California Budget Deal -- July 24, 2009 -- Details, maybe...

Democrats sell out California's poor, elderly, and disabled in budget deal

by Lynda Carson ( tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com )
Sunday Jul 26th, 2009 2:02 AM

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http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/26/18612443.php

[[[ It's 'Deja-Vu' for the poor, elderly, disabled and working class who are being sold-out by California's democratic leadership in the catastrophic budget deal soon to be signed into law by fascist Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger! ]]]

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According to Michael Herald, a lobbyist for the Western Center on Law & Poverty.

Click below for the Democrats budget cutting fiasco in California...

http://tinyurl.com/nh6glz

"It is shameful, disgraceful and one of the lowest moments in the history of social welfare in California," said Michael Herald, lobbyist for the Western Center on Law & Poverty. "It is deeply offensive to hear Democratic leadership claim to have "saved the safety net" or that they will undo this in the future. They will never have the votes to restore CalWORKs and they should stop trying to deceive the public about the harm they have done."

Hundreds of thousands of people who depend on government services — from college students and elementary school teachers to welfare-to-work recipients and sick children — will bear the brunt of a budget package months in the making.

Of the $25 billion in budget "solutions," $15.5 billion come by way of cuts, with schools ($6 billion) taking the biggest hit. The University of California and California State University systems will be slashed by $2.8 billion; MediCal services are facing a $1.3 billion hit; corrections departments are facing an unspecified $1.2 billion in cuts; and three major welfare programs — the welfare-to-work CalWORKs program, In-Home Supportive Services and the children's health insurance program — stand to lose a total of $878 million.

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(More from the Western Center on Law and Poverty)

Legislature Guts The Safety Net
07/24/2009

http://tinyurl.com/mnzo3b

18 Democrats Vote for the Cuts That Start July 2011.


The Assembly just passed AB 8 4X by a vote of 44-21 to concur in Senate amendments that make historic changes in the state's CalWORKs program. The bill was supported by 18 Democrats and 26 Republicans. 20 Democrats and 1 Republican (Tran) voted no. The bill now goes to the Governor where he is expected to sign the bill. The final roll call vote is attached.

The language for AB 8 4X has not been released and therefore it is impossible to say with complete accuracy how provisions will work. The only positive thing that can be said is that the CalWORKs provisions of AB 8 4X do not go into effect until July 2011. Thus no family is in immediate danger from the harsh sanctions and cuts in the bill.

But the damage done by AB 8 4X is extreme. The bill guts the safety net for the most vulnerable families by reducing children's grants for the first time in the history of the CalWORKs program. Grants will be reduced by 25% from a maximum of $566 a month for two children down to $420 a month if the parent can not comply with federal work requirements. These are parents who are either can not work legally or who have used up the 60 month time clock but are still so poor their children qualify for assistance. In reality, for most of these families they will see their grants reduced. Advocates implored Democratic legislators to not accept these cuts, particularly to immigrant families because politically it is nearly impossible to ever restore these benefits.

The bill increases sanction penalties up to 50% of the total grant if an adult is in sanction status for 9 consecutive months. On top of this counties will now be required to perform annual self-sufficiency reviews for the entire caseload, not just sanctioned families. Failure to attend the review will result in the entire family losing assistance. How these 2 provisions work together is unclear.

AB 8 4X reduces how long an adult can stay continually on aid from 60 months to 48 months, then the adult would have to be off aid for 12 months and then could return for 12 final months. This proposal will affect about 10 percent of the caseload who stay on aid as long as 48 months. But at month 49 if the children still need assistance they will get a Safety Net grant that it appears will be reduced by 25% if the parent is not working. Which simply begs the question, why cut the adult if we are going to try and force them to work anyway? This policy area seems fraught with unanticipated consequences.

This budget also does major harm to SSP and CalWORKs COLAs along with COLAs for almost every area of the state budget except K-12 education by repealing them and requiring any new COLAs be approved by a two-thirds vote. In essence the Democratic leadership has handed over new two-thirds vote power to the minority party and significantly weakened the Legislature by stripping it of leverage that came from being able to trade COLA suspensions off against bad proposals. This is a major gain for the Governor and the minority Republicans. 

The California Legislature has been steamrolled by Governor Schwarzenegger into sacrificing poor families with children for the sake of political expediency. Whether these cuts were agreed to so the state can repay Prop 98 next decade or were agreed to because the Democrats could not stand the Governor's heat doesn't matter. It is shameful, disgraceful and one of the lowest moments in the history of social welfare in California. It is deeply offensive to hear Democratic leadership claim to have "saved the safety net" or that they will undo this in the future. They will never have the votes to restore CalWORKs and they should stop trying to deceive the public about the harm they have done.

