE AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL.
• HOSPITALITY,TOURISM,AND RECREATION
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICALLY,THIS BILL MODIFIES THE G CATEGORY IN
• MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT THE A-G PROCESS BY ALLOWING A STUDENT TO TAKE A
• MARKETING, SALES,AND SERVICE CTE COURSE OR ANY OTHER ELECTIVE TO COMPLY WITH
• PUBLIC SERVICES THE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENT OF THE CSU. IN
• TRANSPORTATION ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM
WOULD BE STRONGLY URGED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO
CALIFORNIA'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ITS COMPETITIVE INCORPORATE THIS CHANGE INTO ITS ADMISSION'S
EDGE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY REQUIRES A K-16 PUBLIC PROCESS.
EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MOTIVATED, SKILLED AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
EDUCATED WORKERS. A CRITICAL FACTOR OF ACHIEVING SHARA PERKINS, OFFICE OF ASM. DESAULNIER
-)UTCOME IS ENSURING STUDENT ACCESS TO (916) 319-2011
..-ER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE)COURSES IN
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.
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AB ll11 (DeSauln er) FACT SHEET
Senior Mobilehorne Parks (55+ Older Age Restrictions)
PURPOSE OF THE BILL WHAT THIS BILL DOES
AB 1111 would protect existing senior AB 111 I would permit a local public
mobilehome parks for persons 55 years of agency with authority over the jurisdiction
age and older, from the unilateral change where the park is located to prohibit the
by park management,to a park for all management from amending an existing
ages. park rule or regulation that limits
residency or tenancy to individuals 55
PROBLEM 8 NEED FOR THE BILL years of age and older, as specified.
At the time of retirement many people
seek retirement communities for the peace
and quiet that such communities provide. KEY CONTACTS
Pursuant to federal and state law, many Lucas Frerichs
park owners have classified their Assembly Member DeSaulnier's Office
tnobilehome parks as communities for 916.319.2011
persons 55 years of age and older, stating
that policy in park rules and regulations
and rental agreements and leases, and even
advertising their parks as retirement BILL STATUS
Introduced February 23, 2007
communities. May 9, 2007- Held in Assm. Housing
Thousands of retirees in California have Committee
relied on the representations of such parks January 16, 2008-Passed Assm. Housing
when deciding to invest thousands of Committee
dollars to purchase mobilehomes and
accessory structures so they could enjoy
the amenities in that 55+community. A
growing number of park owners SUPPORT
throughout California are abusing existing • Golden State Manufactured
law to unilaterally amend park rules and Homeowners League(GSMOL)
regulations to change the parks to"all age" • League of California Cities
communities. • City of American Canyon, California
• City of Hemet, California
• City of Hemet Police Department
• California Alliance for Retired
Americans
•
Office of Assembly Member Mark I)eSaulnier---A13 1111 ---Fact Shect---January '08
AB 1225 (De'Sauinier)
Ocean Protection Trust Fund
As.Amended January 7,.2008
SUMMARY BACKGROUND
This bill authorizes the Ocean Protection Climate change will cause -serious
Council to expend trust funds for destabilization in coastal and ocean
research funding, research coordination, ecosystems even if our state, federal and
monitoring, planning, and other international laws significantly reduce the
necessary action that would improve the emissions of greenhouse gases.
state's understanding of specified
impacts of climate change on the ocean's Even with current research we don't fully
ecosystem. grasp how the impacts of even small
increases in temperature will have to habitat,
• EXISTING LAW chemistry, fish species or the coastal zone.
Let alone how possible management
strategies could mitigate or exacerbate those
The California Ocean Protection Act impacts.
(COPA) was passed in 2005 (SB 1319,
Burton). COPA established the Ocean The state should help identify what research
Protection Council (OPC) to coordinate should be conducted, help to conduct that
the state's protection and conservation of research, and then develop appropriate
ocean resources. COPA also established policy guidelines to address the causes and
the Ocean Protection Trust Fund and impacts of climate change to the oceans.
specified eligible uses of the Trust Fund The OPC is the best entity to coordinate this
— which includes, but is. not limited to, research and the subsequent policy
water quality improvements,. habitat implementation and coordination.
protection, and promoting sustainable The OPC has already invested small
fisheries. amounts in the Sea Grant program, which
has funded some related research. However,
AB 1056, which was signed into law in with the passage of AB 1056, the OPC has a
2007, authorized the OPC to establish new Science Advisory Team, which is
panels of scientific experts to assist in poised to help guide appropriate research
the collection, evaluation, and sharing of and the development of policies that could
• data related to ocean and coastal address Climate Changes impacts on the
resources. ocean.
Office of Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier • Ali 1225 Fact Sheet • January 2008 Pagel
AB 1225 explicitly provides OPC the
authority to develop research and policies at KEY CONTACTS
the early stages of climate change while
state agencies have time to react to the
Lucas Frerichs
policy recommendations. Sea Grant is an
Assemblymember DeSaulnier Office
excellent program and should be supported,
lucas.frerichskasm.ca.gov
but isn't suited to develop policies or
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strategies that are suitable for state agencies
to implement. Reed Addis
Conservation Strategy Group
Reed e,csgcalifornia.com
THIS BILL (916) 558-1516
This bill positions OPC to more fully fulfill
its role of protecting our oceans. It allows
the OPC use of Trust Fund money for grants
to guide the states understanding of climate
change and the ocean, habitat, fisheries,
chemistry, and other aspects of the
ecosystem climate change will affect. This
in turn will allow the OPC to better advise
Mpolicy in directing management practices.
SUPPORT
• Environmental Defense(sponsor)
• The Nature Conservancy
OPPOSITION
• None on file
Office of Assemblymember.John Laird • AB 3028 Fact Sheet • January 2008 Page 2
i x�; A13._1275_ D�Saulnier FACT SHEET
Domestic.Violence �'revention �_;
PURPOSE OF THE BILL WHAT THIS BILL DOES
AB 1275 would increase the effectiveness of • This bill would authorize a county board of
domestic violence prevention and intervention supervisors,upon making findings and
efforts. AB 1275 would authorize any county to declarations supporting the need for
impose a fee of up to$4 on certified copies of governmental oversight and coordination of the
marriage licenses,birth and death certificates, multiple agencies dealing with domestic
and death records to fiord oversight and violence,to authorize an increase in the fees for
coordination of domestic violence prevention certified copies of marriage certificates,birth
and intervention activities. certificates,fetal death records,and death
records, for the purpose of funding
BACKGROUND & NEED FOR THE BILL governmental oversight and coordination of
Contra Costa County's Board of Supervisors' domestic violence prevention,early intervention,
"Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence" and prosecution efforts in the county,up to a
Initiative began in February 2000.The Initiative maximum increase of$4.
is primarily designed to hold batterers more • This bill would also authorize a county that
accountable earlier in the cycle of violence and elects to increase these fees for these purposes to
to link more victims,children,and elders to authorize,effective July I of each year, an
needed services sooner by focusing on additional increase in these fees by an amount
misdemeanor offenses. The Zero Tolerance equal to the increase in the Consumer Price
Initiative is a multi-faceted approach to Index for the local county for the preceding
addressing domestic violence,through oversight calendar year, as specified.
and coordination of and between multiple local • The bill would also require a county that elects
agencies and activities, including: law to increase these fees for the purpose of
enforcement,district attorney, social services, funding governmental oversight and
public health, probation,mental health, coordination of domestic violence prevention,
substance abuse, child welfare services, and early intervention,and prosecution efforts in
various community partners. the county to submit an annual report to the
Assembly Committee on Judiciary and the
Based on the success of this program at the Senate Committee on Judiciary that contains
County level(in Contra Costa,Alameda, and specified information related to the funds
Solano)we have decided to push for expansion received and expended from the fee increases.
to a statewide level.This bill is an attempt to
create an"opt-in"option for those counties that BILL STATUS
wish to implement similar programs throughout Introduced on February 23,2007-
the state. Passed Assembly Judiciary Committee-May 1
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee-
The bill is modeled after Senator Torlakson's May 23
successful effort in 2001 for Contra Costa Passed off Assembly Floor-May 29
County(SB 425)and addresses the Held in Senate Local Govt.Committee
fragmentation within the domestic violence
prevention and intervention system. SUPPORT
AFSCME
KEY CONTACTS. Support Child Abuse-California
Lucas Frerichs Santa Clara County
Assembly Member Contra Costa County
Mark DeSaulnier's Office Los Angeles County(pending)
(916).319.2011 LA County District Attorney's Office
Lambda Letters
Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnicr---AB 1275---FACT SHEET---October`07
AB 1367-ALCOHOLISIT& DRUGABUSE COUNSELOR LICENSING
(DESA ULNIER)
AS AMENDED JANUARY 2008
• BACKGROUND THE BILL WOULD ALSO ADD AN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION COST MEMBER TO THE BOARD,TO
TAXPAYERS OVER$140 BILLION IN ANNUAL HEALTH BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
CARE COSTS.45%OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
ARE ALCOHOL-RELATED.80%OF PATIENTS IN THE BILL WOULD INSTRUCT THE BOARD TO LICENSE
SPECIAL UNITS LIKE BURN CENTERS HAVE INJURIES ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE COUNSELORS AND
RELATED TO ALCOHOL USE. WOULD AUTHORIZE LICENSED ALCOHOLISM AND
DRUG ABUSE COUNSELORS AND INTERNS WHOSE
CURRENTLY THERE IS NO LAW PERTAINING TO THE LICENSE OR REGISTRATION HAS BEEN REVOKED TO
COMPETENCE AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR OF PETITION THE BOARD FOR REINSTATEMENT OR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS WORKING IN A MODIFICATION OF THE PENALTY.
PRIVATE PRACTICE SETTING.
THE BILL WOULD ENACT VARIOUS RELATED
THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR EDUCATION, PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PRACTICE OF
TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE TO BE AN ALCOHOL AND LICENSED ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
DRUG ABUSE COUNSELOR IN CALIFORNIA IN PRIVATE COUNSELORS AND INTERNS,INCLUDING,BUT NOT
PRACTICE(26 STATES,INCLUDING CO,TX,MT, LIMITED TO, LICENSING REQUIREMENTS,SCOPE OF
OH, NV,AZ,AZ, NJ,MA,VA,TN, MN REQUIRE PRACTICE,CONDITIONS FOR LICENSE RENEWALS
LICENSURE). AND GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION
OF A LICENSE.
CONSUMERS SEEKING TREATMENT OUTSIDE OF
FACILITIES ARE MORE VULNERABLE BECAUSE THERE THE BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO IMPOSE
IS NEITHER A FACILITY LICENSE WHICH CAN BE VARIOUS FEES ON LICENSED ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG
REVOKED FOR INCOMPETENT OR ABUSIVE ABUSE COUNSELORS AND INTERNS,WHICH WOULD
TREATMENT OF CLIENTS,NOR ANY GOVERNMENTAL BE DEPOSITED IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES FUND.
AGENCY WITH WHICH TO FILE A GRIEVANCE OR THE BILL WOULD MAKE AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION,
REPORT AN ETHICS VIOLATION. CONTINGENT UPON THE ACTION OF THE
LEGISLATURE, FROM THAT FUND TO THE BOARD TO
CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
SUMMARY
UNDER AB 1367, PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO THE BILL WOULD PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM
PRACTICE ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE REPRESENTING HIMSELF OR HERSELF AS,OR USING
TREATMENT OUTSIDE OF A GOVERNMENT LICENSED THE TITLE, INITIALS,OR DESCRIPTION OF,A
FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSE FROM LICENSED ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
COUNSELOR WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE ISSUED
THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. UNDER THIS CHAPTER.THIS BILL WILL NOT APPLY TO
A PERSON WHO IS QUALIFIED OR LICENSED TO
LICENSURE WILL HAVE TWO CATEGORIES: LICENSED ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND
COUNSELOR II,WHICH WILL ALLOW PRACTICE OF DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND IS EMPLOYED OR
THE TWELVE CORE FUNCTIONS OF TREATMENT,AND VOLUNTEERS AT A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY A
LICENSED COUNSELOR 1,WHICH WILL HAVE A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. BECAUSE A VIOLATION OF
LIMITED SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND REQUIRE THIS PROVISION OF THE BILL WOULD BE A
SUPERVISION BY A LICENSED COUNSELOR 11. CRIME,THE BILL WOULD IMPOSE A STATE-
ADDITIONALLY A VARIETY OF WELL-ESTABLISHED MANDATED LOCAL PROGRAM.
AND TRUSTED CERTIFYING ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE
INCLUDED IN A LIMITED"GRAND PARENTING"PERIOD.
SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG
WHAT THIS BILL DOES ABUSE COUNSELORS
ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1,2010,ADD ONE CALIFORNIA PROBATION, PAROLE AND
LICENSED ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COUNSELOR CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION
TO THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES,TO BE BETTY FORD CENTER
• APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. HARM REDUCTION COALITION
OPTIONS RECOVERY SERVICES
01/16/2008 AB 1367 Fact Sheet Page 1 of 2
AB 1367-ALCOHOLISM& DRUGABUSE, COUNSELOR LICENSING
(DESA ULNIER)
As AMFM)ED JANUARY 2008
• TWIN TOWN TREATMENT CENTERS
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG
DEPENDENCE OF THE SOUTH BAY
FRESNO NEW CONNECTIONS
COMMUNITY RECOVERY RESOURCES
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE
HERDON RECOVERY CENTER
JUSTIN FOUNDATION
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE NETWORK
SUPPORT IF AMENDED
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR ALCOHOL/DRUG
EDUCATORS
OPPOSE,UNLESS AMENDED
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY THERAPISTS
CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
OPPOSE
SAN MATEO COUNTY PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION
SANTA CLARA COUNTY PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION
SAN FRANCISCO PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
KEY CONTACTS
SHARA PERKINS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DESAULNIER'S OFFICE
(916)319-2011 [PHONE]
(916)319-2111 [FAX]
BILL STATUS
PASSED OUT OF ASSEMBLY BUSINESS&
PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE ON JANUARY 15,2008.
MOVES TO ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS FOR
HEARING IN JANUARY 2008
01116/2008 AB 1367 Fact Sheet Page 2 of 2
AB 1446-TIMELY PARENT NOTIFICATION OF TRUANCY (DESAULNIER)
(.AS PROPOSED TO 13E AMENDED)
3ACKGROUND OPPOSITION
IN 2006-07,CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPORTED NONE ON FILE
THAT 1.572 MILLION STUDENTS,OR 28.31%,WERE
CLASSIFIED AS TRUANTS. TRUANCY IMPACTS OUR KEY CONTACTS
COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCREASED JUVENILE CRIME. SHARA PERKINS
DURING 2007,THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE 11TH ASSEMBLY MEMBER DESAULNIER'S OFFICE
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT,SUFFERED A RASH OF YOUTH (916)319-2011 [PHONE]
VIOLENCE.AS THE COMMUNITY CONSOLED THOSE
AFFECTED,COMMUNITY LEADERS LOOKED FOR CAUSES BILL STATUS
AND WAYS TO STEM THE TIDE.
