Bill Text: CA AB126 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Budget Act of 2015.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-11-30 - Died on Senate inactive file. [AB126 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB126-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 126 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 24, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Committee on Budget (Weber (Chair), Bloom, Bonta,
Campos, Chiu, Cooper, Gordon, Jones-Sawyer, McCarty, Mullin,
Nazarian, O'Donnell, Rodriguez, Thurmond, Ting, and Williams)
JANUARY 9, 2015
An act relating to amend the Budget
Act of 2015 , by amending Items 0250-101-0932, 0250-102-0932,
2660-001-3228, 3540-001-3063, 3790-001-0392, 3790-301-0392,
3810-001-6083, 3810-101-6083, 3940-001-0179, 3940-101-6083,
4170-001-0890, 4170-101-0001, 4170-101-0890, 4170-101-3167,
4300-101-0001, 5180-151-0001, 5180-153-0001, 6100-161-0001, 6100-488,
6870-101-0001, 7501-001-0001, and 8120-001-0268 of, and to add Item
3600-401 to, Section 2.00 of, and by 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 126, as amended, Committee on Budget. Budget Act of 2015.
The Budget Act of 2015 made appropriations for the support of
state government for the 2015-16 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2015 by revising items of
appropriation and making other changes.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a
Budget Bill.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2015.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no yes
. Fiscal committee: no yes .
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Item 0250-101-0932 of Section 2.00 of
the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
0250-101-0932--For local assistance,
Judicial Branch, payable from the Trial
Court Trust Fund.......................... 2,337,627,000
Schedule:
(1) 0150010-Support for
Operation of Trial 1,883,879,00
Courts.............. 0
(2) 0150019-
Compensation of
Superior Court
Judges.............. 323,784,000
(3) 0150028-Assigned
Judges.............. 26,047,000
(4) 0150037-Court
Interpreters........ 94,089,000
(5) 0150067-Court
Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA)
program............. 2,213,000
(6) 0150071-Model Self-
Help Program........ 957,000
(7) 0150083-Equal
Access Fund......... 5,482,000
(8) 0150087-Family Law
Information Centers. 345,000
(9) 0150091-Civil Case
Coordination........ 832,000
(10) Reimbursements to
0150010-Support for
Operation of Trial
Courts.............. -1,000
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in
Schedule (2) shall be made
available for costs of the
workers' compensation program
for trial court judges.
2. The amount appropriated in
Schedule (3) shall be made
available for all judicial
assignments. Schedule (3)
expenditures for necessary
support staff may not exceed the
staffing level that is necessary
to support the equivalent of
three judicial officers sitting
on assignments. Prior to
utilizing funds appropriated in
Schedule (3), trial courts shall
maximize the use of judicial
officers who may be available
due to reductions in court
services or court closures.
3. The funds appropriated in
Schedule (4) shall be for
payments to contractual court
interpreters, and certified or
registered court interpreters
employed by the courts for
services provided during court
proceedings and other services
related to pending court
proceedings, including services
provided outside a courtroom,
and the following court
interpreter coordinators: 1.0
each in counties of the 1st
through the 15th classes, 0.5
each in counties of the 16th
through the 31st classes, and
0.25 each in counties of the
32nd through the 58th classes.
For the purposes of this
provision, ""court interpreter
coordinators'' may be full- or
part-time court employees, and
shall be certified or registered
court interpreters in good
standing under existing law.
The Judicial Council shall set
statewide or regional rates and
policies for payment of court
interpreters, not to exceed the
rate paid to certified
interpreters in the federal
court system.
The Judicial Council shall
adopt appropriate rules and
procedures for the
administration of these funds.
The Judicial Council shall
report to the Legislature and
the Director of Finance annually
regarding expenditures from
Schedule (4).
4. Upon order of the Director of
Finance, the amount available
for expenditure in this item may
be augmented by the amount of
any additional resources
available in the Trial Court
Trust Fund, which is in addition
to the amount appropriated in
this item. Any augmentation must
be approved in joint
determination with the
Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee and
shall be authorized not sooner
than 30 days after notification
in writing to the chairpersons
of the committees in each house
of the Legislature that consider
appropriations, the chairpersons
of the committees and
appropriate subcommittees that
consider the State Budget, and
the chairperson of the joint
committee, or not sooner than
whatever lesser time the
chairperson of the joint
committee, or his or her
designee, may determine. When a
request to augment this item is
submitted to the Director of
Finance, a copy of that request
shall be delivered to the
chairpersons of the committees
and appropriate subcommittees
that consider the State Budget.
Delivery of a copy of that
request shall not be deemed to
be notification in writing for
purposes of this provision.
5. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, upon approval
and order of the Director of
Finance, the amount appropriated
in this item shall be reduced by
the amount transferred in Item
0250-115-0932 to provide
adequate resources to the
Judicial Branch Workers'
Compensation Fund to pay
workers' compensation claims for
judicial branch employees and
judges, and administrative costs
pursuant to Section 68114.10 of
the Government Code.
6. Upon approval by the
Administrative Director, the
Controller shall transfer up to
$11,274,000 to Item 0250-001-
0932 for recovery of costs for
administrative services provided
to the trial courts by the
Judicial Council.
7. In order to improve equal access
and the fair administration of
justice, the funds appropriated
in Schedule (7) are available
for distribution by the Judicial
Council through the Legal
Services Trust Fund Commission
in support of the Equal Access
Fund Program to qualified legal
services projects and support
centers as defined in Sections
6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the
Business and Professions Code,
to be used for legal services in
civil matters for indigent
persons. The Judicial Council
shall approve awards made by the
commission if the council
determines that the awards
comply with statutory and other
relevant guidelines. Upon
approval by the Administrative
Director, the Controller shall
transfer up to 5 percent of the
funding appropriated in Schedule
(7) to Item 0250-001-0932 for
administrative expenses. Ten
percent of the funds remaining
after administrative costs shall
be for joint projects of courts
and legal services programs to
make legal assistance available
to pro per litigants and 90
percent of the funds remaining
after administrative costs shall
be distributed consistent with
Sections 6216 to 6223,
inclusive, of the Business and
Professions Code. The Judicial
Council may establish additional
reporting or quality control
requirements consistent with
Sections 6213 to 6223,
inclusive, of the Business and
Professions Code.
8. Funds available for expenditure
in Schedule (7) may be augmented
by order of the Director of
Finance by the amount of any
additional resources deposited
for distribution to the Equal
Access Fund Program in
accordance with Sections 68085.3
and 68085.4 of the Government
Code. Any augmentation under
this provision shall be
authorized not sooner than 30
days after notification in
writing to the chairpersons of
the committees in each house of
the Legislature that consider
appropriations, the chairpersons
of the committees and
appropriate subcommittees that
consider the State Budget, and
the Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee, or
not sooner than whatever lesser
time the chairperson of the
joint committee, or his or her
designee, may determine.
9. Sixteen (16.0) subordinate
judicial officer positions are
authorized to be converted to
judgeships in the 2015-16 fiscal
year in the manner and pursuant
to the authority described in
subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(1) of subdivision (c) of
Section 69615 of the Government
Code, as described in the notice
filed by the Judicial Council
under subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (3) of subdivision (c)
of Section 69615 of the
Government Code.
10. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, and upon
approval of the Director of
Finance, the amount available
for expenditure in Schedule (1)
may be increased by the amount
of any additional resources
collected for the recovery of
costs for court-appointed
dependency counsel services.
11. Upon approval of the
Administrative Director, the
Controller shall transfer up to
$556,000 to Item 0250-001-0932
for administrative services
provided to the trial courts in
support of the court-appointed
dependency counsel program.
12. Of the amounts appropriated in
Schedule (1), $325,000 shall be
allocated by the Judicial
Council in order to reimburse
the California State Auditor's
Office for the costs of trial
court audits incurred by the
California State Auditor's
Office pursuant to Section 19210
of the Public Contract Code.
14. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, of the amount
appropriated in Schedule (1),
$26,900,000 is available for
expenditure or encumbrance until
June 30, 2017.
SEC. 2. Item 0250-102-0932 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
0250-102-0932--For local assistance,
Judicial Branch, payable from the Trial
Court Trust Fund.......................... 114,700,000
Schedule:
(1) 0150011-Court
Appointed
Dependency Counsel.. 114,700,000
Provisions:
1. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, and upon
approval of the Director of
Finance, the amount available
for expenditure in Schedule (1)
may be increased by the amount
of any additional resources
collected for the recovery of
costs for court-appointed
dependency counsel services.
2. Upon approval of the
Administrative Director, the
Controller shall transfer up to
$556,000 to Item 0250-001-0932
for administrative services
provided to the trial courts in
support of the court appointed
dependency counsel program.
SEC. 3. Item 2660-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
2660-001-3228--For support of Department of
Transportation, payable from the Greenhouse
Gas Reduction Fund........................... 668,000
Schedule:
(1) 1840019-State and Federal
Mass Transit............... 668,000
(2) 9900100-Administration..... 15,000
(3) 9900200-Administration--
Distributed................ -15,000
Provisions:
1. Funds appropriated in this item
shall count towards the share of
annual proceeds continuously
appropriated to the Transit and
Intercity Rail Capital Program, as
specified in subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of
Section 39719 of the Health and
Safety Code.
2. Funds appropriated in this item
shall count towards the share of
annual proceeds continuously
appropriated to the Low Carbon
Transit Operations Program, as
specified in subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of
Section 39719 of the Health and
Safety Code.
SEC. 4. Item 3540-001-3063 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
3540-001-3063--For support of Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection, payable
from the State Responsibility Area Fire
Prevention Fund............................ 79,518,000
Schedule:
(1) 2465-Fire Protection. 68,472,000
(2) 2470-Resource
Management........... 9,615,000
(3) 2475-State Board of
Forestry and Fire
Protection........... 696,000
(4) 2480-Department of
Justice Legal
Services............. 735,000
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in this
item includes revenues derived
from the assessment of fines and
penalties imposed as specified
in Section 13332.18 of the
Government Code.
2. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or applicable
regulation, the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection may
provide fire prevention grants
to local entities, including,
but not limited to, local
government, fire districts,
community services districts,
water districts, and special
districts with state
responsibility area within their
jurisdiction.
3. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the law or
administrative procedure, of the
amount appropriated in this
item, $250,000 shall be
available to pay salaries,
benefits, and associated
operating equipment and expenses
associated with two Associate
Governmental Program Analyst
positions for the fire
prevention grant program,
through June 30, 2017.
SEC. 5. Item 3600-401 is added to Section 2.00 of
the Budget Act of 2015 , to read:
3600-401--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of Finance
may authorize the augmentation of up to
$25,000,000 for expenditure for any
program for the Department of Fish and
Wildlife, on a one-time basis, payable
from the Federal Trust Fund. The amount
shall equal any additional federal funds
approved for the purpose of properly
realigning expenditures charged to the
Fish and Game Preservation Fund and
federal funds in prior fiscal years. The
Department of Finance, in consultation
with the State Controller's Office, shall
determine the proper fiscal years as well
as budget and accounting treatment,
consistent with the timing of obligations
and purposes of the expenditures made.
The subject expenditures must have been
made consistent with state law and
federal requirements. Acceptance of such
additional federal funds does not impose
on the state any requirement to commit or
expend new state funds for any program or
purpose.
SEC. 6. Item 3790-001-0392 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
3790-001-0392--For support of Department of
Parks and Recreation, payable from the
State Parks and Recreation Fund............. 171,867,000
172,287,000
Schedule:
(1) 2840-Support of the
Department of Parks
and Recreation........ 199,832,000
200,252,000
(2) Reimbursements to
2840-Support of the
Department of Parks
and Recreation........ -27,965,000
Provisions:
1. It is the intent of the
Legislature that salaries, wages,
operating expenses, and positions
associated with implementing
specific Department of Parks and
Recreation capital outlay projects
continue to be funded through
capital outlay appropriations, and
that these funds should also be
reflected in the department's
state operations budget in the
Governor's Budget as a special
item of expense reflecting the
funding provided from the capital
outlay appropriations.
2. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of
Finance may authorize a loan from
the General Fund, in an amount not
to exceed 35 percent of
reimbursements appropriated in
this item to the Department of
Parks and Recreation, provided
that:
(a) The loan is to meet cash
needs resulting from the
delay in receipt of
reimbursements for
services provided.
(b) The loan is for a short
term and shall be repaid
by September 30, 2016.
(c) Interest charges may be
waived pursuant to
subdivision (e) of Section
16314 of the Government
Code.
(d) The Director of Finance
may not approve the loan
unless the approval is
made in writing and filed
with the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee and the
chairpersons of the
committees in each house
of the Legislature that
consider appropriations
not later than 30 days
prior to the effective
date of the approval, or
not later than whatever
lesser time prior to that
effective date that the
chairperson of the joint
committee, or his or her
designee, may determine.
3. The Department of Parks and
Recreation is authorized to enter
into a contract for fee collection
and other services required by the
department with a cooperative
association that has and will
continue to fund state employees
on an ongoing basis.
SEC. 7. Item 3790-301-0392 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
3790-301-0392--For capital outlay, Department
of Parks and Recreation, payable from the State
Parks and Recreation Fund....................... 678,000
Schedule:
(0.5) 0000225-Leo Carrillo
SP: Steelhead Trout
Barrier Removal-
-Construction........... 351,000
(0.8) 0000764-Border Field
SP: Public Use
Improvements-
-Preliminary plans , ......
678,000
working drawings, and
construction............ 678,000
(1) 0000698-Mendocino
Headlands SP: Big River
Watershed Restoration--
Preliminary plans,
working drawings, and
construction............ 1,741,000
(1.5) Reimbursements to
0000225-Leo Carrillo
SP: Steelhead Trout
Barrier Removal-
-Construction........... -351,000
(2) Reimbursements to
0000698-Mendocino
Headlands SP: Big River
Watershed Restoration--
Preliminary plans,
working drawings, and
construction............ -1,741,000
Provisions:
1. It is the intent of the Legislature
that the future phases of the
project in Schedule (0.8) be funded
with the balance of the funds
received from the settlement of the
federal condemnation of property at
the Border Field State Park.
SEC. 8. Item 3810-001-6083 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
3810-001-6083--For support of Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy, payable from the Water
Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure
Improvement Fund of 2014...................... 140,000
Improvement Fund of 2014, pursuant to
subdivision (h) of Section 79731 of the Water
Code..........................................
508,000
Schedule:
(1) 2940-Santa Monica Mountains
Conservancy................. 140,000
508,000
SEC. 9. Item 3810-101-6083 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
3810-101-6083--For local assistance, Santa
Monica Mountains Conservancy, payable from
the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure
Improvement Fund of 2014...................... 4,000,000
17,500,000
Schedule:
(1) 2945-Local Assistance
Grants................. 4,000,000
17,500,000
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this item
are available for expenditure of
local assistance or capital outlay
until June 30, 2018 . ,
pursuant
to
subdivision (h) of Section 79731 of
the Water Code.
SEC. 10. Item 3940-001-0179 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
3940-001-0179--For support of State Water
Resources Control Board, payable from the
Environmental Laboratory Improvement Fund.... 3,302,000
Schedule:
(1) 3565-Drinking Water
Quality.................... 3,302,000
Provisions:
1. Of this amount, $7,000 is to
reimburse the State Department of
Public Health for lease-revenue bond
rental payments and related costs
associated with the State Water
Resources Control Board's occupancy
in the State Department of Public Health'
s
Health's Richmond Laboratory.
2. The Controller shall transfer funds
appropriated in this item to the
State Department of Public Health,
in the amount shown in Provision 1,
as and when provided for in a
schedule submitted by the State
Public Works Board.
3. The State Water Resources Control
Board shall adjust the Environmental
Laboratory Improvement Fund fees of
the board that are subject to the
annual fee adjustment pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 100425 of
the Health and Safety Code to an
amount such that, if the new fees
were effective throughout the 2015-
16 fiscal year, the estimated
revenues would be sufficient to
offset at least 95 percent of the
approved program level intended to
be supported by those fees. The
Environmental Laboratory Improvement
Fund fees may be increased by up to
57.84 percent only if the fund
condition statement for the fund
projects a reserve less than 10
percent of estimated expenditures
and the revenues projected for the
2015-16 fiscal year are less than
the appropriation contained in this
act.
SEC. 11. Item 3940-101-6083 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
3940-101-6083--For local assistance,
State Water Resources Control Board,
payable from the Water Quality, Supply,
and Infrastructure Improvement Fund of
2014, to be available for expenditure
until June 30, 2018, and available for
liquidation until June 30, 2021......... 1,357,500,000
1,307,500,000
Schedule:
( 1 2 ) 3560-Water Quality.
1,357,500,00
1,307,500,00
0
SEC. 12. Item 4170-001-0890 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
4170-001-0890--For support of California
Department of Aging, payable from the
Federal Trust Fund........................... 7,804,000
7,871,000
Schedule:
(1) 3890-Nutrition............. 2,810,000
(2) 3895-Senior Community
Employment Service ........ 532,000
(3) 3900-Supportive Services... 3,471,000
(4) 3905-Community-Based
Programs and Projects...... 991,000
1,058,000
Provisions:
1. The Department of Finance may
authorize the transfer of funds
between this item and Item 4170-101-
0890 no sooner than 30 days after
written notification to the
chairpersons of the fiscal
committees of each house of the
Legislature and the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, or not sooner than
whatever lesser time the chairperson
of the joint committee, or his or
her designee, may determine. The
notification shall include: (a) the
amount of the proposed transfer, (b)
an identification of the purposes
for which the funds will be used,
(c) documentation that the proposed
activities must be carried out in
the current year and that no other
funds are available for their
support, and (d) the impact of any
transfer on the level of services.
SEC. 13. Item 4170-101-0001 of Se ction
2.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to
read:
4170-101-0001--For local assistance,
California Department of Aging................ 27,652,000
29,538,000
Schedule:
(1) 3890-Nutrition......... 7,068,000
8,954,000
(2) 3900-Supportive
Services............... 1,066,000
(3) 3905-Community-Based
Programs and Projects.. 4,493,000
(4) 3910-Medi-Cal Programs. 20,232,000
(5) Reimbursements to 3900-
Supportive Services.... -66,000
(6) Reimbursements to 3905-
Community-Based
Programs and Projects.. -4,493,000
(7) Reimbursements to
3890-Nutrition......... -648,000
Provisions:
1. Notwithstanding Section 26.00, the
Department of Finance, upon
notification by the California
Department of Aging, may authorize
transfers between Program 3890-
Nutrition and Program 3900-
Supportive Services in response to
budget revisions submitted by the
area agencies on aging.
2. Of the funds appropriated in this
item, the Controller shall, upon
enactment of this act, reimburse
the amount specified in Program
3910-Medi-Cal Programs to the State
Department of Health Care Services
for support of the Multipurpose
Senior Services Program.
SEC. 14. Item 4170-101-0890 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
4170-101-0890--For local assistance,
California Department of Aging, payable
from the Federal Trust Fund............... 143,278,000
143,881,000
Schedule:
(1) 3890-Nutrition...... 69,498,000
(2) 3895-Senior
Community
Employment Service . 7,339,000
(3) 3900-Supportive
Services............ 60,119,000
(4) 3905-Community-
Based Programs and
Projects............ 6,322,000
6,925,000
Provisions:
1. Provision 1 of Item 4170-001-
0890 is also applicable to this
item.
2. Notwithstanding subdivision (e)
of Section 28.00, the
Department of Finance, upon
notification by the California
Department of Aging, may
authorize augmentations in this
item for federal Title III,
Title VII, HICAP one-time only
allocations, and for unexpended
2014-15 federal grant funds.
The Department of Finance shall
provide notification of the
augmentation to the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee
within 10 working days from the
date of the Department of
Finance approval of the
adjustment.
3. Notwithstanding Section 26.00,
the Department of Finance, upon
notification by the California
Department of Aging, may
authorize transfers between
Program 3890-Nutrition and
Program 3900-Supportive
Services in response to budget
revisions submitted by the Area
Agencies on Aging.
4. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, federal
moneys made available for the
Chronic Disease Self-Management
Education Program pursuant to
this act shall be available for
expenditure or encumbrance
until August 31, 2015.
