Amended
IN
Senate
June 25, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
February 18, 2021 |
Introduced by |
January 08, 2021 |
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes, relating to the Budget Act of 2021.
0521-031-0001—For support of Secretary of Transportation
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 0276-Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program
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(2) | 0277-Statewide Transit Priorities ........................ | 50.000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, | ||||||
2. | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 0521-131-0001. These transfers require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. | ||||||
3. | |||||||
4. | |||||||
5. | Funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall not be available for encumbrance or expenditure unless additional legislation regarding the allocation of transportation funds is enacted by July 1, 2022. If no such legislation is enacted, these funds shall revert to the General Fund. |
0521-131-0001—For local assistance, Secretary of Transportation
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 0276-Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program
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(2) | 0277-Statewide Transportation Priorities ........................ | 150,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Of the funds appropriated in | ||||||
2. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $100,000,000 shall be administered as a General Fund set-aside for High-Priority Grade Crossing Improvement and Separation Projects. Such funds shall be available for multi-year grants to support the delivery of projects that maximize safety benefits and reduce or eliminate conflicts between road users and railroads, including those anticipated with future rail service growth. Such projects may benefit existing or proposed rail passenger services. Contingent awards that provide the match necessary to leverage federal funds shall be encouraged. The Transportation Agency shall amend its program guidelines to establish an application review and prioritization process that is separate and apart from the prioritization of program funds not set aside under this provision. | ||||||
3. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $300,000,000 shall be available to a metropolitan planning organization for project development activities related to rail realignment capital projects for high-priority intercity rail corridors located primarily in the coastal zone, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 30103 of the Public Resources Code, identified in the State Rail Plan as being at risk of sea-level rise, and designated as a Strategic Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET) by the United States Department of Defense and Federal Railroad Administration. | ||||||
4. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1) and remaining after the allocation in Provision (3), $1,831,500,000 shall be for high-priority transit projects in Southern California, geographically inclusive of the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura, to deliver local and regional projects. | ||||||
5. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $1,498,500,000 shall be for other geographical areas not listed in Provision (4) for investments in high-priority transit and rail infrastructure projects. | ||||||
6. | Not less than $900,000,000 of the funds allocated in Provision (4) and not less than $900,000,000 of the funds allocated in Provision (5) shall be administered as a General Fund set-aside for an “Existing TIRCP Projects Leveraging Federal & Local Funds Reserve” and shall be available for multi-year grants to support the delivery of capital projects that have previously received grants from the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program and that can demonstrate that a supplemental state grant would leverage or maintain an identified source of significant local or federal investment, including through the federal Capital Investment Grant Program, Expedited Project Delivery Program, or other such federal funding source. The Transportation Agency shall amend its program guidelines to establish an application review and prioritization process that is separate and apart from the prioritization of program funds not set aside under this provision. | ||||||
7. | Of the funds allocated in Provisions (4) and (5), up to $150,000,000 total across both provisions shall be administered as a General Fund set-aside for a “Major Projects Project Development Reserve” and shall be available for multiyear grants to support the delivery of capital projects and programs of projects that have entered or have applied to enter federal project development processes for at least a portion of the project or program of projects, and that expect to receive federal funding in the future once complete with project development. Contingent awards that provide the match necessary to leverage federal planning funds shall be encouraged. The Transportation Agency shall amend its program guidelines to establish an application review and prioritization process that is separate and apart from the prioritization of program funds not set aside under this provision. | ||||||
8. | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 0521-031-0001. These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. | ||||||
9. | All appropriated funds and any funding transferred into this item from Item 0521-031-0001 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027, and available for liquidation until June 30, 2027. | ||||||
10. | All funds appropriated in Schedule (1) and $100,000,000 of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), as allocated in Provision (2), shall not be available for encumbrance or expenditure unless additional legislation regarding the allocation of transportation funds is enacted by July 1, 2022. If no such legislation is enacted, these funds shall revert to the General Fund. |
2240-002-0890—For state operations, Department of Housing and Community Development, payable from the Federal Trust Fund
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| 0 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1665-Financial Assistance Program ........................ | 0 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Upon order of the Department of Finance, amounts transferred to this item may be transferred to Item 2240-102-0890. | ||||||
2. | Any amounts transferred to this item pursuant to Provision 2 of Item 2240-102-0890 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until September 30, 2025. |
2240-101-0001—For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1665-Financial Assistance Program
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Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, | ||||||
2. | The amount identified in Provision 1 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024, and for liquidation of encumbrance until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
3. | Upon order of the Department of Finance, up to 5 percent of the amount identified in Provision 1 may be transferred to Schedule (2) of Item 2240-001-0001 for the costs to administer this program. Any amount transferred to this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
4. | The Department of Finance, upon notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, may decrease the amount appropriated in this item and increase the amount appropriated in Item 2240-102-0890 by a like amount if additional federal funding is received pursuant to Section 3201 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) and the use of the federal funds is consistent with the purpose of the funding appropriated in this item. |
2240-101-3398—For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
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| 1,950,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1665-Financial Assistance Program ........................ | 1,950,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023, for support and local assistance. Not more than 15 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs. | ||||||
2. | The funds appropriated in this item are to forgive the General Fund cashflow loans made pursuant to Item 2240-401. |
2240-102-0890—For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development, payable from the Federal Trust Fund
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| 0 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1665-Financial Assistance Program ........................ | 0 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The Department of Finance, upon notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, may increase the amount appropriated in this item by the amount of any additional federal funds received pursuant to Section 3201 of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2). | ||||||
2. | Upon the order of the Department of Finance, not more than 15 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 2240-002-0890 for administrative costs. | ||||||
3. | The amount appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until September 30, 2025. |
2240-111-0001—For transfer by the Controller, upon order of the Department of Finance, to the Self-Help Housing Fund
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| 145,000,000 | ||||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance may transfer the amount transferred to the Self-Help Housing Fund pursuant to this item from the Self-Help Housing Fund to the California Housing Finance Fund for expenditure by the California Housing Finance Agency. |
2660-002-0001—For support of Department of Transportation
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1835020-Local Assistance
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Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance and liquidation until June 30, 2027. | ||||||
2. | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to | ||||||
3. | Funds appropriated in this item shall not be available for encumbrance or expenditure unless additional legislation regarding the allocation of transportation funds is enacted by July 1, 2022. If no such legislation is enacted, these funds shall revert to the General Fund. |
2660-101-0001—For local assistance, Department of Transportation, Active Transportation Program (ATP)
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| 500,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1835020-Local Assistance ........................ | 500,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 2660-002-0001 or Item 2660-302-0001 for use for the Active Transportation Program. These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. |
2660-102-0001—For local assistance, Department of Transportation
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1835020-Local Assistance
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Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Of the
amount appropriated in this item, | ||||||
2. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, | ||||||
3. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $549,000,000 shall be for the Active Transportation Program, $250,000,000 shall be for grade separation projects, and $149,000,000 shall be for the Highways and Boulevards Program. | ||||||
4. | Funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance and liquidation until June 30, 2027. | ||||||
5. | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 2660-002-0001 or Item 2660-302-0001. These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. | ||||||
6. | Funds appropriated in this item shall not be available for encumbrance or expenditure unless additional legislation regarding the allocation of transportation funds is enacted by July 1, 2022. If no such legislation is enacted, these funds shall revert to the General Fund. |
499,999,000 | |||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1835020-Local Assistance | 499,999,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Funds appropriated in this item shall not be available for encumbrance or expenditure unless additional legislation specifying how the funds shall be allocated is enacted by October 10, 2021. If no such legislation is enacted by October 10, 2021, all funds appropriated in this item shall revert to the General Fund on October 11, 2021. | ||||||
2. | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 2660-308-0001. These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. |
2660-302-0001—For capital outlay, Department of Transportation, non-State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1835019-Capital Outlay Projects
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Provisions: | |||||||
1. | These funds shall be available for | ||||||
1,000 | |||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 1835019-Capital Outlay Projects | 1,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Funds appropriated in this item shall not be available for encumbrance or expenditure unless additional legislation specifying how the funds shall be allocated is enacted by October 10, 2021. If no such legislation is enacted by October 10, 2021, all funds appropriated in this item shall revert to the General Fund on October 11, 2021. | ||||||
2. | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 2660-108-0001. These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. |
2665-301-6043—For capital outlay, High-Speed Rail Authority, payable from the High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Fund
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| 4,200,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 0008897-Central Valley Segment ........................ | 4,200,000,000 | |||||
(a) | Design-Build ........................ | 4,200,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | No funds appropriated in this item shall be encumbered prior to the High-Speed Rail Authority submitting a detailed funding plan for the project or projects in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 2704.08 of the Streets and Highways Code to the Department of Finance, the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and the peer review group established pursuant to Section 185035 of the Public Utilities Code. For purposes of this funding plan, a corridor or usable segment thereof is “suitable and ready for high-speed train operation” as specified in Section 2704.78 of the Streets and Highways Code, with respect to the bond proceeds appropriated by this item. | ||||||
2. | The project described in Schedule (1) shall be the same project as funded in Item 2665-306-0890 and Item 2665-306-6043 of the Budget Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012) and Item 2665-306-3228 of the Budget Act of 2014 (Chs. 25 and 663, Stats. 2014). | ||||||
3. | Notwithstanding Section 1.80, the amount provided in this item is available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
4. | Notwithstanding any other law, and as necessary to support the High-Speed Rail Authority’s state operations, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 2665-004-6043 in any fiscal year for which these funds remain available. Any such transfer shall be consistent with the limits placed by subdivision (h) of Section 2704.08 of the Streets and Highways Code, and shall require the approval of the Department of Finance. | ||||||
5. | Funds appropriated in this item shall not be available for encumbrance or expenditure unless additional legislation specifying how the funds shall be allocated is enacted by July 1, 2022. If no such legislation is enacted, all funds appropriated in this item shall revert to the General Fund. |
3100-001-0267—For support of Exposition Park, payable from the Exposition Park Improvement Fund
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 2300-California Science Center
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(2) | 2305-Exposition Park Management
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(3) | 2310-California African American Museum
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| 298,000 | |||||
(4) | 9900100-Administration
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| 3,000 | |||||
(5) | 9900200-Administration—Distributed
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| −3,000 | |||||
(6) | Reimbursements to 2305-Exposition Park Management
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Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amount appropriated in this item may include revenues derived from the assessment of fines and penalties imposed pursuant to in Section 13332.18 of the Government Code. | ||||||
2. | Upon approval of the Director of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in this item may be augmented for park operational costs, including, but not limited to, increased security and parking associated with major events at Exposition Park. Any augmentation under this provision shall be authorized no sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity of the increase to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and the appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may determine. | ||||||
3. | Notwithstanding any other law, upon order of the Department of Finance, the Controller shall | ||||||
4. | Notwithstanding any other law, upon order of the Department of Finance, the Controller shall transfer up to $4,700,000 from the General Fund to the Exposition Park Improvement Fund to offset unanticipated revenue loss resulting from public health-related closures of Exposition Park. The Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall be notified of any transfers authorized pursuant to this provision. | ||||||
5. | Notwithstanding any other law, upon order of the Department of Finance, the amount available for transfer from the General Fund in Provision 4 may be increased by an additional $4,700,000. The Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall be notified of any transfers authorized pursuant to this provision. | ||||||
6. | The amounts appropriated in Schedules (2) and (6) of this item are available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023. |
3125-002-0001—For support of California Tahoe Conservancy
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| 5,250,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 2340-Tahoe Conservancy ........................ | 5,250,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for | ||||||
2. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for climate resilience, wildfire prevention, community access, and natural resource protection. | ||||||
3. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. |
3360-008-0001—For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
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| 55,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 2380010-Power Plant Site Certification and Transmission Line Corridor Designation Program ........................ | 55,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission until June 30, 2026, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, 2030. | ||||||
2. | The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be used as follows: | ||||||
(a) | $55,000,000 shall be used for administrative costs to support distributed electricity backup assets and utility scale assets including incentives for clean backup generation. | ||||||
3. | With the funds appropriated in this item, the commission may do all of the following: | ||||||
(a) | Adopt guidelines or other standards for this program at a commission business meeting. The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) does not apply to guidelines or other standards for the program adopted at a commission business meeting. | ||||||
(b) | Utilize and contract with any type of third-party block grant or incentive program implementers for the purposes of implementing the programs funded by the appropriation made in this item. | ||||||
(c) | Advance up to 25 percent of awarded funds at a time to parties that are eligible for funding for the purposes of this program. | ||||||
4. | Financial incentives provided with the funds appropriated in this item shall not require the review, consent, or approval of the Department of General Services or any other state department or agency and do not need to comply with requirements under the State Contracting Manual, the Public Contract Code, or the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
5. | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 3360-108-0001. These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. |
3360-108-0001—For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
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| 495,000,000 | ||||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be used to support distributed electricity backup assets and utility scale assets including incentives for clean backup generation. | ||||||
2. | With the funds appropriated in this item, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission may do all of the following: | ||||||
(a) | Adopt guidelines or other standards for this program at a commission business meeting. The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) does not apply to guidelines or other standards for the program adopted at a commission business meeting. | ||||||
(b) | Utilize and contract with any type of third-party block grant or incentive program implementers for the purposes of implementing the programs funded by the appropriation made in this item. | ||||||
(c) | Advance up to 25 percent of awarded funds at a time to parties that are eligible for funding for the purposes of this program. | ||||||
3. | Financial incentives provided with the funds appropriated in this item shall not require the review, consent, or approval of the Department of General Services or any other state department or agency and do not need to comply with requirements under the State Contracting Manual, the Public Contract Code, or the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
4. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure by the commission until June 30, 2026, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, 2030. |
3540-101-0001—For local assistance, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 2465-Fire Protection ........................ | 14,298,000 | |||||
(2) | 2470-Resource Management
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Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amount appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be available to fund one fuels crew in each of the following six counties, to assist with fuel reduction and fire prevention efforts: Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. This funding is provided on a one-time basis, in light of the staffing impacts that COVID-19 is having during this period of extreme fire conditions. | ||||||
2. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $67,854,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024, for grants to support near-term post-fire recovery and restoration activities and workforce training and development. | ||||||
3. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $19,000,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026, for tribal forest health grants to fund projects over multiple fiscal years. | ||||||
4. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $50,000,000 shall be available for encumbrance and expenditure until June 30, 2027, for post-fire reforestation and regeneration. The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is exempt from any applicable provision of law requiring competitive bidding, subcontracting restrictions, and the supervision or approval of another department or agency of state government, with the exception of the Department of General Services. This exemption is limited to procurement, contracting, or subcontracting with vendors for forest health, fire prevention, fuels reduction, vegetation management, or environmental review for fire prevention or post-fire vegetation restoration projects funded from the amount specified in this provision. | ||||||
5. | The funds specified in Provision 4 shall be available to restore climate resilient natural conditions prioritizing native species and a density and distribution of seedlings that address emergency climate conditions including increased fire and drought, consistent with the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force’s Reforestation Working Group, on non-commercial forestry lands. These funds shall be administered through the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Forest Health Grant Program. |
3540-301-0001—For capital outlay, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 0000680-Minor Projects
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| 2,005,000 | |||||
(a) | Minor projects
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| 2,005,000 | |||||
(1.5) | 0000165-Badger Forest Fire Station: Replace Facility ........................ | 2,927,000 | |||||
(a) | Construction ........................ | 2,927,000 | |||||
(2) | 0000176-Higgins Corner Fire Station: Replace Facility
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| 789,000 | |||||
(a) | Preliminary plans
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| 789,000 | |||||
(3) | 0000186-Potrero Forest Fire Station: Replace Facility
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| 981,000 | |||||
(a) | Working drawings
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| 981,000 | |||||
(4) | 0000971-Shasta Trinity Unit Headquarters/Northern Operations: Replace Facility
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| 4,689,000 | |||||
(a) | Preliminary plans
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| 4,689,000 | |||||
(5) | 0001378-Butte Fire Center: Replace Facility
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| 2,745,000 | |||||
(a) | Working drawings
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| 2,745,000 | |||||
(6) | 0001379-Temecula Fire Station: Relocate Facility
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| 595,000 | |||||
(a) | Preliminary plans
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| 595,000 | |||||
(7) | 0001380-Macdoel Fire Station: Relocate Facility
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| 796,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 210,000 | |||||
(b) | Preliminary plans
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| 586,000 | |||||
(8) | 0003211-Prado Helitack Base: Replace Facility
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| 1,510,000 | |||||
(a) | Working drawings
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| 1,510,000 | |||||
(9) | 0003213-Alhambra Valley Fire Station: Relocate Facility
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| 2,500,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 2,500,000 | |||||
(10) | 0005014-Elsinore Fire Station: Relocate Facility
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| 1,800,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 1,800,000 | |||||
(11) | 0005016-Humboldt-Del Norte Unit Headquarters: Relocate Facility
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| 1,860,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 1,860,000 | |||||
(12) | 0005020-Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base: Replace Facility
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| 1,931,000 | |||||
(a) | Working drawings
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| 1,931,000 | |||||
(13) | 0005023-Growlersburg Conservation Camp: Replace Facility
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| 3,050,000 | |||||
(a) | Working Drawings
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| 3,050,000 | |||||
(14) | 0005032-Hollister Air Attack Base/Bear Valley Helitack Base: Relocate Facility
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| 12,150,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 12,150,000 | |||||
(15) | 0005192-Fresno Air Attack Base: Infrastructure Improvements
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| 3,217,000 | |||||
(a) | Construction
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| 3,217,000 | |||||
(16) | 0005193-Ramona Air Attack Base: Infrastructure Improvements
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| 4,947,000 | |||||
(a) | Construction
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| 4,947,000 | |||||
(17) | 0006679-Intermountain Conservation Camp: Replace Facility
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| 600,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 600,000 | |||||
(18) | 0006681-Howard Forest
Helitack Base: Replace Facility
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| 1,778,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 550,000 | |||||
(b) | Preliminary Plans ........................ | 1,228,000 | |||||
(19) | 0006682-Kneeland Helitack Base: Relocate Facility
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| 2,078,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 850,000 | |||||
(b) | Preliminary Plans ........................ | 1,228,000 | |||||
(20) | 0008423-Alma Helitack Base: Replace Facility
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| 5,000,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 5,000,000 | |||||
(21) | 0008424-Boggs Mountain Helitack Base: Relocate Facility
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| 2,000,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition
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| 2,000,000 | |||||
(22) | 0006680-Lake/Napa Unit Auto Shop and Warehouse: Replace Facility ........................ | 1,102,000 | |||||
(a) | Working drawings ........................ | 1,102,000 | |||||
(23) | 0008988-Riverside Unit Headquarters: Relocate Facility ........................ | 3,660,000 | |||||
(a) | Acquisition ........................ | 3,660,000 |
3600-001-3398—For local assistance, Department of Fish and Wildlife, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
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| 75,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 2590-Biodiversity Conservation Program ........................ | 75,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amount appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. |
3860-001-0001—For support of Department of Water Resources
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 3230-Continuing Formulation of the California Water Plan
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| 163,565,000 | |||||
(2) | 3240-Implementation of the State Water Resources Development System
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(3) | 3245-Public Safety and Prevention of Damage
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| 364,802,000 | |||||
(4) | 3250-Central Valley Flood Protection Board
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| 18,658,000 | |||||
(5) | 3255-Services
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| 7,225,000 | |||||
(6) | 9900100-Administration
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| 108,937,000 | |||||
(7) | 9900200-Administration—Distributed
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| −108,937,000 | |||||
(8) | Reimbursements to 3230-Continuing Formulation of the California Water Plan
........................
| −16,185,000 | |||||
(9) | Reimbursements to 3240-Implementation of the State Water Resources Development System
........................
| −581,000 | |||||
(10) | Reimbursements to 3245-Public Safety and Prevention of Damage
........................
| −9,737,000 | |||||
(11) | Reimbursements to 3250-Central Valley Flood Protection Board
........................
| −8,095,000 | |||||
(12) | Reimbursements to 3255-Services
........................
| −7,225,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amounts appropriated in this item may be transferred to the Water Resources Revolving Fund for direct expenditure in such amounts as needed to meet operational needs. | ||||||
2. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $101,000,000 for immediate drought support, $25,000,000 for watershed climate studies, $20,000,000 for an Aqueduct Solar Panel Pilot Study, and $237,000,000 for deferred maintenance shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
3. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $1,500,000,000 for a strategic reliability reserve shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, 2030. The funds shall be subject to the following: | ||||||
(a) | The department may enter into contracts for energy and capacity products reasonably necessary to advance grid reliability and adequacy of electricity supplies. | ||||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, as to any project that is the subject of a contract pursuant to Provision 1 for the delivery of energy or capacity prior to October 1, 2023, the following statutes and regulations are suspended: | ||||||
(1) | California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) and regulations adopted pursuant to that act. | ||||||
(2) | California Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 of the Public Resources Code) and regulations adopted pursuant to that act. | ||||||
(3) | Title 7.2 (commencing with Section 66600) of the Government Code and regulations adopted pursuant to that title. | ||||||
(4) | Section 1769 of Title 20 of the California Code of Regulations. | ||||||
(5) | Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500) of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code. | ||||||
(6) | Any local, regional, or other permit, regulation or law restricting or prohibiting, construction, or operation of generation. | ||||||
(c) | The Department of Water Resources may enter into contracts to reimburse electrical corporations, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code, for the value of imported energy or import capacity products that (1) was delivered or capable of being delivered between July 1, 2022, and September 30, 2022, and (2) was procured at above-market costs or in excess of procurement authorizations set by the Public Utilities Commission and above the requirements needed to serve their bundled customers in support of summer electric service reliability. | ||||||
(d) | The department, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, may enter into contracts to fund energy efficiency upgrades at existing power generation facilities provided that the upgrades will enable the facility to provide additional generation during the net peak hours and can be online on or before September 30, 2022. | ||||||
(e) | The department may use up to $75,000,000 of these funds to support contracts with the owners of electric generating facilities pending retirement to fund, reimburse or compensate the owners for any costs, expense or financial commitments incurred to retain the future availability of such generating facilities pending further legislation. | ||||||
(f) | Contracts entered into pursuant to subprovisions (a), (c) and (d), amendments to those contracts during their terms, or contracts for services reasonably related to those contracts, shall not be subject to competitive bidding or any other state contracting requirements, shall not require the review, consent, or approval of the Department of General Services or any other state department or agency, and are not subject to the requirements of the State Contracting Manual, the Public Contract Code, or the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
(g) | The department may do any of the following as necessary, as determined by the department, for purposes of subprovisions (a), (c) and (d): | ||||||
(1) | Engage the services of private parties to render professional and technical assistance and advice and other services. | ||||||
(2) | Contract for the services of other public agencies. | ||||||
(3) | Engage in activities or enter into contracts or arrangements as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the department’s duties and responsibilities. | ||||||
(4) | Hire personnel necessary and desirable for the timely and successful implementation and administration of the department’s duties and responsibilities. |
3860-001-3398—For support of Department of Water Resources, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
........................
| 26,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 3230-Continuing Formulation of the California Water Plan ........................ | 26,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amounts appropriated in this item may be transferred to the Water Resources Revolving Fund for direct expenditure in such amounts as needed to meet operational needs. | ||||||
2. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for expenditure or encumbrance until June 30, 2024, for state operations or local assistance. |
3860-101-3398—For local assistance, Department of Water Resources, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
........................
| 545,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 3230-Continuing Formulation of the California Water Plan ........................ | 545,000,000 | |||||
(a) | Urban Water Community Drought Relief ........................ | (200,000,000) | |||||
(b) | Small Community Drought Relief ........................ | (100,000,000) | |||||
(c) | Conservation for Urban Suppliers ........................ | (75,000,000) | |||||
(d) | Conservation for Small Suppliers ........................ | (25,000,000) | |||||
(e) | Turf Replacement ........................ | (75,000,000) | |||||
(f) | Agriculture Drought Response Program and Delta Drought Response Pilot ........................ | (60,000,000) | |||||
(g) | Migratory Bird Habitat ........................ | (10,000,000) | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amounts appropriated in this item may be transferred to the Water Resources Revolving Fund for direct expenditure in such amounts as needed to meet operational needs. | ||||||
2. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for local assistance or state operations. | ||||||
3. | The funds appropriated in Schedules (1)(a) and (1)(b) may support multiple benefits, including water supply reliability, ecosystem, drought resilience planning, and groundwater management benefits. | ||||||
4. | Any guidelines adopted to implement projects or activities funded in this item are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). | ||||||
5. | A contract entered into pursuant to funding provided in this item are exempt from Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. The Department of Water Resources may award a contract pursuant to funding provided in this item on a noncompetitive bid basis as necessary to implement projects or activities funded in these schedules. | ||||||
6. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. | ||||||
7. | Up to 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs. |
3940-001-3398—For support of State Water Resources Control Board, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
........................
| 8,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 3570-Water Rights ........................ | 8,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amount appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. |
3940-101-3398—For local assistance, State Water Resources Control Board, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
........................
| 50,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 3560-Water Quality ........................ | 50,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amount appropriated in this item shall be used for emergency interim or permanent solutions to drinking water drought emergencies. | ||||||
(a) | Any action to implement this funding in Provision 1, including the adoption or development of any plan, handbook, or map, shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). | ||||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, the State Water Resources Control Board may provide advance payment of up to 25 percent of grant funds awarded to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, public utilities, mutual water companies, federally recognized California Native American tribes, non-federally recognized Native American tribes on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004, administrators, and groundwater sustainability agencies that have demonstrated cashflow problems according to the criteria set forth by the board. | ||||||
(c) | If the State Water Resources Control Board approves a request for emergency funding, it may provide the funding as a grant to the public water system, or the board may expend emergency funding on behalf of the public water system, or some combination thereof. A direct expenditure may be via a written or oral contract. An oral contract is limited to expenditure of a maximum of $10,000. | ||||||
2. | Up to 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs. | ||||||
3. | The amount appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. |
3940-106-0001—For local assistance, State Water Resources Control Board
........................
| |||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 3560-Water Quality
........................
| ||||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $650,000,000 shall be available for drinking water projects and $650,000,000 shall be available for wastewater projects. | ||||||
(a) | The State Water Resources Control Board shall prioritize disadvantaged communities for drinking water projects. | ||||||
(b) | The board shall prioritize septic-to-sewer conversions with local investment for wastewater projects. | ||||||
(c) | Funding may be utilized by the board as a state share of the clean water and drinking water state revolving funds. | ||||||
(d) | Up to 10 percent of funds may be utilized for technical assistance and capacity building in disadvantaged communities. | ||||||
2. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $200,000,000 shall be utilized for groundwater cleanup and water recycling projects. | ||||||
(a) | Not less than $50,000,000 shall be allocated for the project that is referenced in Section 10609.21 of the Water Code, and shall be allocated directly to the local agency constructing the project in the form of a lump sum payment no later than February 1, 2022. | ||||||
3. | |||||||
4. | Up to 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs. | ||||||
5. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $30,000,000 shall be available for technical and financial assistance to drinking water systems to address Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). | ||||||
6. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $20,000,000 shall be available to address water quality problems arising in the rivers that come across the border from Mexico. | ||||||
(a) | Expenditures shall be consistent with the work of the California Environmental Protection Agency Border Affairs Program to build collaboration with the United States Government and the governments of Mexico, Baja California Norte, and the cities of Tijuana and Mexicali. This funding shall have priority for projects that have funding committed by one of the other governments. | ||||||
(b) | The State Water Resources Control Board and the California Environmental Protection Agency shall consult and collaborate with the Legislature, including the protocol office of each house’s leadership office, on cross-border collaboration and the expenditure of this funding. | ||||||
(c) | This funding may be expended for actions in Baja California Norte, provided the actions provide water quality benefits to the portions of the rivers in California. | ||||||
7. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $400,000,000 shall be utilized by the State Water Resources Control Board as a state share of the clean water and drinking water state revolving funds, consistent with existing law. These funds may be expended for project costs incurred by funding recipients in fiscal years prior to enactment of this Budget Act. The funding provided in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027. |
4260-001-3398—For support of State Department of Health Care Services, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
........................
| 5,400,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 3960-Health Care Services ........................ | 5,400,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024, to implement the hospital and skilled nursing facility COVID-19 worker retention payments program. |
4260-101-3398—For local assistance, State Department of Health Care Services, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
........................
| 1,077,600,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 3960-Health Care Services ........................ | 1,077,600,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024, for the hospital and skilled nursing facility COVID-19 worker retention payments program. |
5180-151-0001—For local assistance, State Department of Social Services
........................
| 2,796,185,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 4275019-Children and Adult Services and Licensing
........................
| 1,524,130,000 | |||||
(2) | 4275028-Special Programs
........................
| 1,616,425,000 | |||||
(3) | Reimbursements to 4275019-Children and Adult Services and Licensing
........................
| −344,370,000 | |||||
(4) | Reimbursements to 4275028-Special Programs
........................
