In Sacramento, It's All Budget, All the Time
By Paul McIntosh, Executive Director
pmcintosh@counties.org
The Legislature’s Budget Conference Committee is expected to convene this week to begin discussion on a range of program reduction proposals and solutions to addressing the state budget crisis. This year — faced with a $19 billion budget deficit stretching over the remainder of the current and into the budget year — the conference committee will grapple with reconciling three very different budget proposals put forward to date.
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Administration of Justice
The Assembly and Senate budget subcommittees, as well as the full Senate budget committee, heard May Revision items during the week of May 24.
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
AB 2139, by Assembly Member Wes Chesbro, passed off the Assembly Suspense File last week. As previously reported, this bill would establish an extended producer responsibility framework for certain toxic products including, hypodermic needles, anti-freeze, and small propane tanks of 1.5 quart size or smaller.
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Employee Relations
CSAC opposes AB 2774, as we believe the broad definition for “serious physical harm” proposed by the bill could create substantial risk and cost increases to counties by increasing the number of cases reportable to the California Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
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Government Finance and Operations
Last Tuesday, May 25, Assembly Budget Subcommittee #4, which considers issues related to "general government," voted to fund the Brown Act mandate as is, which will send the issue to the Budget Conference Committee (the conference committee only considers items on which the two houses disagree).
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Health and Human Services
The Budget Committees in both houses of the Legislature wrapped up budget hearings related to the Governor’s May Revision 2010-11 budget on Friday, May 28.
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Washington D.C. Report
Capitol Hill was buzzing with activity the week of May 24 as Congress rushed to advance several thorny issues before leaving town May 28 for its week-long Memorial Day recess.
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