CDCAN REPORT #143-2011: Governor also signs ten budget trailer bills along with main budget bill including developmental services, "trigger cuts" and education

GOVERNOR BROWN ALSO SIGNS 10 BUDGET TRAILER BILLS ALONG WITH MAIN BUDGET BILL INCLUDING 3 DEALING WITH "TRIGGER CUTS"

Signs Developmental Services, Education, Transportation Budget Trailer Bills - At Least 2 Bills Remain For the Governor To Act On Including AB 96 Dealing With Adult Day Health Care Which Has Not Yet Been Sent To Governor

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN)  [Last updated 06/30/2011 08:00 PM] -  In addition to signing early this afternoon SB 87, the main State budget bill for 2011-2012 passed by legislative Democrats on a strict party-line majority vote, Governor Brown also signed into law 10 budget "trailer" bills, including three dealing with the so-called "trigger cuts" that are linked to about $2.5 billion in additional spending cuts to go into effect sometime after January 2012 if a certain level of revenues do not come into the State treasury as hoped for in the budget. 

Among the 10 budget trailer bills that the Governor signed today include the developmental services, transportation and education budget trailer bills dealing with making changes in State law to implement certain spending reductions or savings.

The Governor signed into law 8 budget trailer bills on June 29th that the Legislature passed earlier on June 15th but did not send to him until this week.  Of the 10 budget trailer bills the Governor signed today, 3 of the bills were passed by the Legislature on June 15th but never sent to the Governor until yesterday - and 7 were passed by the Legislature on June 28th and sent to him yesterday.

Of the 18 budget trailer bills the Governor signed yesterday and today, he included one "signing message" - for the budget trailer bill dealing with education, AB 114 (see below for full text).

Budget Trailer Bills In June In Addition To Those Passed & Signed Into Law In March

• The budget trailer bills in June are in addition to the budget trailer bills passed and signed into law in March  - including those that would made changes in State law to implement over $6 billion in reductions in State general fund spending in health and human services in the 2011-2012 State Budget year including massive cuts to Medi-Cal, developmental services, CalWORKS, SSI/SSP, In-Home Supportive Services, mental health, Proposition 10 Children and Families First Commission and other areas.
• The bulk of the cuts authorized in State law took place in the March budget trailer bills.
• Those budget trailer bills from March, and from June - along with the main budget bill, taken together, make up the 2011-2012 State Budget.

Two Budget Trailer Bills Still Require Action From Governor

• At least two bills still require action from the Governor - one that was sent to him late yesterday, ABx1 34 dealing with Seniors and People with Disabilities Property Tax Postponement Program, which he is expected to sign.
• The other, AB 96, dealing with Adult Day Health Care that woudl require the Department of Health Care Services to develop and submit a proposal to the federal government for a new model of Adult Day Health Care under a new federal Medicaid waiver.  That bill, passed by the Legislature on June 15th, has not yet been sent to the Governor, pending further talks between his office and Democratic legislative leaders to avoid a possible veto of the bill.

LATEST STATUS 0 REVISED MAIN BUDGET BILL

SB 87 - REVISED MAIN BUDGET BILL

AUTHOR: Sen. Mark Leno (Democrat - San Francisco)
CDCAN SUMMARY:  The main revised budget bill for 2011-2012 State budget year that begins July 1, 2011 and ends June 30, 2012.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/28/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 28. PASSED State Senate by vote of 21 to 19. Sent to Governor at 09:45 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor - $23.8 million in State General Funding reductions from line item vetoes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT: Replaces SB 69, passed in March  (but never sent to the Governor until June 15th) and AB 98, passed on June 15, 2011 - both together the main budget bills for 2011-2012, that the Governor vetoed on June 16th).
Some reductions approved in March or in June, are only in the main budget bill and not in any budget trailer bill - such as the cut to MSSP (Multipurpose Senior Services Program) because no changes in State law was required.  (AB 110)  This main budget bill is 784 pages long (in the pdf version).
LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML:  http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_87_bill_20110628_enrolled.html
LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_87_bill_20110628_enrolled.pdf
PRIORITY:  VERY HIGH