PASSED OUT OF ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
WITH 80%OF THOSE INCARCERATED IN CALIFORNIA ON JANUARY 16,2008.
WITHOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS,WE KNOW THAT MOVED TO ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS FOR HEARING IN
TRUANCY AND EVENTUAL DROP OUT LEADS TO A HIGH JANUARY 2008.
PROBABILITY OF CRIME INVOLVEMENT.
IN CALIFORNIA,76%OF JUVENILES IN THE CALIFORNIA
YOUTH AUTHORITY HAVE MISSED UPWARDS OF TWO
YEARS OF SCHOOL,AND 85-90%HAVE MISSED A YEAR OF
SCHOOL PRIOR TO THEIR INCARCERATION.
PARENTS PLAY THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN THE
EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. NO ONE ELSE
COMMANDS GREATER INFLUENCE IN GETTING A YOUNG
RSON TOGO TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY AND RECOGNIZING
.JW EDUCATION CAN DEFINE HIS OR HER FUTURE.
SUMMARY
THOUGH SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY PARENTS,
STATUTE DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT THIS NOTIFICATION
OCCUR WITHIN ANY TIME PERIOD.
SCHOOLS THAT DELAY MONTHS BEFORE NOTIFYING
PARENTS,OFTEN SENDING ALL LETTERS FOR THE YEAR IN
ONE OR TWO BATCHES,SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE THE
ABILITY FOR PARENTS TO INTERVENE AND PREVENT THEIR
CHILD FROM FURTHER ABSENCES.
REQUIRING THAT SCHOOLS ALERT PARENTS OF TRUANCY
IN A TIMELY FASHION WILL ALLOW PARENT INTERVENTION
AND A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF IMPROVED ATTENDANCE.
WHEN WE IMPROVE ATTENDANCE WE IMPROVE THE
ABILITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN AND SCHOOLS TO
COLLECT MUCH NEEDED EDUCATIONAL FUNDING
THIS BILL:
ADDS TO CURRENT STATUTE A TEN BUSINESS-DAY
TIMELINE WITHIN WHICH SCHOOLS/SCHOOL DISTRICTS
MUST SEND NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS WHEN A STUDENT
S BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A TRUANT.
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PURPOSE
xPURPOSE OF THE BILL
AB 1553 is a reasonable approach that WHAT THIS BILL DOES
will initiate the process of deterniining • AB 1553 would require the Office of
where these emergency personnel live in Emergency Services(OES)to produce
relation to the communities in which they an Emergency Personnel Housing
serve, it will help detail the need for Report detailing the need for, and
increased affordable housing opportunities ability to implement, a program to
for emergency personnel, and ultimately it better protect local communities by
will lead to better protected communities assisting firefighters, peace officers,
throughout California. and emergency first responders in
purchasing homes located in the
PROBLEM & NEED FOR THE BILL communities where they serve.
• New firefighters, peace officers,and • OES may work in collaboration with
emergency first responders seeking the Department of Housing and
housing often face the daunting task of Community Development (HCD) in
acquiring housing in a reasonable
proximity to their workplace that is safe the production of the report,to the
and affordable. extent that funding is available for this
• Each new generation of California purpose.
firefighters and peace officers faces a
greater challenge than the generation KEY CONTACTS
before in acquiring housing for their Lucas Frerichs
• families. Assm. DeSaulnier's Office
• Home prices in urban areas have become 916.319.2011
out of reach for most emergency response
officials,forcing them to travel greater
distances from their homes to their BILL STATUS
workplaces than their predecessors. Introduced February 23,2007
• When emergency response officials can Passed Assm.G.O.Committee- 1/9/2008
live and work in the same community,
they are able to interact with members of
the community in varying capacities,and SUPPORT
thus can enrich an entire community. . California Professional Firefighters-(Co-
• In the event of a catastrophic natural Sponsor)
disaster, such as an earthquake, it is . PORAC-(Co-sponsor)
imperative for the sake of the public's . C.DF-Firefighters
safety,that emergency personnel,such as
firefighters, peace officers and other • Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department
emergency first responders,live either
in,or nearby to the jurisdictions in which
they work.
•
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The report shall include, but shall not be limited to the following criteria:
(1) The amount of housing produced and existing compared to the
population, and the population growth, of the county.
(2) The amount of affordable housing produced compared to the need for
affordable housing.
(3) Where firefighters, public safety officers, and emergency first
responders, live in relation to where they work.
(4) The average distances traveled by firefighters, peace officers, and
emergency first responders, from their homes to their place of work.
(5) The average price of a home by county, and the average base salary of an
entry-level firefighter, peace officer, and emergency first responder in each
county.
(6) Qualification criteria, by county, for subsidized or affordable housing.
•
Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier---AB 1553---FACT SHEET---January '08
AB 1646 (DeSaulnier)
Authorizing a Public Health Sales and Use Tax
i
What does this bill do?
AB 1646 authorizes counties to place a that two of the fundamental flaws in
measure on the ballot to impose a local California public health finance were the lack
sales and use tax to fund local public health of baseline funding for core public health
departments. functions and that state and local budgets do
not clearly delineate public health funds.
The sales and use tax shall be in quarter cent The Commission reported that"Rather than
increments up to one cent. It must be funding core elements of public health,
approved by the board of supervisors and funding for much of state and local public
then placed on the ballot for approval by health comes in the form of categorical
two-thirds of the voting electorate. programs that restrict their use. These
programs include HIV-AIDS, maternal child
Thealth and family planning services. This
This additional revenue would be used to
supplement, and not replace, existing local does not fund the essential elements required
revenues being used to fund Local Health for a competent health department, such as
epidemiology and labs." The Commission
Departments. The monies raised shall be pointed to the 2002 successful Los Angeles
used to carry out the core functions of the County ballot initiative as a possible model
LHD, including disease surveillance, for improving this situation. That ballot
investigation,containment, and prevention. initiative directed funds from a dedicated
parcel tax to specific public health functions.
Why this bill is needed?
Public Health departments protect our
communities from communicable disease Support:
outbreaks, respond to emergencies and Health Officers Association California
disasters and monitor and promote the health County Health Executives Association of
of all Californians. Unfortunately these California
departments are dangerously under-funded.
Opposition:
The state Health and Safety Code mandates Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association
that local governments"take measures as
may be necessary to preserve and protect the Key Contacts:
public health,"which includes the critical Krista Pfefferkorn
functions of disease surveillance and Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier's
containment. Unfortunately, there is no Office
stable source of funding for local officials to 916.319.2011
perform these functions. County general
funds fluctuate year to year, and other Status:
funding sources are highly focused and are To be heard in the Assembly Local
not stable in the long-term. Government Committee on January 16,
2008.
The 2003 Little I Ioover Commission Report
To Protect and Prevent: Rebuilding
•. California's Public Health System found
• DESAULNIER BILLS SIGNED
Ala 470 Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices
AB 1023 Biodegradable/Compostable Bags
AB 1187 California Aquatic Species Protection Act
AB 1323 Tuberculosis Testing
AB 1531 Disabled Parking Mobility Act
AB 1571 Child Care Alternative Payment Contingency Fund
AB 470 (DeSaulnier)
Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices
What does this bill do? pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
AB 470 repeals the sunset date allowing for There is a transit project in Assembly District
the operation of electric personal assistive 11 that provides Segways for employees who
mobility devices (EPAMD). The most take transit to work instead of driving their
common EPAMD is a Segway. cars. Employees can use Segways during
lunch to run errands and attend off site
AB 470 also includes additional safety meetings instead of driving their car.
requirements for EPAMDs. "These include: Since coming onto the scene in 2002, the use
• A person shall not operate an
EPAMD at a speed greaser than is of EPAMDs in California, has steadily
reasonable and prudent and should increased by the public sector. Currently,
take into account weather, visibility, over 29 law enforcement entities, including
pedestrians, condition of the riding airports, universities,transit agencies, and
surface and traffic. local county sheriffs departments use the
• A person shall not operate an Segway. EPAMDs allow law enforcement
EPAMD at a speed that endangers the and EMTs to navigate through crowds to the
safety of persons or property. site of an emergency faster,which sometimes
• A person operating an EPAMD shall means the difference between life and death.
yield the right-of-way to all Support:
pedestrians on foot, including persons
with disabilities using assistive Segway Inc. (Sponsor)
• Coalition for Clean Air
devices and service animals that are
Global Green USA
close enough to constitute a hazard.
Police Chief Rod Uyeda(City of Manhattan
In addition,EPAMDs must not exceed more Beach)
than 12.5 miles per hour and may.not operate Pasadena City Council Member Steve
on a sidewalk if it is greater than 20 inches Haderlein.
deep and 25 inches wide. Opposition:
AB 470 would continue the"local control" There is no opposition on file.
provisions of existing law that permit local
authorities to adopt ordinances with respect Key Contacts:
Krista Pfeffcrkorn
to the time, place, and manner of operation of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier's
EPAMDs. The ordinance may include Office
limiting or prohibiting the use of these
devices entirely or in specified areas. 916.319.2011
Why this bill is needed? Status:
This bill is important because Segways have Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the
Statutes of 2007.
become a leader in research and innovation
in the areas of alternative transportation
technologies and green energy. They are
• electric devices which can be used instead of
cars for short trips to help cut down on air
AB 1023 (DESAULNIER) FACT SHEET
BIODEGRADABLE/COMPOSTABLE BAGS
PURPOSE OF THE BILL WITH THE TEN PERCENT PCM LAW. THE WASTE
BOARD TAKES THIS PROGRAM VERY SERIOUSLY
WITH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF AND IT HAS HIGH VISIBILITY BECAUSE ANNUALLY
BIODEGRADABLE/COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS FOUR MANUFACTURERS ARE UNABLE TO
THAT MEET THE ASTM D6400 SPECIFICATIONS, COMPLY WITH THE PCM REQUIREMENT AND FILE
THE HIGHLY VISIBLE PROMOTION OF THE FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM THE MANDATE.
PRODUCTS,AND THE GROWING NUMBERS OF
MUNICIPAL COMPOSTING PROGRAMS,IT IS
APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY FOR THE STATE BILL STATUS
OF CALIFORNIA TO UPDATE THEIR LAWS SO
EXPANDED AND CONTINUED USE OF CHAPTERED BY SECRETARY OF STATE-
BIODEGRADABLE/COMPOSTABLE BAGS WILL NOT CHAPTER 143,STATUTES OF 2007
BE IMPEDED.
SUPPORT
PROBLEM He NEED FOR THE BILL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE
PREVIOUS LEGISLATION,SB 1749(KARNETTE), KEY CONTACTS
CHAPTER 619 OF THE STATUTES OF 2004,WAS
ENACTED THAT REQUIRED THAT PLASTIC BAGS SHARA PERKINS
THAT ARE LABELED"BIODEGRADABLE"OR ASSEMBLY MEMBER DESAULNIER'S OFFICE
"COMPOSTABLE"MEET THE AMERICAN SOCIETY (916)319-2011
OF TESTING AND MATERIALS(ASTM)STANDARD
FOR"BIODEGRADABLE"AND"COMPOSTABLE." BRUCE A. MAGNANI
THE HOUSTON GROUP
HAVING CLEAR DEFINITIONS WILL ENSURE THAT (916)447-9884
MANUFACTURERS DO NOT MAKE
UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS.ABOUT THEIR
PRODUCTS. RELYING ON THE WELL ROUNDED
AND SCIENTIFICALLY BASED ASTM STANDARD
GIVES CONSUMERS AND MUNICIPALITIES'
CONFIDENCE THAT PRODUCTS LABELED
"BIODEGRADABLE"AND"COMPOSTABLE"WILL
PERFORM AS EXPECTED.
CURRENT CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES THAT ALL
TRASH BAGS SOLD IN THE STATE CONTAIN TEN
PERCENT POST CONSUMER MATERIAL(PCM).
THE LAW WAS PASSED IN 1992 AND THE CIWMB
HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH THE
LAW WAS INTENDED TO APPLY ONLY TO TRASH
BAGS MADE OF POLYETHYLENE
PRODUCTS,IT WAS PASSED LONG BEFORE
COMPOSTABLE/BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS
WERE A COMMERCIAL REALITY AND THEREFORE
DOES NOT ALLOW AN EXEMPTION FOR THESE
NEW PRODUCT CATEGORIES.
• CURRENTLY,TRASH BAG MANUFACTURERS ARE
REQUIRED TO CERTIFY TO THE CIWMB ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE
AB 1011 Page 1 of 1 01/16/2005
AB 1187 (DeSaulnier)
FACT SHEET- CALIFORNIA AQUATIC SPECIES
PROTECTION ACT
• PURPOSE OF THE BILL, of a variety of other species, including,
AB 1 187.will increase penalties for the abalone and lobster.
illegal poaching of several of California's
aquatic marine species, including sturgeon The CA Dept.of Fish and Game requested
and lobster in an effort to prevent these amendments which added the above species
species from being poached in the wild. to the bill.
PROBLEM& NEED FOR THE(BILL WIIAT THIS BILL DOES
The Sacramento-San Joaquin river system is AB 1 187 would create a maximum fine of
home to two species of sturgeon: white and $10,000(and up to 6 months in county jail),
green. White sturgeons are the largest and allows the state to seize gear or property
freshwater fish in North America, growing used in committing the violation.
to 15 feet long and weighing more than California's sturgeon farms,which produce
1,000 pounds. Green sturgeons are smaller more than$3 million in caviar each year,
but no less impressive,weighing up to 350 will benefit from AB 1187.The illegal
pounds. Both species can live to be more harvesting of sturgeon and other aquatic
than 70 years old. Sturgeons spend much of species hurts the state's industries as well as
their long lives in bays and coastal waters, sport-fishermen that are dedicated to helping
returning upriver to spawn.Unlike salmon, protect these aquatic species.
sturgeons do not spawn every year,making Fifty percent of the revenue deposited in the
each spawning trip critical. Because the Fish and Game Preservation Fund from fines
largest sturgeons produce the most roe and forfeitures collected in the bill shall be
(caviar),these sturgeons make the largest allocated for the support of the Special
contribution to sustaining the populations. Operations Unit of the department,and used
Unfortunately,this also makes big sturgeon for law enforcement purposes.
the target of caviar poachers.
