BILL NUMBER: AB 1861 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Harkey
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
An act to amend the Budget Act of 2013 (Chapter 20 of the Statutes
of 2013) by amending Item 8885-295-0001 of Section 2.00 of that act,
relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor,
to take effect immediately, budget bill.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1861, as introduced, Harkey. Committee on Budget. Budget Act of
2013
The Budget Act of 2013 suspends reimbursements for local agencies
and school districts for certain state-mandated local programs.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2013 by removing voter
identification procedures from the list of suspended state-mandated
local programs. The bill would appropriate $7,553,000 from the
General Fund to pay for mandate claims for Voter Identification
Procedures, as specified.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a
Budget Bill.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Item 8885-295-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2013 is amended to read:
8885-295-0001--For local assistance for
reimbursement, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 6 of Article XIII B
of the California Constitution or Section
17561 of the Government Code, of the costs
of any new program or increased level of
service of an existing program mandated by
statute or Executive order, for
disbursement by the Controller for claims
for costs incurred during the specified
periods.................................... 48,359,000
55,912,000
Schedule:
(1) For payment of the
following mandate claims
for costs incurred in the
2004-05 through 2011-12 48,359,
fiscal years................ 000
(a) Allocation
of
Property
Tax
Revenues
(Ch. 697,
Stats.
1992) (CSM-
4448)...... 520,000
(b) Crime
Victims'
Domestic
Violence
Incident
Reports
(Ch. 1022,
Stats.1999)
(99-TC-08). 175,000
(c) Custody of
Minors-
Child
Abduction
and
Recovery
(Ch. 1399,
Stats.
1976; Ch.
162,
Stats.
1992; and
Ch. 988,
Stats.
1996) (CSM-
4237)...... 11,977,000
(d) Domestic
Violence
Arrest
Policies
(Ch. 246,
Stats.
1995) (CSM-
96-362-02). 7,334,000
(e) Domestic
Violence
Arrests
and
Victims
Assistance
(Chs. 698
and 702,
Stats.
1998) (98-
TC-14)..... 1,438,000
(f) Domestic
Violence
Treatment
Services
(Ch. 183,
Stats.
1992) (CSM-
96-281-01). 2,041,000
(g) Health
Benefits
for
Survivors
of Peace
Officers
and
Firefighter
s (Ch.
1120,
Stats.
1996) (97-
TC-25)..... 1,780,000
(h) Medi-Cal
Beneficiary
Death
Notices
(Chs. 102
and 1163,
Stats.
1981) (CSM-
4032)...... 10,000
(i) Peace
Officer
Personnel
Records:
Unfounded
Complaints
and
Discovery
(Ch. 630,
Stats.
1978; Ch.
741,
Stats.
1994) (00-
TC-24)..... 690,000
(j) Rape
Victim
Counseling
(Ch. 999,
Stats.
1991) (CSM-
4426)...... 344,000
(k) Sexually
Violent
Predators
(Chs. 762
and 763,
Stats.
1995) (CSM-
4509)...... 21,792,000
(l) Threats
Against
Peace
Officers
(Ch. 1249,
Stats.
1992; Ch.
666,
Stats.
1995) (CSM-
96-365-02). 3,000
(m) Unitary
Countywide
Tax Rates
(Ch. 921,
Stats.
1987) (CSM-
4317 and
CSM-4355).. 255,000
(1.5 For payment of mandate
) claims for the 2002-03
through 2011-12 fiscal
years For Voter
Identification Procedures
(Ch. 260, Stats. 2000) (03- 7,553,0
TC-23)...................... 00
(2) For payment of mandate
claims for the 2005-06
through 2011-12 fiscal
years for the Peace
Officers' Procedural Bill
of Rights Act (Ch. 675,
Stats. 1990) (CSM-4499)..... 0
(2.5 For payment of mandate
) claims for the 2001-02
through 2011-12 fiscal
years for the Local
Government Employment
Relations Mandate (Ch. 901,
Stats. 2000) (01-TC-30)..... 0
(3) Pursuant to the provisions
of Section 17581 of the
Government Code, the
mandates identified in the
following schedule are
specifically identified by
the Legislature for
suspension during the 2013-
14 fiscal year.............. 0
(a) Absentee Ballots (Ch. 77,
Stats. 1978 and Ch. 1032,
Stats. 2002) (CSM-3713)
(b) Absentee Ballots-Tabulation
by Precinct (Ch. 697, Stats.
1999) (00-TC-08)
(c) Adult Felony Restitution (Ch.
1123, Stats. 1977) (04-LM-08)
(d) AIDS/Search Warrant (Ch.
