Bill Text: CA AB120 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Budget Act of 2015.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 11, Statutes of 2016. [AB120 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB120-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 120 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 11
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 29, 2016
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR APRIL 29, 2016
PASSED THE SENATE APRIL 28, 2016
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2016
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 21, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Committee on Budget (Ting (Chair), Bloom, Bonta,
Campos, Chiu, Cooper, Gordon, Holden, Irwin, McCarty, Mullin,
Nazarian, O'Donnell, Rodriguez, Thurmond, and Williams))
JANUARY 9, 2015
An act to amend the Budget Act of 2015 (Chapters 10 and 11 of the
Statutes of 2015), by adding Item 0890-101-0001 to Section 2.00 of,
and amending Section 39.00 of, that act, relating to the state
budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect
immediately, budget bill.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 120, Committee on Budget. Budget Act of 2015.
The Budget Act of 2015 appropriated specified amounts for support
of the state government for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2015 to appropriate an
additional $16,288,000 to the Secretary of State for a specified
purpose.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a
Budget Bill.
Appropriation: yes.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Item 0890-101-0001 is added to Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015, to read:
0890-101-0001--For local assistance,
Secretary of State.......................... 16,288,000
Schedule:
(1) 0705-Elections........ 16,288,000
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this
item are for the support of
counties that request assistance
for costs incurred between April
26, 2016, and July 15, 2016,
inclusive, in conducting the June
7, 2016, primary election
simultaneously with completing
statewide initiative signature
verifications in a timely manner.
The Controller shall reimburse a
county that requests assistance
with costs incurred conducting
the June 7, 2016, primary
election and verifying statewide
initiative signatures in an
amount not to exceed that
established by a formula created
by the Secretary of State based
on the total number of signatures
submitted to the requesting
county and the number of eligible
voters in that county. This
formula shall be provided to each
county by May 1, 2016.
2. To be eligible for the
reimbursement of costs provided
for in this item, a county
elections official shall do all
of the following:
(a) Comply with Sections
12223, 12224, 12286,
14102, 14103, 14104,
14105, 14105.1, 14300,
and 14310 of the
Elections Code with
respect to the June 7,
2016, primary election.
(b) Demonstrate that for all
statewide initiative
petitions filed in that
county on or before May
20, 2016, (1) the county
completed the
determination pursuant to
subdivision (b) of
Section 9030 of the
Elections Code and
provided the total number
of signatures for each
petition to the
Secretary of State no
later than May 27, 2016;
and (2) the county
completed the
determination pursuant to
subdivision (d) of
Section 9030 of the
Elections Code and
provided the results of
the random sampling for
each petition to the
Secretary of State no
later than 12:00 p.m. on
June 30, 2016.
(c) Prepare, sign, and
certify as true and
accurate a report that
identifies costs related
to the June 7, 2016,
primary election and
verifying statewide
initiative verifications,
and, on or before August
1, 2016, submit to the
Controller the report,
detailed invoices with
supporting documentation,
including timesheets and
salary information, and
any other information the
Controller requires in
order to verify (1) the
county's costs incurred
conducting the June 7,
2016, primary election
and verifying statewide
initiative
signatures, in an amount
not to exceed that
established for the
county in the Secretary
of State's formula; and
(2) the county's
compliance with the
requirements of this item.
3. Upon receipt of a report pursuant
to subdivision (c) of Provision 2
that is signed and certified as
true and accurate by the county
elections official, the
Controller shall reimburse the
county for the costs specified in
this item related to conducting
the June 7, 2016, primary
election and verifying statewide
initiative signatures.
4. Of the funds appropriated in this
item, up to $115,000 shall be
provided to the Secretary of
State for state operations costs
in support of county June 7,
2016, primary election and
statewide initiative signature
verification efforts.
SEC. 2. Section 39.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to
read:
Sec. 39.00. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
following bills are other bills providing for appropriations related
to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
12 of Article IV of the California Constitution: AB 94, AB 95, AB
104, AB 105, AB 106, AB 107, AB 108, AB 109, AB 110, AB 111, AB 112,
AB 113, AB 114, AB 115, AB 116, AB 117, AB 118, AB 119, AB 121, AB
122, AB 123, AB 124, AB 125, AB 127, AB 128, AB 129, AB 130, AB 131,
AB 132, AB 134, AB 135, AB 136, AB 137, AB 138, SB 70, SB 71, SB 72,
SB 73, SB 74, SB 75, SB 76, SB 77, SB 78, SB 79, SB 80, SB 81, SB 82,
SB 83, SB 84, SB 85, SB 86, SB 87, SB 88, SB 89, SB 90, SB 91, SB
92, SB 94, SB 95, SB 96, SB 98, SB 99, SB 100, SB 102, SB 103, SB
104, SB 105, SB 106, SB 107, SB 108, and SB 109, in the form that
these bills existed at the time that the act amending this section of
the Budget Act of 2015 took effect.
SEC. 3. This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of
subdivision (c) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California
Constitution and shall take effect immediately.