KEY CONTACTS
By the time a sturgeon reaches its legal size, Lucas Frerichs--(916)319.2011
California will have invested almost 20 Assembly Member
years in protecting that fish,an investment Mark DeSaulnier's Office
that is stolen by poachers.The current
maximum fine for misdemeanor sturgeon BILL STATUS
poaching is$5,000 and the actual penalty Signed by Governor-Sept.2007
imposed is often far less. With caviar selling
for$120 an ounce,the fine is less than the SUPPORT
money poachers can make from two fish. • Natural Resources Defense Council
The CA Department of Fish and Game has (Sponsor)
broken several poaching rings in recent • Sierra Club California
years,but without stronger deterrents the . Defenders of Wildlife
illegal market for caviar will continue to . The Ocean Conservancy
attract new poachers and entice repeat . California Trout
offenses. • Recreational Fishing Alliance
• California Aquaculture Association
Additionally,California has seen an • California Outdoor Heritage Alliance
increasing problem with the illegal poaching
•
FACT SHEET AB 1187 --- Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier---Nov.`07
AB 1323 (DeSaulnier)
Tuberculosis Testing
What does this bill do? lengthy, and takes much time away from the
thousands of hospitals, skilled nursing
AB 1323 will allow health care providers to facilities,psychiatric hospitals and home.
administer new Tuberculosis(TB) screening health agencies that must continuously apply
tests as technological advancements are for program flexibility.
made, so long as the tests have been
approved by the Food and Drug AB 1323 will strike the current language in
Administration (FDA)and endorsed by the California statutes, codes and regulations
Center for Disease Control (CUC), which require the use of only the Mantoux
tuberculin skin test for TB screening and
Why this Law is needed? testing. Instead, AB 1323 will replace the
text allowing for any TB screening test that
For over 100 years,testing for Tuberculosis has been approved by the FDA and endorsed
(TB) infection has been done using the by the CDC. This new change in language
intradermal injection of Purified Protein will allow the use of the superior tuberculin
Derivative(PPD) in a Tuberculin Skin Test skin test(TST or Mantoux test),and any new
(TST)applied by the Mantoux method. and approved diagnostic test for TB
infection.
This traditional TST has been fraught with
problems;the injection must be precisely Support:
Health Officers Association of
placed,the patient must return for a reading
• within 48-72 hours, and there are subjective California(Sponsor)
aspects to test measurement and California Tuberculosis Controllers
interpretation. Association
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Current TB screening laws and procedures City and County of San Francisco
Tuolumne County Health Department
are outdated and do not allow for newer
more effective modes of screening that have
been developed. Several California statutes Opposition:
There is no opposition on file.
specify that only the Mantoux intradermal
tuberculin skin test be used to satisfy Key Contacts:
mandatory TB screening. AB 1323 will Krista Pfeff'erkorn
allow for these newer technologies to be Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier's
used in the screening for TB, as well as
allow for not yet developed screening Office
technologies to be used as they evolve. 916.319.2011
Current laws only allow the use of newer TB Bill Status:
testing technologies when health care Signed by the Governor, Chapter 24 of the
facilities individually apply to Licensing and Statutes of 2007.
Certification for"program-flexibility,"or a
waiver to use a test other than the current
• skin prick test. This waiver process is
AB 1531 (DcSaulnier)
FACT SHEET- Disabled Parking Mobility Act
• PURPOSE OF THE BILL
AB 1531 will increase fines for Posting of signs at disabled parking stalls
unauthorized use of disabled parking and that indicate the minimum fine(of$250)for
implement other measures to make it easier such violations would also be required.
for disabled individuals and veterans to be Additionally,the loading/unloading zones
more mobile in our communities. adjacent to a disabled parking stall would be
required to be outlined in blue paint,and the
PROBLEM:&NEED FOR THE BILL hatch lines painted a suitable contrasting
Arising out of the"There Ought to Be a color to the parking surface. (Blue or white
Law"contest,constituent Alisa Rosillo of paint is preferred).
Concord suggested that the disabled To avoid a burden to local governments and
community and their caregivers would have other entities, changes to signs and to •-
greater mobility in the communities in painting would only be required for parking
which they live if changes were made to spaces constructed on or after July 1,2008,
strengthen penalties for unlawfully using or, importantly,to replacement signs and to
disabled parking. painting on or after July 1,2008.
There is evidence, such as in San Francisco, KEY CONTACTS
that cities are having difficulty collecting Lucas Frerichs
revenue from parking meters, in part due to Assembly Member
the proliferation of disabled placards. In Mark DeSaulnier's Office
that city,officials want to investigate 916.319.2011
whether such placards are being abused by
people who do not really need them. BILL STATUS
• Introduced on February 23,2007
Many caregivers in the disabled community • Passed Assembly Transportation on
have encountered experiences where able- April 24,2007
bodied individuals without disabled parking . Passed Assembly Appropriations on
placards have used such stalls unlawfully
while those in need of such spaces are June 1,2007
forced to wait or even turn back from their • Passed Assembly Floor on June 6,2007
intended destination. Increasing fines and • Passed Senate Trans.&Housing on July
making sure that the public is aware of them 10,2007
would help to ensure that such parking is • Passed Senate Appropriations on August
available for those who truly need it. 22,2007
• Passed Senate Floor-Sept. 11,2007
WHAT THIS I3ILT.DOES . Signed by Governor-Sept. 2007
AB 1531 would increase the fines for those SUPPORT
who repeatedly use disabled parking spaces • Independent Living Resource
unlawfully. The first violation would (Contra Costa/Solano)
require a minimum fine of no less than $250 • Developmental Disability Council
and no more than $500. The second of Contra Costa County
violation would necessitate a minimum fine • Association of Regional Center
of no less than$500 and no more than $750. Agencies
Three or more would necessitate minimum • California Supported Living
and maximum fines of$750 and $1,000, Network
respectively. . Contra Costa Health Services
The bill would also limit the maximum Alameda County Ilealth Care
consecutive number of times a person could Services Agency
• renew a temporary disability placard to six.
A13 1531 FAcr SHEET * Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier * Dec. 2007
AB 1571 -CHILD CARE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT CONTINGENCY FUND (DESAULNIER)
(AS CHAI'TE,RED OCTOBER 10,2007)
3ACKGROUND 2) REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
ACH YEAR ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS(APPS) REVIEW AN APPLICATION. IF THE APPLICATION IS
ARE SENDING BACK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN APPROVED, CDE WILL DISTRIBUTE REIMBURSEMENT
UNEXPENDED FUNDS DUE TO CONTRACTUAL BARRIERS. FUNDING WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE
LAST YEAR,ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS SENT APPLICATION IF IT IS FILED ON OR AFTER MAY 1ST AND
BACK$12 MILLION IN STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS ON OR BEFORE JULY 20TH.
RESULTING IN A DIMINISHMENT OF ACCESS FOR THE
207,000+CHILDREN AND 132,003+ FAMILIES ON THE 3) DELETES THE PROHIBITION OF APPLYING FOR
CENTRALIZED ELIGIBILITY LIST WHO DESPERATELY CONTINGENCY FUNDS FOR CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
NEEDED CHILD CARE SERVICES.
4) REQUIRES THAT ANY CONTINGENCY FUNDING FOR
THE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION ADDITIONAL SERVICES NOT SUBSTANTIATED BY AN
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONVENED A TASK AGENCY'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FORCE THIS PAST YEAR IN ORDER TO GENERATE WAYS TO AUDIT SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT.
ENSURE THAT MONIES WERE NOT CONTINUALLY BEING
REVERTED BACK TO THE STATE.THIS BILL CONTAINS ONE SUPPORT
OF THE SOLUTIONS DISCUSSED. CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS
ASSOCIATION(SPONSOR)
THE CONTINGENCY FUND WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED AS A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
"SAFETY NET"FOR ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS CHILD CARE LAW CENTER
(APP). IT WAS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE CONTRACTORS CALIFORNIA RESOURCE AND REFERRAL NETWORK
TO BE CONFIDENT IN SPENDING 100%OF THEIR CALIFORNIA CHILD DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATORS
CONTRACT AMOUNT WHICH IN TURN WOULD ENSURE THAT ASSOCIATION
CHILD CARE SERVICES WERE BEING PROVIDED TO AS CHILD CARE ALLIANCE OF LOS ANGELES
MANY WORKING FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION(PACE)
10,PPS ARE ESTIMATING THEIR EXPENDITURES AND WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY
CASELOADS FOR THEIR PROGRAMS CONSERVATIVELY- AFSCME
BUILDING IN A 3-5+%MARGIN IN ORDER TO NOT EXCEED CALIFORNIA CHILD CARE COORDINATORS ASSOCIATION
THEIR CONTRACT. DAVIS STREET FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
CRYSTAL STAIRS, INC.
SUMMARY CHILDREN'S COUNCIL OF SAN FRANCISCO
AB 1571 ENSURES THAT EVERY DOLLAR APPROPRIATED OPTIONS
TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ORANGE COUNTY DEPT.OF EDUCATION
WORKING FAMILIES IS UTILIZED. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE CHILD CARE INFORMATION SERVICES-PASADENA
THAT APPS ARE CONTINUALLY SENDING BACK MILLIONS OF KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
DOLLARS WHEN THERE ARE 207,000 CHILDREN ON THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY CHILD CARE CONSORTIUM
CENTRALIZED ELIGIBILITY WAITING LIST. BY MAKING SOME OPPOSITION
MINOR CHANGES TO THE CONTINGENCY FUND LANGUAGE
IT IS EXPECTED THAT EVERY DOLLAR APPROPRIATED NONE ON FILE
FROM 2007 AND BEYOND WILL BE SPENT TO SERVE
THOSE FAMILIES THAT SO DESPERATELY NEED QUALITY KEY CONTACTS
CHILD CARE SERVICES INSTEAD OF REVERTING FUNDS SHARA PERKINS
BACK TO THE STATE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER DESAULNIER'S OFFICE
(916)319-2011 [PHONE]
THIS BILL:
1) AUTHORIZES ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS TO JENNIFER FISCHER
APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO 3%OF THE CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM ASSOC.
CONTRACT AMOUNT SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF (916)567-6797[PHONE]
FUNDS,OR FOR A GREATER AMOUNT SUBJECT TO THE
DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BILL STATUS
BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. CHAPTERED BY SECRETARY OF STATE-CHAPTER 415,
STATUTES OF 2007.
01/16/2008
I
DESAUI..NIER BILLS VETOED
AB 665 California Growth Information Report
AB 1467 Worker Safety: Smoke Free Workplaces
AB 1494 Foster Care Group Homes: Contra Costa County
Chris Adams Girls Center
AB 161.7 Internet Sales of Cigarettes
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(1)The amount of housing produced and
PURPOSE OF THE BILL existing compared to the population,the
AB 665 will identify current"best practices" population growth,and the employment growth
of the region.
of growth management being used (2)The amount of affordable housing produced
throughout other states in the U.S. and the compared to the need for affordable housing.
industrialized world;and how these (3)The jobs-housing balance.
practices may be utilized in California. (4)The vehicle miles traveled per household and
in total within,to,and throughout the region
PROBLEM & NEED FOR THE BILL compared to the previous year,the previous five
years,and the previous 10 years.
California currently experiences (5)The amount of habitat converted to urban
uncoordinated and unplanned growth uses and the amount of habitat protected during
statewide.Combined with a lack of common the prior year.
goals expressing the public's interest in the (6)The amount of farmland converted to urban
conservation and the wise use of our lands, uses and the amount of farmland protected
this growth poses a threat to the during the prior year.
environment, sustainable economic (7)The percentage of population by region
development, and the health, safety,and within walking distance of major public transit
high quality of life enjoyed by the residents stops,stations,or hubs.
of the `Golden State'. (8)The percentage of population by region
within walking distance of a park or public
recreational area.
With California's population expected to (9)The areas covered by urban growth
increase by approximately 15-20 millionboundaries.
over the next two decades,(reaching a (10)The report shall also include an analysis of
population of nearly 60 million by 2030), it the implementation of Chapter 1016 of the
• is in the public interest that citizens, Statutes of 2002,and any other measures of
communities, local governments, and the growth deemed appropriate by the department.
private sector cooperate and coordinate with
one another in comprehensive sustainable The bill would also request,to the extent
land-use planning, that funding is available,that the University
of California is invited to produce a report
According to a recent statewide PPIC poll, on the best practices of transportation-land
confidence in the state government's ability use planning and growth management,
to plan for the state's future growth has not which includes specified criteria.
increased since the bonds passed in
November 2006.Today, only 7 percent of The department shall be required to
election voters have a great deal of . implement the bill only to the extent that
confidence,while 46 percent have some funds are available for its implementation.
confidence and 46 percent have little or no The department shall also make an effort to
confidence the state's ability to plan for the seek funds from private and public sources
future growth. to cover the costs of producing the report.
SUPPORT
WHAT THIS BILL DOES . California League of Conservation
AB 665 would require the California Voters
Department of Housing and Community • Sierra Club California
Development to prepare a Growth Planning and Conservation League
Management Information Report every five • American Lung Association
years. Criteria to be included in the report • Health Officers Association of CA
• include: • San Mateo Co.Transit District
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Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier---A13 665---FACT SHEET---Nov. `07
• KEY CONTACTS BILL STATUS
Lucas Frerichs Introduced on February 23,2007-
Assembly Member DeSaulnier's Office Passed Assembly Local Govt. Committee-
916-319-2011 4/25/07
Passed Appropriations Committee-5/1i.6/07
Passed Assembly Floor-5/29/07
Passed Senate Trans&Housing-7/3/07
Passed Senate Appropriations-8/30/07
Passed Senate Floor-9/11/07
Vetoed by Governor- October 2007
I
•
Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier---AB 665---FACT SHFFT---Nov. `07
AB 1467 (DeSaulnier)
WORKER SAFETY: SMOKE FREE WORKPLACES
Purpose of the Bill: What This Bill Does:
AB 1467 is a clean-up bill that would close • Removes the loophole whereby bar
several loopholes in Califomia's original smoke- employees can be exposed to second-
free workplace law and make local enforcement hand smoke
consistent by clarifying the provisions in current • Clarifies the definition of a tobacco
law that employers exploit to avoid compliance. retailer by conforming with the state
Business and Professions Code,
Why this law is needed: allowing code enforcement officials to
Most areas of employment in California became effectively do their job
smoke-free with the implementation of AB 13 in Close the exemption whereby workers
1994.Though groundbreaking at the time,AB 13 are subjected to second-hand smoke in
contains several glaring loopholes.Among those large warehouses,employee break-
provisions in need of an update are the definition rooms and small hotel lobbies
of"tobacco retailer"and the"owner-operator" • Eliminate exemptions for banquet rooms
exemption for taverns and bars.This bill would
bring AB 13 into the 21st century. Key Contacts:
• The Califomia Air Resources Board Krista Pfefferkom
recently declared environmental tobacco Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier
smoke a toxic air contaminant. 916.319.2011
• Secondhand smoke is the third leading
cause of preventable death in the United Support•
States,killing over 50,000 nonsmokers
each year,"For every eight smokers the American Cancer Society(Sponsor)
tobacco industry kills,they take one American Lung Association
nonsmoker with them." American Heart Association
• Reports from the U.S. Surgeon General • California Medical Association
and World Health Organization confirm California Hospital Association
that there is no safe level of exposure to • California Labor Federation
second-hand smoke • California Conference Board of the
• Due to deficiencies in the definition of a Amalgamated Transit Union
tobacco retailer,code enforcement is • United Food and Commercial Workers
inconsistent across the state and Western States Council
employers and consumers are unduly • Engineers and Scientists of California,
exposed to second-hand smoke IFPTE Local 20
• Californians who work in warehouses, • Professional and Technical Engineers,
small hotels and banquet halls remain IFPTE Local 21
unprotected under current law • California Teamsters Public Affairs
• Numerous studies confirm that the Council
economic impact of smoking bans is
neutral to positive. Opposition:
• Public support for smoke-free workplace None
laws is at an all-time high
Status
Vetoed by the Govemor.