1088, Stats. 1988) (CSM-4392)
(e) Airport Land Use
Commission/Plans (Ch. 644,
Stats. 1994) (CSM-4507)
(f) Animal Adoption (Ch. 752,
Stats. 1998 and Ch. 313,
Stats. 2004) (04-PGA-01, 98-
TC-11)
(g) Brendon Maguire Act (Ch. 391,
Stats. 1988) (CSM-4357)
(i) Conservatorship:
Developmentally Disabled
Adults (Ch. 1304, Stats.
1980) (04-LM-13)
(j) Coroners' Costs (Ch. 498,
Stats. 1977) (04-LM-07)
(k) Crime Statistics Reports for
the Department of Justice
(Ch. 1172, Stats. 1989; Ch.
1338, Stats. 1992; Ch. 1230,
Stats. 1993; Ch. 933, Stats.
1998; Ch. 571, Stats. 1999;
and Ch. 626, Stats. 2000)
(02-TC-04 and 02-TC-11) and
Crime Statistics Reports for
the Department of Justice
Amended (Ch. 700, Stats.
2004) (07-TC-10)
(l) Crime Victims' Domestic
Violence Incident Reports II
(Ch. 483, Stats. 2001; Ch.
833, Stats. 2002) (02-TC-18)
(m) Deaf Teletype Equipment (Ch.
1032, Stats. 1980) (04-LM-11)
(n) Developmentally Disabled
Attorneys' Services (Ch. 694,
Stats. 1975) (04-LM-03)
(o) DNA Database & Amendments to
Postmortem Examinations:
Unidentified Bodies (Ch. 822,
Stats. 2000; Ch. 467, Stats.
2001) (00-TC-27 and 02-TC-39)
(p) Domestic Violence Background
Checks (Ch. 713, Stats. 2001)
(01-TC-29)
(q) Domestic Violence Information
(Ch. 1609, Stats. 1984 and
Ch. 668, Stats. 1985) (CSM-
4222)
(r) Elder Abuse, Law Enforcement
Training (Ch. 444, Stats.
1997) (98-TC-12)
(s) Extended Commitment, Youth
Authority (Ch. 267, Stats.
1998 and Ch. 546, Stats.
1984) (98-TC-13)
(t) False Reports of Police
Misconduct (Ch. 590, Stats.
1995 and Ch. 289, Stats.
2000) (00-TC-26)
(u) Fifteen-Day Close of Voter
Registration (Ch. 899, Stats.
2000) (01-TC-15)
(v) Firearm Hearings for
Discharged Inpatients (Ch.
578, Stats. 1999) (99-TC-11)
(w) Grand Jury Proceedings (Ch.
1170, Stats. 1996; Ch. 443,
Stats. 1997; and Ch. 230,
Stats. 1998) (98-TC-27)
(x) Handicapped Voter Access
Information (Ch. 494, Stats.
1979) (CSM-4363)
(y) Identity Theft (Ch. 956,
Stats. 2000) (03-TC-08)
(z) In-Home Supportive Services
II (Ch. 445, Stats. 2000 and
Ch. 90, Stats. 1999) (00-TC-
23)
(aa) Inmate AIDS Testing (Ch.
1579, Stats. 1988 and Ch.
768, Stats. 1991) (CSM-4369
and CSM-4429)
(cc) Judiciary Proceedings (Ch.
644, Stats. 1980) (CSM-4366)
(dd) Law Enforcement Sexual
Harassment Training (Ch. 126,
Stats. 1993) (97-TC-07)
(ff) Local Coastal Plans (Ch.
1330, Stats. 1976) (CSM-4431)
(gg) Mandate Reimbursement Process
(Ch. 486, Stats. 1975 and Ch.
1459, Stats. 1984) (CSM-4204
and CSM-4485)
(hh) Mandate Reimbursement Process
II (Ch. 890, Stats. 2004) (05-
TC-05) (Suspension of Mandate
Reimbursement Process and
Mandate Reimbursement Process
II includes suspension of the
Consolidation of Mandate
Reimbursement Process I and
II)
(ii) Mentally Disordered
Offenders: Treatment as a
Condition of Parole (Ch. 228,
Stats. 1989 and Ch. 706,
Stats. 1994) (00-TC-28, 05-TC-
06)
(jj) Mentally Disordered
Offenders' Extended
Commitments Proceedings (Ch.
435, Stats. 1991; Ch.
1418, Stats. 1985; Ch. 858,
Stats. 1986; Ch. 687, Stats.
1987; Chs. 657 and 658,
Stats. 1988; Ch. 228, Stats.
1989; and Ch. 324, Stats.
2000) (98-TC-09)
(kk) Mentally Disordered Sex
Offenders' Recommitments (Ch.
1036, Stats. 1978) (04-LM-09)
(ll) Mentally Retarded Defendants
Representation (Ch. 1253,
Stats. 1980) (04-LM-12)
(mm) Missing Persons Report (Ch.
1456, Stats. 1988 and Ch.