SEC. 15. Item 4170-101-3167 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
4170-101-3167--For local assistance,
California Department of Aging, payable from
the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality and
Accountability Special Fund................... 2,300,000
1,900,000
Schedule:
(1) 3900-Supportive Services.... 2,300,000
1,900,000
SEC. 16. Item 4300-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
4300-101-0001--For local assistance,
State Department of Developmental
Services, for Regional Centers........... 3,135,797,000
Schedule:
(1) 4140015-Operations.. 615,536,000
(2) 4140019-Purchase of 4,643,096,00
Services............ 0
(3) 4140027-Early
Intervention
Program............. 143,000
(4) 4140031-Prevention
Program............. 2,003,000
(5) Reimbursements to
4140015-Operations.. -192,137,000
(6) Reimbursements to
4140019-Purchase of -1,932,701,0
Services............ 00
(7) Reimbursements to
4140027-Early
Intervention
Program............. -143,000
Provisions:
1. Upon order of the Director of
Finance, the Controller shall
transfer such funds as are
necessary between this item and
Item 4300-003-0001. Within 10
working days after approval of a
transfer as authorized by this
provision, the Department of
Finance shall notify the
chairpersons of the fiscal
committees in each house of the
Legislature and the Chairperson
of the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee of the transfer,
including the amount
transferred, how the amount
transferred was determined, and
how the amount transferred will
be utilized.
2. A loan or loans shall be made
available from the General Fund
to the State Department of
Developmental Services not to
exceed a cumulative total of
$395,000,000. The loan funds
shall be transferred to this
item as needed to meet cashflow
needs due to delays in
collecting reimbursements from
the Health Care Deposit Fund.
All moneys so transferred shall
be repaid as soon as sufficient
reimbursements have been
collected to meet immediate cash
needs and in installments as
reimbursements accumulate if the
loan is outstanding for more
than one year.
3. Notwithstanding Section 26.00,
the Department of Finance may
authorize transfer of
expenditure authority between
Schedules (1) and (2) in order
to more accurately reflect
expenditures in the Early
Intervention Program (Part C of
the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act).
4. Notwithstanding Section 26.00,
the Department of Finance may
authorize transfer of
expenditure authority from
Schedule (4) 4140031-Prevention
Program to Schedule (2) 4140019-
Purchase of Services to more
accurately reflect expenditures
in the Prevention and Early
Start Programs.
5. The Department of Finance
may authorize a transfer
pursuant to this provision no
sooner than 30 days after
notification in writing is
provided to the chairpersons of
the fiscal committees in each
house of the Legislature and the
Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee of
the transfer, including the
amount transferred, how the
amount transferred was
determined, and how the amount
transferred will be utilized.
5. Upon order of the Department of
Finance, the Controller shall
transfer up to $2,800,000
between this item and Item 4300-
001-0001 in order to effectively
administer the Self-
Determination Program. The
Director of Finance shall notify
the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee of the transfer,
including the amount
transferred, how the amount
transferred was determined, and
how the amount transferred will
be utilized, not less than 30
days before the effective date
of the approval.
6. The Department of Finance may
authorize the transfer of
expenditure authority from
Schedule (2) 4140019 Purchase of
Services to Item 4260-101-0001
to support the transition of
current Medi-Cal eligible
regional center consumers
receiving behavioral health
treatment services pursuant to
Section 14132.56 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code, upon
completion of the statewide
transition plan.
The Director of Finance shall
provide notification to the
Joint Legislative Budget
Committee of any transfer of
expenditure authority approved
under this provision not less
than 30 days prior to the
effective date of the approval.
The 30-day notification shall
include a description of the
transfer, including the number
of children per regional center
affected, the average cost of
behavioral health treatment
services for a regional center
consumer, the average cost of
behavioral health treatment
services for a Medi-Cal
enrollee, and assumptions used
in calculating the amount of
expenditure authority to be
transferred.
7. Utilizing the work of the Health
and Human Services Agency's
Developmental Services Task
Force and the State Department
of Developmental Services' Home
and Community-Based Services
Advisory Group, the department
shall report to the committees
in the Senate and Assembly that
consider the budget during the
2016-17 budget process on its
evaluation of the existing rate-
setting methodologies for
community-based services and
supports for persons with
developmental disabilities and
the regional center operations
budget core staffing formula.
The evaluation shall consider
all of the following:
(1) Supporting maximum federal
funding participation.
(2) Meeting the current and
future needs of persons with
developmental disabilities,
including, but not limited to,
those moving from developmental
centers.
(3) Ensuring that services and
supports provided are culturally
competent.
(4) Maximizing consumer choice,
including choice of providers
within a service category,
person-centered planning, and
integration in all aspects of
community life.
(5) Appropriate state and
federal law and regulation
requirements for caseload
ratios, staffing levels,
staffing competencies and
qualifications, prudent auditing
requirements, and other quality
control measures.
(6) Reasonable costs necessary
to sustainably provide quality
services and supports, including
statutory, regulatory, or
contractually required program
design components, including,
but not limited to, employee
wage and benefit
requirements.
(7) Revised service codes that
more accurately reflect service
categories and improve the
ability of the department to
analyze and project expenditure
trends.
(8) Meeting the current and
future needs of consumers
through a cost-effective and
sustainable approach.
SEC. 17. Item 5180-151-0001 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
5180-151-0001--For local assistance,
State Department of Social Services....... 116,651,000
Schedule:
(1) 4275019-Children
and Adult Services
and Licensing....... 381,892,000
(2) 4275028-Special
Programs............ 20,627,000
(3) Reimbursements to
4275019-Children
and Adult Services
and Licensing....... -285,868,000
Provisions:
1. Provision 1 of Item 5180-101-
0001 also applies to this item.
2. Notwithstanding Chapter 1
(commencing with Section 18000)
of Part 6 of Division 9 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code
and pursuant to Section 30029.8
of the Government Code, a loan
not to exceed $50,000,000 shall
be made available from the
General Fund, from funds not
otherwise appropriated, to cover
the federal share or
reimbursable share, or both, of
costs of a program or programs
when the federal funds or
reimbursements have not been
received by this state prior to
the usual time for transmitting
state payments for the federal
or reimbursable share of
costs. The loan from the General
Fund shall be repaid when the
federal or reimbursable share of
costs for the program or
programs becomes available.
3. The Department of Finance may
authorize the establishment of
positions and transfer of
amounts from this item to Item
5180-001-0001, in order to allow
the state to perform the
facilities evaluation function
of Community Care Licensing in
the event the counties fail to
perform that function.
4. Nonfederal funds appropriated in
this item which have been
budgeted to meet the state's
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families maintenance-of-effort
requirement established pursuant
to the federal Personal
Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) shall not
be expended in any way that
would cause their
disqualification as a federally
allowable maintenance-of-effort
expenditure.
5. The Department of Finance may
authorize the establishment of
positions and transfer of
amounts from this item to Item
5180-001-0001 in order to allow
the state to perform the
adoptions function in the event
that a county notifies the State
Department of Social Services
that it intends to cease
performing that function.
6. Funds appropriated in this item
for the Commercially Sexually
Exploited Children Program
required by Chapter 5.2
(commencing with Section
16524.6) of Part 4 of
Division 9 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code shall be
appropriately reduced by the
Department of Finance to the
extent any activities for which
funding is included are also
required by the Preventing Sex
Trafficking and Strengthening
Families Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-
183).
7. Provision 2 of Item 5180-151-
0890 also applies to this item.
8. Funds appropriated in this item
available for legal services to
unaccompanied undocumented
minors in accordance with
Chapter 5.6 (commencing with
Section 13300) of Part 3 of
Division 9 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code shall continue
to be available for liquidation
until June 30, 2021.
9. Of the total amount appropriated
in this item, up to $4,000,000
shall be available for a county-
optional block grant program,
for allocation to local agencies
to fund activities the
Commission on State Mandates
identified as reimbursable state
mandates in the Interagency
Child Abuse and Neglect
Investigation Reports (CSM-00-TC-
22) mandate. A local agency that
receives funding according to
this item shall not be eligible
to submit claims to the
Controller for reimbursement
under Section 17560 of the
Government Code for any costs
related to the reimbursable
state-mandated activities
identified in CSM-00-TC-22
incurred in the same fiscal year
during which the local agency
received funding according to
this item. The State Department
of Social Services, in
consultation with the California
State Association of Counties,
shall develop an allocation
methodology for the purpose of
distributing these funds to
participating counties. Block
grant funding apportioned
according to this item is
subject to annual financial and
compliance audits.
13. Funds appropriated in this item
for legal assistance to
individuals eligible for
deferred action under the
President's November 2014
Immigration Accountability
Executive Order and for
naturalization services shall be
available for liquidation until
June 30, 2021.
14. Of the amount appropriated in
this item, $7,250,000 is
this item, $8,895,000 is
available (plus associated
federal funds appropriated in
Item 5180-151-0890) for
allocation to counties for the
purpose of recruiting,
retaining, and supporting foster
care parents and relative
caregivers. This funding is
intended to help support the
implementation of legislation
adopted to improve California's
child welfare system and its
outcomes by increasing the use
of home-based family care and
the provision of services and
supports to home-based family
care, reducing the use of
congregate care placement
settings, and creating faster
paths to permanency resulting in
shorter durations of involvement
in the child welfare and
juvenile justice systems. Funds
allocated shall be used for
activities and services to
recruit, retain, and support
licensed foster family homes,
approved resource families, and
relative caregivers. Allowable
expenditures shall include, but
not be limited to, all of the
following: (1) Staffing to
provide and improve direct
services and supports to
licensed foster family homes,
approved resource families, and
relative caregivers, and to
remove any barriers in those
areas defined as priorities in
the county implementation plan
and subsequent reports on
outcomes; (2) Exceptional child
needs not covered by the
caregiver-specific rate that
would normalize the child's
experience, stabilize the
placement, or enhance the
child's well-being; (3) Child
care for licensed foster
parents, approved resource
families, and relative
caregivers; (4) Intensive
relative finding, engagement,
and navigation efforts; and (5)
Emerging technological, evidence-
informed, or other
nontraditional approaches to
outreach to potential foster
family homes, resource families,
and relatives. During the 2015-
16 fiscal year, the State
Department of Social Services
shall develop and issue one or
more all-county letters, in
consultation with the County
Welfare Directors Association of
California, that provide
instructions to counties on
allowable expenditures,
allocation methodology, and
claiming instructions with
respect to this funding. The
department shall report to the
Legislature during the 2016-17
budget hearings on the
strategies, allocation, and
progress.