'Glantz,S.A.&Parmley,W.AHA Circulation, 1991:63:1-12;and Taylor,A.,Johnson,D.&Kazemi,H.AHA Circulation,
1992:699-702
AB 1494 (DeSaulnier)
Foster Care Group Homes: Contra Costa County
• Chris Adams Girls Center
What does this bill do? best-practice treatment services to promote pro-
social behaviors,responsibility,respect,self-
AB 1494 expands the definition of a group home discipline,and positive relationships with friends
to include a non-detention licensed residential and family.
care home with a capacity of up to 25 beds
operated by the County of Contra Costa. The on-grounds school allows academic and
special education support that is integrated into
Why is this bill needed? the residential treatment environment.
The program also includes psychiatric
Existing law defines a group home as a non- assessment, medication monitoring, substance
detention privately operated residential home, abuse services,animal assisted therapy,creative
organized on a nonprofit basis only. and recreational services,collaborative case
Unfortunately Contra Costa County is running planning,and community reintegration.
out of such homes.
AB 1494 is modeled after a program run by San
There is a placement crisis in Contra Costa Mateo County that has demonstrated
County. State and local fiscal problems have improvement and positive outcomes.
adversely affected the number and quality of
placement options. Many non-profit providers Support:
are no longer able to manage the cost of
providing quality placements for low-functioning Contra Costa County(Sponsor) AFSCME
youth. Congressman George Miller
Placement options both within the county and
neighboring counties have decreased,while the Opposition:
number of youngsters who are removed from
their homes for emotional,protective and There is no opposition on file.
community safety reasons has increased sharply.
Key Contacts:
Contra Costa County currently runs the Chris
Adams Girls Center. Currently the County pays Krista Pfefferkorn
for the Chris Adams Center treatment program Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier
with probation and mental health funds. Under (916)319-2214
AB 1494, Contra Costa would like to enable the
facility to receive AFDC-FC for eligible youth. Status:
The Chris Adams Girls Center is a 20 bed Vetoed by the Governor.
residential treatment program serving Contra
Costa County female adolescents 12-17 years of In his veto message,the Governor requested that,
age. This highly structured and intensive "the Department of Social Services work with the
program provides comprehensive and author and relevant stakeholders to address this
gender-specific services within a stable policy in a more comprehensive way." Assembly
therapeutic environment. It includes Member DeSaulnier has facilitated meetings with
probation counselors paired with psychiatric the Department and Contra Costa County.
technicians to provide structure and safety in the
residence, while licensed mental health
professionals provide group and individualized
AB 1617 (DeSaulnier)
Internet Sales of Cigarettes
What docs this bill do? Each year, these violations deprive the state of
AB 1617 bans the shipment of cigarettes directly millions of dollars in uncollected tax revenue, and
to consumers, but it does allow shipments to a undermine public health policies and programs
licensed dealer in California, similar to the current aimed at reducing smoking. According to the Board
law for the sale of distilled spirits. of Equalization, illegal internet sales cost California
almost$30 million per year in lost taxes.
This bill also expands the definition of bidis.
The sale of bidis is already strictly regulated The Attorney General's Office has brought suit
under state lave to keep them from minors. against some of the worst offenders and obtained
Under current law, some retailers are still able settlements and injunctive relief, but the threat of
to sell some bidis that skirt the existing litigation has had little deterring effect upon the rest
definition. This bill will close that loophole of the marketplace.
for these dangerous products marketed to
minors. AB 1617 will require the sale of cigarettes over the
internet to be shipped to a licensed tobacco retailer
Whv is this bill needed? in California.This will ensure that taxes are
Existing federal law,the Jenkins Act requires collected and the cigarettes were purchased by
the sale or shipment of cigarettes across state somebody over the age of 18. This bill is important
lines to be reported by the cigarette seller or to stop the underage sale of cigarettes to minors and
distributor to the tobacco tax administrator in to collect taxes due to California.
the purchaser's state of residence, in California
it is the Board of Equalization. Support:
Attorney General of California(Sponsor)
Existing California law prohibits non-face-to- American Cancer Society
face cigarettes sales unless the seller has American Heart Association
complied with the federal Jenkins Act and has American Lung Association
either paid all applicable California taxes or California State Association of Counties
placed a notice on the outside of the shipping California Medical Association
container notifying the purchaser about the
obligation to pay all applicable taxes. Opposition:
There is no opposition on file.
These existing laws on mail order sales simply
do not work. The Attorney General's office has Key Contacts:
conducted many stings of internet retailers and Krista Pfefferkorn
found that virtually all internet retailers violate Office of Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier
state and/or federal law. Specifically the AG has (916) 319-2214
found that internet retailers:
• Make no effort to verify the age of their Status:
customers Vetoed by the Governor.
• Pail to report shipments to state taxing
authorities as required by federal law
• Violate existing state laws regulating internet
sales of cigarettes and
• Engage in federal wire or mail fraud.
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• 2008 BUDGET: FACTS, MYTHS AND OBSERVATIONS
Observations
• California has had fiscal troubles since 2000. Every year we've balanced the
budget and moved forward, and we'll do so again this year, through reasonable
compromise and structural changes to address long term problems.
• Californians expect the state to provide certain services, everything from
education and transportation to emergency responses like the effort to fight the
Southern California wildfires.
• The Governor's declaration of a fiscal emergency is only a starting point to
reform California's budget process.
• The Governor proposes even more cuts: to our schools, law enforcement, and to
our most vulnerable citizens.
• While The Sacramento Bee stated January 9, 2008 that the Governor's proposed
constitutional amendment is a"nonstarter," we must not outright dismiss any
idea-everything is on the table.
• • Cuts and spending caps alone won't fix things. You could close every public
university. You could kick every Medi-Cal patient out of their nursing homes.
You could shutter nutrition programs for every child that needs them. And we
would still face a serious budget gap.
• Assembly Democrats believe the state's revenue system is antiquated and volatile.
It is heavily reliant on income taxes, and so the pains of an economic downturn
have a magnified effect on state revenue. It needs to be fixed.
• Assembly Democrats challenge Legislative Republicans to join us and truly
reform California's budget process. A more sophisticated approach to the state's
fiscal problems is necessary.
Myth/Fact
• Legislative Republicans keep saying that California does not have a revenue
problem, but a spending problem. This over-used and under-thought in antra
needs to be eliminated in favor of reasonable compromise and structural changes
to address long term problems.
• Pact: We have nm out of easy solutions as many services are already reduced to a
thread-bare basic-minimum level:
p
o We know that 2008 is a make-or-break year in the battle to combat global
warming and will fight to make it a national priority.
o California families face a fiscal crisis every time they struggle to pay for
health care—we must seize the historic opportunity we have to fix the
broken health care system in a budget-neutral way.
• The people of California deserve nothing less.
• • STA2►�y,
E
HIGHLIGHTS OF GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSALS FOR THE
SPECIAL SESSION FISCAL EMERGENCY &
2008-09 STATE BUDGET
JANUARY 10, 2008
John Laird
CHAIR, ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE
� . TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview.....................................................................................................2
Summaryof Charts.....................................................................................3
Economic Recovery Bonds.........................................................................6
K-12 Education............................................................................................7
HigherEducation........................................................................................9
Transportation ..........................................................................................14
HumanServices .......................................................................................16
HealthServices ........................................................................................23
Resources and Environmental Protection.................................................29
PublicSafety.............................................................................................37
General Government and Local Government...........................................40
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
OVERVIEW
•
Today the Governor released his proposed budget for the 2008-09 budget year.
In addition, the Governor declared a fiscal emergency and called a Special
Session in accordance with Proposition 58 to address a projected current year
budget shortfall of $3.3 billion and a projected budget year operating deficit of
$11.2 billion, which together total a $14.5 billion shortfall.
Combined, the Governor's Special Session and Budget proposals provide $17.3
billion in General Fund solutions that close the projected $14.5 billion shortfall
and result in a final reserve of$2.8 billion.
The General Fund solutions include additional borrowing and skipping debt
payments ($4.8 billion), accounting. changes ($2 billion), roughly 10 percent
across the board cuts ($9.3 billion), and other various solutions ($1.5 billion).
While not proposing any major General Fund revenue increase —which previous
Republican Governors have done to address major budget challenges, the
Governor does propose suspending Proposition 98 and cutting $4.7 billion from
schools, cutting $1 billion from health care programs, closing 48 state parks, and
releasing over 34,000 prisoners early.
In total, the Governor's proposed budget for 2008-09 includes $104.7 billion in
available General Fund resources, $101 billion in expenditures, and a reserve of
$2.8 billion. While the Governor's proposal does balance the 2008-09 budget, it
continues to leave the state with a projected $2.8 billion operating deficit for
2009-10.
With the Special Session proposals now before the Legislature, the Legislature
has 45 days to act to address the fiscal emergency. The Assembly Budget
Committee and Subcommittees will begin holding hearings to gain an
understanding of the Governor's proposals, explore alternative budget solutions,
and to develop legislation to address the fiscal emergency.
Once the Special Session responsibilities and requirements are met, the Budget
Committee will begin the regular subcommittee process for crafting the annual
state budget.
What follows is a quick summary of the highlights of what the Governor has for
the Special Session and for the 2008-09 State Budget. We hope this provides an
initial understanding of the Governor's proposals, with more detailed reports and
hearings providing an even more comprehensive understanding of the
Governor's budget. •
Assembly Budget Committee 2
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
SUMMARY OF CHARTS
2008-09 General Fund Summary
(in millions)
2007-08 2008-09
Prior Year Balance $3,900 $1,757
Revenues and Transfers $101,230 $102,904
Total Resources Available $105,130 $104,661
Non-Proposition 98 Expenditures $61,666 $61,405
Proposition 98 Expenditures $41,707 $39,593
Total Expenditures $103,373 $100,998
Fund Balance $1,757 $3,663
Reserve for Liquidation of Encumbrances $885 $885
Final Reserve $872 $2,778
Assembly Budget Committee 3
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 90, 2008
ECONOMIC RECOVERYBONDS
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Commits to selling the remaining $3.3 billion of available Economic Recovery
Bonds (ERB). This is the amount that still remains from the original $15
billion that the voters approved for the Governor in 2004. This does not
require any Legislative action.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ States that the Governor will not make the extra $1.5 billion repayment of the
ERBs in 2008-09. The Governor has the authority to not make this payment,
it does not require Legislative action.
♦ Reflects the automatic repayment of ERBs of approximately $1.5 billion
though the "triple flip" mechanism.
Assembly Budget Committee 6
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
EDUCATION
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the proposition 98 Guarantee by $400 million. The Proposition 98
minimum guarantee is $1.4 billion lower than the level of Proposition 98
General Fund appropriations included in the 2007 Budget Act, however only
$400 million was reduced in the current year. K-12 revenue limit
apportionments were reduced by $360 million in the current year representing
a current year deficit of 1.021 percent and community colleges were reduced
by $60 million.
Proposes a $2.6 billion reduction in 2008-09 for school district and county
office of education revenue limit apportionments. This will eliminate the 4.94
percent COLA and reduce existing revenue limit level and as a result, the
Governor's Budget proposes creating a 6.99 percent deficit factor.
♦ Proposes to delay the deferral payments for K-14 from June to September in
order increase cash reserves during months when cash balances are
projected to be deficient. Currently, K-12 June principal apportionment
warrants are already delayed from June to July. The total amount of these
deferrals is $1.3 billion.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
o Proposes to suspend the Proposition 98 Guarantee for a total reduction of
$4.357 billion, or 9.2 percent, less than the guarantee would have required in
2008-09.
Makes across the board reductions for General Fund K-12 programs of
approximately 10 percent. The only items not proposed for reduction were
funding for the State Teachers' Retirement System, debt service, lease
payments securing lease revenue bonds and mandate deferrals.
♦ Proposes to amend statute regarding how the Proposition 98 cost-of-living
adjustment (COLA) is calculated. Currently, the COLA is calculated based on
national economic factors, such as the cost of gasoline. The Governor's
Budget proposes to calculate the COLA using economic factors only specific
to California. This will result in a lower deficit factor.
♦ Reduces Special Education funding by $357.9 million. No COLA will be
provided and existing state funding for local schools' special education costs
• will be reduced.
Assembly Budget Committee 7
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10,`2008
HIGHER EDUCATION
California Postsecondary Education Commission
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces funding for State Operations by $223,000 for the budget year, by
anticipating either the elimination of a position or a reduction of its operating
expenses and equipment, and prioritizing its discretionary studies.
University of California (UC)
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces funding for Institutional Support by $331.9 million for the budget
year, a 10 percent reduction of $32.3 million to Institutional Support and 10
percent unallocated reduction of $299.6 million for instruction and other
programs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides a four percent increase of$123.8 million for basic budget support.
♦ Provides a one percent increase of $31 million for core instructional needs
including library material replacements, deferred maintenance and
instructional equipment.
♦ Provides a 2.5 percent increase of$56.4 million for enrollment growth.