| 0 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Provision 1 of Item 5180-101-0001 also applies to this item. | ||||||
2. | Notwithstanding Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18000) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and pursuant to Section 30029.8 of the Government Code, a loan not
to exceed $50,000,000 shall be made available from the General Fund, from funds not otherwise appropriated, to cover the federal share or reimbursable share, or both, of costs of a program or programs when the federal funds or reimbursements have not been received by this state prior to the usual time for transmitting state payments for the federal or reimbursable share of costs. The loan from the General Fund shall be repaid when the federal or reimbursable share of costs for the program or programs becomes available. | ||||||
3. | The Department of Finance may authorize the establishment of positions and transfer of amounts from this item to Item 5180-001-0001, in order to allow the state to perform the facilities evaluation function of the Community Care Licensing Division in the event the counties fail to perform that function. | ||||||
4. | Nonfederal funds appropriated in this item that have been budgeted to meet the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance-of-effort requirement established pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) shall not be expended in any way that would cause their disqualification as a federally allowable maintenance-of-effort expenditure. | ||||||
5. | The Department of Finance may authorize the establishment of positions and transfer of amounts from this item to Item 5180-001-0001 in order to allow the state to perform the adoptions function in the event that a county notifies the State Department of
Social Services that it intends to cease performing that function. | ||||||
6. | Funds appropriated in this item for the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program required by Chapter 5.2 (commencing with Section 16524.6) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be appropriately reduced by the Department of Finance to the extent any activities for which funding is included are also required by the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113-183). | ||||||
7. | Funds appropriated in this item for legal services to unaccompanied undocumented minors and for immigration services in accordance with Chapter 5.6 (commencing with
Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be available for liquidation until June 30, 2027. | ||||||
8. | Of the total amount appropriated in this item, up to $4,000,000 shall be available for a county-optional block grant program, for allocation to local agencies to fund activities the Commission on State Mandates identified as reimbursable state mandates in the Interagency Child Abuse and Neglect Investigation Reports (CSM-00-TC-22) mandate. A local agency that receives funding according to this item shall not be eligible to submit claims to the Controller for reimbursement under Section 17560 of the Government Code for any costs related to the reimbursable state-mandated activities identified in CSM-00-TC-22 incurred in the same fiscal year during which the local agency received funding according to
this item. The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the California State Association of Counties, shall develop an allocation methodology for the purpose of distributing these funds to participating counties. Block grant funding apportioned according to this item is subject to annual financial and compliance audits. | ||||||
9. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $39,419,000 is for the support of activities related to the Child Welfare Services-California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) project. Expenditure of these funds is contingent upon approval of project documents by the Department of Finance and the Department of Technology. This amount may be augmented up to a maximum of $28,630,000 for project activities upon approval by the Department of Finance, in
consultation with the Department of Technology. In providing approval, the Department of Finance shall consider verified satisfactory progress toward milestones associated with the CWS-CARES Product Roadmap, product adoption, and the roadmap change management process. Such an augmentation shall only be used to support an acceleration of planned project activities and shall not be used to increase total project costs. Any such augmentation shall be authorized no less than 30 calendar days following written notification to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or a lesser period if requested by the Department of Finance and approved by the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the chairperson’s designee. | |||||
(b) | The Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of
funds appropriated for the CWS-CARES project in Schedule (1) to Item 5180-001-0001, for project-related activities, including, but not limited to, necessary personal services expenditures, interagency agreements, and contracts. | ||||||
(c) | The State Department of Social Services, in coordination with other state entities and counties involved in the CWS-CARES project efforts, shall (1) provide stakeholders, counties, and the Legislature with monthly project status reports, including newly executed contracts, their purpose, and cost and (2) convene a regularly scheduled quarterly forum to provide project updates to stakeholders and legislative staff. The forums shall include updates on the progress of project development and implementation, expenditures incurred to date, significant issues and risks overcome in the
prior quarter and presently being addressed, and upcoming project milestones and significant events. | ||||||
(d) | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $100,000 is available to fund reimbursements to an Indian tribe, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 224.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or the tribe’s designee, for costs associated with participating with the State Department of Social Services to guide the development of an automated system used for Child Welfare Services. Notwithstanding any other law, the amount and manner of reimbursements shall be determined by the State Department of Social Services in written directives. | ||||||
10. | The Department of Finance may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated in this item for activities related to implementation of the Resource Family Approval Program to Item 5180-001-0001 in order for the State Department of Social Services to perform these activities on behalf of counties. Funds shall only be transferred pursuant to this provision after consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association of California and consistent with written notification from the county or counties of the amount of funding to be transferred. | ||||||
11. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $7,000,000 shall be available for contracts under the authority of Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code with organizations qualified pursuant to that chapter, to
provide legal services to persons on California State University campuses. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024, and liquidation until June 30, 2027. Use of these funds shall be reported in updates provided to the Legislature on the State Department of Social Services’ immigration programs. | ||||||
12. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be available for legal services pursuant to Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, for, but not limited to, unaccompanied undocumented minors and other minors in removal proceedings, and current or past beneficiaries of federal temporary protected status, to be allocated at the discretion of the State Department of Social Services. These funds shall be available for
encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024, and liquidation until June 30, 2027. Use of these funds shall be reported in updates provided to the Legislature on the department’s immigration programs. | ||||||
13. | (a) | Of the amount appropriated in this item, the State Department of Social Services may allocate no more than $30,000,000 to existing Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) providers under contract with the department, to nonprofit Feeding America members located in California or to a Feeding America partner state organization with the capacity to purchase and distribute food statewide in California. These funds are made available to mitigate any increases in food insecurity and administrative costs caused by the COVID-19 emergency and related economic recovery. These funds shall be allocated at
the sole discretion of the department. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, the department’s allocation of these funds shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
(c) | The department shall inform the Legislature of the final allocation of funding available pursuant to this provision no later than August 1, 2022. | ||||||
(d) | Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Social Services may implement and administer this provision without adopting regulations. | ||||||
14. | The Department of Finance may increase the expenditure authority in this item to support unanticipated costs related to the federal Family First Prevention Services Act, subject to documentation provided by the State Department of Social Services explaining the need for the resources. | ||||||
15. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $175,000,000 shall be available for the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program to increase participation among homeless persons with disabilities who may be eligible for disability benefits programs pursuant to Section 18999.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. | |||||
(b) | Of these funds, $25,000,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023. | ||||||
(c) | (1) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $150,000,000 shall be available for the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program pursuant to Section 18999.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | |||||
(2) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program. Any transfer in excess of 5 percent may be authorized pursuant to this provision not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee,
or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may in each instance determine. | ||||||
16. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $8,250,000 is to augment the Child Welfare Public Health Nursing Early Intervention Program. | |||||
(b) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $29,867,000 is to augment the Family Urgent Response System. | ||||||
17. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $7,055,000 shall be available to fund the administrative costs associated with continuing an extended foster care benefit assistance payment for any nonminor dependent who met eligibility requirements for the Extended Foster Care program, has lost their employment or has experienced a disruption in their education program resulting from COVID-19, and cannot otherwise meet any of the participation requirements, as described in All County Letter 20-45 and in federal letter ACYF-CB-PI-20-10, unless Stafford Act (P.L. 100-707) flexibilities for employment and education requirements, as described in PI-20-10, are rescinded prior to December 31, 2021. Additionally, the funds shall be used to fund the administrative costs associated with monthly case management and to make payments to, or on behalf of, any individual who attained 21 years of age while in extended foster care on or after April 17, 2020, through December 31, 2021.
Payments shall be consistent with applicable rates for existing foster care placement settings. | |||||
(b) | As of December 27, 2020, the funds identified in subdivision (a) shall also be available for foster care maintenance payments following reentry to foster care of any individual who attained 21 years of age while in extended foster care on or after January 27, 2020, upon the signing of a voluntary reentry agreement and supervised placement approval. The State Department of Social Services shall issue instructions for counties and eligible individuals consistent with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), as described in federal letter ACYF-CB-PI-21-04, including, but not limited to, processes to maximize the availability of federal financial participation for individuals aged 21 and 22
years old. | ||||||
18. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $87,000 shall be available to eligible federally recognized Indian tribes or tribal agencies to purchase Live Scan machines and receive ongoing reimbursements for fingerprinting costs, other maintenance and operation items, or related activities necessary to enable the tribes or tribal agencies to complete background checks for the purpose of approving tribally approved homes for the placement of Indian children into foster or adoptive care pursuant to Section 10553.12 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. | |||||
(b) | The funding in subdivision (a)
shall be available to the tribes or tribal agencies currently approved by the Department of Justice to receive state and federal level summary criminal history information pursuant to Section 11105.08 of the Penal Code. | ||||||
(c) | Of the funding in subdivision (a), the amount that each tribe or tribal agency can utilize for the purposes specified in subdivision (a) will be determined in consultation with, and subject to review and approval by, the State Department of Social Services. | ||||||
19. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $352,524,000 shall be available for the Community Care Expansion Program to
support individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. These funds shall be contingent upon the passage of pending legislation detailing the program objectives, implementation design and timelines, data collection, and the measurement of outcomes for the program. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, of the funds appropriated in this item, $352,524,000 is available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024, by the State Department of Social Services to implement the Community Care Expansion Program to provide competitive grants to qualified counties and tribal entities for the acquisition and rehabilitation of adult and senior care facilities. Of the $352,524,000, $55,000,000 is for the capitalized operating subsidy reserve. | ||||||
(c) | The department shall determine the methodology and distribution of the funds appropriated in this provision to those counties and tribal entities it deems qualified. | ||||||
(d) | Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this item, in whole or in part, by means of information notices or other similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action. | ||||||
(e) | For purposes of this item, “tribal entity” means a federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal organization, or urban Indian organization, as defined in Section 1603 of Title 25 of the United States Code. | ||||||
(f) | (1) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, the funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to administer the expansion of the Community Care Expansion Program. | |||||
(2) | Any transfer in excess of 5 percent may be authorized pursuant to this provision not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may in each instance determine. | ||||||
20. | (a) | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $200,000,000 shall be available to the Long-Term Care Career Pathways Program to incentivize, support, and fund career pathways for In-Home Supportive Services providers, contingent upon the passage of pending legislation detailing the program objectives, implementation design and timelines, data collection, and measurement of outcomes for the program. | |||||
(b) | (1) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, the funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to administer the expansion of the Adult Protective Services Program. | |||||
(2) | Any transfer in excess of 5 percent may be authorized pursuant to this provision not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may in each instance determine. | ||||||
21. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $92,500,000 shall be available for the Home Safe program pursuant to Section 15771 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | |||||
(b) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, funds appropriated in Schedule (1) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer the Home Safe program. | ||||||
22. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $150,000,000 shall be available for the Project Roomkey program. | |||||
(b) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer the Project Roomkey program. Any transfer in excess of 5 percent may be authorized pursuant to this provision not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may in each instance determine. | ||||||
23. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $105,200,000 shall be available for the Rapid Response program as described in Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 13400) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023. | |||||
(b) | In accordance with Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the United States Code, this provision provides for services for undocumented persons. | ||||||
(c) | Upon approval of the Department of Finance, funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described
in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer the Rapid Response program. | ||||||
(d) | A written update shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by April 1, 2022, on the services and support specified in this provision. | ||||||
24. | (a) | (1) | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $25,000,000 shall be available for immigration services funding for payment to entities under contract or grant pursuant to Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for services on behalf of clients involved in,
applying for, or subject to, federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status and clients applying for naturalization to become a United States citizen, including coverage of filing fees. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||
(2) | These funds may be used to conduct a formal evaluation of the services described in this subdivision (a). | ||||||
(b) | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $15,300,000 shall be available to provide legal services to unaccompanied undocumented minors and for immigration services in accordance with Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 13300) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
(c) | (1) | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $4,700,000 is provided for mental health assessments in support of undocumented minors arriving unaccompanied to the United States, and for navigation services to connect with existing services that support reunification and post-placement needs of undocumented minors arriving unaccompanied, including unaccompanied alien children as defined in Section 279(g)(2) of Title 6 of the United States Code, their sponsors, and the sponsor’s family members. | |||||
(2) | The State Department of Social Services shall allocate funding made available pursuant to this provision to qualified nonprofit providers or school districts, as determined by the department. | ||||||
(d) | All of the following apply to this provision: | ||||||
(1) | Pursuant to Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the United States Code, this provision provides for services for undocumented persons. | ||||||
(2) | Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
(3) | Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
(4) | Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Social Services may implement and administer this provision without adopting regulations. | ||||||
(5) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer legal services to unaccompanied undocumented minors. | ||||||
25. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $92,500,000 shall be
available for the Bringing Families Home Program pursuant to Section 16523.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | |||||
(b) | Upon order of the Director of Finance, funds appropriated in Schedule (1) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer the Bringing Families Home Program. | ||||||
26. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $3,000,000 shall be available for stipends for tribal social work students. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or
expenditure until June 30, 2024. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
(c) | Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
27. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $35,000,000 shall be available for the California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program to provide funding to local county or city pilots, and to support research and evaluation of those pilots and projects. These funds shall be contingent upon the passage of pending legislation detailing the program objectives, implementation design and timelines, data collection, and the measurement of outcomes for the program. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, the funds appropriated for these purposes shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026, by the State Department of Social Services to implement Guaranteed Income Pilot
Program grants. | ||||||
(c) | Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 18997 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the State Department of Social Services shall determine the methodology of distribution of the funds appropriated in this provision to those cities or counties it deems qualified. | ||||||
(d) | For purposes of implementing this provision, the State Department of Social Services may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or a negotiated basis. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
(e) | Upon order of the Director of Finance, funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer the California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program. | ||||||
29. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $30,000,000 shall be available for immigration services funding to implement the One California program. | ||||||
30. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $8,000,000 shall be available to fund case management support for asylees, also called the Enhanced Services Program for Asylees (ESPA). | ||||||
31. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $222,446,000 shall be available for county prevention services activities consistent with the provisions of Part I: Prevention Activities Under Title IV-E, of Public Law 115-123, contingent upon the passage of pending legislation detailing program objectives, implementation design and timelines, data collection, and measurement of outcomes for these activities. These funds shall be available for encumbrance and expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
32. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $139,206,000 shall be available to support enhanced care planning and assessment services, exceptional care and supervision needs for a child in a licensed setting, or other exceptional community, educational, or family supports that have been identified by a qualified individual or a child and family team, as necessary to meet the needs of a child in the least restrictive setting. The State Department of Social Services shall allocate funds through contracts with community-based providers or entities or through local assistance allocations to counties that support new or expanded programs, services, and practices that ensure the provision of the high-quality continuum of care that is designed to support foster children in the least restrictive setting, consistent with a child’s permanency plan. | |||||