SEC. 18. Item 5180-153-0001 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
5180-153-0001--For local assistance, State
Department of Social Services................. 24,253,000
Schedule:
(1) 4280-Title IV-E Waiver. 24,253,000
Provisions:
1. Provisions 6 and 7 of Item 5180-151-
0001 also apply to this item.
3. Of the amount appropriated in this
item, $ 7 8 ,2 50
98 ,000 is available
for
allocation to counties for the
purpose of recruiting, retaining,
and supporting foster care parents
and relative caregivers. This
funding is intended to help
support the implementation of
legislation adopted to improve
California's child welfare system
and its outcomes by increasing the
use of home-based family care and
the provision of services and
supports to home-based family care,
reducing the use of congregate care
placement settings, and creating
faster paths to permanency
resulting in shorter durations of
involvement in the child welfare
and juvenile justice systems. Funds
allocated shall be used for
activities and services to recruit,
retain, and support licensed foster
family homes, approved resource
families, and relative caregivers.
Allowable expenditures shall
include, but not be limited to, all
of the following: (1) Staffing to
provide and improve direct services
and supports to licensed foster
family homes, approved resource
families, and relative caregivers,
and to remove any barriers in those
areas defined as priorities in the
county implementation plan and
subsequent reports on outcomes; (2)
Exceptional child needs not covered
by the caregiver-specific rate
that would normalize the child's
experience, stabilize the
placement, or enhance the child's
well-being; (3) Child care for
licensed foster parents, approved
resource families, and relative
caregivers; (4) Intensive relative
finding, engagement, and navigation
efforts; and (5) Emerging
technological, evidence-informed,
or other nontraditional approaches
to outreach to potential foster
family homes, resource families,
and relatives. During the 2015-16
fiscal year, the State Department
of Social Services shall develop
and issue one or more all-county
letters, in consultation with the
County Welfare Directors
Association of California, that
provide instructions to counties on
allowable expenditures, allocation
methodology, and claiming
instructions with respect to this
funding. The department shall
report to the Legislature during
the 2016-17 budget hearings on the
strategies, allocation, and
progress.
SEC. 19. Item 6100-161-0001 of Section 2
.00 of the Budget Act of 2015 is amended to
read:
6100-161-0001--For local assistance,
State Department of Education
(Proposition 98), Special Education
Programs for Exceptional Children........ 3,257,426,000
Schedule:
(1) 5200201-Special
Education Program
for Individuals
with Exceptional 3,152,624,00
Needs............... 0
(2) 5200217-Early
Education Program
for Individuals
with Exceptional
Needs............... 119,047,000
(3) Reimbursements to
5200217-Early
Education Program
for Individuals
with Exceptional
Needs............... -14,245,000
Provisions:
1. Funds appropriated in this item
are for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the
State School Fund, in lieu of
the amount that otherwise would
be appropriated for transfer
from the General Fund in the
State Treasury to Section A of
the State School Fund for the
2015-16 fiscal year pursuant to
Sections 14002 and 41301 of the
Education Code, for
apportionment pursuant to Part
30 (commencing with Section
56000) of Division 4 of Title 2
of the Education Code,
superseding all prior law.
2. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (1), up to $17,593,000
shall be available to provide
special education and related
services to pupils with low-
incidence disabilities pursuant
to
their individualized
education program. The
Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall allocate these
funds to special education local
plan areas on an equal per-pupil
rate using the methodology
specified in Section 56836.22 of
the Education Code.
3. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (1), up to $39,738,000
shall be available for the
purposes of vocational training
and job placement for special
education pupils through Project
Workability I pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing with
Section 56470) of Chapter 4.5 of
Part 30 of Division 4 of Title 2
of the Education Code. As a
condition of receiving these
funds, each local educational
agency shall certify that the
amount of nonfederal resources,
exclusive of funds received
pursuant to this provision,
devoted to the provision of
vocational education for special
education pupils shall be
maintained at or above the level
provided in the 1984-85 fiscal
year. The Superintendent of
Public Instruction may waive
this requirement for local
educational agencies that
demonstrate that the requirement
would impose a severe hardship.
6. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (1), up to $150,095,000
is available to fund the costs
of children placed in licensed
children's institutions who
attend nonpublic schools based
on the funding formula
authorized in Chapter 914 of the
Statutes of 2004.
7. Funds available for infant units
shall be allocated with the
following average number of
pupils per unit:
(a) For special classes and
centers-- 16.
(b) For resource specialist
programs-- 24.
(c) For designated
instructional services--
16.
8. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, early
education programs for infants
and toddlers shall be offered
for 200 days. Funds appropriated
in Schedule (2) shall be
allocated by the State
Department of Education for the
2015-16 fiscal year to those
programs receiving allocations
for instructional units pursuant
to Section 56432 of the
Education Code for the Early
Education Program for
Individuals with Exceptional
Needs operated pursuant to
Chapter 4.4 (commencing with
Section 56425) of Part 30 of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Education Code, based on
computing 200-day entitlements.
9. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, state funds
appropriated in Schedule (2) in
excess of the amount necessary
to fund the deficited
entitlements pursuant to Section
56432 of the Education Code
shall be available for
allocation by the State
Department of Education to local
educational agencies for the
operation of programs serving
solely low-incidence infants and
toddlers pursuant to Title 14
(commencing with Section 95000)
of the Government Code. These
funds shall be allocated to each
local educational agency for
each solely low-incidence child
through two years of age in
excess of the number of solely
low-incidence children through
two years of age served by the
local educational agency during
the 1992-93 fiscal year and
reported on the April 1993 pupil
count. These funds shall only be
allocated if the amount of
reimbursement received from the
State Department of
Developmental Services is
insufficient to fully fund the
costs of operating the Early
Intervention Program, as
authorized by Title 14
(commencing with Section 95000)
of the Government Code.
10. Funds appropriated in this item,
unless otherwise specified, are
available for the sole purpose
of funding 2015-16 fiscal year
special education program costs
and shall not be used to fund
any prior year adjustments,
claims, or costs.
11. Of the amount provided in
Schedule (1), up to $196,000
shall be available to fully fund
the declining enrollment of
necessary small special
education local plan areas
pursuant to Chapter 551 of the
Statutes of 2001.
12. Pursuant to Section 56427 of the
Education Code, of the funds
appropriated in Schedule (1), up
to $2,324,000 may be used to
provide funding for infant
programs, and may be used for
those programs that do not
qualify for funding pursuant to
Section 56432 of the Education
Code.
13. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (1), up to $1,317,000
shall be used for a personnel
development program. This
program shall include state-
sponsored staff development for
special education personnel to
have the necessary content
knowledge and skills to serve
children with disabilities. This
funding may include training and
services targeting special
education teachers and related
service personnel that teach
core academic or multiple
subjects to meet the applicable
special education requirements
of the federal Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.).
14. Of the amount appropriated in
this item, up to $1,480,000 is
available for the state's share
of costs in the settlement of
Emma C. v. Delaine Eastin, et
al. (N.D. Cal. No. C96-4179TEH).
The State Department of
Education shall report by
January 1, 2016, to the fiscal
committees of both houses of the
Legislature, the Department of
Finance, and the Legislative
Analyst's Office on the planned
use of the additional special
education funds provided to the
Ravenswood Elementary School
District pursuant to this
settlement. The report shall
also provide the State
Department of Education's best
estimate of when this
supplemental funding will no
longer be required by the court.
The State Department of
Education shall comply with the
requirements of Section 948 of
the Government Code in any
further request for funds to
satisfy this settlement.
15. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, state funds
appropriated in Schedule (1) in
excess of the amount necessary
to fund the defined entitlement
shall be to fulfill other
shortages in entitlements
budgeted in this schedule by the
State Department of Education,
upon Department of Finance
approval, to any program funded
under Schedule (1).
16. Of the amount specified in
Schedule (1), $361,910,000 shall
be available only to provide
educationally related mental
health services, including out-
of-home residential services for
emotionally disturbed pupils,
required by an individualized
education program pursuant to
the federal Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.) and as
described in Section 56363 of
the Education Code. The
Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall allocate these
funds to special education local
plan areas in the 2015-16 fiscal
year based upon an equal rate
per pupil using the methodology
specified in Section 56836.07 of
the Education Code.
18. The funds appropriated in this
item reflect an adjustment to
the base funding of 0.340
percent for the annual
adjustment in statewide average
daily attendance.
19. Of the amount provided in
Schedule (1), $37,202,000 is to
reflect a cost-of-living
adjustment.
20. Of the amount provided in
Schedule (2), $896,000 is to
reflect a cost-of-living
adjustment.
21. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (1), up to $6,000,000
is available for extraordinary
costs associated with single
placements. Special education
local plan areas are eligible to
submit claims for costs
exceeding the threshold
calculated pursuant to
subdivision (b) of Section
56836.21 of the Education Code,
on forms developed by the State
Department of Education pursuant
to subdivision (c) of Section
56836.21 of the Education Code.
(a) Up to $3,000,000 shall
first be allocated in
reimbursements for
extraordinary costs
associated with
educationally related
mental health services,
including out-of-home
residential services for
necessary small special
education local plan
areas, as defined in
Section 56212 of the
Education Code.
(b) Any funds not used for
extraordinary costs
pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall be available
for extraordinary costs
associated with
placements in nonpublic,
nonsectarian schools,
pursuant to Section
56836.21 of the Education
Code. These funds shall
also provide
reimbursement for costs
associated with pupils
residing in licensed
children's institutions.
22. Of the amount specified in
Schedule (1), up to $2,792,000
shall be available for small
SELPAs to conduct regionalized
services, pursuant to Section
56836.31 of the Education Code.
23. The funds appropriated in
Schedule (1) shall first be
considered offsetting revenues
within the meaning of
subdivision (e) of Section 17556
of the Government Code for any
reimbursable mandated cost claim
for behavioral intervention
plans (CSM 4465), inclusive of
activities performed pursuant to
Sections 56521.1 and 56521.2 of
the Education Code.
24. Of the amount provided in
Schedule (2), $30,000,000 shall
be available to provide early
intervention services to infants
and toddlers younger than three
years of age. The Superintendent
of Public Instruction shall
allocate these funds to
special education local plan
areas, school districts, charter
schools, or county offices of
education based on a
distribution method to be
determined by the State
Department of Education, the
Department of Finance, and the
Legislative Analyst's Office.
25. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (1), $1,962,000 shall
be allocated in the 2015-16
fiscal year to backfill for the
reduction of federal local
assistance funds shifted to
support state-level activities.
SEC. 20. Item 6100-488 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
6100-488--Reappropriation, State Department of
Education. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the balances from the following items are available for
reappropriation for the purposes specified in
Provisions 1 to 3, inclusive:
0001-- General Fund
(1) $6,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for the
Healthy Start Program grants in Item
6110-650-0001 pursuant to Section
43 of Chapter 79 of the Statutes of
2006.
(2) $703,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for assessment
review and reporting in Schedule (1)
of Item 6110-113-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and 29, Stats.
2012).
(3) $460,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for
Educational Services for Foster Youth
in Item 6110-119-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and 29, Stats.
2012).
(4) $708,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for Adults in
Correctional Facilities in Item 6110-
158-0001 of the Budget Act of 2012
(Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012).
(5) $23,535,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
Special Education Programs for
Exceptional Children in Schedule (1)
of Item 6110-161-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and 29, Stats.
2012).
(6) $1,737,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
California Partnership Academies in
Schedule (1) of Item 6110-166-0001
of the Budget Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and
29, Stats. 2012).
(7) $26,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for the
Agricultural Career Technical
Education Incentive Program in Item
6110-167-0001 of the Budget Act of
2012 (Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012).
(8) $490,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for child
nutrition programs in Schedule (1) of
Item 6110-203-0001 of the Budget Act
of 2012 (Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012).
(9) $1,500,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
Economic Impact Aid for Charter
Schools in Schedule (2) of Item 6110-
211-0001 of the Budget Act of 2012
(Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012).
(10) $684,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for
Educational Services for Foster Youth
in Item 6110-119-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2013 (Chs. 20 and 354, Stats.
2013).
(11) $1,410,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
Special Education Programs for
Exceptional Children in Schedule (1)
of Item 6110-161-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2013 (Chs. 20 and 354, Stats.
2013).
(12) $684,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for the Early
Education Program for Individuals with
Exceptional Needs in Schedule (2) of
Item 6110-161-0001 of the Budget Act
of 2013 (Chs. 20 and 354, Stats. 2013).
(13) $700,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for the
reimbursement of 2012-13 Adults in
Correctional Facilities Program
activities in Provision (5) of Item
6110-488-0001 of the Budget Act of
2013 (Chs. 20 and 354, Stats.
2013).
(14) $1,162,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
the After School Education and Safety
Program in the 2012-13 fiscal year
pursuant to Section 8483.5 of the
Education Code.
(15) $26,001,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
Preschool Education in Schedule (1) of
Item 6110-196-0001 of the Budget Act
of 2012 (Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012).
(16) $27,045,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
Preschool Education in Schedule (1) of
Item 6110-196-0001 of the Budget Act
of 2013 (Chs. 20 and 354, Stats. 2013).
(17) $63,396,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
Item 6110-220-0001, Budget Act of 2011
(Ch. 33, Stats. 2011), and Item 6110-
220-0001, Budget Act of 2012 (Chs. 21
and 29, Stats. 2012), as
reappropriated to the California
School Finance Authority for the
the Charter School Facility
Grant
program
program in Item 6110-404 of the
Budget Act of
Act of 2013 (Chs. 20 and
354, Stats. 2013).
2013).
(18) $9,276,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
the After School Education and Safety
Program in the 2013-14 fiscal year
pursuant to Section 8483.5 of the
Education Code.
(19) $909,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for the After
School Education and Safety Program in
the 2014-15 fiscal year pursuant to
Section 8483.5 of the Education Code.
(20) $734,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for Small
School District Bus Replacement in
Schedule (2) of Item 6110-111-0001
of the Budget Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and
29, Stats. 2012).
(21) $7,955,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
assessment apportionments in Schedule
(5) of Item 6110-113-0001 of the
Budget Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and 29,
Stats. 2012).
(22) $921,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for the Early
Education Program for Individuals with
Exceptional Needs in Schedule (2) of
Item 6110-161-0001 of the Budget Act
of 2012 (Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012).
(23) $329,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for Clean
Technology Partnership Academies in
Schedule (2.5) of Item 6110-166-0001
of the Budget Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and
29, Stats. 2012).
(24) $39,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for the Child
Nutrition School Breakfast and Summer
Food Service Program of Item 6110-201-
0001 of the Budget Act of 2012 (Chs.
21 and 29, Stats. 2012).
(25) $322,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for
Specialized Secondary Programs in Item
6110-122-0001 of the Budget Act of
2013 (Chs. 20 and 354, Stats. 2013).
(26) $15,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for the
American Indian Early Childhood
Education Program in Item 6110-150-
0001 of the Budget Act of 2013 (Chs.
20 and 354, Stats. 2013).
(27) $1,000,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
child nutrition programs in Item 6110-
203-0001 of the Budget Act of 2013
(Chs. 20 and 354, Stats. 2013).
(28) $1,520,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
Next Generation Science Standards
Assessment in Schedule (6) of Item
6110-113-0001 of the Budget Act of
2014 (Chs. 25 and 663, Stats. 2014).
(29) $1,892,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
Primary Languages other than English
Assessments in Schedule (7) of Item
6110-113-0001 of the Budget Act of
2014 (Chs. 25 and 663, Stats. 2014).
(30) $760,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for Special
Education Programs for Exceptional
Children in Schedule (1) of Item 6110-
161-0001 of the Budget Act of 2014
(Chs. 25 and 663, Stats. 2014).
(31) $10,112,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
K-12 Mandated Programs Block Grant in
Item 6110-296-0001 of the Budget Act
of 2014 (Chs. 25 and 663, Stats. 2014).
(32) $5,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for Economic
Impact Aid in Item 6110-128-0001 of
the Budget Act of 2012 (Chs. 21 and
29, Stats. 2012).
(33) $804,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance
of the amount appropriated for the
Quality Education Improvement Act
pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (c) of Section 52055.780
of the Education Code.
(34) $540,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for assessment
review and reporting in Schedule (1)
of Item 6110-113-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2013 (Chs. 20 and 354, Stats.
2013).
(35) $200,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for American
Indian Education Centers in Item 6110-
151-0001 of the Budget Act of 2013
(Chs. 20 and 354, Stats. 2013).
(36) $1,234,000 or whatever greater or
lesser amount of the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated for
California Partnership Academies in
Schedule (1) of Item 6110-166-0001 of
the Budget Act of 2013 (Chs. 20 and
354, Stats. 2013).
(37) $789,000 or whatever greater or lesser
amount of the unexpended balance of
the amount appropriated for assessment
review and reporting in Schedule (4)
of Item 6110-113-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2014 (Chs. 25 and 663, Stats.
2014).
Provisions:
1. The sum of $15,096,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the State Department
of Education for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the State
School Fund for allocation by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
for apportionment to reimburse the
2014-15 Adults in Correctional
Facilities Program activities
authorized pursuant to Item 6110-158-
0001 of the Budget Act of 2012 (Chs.
21 and 29, Stats. 2012).
2. The sum of $110,273,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the State Department
of Education for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the State
School Fund for allocation by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
to the School Facilities Program for
the purpose of funding the School
Facilities Emergency Repair Account
pursuant to Chapter 899 of the
Statutes of 2004.
3. The sum of $6,636,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the State Department
of Education for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the State
School Fund. Of this amount, $828,000
shall be provided by the department to
local educational agencies that did
not participate in the former state
reporting program administered by
California School Information Services
(CSIS) and are for the support of data
submission to the California
Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data
System (CALPADS), and $5,808,000 is
for allocation by the Superintendent
of Public Instruction to the Fiscal
Crisis and Management Assistance Team
for CSIS, pursuant to the memorandum
of understanding with the State
Department of Education in support of
CALPADS. As a condition of receiving
funds appropriated in this item, CSIS
shall submit an expenditure plan
with workload justification to the
Department of Finance and the
Legislative Analyst's Office by
December 1, 2015. The expenditure plan
shall include, at a minimum, (a)
positions filled and intended to be
filled, (b) salaries and benefits, (c)
external contracts, (d) other
operating expenses, and (e) equipment
needs. The workload information shall
include, at a minimum, activities
performed by CSIS and by the State
Department of Education to implement
CALPADS, workload associated with
maintenance of CALPADS, and assistance
provided to local educational agencies
in transmission of data to CALPADS.
The expenditure plan and workload data
shall provide information for the
prior year, current year, and budget
year.
4. The sum of $3,000,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the State Department
of Education for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the
State School Fund for allocation by
the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to the State Special
Schools as authorized pursuant to
Schedules (1) through (3) of Item 6100-
006-0001 in this Budget Act.
5. The sum of $300,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the State Department
of Education for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the State
School Fund for allocation by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
to the Los Angeles Unified School
District in partial support of a
research partnership between the Los
Angeles Unified School District's
Academic English Mastery Program and
the University of California, Los
Angeles' Center X. The department
shall apportion this funding only
after receipt of a detailed plan that
identifies expenditures, activities,
timelines, and deliverables resulting
from this partnership. This funding
shall support the identification
of effective, evidence-based,
culturally appropriate, and to the
extent available, existing resources
and practices, which support improved
proficiency in standard English and
achievement of the English Language
Arts Common Core State Standards among
students of low standard English
proficiency, including: screening
instruments, valid assessments,
curricula and instructional materials
aligned to the Common Core State
Standards in English Language Arts,
instructional practices, and
professional development for
educators. As a condition of receiving
these funds, the partnership shall
provide a report to the department by
January 1, 2017, detailing the results
of the activities, and the department
shall make this report available to
the appropriate fiscal and policy
committees of the Legislature, the
Legislative Analyst's Office, and the
Department of Finance. The partnership
shall also provide to the department
by July 1, 2017, in a form and manner
prescribed by the department,
information on effective, evidence-
based practices for improving
proficiency in standard English and
the English Language Arts Common Core
State Standards that the department
may make available through its
Internet Web site as a resource for
voluntary use by local educational
agencies.