♦ Includes a $124.8 million increase in fee revenue associated with the
Regent's planned 7.4 percent mandatory fee increase for undergraduates,
graduates, and professional school students. Fees for certain professional
programs will increase between 7 percent and 19 percent. One-third of the
revenue generated by the fee increases for undergraduate and professional
programs and 45 percent of the revenue generated by the graduate fee
increase would be set aside for financial aid.
♦ Continues to provide $10 million in one-time funds for costs associated with
sustaining UC Merced operations foF a total funding level of$20 million.
♦ Includes $975,000 increase for the next cohort of 65 students for the Program
in Medical Education for Latino Community (PRIME) Program.
♦ Provides $11 million increase for annuitant health benefits.
Assembly Budget Committee 9
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
♦ Reduces Child Nutrition Programs by $14.2 million. This reduction will cut the
free and reduced price meal reimbursement rate by approximately $0.02.
However, the program received a $0.06 per meal augmentation in 2007-08.
♦ Makes funding reductions and does not provide a COLA to categorical
programs such as Class Size Reduction, the Charter School Categorical
Block Grant, Instructional Materials, Supplemental Instruction, Home-to-
School Transportation, Supplemental School Counseling and various Career
Technical Education programs for a total reduction of$1,095.7 million.
♦ Reduces funding for administration and support for the Department of
Education by $5.6 million. The Superintendent of Public Instruction will have
discretion to implement this reduction.
♦ Reduces the State Special Schools budget by $9.2 million however this
reduction is unallocated to provide maximum flexibility to the Superintendent
and the State Special Schools.
♦ Includes $8.1 million ($2.2 million General Fund and $5.9 million special and
federal funds) to fully fund the recently approved contract to develop the
California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CaIPADS) system.
♦ Includes $1.8 million in one-time federal Title II funds for three limited-term
staff for the Department of Education for system development workload, and
$400,000 for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing's workload related to
the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System
(CaITIDES).
Assembly Budget Committee S
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
2008-09 General Fund Revenue Sources
(in millions)
Source Amount
Personal Income Tax $56,458
Sales Tax $29,215
Corporation Tax $11,937
Insurance Tax $2,276
Tobacco Taxes $119
Liquor Tax $341
Other $2,558
Total $102,904
General Fund Expenditures
(in millions)
Category 2007-08 2008-09 Change % Change
Education (K-12) $42,045 $39,411 -$2,634 -6.3%
Health and Human Services $29,577, $29,298 -$279 -.9%
Higher Education $11,803 $11,699 -$104 -.9%
Business, Transportation and Housing $1,526 $1,680 $154 10.1%
Legislative, Judicial, Executive $3,914 $3,787 -$127 -3.2%
General Government $1,816 $2,407 $591 32.5%
Corrections and Rehabilitation $10,096 $10,268 $172 1.7%
Resources $1,804 $1,656 -$148 -8.2%
Environmental Protection $91 $86 -$5 -5.5%
State and Consumer Services $597 $608 $11 1.8%
Labor and Workforce Development $104 $98 -$6 -5.8%
Total $103,373 $100,998 -$2,375 -2.3%
•
Assembly Budget Committee 5
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
General Fund Solutions
(in billions)
Source Amount
Sell Economic Recovery Bonds (ERB) $3.3
Skip Extra ERB Repayment $1.5
Current Year Proposition 98 Solutions $.4
Across the Board 10% Cuts $9.3
Accounting Change for Income & Corporate taxes $2.0
FTB and BOE Enforcement Enhancements $.4
Other Budget Cuts $.3
Total $17.3 billion
Allocation of 10 Percent Across the Board Cuts
(in millions)
Category 2007-08 2008-09 Total
Education (K-12) $0.0 $4,357.3 $4,357.3
�• Health and Human Services $181.1 $2,661.2 $2,842.3
Higher Education $0.0 $1,132.9 $1,132.9
Business, Transportation and Housing $.2 $2.0 $2.2
Legislative, Judicial, Executive $6.6 $362.8 $369.4
General Government $3.8 $131.9 $135.7
Corrections and Rehabilitation $17.9 $378.9 $396.8
Resources $4.2 $89.3 $93.5
Environmental Protection $1.6 $8.3 $9.9
State and Consumer Services $1.2 $5.3 $6.5
Labor and Workforce Development $.2 $2.1 $2.3
Total $216.6 $9,132.1 $9,348.7
•
Assembly Budget Committee 4
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
♦ Provides $970,000 increase for lease purchase payments. •
Current Year
♦ Reduces funding for lease purchase payments by$13.2 million.
Hastings College of the Law
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces funding for Institutional Support by $1.1 million for the budget year,
a 10 percent reduction of $252,000 to Institutional Support and a 10 percent
unallocated reduction of$872,000 for instruction and other programs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides a four percent increase of$425,000 for basic budget support.
♦ Provides a one percent increase of$106,000 for core instructional needs.
♦ Provides $77,000 for annuitant benefit costs.
California State University (CSU) .�
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces funding for Institutional Support by $312.9 million for the budget
year, a 10 percent reduction of $43.2 million to Institutional Support and a 10
percent unallocated reduction of $269.7 million for instruction and other
programs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides a four percent increase of$116.8 million for basic budget support.
♦ Provides a one percent increase of $29.2 million for core instructional needs
including library material replacements, deferred maintenance and
instructional equipment.
♦ Provides a 2.5 percent increase of $70.1 million for enrollment growth to fund
an additional 8,572 state supported students.
•
Assembly Budget Committee 10
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
♦ Includes $109.8 million increase in fee revenue associated with the Trustees
planned 10 percent mandatory fee increase for undergraduate, graduate, and
teacher credential candidates.
♦ Provides a 4 percent increase of$124,000 for the Capitol Fellows Program.
♦ Reduces $8.6 million to continue the decrease in retirement costs in the
current year.
♦ Reduces funding for lease purchase payments by $4.9 million.
Current Year
♦ Reduces funding for retirement costs by $8.6 million.
♦ Reduces funding for lease purchase payments by $6.6 million.
California Community Colleges (CCC)
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces funding for General Purpose Apportionments by a $40 million one-
time reduction as a current year adjustment. This proposal would require the
suspension of Proposition 98.
♦ Delays $200 million in payments scheduled for July 2008 for the 2007-08
deferral of apportionments until September 2008.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides a 3 percent increase of $171.9 million for enrollment growth for
Apportionments, funding more than 35,000 additional full time equivalent
students.
♦ Includes a $291.7 million increase for cost of living (COLA) for general
purpose apportionments.
e Includes a $28.5 million increase for Categorical Program enrollment growth
and COLA.
v Provides an increase of$8.7 million to reflect anticipated lease-purchase debt
obligations.
♦ Reduces by $6.2 million to reflect increased fee revenue and other workload
• adjustments.
Assembly Budget Committee 11
Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
♦ Reduces Apportionments by $139.8 million to reflect estimated growth in local •
property taxes.
♦ Includes a $374,000 net increase for the Chancellor's Office state operations
for standard baseline adjustments and an increase of $200,000 and two
positions for workload associated with nursing and career technical education
program local assistance increases.
Current Year
Reduces property tax revenue by $4.6 million.
♦ Reduces $2.2 million to reflect revised fee revenue.
♦ Reduces $1.1 million to reflect revised lease-purchase debt obligations.
♦ Provides $93,000 net increase for the Chancellor's Office for miscellaneous
baseline adjustments.
California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals: M
♦ Reduces funding for State Operations $1.6 million. The reduction is likely to
be implemented by eliminating vacant positions and reducing operating and
equipment expenses. The reductions may ultimately result in delays in
responding to inquiries on Cal Grants and other student aid programs.
♦ Reduces funding for California Student Opportunity and Access Program by
$637,000. A reduction to the Cal-SOAP could reduce the amount of
assistance provided to various consortia and, thus, may impact the amount of
tutoring and outreach services to economically disadvantage students.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides an increase of $26.7 million over the revised 2007-08 level for
anticipated growth in the Cal Grant program, reflecting anticipated
undergraduate fee increases of 7.4 percent and 10 percent at UC and CSU,
respectively.
♦ Provides an increase of$80 million for Cal Grants as a placeholder amount in
the event the UC and CSU raise fees beyond the segments' anticipated fee
levels. This amount is subject to adjustments after the governing boards take
final action in context of potential reductions to balance the budget.
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♦ Includes $281,000 increase in loan assumption payments over the revised
2007-08 level for workload change in the Assumption Program of Loans for
Education (APLE), National Guard APLE, State Nursing APLE, and Nurses in
State Facilities APLE programs.
♦ Authorizes for a total of 8,000 new warrants for the APLE program, 100 new
warrants for the State Nursing APLE program, and 100 new warrants for the
Nurses in State Facilities APLE program. No new warrants for the National
Guard APLE program are proposed.
♦ Provides $436,000 increase for state operations including standard baseline
and one-time costs adjustments. This amount also includes an increase of $2
million and up to 11 new positions to enable the Commission to replace
shared services assuming the sale of EdFund.
♦ Anticipates that $331,000 in federal funds is proposed to fund the Cash for
College program.
Current Year
♦ Estimates $30.2 million in savings in the Cal Grant and APLE programs due
to revised projects of need.
♦ Provides $157,000 increase in state operations associated with standard
baseline adjustments.
♦ Assumes a $500 million reduction in anticipated one-time General Fund
revenues from the pending sale, or other arrangement, of the state' Federal
Family Education Loan (FFEL) program guaranty agency, EdFund.
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TRANSPORTAtION •
CALTRANS
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Delays State Highway Account funds for cities and counties for local streets
and roads. These funds will ultimately be transferred to cities and counties
but will be available to assist the General Fund cash concerns during the
delay.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes full funding for Proposition 42 of $1.5 billion and the annual
repayment from past suspensions of$83 million.
♦ Provides $500 million in Trade Corridors Improvement funds and $200 million
in State and Local Partnership Program funds from the Proposition 1B bond
funds.
♦ Loans $60 from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund to the Public
Transportation Account (PTA) to shore up the PTA's fund balance. The loan
would be repaid in 2011-12.
♦ Includes $460.3 million in additional federal funding from both reimbursement
for emergency funds expended by Caltrans in past years and from federal
funding that other states were unable to use. These funds will be used for
additional rehabilitation work.
♦ Continues to assume $100 million from tribal compact cash for the State
Highway Account as it comes in until the date that the Tribal Gaming Bonds
are sold is better known.
State Transit Assistance (Local Public Transit)
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Proposes $743 million for local transit grants, an increase of about $339
million from the current year. This is consistent with the budget agreement
made in the current year which rejected the Governor's permanent take-away
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of spillover funds and instead preserved spillover funds for traditional public
transit purposes.
♦ Proposes $350 million from Proposition 1 B for local public transit projects.
California Highway Patrol .
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Proposes $21.6 million for 120 new officer positions and 44 new support
positions.
♦ Proposes $1.9 million to relocate the Inland Division Communications Center
to the new Inland Empire Traffic Management Center.
Department of Motor Vehicles
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Proposes to increase vehicle registration fees by $11 per vehicle, and makes
conforming late payment changes to generate approximately $385 million in
Motor Vehicle Account revenue in 2008-09 year for partial year
implementation, increasing to $522 million for full year implementation in
2009-10. These revenues will support continued public safety initiatives, such
as the California Highway Patrol staffing and radio system upgrade, while
maintaining a prudent reserve.
♦ Includes $4.6 million for facility leases to establish a Business Service Center,
relocate a Driver Safety. Office, consolidate a Telephone Service Center, and
establish a consolidated Commercial Drivers License Center. These
consolidations and relocations will free up space for field office operations.
•
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HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Social Services
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
Includes the following proposals, which together result in a net reduction of$73.7
million in the current year and $389 million General Fund in the budget year for
the CalWORKs program:
♦ Implements graduated full family sanctions, reducing a grant by 50
percent when adults have been sanctioned for not participating and
remain in sanction status for an accumulated total of six months and
eliminating the grant entirely after a 12-month sanction period. The
proposal costs $1.7 million General Fund in the current year and $22.6
million General Fund in the budget year.
♦ Eliminates CalWORKs safety net or child-only grants for families beyond
the 60-month time limit unless the family meets the federal work
participation requirements. The administration states that this proposal
would remove approximately 33,500 families from aid and will result in
$253 million General Fund in savings in the budget year, with a smaller
reduction, $17.8 million, expected in the current year.
♦ Eliminates, similarly, CalWORKs safety net or child-only grants for families
that include parents or caretakers who are undocumented non-citizens,
drug felons, or fleeing felons that have exceeded the 60-month limit. The
Governor states that this proposal would remove this benefit from
approximately 36,700 families and will result in $236 million General Fund
in savings in the budget year, with a smaller reduction, $17.8 million,
expected in the current year.
♦ Permits the CaIWORKs 4.25 percent COLA, increasing the grant amount
for approximately 452,000 CalWORKs recipients. Maximum aid payments
for a family of three would increase from $723 to $754 monthly, with a cost
of$131.1 million General Fund in the budget year.
♦ Adds a Work Incentive Nutritional Supplement, also know as the Food
Stamp Move-In proposal, at a cost of $8.4 million General Fund in the
budget year for non-CaIWORKs families receiving food stamps if the adult
works sufficient hours to meet federal TANF work participation
requirements.
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♦ Funds the continuation of support for county efforts to increase
CalWORKs work participation, including efforts toward peer review,
publication of performance outcomes, and multiple county efforts
regarding engagement, re-engagement, and avoidance of sanction status
for participants. The budget year cost of this continuation is $90 million
General Fund.
♦ Eliminates $40 million General Fund in Pay for Performance incentive
funds in 2007-08, but makes available $40 million in 2008-09 for those
counties that achieve improved program outcomes in 2007-08.
Includes the following proposals in the Child Welfare Services (CWS) area,
totaling reductions of$10.9 million ($6.8 million General Fund) in the current year
and $264.4 million ($168 million General Fund) in the budget year:
♦ Reduces the CWS local assistance allocation by 11.4 percent, or $129.6
million ($83.7 million) General Fund in the budget year, with the exception
of the Adoptions and Child Abuse Prevention Programs.
o Reduces the budget for the Independent Adoptions Program (IAP) by
$839,000 General Fund in the budget year by privatizing the program in
the counties of Alameda, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Additionally
reduces state operations for the IAP by $422,000 General Fund in the
budget year.
♦ Reduces the basic care rate, specialized care rate, and clothing allowance
rates for children in foster care, including those who are seriously
emotionally disturbed, in the Kin-Gap program, and the Adoptions
Assistance Program by ten percent, resulting in a current year cut of$10.8
million ($6.8 million General Fund) in the current year and $130.8 million
($81.5 million General Fund) in the budget year.