59, Stats. 1993) (CSM-4255,
CSM-4368, and CSM-4484)
(nn) Modified Primary Election
(Ch. 898, Stats. 2000) (01-TC-
13)
(oo) Not Guilty by Reason of
Insanity (Ch. 1114, Stats.
1979 and Ch. 650, Stats.
1982) (CSM-2753) (05-PGA-35)
(pp) Open Meetings Act/Brown Act
Reform (Ch. 641, Stats. 1986
and Chs. 1136, 1137, and
1138, Stats. 1993) (CSM-4257
and CSM-4469)
(qq) Pacific Beach Safety: Water
Quality and Closures (Ch.
961, Stats. 1992) (CSM-4432)
(rr) Perinatal Services (Ch. 1603,
Stats. 1990) (CSM-4397) (05-
PGA-38)
(ss) Permanent Absent Voters II
(Ch. 922, Stats. 2001, Ch.
664, Stats. 2002, and Ch.
347, Stats. 2003) (03-TC-11)
(tt) Personal Safety Alarm Devices
(8 Cal. Code Regs. 3401 (c))
(CSM-4087)
(uu) Photographic Record of
Evidence (Ch. 875, Stats.
1985; Ch. 734, Stats. 1986;
and Ch. 382, Stats. 1990) (98-
TC-07)
(vv) Pocket Masks (Ch. 1334,
Stats. 1987) (CSM-4291)
(ww) Post Conviction: DNA Court
Proceedings (Ch. 943, Stats.
2001 and Ch. 821, Stats.
2000) (00-TC-21 and 01-TC-
08)
(xx) Postmortem Examinations:
Unidentified Bodies, Human
Remains (Ch. 284, Stats.
2000) (00-TC-18)
(yy) Prisoner Parental Rights (Ch.
820, Stats. 1991) (CSM-4427)
(zz) Senior Citizens Property Tax
Postponement (Ch. 1242,
Stats. 1977 and Ch. 43,
Stats. 1978) (CSM-4359)
(aaa) Sex Crime Confidentiality
(Ch. 502, Stats. 1992; Ch.
36, 1993-94 1st Ex. Sess.;
and Ch. 555, Stats. 1993) (98-
TC-21)
(bbb) Sex Offenders: Disclosure by
Law Enforcement Officers
(Chs. 908 and 909, Stats.
1996; Chs. 17, 80, 817, 818,
819, 820, and 822, Stats.
1997; and Chs. 485, 550, 927,
928, 929, and 930, Stats.
1998) (97-TC-15)
(ccc) SIDS Autopsies (Ch. 955,
Stats. 1989) (CSM-4393)
(ddd) SIDS Contacts by Local Health
Officers (Ch. 268, Stats.
1991) (CSM-4424)
(eee) SIDS Training for
Firefighters (Ch. 1111,
Stats. 1989) (CSM-4412)
(fff) Stolen Vehicle Notification
(Ch. 337, Stats. 1990) (CSM-
4403)
(hhh) Very High Fire Hazard
Severity Zones (Ch. 1188,
Stats. 1992; Ch. 843, Stats.
1994; and Ch. 333, Stats.
1995) (97-TC-13)
(iii) Victims' Statements-Minors
(Ch. 332, Stats. 1981) (04-LM-
14)
(jjj) Voter Identification
Procedures (Ch. 260, Stats.
2000) (03-TC-23)
(kkk) Voter Registration Procedures
(Ch. 704, Stats. 1975) (04-LM-
04)
(lll) Structural and Wildland
Firefighter Safety Clothing
and Equipment (8 Cal. Code
Regs., 3401 to 3410, incl.)
(CSM-4261-4281)
Provisions:
1. Allocations of funds provided in
this item to the appropriate local
entities shall be made by the
Controller in accordance with the
provisions of each statute or
executive order that mandates the
reimbursement of the costs, and
shall be audited to verify the
actual amount of the mandated costs
in accordance with subdivision (d)
of Section 17561 of the Government
Code. Audit adjustments to prior-
year claims may be paid from this
item. The funds appropriated in
this item shall be allocated only
for the payment of claims as
required by Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 17550) of Part 7 of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Government Code, and that payment
shall be made pursuant to Article 5
(commencing with Section 17615) of
that chapter. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, interest
shall be paid from funds
appropriated in this item only to
the extent, and in the amount,
authorized by Section 17561.5 of
the Government Code.
2. The Controller shall offset
payments made from the
appropriation in this item to
recoup the amount of any
unallowable mandate claim costs
determined by desk or field audits.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, accounts receivable for
recoveries that result in savings
as described in this item shall
have no effect upon the positive
balance of the General Fund. The
savings may be used to pay claims
for costs incurred to carry out the
cited state mandates in this item.
SEC. 2. This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of Section 12
of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall take effect
immediately.