Democrat-Controlled Budget Committee Issues Final Report -- Governor, GOP Legislators Declare It DOA
By Paul McIntosh, Executive Director
pmcintosh@counties.org
As Democrats on Wednesday, June 17, issued the report that will serve as the basis for bills amending the 2009-10 State Budget, Governor Schwarzenegger and Legislative Republicans announced that they would not support the proposal. The report results from weeks of work by the Budget Conference Committee, composed of three Democrats and two Republicans each from the Senate and Assembly. While the 10 legislators agreed on billions of dollars in cuts, it is the billions on which they do not agree that will now take center stage.
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Administration of Justice
AB 985, by Assembly Member Hector De La Torre, has been significantly amended to address the issue of unlawful restrictions — based on race, color, religion, family status, and national origin, among others — contained in a property’s covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs).
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
AB 473, by Assembly Member Bob Blumenfield, would require an owner of a multifamily dwelling, consisting of five or more living units, to provide the appropriate recycling services for that dwelling.
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Employee Relations
At its June 17 meeting, the California Public Employees’ Retirement (CalPERS) Board approved smoothing method modifications for schools and local agencies.
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Government Finance and Operations
ACA 9, by Assembly Member Jared Huffman, would put a measure before California voters that would reduce the voter approval requirement for local taxes and bonds to 55%.
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Health and Human Services
AB 657, by Assembly Member Ed Hernandez, would establish a Health Professions Workforce Task Force to assist in the development of a health professions workforce master plan for the state.
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Housing, Land Use and Transportation
AB 561, by Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter, would expand the definition of "highway worker" to include a contractor while under contract with the California Department of Transportation or a city or county employee who performs maintenance, repair, or construction of highways or local streets and road infrastructure for the purpose of enhanced penalties for assault or battery upon a "highway worker."
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Washington, D.C., Report
As expected, health care reform grabbed center stage in Washington the week of June 15, with energy legislation and the Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations bills also sharing the spotlight.
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