Eliminates all funding ($1 million General Fund) in the budget year for the
implementation of AB 2488, which allows adopted persons to petition the
superior court to have a confidential intermediary assigned to search for
contact with siblings. Additionally reduces state operations for the
implementation of this service by $289,000 (total funds) and three
positions in the budget year.
Additional significant cuts in the Department of Social Services include:
♦ Suspends the state-portion of the COLA for both June 08 and June 09 for the
Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP)
program, resulting in savings of $23.3 million General Fund in the current
year and $300.3 million General Fund in the budget year. The proposal
allows pass-through of the annual federal COLA. SSI/SSP provides for basic
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living expenses for food, clothing, and shelter for needy aged, blind, and
disabled people.
♦ Reduces funding by 10 percent ($581,000 total funds, $281,000 General
Fund) in the budget year for the Deaf Access Program, created in 1980 to
ensure that public programs and services are adapted to meet the needs of
the deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families.
♦ Reduces domestic and related services hours across the board in the In-
Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program by 18 percent. This service
category includes payment for meal preparation, meal clean-up, laundry, and
food shopping and results in a total reduction of$336.6 million ($109:4 million
General Fund) in the budget year.
♦ Reduces county administrative funds for provision of the IHSS program by ten
percent or approximately $24.4 million ($10.2 million General Fund) in the
budget year. In order for counties to accommodate this reduction in funding,
the budget proposes an extension to 18 months for variable reassessment for
all non IHSS Plus Waiver, Personal Care Services Program (PCSP), and
Residual recipient assessments.
♦ Reduces funding in the Adult Protective Services (APS) program by 10
percent across the board, resulting in a total reduction of $11.4 million ($6.1
million General Fund) in the budget year. The administration suggests that
counties set up processes to evaluate and prioritize case to continue to
support and protect seniors and dependent adults and that some services
may need to be directed to other agencies.
♦ Reduces from 30 percent to 14 percent the random inspection protocol for the
Community Care Licensing Division in order to realize a 10 percent reduction
in licensing costs and a reduction of $2.3 million General Fund and 33
positions in the budget year.
♦ Reduces the county allocation for administration of the federal Food Stamp
Program (FSP) by four percent or $20.5 million ($14.4 million General fund) in
the budget year in order to meet a ten percent reduction in the FSP.
♦ Reduces the average monthly benefit for a recipient in the California Food
Assistance Program (CFAP) from approximately $91 to $82, resulting in
savings of $2.5 million general fund in the budget year. The reduction affects
23,400 people served by the program.
♦ Eliminates the Interim Statewide Automated Welfare System (ISAWS)
Migration project, which intended to convert 35 ISAWS Consortium counties
to the SAWS Consortium IV (C-IV). This project and contract termination S
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provides for a total savings of $97.8 million ($44 million GENERAL FUND) in
the budget year.
♦ Decreases the Disability Determination Service Division-State Programs by
$1.2 million ($589,000 General Fund) in the budget year and 10.2 positions,
resulting in extended delays in disability determinations for state residents
who have applied for Medi-Cal disability under Title XIX of the Social Security
Act.
♦ Reduces DSS administrative support by $1.5 million ($830,000 General
Fund) in the budget year, including the reduction of 13 Administrative Law
Judge positions in the State Hearings Division.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides $131 million General Fund for statutory grant increases in the
CalWORKs program.
♦ Appropriates $258 million General Fund as a backfill due to a lack of sufficient
federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds to
support the CaIWORKs program.
♦ Includes an increase of $31.4 million ($18.4 million General Fund) to reflect
the full-year cost of foster care rate increases that became effective January
1, 2008 and increased reimbursement rates in the Private Adoption Agency
Reimbursement Payments Program that become effective February 1, 2008.
Child Care and Development
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Proposes across-the-board cuts to child development programs totaling
$198.9 million. Programs exempted from the reduction include CaIWORKs
stages 2 and 3. The budget includes a proposal to freeze SMI for the budget
year. The administration notes that while the reduction is equivalent to the
loss of 8,000 slots, it believes that natural attrition from slots would blunt the
loss to any currently-enrolled child. Current reimbursement rates would
remain the same.
♦ Reduces funding in the budget year by $2.1 million to the Foster Youth
Services Education Program, which provides educational services to foster
youth and children so that they may enroll, stabilize, and improve their
educational performance in the face of the trauma experienced due to abuse
and neglect.
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♦ Reduces funding in the budget year for Before and After School programs by •
$59.6 million. This reduction would require a ballot initiative to go before the
public in order to revise Proposition 49. The administration notes the impact
should be minimal given that some grantees have not yet implemented and
also notes that federal 21st Century Learning grants may be available to
offset the cuts, although this funding source has been difficult to utilize
historically.
Department of Aging
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
Reduces the department's General Fund budget by 10 percent or $6.3 million
General Fund ($9.6 total funds) and three positions in the budget year. The
combination of cuts to achieve this reduction includes the following:
♦ $316,000 General Fund from the Home-Delivered Meals program, likely
resulting in 240 older adults not receiving meals.
♦ $253,000 General Fund from the Congregate Nutrition program, likely
resulting in 380 older adults not receiving meals.
♦ $1.5 million General Fund from the Senior Community Employment
program, which the administration argues is freed up due to the recent
increase in the federal minimum wage.
♦ $791,000 total funds ($130,000 General Fund) to eliminate the Senior
Farmers Market program, resulting in approximately 30,000 seniors not
receiving $20 worth of produce annually from farmers markets.
♦ $250,000 General Fund to reduce local staffing and operating expenses in
the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
♦ $416,000 General Fund in local assistance for Alzheimer's Day Care
Resource Centers.
♦ $544,000 General Fund in local assistance from the Linkages case
management program.
♦ $2.5 million General Fund in local assistance from the Multipurpose Senior
Services Program (MSSP), which assists in retaining nursing-home
eligible Medi-Cal recipients in community settings.
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2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ The Governor's Budget for 2008709 includes $218.0 million ($56.4 million
General Fund) for the department, a net decrease of$6.1 million ($6.4 million
General Fund) from the revised 2007-08 budget and $4.9 million ($6.4 million
General Fund) below the 2007 Budget Act level.
Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
Reduces the department's General fund budget by 10 percent or $16.1 million
General Fund ($24.6 million total funds) and 5.8 positions in the budget year.
The combination of cuts to achieve this reduction includes the following:
♦ $17.3 million total funds ($8.8 million General Fund) in the Drug Medi-Cal
(DMC) Program, which represents an across-the-board 10 percent
decrease to the developed rates by DMC modality beginning in the budget
year.
♦ $3.3 million General Fund in the current year and $10 million General
Fund the budget year for a combined reduction of local assistance and in
corresponding state support for the Substance Abuse and Crime
Prevention Act (SACPA) program, also known as Proposition 36.
♦ $3.1 million General Fund to the current county funding for the
Comprehensive Drug Court Implementation, Drug Court Partnership, and
Dependency Drug Court programs. „
o $2.3 million General Fund to the current allocation to counties for Non-
Drug Medi-Cal Perinatal services.
o $1 million General Fund from the California Methamphetamine Initiative's
social marketing campaign.
♦ $667,000 General Fund in the current year and $2 million General Fund in
the budget year for a combined reduction of local assistance and in
corresponding state support for the Substance Abuse Offender Treatment
Program (OTP).
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $662.6 million for ADP ($286.9 million General Fund) and includes a
$28.1 million General Fund reduction for the budget year.
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Department of Child Support Services ,
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $200,000 General Fund in the current year and $4.3 million General
Fund in the budget year for the department, including cuts to the following
areas: direct customer service, support to counties for quality assurance and
performance improvement, the number of staff available for various
information technology related activities such as interfaces and application
support, and administrative overhead.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ The Governor's Budget estimates that child support collections will be $2.2
billion ($225.9 million General Fund) in fiscal year 2007-08 and $2.2 billion
($201.7 million General ) in 2008-09.
Department of Rehabilitation
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces funding by $3.4 million General Fund to close 10-15 district offices
that provide direct services to consumers,. reduce the rates of 1,600
Supported Employment (SEP), Community Rehabilitation and Individual
Service Providers by 10 percent, and realizes case services reductions in the
base program and in statewide contracts.
D_epartment.of Community Services and Development
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
Reduces by $300,000 General Fund in both the. current and budget years
funding for the Naturalization Services Program as a 10 percent cut.
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iH.EALTH
Department of Health Care Services
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
Cuts General Fund (GF) spending, primarily in the Medi-Cal Program, by a total
of$47.6 million in 2007-08 and $1.1 billion in 2008-09. Total spending reductions
will be double those amounts—more than $2.2 billion--because of the loss of
federal matching funds.
♦ Reduces most Medi-Cal provider rates by 10 percent for a GF savings of
$33.4 million in 2007-08 and '$602.4 million in 2008-09. This amount includes
savings from equivalent reductions in Medi-Cal managed care rates. These
reductions would not affect acute care hospital inpatient services, Federal
Qualified Health Centers and rural health clinics, and various long-term care
facilities. However, some of these providers would be affected by other
reductions, as discussed below. The administration indicates that these rate
reductions may reduce provider participation and result in a shift of treatment
of Medi-Cal patients to higher-cost settings, such as hospital emergency
rooms.
♦ Cuts rates to California Children's Services (CCS) providers by 10 percent for
a GF savings of $11 million in 2008-09. Also cuts rates by 10% for providers
in the Genetically Handicapped Persons Program for a GF savings of $4.2
million in-2008-09.
♦ Cuts Federal Safety-Net Care Pool funds to the Designated Public Hospitals
and Los Angeles County by'$54.2 million in 2008-09. The state would realize
an equivalent GF savings by shifting these federal funds to replace state
funding for California Children's Services, the Genetically Handicapped
Persons Program, the Medically Indigent Adult—Long-Term Care Program,
and the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Programs. The affected public
hospitals would have less money to treat Medi-Cal and uninsured patients
and this may affect access to services according to the administration.
♦ Reduces payments to non-contract hospitals for Medi-Cal inpatient care by 10
percent for a GF savings of$30 million in 2008-09.
♦ Reduces by 10 percent DSH (disproportionate share hospital) payments to
non-designated 'public hospitals (generally district hospitals) and DSH
"replacement" payments to private hospitals for a GF savings of$24 million in
2008-09. The administration notes that these hospitals may approach the
California Medical Assistance Commission to request a Medi-Cal rate
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increase to backfill this reduction. To the extent any such requests are
granted, they would offset these savings.
♦ Reduces by 10 percent the proposed 2008-09 rates for certain types of long-
term care facilities—Nursing Facility Level A, Distinct Part Nursing Facilities
level B, Distinct Part Subacute facilities, Pediatric Subacute facilities, Rural
Swing Bed facilities, and Adult Day Health Care programs. These rate
reductions save $56.8 million GF in 2008-09. There would not be any
reduction to rates for Level B Nursing Facilities or Intermediate Care Facilities
for the Developmentally Disabled--these facilities pay quality assurance fees
that are used to obtain federal matching funds to partially finance their rates
and reduce state costs.
♦ Eliminates 10 Medi-Cal optional benefits for total GF savings of $10 million in
2007-08 and $134 million in 2008-09. The following services would be
eliminated to the extent they are not required by federal law: chiropractors,
incontinence creams and .washes, acupuncture, adult dental, audiology,
optometrists, opticiansloptical labs, podiatry, psychology, speech therapy.
The bulk of the savings ($115 million in 2008-09) results from the elimination
of adult dental benefits.
♦ Eliminates payment of Medicare Part B premiums on behalf of Medi-Cal
enrollees with an unmet share of cost for GF savings of $4.2 million in 2007-
08 and $50.1 million in 2008-09. The administration assumes that these
beneficiaries will pay the Part B premiums themselves.
♦ Eliminates continuous eligibility for children and reinstates quarterly status
reports for children and parents to maintain their Medi-Cal eligibility for GF
savings totaling $92.2 million in 2008-09. The assumed savings result from
disenrolling children and parents who are found no longer eligible or who do
not return their completed reports.
♦ Eliminates the 2008-09 COLA for county Medi-Cal administrative costs for a
GF savings of$22.4 million.
♦ Eliminates the caseload growth adjustment to county administrative costs in
2008-09 for a GF savings of $33.4 million. The budget reduction proposals
are expected to eliminate caseload growth.
Reduces base funding for county administration by 2.5% for a GF savings of
$15.3 million in 2008-09.
♦ Shifts the June Medi-Cal check write to fee-for-service providers to July on a
permanent basis for a one-time GF savings of$165 million in 2007-08.
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• Department of Public Health
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces funding for Chronic Disease Programs by $3.5 million in 2008-09.
♦ Reduces funding for HIV/AIDS programs by $11 million, including a reduction
of $7 million in AIDS Drug Assistance Program by eliminating some ancillary
.drugs from the formulary.
♦ Reduces funding for Family Health programs by $5.4 million in 2008-09.
♦ Reduces funding for Communicable Disease programs, including laboratory
and surveillance activities and immunizations by $6.6 million in 2008-09.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $8.9 million (licensing fees) for 68 positions in the Licensing and
Certification Division to conduct licensing surveys of long-term care facilities
to ensure compliance with state standards.
♦ Reduces Proposition 99 funding for selected health programs by about $23
million, including a reduction of $12.8 million for the California Healthcare for
Indigents Program, due to limited Proposition 99 funds and the allocation of
Proposition 99 funding to cover anticipated growth in certain programs.
Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces G.F funding for the Healthy Families Program by $41.9 million by a 5
percent cut in plan rates, dental limitations, and premium and copay
increases. The total reduction is $118 million, including federal funds.
Department of Developmental Services
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
Reduces the department's General Fund budget by approximately 10 percent or
$261 million General Fund ($380.8 million total funds). The combination of cuts
to achieve this reduction includes the following:
♦ $228.8 million General Fund combined reduction in purchase of services
costs through continuation of the temporary cost containment measures,
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including (1) non-community placement start-up funding freeze, (2) day, •
work activity and In-Home Respite program rate freeze, (3) Community
Care Facility (CCFs) service level freeze and elimination of pass through,
(4) contract services rate freeze, and (5) habilitation services rate freeze.
♦ $7.7 million General Fund to reduce the 24 percent rate increase received
by providers of Supported Employment Services in 2006-07 by 10
percent.
♦ $512,000 General Fund, a 10 percent reduction in the contract, for the
statewide provision of clients' rights advocacy to consumers served by the
21 regional centers and a reduction of $119,000 General Fund to reduce
the contract with the State Council on Development Disabilities for similar
services by 10 percent.
♦ $2 million General Fund to reduce the amount of funding for regional
center operations under the Community Placement Plan (CPP), which
provides dedicated funding to cover the costs of moving developmental
center residents to the community and for deflection of individuals from
developmental center admission.