LATEST STATUS OF BUDGET TRAILER BILLS

Here is the status (as of June 30, 2011 08:00 PM) of those budget trailer bills passed by the Legislature on June 15th (for details on these bills see CDCAN Report #128-2011 or go to the CDCAN website at www.cdcan.us - and those passed on June 28th.  CDCAN will issue full report on these bills - on those passed in March and on June 28th once the Governor has taken final action:

• Adult Day Health Care ("Keeping Adults Free from Institutions") - AB 96: Passed Legislature 06/15/2011. Not sent yet to Governor
• CalWORKS - AB 106: SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011.
• Developmental Services - AB 104:  SIGNED by Governor 06/30/2011 (see below)
• Education - SB 85 - Not sent to the Governor [ replaced by AB 114 passed on June 28th]
• General Government Omnibus Bill - AB 119: SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011.
• In-Home Supportive Services - AB 106:  SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011
• Health (including Medi-Cal) - AB 102: SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011
• Housing (Redevelopment) - ABx1 26 and ABx1 27:  SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011
• Mental Health - AB 102:  SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011
• Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) - Part of Main Budget Bill SB 87:   SIGNED by Governor 06/30/2011.(see above)
• Nursing Facilities AB 1629 Quality Assurance Fee Renewal - ABx1 19: SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011.
• Prevention Program for At-Risk Babies - AB 104:  SIGNED by Governor 06/30/2011 (see below)
• Redevelopment Agencies - ABx1 26 and ABx1 27: SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011.
• Senior and Disabled Citizens Property Tax Postponement - ABx1 34:  Sent to Governor 06/29/2011 at 04:45 PM
• State Government - Changes to 2010 State Budget - AB 112: SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011.
• Transportation Budget Trailer Bill - AB 115: SIGNED by Governor 06/30/2011 (see below)
• Revenues: Taxation - Use Tax - Online Companies ("Amazon Use Tax") - ABx1 28: SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011
• Revenues: Public Resources - Fire Prevention Fees - ABx1 29:  SIGNED by Governor 06/29/2011
• "Trigger Cuts" - AB 121, SB 73 and AB 114: SIGNED by Governor 06/30/2011 (see below)
• Supplemental Appropriation (Augmentation) Bill - AB 122:  SIGNED by Governor 06/30/2011 (see below)

Listed below are the full status and other information including latest versions of the bill for those budget trailer bills that the Governor signed into law today, June 30th.  Not included below (but mentioned in the summary above) are budget trailer bills he signed into law yesterday (June 29th), and any budget trailer bill that he has not yet acted on (or has not yet been sent to him).  A full report on ALL Budget trailer bills - includinng those passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in March, will be sent out tomorrow.

AB 104 - DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  This bill contains necessary changes in State law to implement various savings and spending reductions in the developmental services budget during the 2011-2012 State budget year.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/15/2011:  PASSED by Assembly by vote of 52 to 25 (PASSED State Senate by vote of 23 to 14 on 06/10/2011)
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/29/2011: Sent to Governor at 04:45 PM
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT: Contains specifics on achieving budget savings - and reductions to developmental services, including shifting the Prevention Program to Family Resource Centers, imposing parental fees, with exceptions, and other changes [See separate CDCAN Report later today for full details on these reductions and changes - and a special meeting and conference call to go over how changes will be implemented)
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_104_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v97.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_104_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v97.pdf
PRIORITY: VERY HIGH

AB 114 - EDUCATION BUDGET TRIGGER CUTS & EDUCATION TRAILER BILL

AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  Would make changes to existing State law to K-12 education, higher education and child care programs necessary to implement the revised main budget bill.  Includes $1.8 billionin "trigger cuts" if venues fall below projections by $2 billion or more.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/28/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 23 to 16.  PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 28.  Sent to Governor at 10:45 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
GOVERNOR'S SIGNING MESSAGE:
"To Members of the California State Assembly:

AB 114 directs schools to adhere to the level of state funding provided in the Budget and not assume a different, or lower, state funding level.  If, in fact, revenues fall far short of projections - something we don't anticipate - this bill reduces funding beginning in February.  It also provides schools the authority to shorten the school year by up to 7 days.  This approach avoids the harmful effects of unnecessary cuts.

