Bill Text: CA AB392 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State mandates: prorated claims.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-12 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 77, Statutes of 2013. [AB392 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB392-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 392	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

                        FEBRUARY 15, 2013

   An act to amend Section 17567 of the Government Code, relating to
state mandates.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 392, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. State mandates: prorated
claims.
   The California Constitution, whenever the Legislature or a state
agency mandates a new program or higher level of service on any local
government, including school districts, requires the state is to
provide a subvention of funds to reimburse the local government, with
specified exceptions. Existing law requires the Controller to
prorate claims if the amount appropriated for reimbursement is not
sufficient to pay all of the claims approved by the Controller.
Existing law requires the Controller to report to the Department of
Finance and various legislative entities when it is necessary to
prorate claims.
   This bill would delete that reporting requirement and would
require the Controller to determine the most cost-effective
allocation method if $1,000 or less is appropriated for a program.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 17567 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   17567.  In the event that the amount appropriated for
reimbursement purposes pursuant to Section 17561 is not sufficient to
pay all of the claims approved by the Controller, the Controller
shall prorate claims in proportion to the dollar amount of approved
claims timely filed and on hand at the time of proration. The
Controller shall adjust prorated claims if supplementary funds are
appropriated for this purpose.  Notwithstanding any other law, if
one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less is appropriated for a program,
the Controller shall determine the most cost-effective allocation
method.  
   In the event that the Controller finds it necessary to prorate
claims as provided by this section, the Controller shall immediately
report this action to the Department of Finance, the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and the Chairperson of the
respective committee in each house of the Legislature which considers
appropriations in order to assure appropriation of these funds in
the Budget Act.