Existing law provides that a constitutional amendment submitted to the people by the Legislature shall appear on the ballot of the first statewide election occurring at least 131 days after the adoption of the proposal by the Legislature. This bill would waive that requirement in order to place before the voters at the June 8, 2010, statewide primary election a legislative constitutional amendment relating to the taxation of property with seismic retrofitting improvements. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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Existing law provides that the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and requires the Secretary of State to perform specified duties, including preparing and mailing ballot pamphlets, in connection with any statewide election. Existing law further requires the Attorney General to provide for each ballot measure submitted to the voters of the state a ballot title, an official summary, and a ballot label that shall be a condensed statement of the ballot title. Existing law requires that every measure submitted to the voters comply with a specified schedule leading up to the day of the election. This bill would call a statewide special election to be held on May 19, 2009. The bill would place 5 measures before the voters at that election, including (1) a legislative constitutional amendment relating to budget reform, (2) a legislative constitutional amendment relating to education finance, (3) a legislative measure relating to the California State Lottery, (4) a legislative measure relating to Proposition 10 approved by the voters at the November 3, 1998, statewide general election, and (5) a legislative measure relating to Proposition 63 approved by the voters at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election. This bill would further set forth language to be used for the ballot labels and the ballot titles and summaries for those measures. In addition, this bill would waive certain statutory deadlines for placement of those measures before the voters at the May 19, 2009, statewide special election, and would specify that the ballot label public examination period be limited to 8 days. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an act calling an election. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
The Personal Income Tax Law imposes taxes based upon taxable income. That law also allows credits for personal exemptions, and imposes an alternative minimum tax, as specified. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, until either January 1, 2011, or January 1, 2013, as applicable, decrease the amount allowable as a credit for personal exemption for dependents. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2013, increase the tax rate applicable to taxable income, and increase the alternative minimum tax rate, as provided. The Vehicle License Fee Law establishes, in lieu of any ad valorem property tax upon vehicles, an annual license fee for any vehicle subject to registration in this state in the amount of 0.65% of the market value of that vehicle, as provided. This bill would, on and after May 19, 2009, and until July 1, 2013, increase that rate to 1%, for specified vehicles and require that the revenues derived from the increase be deposited into the General Fund. This bill would also, on and after May 19, 2009, and until July 1, 2013, add a sum equal to 0.15% of the market value of specified vehicles, as determined by the Department of Motor Vehicles, to the vehicle license fee, to be deposited in the General Fund and transferred to the Local Safety and Protection Account, which this bill would create in the Transportation Tax Fund. This bill would continuously appropriate all moneys in the account to the Controller for allocation for, specified purposes. This bill would require the Director of Finance to make written determinations, as specified, of whether any moneys derived from that fee are being allocated for any purpose other than the specified purpose, and to immediately submit his or her written determination to the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles and specified legislative committees, as provided. The bill would further provide that if the Director of Finance determines that moneys are being allocated by the state for an unauthorized purpose, the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall, upon receipt of the written determination, immediately stop collection of the fee, and shall resume collection only upon his or her receipt of a written determination by the Director of Finance that none of the moneys are being allocated for an unauthorized purpose. Existing law imposes a state sales and use tax on retailers and on the storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property in this state at the rate of 614% of the gross receipts from the retail sale of tangible personal property in this state and of the sales price of tangible personal property purchased from any retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. This bill would increase the state sales and use tax rate on the sale of, and on the storage, use, or other consumption of, tangible personal property, by 1% to a rate of 714% from April 1, 2009, until July 1, 2012. This bill would reduce the operative periods for the increases proposed by this bill in specified income, sales and use, and vehicle license fees, if specified conditions occur. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
(1) The California State Lottery Act, subject to the approval by the voters, appropriates moneys, commencing with the 2009–10 fiscal year, on an annual basis from the General Fund to various educational entities based on specified factors. The act provides that specified provisions regarding General Fund appropriations may only be amended by a vote of the people. This bill would, commencing with the 2010–11 fiscal year, adjust the method of annually calculating specified appropriations. Existing law allows the director of the lottery to purchase or lease goods and services as are necessary for effectuating the purposes of the provisions governing the lottery. This bill would instead provide that the director has express authority, subject only to commission approval, to make any and all expenditures as are necessary or reasonable for effectuating the purposes of those provisions. The bill would require that, with regard to employee incentives, the director shall exercise his or her authority consistent with laws relating to state employer–employee relations. Existing law requires the director, in all procurement decisions, to award contracts to the responsible supplier submitting the lowest and best proposal that maximizes the benefits to the state in relation to the areas of security, competence, experience, and timely performance. This bill would delete the requirement that the director award contracts to the responsible supplier submitting the lowest proposal. Existing law requires the commission to adopt and publish competitive bidding procedures for the award of any procurement or contract involving an expenditure of more than $100,000. This bill would instead require the commission to adopt and publish those procedures for any procurement or contract involving an expenditure of more than $500,000. The bill would declare that these provisions would become effective only when submitted to and approved by the voters. (2) Existing law requires the director to engage an independent firm of certified public accountants, as specified, and requires the Controller to conduct certain audits of the lottery. The bill would recodify those provisions of the act regarding audits and would require specified audits and postaudits to be posted on the Internet. The bill would declare that these provisions further the purposes of the act. (3) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Existing law defines the current duties of the Treasurer and the Director of Finance and charges those officers with various responsibilities in connection with the financial affairs of the state. This bill would require the Treasurer, or a designee, and the Director of Finance, or a designated deputy, to meet and confer in a public hearing on or before April 1, 2009, for the purpose of determining whether federal legislation has been enacted that will make available, by June 30, 2010, additional federal funds that may be used to offset not less than $10,000,000,000 in General Fund expenditures. If the Treasurer and the Director of Finance determine that federal funds in that amount have been made available, the bill would require them to notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Controller of that determination in writing. The bill would provide that its provisions would be repealed on July 1, 2010. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
