As Special Session Deadline Nears, Solutions Could Be Coalescing
By Paul McIntosh, Executive Director
pmcintosh@counties.org
This week, the Legislature’s budget committees continued hearings on the state’s fiscal crisis and potential current-year budget solutions to mitigate the near-$20 billion deficit. The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee held hearings on human services and general government issues, including a discussion on the state’s impending cash crisis. The committee also discussed several justice-related issues, including a proposal – that was broadly panned – to authorize local governments to install speed enforcement cameras. For more information on that proposal and others in the justice area, please refer to the Administration of Justice section of this Bulletin.
The Assembly Budget Committee also held an overview hearing, including testimony from State Controller John Chiang and Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor.
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Administration of Justice
On February 3, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee held a hearing on numerous special session budget proposals, among them the Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program and the Governor’s plan to reduce the age jurisdiction at the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
The California Integrated Waste Management Board is now officially CalRecycle.
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Employee Relations
Please find the latest edition of the CSAC Employee Relations Bulletin here.
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Government Finance and Operations
SB 85, by Senator Dave Cogdill, would achieve two important changes to the allocation of property taxes in certain counties.
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Health and Human Services
The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, chaired by Senator Denise Ducheny, met for seven hours on February 2 on human services issues as part of its review of the Governor’s 2010-11 State Budget and special session proposals.
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Washington, D.C., Report
Less than a week after his State of the Union address, President Obama released February 1 his $3.8 trillion fiscal year 2011 budget request to Congress.
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