6. The sum of $4,583,000 is hereby
appropriated to the State Department
of Education for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the State
School Fund for allocation by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
to school districts with schoolsites
that participated in the Quality
Education Investment Act of 2006
program, as set forth in Article 3.7
(commencing with Section 52055.700) of
Chapter 6.1 of Part 28 of Division 4
of Title 2 of the Education Code,
during the 2013-14 fiscal year, but
that did not qualify for concentration
grant funding pursuant to paragraph
(1) of subdivision (f) of Section
42238.02 of the Education Code as of
the second principal apportionment of
the 2013-14 fiscal year. The
Superintendent of Public Instruction
shall allocate an amount to each
qualifying school district pursuant to
this provision equal to 50 percent of
the final 2013-14 Quality Education
Investment Act of 2006 program
apportionments provided to all
participating schoolsites within each
school district.
7. The sum of $500,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the State Department
of Education for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the State
School Fund for allocation by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
to the Riverside County Office of
Education for the operation and
maintenance of the
CaliforniaColleges.edu Web site
described in Item 6100-172-0001.
8. The sum of $24,215,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the State Department
of Education for transfer by the
Controller to Section A of the State
School Fund for allocation by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
to school districts, county offices of
education, and charter schools in
proportion to their average daily
attendance reported as of the second
principal apportionment for the 2014-
15 fiscal year, for the purposes
specified in subdivisions (c) and (d)
of Section 17581.8 of the Government
Code, and in augmentation of the funds
provided in subdivision (a) of Section
17581.8 of the Government Code.
10. The sum of $25,000,000 is hereby
reappropriated to the Board of
Governors of the California Community
Colleges for transfer by the
Controller to Section B of the State
School Fund for allocation pursuant to
Section 849 18 20 of
the Education Code.
SEC. 21. Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
6870-101-0001--For local assistance,
Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges (Proposition 98)..... 3,623,789,000
Schedule:
(1) 5670015- 2,523,473,
Apportionments........ 000
(2) 5670019-
Apprenticeship........ 31,433,000
(3) 5670023-
Apprenticeship
Training and
Instruction........... 20,491,000
(4) 5675015-Student
Success for Basic
Skills Students....... 20,037,000
(5) 5675019-Student
Financial Aid
Administration........ 73,727,000
(6) 5675027-Disabled 115,388,00
Students.............. 0
(7) 5675031-Student
Services for CalWORKs
Recipients............ 34,897,000
(8) 5675035-Foster Care
Education Program..... 5,254,000
(9) 5675039-Student
Success and Support 471,683,00
Program............... 0
(10) 5675061-Academic
Senate for the
Community Colleges.... 468,000
(11) 5675069-Equal
Employment
Opportunity........... 767,000
(12) 5675073-Part-Time
Faculty Health
Insurance............. 490,000
(13) 5675077-Part-Time
Faculty Compensation.. 24,907,000
(14) 5675081-Part-Time
Faculty Office Hours.. 3,514,000
(15) 5675099-
Telecommunications
and Technology
Infrastructure........ 19,890,000
(16) 5675119-Economic
Development........... 22,929,000
(17) 5675123-Transfer
Education and
Articulation.......... 698,000
(18) 5675023-Extended
Opportunity Programs 123,189,00
and Services.......... 0
(19) 5675115-Fund for
Student Success....... 3,792,000
(20) 5675150-Campus
Childcare Tax Bailout. 3,384,000
(21) 5675156-Nursing
Program Support....... 13,378,000
(22) 5670035-Expand the
Delivery of Courses
through Technology.... 10,000,000
(23) 5675133-Physical
Plant and 100,000,00
Instructional Support. 0
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this
item are for transfer by the
Controller during the 2015-16
fiscal year to Section B of the
State School Fund.
2. (a) The funds appropriated in
Schedule (1) shall be
allocated using the budget
formula established
pursuant to Section
84750.5 of the Education
Code. The budget formula
shall be adjusted to
reflect the following:
(1) Of the funds
appropriated in
Schedule (1),
$156,457,000 shall
be used to increase
statewide growth of
full-time equivalent
students (FTES) by 3
percent.
(2) Of the funds
appropriated in
Schedule (1),
$61,022,000 shall be
used to reflect a
cost-of-living
adjustment of 1.02
percent.
(b) Of the funds appropriated
in Schedule (1)
$266,692,000 shall be used
to adjust the budget
formula pursuant to
Section 84750.5 of the
Education Code to
recognize increases in
operating costs and to
improve instruction.
(c) Funds allocated to a
community college district
from funds included in
Schedule (1) shall
directly offset any
mandated costs claimed for
the Minimum Conditions for
State Aid (02-TC-25 and 02-
TC-31) program or any
costs of complying with
Section 84754.5 of the
Education Code.
(d) Of the funds appropriated
in Schedule (1):
(1) $100,000 is for a
maintenance
allowance, pursuant
to Section 54200 of
Title 5 of the
California Code of
Regulations.
(2) Up to $500,000 is to
reimburse colleges
for the costs of
federal aid
repayments related
to assessed fees for
fee waiver
recipients. This
reimbursement only
applies to students
who completely
withdraw from
college before the
census date pursuant
to Section 58508 of
Title 5 of the
California Code of
Regulations.
(e) (1) Of the funds
appropriated in
Schedule (1),
$62,320,000 is for
increasing the
number of full-time
faculty within the
community college
system.
Notwithstanding,
Subchapter 1
(commencing with
Section 51025) of
Chapter 2 of
Division 6 of Title
5 of the California
Code of Regulations,
the Chancellor of
the California
Community Colleges
shall allocate these
funds to all
districts on a per
FTES basis by
modifying each
districts budget
formula pursuant to
Section 84750.5 of
the Education Code.
Any revisions to the
budget formula made
for the purposes of
this subdivision
shall be made and
reported consistent
with the
requirements of
subdivision (f) of
Section 84750.5 of
the Education Code.
(2) Utilizing the data
from the full-time
faculty obligation
report for the 2014-
15 fiscal year, the
chancellor shall
rank, from the
lowest to the
greatest full-time
faculty percentage,
each community
college district
within quintiles so
that each quintile
has approximately
equal numbers of
full-time equivalent
students. The
chancellor shall
adjust the faculty
obligation number
for each district as
follows:
(A) An increase of one
for every $73,057
received for
districts in the
lowest quintile
(quintile 1).
(B) An increase of one
for every $80,000
received for
districts in the
second quintile
(quintile 2).
(C) An increase of one
for every $95,000
received for
districts in the
third quintile
(quintile 3).
(D) An increase of one
for every $110,000
received for
districts in the
fourth quintile
(quintile 4).
(E) An increase of one
for every $125,000
received for
districts in the
fifth quintile
(quintile 5).
(F) If the number of
full-time faculty
increased pursuant
to subparagraphs (A)
through (E) results
in a district
exceeding the 75
percent standard,
the Chancellor shall
increase the number
of the full-time
obligation to a
point that leaves
the district as
close as possible
to, but not in
excess of, the 75
percent standard,
consistent with
paragraph (5) of
subdivision (c)
of Section 51025 of
Subchapter (1) of
Chapter 2 of
Division 6 of Title
5 of the California
Code of Regulations.
(3) To the extent that
the increased
faculty obligation
number calculated in
paragraph (2) does
not result in an
obligation to hire
additional full-time
faculty, it is the
intent of the
legislature that
districts use these
funds to enhance
student success
through the support
of part-time and
full-time faculty,
including, but not
limited to, part-
time faculty office
hours.
3. (a) The funds appropriated in
Schedule (2) shall be
available pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing
with Section 79140) of
Chapter 9 of Part 48 of
Division 7 of Title 3 of
the Education Code.
(b) Pursuant to Section
79149.3 of the Education
Code, the reimbursement
rate shall be $5.46 per
hour.
(c) Of the funds appropriated
in Schedule (2),
$15,000,000 shall be used
for the purposes of
Section 79148 of the
Education Code.
4. (a) The funds appropriated in
Schedule (3) shall be
available pursuant to
Article 8 (commencing with
Section 8150) of Chapter 1
of Part 6 of Division 1 of
Title 1 of the Education
Code.
(b) Pursuant to Section 8152
of the Education Code, the
reimbursement rate shall
be $5.46 per hour.
5. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (4):
(a) $1,209,000 shall be used
for faculty and staff
development to improve
curriculum, instruction,
student services, and
program practices in basic
skills and English as a
Second Language (ESL)
programs. The Chancellor
of the California
Community Colleges
(chancellor) shall select
a district, using a
competitive process, to
carry out these activities.
(b) $18,828,000 shall be
allocated by the
chancellor to community
college districts to
improve outcomes of
students who enter college
needing to complete at
least one course in ESL or
basic skills.
6. (a) Of the funds appropriated
in Schedule (5):
(1) Not less than
$16,772,000 is
available to provide
$0.91 per unit
reimbursement to
community college
districts for the
provision of board
of governors (BOG)
fee waiver awards
pursuant to
paragraph (2) of
subdivision (m) of
Section 76300 of the
Education Code.
(2) Not less than
$16,955,000 is
available for the
Board Financial
Assistance Program
to provide
reimbursement of 2
percent of total
waiver value to
community college
districts for the
provision of BOG fee
waiver awards
pursuant to
paragraph (2) of
subdivision (m) of
Section 76300 of the
Education Code.
(3) $2,800,000 shall be
allocated to a
community college
district to conduct
a statewide media
campaign to promote
the following
message: (A) the
California Community
Colleges are
affordable, (B)
financial aid is
available to cover
fees and help with
books and other
costs, and (C) an
interested student
should contact his
or her local
community college
financial aid
office. The campaign
should target
efforts to reach low-
income and
disadvantaged
students who must
overcome barriers in
accessing
postsecondary
education. The
community college
district awarded the
contract shall
consult regularly
with the chancellor
and the Student Aid
Commission.
(4) Not more than
$37,200,000 shall be
for direct contact
with potential and
current financial
aid applicants. Each
California Community
College campus shall
receive a minimum
allocation of
$50,000. The
remainder of the
funding shall be
allocated to
campuses based upon
a formula reflecting
FTES weighted by a
measure of low-
income populations
demonstrated by BOG
fee waiver program
participation within
a district. Of the
amount allocated
pursuant to this
paragraph,
$3,000,000 is
available on a one-
time basis to
support the
administration of
Cal Grant B Access
Award distributions
to students pursuant
to Item 6870-102-
0001.
(5) Funds allocated to a
community college
district pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and
(2) shall
supplement, not
supplant, the level
of funds allocated
for the
administration of
student financial
aid programs during
the 2001-02 or 2006-
07 fiscal year,
whichever is
greater.