(1) Existing law establishes various funds in the State Treasury. Existing law requires the Controller to notify the Governor and the Pooled Money Investment Board when the General Fund is or will be exhausted. The Governor is then authorized to order the Controller to direct the transfer of all or any part of the moneys not needed in other funds or accounts, with specified exceptions, to the General Fund from those funds or accounts, as determined by the Pooled Money Investment Board. Existing law requires that all moneys so transferred be returned to the funds or accounts from which they were transferred as soon as there are sufficient moneys in the General Fund to return them. Interest is required to be paid on certain of these loaned moneys. This bill would specifically authorize the Controller to loan moneys from certain specific funds to the General Fund. The bill would require, with respect to these funds, that, with a specified exception, interest be paid on all moneys loaned to the General Fund. The bill would not authorize any transfer that would interfere with the carrying out of the object for which the funds were created. (2) The California Lottery Act establishes the State Lottery Fund. The act, an initiative measure, provides that certain provisions may be changed by a bill that furthers the purposes of the act and is passed by a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and signed by the Governor. This bill would, until September 30, 2009, authorize the Controller to loan moneys in the State Lottery Fund to the General Fund. The bill would require that interest be paid on all moneys loaned to the General Fund. (3) Existing law appropriates from the General Fund any unapplied money, as defined, in any amounts necessary to pay the interest on, and the principal of, any notes issued as the notes become due and payable. Existing law appropriates $250,000 from the General Fund without regard to fiscal years, to be set aside in the State Notes Expense Account, to be used to pay expenses incurred by the Treasurer, the Controller, or the Department of Finance in providing for the preparation, sale, issuance, advertising, legal services, or any other act which, in the Treasurer's discretion, is necessary to carry out provisions of law relating to the issuance of warrants by the Controller. The bill would provide that when any payment on a note or any payment to the provider of a credit enhancement or liquidity facility for a note is due, that payment shall be made subject only to the prior payment of payments required by law to be paid before the note or provider payment and payments that by the terms of the note or credit enhancement or liquidity agreement are permitted to be paid before the note or provider payment. The bill would authorize the Controller, with the approval of the Pooled Money Investment Board, to fix a maturity date for registered warrants that does not interfere with the payment of bonds, revenue anticipation warrants, and refunding warrants. (4) This bill would declare that certain of its provisions further the purposes of the California State Lottery Act, the Mental Health Services Act, the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act, and the California Children and Families Act of 1998. (5) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. (6) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
The California Children and Families Act of 1998, an initiative measure approved by the voters as Proposition 10 at the November 3, 1998, statewide general election, requires that the California Children and Families Program, established by the act, be funded by certain taxes imposed on the sale and distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products, that revenues be deposited into the California Children and Families Trust Fund, and that the fund be used for the implementation of comprehensive early childhood development and smoking prevention programs. Existing law provides that prescribed percentages of moneys allocated and appropriated from the trust fund shall be deposited in various accounts, including the Mass Media Communications Account and the Unallocated Account, for expenditure by the California Children and Families Commission, also known as First 5 California, and county commission, for various subjects relating to, and furthering the goals and purposes of, the act. Existing law prohibits amendment of this initiative measure by the Legislature unless the amendment is approved by the voters, or the amendment is accomplished by a vote of 23 of the membership of both houses of the Legislature and the amendment furthers the act and is consistent with its purposes. Existing law establishes various public programs to provide health care coverage and social services to children. This bill, subject to voter approval at the next statewide election, would revise certain provisions of the California Children and Families Act of 1998, to require designated unencumbered and unexpended funds in the California Children and Families Trust Fund to be redirected to support state health and human services programs, as described, for children up to 5 years of age. The bill, subject to voter approval, would eliminate the Mass Media Communications Account in the trust fund, and would reallocate the percentage payable to that account to the Unallocated Account. It would specify that moneys in the unallocated account would be used to ensure every county commission has a base level of funding of at least $400,000, and would enact other changes pertaining to county commissions. The bill, subject to voter approval, would require, prior to the distribution of moneys from the fund, that $268,000,000 be transferred annually, in specified fiscal years, to the Proposition 10 Health and Human Services Fund, which would be created by the bill. The bill would require these funds to be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to support state health and human services programs, as described. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
The Budget Act of 2008 (Chapters 268 and 269 of the Statutes of 2008) made appropriations for the support of state government during the 2008–09 fiscal year. This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2008 to make specified appropriations regarding public transit, state highway improvements, land use, parks, pollution, water management, flood protection, community conservation, and community colleges. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 1, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 1, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. The bill would become operative only if AB 2 of the 2009–10 1st Extraordinary Session is enacted. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.