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(Western Center on Law and Poverty)
Dems CW Analysis May Have a Few Holes
07/23/2009

http://tinyurl.com/n8kvh2

Budget Fight Drags On, Assembly and Senate Both in Session

The Senate and Assembly are in session and are now taking up the first of about 30 bills intended to address the budget crisis. It is unusally quiet in the Capitol tonight and there are far fewer lobbyists roaming the halls than one normally sees at budget votes. There is a distinct feeling that the deal is done and members can't wait to leave town. But this budget also feels like a capitulation in which one side gets everything and the other side leaves town with its tail between its legs.

We are posting a section of the Assembly floor analysis for AB 4X 8, the one with the devastating CalWORKs cuts, one of two social service trailer bills. Notice anything missing? Reading it one who think it doesn't include any cuts to the Safety Net or Child Only programs. But you would be wrong. WCLP has confirmed from 3 highly reliable sources that AB 4X 8 will cut the grant of Safety Net and Child Only cases by 25% for families that have been on aid for 60 months and who are not meeting work participation. The fact that most Child Only cases are by definition not able to legally work and thus unable to prevent the cut did not seem to occur to the negotiators. Given that this is a major change in the core of the CalWORKs program, one would think that the official public record of the bill would disclose it.

It is obvious that the Democratic leadership is ashamed of what they have done. They are hiding what they have done because they know that despite their positive public statements they have gutted the safety net. The very thing that Pro Tem Steinberg and Speaker Bass said they were fighting for all along. The claims to have "saved" CalWORKs sound particularly hollow.

But there are rumors the last 24 hours that behind the scenes Democrats have been entertaining even more cuts to CalWORKs. These cuts would be to the mostly positive conference committee report (AB 3X 43) and would limit the exemptions to work while further cutting county funds to help families go to work. We can not confirm if Dems agreed or not but since language is not available we can not say with any assurance that more changes are not afoot.

Wish we had something good to report but to steal a phrase "That's the Way it is."

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Looking for Budget Language and Information? Try Here
07/23/2009

http://tinyurl.com/kpg3w5

Since the "cone of silence" descended on the Capitol once again, it's been hard to get concrete information on the budget proposals or review actual language.  The Senate Republicans have posted some of the budget trailer bill on their website:
http://cssrc.us/blog.aspx?id=6499

http://cssrc.us/blog.aspx?id=6499&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1


The budget bill list is as follows:

  Budget/Trailer Bill #’s: (4th Extraordinary Session)
1.       SB 1/AB 1:  General Omnibus Changes to Budget
2.       SB 2/AB 2: Education/Higher Education
3.       SB 3/AB 3: Education:  2008-09 Reversion, Certification
4.       SB 4/AB 4: Human Services
5.       SB 5/ AB 5: Health
6.       SB 6/AB 6: Medi-Cal Managed Care
7.       SB 7 / AB 7: Centralized Eligibility
8.       SB 8/AB 8: CalWORKS Policy, IHSS Fraud, COLA Changes
9.       SB 9/AB 9: Developmental Disabilities
10.   SB 10/AB 10: Transportation
11.   SB 11/AB 11: Resources
12.   SB 12/AB 12: General Government
13.   SB 13/AB 13: Public Safety/Judicial
14.   SB 14/AB 14: Prop 1A/RDAs
15.   SB 15/AB 15: Prop 1A Payback
16.   SB 16/AB 16: Cash Deferrals
17.   SB 17/AB 17: Revenues 1 (General)
18.   SB 18/AB 18: Revenues 2 (Tax Enforcement)
19.   SB 20/AB 20: Boards Consolidations and Eliminations
20.   SB 21/AB 21: Procurement
21.   SB 22/AB 22: Asset Management
22.   SB 23/AB 23: Tranquillion Ridge
23.   SB 25/AB 25: Cash Management
24.   SB 26/AB 26: RDA Shift
25.   SB 27/AB 27: RDA Securitization
26.   SB 30/AB 31: HUTA
27.   SB 62/AB 181: Integrated Waste Management Board (Regular Session)
28.   SB 90: Supplemental Appropriations (Regular Session)

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Governor Provides CalWORKs Details
07/22/2009

http://tinyurl.com/lqpuwv


If Accurate, This Will End CalWORKs As We Know It - Democrats Have Not Confirmed Details