(6) Funding allocated to
a community college
district pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and
(2) shall directly
offset any costs
claimed by that
district for any of
the following
mandates: Enrollment
Fee Collection (99-
TC-13), Enrollment
Fee Waivers (00-TC-
15), Cal Grants (02-
TC-28), and Tuition
Fee Waivers (02-TC-
21).
(7) Notwithstanding
subdivision (m) of
Section 76300 of the
Education Code or
any other provision
of law, the amount
of funds
appropriated for the
purpose of
administering fee
waivers for the 2015-
16 fiscal year shall
be determined in
this act.
7. (a) The funds appropriated in
Schedule (6) shall be used
to assist districts in
funding the excess direct
instructional cost of
providing special support
services or instruction,
or both, to disabled
students enrolled at
community colleges and for
state hospital programs,
as mandated by federal law.
(b) Of the amount appropriated
in Schedule (6):
(1) At least
$3,945,000 shall be
used to address
deficiencies
identified by the
United States
Department of
Education Office for
Civil Rights.
(2) At least $943,000
shall be used to
support the High
Tech Centers for
activities
including, but not
limited to, training
of district
employees, staff,
and students in the
use of specialized
computer equipment
for the disabled.
(3) At least $9,600,000
shall be allocated
to community college
districts for sign
language interpreter
services, real-time
captioning
equipment, or other
communication
accommodations for
hearing-impaired
students. A
community college
district is required
to spend $1 from
local or other
resources for every
$4 received pursuant
to this paragraph.
(4) $1,000,000 shall be
allocated for state
hospital adult
education programs
at the hospitals
served by the Coast
and Kern Community
College Districts.
8. (a) The funds appropriated in
Schedule (7) shall be
allocated pursuant to
Article 5 (commencing with
Section 79200) of Chapter
9 of Part 48 of Division 7
of Title 3 of the
Education Code.
(b) Of the amount appropriated
in Schedule (7):
(1) $9,188,000 is for
child care, except
that a community
college district may
request that the
chancellor approve
use of funds for
other purposes.
(2) No less than
$4,900,000 shall be
used to provide
direct workstudy
wage reimbursement
for students served
under this program,
and $613,000 is
available for campus
job development and
placement services.
(c) A community college
district is required to
spend $1 from local or
other resources for every
$1 received pursuant to
this provision, except for
any funds received
pursuant to paragraph (1)
of subdivision (b).
9. (a) The funds appropriated in
Schedule (8) shall be
allocated to community
college districts to
provide foster and
relative/kinship care
education and training
pursuant to Article 8
(commencing with Section
79240) of Chapter 9 of
Part 48 of Division 7 of
Title 3 of the Education
Code. A community college
district shall ensure that
education and training
required pursuant to
Sections 1529.1 and 1529.2
of the Health and Safety
Code and Section 16003 of
the Welfare and
Institutions Code receives
priority.
10. (a) The funds appropriated in
Schedule (9) shall be used
for the purposes of
Article 1 (commencing with
Section 78210) of Chapter
2 of Part 48 of Division 7
of Title 3 of the
Education Code.
(b) Of the amount included in
Schedule (9):
(1) $285,183,000 shall
be allocated
pursuant to Section
78216 of the
Education Code.
(2) (A) $155,000,000
shall be allocated
to community college
districts to
implement student
equity plans
pursuant to Article
1.5 of Chapter 2 of
Part 48 of Division
7 of Title 3 of the
Education Code.
These plans shall be
coordinated with the
Student Success and
Support Program
plans, pursuant to
Section 78216 of the
Education Code, and
the Student Success
Scorecard, pursuant
to Section 84754.5
of the Education
Code.
(B) These funds shall
be allocated by
the chancellor to
community college
districts using a
methodology that
ensures that
districts with a
greater proportion
or number of
students who have
high needs receive
more resources to
provide services to
these students. The
chancellor shall
ensure that the
allocation
methodology reflects
the inclusion of
foster youth within
the proportion or
number of high-needs
students.
(C) Consistent with the
intent of Chapter
771 of the Statutes
of 2014 and within
the funds allocated
to community college
districts pursuant
to this paragraph,
the chancellor shall
enter into
agreements with up
to 10 community
college districts to
provide additional
services in support
of postsecondary
education for foster
youth. Up to $15
million of the funds
allocated to
community college
districts pursuant
to this
paragraph shall be
prioritized for
services pursuant to
Chapter 771 of the
Statutes of 2014.
Further, the
chancellor shall
ensure that the list
of eligible
expenditures
developed pursuant
to subdivision (d)
of Education Code
Section 78221
includes
expenditures that
are consistent with
the intent of
Chapter 771 of the
Statutes of 2014.
(D) Nothing in this
provision prevents
existing student-
equity related
categorical programs
or campus-based
programs from
accessing student
equity plan funds.
(3) (A) $5,500,000 may
be used by the
chancellor to
provide technical
assistance to
community college
districts that
demonstrate low
performance in any
area of operations.
It is the intent of
the Legislature that
technical assistance
providers be
contracted in a cost-
effective manner,
that they primarily
consist of experts
who are current and
former employees of
the California
Community Colleges,
and that they
provide technical
assistance
consistent with the
vision for the
California Community
Colleges.
(B) Technical
assistance funded
pursuant to this
paragraph that is
initiated by the
chancellor may be
provided at no cost
to the district. If
a community college
district requests
technical
assistance, the
district is required
to spend at least $1
from local or other
resources for every
$2 received as
determined by the
chancellor.
(4) (A) $12,000,000 may be
used by the
chancellor to
provide regional and
online workshops and
trainings to
community college
personnel to promote
statewide
priorities,
including, but not
limited to:
strategies to
improve student
achievement;
strategies to
improve community
college operations;
and system
leadership training
to better coordinate
planning,
implementation, and
outcomes of
statewide
initiatives. To the
extent possible, the
chancellor shall
partner with
existing statewide
initiatives with
proven results of
improving student
success and
institutional
effectiveness.
Beginning in the
2016-17 fiscal year,
the Chancellor of
the California
Community Colleges
shall submit a
report on the use of
these funds in the
prior year to the
Department of
Finance and the
Joint Legislative
Budget Committee no
later than October 1
of each year.
(B) Funding available
pursuant to this
paragraph may be
utilized by the
chancellor to
coordinate with
community college
districts to develop
and disseminate
effective practices
through the
establishment of an
online clearinghouse
of information. The
development of
effective practices
shall include, but
not be limited to,
statewide priorities
such as the
development of
educational programs
or courses for the
incarcerated adults
in prisons and
jails, and the
formerly
incarcerated,
educational programs
or courses for
California
Conservation Corps
members, and other
effective practices.
(C) It is the intent of
the Legislature to
encourage the
chancellor to
facilitate the
development of local
community college
courses for the
California
Conservation Corps
and the incarcerated
adults in prisons
and jails, and the
formerly
incarcerated. The
California
Department of
Corrections and
Rehabilitation and
the California
Conservation Corps
are encouraged to
partner with the
chancellor's office
in the development
and dissemination of
local community
college courses and
effective practices
pursuant to this
subparagraph and
subparagraph (B).
(D) It is the intent of
the Legislature that
the Chancellor
identify one or
multiple community
college districts
that would be
willing to utilize
at least a total of
$5,000,000 of their
combined funding for
the purpose of
developing and
providing effective
education programs
for incarcerated
adults in prisons
and jails, and the
formerly
incarcerated. These
funds shall be
utilized to receive
a 1 to 3 match of
state to private
funds that could be
available for these
purposes. Any
private funds
received would be
allocated to the
identified community
colleges based on
their proportion of
the combined funding
match, as determined
by the Chancellor.
(E) Funds appropriated
pursuant to this
paragraph shall be
available for
encumbrance and
expenditure until
June 30, 2018.
(5) Up to $14,000,000
may be used for e-
transcript, e-
planning, and common
assessment tools.
Any remaining funds
shall be used
pursuant to
paragraph (1).
11. The funds in Schedule (13) shall
be allocated to increase
compensation for part-time
faculty. Funds shall be
allocated to districts based on
the total actual number of FTES
in the previous fiscal year,
with an adjustment to the
allocations provided to small
districts. These funds shall be
used to assist districts in
making part-time faculty
salaries more comparable to full-
time salaries for similar work,
as determined through collective
bargaining in each community
college district. If a community
college district achieves parity
between compensation for full-
time faculty and part-time
faculty, funds received pursuant
to this provision may be
used for any other educational
purpose.
12. Of the funds provided in
Schedule (15):
(a) $19,890,000 shall be
allocated by the
chancellor on a
competitive basis, for the
following purposes:
(1) Provision of access
to statewide
multimedia hosting
and delivery
services for state
colleges and
districts.
(2) Provision of
systemwide Internet,
audio bridging, and
telephony.
(3) Technical assistance
and planning,
cooperative purchase
agreements, and
faculty and staff
development.
(4) Ongoing support for
the California
Virtual Campus
Distance Education
Program.
(5) Ongoing support for
programs designed to
use technology in
assisting
accreditation and
the alignment of
curricula across K-
20 segments in
California.
(6) Support for
technology pilots
and ongoing
technology programs
and applications
that serve to
maximize the utility
and economy of scale
of the technology
investments of the
community college
system toward
improving learning
outcomes.
(7) Ongoing support of
the California
Partnership for
Achieving
Student Success (Cal-
PASS) program.
(b) The remaining funds shall
be available for
allocations to districts
to maintain technology
capabilities.
13. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (16), the following
shall apply:
(a) Up to 10 percent may be
allocated for state-level
technical assistance,
including statewide
network leadership,
organizational
development, coordination,
and information and
support services.
(b) All remaining funds shall
be allocated for programs
that target investments in
priority and emergent
sectors, including
statewide and/or regional
centers, hubs,
collaborative communities,
advisory bodies, and short-
term grants. Short-term
grants may include
industry-driven regional
education and training,
Responsive Incumbent
Worker Training, and Job
Development Incentive
Training.
(c) Funds applied to
performance-based training
shall be matched by a
minimum of $1 contributed
by private businesses or
industry for each $1 of
state funds. The
chancellor shall consider
the level of involvement
and financial commitments
of business and industry
in making awards for
performance-based training.
14. (a) The funds appropriated in
Schedule (17) shall be
used to support transfer
and articulation projects
and common course
numbering projects.