In fashioning their local budgets, school boards may nevertheless need to make reductions due to cost increases, loss of federal funds, enrollment declines or other factors.  AB 114 does not interfere with these local school board decisions.  School boards should take all reasonable steps to balance their budgets and to maintain positive cash balances.
Let us not forget that schools would have enjoyed billions more in state funding if Republicans in the Legislature had allowed the people of California to vote on tax extensions.
Sincerely, [signed]   Edmund G. Brown, Jr.  "
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT:  There are a total of three bills dealing with the budget "trigger" - including one that gives authority to the Governor's Department of Finance to determine whether sufficient level of new revenues are coming in as projected by January 2012 - and then to implement certain levels of cuts up to $2.5 billion if it is determined that revenues are not coming in as projected.  The other two bills deals with the specific levels of reductions that would occur in K-12 education and health and human services should the triggers be pulled in January 2012.
Note:  The Governor's signing message was saved by his office as a pdf image, and as a result, it cannot be read by people who are blind or sight iimpaired using screen reading devices.  CDCAN has reproduced the entire text of the signing message above however.
LINK TO GOVERNOR'S SIGNING MESSAGE:  http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_0114_Signing_Message.pdf
LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110629_enrolled.html
LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110629_enrolled.pdf
PRIORITY:  VERY HIGH

AB 115 - TRANSPORTATION BUDGET TRAILER BILL

AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  Makes changes in State law in the area of transportation to implement the 2011-2012 State Budget.  
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/15/2011:  PASSED Assembly by vote of 52 to 26 (PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15 on 06/10/2011).
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/29/2011: Sent to Governor at 04:45 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_115_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.html
LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_115_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.pdf
PRIORITY: HIGH

AB 117 - PUBLIC SAFETY REALIGNMENT #3 BUDGET TRAILER BILL - AB 109 CLEAN-UP

AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  Budget trailer bill that would make various technical (not major) changes to the provisions of AB 109 dealing with shifting (realigning) certain public safety programs to the counties, as passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor in March.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/28/2011:  PASSED State Senate  PASSED by vote of 24 to 14.  Assembly by vote of 51 to 28. Sent to Governor at 07:30 PM
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_117_bill_20110628_enrolled.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_117_bill_20110628_enrolled.pdf
PRIORITY: HIGH

AB 118 - PUBLIC SAFETY REALIGNMENT #2: SALES TAX FUNDING AND ALLOCATIONS

AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  Would convert $5 billion in State sales tax to local sales tax to pay for public safety "realignment" program.  Would provide for allocations o fthe funding for the various public safety programs.  Implements AB 109 dealing with this issue as passed by the Legislature in March (and signed by the Governor).
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/28/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15. PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 28. Sent to Governor at 07:30 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT:  There are a total of four bills dealing with public safety including three dealing with specific issues around "realignment".
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_118_bill_20110628_enrolled.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_118_bill_20110628_enrolled.pdf
PRIORITY:  HIGH

AB 121 - BUDGET "TRIGGER" SPENDING REDUCTIONS AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

AUTHOR: Assenbly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  Would give the Governor's Department of Finance with the authority to make up to $2.5 billion in additional spending cuts in State general funding for certain specified programs, should revenue collections fall short of budget projections in December 2011.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/28/2011: PASSED State Senate by vote of 23 to 17. PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 28. Sent to Governor at 07:30 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT:  There are a total of three bills dealing with the budget "trigger" - this one giving the authority to the Governor's Department of Finance to determine whether sufficient level of new revenues are coming in as projected by January 2012 - and then to implement certain levels of cuts up to $2.5 billion if it is determined that revenues are not coming in as projected.  The other two bills deals with the specific levels of reductions that would occur in K-12 education and health and human services should the triggers be pulled in January 2012.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_121_bill_20110628_enrolled.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_121_bill_20110628_enrolled.pdf
PRIORITY:  VERY HIGH