♦ $20.5 million General Fund to continue additional cost containment
measures including the delay in assessment of new consumers from 60 to •
120 days following the initial intake and allowing regional centers to have
higher caseload ratios than what is currently required,.from 1:62 to 1:66.
♦ $11.7 million General Fund from reduced staffing and associated cost as a
result of capping Porterville Developmental Center's Secure Treatment
Program (STP) court commitments at its current capacity.
♦ $2.3 million General Fund to reduce the Quality Assurance (Q/A) fee
program for Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled (ICF-
DDs) by 10 percent.
♦ $5.9 million General Fund reduction in operating expenses and equipment
for developmental centers and community facilities that includes cuts in
travel, contracts, purchases, and preventive maintenance and repairs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $4.5 billion ($2.7 billion General Fund) for the DDS in 2008-09,
which is $143 million ($81 million General Fund) above the Budget Act of
2007.
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Department of Mental Health
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
Reduces the department's community services budget, for a savings of $16.8
million General Fund in the current year and $73.3 million in the budget year,
including the following cuts:
♦ $8.2 million General Fund in the current year and $23.8 million General
Fund in the budget year for a 10 percent reduction to the Mental Health
Managed Care Program.
♦ $1.2 million General Fund in both the current and budget years for the
elimination of the Community Treatment Facility (CTF) Supplemental
Rate.
♦ $6.7 million General Fund in the current year and $46.3 million General
Fund in the budget year for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis,
and Treatment (EPSDT) 'Program, including measures to impose a prior
authorization requirement on all requests for EPSDT . day treatment
services that exceed six months, eliminate the increase and to furthermore
reduce the State Maximum Allowable (SMA) Rate by 5 percent, and
redirect existing staff to create a central Short-Doyle Medi-Cal Unit.
♦ $400,000 General Fund in the current year and $1.2 million General Fund
in the budget year to achieve a 10 percent decrease for the Caregiver
Resource Centers.
♦ $722,000 General Fund in the current year and $1.9 million General Fund
in the budget year for reductions at the department's headquarters.
♦ $1.6 million General Fund reduction for a 10.9 percent cut to the Early
Mental Health Initiative, which will result in fewer grants awarded to
approximately 387 school sites currently receiving these grants.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $5 billion ($2.1 billion General Fund) for DMH in 2008-09, a net
increase of $144.4 million ($143.8 million General Fund) from the revised
2007-08 budget and an increase of $159.4 million ($163.3 million General
Fund) from the Budget Act of 2007. The administration states that the net
change primarily reflects continued growth in the EPSDT Program, funding
AB 3632 mental health services program mandates, employee compensation
adjustments including funding for Coleman-related classifications, growth in
the state hospitals, continued compliance with the Civil Rights of
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Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), and the continued activation of
Coalinga State Hospital.
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces combined funding for the Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce
Training Program and the Health Professions Education Foundation by
$509,000 General Fund in the budget year.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
The Governor's Budget for 2008-09 includes $82 million ($4.6 million General
Fund) for the department, a net decrease of $1.5 million ($860,000 General
Fund) from the revised 2007-08 budget and an increase of$5.5 million above the
2007 Budget Act level (with a decrease of$513,000 in General Fund).
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Secretary for Resources
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $625,000 (General Fund) from the Agency's CALFED and SB 97
Implementation budget.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $28.3 million in Proposition 84 funds for local assistance grants
and $210,000 for programmatic support for the California River Parkways
Program.
♦ Augments $15.9 million in Proposition 84 funds to continue San Joaquin River
restoration programs, in cooperation with the Departments of Fish and Game
and Water Resources.
♦ Augments $30 million (Propositions 84 and 50, reimbursements, and
• reversions) to support the CALFED Science Program.
California Conservation Corps
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $1.2 million (General Fund) from the Corps in 2007-08 and $3.7
million in 2008-09 by: shortening corps members' workweeks; increasing
housing fees charged to corps members; cutting $337,000 in support;
eliminating satellite sites in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Arcata; and
reducing general headquarters expenses.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $33.3 million (Proposition 84) for the California Conservation Corps
and local conservation corps for public safety and watershed restoration
projects, as well as grants to local corps for acquisition and development
facilities to support local corps programs.
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Department of Conservation •
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Increases $5.2 million (Proposition 84) for the Farmland .Conservancy
program to preserve agricultural lands.
♦ Includes $2.1 million (Proposition 84) for the Watershed Coordinator program.
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $2.9 million (General Fund) in 2008-09 from resource management
programs and will reduce the Department's capacity to review timber harvest
plans, enforce environmental protection standards, and conduct nursery
operations and vegetation management programs. Some of the functions
affected by these reductions will be funded through new bond fund
appropriations.
♦ Reduces $4.8 million (General Fund) and 46 positions from Department
administration in 2008-09.
♦ Generates $125 million (Insurance Fund) beginning in 2008-09 in new
revenue by assessing a 1.25 percent fee on statewide homeowner insurance
policies to fund fire suppression programs. This increase in revenue will be
used to offset an otherwise $44.7 million reduction in General Fund support
for fire protection programs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $33 million (Insurance Fund) and 387 new positions to implement
the following recommendations of the 2007 Southern California Wildfire
Action Plan: Increase staffing of Fire Engines from 3 to 4 firefighters; manage
fire suppression fleet through new global positioning systems; and
replacement of 10 helicopters. Additionally, there will be a corresponding
proposal in the Office of Emergency Services to procure 100 new fire engines
that are to be distributed statewide.
♦ Augments $4.4 million (Proposition 84) and 12.1 positions for the Department
to evaluate climate change's impacts on forests and the begin implementation
of strategies such as tree planting, stand management, biofuel energy
generation, and fuels reductions projects.
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Department of Fish and Game
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Eliminates 38 game warden positions and $2.6 million (General Fund).
Currently these positions are not filled with sworn officers cadets are currently
moving through the academy to fill the vacancies.
♦ Reduces $1.4 million (General Fund) in 2007-08 and $3.6 million in 2008-09
from the Biodiversity Conservation Program. This reduction will impact
central Sierra timber harvest plan review, California Environmental Quality Act
review, Endangered Species Act review, coho salmon recovery projects, and
conservation plan development.
♦ Reduces $152,000 (General Fund) in 2007-08 and $964,000 (General Fund)
in 2008-09 for department administration.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $21 million (Proposition 84) for the CALFED Ecosystem
Restoration Program.
♦ Augments $10.8 million (Proposition 84) for continued Salton Sea Restoration
Projects.
♦ Augments $10.9 million (Proposition 84) for anadramous fish management
and habitat restoration programs.
♦ Augments $6 million (Proposition 84) for continued restoration of the San
Joaquin River. This proposal is in coordination with the Resources Agency
and the Department of Water Resources.
♦ Augments $1 million (General Fund) to conduct an environmental impact
review of the Suction Dredge Program, consistent with recent rulings by the
courts.
Coastal Commission
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $1.2 million (General Fund) from the commission, affecting
Commission staff review and response for energy, industrial and other
projects within the coastal zone.
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Department of Parks and Recreation
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $13.3 million and 136 positions from the state park system,
potentially closing 43 State Parks (1.7 percent of the system) and reducing
seasonal lifeguards on state beaches. This reduction will be divided between
field units - $8.9 million and 124 positions — and managerial support - $4.4
million and 12 positions.
♦ Reduces $1 million (General Fund) from the Department's state operations
budget.
♦ Reduces $30 million (General Fund) from the Department's deferred
maintenance program and replaces that funding with $30 million from
Proposition 84 funds.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $12.2 million (Proposition 84) to fund deferred maintenance
projects. State Parks has an approximate deferred maintenance need of $1.2
billion, this augmentation will backfill prior year reductions in general fund and
will be allocated over six years.
♦ Augments $6.7 million (Proposition 84) over five years to preserve and
restore historical resources in the existing state park system.
♦ Augments $8.7 million (Proposition 84) over five years for the development,
restoration, rehabilitation, and interpretation of state park visitor resources.
Department of Water Resources
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $7.1 million (General Fund) from various programs and will have
impacts on flood protection, water management, and may increase fees for
watermaster services.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Appropriates $13.5 million (General Fund) to continue lining of the All
American Canal. •
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♦ Augments $459.6 million (Propositions 85 and 1E) to support various flood
prevention and response activities that include: making repairs to the federal
and state flood control systems; flood control planning; and provide
emergency response preparedness for floods.
♦ Augments $1.4 million (State Water Project Funds) and eight permanent full
time positions to collect, review and update all available information on and
begin the environmental impact report and statement for an alternative delta
conveyance facility.
♦ Augments $3 million (reimbursement authority) to implement the Salton Sea
Restoration and Management Program.
♦ Augments $61.7 million (Proposition 84) over five years and 25.4 new
positions for the following activities: climate change evaluation and
adaptation; urban/agricultural water conservation; surface storage studies;
flood management and water supply integration; CA water plan
implementation; development of the delta vision and plan.
♦ Augments $9.6 million (reimbursements) to continue restoration activities on
the San Joaquin River.
• ♦ Appropriates $126.5 million (Proposition 1E) to continue statewide evaluation
and repair of system levees.
Secretary for Environmental Protection
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $209,000 (General Fund) from the Secretary's budget.
Air Resources Board
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $100,000 in 2007-08 and $243,000 in 2008-09 from the Boards air
pollution research contracting budget.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $8.5 million (Motor Vehicle Account) and 44.1 positions to
implement and enforce efforts to control toxic diesel particulate pollution. .
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♦ Augments $5.6 million (Air Pollution Control Fund) and 25.8 positions for
additional staff and resources to continue implementation of strategies to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California.
♦ Includes $6 million (Motor Vehicle Account) on a one time basis.for the state's
Zero Emission Vehicle program. These funds will be used to further
development of the state's Hydrogen Highways plan.
♦ Augments $1.6 million (Air Quality Improvement Fund) and 9.6 positions to
develop and implement the Air Quality Improvement Program and Enhanced
Fleet Modernization program.
Integrated Waste Management Board
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $1.2 million (California Beverage Container Recycling Fund) to
fund implementation of the California Education and the Environment
Initiative.
Department of Pesticide Regulation .
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
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♦ Augments $2.3 million (Pesticide Regulation Fund) and 10.4 positions to
implement regulations to implement recent volatile organic compound
reduction regulations.
State Water Resources Control Board
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $4.3 million (General Fund) from various programs in the board
including TMDL assessment, non-point source program, NPDES Program,
Delta water quality and general Water board's administration costs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $1.3 million ($790,000 Waste Discharge Permit Fund, $524,000
Water Rights Fund) and 8.5 positions to fund investigators and enforcement
personnel for the State Water Resources Control Board. The program
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enhancements will improve the Water Boards' ability to enforce water quality
laws.
♦ Augments $1 million and 8.5 positions implement plastic debris reduction
programs.
Department of Toxic Substances
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $3.8 million (General Fund) form the Department's various programs
in the department. This reduction will impact the department's response to
illegal drug lab removal, emergency removal of off highway spills, implement
the biomonitoring program and reduce travel and facility costs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments $772,000 and 5.7 positions to expand the existing Pollution
Prevention program in the area of green chemistry. These resources will
focus on product design and industrial innovation that reduces the use of
harmful chemicals in products and generates fewer emissions and less
waste, thereby moving California towards safe and sustainable industrial
chemistry
Energy Commission
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ ' Augments $100.9 million from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and
Vehicle Technology Fund (ARFVTF) to begin implementation of the
Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology program to develop
and deploy new alternative fuel and vehicle technologies.
♦ Augments $4.411 million (ERPA funds) and 17.5 positions to accelerate the
development of energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances.
Electricity Oversight Board
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
® ♦ Eliminates all funding, $3.2 million, for the Board.
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Department of Food and Agriculture •
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $9.5 million (General . Fund) from the department's budget,
eliminating Diaprepes Root Weevil detection and Eradications, reduce Pierce
Disease and Fire Ant controls, reduce livestock health inspections, and
reduce funding for county agricultural commissioners' measurement
standards programs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
Increases $7.5 million (Motor Vehicle Account/General Fund) and 117.5 positions
to operate all statewide border inspection stations full time to inspect all
commercial and private vehicles.
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Local Law Enforcement
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Cuts $23.8 million from the COPS/JJCPA local assistance grant which
provide resources to police, sheriff and county district attorney departments
based on population.
♦ Cuts $3.5 million in local assistance for booking fee reimbursements. Booking
fees are assessments county sheriff departments charge to local police
department for detaining an arrested person.
♦ Cuts $1.9 million from the Small/Rural Sheriffs Grant program which provide
resources for discretionary law enforcement purposes.
Department of Justice
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the Department's General Fund appropriation by $41.6 million, for a
10 percent unallocated cut in the 2008-09 budget year.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides $5.3 million and 31.0 positions to fund the four existing Gang
Suppression Enforcement Teams, which perform investigation of gang activity
across jurisdiction, on a permanent basis.
Department of Corrections
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the General Fund appropriation by $4.3 million in the current year
and $265.4 million in the budget year by releasing non-violent, non-sex
registrant offenders by to parole 20 months before their calculated release
date. In order to achieve the anticipated savings, the proposal also calls for
the elimination of more than 5,000 positions by the conclusion of 2008-09.
♦ Reduces the General Fund appropriation by $13.6 million in the current year
and $97.9 million in the budget year by creating a summary parole status.
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Offenders with summary parole status would be subject to search and seizure •
by any peace officer. However, a summary parolee would only return to
prison for a new commitment offense.
♦ Cuts $24.6 million in local assistance grants to law enforcement agency. The
ten percent reduction results in a $4.5 million reduction in funding for mentally
ill offenders and $20.1 million for juvenile probation programs.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provide $58.5 million for various costs related to changes in adult institution
and parolee populations. However, the Governor's budget reduces funding for
juvenile institutions and parole by $56.8 million to reflect to declining
population.
♦ Provides $34.5 million to implement programs and assessments tools in order
to comply with the goals of AB 900 (Chapter 7, Statutes of 2007).
♦ Provides $3.6 million to establish Re-entry facilities and programs in two
counties: San Francisco and San Joaquin. Re-entry programs are aimed at
increase the success rate of offenders returning to their communities by
connecting them to community programs and resources prior to paroling.
♦ Provides $30.4 million to activate 2,000 female rehabilitative community beds. •
These beds provide in-custody gender responsive programming in facilities
that range in size from 75 beds to 400 beds. This funding also provides
community-based aftercare programs that offer different levels of
programming and services based on the needs of the parolee.