(b) | Of the amount appropriated in this provision, $120,000,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. The availability of these funds is contingent upon pending legislation detailing the program objectives, implementation design and timelines, data collection, and measurement of outcomes for the program. | ||||||
(c) | (1) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, the funds appropriated in Schedule (1) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to administer services related to the needs of foster youth with complex care needs. | |||||
(2) | Any transfer in excess of five percent may be authorized pursuant to this provision not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may in each instance determine. | ||||||
33. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $182,000,000 shall be available to the State Department of Social Services for grants to existing Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) or Commodity
Supplemental Food Program providers, members of the nonprofit organization Feeding America that are based in California, or members of the California Association of Food Banks, whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households. The grants shall support one-time capacity enhancements that support the collection, storage, and distribution systems required to adequately serve the food insecurity needs of California, as well as enhancements to ensure the resilience of the emergency food delivery system during climate crises and disasters. Up to 5 percent of funds allocated for these grants may be used by the department, at its discretion, to procure and provide statewide system upgrades to improve the efficiency of the provider network’s food ordering, tracking, and reporting processes. The department shall allow investments for the use of grant funds awarded under this provision, including, but not limited to, improvements in the following areas: | |||||
(1) | Transportation | ||||||
(2) | Cold storage | ||||||
(3) | Warehouse equipment and supplies | ||||||
(4) | Technology | ||||||
(5) | External facility expansion | ||||||
(6) | Generation and storage of backup power | ||||||
(7) | Electric vehicles | ||||||
(8) | Charging stations | ||||||
(9) | Panel, wiring, and other necessary utility upgrades | ||||||
(10) | Other systems required to adequately serve the food insecurity needs of California | ||||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall establish an application process for the grants described in subdivision (a), which shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. The
department may, at its sole discretion, provide up to 75 percent of a grant award as cash in advance of actual purchases made by a grantee. | ||||||
(c) | These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
(d) | (1) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, the funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer the Emergency Food Capacity Enhancement & Climate Resilience Program. | |||||
(2) | Any transfer in excess of 5 percent may be authorized pursuant to this provision not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may in each instance determine. | ||||||
34. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), the State Department of Social Services shall allocate $80,000,000 to existing The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) providers under contract with the department, to members of the nonprofit organization Feeding America that are located in California, or to a Feeding America partner state organization with the capacity to purchase and distribute food statewide in California. These funds are made available to mitigate any increases in food insecurity and administrative costs caused by the COVID-19 emergency and related economic recovery. These funds shall be allocated at the sole discretion of the department. | |||||
(b) | These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
(c) | Notwithstanding any other law, the department’s allocation of these funds shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
(d) | Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this provision without adopting regulations. | ||||||
35. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $30,000,000 shall be available to the State Department of Social Services to provide grants to the following organizations to provide diapers to low-income families with infants or toddlers: | |||||
(1) | Community Food Bank (Fresno, California) | ||||||
(2) | Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank | ||||||
(3) | Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | ||||||
(4) | Help a Mother Out (located in the San Francisco Bay area of California) | ||||||
(5) | Orange County Food Bank | ||||||
(6) | Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services | ||||||
(7) | Redwood Empire Food Bank | ||||||
(8) | Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County | ||||||
(b) | These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
(c) | Notwithstanding any other law, the department’s allocation of funds pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
36. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $42,000,000 shall be available to the State Department of Social Services to provide grants to community-based Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs that experienced added expenses and losses of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||
(b) | The department shall develop a method for disbursement of the funds through contracts or grants, taking into account the lost revenue and additional expenses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
(c) | (1) | Contracts awarded pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |||||
(2) | Contracts awarded pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the review or approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
37. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $5,700,000 shall be available for the Jewish Family Services SOVA Community Food and Resource Program in the City of Los Angeles, California, for the purpose of purchasing a building for a food bank. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, allocations pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
(c) | The Jewish Family Services Food Bank shall expend the moneys provided through the contract no later than June 30, | ||||||
38. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1) $80,000,000 shall be available to provide a pandemic assistance payment not to exceed $1,500 per child to emergency caregivers, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 11461.36 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, resource families, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of 1517 of the Health and Safety Code, tribally approved homes, as defined in subdivision (r) of Section 224.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and juvenile court legal guardians receiving aid on behalf of an eligible individual pursuant to Sections 11363, 11386, or 11405 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, who received aid on behalf of a child, nonminor dependent, or nonminor former dependent between March 19, 2020 and June 15, 2021. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this Item, in whole or in part, by means of information notices or other similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action. | ||||||
39. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $50,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of increasing the number of child welfare social workers in emergency response services. The funding shall be used by a county child welfare agency to enhance its existing emergency response services, resulting in a net increase of staff for hotline and investigation functions. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. | |||||
(b) | The department shall develop, in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association of California, a method for allocation of the funds which may take into account historical referral data and outcomes including, but not limited to, caseloads, timeliness to completing investigations, and the use of established risk and safety assessments. | ||||||
(c) | Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this Item, in whole or in part, by means of information notices or other similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action. | ||||||
40. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $2,000,000 shall be available to provide funding for menstrual hygiene products for individuals served by the Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. As a condition of receiving these funds, both parties shall provide quarterly reports to the department describing how funds are used. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, allocations pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
41. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $85,000,000 shall be provided on a one-time basis to county welfare agencies for child welfare services activities. The State Department of Social Services shall develop, in consultation with the County Welfare Directors Association, the methodology for determining the amount to be provided to each county. As a condition of receipt, each county welfare department director shall provide a signed certification from the director of the child welfare agency that the funds received pursuant to this section will be spent on child welfare services activities. | ||||||
42. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $70,000,000 shall be available for the Expansion of the Adult Protective Services Program. | |||||
(b) | (1) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, the funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to administer the expansion of the Adult Protective Services Program. | |||||
(2) | Any transfer in excess of 5 percent may be authorized pursuant to this provision not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may in each instance determine. | ||||||
43. | (a) | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), up to $200,000 shall be available to compensate consumers participating in user testing for the BenefitsCal portal. | |||||
(b) | Payments, as determined by the State Department of Social Services, made to individuals serving either as individual participants or as a participant on an advisory group or groups created by the State Department of Social Services or the California Health and Human Services Agency, or through a user-testing exercise through a contractor, for the purposes of this provision shall not be taken into account as income or resources, for purposes of determining the eligibility of that individual, or any other individual, for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any state or local program. | ||||||
44. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $7,000,000 shall be available for enhancing the Child Welfare Training Program. | |||||
(b) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, the funds appropriated in Schedule (1) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to administer the Child Welfare Training program. | ||||||
(c) | Any transfer in excess of 5 percent may be authorized pursuant to this provision not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity therefor is provided to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may in each instance determine. | ||||||
(d) | Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
45. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $30,000,000 shall be available to the State Department of Social Services for grants to nonprofits or community-based organizations to provide services to victims of hate incidents, including, but not limited to, legal services, health care, mental health, victim’s compensation, or counseling. Notwithstanding any other law, the department may enter into agreements with the State Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, or any other state agency for purposes of implementing this program. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, the department’s allocation of these funds shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
(c) | Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this provision without adopting regulations. | ||||||
(d) | Upon approval from the Department of Finance, the funds appropriated in Schedule (1) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to administer the Child Welfare Training program. | ||||||
(e) | These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
46. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $10,000,000 shall be available for the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated for these purposes shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028. | ||||||
(c) | Upon order of the Director of Finance, funds appropriated in Schedule (2) for the purposes described in this provision may be transferred to Item 5180-001-0001 to implement and administer the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program. | ||||||
47. | (a) | Notwithstanding any other law, of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $10,375,000 is available for the State Department of Social Services to provide funding to eligible Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program providers for the purpose of maintaining sufficient capacity for the foster care population. | |||||
(b) | The State Department of Social Services shall determine, in consultation with stakeholders, including the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, the County Welfare Directors Association of California, the Chief Probation Officers of California, and the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the eligibility criteria and methodology for distribution of the funding pursuant to this provision. | ||||||
(c) | Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the State Department of Social Services may implement, interpret, or make specific this provision, in whole or in part, by means of all-county letters, information notices, or other similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action. | ||||||
(d) | For purposes of implementing this provision, the State Department of Social Services may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis. Notwithstanding any other law, contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and the State Administrative Manual, and shall be exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services. | ||||||
(e) | For purposes of this provision, “Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program” shall have the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (ad) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. | ||||||
(f) | The State Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the State Department of Health Care Services and the county placing agencies, shall provide written updates to the appropriate policy and fiscal staff of the Legislature on a monthly basis, commencing January 1, 2022, and through June 1, 2022. After June 1, 2022, these updates shall be provided on at least a quarterly basis. Subject to and consistent with state and federal confidentiality and privacy laws, these updates shall include the following information: (i) information on youth that transition from short-term residential therapeutic programs that are converting their facilities to 16 beds or less, including the placement or family they move to, and the specialty mental health services they are receiving in this new placement or family, based on claims submitted to the State Department of Health Care Services, (ii) information regarding the eligibility criteria and methodology for distribution of the funding specified in subdivision (b), (iii) data on the number of beds and individual facilities deemed institutions for mental disease and when this occurs for each affected entity, and (iv) the estimated federal financial participation that is foregone as a result of these conversions. |
5225-001-0917—For support of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, payable from the Inmate Welfare Fund of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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| |||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 4500-Corrections and Rehabilitation Administration
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| 1,000,000 | |||||
(2) | 4595-Rehabilitative Programs—Adult Inmate Activities
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|
6100-001-0001—For support of State Department of Education
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| 107,069,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 5205010-Curriculum Services
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| 70,329,000 | |||||
(1.5) | 5210048-After School Programs ........................ | 1,653,000 | |||||
(2) | 5210066-Special Program Support
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| 36,718,000 | |||||
(2.5) | 5210056-Transitional Kindergarten | 10,000,000 | |||||
(3) | 9900100-Administration
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| 58,580,000 | |||||
(4) | 9900200-Administration—Distributed
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| −58,580,000 | |||||
(5) | Reimbursements to 5205010-Curriculum Services
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| −8,272,000 | |||||
(6) | Reimbursements to 5210066-Special Program Support
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| −3,359,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Notwithstanding Section 33190 of the Education Code or any other
law, the State Department of Education shall not expend funds to prepare a statewide summary of pupil performance on school district proficiency assessments or a compilation of information on private schools with five or fewer pupils. | ||||||
2. | Funds appropriated in this item may be expended or encumbered to make one or more payments under a personal services contract of a visiting educator pursuant to Section 19050.8 of the Government Code, a long-term special consultant services contract, or an employment contract between an entity that is not a state agency and a person who is under the direct or daily supervision of a state agency, only if all of the following conditions are met: | ||||||
(a) | The person providing service under the contract provides full financial disclosure to the Fair Political Practices Commission in accordance with the rules and regulations of the commission. | ||||||
(b) | The service provided under the contract does not result in the displacement of any represented civil service employee. | ||||||
(c) | The rate of compensation for salary and health benefits for the person providing service under the contract does not exceed by more than 10 percent the current rate of compensation for salary and health benefits determined by the Department of
Human Resources for civil service personnel in a comparable position. The payment of any other compensation or any reimbursement for travel or per diem expenses shall be in accordance with the State Administrative Manual and the rules and regulations of the California Victim Compensation Board. | ||||||
3. | The funds appropriated in this item shall not be expended for the development or dissemination of program advisories, including, but not limited to, program advisories on the subject areas of reading, writing, and mathematics, unless explicitly authorized by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
4. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $206,000 shall be available as
matching funds for the Department of Rehabilitation to provide coordinated services to disabled pupils. | ||||||
5. | By October 31 of each year, the State Department of Education (SDE) shall provide to the Department of Finance a file of all charter school average daily attendance (ADA) and state and local revenue associated with charter school general purpose entitlements as part of the P2 Local Control Funding Formula File. By March 1 of each year, the SDE shall provide to the Department of Finance a file of all charter school ADA and state and local revenue associated with charter school general purpose entitlements as part of the P1 Local Control Funding Formula File. It is the expectation that such reports will be provided annually. | ||||||
6. | On or before April 15 of each year, the State Department of Education (SDE) shall provide to the Department of Finance an electronic file that includes complete district- and county-level state appropriations limit information reported to the SDE. The SDE shall make every effort to ensure that all districts have submitted the necessary information requested on the relevant reporting forms. | ||||||
7. | The State Department of Education shall make information available to the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the budget committees of each house of the Legislature by October 31, March 31, and May 31 of each year regarding the amount of Proposition 98 savings estimated to be available for reversion by June 30 of that year. | ||||||
8. | Reimbursement expenditures pursuant to this item resulting from the imposition by the State Department of Education (SDE) of a commercial copyright fee shall not be expended sooner than 30 days after the SDE submits to the Department of Finance a legal opinion affirming the authority to impose such fees and the arguments supporting that position against any objections or legal challenges to the fee filed with the SDE. Any funds received pursuant to imposition of a commercial copyright fee may only be expended as necessary for outside counsel contingent on a certification of the Superintendent of Public Instruction that sufficient expertise is not available within departmental legal staff. The SDE shall not expend greater than $300,000 for such purposes without first notifying the Department of Finance of the necessity therefor, and upon
receiving approval in writing. | ||||||
9. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $1,011,000 is for dispute resolution services, including mediation and fair hearing services, provided through contract for special education programs. | ||||||
10. | Of the reimbursement funds appropriated in this item, at least $612,000 is provided to the State Department of Education for the oversight of State Board of Education-authorized charter schools. The Department of Finance may administratively establish up to 2.0 positions for this purpose as workload materializes. | ||||||
11. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $109,000 shall be for 1.0 position within the State Department of Education to support activities associated with the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund. | ||||||
12. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, at least $852,000 and 6.0 positions are provided to support the Local Control Funding Formula administration pursuant to Chapter 47 of the Statutes of 2013. These funds and positions shall be used by the State Department of Education to support the apportionment of, and fiscal oversight of, funding pursuant to the Local Control Funding Formula. | ||||||
13. | Of the
funds appropriated in this item, at least $115,000 and 1.0 position shall be available for the State Department of Education to support activities associated with charter school appeals as required under subdivision (j) of Section 47605 of the Education Code. | ||||||
14. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $1,140,000 and 8.0 positions are provided to support the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula accountability system pursuant to Chapter 47 of the Statutes of 2013. | ||||||
15. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $120,000 and 1.0 permanent position is provided to support implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula, such as
providing unduplicated student counts, matching foster data received from the State Department of Social Services (SDSS), and meeting foster youth reporting requirements. | ||||||
16. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $271,000 and 2.0 positions are provided to continue the development and maintenance of the state and federal accountability systems. | ||||||
17. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $129,000 is provided to support 1.0 existing position for workload associated with school district reorganizations. | ||||||
18. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $108,000 is provided to support 1.0 existing position to assist local educational agencies applying for a universal meal service program, pursuant to Chapter 724 of the Statutes of 2017. | ||||||
19. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $128,000 is provided to support 1.0 existing position to complete additional education equity compliance reviews, pursuant to Chapter 493 of the Statutes of 2017. | ||||||
20. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $252,000 shall be used to support the development and maintenance of a computer-based English Language Proficiency Assessment for California and a computer-based
alternative English Language Proficiency Assessment for California for students with disabilities. | ||||||
21. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $257,000 is provided to support 2.0 existing positions for the coordination of a centralized Uniform Complaint Procedures process and database to improve the administration and resolution of Uniform Complaint Procedures complaints and appeals received by SDE; to standardize Uniform Complaint Procedures policies, procedures, and templates departmentwide; and to provide a report by January 31 of each year with a summary of the number of days for completion of appeals by complaint type and program area, including the rationale for complaints that exceeded 60 days. | ||||||
22. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $117,000 is to support activities associated with data collection and reporting required under the Districts of Choice program. | ||||||
23. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $600,000 is provided to support 2.0 existing positions and workload related to school-based comprehensive sexual health education. | ||||||
24. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $105,000 and 1.0 position are to support increases in emergency average daily attendance waiver requests. | ||||||
25. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $452,000 is provided for 3.0 positions to support compliance workload within the State Department of Education’s Special Education Division. | ||||||
26. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $275,000 and 2.0 positions are provided to support the Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program and the K–12 component of the Strong Workforce Program. Availability of these funds is contingent upon the State Department of Education (SDE) fully supporting no fewer than 6.0 full-time regional program consultants in agricultural career technical education in the Agricultural Education Unit of the Career and College Transition Division using federal Perkins V Act funding. If the SDE is unable to support at least
6.0 full-time regional program consultants in agricultural career technical education with federal Perkins V Act funding, $142,000 and 1.0 position provided in this item to support the Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program and the K–12 component of the Strong Workforce Program shall be redirected for that purpose. As a condition of receiving this funding, the SDE shall make information available to the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the budget committees of each house of the Legislature by October 31 of each fiscal year regarding the split of the federal Perkins V Act funding between the SDE and the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges. This information shall include, but is not limited to, the maximum set-asides allowable for state administration and state leadership activities, the minimum amount required for local program distribution, as well as a breakdown of how the SDE is utilizing the funds in each category. | ||||||
27. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $142,000 is provided to support 1.0 position for the joint interagency resolution team and foster youth coordinated services pursuant to Chapter 815 of the Statutes of 2018. | ||||||
28. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $77,000 is provided to support 0.5 existing position to update existing, and develop new, resources and strategies, and in-service teacher training to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning students, pursuant to Chapter 775 of the Statutes of 2019. | ||||||
29. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $77,000 is provided to support 1.0 position to provide appropriate language access in American Sign Language. | ||||||
30. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $696,000 and 3.0 positions are available for the department to collect data to track the implementation of the changes for charter school petitions and renewals, pursuant to Chapter 486 of the Statutes of 2019. | ||||||
31. | Of the amount provided in this item, $192,000 reimbursements is provided on an ongoing basis to support the administration of the California High School Proficiency Examination. | ||||||
32. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $264,000 and 2.0 positions are provided to establish a state education disaster team to support activities related to disaster planning, preparedness, and response for schools as part of California’s Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery efforts. | ||||||
33. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $336,000 and 3.0 positions are available to support new ongoing workload for the School Fiscal Services Division related to deferrals and average daily attendance changes pursuant to Chapter 24 of the Statutes of 2020. | ||||||
34. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $136,000 and 1.0 position is provided to support workload related to creating a school emergency reporting system. | ||||||
35. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $12,598,000 is provided to support 52.8 existing positions in the Nutrition Services Division, and 30.0 positions in the Early Learning and Care Division to support remaining early learning workload after the transition of child care programs to the Department of Social Services. | ||||||
36. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $376,000 and 3.0 positions are provided to support increased workload in the Accounting Office. | ||||||
37. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,200,000 is provided on a one-time basis for litigation costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
38. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $3,403,000 is provided to support existing authorized administrative positions. | ||||||
39. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $2,960,000 is provided to support existing authorized administrative positions. | ||||||
40. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $700,000 is provided to support 5.0 new positions and 1.0 existing position for the State Department of Education to establish the Office of School-Based Health. | ||||||
41. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $250,000 and 1.0 permanent position are provided to establish the California Computer Science Coordinator. The coordinator shall provide statewide coordination in implementing the computer science content standards developed pursuant to Section 60605.4 of the Education Code and lead the implementation of the computer science strategic implementation plan adopted by the State Board of Education. The State Department of Education shall provide a status update on the recruitment and hiring of the coordinator to the Department of Finance by March 15, 2022. | ||||||
42. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $530,000 and 3.5 positions are available in the 2021–22 fiscal year, $538,000 and 3.5 positions are available in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 fiscal years, and $425,000 and 2.5 positions are available thereafter to support workload associated with expanded Transitional Kindergarten programs. | ||||||
43. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $294,000 and 2.0 positions are available in the 2021–22 fiscal year, and $280,000 and 2.0 positions are available thereafter, to support early learning workload in the Child Development and Nutrition Fiscal Services Division. | ||||||
44. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $1,697,000 and 3.0 positions are available in fiscal year 2021–22, and $1,670,000 and 3.0 positions are available thereafter, to support early learning workload in the Early Learning and Care Division. | ||||||
45. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $2,583,000 and 11.7 positions are provided to support early learning workload. | ||||||
46. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $6,000 in one-time carryover funds is available for the Office of Head Start, and may be transferred between Item 5180-001-0001 and this item, upon approval of the Department of Finance. | ||||||
47. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $163,000 is provided on a one-time basis to support an existing position at the State Department of Education to select and collaborate with a lead partner on the development of an online LGBTQ+ cultural competency training platform. | ||||||
48. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $160,000 is provided on a one-time basis to contract with an LGBTQ+ organization to serve as the lead partner to the State Department of Education in the development of an online LGBTQ+ cultural competency training platform. These funds shall be available for encumbrance through the 2023–24 fiscal year. The selected lead partner must have demonstrated experience in both of the following areas: | ||||||
(a) | Improving school climate for LGBTQ+ youth and advancing policies to support LGBTQ+ youth in California, including rural, suburban, and urban communities. | ||||||
(b) | Creating and conducting LGBTQ+ cultural competency training programs in rural, suburban, and urban communities with the goal of improving the institutions that serve LGBTQ+ communities. | ||||||
49. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $275,000 is provided on a one-time basis for the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the lead partner selected pursuant to Provision 48 of this item, to establish an advisory committee to inform the development and content of the LGBTQ+ cultural competency training curriculum to assure that it is culturally competent, comprehensive, and meets the needs of LGBTQ+ students, families, and teachers. These funds shall be available for encumbrance through the 2023–24 fiscal year. The advisory committee shall consist of representatives from no more than 20 nonprofit organizations representing LGBTQ+ or at-risk youth and students. Of the amount provided, up to $10,000 shall be made available to each organization selected to serve on the advisory committee to cover participation costs. | ||||||
50. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $143,000 and 1.0 position are available for a Medi-Cal billing coordinator to serve as a liaison with the State Department of Health Care Services, stakeholders, and others with respect to Medi-Cal billing options, the school-based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Program, and medically necessary federal Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Benefits. | ||||||
51. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $467,000 and 4.0 positions are provided for the School Fiscal Services Division to support workload related to state apportionment calculations, review of average daily attendance waivers, technical assistance, and implementation of grant programs. | ||||||
52. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,900,000 and 29.5 positions are available in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 fiscal years for workload related to implementing a universal school meals program. | ||||||
53. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $1,653,000 and 14.0 positions are provided for the Expanded Learning Division to provide students in classroom-based instructional programs with access to comprehensive after school and intersessional expanded learning opportunities. | ||||||
54. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $130,000 and 1.0 position is provided to support implementation of the Standardized Account Code Structure web-based application. | ||||||
55. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $286,000 and 2.0 positions are provided to support professional development programs, including, but not limited to, the National Board Certification Incentive Grant, the Educator Effectiveness Block Grant, Professional Development on Social Emotional Learning and Trauma Informed Practices, Professional Development for Reading Instruction and Intervention, Training for Youth Mental and Behavioral Health, and other teacher professional development. | ||||||
56. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $286,000 and 2.0 positions are provided to support the implementation of the universal meals program. | ||||||
57. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $561,000 and 4.0 positions are provided to the School Fiscal Services Division for work related to the Expanded Learning and Transitional Kindergarten Programs. | ||||||
58. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $425,000 and 3.0 positions are provided for additional new formula-driven program implementation. | ||||||
59. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $155,000 and 1.0 position are provided to the Technology Services Division for Transitional Kindergarten average daily attendance data collection. | ||||||
60. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $241,000 and 2.0 positions are provided to support the Community Schools Partnership Grant Program. | ||||||
61. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $143,000 and 1.0 position are provided to support the California Healthy Kids Survey and social-emotional learning professional development. | ||||||
62. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $143,000 and 1.0 position are provided for the Early Learning and Care Division to address increased workload in the California State Preschool Program. | ||||||
63. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $130,000 and 1.0 position are provided for the Fiscal and Administrative Services Division to address increased workload in the California State Preschool Program. | ||||||
64. | Of the amount provided in Schedule (2), $6,000,000 is available for the State
Department of Education to contract with a vendor to provide direct deposit to State Preschool contractors, beginning January 1, 2022. Contracts awarded pursuant to this provision shall allow for advance payment, and the department is hereby authorized to provide advance payment in order to implement direct deposit to State Preschool contractors. Contracts awarded pursuant to this provision shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For purposes of this provision, the department is exempt from the requirements of Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and from the requirements of Article 6 (commencing with Section 999) of Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code. Funds provided pursuant to this provision are available for encumbrance through | ||||||
65. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2.5), $10,000,000 is provided in one-time funds to update the California Preschool Learning Foundations by January, | ||||||
66. | Of the reimbursement funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $544,000 in one-time carryover funds is available in the 2021-22 fiscal year to support the Preschool Development Grant program. |
6100-001-0890—For support of State Department of Education, payable from the Federal Trust Fund
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| 190,333,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 5205010-Curriculum Services
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| 143,369,000 | |||||
(2) | 5210066-Special Program Support
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| 46,964,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The funds appropriated in this item include federal Perkins V Act funds for the current fiscal year to be transferred to community colleges by means of interagency agreements. These funds shall be used by community colleges for the
administration of career technical education programs. | ||||||
2. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $96,000 is available to the Advisory Commission on Special Education for the in-state travel and operational expenses of the commissioners and the secretary to the commission. | ||||||
3. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $318,000 shall be used to provide training in culturally nonbiased assessment and specialized language skills to special education teachers. | ||||||
4. | Of the funds appropriated in
this item, $16,824,000, of which $3,310,000 is available on a one-time basis, is for dispute resolution services, including mediation and fair hearing services, provided through contract for the special education programs. The State Department of Education shall ensure the quarterly reports that the contractor submits on the results of its dispute resolution services reflect year-to-date data and final yearend data, includes the same information as required by Section 56504.5 of the Education Code, and includes the following information: | ||||||
(a) | The total number of cases won by each side. | ||||||
(b) | The number of
issues decided in favor of each side in split decisions. | ||||||
(c) | The number of cases in which schools and parents were represented by attorneys. | ||||||
(d) | The number of requests for due process initiated by parents that were dismissed for insufficiency. | ||||||
(e) | The number of pupils of color who accessed the system. | ||||||
(f) | The number of non-English-speaking people who used the system. | ||||||
(g) | The length of each hearing. | ||||||
(h) | The number of hearing requests initiated by parents. | ||||||
(i) | The number of hearing requests initiated by school districts. | ||||||
(j) | The school district of each parent-initiated request for due process. | ||||||
(k) | The issues, within special education, that generated due process hearing requests during the quarter. | ||||||
(l) | The disabilities that generated due process hearing requests during the quarter. | ||||||
(m) | The age groups (preschool, primary, junior high, high school) that generated hearing requests. | ||||||
(n) | The number of requests received during the quarter. | ||||||
(o) | The number of hearing decisions that were appealed to a court during the quarter. | ||||||
(p) | The number of cases that were completely resolved in mediation by agreement. | ||||||
(q) | The number of cases that were completely resolved in a mandatory resolution session. | ||||||
5. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $443,000 is for 3.0 positions within the State Department of Education for increased monitoring associated with educationally related mental health services, including out-of-home residential services for emotionally disturbed pupils, required by an individualized education program pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.). | ||||||
6. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $2,506,000 shall be available for the administration of 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs. | ||||||
7. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $308,000 is available from federal Title II funds for an interagency agreement with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to support teacher misassignment monitoring activities. | ||||||
8. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $945,000 is available from federal Title II funds to support Title II-related priorities identified in the California State Plan adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to the federal Elementary and
Secondary Education Act as amended by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95). | ||||||
9. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $6,636,000 is for the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS), which is to meet the requirements of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95) and Chapter 1002 of the Statutes of 2002. These funds are payable from the Federal Trust Fund to the State Department of Education (SDE). Of this amount, $5,641,000 is federal Title I, Part B funds and $995,000 is federal Title II funds. These funds are provided for the following purposes: $3,254,000 for systems housing and maintenance; $908,000 for costs associated with necessary system activities; $790,000 for SDE staff; and $710,000 for various other
costs, including hardware and software costs, indirect charges, Department of General Services charges, and operating expenses and equipment. As a further condition of receiving these funds, the SDE shall not add additional data elements to CALPADS, require local educational agencies to use the data collected through the CALPADS for any purpose, or otherwise expand or enhance the system beyond the data elements and functionalities that are identified in the most current approved Feasibility Study and Special Project Reports and the CALPADS Data Guide v4.1. In addition, $974,000 is for SDE data management staff responsible for fulfilling certain federal requirements not directly associated with CALPADS. | ||||||
10. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $800,000 of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400
et seq.) funds is available for the State Department of Education to provide oversight and technical assistance for local educational agencies as the responsibility for overseeing educationally related mental health services transitions from county mental health agencies to special education local plan areas and to develop resources and provide technical assistance to local educational agencies for implementation of the federally required State Systemic Improvement Plan. | ||||||
11. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least $501,000 federal Title I, Part C, Migrant Education funds and 3.0 positions are provided for oversight and coordination of the State Parent Advisory Council, identification of qualifying program participants, and collecting and linking student data. | ||||||
12. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $639,000 in federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds shall be available to the State Department of Education for warehouse costs related to providing accessible instructional materials to local educational agencies. | ||||||
13. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,470,000 shall be available to support local Early Head Start services under the Early Head Start—Child Care Partnership Grant, consistent with the plan approved by the Department of Finance. This funding is available on a limited-term basis until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
14. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $625,000 is available for 5.0 existing positions to establish and support a litigation unit within the State Department of Education’s Special Education Division. | ||||||
15. | Of the amount provided in Schedule (1), $381,000 is available for 2.0 existing positions in the Student Achievement and Support Division to support the work of the State Department of Education, the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, lead county offices of education, and stakeholders to inform the work of agencies within the statewide system of support pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 52073 of the Education Code. | ||||||
16. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $138,000 in federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds is provided for 1.0 position to fulfill reporting requirements on the use of behavioral restraints and seclusion, pursuant to Chapter 998 of the Statutes of 2018. | ||||||
17. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $150,000 in federal Title II funds and 1.0 position is available for the State Department of Education to administer the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, in consultation with the State Board of Education and in collaboration with the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. | ||||||
18. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $612,000 is available to support training, technical assistance, and oversight of selected local educational agencies receiving the Project Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education Grants. This funding is available on a limited-term basis until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
19. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,639,000 shall be reserved for the professional development of private school teachers and administrators as required by Title II of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6601 et seq.). This amount reflects the availability of $1,209,000 ongoing federal Title II funds and $430,000 ongoing federal Title IV funds. | ||||||
20. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $207,000 and 1.5 positions are available for homeless student coordinators. | ||||||
21. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $442,000 federal Title IV funds is available to support administration and compliance monitoring of the federal Title IV grant activities and review of local control accountability plan federal addenda. | ||||||
22. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $292,000 and 1.0 position is available for the administration of the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant. | ||||||
23. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $116,000 and 1.0 position is available for the State Department of Education to collect the data necessary to fulfill the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95) requirement that local educational agencies annually report schoollevel, per-pupil expenditures. | ||||||
24. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $420,000 in carryover is available in the 2021–22 fiscal year to provide mental health training programs for students and staff through Project Cal-STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence. | ||||||
25. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $500,000 federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds shall be available for the Superintendent of Public Instruction to, pursuant to a competitive process and in consultation with and subject to the approval of the executive director of the State Board of Education, contract for a study with a nongovernmental research institution or institution of higher education that examines special education nonpublic school or agency (NPS/A) placements in the manner and for the purposes set forth in this provision. | ||||||
(a) | The study shall be an examination of nonpublic school placements for students with exceptional needs, ages 3 to 21, inclusive, and
shall include, but not be limited to, the following: | ||||||
(1) | An evaluation of how California compares to other states in serving students with complex support needs through specialized schools and contract services such as nonpublic schools and agencies. | ||||||
(2) | An analysis of both in-state and out-of-state NPS/A placements of California students with disabilities, including student’s educational placement prior to NPS/A placement and whether they were involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. | ||||||
(3) | An evaluation of the process used and the factors considered by Individualized Educational Program teams in determining appropriate placements, including the use of legal advocates and assessments to inform placement decisions. | ||||||
(4) | An analysis of student outcomes in NPS/A placements, including attendance and engagement, measures of behavior and social functioning, and parent or guardian satisfaction. | ||||||
(5) | An evaluation of the education certification process for nonpublic schools, including monitoring and oversight activities at both the state and local levels to support ongoing quality services and supports for students. | ||||||
(6) | An analysis of how to improve interagency coordination between the State Department of Education and the State Department of Social Services in certifying and monitoring the educational program and residential program components of NPS/As at the state and local levels. | ||||||
(b) | In conducting the study the contracted entity shall consult with representatives from nonpublic schools and agencies, local educational agencies, appropriate county and state agencies, and legislative staff. | ||||||
(c) | On or before October 1, | ||||||
(d) | The amount appropriated for purposes of this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, | ||||||
26. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $371,000 in one-time federal carryover is available to support the Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations program. | ||||||
27. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $203,000 in one-time federal carryover is available for state-level support of the Project Cal-Well program. | ||||||
28. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,437,000 in one-time federal carryover is available for the professional development of private school teachers and administrators as required by Title II of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.). | ||||||
29. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $250,000 of one-time federal Title III carryover is available to develop a standardized English Learner reclassification teacher observation protocol pursuant to Section 313.3 of the Education Code. | ||||||
30. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $136,000 of federal Title I, Part C funds and 1.0 positions is provided for the State Department of Education to develop enhancements for system-to-system interoperability between the Migrant Student Information Network and the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System. | ||||||
31. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $5,944,000 is available on a one-time basis for state administrative expenses related to administering the Child and Adult Care Food Program. | ||||||
32. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $2,573,000 is available on a one-time basis for state administrative expenses related to administering child nutrition program emergency operating costs, pursuant to Section 722 of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). | ||||||
35. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $300,000 in one-time federal carryover is available for the administration of the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant program. | ||||||
36. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $1,508,000 of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds, of which $215,000 is available on a one-time basis, and 6.0 positions shall be available to address special education complaints and perform court-ordered special education monitoring of local educational agencies. | ||||||
37. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $750,000 of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds shall be available on a one-time basis to purchase special education monitoring software. | ||||||
38. | Of the amount provided in Schedule (1), $282,000 is available to support 2.0 positions in the Rural Education and State Support Office to conduct federal program monitoring of, and to provide technical assistance to, local educational agency recipients of the Title IV, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant. | ||||||
39. | Of the amount provided in Schedule (1), $391,000 is available for 3.0 positions in the School Fiscal Services Division and $143,000 is available for 1.0 position in the Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division to support the identification of schools who are eligible for comprehensive support and improvement in the allocation of funding to local educational agencies that serve the identified schools pursuant to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (P. L. 114-95). | ||||||
40. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to $1,195,000 federal Title I funds is available to support monitoring and evaluation of the use of funds by local educational agencies receiving an allotment pursuant to Section 1003 of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95). | ||||||
41. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $300,000 is available for the Superintendent of Public Instruction to, on or before | |||||
(1) | Solicit stakeholder input to inform the development of the model. | ||||||
(2) | Ensure that the model is reflective of nationally-recognized best practices for state IEP facilitation programs and responsive to the needs of California families and local educational agencies. | ||||||
(3) | Designate at least $50,000 of the contract amount to work in consultation with the organization designated by the United States Department of Education to assist states in improving special education dispute resolution systems. | ||||||
(b) | On or before | ||||||
(c) | The amount appropriated for purposes of this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
42. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $10,000,000 federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds shall be available on a one-time basis to provide technical assistance and support to local educational agencies in developing and administering comprehensive Individualized Education Programs, and to develop tools and resources to assess and address learning and service needs for students with disabilities stemming from COVID-19 during the 2021–22 fiscal year. Technical assistance shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: | |||||
(1) | Issuing guidance, no later than September 1, 2021, to provide support to local educational agencies in identifying factors to consider when conducting individualized determinations of need to address impacts to learning or services related to COVID-19 school disruptions, including examples of strategies to monitor pupil progress for purposes of conducting these determinations and guidance on the development of comprehensive Individualized Educational Programs that are responsive to identified student needs. | ||||||
(2) | Providing targeted support to local educational agencies to resolve procedural compliance issues, including, but not limited to, late Individualized Educational Programs and evaluations for eligibility for special education services. | ||||||
(3) | Providing support to local educational agencies to identify, assess, and address student needs, including, but not limited to: | ||||||
(A) | Providing support to local educational agencies to analyze, interpret, and utilize local academic assessments and other measures used for purposes of making determinations of student need, consistent with the guidance required by this provision. | ||||||
(B) | Providing support to local education agencies to utilize other assessments to determine student socio-emotional needs. | ||||||
(C) | Providing support to local educational agencies in developing comprehensive Individualized Educational Programs that are responsive to student needs, consistent with the guidance required by this provision. | ||||||
(b) | Technical assistance provided pursuant to this provision shall be complimentary to assistance provided by the Statewide System of Support pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 52059.5) of Chapter 6.1 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code. | ||||||
(c) | When performing these activities, the department may enter into appropriate contracts to provide support and services, as necessary. | ||||||
(d) | For purposes of this provision, “local educational agencies” means a school district, a county office of education, a charter school, the state special schools for the deaf and the blind, or a special education local plan area. | ||||||
43. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $100,000 federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds is available on a one-time basis for the State Department of Education to support the expansion of Family Empowerment Centers on Disability. | ||||||
44. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $300,000 federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds is available on a one-time basis for the State Department of Education to develop a template to collect data and develop or update a uniform data collection system for Family Empowerment Centers on Disability pursuant to the provisions provided in the 2021 Education Omnibus Trailer Bill for this purpose. | ||||||
45. | On or before October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide a list to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature and the Department of Finance identifying the number and names of the Family Empowerment Centers on Disability that are subject to a continued funding eligibility assessment pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 56408 of the Education Code in the following fiscal year. Beginning in the 2023–24 fiscal year and annually thereafter, $10,000 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) funds shall be made available to assess each Family Empowerment Center on Disability that has been identified by the Superintendent as being subject to a continued funding eligibility assessment during the fiscal year. | ||||||
46. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $938,000 is available on a one-time basis for state administrative expenses related to the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools funds as provided under Section 312(d) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, (Division M, P.L. 116-260), | ||||||
47 | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) $907,000 is available on a one-time basis for state administrative expenses related to the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools funds as provided under Section 2002(a) of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (P.L. 117-2). |
6100-194-0001—For local assistance, State Department of Education, for allocation by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to school districts, county offices of education, and other agencies for childcare and development programs included in this item, in lieu of the amount that otherwise would be appropriated pursuant to any other statute
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 5210027-State Preschool Non-Local Educational Agencies
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(3) | Reimbursements to 5210044-Quality Improvement ........................ | −6,658,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
2. | Notwithstanding any other law, families shall be disenrolled from subsidized childcare services consistent with the priorities for services specified in subdivision (b) of Section 8263 of the Education Code. Families shall be disenrolled in the following order: (a) families with the highest income below 85
percent of the State Median Income (SMI) adjusted for family size, (b) of families with the same income level, those that have been receiving childcare services for the longest period of time, (c) of families with the same income level, those that have a child with exceptional needs, and (d) families with children who are receiving child protective services or are at risk of being neglected or abused, regardless of family income. | ||||||
3. | Funds in Schedule (1) shall be allocated to both the part-day and full-day California State Preschool Program for nonlocal educational agencies. | ||||||
4. | Nonfederal funds appropriated in this item that have been budgeted to meet the
state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance-of-effort requirement established pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) shall not be expended in any way that would cause their disqualification as a federally allowable maintenance-of-effort expenditure. | ||||||
5. | Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance may authorize a cash loan from the General Fund for cashflow purposes, in an amount not to exceed $20 million, provided that: | ||||||
(a) | The loan is to meet cash needs resulting from a delay in the receipt of reimbursements from the California State Preschool Program or the general childcare program funds. | ||||||
(b) | The loan is for a short-term need and shall be repaid within 90 days of the loan’s origination date. | ||||||
(c) | Interest charges may be waived pursuant to Section 16314 of the Government Code. | ||||||
6. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, | ||||||
7. | For the 2021-22 fiscal year, the cost of living adjustment for the State Preschool Program shall be 4.05 percent. | ||||||
11. | Of the reimbursement funds appropriated in this item, $6,658,999 is one-time carryover funds available in the 2021–22 fiscal year to support the Preschool Development Grant. | ||||||
12. | Notwithstanding any other law, the maximum standard reimbursement rate shall not exceed $32.12 per day for part-day California state preschool programs. The maximum standard reimbursement rate shall not exceed $51.87 for full-day California state preschool programs. |
6100-197-0890—For local assistance, State Department of Education, payable from the Federal Trust Fund, 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
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| 236,814,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 5210050-21st Century Community Learning
Centers
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| 236,814,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $5,000,000 is provided in one-time carryover funds to support the existing program. | ||||||
2. | For the 2021–22 fiscal year, the daily per pupil funding provided to local educational agencies participating in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program shall be $10.18. | ||||||
3. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $53,847,000 is provided to increase rates for the | ||||||
4. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $32,583,000 is provided to expand access to summer learning programs for the purposes of Section 2001(f)(2) of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) in 2021–22 and 2022–23. | ||||||
5. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $53,847,000, constitutes the state’s reserve of funds for comprehensive afterschool programs, for the purposes of Section 2001(f)(3) of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2). | ||||||
6. | Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $32,583,000, constitutes the state’s reserve of funds for summer enrichment programs for the purposes of Section 2001(f)(2) of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) in 2021–22 and 2022–23. |
6100-485—Reappropriation (Proposition 98), State Department of Education. The sum of $165,712,000 is hereby reappropriated from the Proposition 98 Reversion Account for the following purpose: | |||||||
0001—General Fund | |||||||
(1) | The sum of $165,712,000 is hereby appropriated to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the California Community Schools Partnership Program |
6100-488—Reappropriation, State Department of Education. Notwithstanding any other law, the balances from the following appropriations are available for reappropriation for the purposes specified in Provisions 2 to 6, inclusive: | |||||||
0001—General Fund | |||||||
(1) | $878,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the After School Education and Safety Program in Schedule (1) of Item
6100-149-0001, Budget Act of 2018 (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018) | ||||||
(2) | $556,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the California American Indian Education Centers in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-151-0001, Budget Act of 2018 (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018) | ||||||
(3) | $296,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the Special Education Programs for Exceptional Children in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-161-0001, Budget Act of 2018 (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018) | ||||||
(4) | $2,230,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the Child Development, Quality Rating Improvement System Grants in Schedule (2) of Item 6100-196-0001, Budget Act of 2018 (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018) | ||||||
(5) | $1,467,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the Special Education Program for Individuals with Exceptional Needs in Schedule (3) of Item 6100-161-0001, Budget Act of 2019 (Chs. 23 and 55, Stats. 2019) | ||||||
(6) | $3,285,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the
unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the K–12 Mandated Programs Block Grant in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-296-0001, Budget Act of 2019 (Chs. 23 and 55, Stats. 2019) | ||||||
(7) | $5,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the American Indian Early Childhood Education in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-150-0001, Budget Act of 2019 (Chs. 23 and 55, Stats. 2019) | ||||||
(8) | $14,817,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the California Student Assessment System in Schedule (4) of Item 6100-113-0001 of the Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) | ||||||
(9) | $17,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the American Indian Early Childhood Education Program in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-150-0001 of the Budget Act of 2018 (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018) | ||||||
(10) | $198,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the California-Growth Fresh School Meals Grant Program of Section 135 of Chapter 32 of the Statutes of 2018 | ||||||
(11) | $230,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the California American Indian Education Centers in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-151-0001 of the Budget Act of 2019 (Chs. 23 and 55, Stats. 2019) | ||||||
(12) | $324,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the Career Technical Education Initiative in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-170-0001 of the Budget Act of 2019 (Chs. 23 and 55, Stats. 2019) | ||||||