AB 122 - BUDGET ACTS OF 2009 and 2010 - SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION

AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  This supplemental appropriations billor deficiency bill (for 2009 and 2010 State Budget years) appropriates $1.2 billion from the State General Fund to the State Controller for allocation to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) ($1.15 billion), the Department of Mental Health (DMH) ($50 million), CAL FIRE ($12,600), the Department of Finance (DOF) $145,000), and $1.1 million for Mariposa, Modoc and Shasta Counties for homicide trial reimbursement.
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/15/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 53 to 24. (PASSED State Senate by vote of 26 to 4 on 06/11/2011).
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/29/2011: Sent to Governor at 04:45 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT:
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_122_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_122_bill_20110608_amended_sen_v98.pdf
PRIORITY: HIGH

SB 73 - BUDGET TRIGGER: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

AUTHOR: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  Would make changes in State law to allow for implementation of $200 million in reductions in State general fund spending in the health and human services budget, that is part of the $2.5 billion in "trigger cuts".  Would make $15 million in reductions to Medi-Cal impacting PACE (Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly, AIDS Foundation and Senior Action Network; $100 million in State general fund cuts to developmental services to be identified by the Department of Developmental Services from across the developmental services system and $100 million in across the board cuts in State general funding to In-Home Supportive Services
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/28/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 28. PASSED State Senate by vote of 23 to 17. Sent to Governor at 09:50 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT:  There are a total of three bills dealing with the budget "trigger" - including one that gives authority to the Governor's Department of Finance to determine whether sufficient level of new revenues are coming in as projected by January 2012 - and then to implement certain levels of cuts up to $2.5 billion if it is determined that revenues are not coming in as projected.  The other two bills deals with the specific levels of reductions that would occur in K-12 education and health and human services should the triggers be pulled in January 2012.   See complete text of this bill below.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML:  http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_73_bill_20110628_enrolled.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_73_bill_20110628_enrolled.pdf
PRIORITY:  VERY HIGH

SB 89 - PUBLIC SAFETY RELIGNMENT #1 BUDGET TRAILER BILL - VEHICLE LICENSE FEE (VLF) FUNDING

AUTHOR:  Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  Would provide $453 million in vehicle license fee (VLF) funding to pay for a portion of the public safety "realignment of services from the State to the counties as follows: (1) Vehicle license fee (VLF) funds redirected from administration of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) ($300 million resulting from corresponding $12 increase in motor vehicle registration fees) and, (2) Vehicle license  fee (VLF) funds that can be redirected from local governments ($153 million)
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/28/2011: PASSED Assemby by vote of 51 to 27. PASSED by State Senate by vote of 22 to 17 Sent to Governor at 09:50 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT:  There are a total of  three bills dealing with public safety.
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF THIS BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_89_bill_20110628_enrolled.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF THIS BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_89_bill_20110628_enrolled.pdf
PRIORITY:  HIGH

SB 92 - PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET TRAILER BILL

AUTHOR: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
CDCAN SUMMARY:  Would make various changes to State law to public safety and correctional (state prison) programs necessary to implement the 2011-2012 revised main state budget bill. including creation of a "Board of Community Corrections".
PREVIOUS ACTION 06/28/2011: PASSED Assembly by vote of 51 to 28.  PASSED State Senate by vote of 24 to 15. Sent to Governor at 09:50 PM.
LATEST ACTION 06/30/2011: SIGNED by Governor.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate upon signature of Governor.
CDCAN COMMENT:  There are a total of four bills dealing with public safety including three dealing with specific issues around "realignment".
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - HTML: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_92_bill_20110628_enrolled.html
LINK TO LATEST VERSION OF BILL - PDF: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_92_bill_20110628_enrolled.pdf
PRIORITY:  HIGH