AB 27

Bill Subjects

Abstract

Under existing law, no bill other than the Budget Bill may be heard or acted upon by a committee or either house of the Legislature until the 31st day after the bill is introduced, unless the house dispenses with this requirement via a 34 vote. This bill would require that the Budget Bill be in print and posted on a publicly accessible Internet Web site for 72 hours before it could be passed and sent to the Governor. Under existing law, a state agency or court for which an appropriation is made is generally required to submit to the Department of Finance for approval a complete and detailed budget setting forth all proposed expenditures and estimated revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. This bill would require each state agency and court for which a General Fund appropriation is made to submit a budget that reduces its General Fund appropriation by 20% from the previous year. This bill would also require each state agency and court to identify any mandates or capital projects that would be impacted by the reduction in funding and to develop a system for evaluating the effectiveness of the agency in meeting its stated core functions that identifies the impact of the reduction in General Fund funding on those core functions.