(13) | $7,500,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the State Preschool-Local Education Agencies in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-196-0001 of the Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) | ||||||
(14) | $80,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the Career Technical Education Initiative in Schedule (1) of Item 6100-170-0001, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) | ||||||
(15) | $1,500,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence in Provision 3 of Item 6100-488 of the Budget Act of 2018 (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018) | ||||||
(16) | $710,000 or whatever greater or lesser amount of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for California’s pupil testing program in Schedule (2) of Item 6100-113-0001, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6, and 7, Stats. 2020). | ||||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The sum of $7,326,000 is hereby reappropriated to the State Department of Education (SDE) to support the existing California Early Math Initiative as established by Provision 3 of Item 6100-195-0890 of the Budget Act of 2018 (Ch. 840, Stats. 2018). These funds shall be available through June 30, 2024, for the Fresno County Office of Education to continue to administer the California Early Math Initiative consistent with the statewide system of support pursuant to Article 4.5
(commencing with Section 52059.5) of Chapter 6.1 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code. The SDE shall complete the transfer of funds to the Fresno County Office of Education no later than December 1, 2021. | ||||||
2. | The sum of $10,008,000 is hereby reappropriated to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for allocation to the Oakland Unified School District in accordance with Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 42160) of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code. The disbursement of these funds is contingent on the Oakland Unified School District’s completion of all of the following: | ||||||
(a) | Affirmative action by the governing board to continue planning for, and timely implementation of, a school and facility closure and consolidation plan that supports the sale or lease of surplus property. | ||||||
(b) | The required annual audit for 2020 filed no later than December 15, 2021. | ||||||
(c) | Affirmative board action to continue to update or develop short-term and long-term financial plans based on best practices and reasonable and accurate assumptions. | ||||||
3. | The sum of $924,000 is hereby reappropriated to the State Department of Education for invoice costs associated with administering the English language proficiency assessment during the 2019-20 school year. | ||||||
4. | The sum of $515,000 is hereby reappropriated to the State Department of Education for contract costs associated with administering the English language proficiency assessment. | ||||||
5. | The sum of $195,000 is hereby appropriated to the State Department of Education for contract costs associated with conducting an alignment study for the Summative English language proficiency assessment to demonstrate that it is aligned to the 2012 English Language Development Standards. | ||||||
6. | The sum of $13,625,000 is hereby reappropriated to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the California Community Schools Partnership Program | ||||||
7. | The sum of $1,500,000 is hereby reappropriated to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for allocation to the Marin County Office of Education to support California Collaborative for Educational Excellence activities related to the biweekly instructional surveys pursuant to Sections 32091 and 32095 of the Education Code. |
6440-001-0001—For support of University of California
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| 4,566,303,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 5440-Support
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| 4,566,303,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | This appropriation is exempt from Sections 6.00 and 31.00. | ||||||
2. | (a) | The Regents of the University of California shall implement measures to reduce the university’s cost structure. | |||||
(b) | The Legislature finds and declares that many state employees hold
positions with comparable scope of responsibilities, complexity, breadth of job functions, experience requirements, and other relevant factors to those employees designated to be in the Senior Management Group pursuant to existing Regents policy. | ||||||
(c) | (1) | Therefore, at a minimum, the Regents shall, when considering compensation for any employee designated to be in the Senior Management Group, use a market reference zone that includes state employees. | |||||
(2) | At a minimum, the Regents shall include in a market reference zone all comparable positions
from the lists included in subdivision (l) of Section 8 of Article III of the California Constitution and Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | ||||||
2.1. | Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may reduce funds appropriated in this item by an amount equal to the estimated Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship Program cost increases caused by a 2021–22 academic year increase in systemwide tuition. No reduction may be authorized pursuant to this provision sooner than 30 days after the Director of Finance provides notice of the intended reduction to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. | ||||||
3. | (a) | The Controller shall transfer funds from this appropriation upon receipt of a report from the Department of Finance indicating the amount of debt service anticipated to become due and payable in the fiscal year associated with state general obligation bonds issued for university projects. | |||||
(b) | The Controller shall return funds to this appropriation upon receipt of a report from the Department of Finance. | ||||||
4. | Payments made by the state to the University of California for each month from July through April shall not exceed one-twelfth of the amount
appropriated in this item, less the amount that is expected to be transferred pursuant to Provision 3. Transfers of funds pursuant to Provision 3 shall not be considered payments made by the state to the university. | ||||||
5. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $170,045,000 shall be available to support operational costs. | ||||||
6. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available to support meal donation programs, food pantries serving students, CalFresh enrollment, and other means of directly providing nutrition assistance to students. The funds shall also be used to assist homeless and housing-insecure students in securing
stable housing. | |||||
(b) | The University of California shall report to the Department of Finance and relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by March 1 of each year regarding the use of funds specified in subdivision (a) and Provision 7. The report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following information: | ||||||
(1) | The amount of funds distributed to campuses, and identification of which campuses received funds. | ||||||
(2) | For each campus, a programmatic budget summarizing how the funds were spent. The budget shall include any other funding used to supplement the General Fund. | ||||||
(3) | A description of the types of programs in which each campus invested. | ||||||
(4) | A list of campuses that accept or plan to accept electronic benefit transfer. | ||||||
(5) | A list of campuses that participate or plan to participate in the CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program. | ||||||
(6) | A list of campuses that offer or plan to offer emergency housing or assistance with long-term housing arrangements. | ||||||
(7) | A description of how campuses leveraged or coordinated with other state or local resources to address housing and food insecurity, and student mental health. | ||||||
(8) | An analysis describing how funds reduced food insecurity and homelessness among students, increased student mental health, and, if feasible, how funds impacted student outcomes such as persistence or completion. | ||||||
(9) | Other findings and best practices implemented by campuses. | ||||||
7. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $20,300,000 shall be available to increase student mental health resources. | ||||||
8. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,500,000 shall be available to support rapid rehousing efforts assisting homeless and housing insecure students. | |||||
(b) | Campuses shall establish ongoing partnerships with community organizations that have a tradition of helping populations experiencing homelessness to provide wraparound services and rental subsidies for students. Funds appropriated in the item may be used for, but authorized uses are not limited to, the following activities: | ||||||
(1) | Connecting students with community case managers who have knowledge and expertise in accessing safety net resources. | ||||||
(2) | Establishing ongoing emergency housing procedures, including on-campus and off-campus resources. | ||||||
(3) | Providing emergency grants that are necessary to secure housing or to prevent the imminent loss of housing. | ||||||
(c) | Funding shall be allocated to campuses based on demonstrated need. | ||||||
(d) | The terms “homeless” and “housing insecure” shall be defined as students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes students who are: | ||||||
(1) | Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. | ||||||
(2) | Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations. | ||||||
(3) | Living in emergency or transitional shelters. | ||||||
(4) | Abandoned in hospitals. | ||||||
(5) | Living in a primary nighttime
residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. | ||||||
(6) | Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings. | ||||||
(e) | The University of California shall submit a report to the Director of Finance and, in conformity with Section 9795 of the Government Code, to the Legislature by July 15 of each year regarding the use of these funds, including the number of coordinators hired, number of students served by campus, distribution of
funds by campus, a description of the types of programs funded, and other relevant outcomes, such as the number of students that were able to secure permanent housing, and whether students receiving support remained enrolled at the institution or graduated. | ||||||
10. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,774,000 shall be allocated for a statewide grant program expanding the number of primary care and emergency medicine residency slots, as established by subdivision (c) of Section 30130.57 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The amount is intended as supplemental funding to provide total funding, from all fund sources, of $40,000,000 for the grant program, notwithstanding the reduction in Proposition 56 funds required by subdivision (h) of Section 30130.57 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. | |||||
(b) | In order to maximize transparency and efficiency in providing funding for the grant program, the Director of Finance may decrease or increase this item to ensure the amount provided in subdivision (a) conforms to the final determination of Proposition 56 revenues made pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 30130.57 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. | ||||||
11. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $12,900,000 shall be available to support and expand existing UC Programs in Medical Education and to establish a new UC Program in Medical Education focused on Native American communities. These funds may also be available to establish additional
UC Programs in Medical Education that are state priorities. The University of California is encouraged to use these funds to support UC Programs in Medical Education that would serve underrepresented areas of the state. | |||||
(b) | One third of the funds appropriated in this provision shall be used to augment need-based financial aid for UC Programs in Medical Education students. | ||||||
(c) | The University of California shall report the following information about UC Programs in Medical Education program outcomes to the Department of Finance and the Legislature by March 1, 2022, and annually thereafter until March 1, 2027: | ||||||
(1) | Enrollment numbers and student demographics in each program. | ||||||
(2) | A summary of each program’s current curriculum. | ||||||
(3) | Graduation and residency placement rates for each program. | ||||||
(4) | To the extent feasible, postgraduate data on where each program’s graduates currently practice and the extent to which they serve the populations and communities targeted by the program in which they participated. | ||||||
12. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,823,000 shall be used for legal services for undocumented and immigrant students, faculty, and staff. | ||||||
13. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be used for the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center. It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be directly
allocated by the University of California to the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center, and that the University of California and the University of California Davis campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against these funds. | ||||||
14. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be used for the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. | ||||||
15. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $325,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support deferred maintenance and energy efficiency projects. The Department of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 30 days of the release of funds and
provide a list of projects to be supported by these funds. | ||||||
16. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $20,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the California Institutes for Science and Innovation in providing student stipends over a five-year period to better enable student workers to connect with industry employers, and for research teams to form industry partnerships to better align educational programs with workforce needs. | ||||||
17. | (a) | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 is provided on a one-time basis to support emergency financial assistance grants for low-income students. | |||||
(b) | The Office of the President of the University of California shall allocate funds to University of California campuses based on the headcount number of students at the campus who are eligible to receive Pell Grant financial aid under the Federal Pell Grant program (20 U.S.C. Sec.1070a) as well as those who meet all of the requirements for an exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code and meet the income criteria applicable to the California Dream Act application in the most recent fiscal year for which this data is available for all University of California
campuses. | ||||||
(c) | Grants may be available to students who self certify that they meet the following conditions: | ||||||
(1) | The student is currently enrolled in at least six semester units, or the quarterly equivalent. | ||||||
(2) | The student is able to demonstrate an emergency financial aid need, including loss of employment, and that they either currently qualify
as low-income by meeting requirements to receive Pell Grant financial aid for the upcoming semester or quarter or by meeting all of the requirements for an exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code and the income criteria applicable to the California Dream Act application. | ||||||
(3) | The student has either: | ||||||
(A) | Earned a grade point average of at least 2.0 in one of their previous three semester terms or in one of their previous four quarter terms, irrespective of whether that
term occurred at the student’s prior, or current, local educational agency, community college, or four-year college, or | ||||||
(B) | The student is a disabled student that is receiving additional support or services through a campus disabled students program. | ||||||
(d) | In providing an emergency financial assistance grant to a student, a University of California campus may verify, to the extent that data is readily available to the campus, that (1) the student is enrolled in at least six semester units, or the quarterly equivalent, (2) if the student is currently
receiving Pell Grant financial aid under the Federal Pell Grant program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a), (3) if the student meets all of the requirements for an exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code and meets the income criteria applicable to the California Dream Act application, and (4) if the student meets the required 2.0 grade point average or is receiving additional support or services though a campus program for disabled students. | ||||||
18. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $5,000,000 is provided on a one-time basis to support equal opportunity practices and provide culturally competent professional development for faculty, including leveraging twenty-first century technology to improve learning outcomes. | ||||||
19. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, the following amounts shall be available on a one-time basis for existing California subject matter projects: | ||||||
(a) | $5,000,000 shall be available to create high- quality professional development programs to mitigate student learning loss in core subject matter content areas, including mathematics and language arts. | ||||||
(b) | $2,000,000 shall be available to support teacher training and resources on delivering ethnic studies content to students. | ||||||
20. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,250,000 is provided on a one-time basis to support a health modeling consortium partnership between University of California, San Francisco and the California Department of Public Health. Notwithstanding any other law, these funds may be encumbered until June 30, 2023. | ||||||
21. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $4,000,000 shall be used by the University of California to provide summer-term financial aid to any student who is eligible for state financial aid and is a California resident, including students receiving an exemption for nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 of the Education Code. These funds shall be
used to supplement and not supplant existing funds provided by the University of California for summer-term financial aid. The Legislature finds and declares that this provision is a state law within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code. | ||||||
22. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,200,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to the University of California, San Francisco Dyslexia Center to support dyslexia research and augment a dyslexia and early intervention pilot program. Of this funding, at least $5,000,000 shall be used to expand pilot sites for local educational agencies to use dyslexia screening tools and assessments and research- based interventions to prevent reading failure. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
23. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Los Angeles Labor Center facility. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
24. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Berkeley Alternative Meats Lab. It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be directly allocated by the University of California to the University of California, Berkeley Alternative Meats Lab, and that the University of California and the University of California Berkeley campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against these funds. | ||||||
25. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $45,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis for support of an animal shelter grant program at the University of California, Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
26. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,000,000 shall be provided to support the California Veterinary Emergency Team at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine established pursuant to Section 32101 of the Food and Agricultural Code. | ||||||
27. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $22,500,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships programs. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
28. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $543,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the statewide redistricting database. | ||||||
29. | It is the intent of the Legislature to provide ongoing resources beginning in 2022–23 to support the enrollment of 6,230 additional full-time equivalent, California resident undergraduate students beginning in the 2022–23 academic year, compared to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in the 2021-22 academic year. | ||||||
30. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, the following amounts shall be available on a one-time basis to create the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education: | ||||||
(a) | $3,500,000 for the Alba Lab at the Memory and Aging Center of the University of California, San Francisco. | ||||||
(b) | $3,000,000 University of California and California State University Collaborative on Neurodiversity and Learning at the University of California, Los Angeles. | ||||||
(c) | The amounts allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023. | ||||||
31. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Berkeley Food Institute. It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be directly allocated by the University of California to the University of California, Berkeley Food Institute, and that the University of California and the University of California Berkeley campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against these funds. | ||||||
32. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $375,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Merced Community and Labor Center. | ||||||
33. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to establish the University of California, Merced Center on Food Resilience through Equity, Sustainability, and Health (FRESH) and the University of California, Merced Center of Analytic Political Engagement (CAPE). The University of California may place these funds into an endowment for the exclusive use of these centers. | ||||||
34. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $30,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, San Diego Hillcrest Medical Center. The amount allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
35. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $25,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support and expand the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. The amount allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
36. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis for the University of California, Riverside Center for Environmental Research and Technology capital outlay and facilities improvements. The amount allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
37. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $5,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California, Los Angeles Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. | ||||||
38. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $4,500,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California hematologic malignancies pilot. | ||||||
39. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $3,000,000 shall be available on an ongoing basis to support the University of California, Los Angeles Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. | ||||||
40. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $50,000,000 shall be allocated on a one-time basis for support of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. These funds shall be used to supplement and not supplant existing funds provided by the University of California to the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. The Board of Directors of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science shall ensure that an independent performance audit of any project funded in whole or in part from the funds appropriated in this item is conducted to ensure that the use of the applicable funds has been reviewed for expenditure consistent with the requirements of this provision. The result of any audit required by this provision shall be posted on the internet website of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. | ||||||
41. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be available on an ongoing basis to support the California Vectorborne Disease Surveillance Gateway. | ||||||
42. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $2,500,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support cliff erosion research at the University of California, San Diego. | ||||||
43. | It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the number of nonresident undergraduate students at the University of California Berkeley, the University of California Los Angeles, and the University of California San Diego such that nonresident undergraduate enrollment at each campus comprises no more than 18 percent of total undergraduate enrollment by the 2026–27 academic year. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide ongoing resources to offset the associated decrease in nonresident tuition and fee revenues, beginning in 2022–23. | ||||||
44. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $21,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support research related to Jordan’s Syndrome at the University of California, Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures. | ||||||
45. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be available on a one-time basis to support the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
46. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 is provided for the University of California to adopt a common intersegmental learning management system for online courses. Notwithstanding any other law, the University of California, the California State University, and
the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges may enter into an agreement for an intersegmental learning management system common to all campuses of the three | ||||||
47. | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $10,000,000 shall be allocated to the University of California, Riverside on a one-time basis to support startup costs, research, and analysis associated with a scientific social survey of Asian American and Pacific Islander residents of California, providing language support in languages spoken by communities that comprise less than 5 percent of the statewide population and being conducted by the AAPI Data project. This funding may also be transferred and used to provide grants to other campuses to provide language surveys in languages spoken by communities that comprise less than 5 percent of the statewide population. The University of California and the University of California, Riverside campus shall not assess administrative costs or charges against the funds provided in this provision. The amount allocated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. | ||||||
48. | By November 1 each year, the University of California shall report key information regarding UCPath to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. At a minimum, the report shall include UCPath’s staffing levels, funding by source, and spending by function. The funding source data shall summarize fund sources used by campuses to cover any campus assessment. The report shall include actual data for the prior fiscal year, budgeted data for the current fiscal year, and projected data for the coming fiscal year. The report shall include any cost savings resulting from the UCPath project at the campus level. | ||||||
49. | To provide for legislative oversight, the Office of the President of the University of California shall report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance annually beginning on September 30, 2022, all of the following information for the preceding fiscal year and estimates of all of the following for the current fiscal year: | ||||||
(a) | The amount of any campus assessments charged to support the Office of the President of the University of California, reflecting amounts contributed by each campus and the fund source or sources from which those amounts were paid. | ||||||
(b) | The total budget of the Office of the President of the University of California. | ||||||
(c) | A categorized list of actual and planned budgetary expenditures for the Office of the President of the University of California. | ||||||
(d) | Factors contributing to any year-over-year change in the budget of the Office of the President of the University of California. | ||||||
(e) | The amount of the budget of the Office of the President of the University of California that either passes through to recipients across the state or supports fee-for-service activities aligned with the university’s mission. | ||||||
(f) | Information on reserves and fund balances held by the Office of the President of the University of California. |
7760-001-0001—For support of Department of General Services
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 6324046-Facilities Management Division
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| 57,079,000 | |||||
(2) | 6325010-Asset Management Branch
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(3) | 6330073-Contracted Fiscal Services
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(4) | 6330082-Office of Sustainability
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(5) | 6330084-CA Commission on Disability Access
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(6) | 9900100-Administration
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(7) | 9900200-Administration—Distributed
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(8) | 6320019-Public School
Construction
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Provisions: | |||||||
1. | |||||||
2. | The Department of General Services shall annually report to the Legislature by March 1 of each year through the year 2022 on the status of the Sonoma Developmental Center, including
the County of Sonoma’s progress toward meeting goals and the center’s decommissioning progress. | ||||||
3. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $50,000,000 is for state building elevator and fire alarm system repair and replacement projects. This funding is available for these projects only as each discrete project design is completed by the Department of General Services and as each discrete project cost is reviewed by the Department of Finance. Should these project costs total less than $50,000,000, the difference between total project costs and the amount made available pursuant to this provision shall revert to the General Fund. | ||||||
4. | Upon order of the Department of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in Schedule (2) may be increased by up to $2,532,000 to fund the Statewide Property Inventory Modernization Project in the 2021–22 fiscal year. The augmented funds shall be available contingent upon approval of the Project Approval Lifecycle documents by the Department of Technology. | ||||||
5. | The amount appropriated in Schedule (8) shall be used for the purpose of updating the Facility Inspection Tool that is used to (a) determine if a school facility is in “good repair” as defined by paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 17002 of the Education Code, and (b) rate the facility pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 17002 of the Education Code. | ||||||
(a) | The Office of Public School Construction shall consult with stakeholders such as local educational agency facilities staff, classified employees providing custodial services, certificated employees, local and state public health officials, and other experts in clean, safe, and functional school facilities. The Office of Public School Construction shall consider current standards for school facilities, including, but not limited to, the Association of Physical Plant Administrator’s Operational Guidelines for Educational Facilities and both local and state public health guidance and standards. | ||||||
(c) | The State Allocation Board shall adopt an updated Facility Inspection Tool prior to June 30, 2022, for use beginning July 1, 2022. | ||||||
6. | Upon order of the Department of Finance, up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to Provision 1 of Item 7760-101-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) may be transferred to Schedule (8) of this item for administrative support costs for a competitive grant program to support regional K–16 education collaboratives. Any amounts transferred to this item for that purpose shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
7. | Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (4), $26,000,000 shall be used for a Water Conservation Grant Program to implement water conservation projects at state facilities. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. |
7760-015-0001—For transfer by the Controller from the General Fund to the Service Revolving Fund
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| 21,255,000 |
7760-101-0001—For support of Department of General Services
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| 253,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 9900100-Administration ........................ | 253,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Of the funds appropriated in this item, $250,000,000 shall be available for a competitive grant program to support regional K-16 education collaboratives that create streamlined pathways from high school to postsecondary education and into the workforce. To qualify to receive a grant under this program, a regional K-16 education collaborative shall meet all of the following criteria: | ||||||
(a) | Include at least one K-12 school district, at least one University of California campus, at least one California State University campus, and at least one California Community College district. | ||||||
(b) | Establish a steering committee, of which at least 25 percent of the members shall be local employers, thereby ensuring that regional economic needs inform the creation of the streamlined pathways. | ||||||
(c) | Commit to participate in the California Cradle-to-Career Data System established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 10860) of Chapter 8.5 of Part 7 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code. | ||||||
(d) | Commit to implement at least four of the following seven recommendations from the February 2021 Recovery with Equity report to promote student success: | ||||||
(1) | Improve faculty, staff, and administrator diversity. | ||||||
(2) | Cultivate inclusive, engaging, and equity-oriented learning environments. | ||||||
(3) | Retain students through inclusive supports. | ||||||
(4) | Provide high-tech, high-touch advising. | ||||||
(5) | Support college preparation and early credit. | ||||||
(6) | Subsidize Internet access for eligible students. | ||||||
(7) | Improve college affordability. | ||||||
(e) | Commit to create occupational pathways, including accelerated degree and/or credential programs that incorporate work-based learning, in at least two of the following sectors, based on regional needs: | ||||||
(1) | Healthcare. | ||||||
(2) | Education. | ||||||
(3) | Business management. | ||||||
(4) | Engineering or Computing. | ||||||
(f) | By June 30, 2024, implement two of the target Recovery with Equity report recommendations and fully establish one occupational pathway, demonstrate progress toward the final two target Recovery with Equity report recommendations and occupational pathway, and participate fully in a statewide evaluation of the regional collaboratives. | ||||||
(g) | By June 30, 2026, fully implement both occupational pathways and all four target Recovery with Equity report recommendations. | ||||||
(h) | Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of General Services may contract with a third-party entity to administer the program on behalf of the department. However, the department shall serve as fiscal agent of the funds appropriated in this item. | ||||||
(i) | Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of General Services may provide advance payments of grant funds from this appropriation to the third-party administrator and subsequent grant awardees. | ||||||
(j) | No more than 5 percent of the funds provided in this provision may be used for administrative support costs, limited to no more than 2.5 percent of the funds provided in this provision for administrative costs incurred by the Department of General Services, and no more than 2.5 percent of the funds provided in this provision for administrative costs incurred by the third-party administrator. | ||||||
(k) | (1) | Notwithstanding any other law, up to 2.5 percent of funds provided in this provision may be transferred to Item 7760-001-0001 for administrative costs incurred by the Department of General Services. That transfer shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. | |||||
(2) | Notwithstanding any other law, up to 2.5 percent of the funds provided in this provision may be transferred to Item 7760-001-0001 for administrative costs incurred by the third-party administrator. That transfer shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. | ||||||
(3) | Notwithstanding any other law, funds for this provision that are not transferred pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this provision may be transferred to Item 6350-601-0001 for administration by the Office of Public School Construction. That transfer shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. The Controller shall shift any accounting transactions posted from the Department of General Services to the Office of Public School Construction as directed by the Director of Finance. | ||||||
(l) | Funds appropriated in this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. | ||||||
2. | (a) | Of the amount appropriated in this item, $3,000,000 shall be used to fund the STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant Program. No more than 5 percent of this amount shall be used for administration of the program. Notwithstanding any other law, up to 5 percent of funds provided in this provision may be transferred to Item 7760-001-0001 for administrative costs incurred by the Department of General Services. That transfer shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. | |||||
(b) | Notwithstanding any other law, funds for this provision may be transferred to Item 6350-601-0001 for administration by the Office of Public School Construction. That transfer shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance. The Controller shall shift any accounting transactions posted from the Department of General Services to the Office of Public School Construction as directed by the Director of Finance. |
7760-301-0001—For capital outlay, Department of General Services
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 0008982-Sacramento Region: Bonderson Building Swing Space ........................ | 11,630,000 | |||||
(a) | Design-Build ........................ | 11,630,000 | |||||
(2) | 0000962-Sacramento Region: 10th and O Street State Office Building ........................ | 476,738,000 | |||||
(a) | Design-Build ........................ | 476,738,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Notwithstanding Section 13332.19 of the Government Code, the Department of General Services may utilize the design-build entity selected for the Jesse Unruh Building Renovation project to construct improvements pursuant to this appropriation. The department may also utilize a separate contractor to undertake the improvements through the design-bid-build delivery method. | ||||||
2. | Notwithstanding Section 15849.1 of the Government Code, or any other law, the funds appropriated in Schedule (2) may be available for the repayment of loans made from the General Fund for the project identified in Schedule (2). Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, or any other law, any moneys remaining from the amounts appropriated in Schedule (2) after any loans from the General Fund for the project identified in Schedule (2) are repaid, are continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year for the project and shall be made available to the Department of General Services upon approval and order of the Department of Finance. | ||||||
3. | Notwithstanding Section 1.80 of this act or any other law, the amount provided in Schedule (2) is available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023. | ||||||
4. | Notwithstanding Section 16304.1 of the Government Code or the provisions of any other law, the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be available for liquidation of encumbrances until June 30, 2025. |
8570-001-3398—For support of Department of Food and Agriculture, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
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| 223,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 6590-General Agricultural Activities ........................ | 223,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | The amount appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2023. |
8570-101-3398—For local assistance, Department of Food and Agriculture, payable from the California Emergency Relief Fund
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| 40,000,000 | ||||||
Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 6590-General Agricultural Activities ........................ | 40,000,000 | |||||
Provisions: | |||||||
1. | Of the funding appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available for the Water Efficiency Technical Assistance Program. | ||||||
2. | Of the funding appropriated in this item, $25,000,000 shall be available for drought relief for small farmers. | ||||||
3. | The amount appropriated in this item shall be available for state operations or local assistance and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024. Up to 5 percent of this item may be used for administrative costs. |
9300-101-0001—For local assistance, payment to counties for costs of homicide trials, for payment by the Controller
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Schedule: | |||||||
(1) | 7600-Payment to local government for costs of homicide trials
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Provisions: | |||||||
1. | It is the intent of the Legislature that counties that qualify for reimbursement of homicide trial costs pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15200) of Part 6 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall forward claims for payment to the Controller. Upon review and approval of those claims by the Controller, reimbursement for approved costs shall be provided to counties through the supplemental appropriation process. | ||||||
2. | By May 1, 2022, the Controller shall provide the Department of Finance and the committees in each house of the Legislature that
consider the budget with copies of those claims approved for payment. Claims not approved for payment by that date shall be paid in the following fiscal year. |
(19)$10,000,000 to the City of Compton for the Center Ave. Green Street Improvement.
1.00 | Budget Act Citation |
1.50 | Intent and Format |
1.51 | Citations to Prior Budget Acts |
1.80 | Availability of Appropriations |
2.00 | Items of Appropriation |
3.00 | Defines Purposes of Appropriations |
3.10 | Subschedule Transfers for Capital Projects |
3.50 | Benefit Charges Against Salaries and Wages |
3.60 | Contribution to Public
Employees’ Retirement Benefits |
3.61 | Contribution to Prefund Other Postemployment Benefits |
4.05 | Budget Adjustment Authority |
4.11 | Establishing New Positions |
4.13 | AB 85 Repayments to Counties |
4.20 | Contribution to Public Employees’ Contingency Reserve Fund |
4.30 | Lease-Revenue Payment Adjustments |
4.72 | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure |
4.75 | Statewide Surcharge |
4.80 | State Public Works Board Interim Financing |
4.90 | Architectural Revolving Fund Transfer |
4.95 | Inmate and Ward Construction Revolving Account Transfer |
5.25 | Attorney’s Fees |
6.00 | Project Alterations Limits |
8.00 | Antiterrorism Federal Reimbursements |
8.50 | Federal Funds Receipts |
8.51 | Federal Funds Accounts |
8.52 | Federal Reimbursements |
8.53 | Notice of Federal Audits |
8.54 | Enforce Recovery of Federal Funds for Statewide Indirect Costs |
9.30 | Federal Levy of State Funds |
9.50 | Minor Capital Outlay Projects |
11.00 | Information Technology Reporting Requirements |
11.10 | Reporting of Statewide Software License Agreements |
11.11 | Privacy of Information in Pay Stubs |
11.85 | Drought Emergency Support |
11.90 | Coronavirus Relief |
11.91 | 2021‒22 COVID-19 Funding Authorization |
11.95 | Federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Home and Community-Based Services Funding |
11.96 | Coronavirus Fiscal Relief |
11.97 | State Appropriation Limit
Excludable Federal Fund Appropriations for Capital Outlay |
11.98 | General Fund Offset with Federal Funding |
12.00 | State Appropriations Limit (SAL) |
12.30 | Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties |
12.32 | Proposition 98-Funding Guarantee |
12.35 | Financial Aid Policy Change Requirements |
13.00 | Legislative Counsel Bureau |
14.00 | Special Fund Loans Between Boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs |
15.14 | Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund |
15.25 | Data Center Rate Adjustment |
15.45 | Trial Court Funding Offsets |
16.00 | Appropriation for Gubernatorial Recall Election |
19.54 | Climate-Related Appropriations |
19.55 | Legislative Deferrals |
19.56 | Appropriations for Local Government Funding Priorities |
19.57 | Appropriations for State Government Funding Priorities |
24.00 | State School Fund Allocations |
24.03 | Reading Control |
24.30 | Transfer School Building Rental Income to the General Fund |
24.60 | Report of Lottery Funds Received |
24.70 | Local Educational Agency Fiscal Accountability |
25.40 | Contracted Fiscal Services Costs |
25.50 | SCO Apportionment Payment System Assessments |
26.00 | Intraschedule Transfers |
28.00 | Program Change Notification |
28.10 | Adjustments to Appropriations for Infrastructure and Infrastructure-Related Purposes |
28.50 | Agency Reimbursement Payments |
29.00 | Position Estimates of Governor’s Budget, May Revision, and Final Change Book |
30.00 | Continuous
Appropriations |
31.00 | Budget Act Administrative Procedures for Salaries and Wages |
32.00 | Prohibits Excess Expenditures |
33.00 | Item Veto Severability |
34.00 | Constitutional Severability |
35.21 | Application of Net Final Payment Accrual Methodology |
35.35 | FI$Cal—Short-Term Cash Loans |
35.50 | Estimated General Fund Revenues and Various Estimates Related to the Budget Stabilization Account |
38.00 | Provides That This Bill Is a Budget Bill |
39.00 | Identification of Bills Related to the Budget Bill |
39.10 | List of Budget Act Statutes |
99.00 | Alphabetical Organization Index |
99.50 | Numerical Control Section Index |
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes, relating to the Budget Act of 2021.