♦ Provides $99.5 million for enhancements to adult medical services, including
an additional $26 million for the Federal Receiver's operating.budget
♦ Provides $19.9 million General Fund to expand the existing parole academy,
run a one-time satellite academy for entry-level Correctional Officers, and add
contract funding to ease the backlog in background investigations and pre-
employment medical clearances.
Office of State Inspector General
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Cuts $1.4 million for audits and special reviews of wardens and
superintendents, extending to review cycle from four year to 5 years.
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• 2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Implements the Medical Investigation Monitoring program ($890,000) to
oversee investigation of serious misconduct by medical staff at adult
institutions. The proposal is in conjunction with the action plan of the federal
healthcare Receiver.
Judiciary and Trial Court Funding
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the Branch's General Fund appropriation by $245.9 million, for a 10
percent unallocated reduction in the 2008-09 budget year.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides $126.2 million (General Fund) for trial courts operations in
accordance with the Trial Court Funding Act.
♦ Provides $46.5 million to add fifty new judgeship positions, providing a total of
150 new judgeships over a three year period.
♦ Provides $6 million (General Fund) and 35.6 positions to enhance
administrative IT projects.
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Secretary of State and Consumer Services
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Includes $1.9 million (General Fund) to provide full year funding for the Office
of Information Security and Privacy Protection. The office will be responsible
for leading state agencies in securing and protecting the State's information
assets.
State Controller
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Includes a 10 percent unallocated reduction of $8.9 million (General Fund) to
the Controller's budget for 2008-09.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Proposes $38.3 million ($21.9 million General Fund) for the Human
Resources Management System (aka 21st Century Project) to continue
activities associated with the replacement of the existing employment history,
payroll, leave accounting, and position control systems.
Department of Insurance
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Proposes shifting $2.122 million in expenditures from the Insurance Fund to
the General Fund for insurance premium tax collection activities.
♦ Includes $4 million (Insurance Fund) for local assistance to aid District
Attorneys in the prosecution of workers' compensation fraud.
Secretary of State
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Includes a 10 percent unallocated reduction of $3.5 million (General Fund) to •
the Secretary of State's budget for 2008/09.
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• 2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $42.3 million (Federal Funds) to continue implementation of the Help
America Vote Act (NAVA). Of that amount $38.8 million is to implement the
VoteCal voter database system.
California Science Center
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the total 2008-09 Center budget by $1.5 million (General Fund).
♦ Delays the operational ramp up of Phase II of the Science Center expansion
(4228,000).
♦ Reduces facility and operations services, including elimination of school
security (-$523,000).
♦ Reduces educational programming including exhibit development and teacher
professional development (-$297,000).
♦ Reduces funding to the California African American Museum (CAAM) by
$249,000 primarily through cuts to curators, rental and shipping, program
professional services, and related public notifications.
Department of Consumer Affairs
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $11.3 million (various special funds) to reform the Bureau for Private
Postsecondary and Vocational Education, which sunset on July 1, 2007, and
reestablishes it as the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. The
Governor expects legislation to be enacted before July 1, 2008 to implement
the reforms.
♦ Proposes ,$1.3 million (various special funds) for a department-wide pilot
program to educate the public on the risks of conducting business with
unlicensed practitioners and service providers.
Department of Fair Employment and Housing
• Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
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♦ Reduces the total Department budget for 2008-09 by.$1.8 million (General •
Fund) and eliminates 18 PY. These reductions will result in lost federal
funding of at least $100,000 due to inability to meet statutory time lines for
investigation of discrimination cases.
Department of General-Services
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
.♦ Reduces current year funding for state capitol maintenance and repair by 10
percent ($1.1 million General Fund). This will delay overall maintenance and
repair projects.
♦ Reduces budget year funding by 10 percent ($794,000), further delaying
maintenance and repair projects, as well as limiting contingency funding
available for non-dedicated projects.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $2.5 million (Service Revolving Fund) to support anticipated
increases and workload growth in space planning for state-owned buildings,
and leased space.
Department of Housing and Community Development
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Includes current year reductions of $200,000 (General Fund) through
elimination of positions in the State Housing Law, Enterprise Zone, and
Housing Element Law programs. These reductions in staff could result in
decreased and delayed services.
♦ Includes budget year reductions of $1.2 million (General Fund) through
elimination of positions and funding to the State Housing Law, Employee
Housing, Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Housing
Assistance, Enterprise Zone, and Housing Element Law programs. These
reductions in staff and funding could result in decreased and delayed
services.
♦ Reduces funding to the Community Development Block Grant program, which
will result in a loss of $104,000 in federal matching funds and will reduce the
department's ability to meet compliance workload demands.
♦ Includes a 10 percent reduction to the Office of Migrant Services ($687,000 •
General Fund), which will lead to the closure of 4-6 centers which provide
safe, decent, and affordable seasonal rental housing and support services for
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• migrant farm worker families. The centers to be closed have not yet been
identified.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Continues implementation of Proposition 1C reflecting a decrease of $202
million, from $973 million in 2007-08 to $771 million in 2008-09. This includes
$30 million in planned awards for the Housing Urban-Suburban-and-Rural
Parks Program, as well as 2.0 positions and $583,000 for implementation.
Employment.Development Department
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the total department 2008-09 budget by $246,000, with $190,000
accounted for by shifting the tax-sharing ratio from the General Fund to the
Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Employment Training
funds. The US Department of Labor has requested that the Department
update the cost sharing agreement for this ratio, and this reduction will further
put the ratio out of federal compliance.
♦ Cuts $56,000 (General Fund) from the Unemployment Insurance Board who
• has recently been found out of compliance with Federal Standards for
timeliness of deciding unemployment appeals cases.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $2.8 million ($2.6 million General Fund) for continuation of the EDD's
Automated Collection Enhancement System (ACES), which will improve the
EDD's ability to track, collect, and audit the payment of specified employer
payroll taxes.
♦ Reflects an increase in benefit payments of $753 million (various special
funds) and a state operations increase of $35.9 million for the various
employment assistance payments that EDD administers.
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the total Board budget by $665,000 (General Fund) between current
year and budget year reductions. Reductions are achieved through staffing
reductions. These reductions will leave the Board with only one part time
• judge to preside over evidentiary hearings in unfair labor practice and
disputed election cases.
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Department of Industrial Relations •
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the total Department 2008-09 budget by $1.2 million (General Fund,
primarily through cuts to the Administrative Support division ($553,000).
♦ Cuts $222,000 from the Appeals Board and Occupational Safety and Health
Standards Board. The Appeals Board will lose one hearing officer, which
could result in over 1,000 fewer appeals heard, with a backlog of 3,000 cases
already existing
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Proposes an increase in the assessment on Employers Annual Workers
Compensation Insurance Premiums (7 percent increase to total average
annual assessments for 2008-09) to provide a stable funding source for the
Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and
Health.
Public Employment Relations Board •
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Cuts $510,000 (General Fund) from the Board's 2008-09 budget by
eliminating the fact finding budget, closing the Oakland office, and elimination
of staff positions. Elimination of the fact finding budget will place the burden
on the individual parties. Closing the Oakland office will require parties to
travel to either Sacramento or Los Angeles to receive services. The Oakland
office will be closed as of January 1, 2009, for a partial year savings of
$280,000.
Department of Personnel Administration
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Decreases total 2008-09 funding by $1.9 million (General Fund) primarily
through reductions in staffing and operating budgets.
♦ Reduces funding to the Classification and Compensation Division by
$398,000 and 3 positions. This reduction could inhibit the ability of •
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departments such as the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to hire
qualified staff and meet statutory requirements.
♦ Reduces the Rural Health Care Equity Program funding to annuitants by $50
per month (provided to state employees and annuitants who do not have
access to a Health Maintenance Organization).
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides an augmentation of $3 million (General Fund) and 30 two-year
limited term positions to support and manage the projected layoff workload
resulting from the statewide across-the-board budget balancing reductions in
the 2008-09.
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Restores full funding to the Board at $3.1 million (General Fund).
• Augmentation for Employee Compensation
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces this item by over $30 million (General Fund) in 2008-09 to
correspond with the proposed Bargaining Unit 6 staff reduction (4,132 fewer
positions) at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). If this
reduction in staffing levels does not occur, this item will not be able to fully
augment CDCR's budget for compensation increases.
Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Proposes nearly $7 million (various special funds and reimbursement) across
the Department of Industrial Relations, Secretary of Labor and Workforce
Development, Contractors and State License Board, and Employment
Development Department. The Coalition is a partnership of enforcement
agencies that identifies the worst offenders for targeted workplace
enforcement actions throughout the state.
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Secretary for Business Transportation and Housing
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces $481,000 in 2008-09 for the Small Business Loan Guarantee
Program. This reduction will result in fewer loan guarantees available to small
businesses in California.
Office of Emergency Services
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Cuts the General Fund appropriation for the Plans and Preparedness
Program, which ensures consistency and updating in response and recovery
planning at all levels of government, by $430,000. In addition to the budget
year reduction of $914,000, this cut will also result in the loss of $600,000 in
federal funds, for an accumulative decrease of$1.5 million in 2008-09.
♦ Cuts the General Fund appropriation for Mutual Aid Response by $326,000 in
the current year, increasing to $2.2 million in 2008-09 budget year. The
reduction will result in a decrease in coordination between law enforcement
and rescues agencies, as well as increased response times during a disaster
situation. •
♦ Reduces assistance to local government for the repair and restoration of
public property in disaster stricken areas by $2.4 million (General Fund) in the
current year. The General Fund budget year reduction of $9.2 million will
result in an additional loss of$23 million in 2008-09.
♦ Cuts $3 million in General Fund grants for various public safety and victim
services, including domestic violence shelters, gang violence suppression
program, drug enforcement and rural crime prevention. In the budget year,
'the grants will be reduced by $8.3 million ($8.2 million General Fund and
'$100,000 Federal Fund).
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Includes $10.2 million (Special Fund) and 8.7 positions to establish the
Wildland Fire Initiative to increase coordination and resources available to
response to major wildfires, including 26 fire engines.
♦ Includes $21 million to fund the disaster response and recovery cost resulting
from the 2007 Southern California Wildfires.
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♦ Includes $3.2 million ($1.6 million General Fund) and 18 positions to increase
staffing at three regional offices to improve preparedness, response and
recovery.
♦ Continues $20.1 million in General Fund resources to the Cal-MMET Program
to provide resources to curtail the production and distribution of
methamphetamines.
Office of Administrative Law
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the Office's General Fund appropriation by $293,000, which may
result in delaying the full implementation of AB 32 (Chapter 488, Statutes of
2006).
Military Department
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Cuts $2.4 million in maintenance for state facilities and armories.
• ♦ Eliminates 3 positions and $2.1 million over two fiscal years for the Veterans
Honor Funeral Program. With the reduction, the department would no longer
be able to participate in the thousands of funerals, honoring deceased
veterans.
♦ Cuts a total of $400,000 in both the current and budget year for emergency
response planning and training efforts.
♦ Cuts a total $1.4 million in both the current and budget year for youth
leadership programs throughout the state.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Proposes $9.2 million from the Insurance Fund and 35.8 positions to establish
and maintain the appropriate staffing and equipment levels necessary for the
California National Guard (Guard) to be able to respond to major wildfire
disasters. Of this amount, $4.8 million is for the purchase of new firefighting
systems for military aircraft and $4.4 million is to provide the staffing
necessary to be able to provide air support and respond to any emergency
situation in the state in four hours or less
♦ Provides $1.8 million to establish an education benefit program to improve
retention of Guard members.
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♦ Provides $1.3 million General Fund and 13.3 positions to provide 24 hours a •`
day, 7 days per week staffing of the Joint Operations Center to enable the
Military Department to rapidly deploy personnel and equipment with little
notice from the Office of Emergency Services and conduct the coordination
and notification necessary to support state agencies in the event of an
emergency or disaster.
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Cuts 135 placements and a total of $20.4 million from both the current and
budget year. Thereby, reducing the numbers of eligible veterans able to
receive full time medical and nursing care. In addition, the department will
delay the opening of GLAVC and staffing of the pre-activation team for the
Redding and Fresno homes until July 2009.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Provides $9.4 million General Fund and 100.7 positions for the construction
and activation phases of the Veterans Homes in West Los Angeles and •
Ventura County. The Governor's Budget also includes $580,000 General
Fund and 4.3 positions for the initial construction and pre-activation phases of
the Redding and Fresno Veterans Homes projects.
♦ The Governor's Budget includes $3.2 million General Fund and 18.3 positions
to establish a Facilities Maintenance and Management Unit which will be
responsible for implementing a program for maintenance and repairs at the
current three veterans homes, the state cemetery for veterans, and the five
veterans homes under construction.
Commission on State Mandates
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Delays $75 million of mandate reimbursement payments to local governments
for a one-time savings in 2008-09.
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• State Board of Equalization
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Augments by $7.5 million to add 112 positions to improve compliance with the
Sales and Use Tax. The budget estimates additional General Fund revenues
of $38 million in 2008-09 and $51 million in 2009-10 resulting from this
additional effort.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments by an additional $13.9 million ($9 million General Fund) and 129
positions to enhance compliance with the Sales and Use Tax and reduce the
Tax Gap. The budget estimates additional General Fund revenues of $20
million in 2008-09 and $38 million in 2009-10 from these efforts.
Franchise Tax Board
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Augments by $9.8 million for 139 new positions that will produce an estimated
• $71 million in General Fund revenue in 2008-09, increasing to $125 million in
2009-10.
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Augments by $6.4 million for 68 new positions to improve tax compliance.
The budget estimates that this will increase General Fund revenues by $22
million in 2008-09 and by $39 million in 2009-10. This effort will concentrate
on persons who fraudulently claim tax refunds or credits and increased audit
workload.
Senior Citizens' Tax Relief Programs
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces assistance by 10 percent in ($21.7 million) for Senior Citizens'
property tax and renters' assistance and for the property tax deferral program.
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Highlights of Governor's Proposed Budget January 10, 2008
Tax Relief—Williamson Act Open Space Subventions
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces subventions by 10 percent for a savings of$3.9 million in 2008-09.
Revenue Proposals
2008-09 Budget Proposals:
♦ Proposes to reinstate the 12-month test for vehicles, vessels and aircraft use-
tax exemption for a General Fund revenue gain of $5 million in 2007-08 and
$21 million in 2009-10.
California Arts Council
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Eliminates the position of Exempt Special Assistant to the Director, for
savings of $24,000 General Fund in the current year and $124,000 in the
budget year. •
Commission on the Status of Women
Special Session Fiscal Emergency Proposals:
♦ Reduces the budget for the Commission on the Status of Women by 10
percent, for a savings of$59,000 General Fund in the budget year.
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