SB 953

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2011-2012 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 05, 2012
  • Senate
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Government reorganization: realignment or closure.

Abstract

The State Government Strategic Planning and Performance and Review Act requires each state agency, department, office, and commission for which strategic planning efforts are recommended to develop a strategic plan, as specified, that identifies, among other things, the steps being taken to develop performance measures to implement a performance budgeting system or a performance review. The act also requires that these entities report to the Governor and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by April 1 of each year on the steps being taken to develop and adopt a strategic plan. Existing law sets forth specified procedures for the preparation, submission, and implementation of the Governor's reorganization plans. This bill would enact the Bureaucracy Realignment and Closure Act of 2013. It would establish the Bureaucracy Realignment and Closure Commission in state government with a specified membership. Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Controller, the Director of Finance, the Legislative Analyst, the Legislative Counsel, and the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy would be required to develop recommendations for the closure or realignment of state bureaucracies for consideration by the commission. It would require the commission to independently evaluate the recommendations, conduct 3 public hearings, and, by January 1, 2014, have at least one member of the commission visit each state bureaucracy considered for realignment or closure. This bill would require the commission, before July 16, 2014, to submit a report of its final recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature that establishes a list of state bureaucracies that are proposed to be realigned or abolished. It would require the Governor, upon approval of the list of recommendations, to prepare the list as a reorganization plan and to submit the plan to the Legislature under the provisions relating to the Governor's reorganization plans. This bill would repeal the act on June 30, 2015.

Bill Sponsors (8)

Votes


Actions


May 24, 2012

Senate

Held in committee and under submission.

May 18, 2012

Senate

Set for hearing May 24.

May 07, 2012

Senate

Placed on APPR. suspense file.

May 02, 2012

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Committee-Passage
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 27, 2012

Senate

Set for hearing May 7.

Apr 24, 2012

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 4. Page 3262.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Com. on APPR.

Apr 16, 2012

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Committee-Passage
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on G.O.

Mar 28, 2012

Senate

Set for hearing April 24.

Mar 21, 2012

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Committee-Passage
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on G.O.

Feb 02, 2012

Senate

Referred to Com. on G.O.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on G.O.

Jan 06, 2012

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 5.

Jan 05, 2012

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

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SB953 HTML
01/05/12 - Introduced PDF
03/21/12 - Amended Senate PDF
04/16/12 - Amended Senate PDF
05/02/12 - Amended Senate PDF

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