(b) Funding provided to
community college
districts shall directly
offset any costs claimed
by community college
districts to be
mandates pursuant to
Chapter 737 of the
Statutes of 2004.
15. (a) Of the funds appropriated
in Schedule (18):
(1) $107,570,000 shall
be used pursuant to
Article 8
(commencing with
Section 69640) of
Chapter 2 of Part 42
of Division 5 of
Title 3 of the
Education Code.
Funds provided in
this item for
Extended Opportunity
Programs and
Services shall be
available to
students on all
campuses within the
California Community
Colleges system.
(3) $15,619,000 shall be
used for funding, at
all colleges, the
Cooperative Agencies
Resources for
Education program in
accordance with
Article 4
(commencing with
Section 79150) of
Chapter 9 of Part 48
of Division 7 of
Title 3 of the
Education Code. The
chancellor shall
allocate these funds
to local programs on
the basis of need
for student services.
(b) Of the amount allocated
pursuant to subdivision
(a), no less than
$4,972,000 shall be
available to support
additional textbook
assistance grants to
community college students.
16. The funds appropriated in
Schedule (19) shall be used for
the following purposes:
(a) $1, 92 1 83 ,000 shall be
used
for the Puente Project to
support up to 75 colleges.
These funds are available
if matched by $200,000 of
private funds and if the
participating community
colleges and University of
California campuses
maintain their 1995-96
fiscal year support level
for the Puente Project.
All funding shall be
allocated directly to
participating districts in
accordance with their
participation agreement.
(b) Up to $2,459,000 is for
(b) Up to $1,515,000 is for
the Mathematics,
Engineering, Science
Achievement (MESA)
program. A community
college district is
required to spend $1 from
local or other resources
for every $1 received
pursuant to this
subdivision.
(c) No less than $1, 778 094
,000 is
for the Middle College
High School Program. With
the exception of
special part-time students
at the community colleges
pursuant to Sections 48802
and 76001 of the Education
Code, student workload
based on participation in
the Middle College High
School Program shall not
be eligible for community
college state
apportionment.
17. The funds appropriated in
Schedule (20) shall be allocated
by the chancellor to community
college districts that levied
child care permissive override
taxes in the 1977-78 fiscal year
pursuant to Sections 8329 and
8330 of the Education Code in an
amount proportional to the
property tax revenues, tax
relief subventions, and state
aid required to be made
available by the district to its
child care and development
program for the 1979-80 fiscal
year pursuant to Section 30 of
Chapter 1035 of the Statutes of
1979, increased or decreased by
any cost-of-living
adjustment granted in subsequent
fiscal years. These funds shall
be used only for the purpose of
community college child care and
development programs.
18. Of the funds appropriated in
Schedule (21):
(a) $8,475,000 shall be used
to provide support for
nursing programs.
(b) $4,903,000 shall be used
for diagnostic and support
services, preentry
coursework, alternative
program delivery model
development, and other
services to reduce the
incidence of student
attrition in nursing
programs.
19. The funds appropriated in
Schedule (22) shall be allocated
to the chancellor to increase
the number of courses available
through the use of technology
and to provide alternative
methods for students to earn
college credit. The chancellor
shall ensure, to the extent
possible, that the following
conditions are satisfied:
(a) These courses can be
articulated across all
community college
districts.
(b) These courses are made
available to students
systemwide, regardless of
the campus at which a
student is enrolled.
(c) Students who complete
these courses are granted
degree-applicable credit
across community colleges.
(d) These funds shall be used
for those courses that
have the highest demand,
fill quickly, and are
prerequisites for many
different degrees.
20. (a) Any funds appropriated
in Schedule (23) are
available for the
following purposes:
(1) Scheduled maintenance and
special repairs of
facilities. The Chancellor
of the California
Community Colleges shall
allocate funds to
districts on the basis of
actual reported FTES, and
may establish a minimum
allocation per district.
As a condition for
receiving and expending
these funds for
maintenance or special
repairs, a district shall
certify that it will
increase its operations
and maintenance spending
from the 1995-96 fiscal
year by the amount it
allocates from this
appropriation for
maintenance and special
repairs. The question of
whether a district has
complied with its
resolution shall be
reviewed under the annual
audit of that district.
(2) Hazardous substances
abatement, cleanup, and
repairs.
(3) Architectural barrier
removal projects that meet
the requirements of the
federal Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et
seq.) and seismic retrofit
projects limited to
$400,000.
(4) Water conservation
projects to reduce water
consumption in cooperation
with the Governor's
Executive Order B-29-15.
Projects may include any
of the following:
(A) Replacement of water
intensive
landscaping with
drought tolerant
landscaping,
synthetic turf,
provided that the
turf is used only in
nonathletic areas,
and other nonplant
materials.
(B) Drip or low-flow
irrigation systems.
(C) Building
improvements to
reduce water usage.
(D) Installation of
meters for wells to
allow for monitoring
of water usage.
(b) Any funds appropriated in
Schedule (23) are
available for replacement
of instructional equipment
and library materials. The
funds provided for
instructional equipment
and library materials
shall not be used for
personal services costs or
operating expenses. The
chancellor shall allocate
funds to districts on the
basis of actual reported
FTES and may establish a
minimum allocation per
district. The question of
whether a district has
complied with its
resolution shall be
reviewed under the annual
audit of that district.
(c) Any funds appropriated in
Schedule (23) shall be
available for one-time use
until June 30, 2017.
SEC. 22. Item 7501-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
7501-001-0001--For support of Department of
Human Resources............................. 8,516,000
Schedule:
(1) 6200-Human Resources
Management............ 24,687,000
(2) 6205-Local Government
Services.............. 2,598,000
(3) 6210-Benefits
Administration........ 10,319,000
(4) 9900100-
Administration........ 7,752,000
(5) 9900200-
Administration--
Distributed........... -6,727,000
(6) Reimbursements to
6200-Human Resources
Management............ -16,258,000
(7) Reimbursements to
6205-Local Government
Services.............. -2,598,000
(8) Reimbursements to
6210-Benefits
Administration........ -10,232,000
(9) Reimbursements to
9900100-
Administration........ -1,025,000
Provisions:
1. The Department of Human Resources
may use funds appropriated in this
item to complete comprehensive
salary surveys that include
private and public employers,
geographical data, and total
compensation. The department shall
provide to the appropriate fiscal
and policy committees of each
house of the Legislature and the
Legislative Analyst, within 30
days of completion, each completed
salary survey report.
2. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of
Finance may authorize a loan from
the General Fund, in an amount not
to exceed 35 percent of
reimbursements appropriated in
this item to the Department of
Human Resources, provided that:
(a) The loan is to meet cash
needs resulting from the
delay in receipt of
reimbursements for
services provided.
(b) The loan is for a short
term and shall be repaid
by September 30, 2016.
(c) Interest charges may be
waived pursuant to
subdivision (e) of Section
16314 of the Government
Code.
(d) The Director of Finance
may not approve the loan
unless the approval is
made in writing and filed
with the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee and the
chairpersons of the
committees in each house
of the Legislature that
consider appropriations
not later than 30 days
prior to the effective
date of the approval, or
not sooner than whatever
lesser time that the
chairperson of the joint
committee, or his or her
designee, may determine.
3. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, upon approval of
the Director of Finance,
expenditure authority may be
transferred between schedules
within or between the following
items for the Department of Human
Resources: Items 7501-001-0001,
7501-001-0821, 7501-001-0915, 7501-
001-9740, 7503-001-0001, and 7503-
001-9740 as necessary in order to
correctly include positions or
funding in the appropriate
department or schedules. The
Director of Finance shall notify
the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee 30 days prior to the
transfer of any funds between
items or schedules. The aggregate
amount of General Fund
appropriation increases provided
under this section during the
fiscal year may not exceed the
aggregate amount of General Fund
appropriation decreases.
4. Of the funds appropriated in this
item, $979,000 is from the
General Fund and $983,000 is from
reimbursements from federal funds.
Should federal funds not be
available to pay for any portion
of the federal share identified
herein, the Director of Finance
may augment this item by an amount
not to exceed $983,000. The
Director of Finance shall notify
the Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee and
the chairpersons of the budget
committees of each house of the
Legislature no later than 30 days
after making an augmentation
pursuant to this provision.
5. The reimbursement funds received
for purposes of the administration
of the Alternate Retirement
Program, as identified in Schedule
( 6 8 ), may only be expended
for the
administration of the Alternate
Retirement Program. Any
reimbursement funds received for
the administration of the
Alternate Retirement Program that
are not expended in the 2015-16
fiscal year shall be available for
expenditure until June 30, 2017.
SEC. 23. Item 8120-001-0268 of Section 2.00 of the
Budget Act of 2015 is amended to read:
8120-001-0268--For support of Commission
on Peace Officer Standards and Training,
payable from the Peace Officers' Training
Fund....................................... 16,677,000
Schedule:
(1) 6500-Standards........ 5,473,000
(2) 6505-Training......... 13,008,000
(3) 6510-Peace Officer
Training.............. 155,000
(4) 9900100-
Administration........ 7,093,000
(5) 9900200-
Administration--
Distributed........... -7,093,000
(6) Reimbursements to
6505-Training......... -1,959,000
Provisions:
1. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of
Finance may authorize a loan from
the General Fund to the
Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training to meet
cash needs resulting from the
delay in receipt of revenues into
the Peace Officers' Training
Fund, provided that:
(a) The loan is short term
and shall be repaid by
September 30 of the
fiscal year following
that in which the loan
was authorized.
(b) Interest charges may be
waived pursuant to
subdivision (e) of
Section 16314 of the
Government Code.
(c) The Director of Finance
may not approve the loan
unless the approval is
made in writing and filed
with the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee and the
chairpersons of the
committees in each house
of the Legislature that
consider appropriations
not later than 30 days
prior to the effective
date of the approval, or
not sooner than whatever
lesser time the
chairperson of the joint
committee, or his or her
designee, may determine.
SEC. 24. 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 120, AB
121, AB 122, AB 123, AB 124, AB 125, AB 126, AB
127, AB 128, AB 129, AB 130, AB 131, AB 132, AB 133, 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 93, SB 94, SB 95,
SB 96, SB 97, SB 98, SB 99, SB 100, SB
101, 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. 25. This act is a Budget Bill within the
meaning of subdivision (c) of Section 12 of Article IV of the
California Constitution and shall ta ke effect
immediately.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2015.
