Bill Text: CA SB490 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: CalFresh: benefit overissuance.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 550, Statutes of 2019. [SB490 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB490-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 490

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Introduced by Senator Hurtado

February 21, 2019

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An act to amend Section 4369.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to gambling.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 490, as introduced, Hurtado. Gambling disorder prevention program.

Existing law establishes the Office of Problem Gambling within the State Department of Public Health for the purpose of developing a gambling disorder prevention program, including, but not limited to, a public awareness campaign, and requires the office to develop a statewide plan to address gambling disorders. Existing law limits the administrative costs for the program to not more than 10% of the total funding budgeted for the program.

This bill would increase the limit for the administrative costs to not more than 15% of the total funding budgeted for the program.

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 4369.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

4369.3.

 In designing and developing the overall program, the office shall do all of the following:

(a) Develop a statewide plan to address gambling disorders.

(b) Adopt any regulations as necessary to administer the program.

(c) Develop priorities for funding services and criteria for distributing program funds.

(d) Monitor the expenditures of state funds by agencies and organizations receiving program funding.

(e) Evaluate the effectiveness of services provided through the program. The department is authorized to contract with academic experts to perform these evaluations.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any contracts law, a contract required to meet the requirements of this chapter are is exempt from the requirements contained in the Public Contract Code and the State Administrative Manual, and are is exempt from the approval of the Department of General Services.

(g) Administrative costs for the program may not exceed 10 15 percent of the total funding budgeted for the program.