Bill Text: CA AB2252 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State grants: state grant administrator.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-09-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 318, Statutes of 2018. [AB2252 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB2252-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2252

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Introduced by Assembly Member Limón

February 13, 2018

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An act to add Section 65040.11.6 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2252, as introduced, Limón. State grants: state grant administrator.

Existing law establishes the State Clearinghouse as the office designated by the Governor as the clearinghouse for information from the federal Office of Management and Budget in accordance with federal law. Existing law establishes a federal grant administrator, within the State Clearinghouse, who is designated by the Governor and authorized to serve as a primary point of contact for information on federal grants related to community, economic, and local development, and serve as a coordinator to manage and maximize federal grant opportunities within the state, as provided. Existing law further authorizes the federal grant administrator to maintain information on the Office of Planning and Research’s Internet Web site relating to federal grants. Existing law requires the federal grant administrator, on or before January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, to prepare a summary of federal grant funding to the state that includes, among other performance metrics, the total federal dollars received by the state through federal grants during the report year.

This bill would establish, within the State Clearinghouse, a state grant administrator who is designated by the Governor to serve as the state’s primary point of contact for information on grants provided by state agencies. The bill would authorize the state grant administrator, among other things, to support the establishment of a statewide network of individuals who serve as point of contact for state grant opportunities in state agencies. The bill would authorize the state grant administrator to develop and maintain information on the Office of Planning and Research’s Internet Web site related to new state grant opportunities, grant management best practices, and other resources to support the ability of entities, including, but not limited to, local governments and nonprofit organizations, to apply and manage state grants. The bill would require state agencies that provide grants to provide grant information for the Internet Web site as determined by the state grant administrator. The bill would require the state grant administrator, on or before January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, to prepare a summary of state grant funding, as specified.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 65040.11.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:

65040.11.6.

 (a) There is in state government, within the State Clearinghouse, the state grant administrator who is an individual designated by the Governor to serve as the state’s primary point of contact for information on grants provided by state agencies.

(b) The state grant administrator may do any of the following:

(1) Work with representatives from state and local government, nonprofit organizations, foundations, institutions of higher learning, and other interested parties on applying for and managing state grants.

(2) Identify employees within state government with expertise in state grant management.

(3) Support the establishment of a statewide network of individuals who serve as point of contact for state grant opportunities in state agencies.

(4) Provide or facilitate the provision of in-person and online training to encourage and improve the ability to pursue and manage state grants.

(5) (A) Develop and maintain information on the Office of Planning and Research’s Internet Web site related to new state grant opportunities, grant management best practices, and other resources to support the ability of entities, including, but not limited to, local governments and nonprofit organizations, to apply and manage state grants.

(B) State agencies that provide grants shall provide grant information for the Internet Web site as determined by the state grant administrator.

(c) On or before January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the state grant administrator shall prepare a summary of state grant funding that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following performance metrics:

(1) Number of state grants awarded during the three years prior to the establishment of the state grant administrator and during the report year.

(2) Number of completed state grant applications submitted to the state during the report year.

(3) Total state dollars distributed through state grants during the report year.

(4) Number of training sessions hosted by the state grant administrator and attendance at those events during the report year.

(5) Other relevant information regarding state grant activities during the report year, as determined by the state grant administrator.