WCLP is shocked and stunned by what we are hearing about cuts to CalWORKs. According to a press release from the Governor’s office, the CalWORKs program will cease to exist in its present form beginning in the middle of 2011. While the Legislature has not confirmed that this is the agreement here is what the Governor says has been agreed to:
 
Ø                  Beginning in July 2011, the following changes will be made to CalWORKs to help achieve structural stability in our state budget and increase the “work” focus of the program:
 
o       Strengthening the program’s focus on work:
·                    There is a lifetime maximum of 60 months – but adults cannot stay on the program for more than 48 consecutive months. After 48 months, they are removed from the program and cannot receive aid for 12 months. After “sitting out” of the program for 12 months, an adult can receive another 12 months aid – for total lifetime maximum of 60 months.
 
·                    If work-eligible adults exceed 60 months, and for child-only cases, they lose the “adult” portion of the grant and the remaining family grant is reduced by 25 percent. If they meet work requirements, they will receive 100 percent of the child-only grant. If they are able to work but don’t, they will receive only 50 percent of the family grant.
 
·                    For non-work-eligible adults, the maximum aid is 75 percent of the child-only grant, unless they meet work participation requirements. 
 
o       Self-Sufficiency Reviews: All CalWORKs adults are required to meet face-to-face twice a year with county workers as a condition of eligibility. If they do not attend the meeting, they no longer meet the eligibility requirements and are removed from the program.
 
o       Graduated Sanctions:   Individuals who refuse to comply with program requirements will be subject to increased sanctions closer to those used in other states. 
·                    Step 1: If an adult refuses to comply within a cumulative total of 3 months, the adult-portion of the grant is removed.
 
·                    Step 2: If, after another 3 months and an intervention, the adult does not comply, 25 percent of the grant is removed from the child-only portion.
 
·                    Step 3: If, after another 3 months and an intervention, the adult does not comply, another 25 percent is removed from the child-only portion, for a total of 50% child-only grant reduction.
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o       Sanction “clock”: An adult in sanction status will continue to have that sanction time counted against their 48 month limit and lifetime maximum total of 60 months of aid.
 
The Governor’s press release also says Cost of Living Adjustments for CalWORKs and “other programs” are suspended indefinitely though other budget summaries suggest the COLAs are permanently eliminated. One source said the suspension is through 2012. The SSP COLA  was not listed but may be in the "other programs" category.
 
If all this is accurate, the safety net in California is gone. No longer will California provide a safety net to protect children, a hallmark of the bi-partisan 1997 CalWORKs deal. These proposals make deep cuts to cash assistance that will make it impossible for families with children to pay rent, utilities and food. The impact on poor children will be immense, particularly for families with the most barriers to employment.
 
WCLP will be issuing a letter of opposition to the Big 5 agreement and urge other organizations to express their outrage also.

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Details of agreement to close California deficit

By The Associated Press
Posted: 07/20/2009 09:31:53 PM PDT

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_12880235?nclick_check=1

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders from both parties announced a tentative deal Monday night to address California's $26.3 billion budget deficit. The plan still must get a two-thirds vote in the Assembly and Senate.

It includes about $15 billion in cuts, as well as borrowing from local governments and some gimmicks to generate revenue in the 2009-10 fiscal year that started July 1.

Some details emerged as the leaders prepared to brief their fellow lawmakers:

SPENDING CUTS

— $6 billion from K-12 schools and community colleges over a two-year span.

— Nearly $3 billion from the University of California and California State University systems.

— $1.3 billion from Medi-Cal, the state's health care program for the poor. Also includes a proposal to bill the federal government for more money.

— Saves $1.3 billion by retaining three unpaid furlough days per month for state workers.

— Includes $1.2 billion in unallocated cuts to the state Department of Corrections. Does not include Schwarzenegger's proposal to release some inmates early.

— Cuts $528 million from CalWORKS, the state's welfare-to-work program, partly by increasing sanctions for families that fail to meet work requirements. Schwarzenegger had proposed eliminating the program entirely.

— Cuts $124 million from Healthy Families, a program that provides health insurance for 930,000 low-income children.
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Lawmakers hope nonprofits, foundations and other groups can fill in some of the losses.

— Cuts $226 million from the state's in-home supportive services program for the frail and disabled. Also includes Schwarzenegger's plans to require fingerprinting of caregivers and recipients, and would require caregivers to undergo background checks.

— Cuts about $8 million from state parks, allowing the majority of state parks, beaches and attractions to stay open. Some parks are likely to close, however, based on popularity and use.

OTHER MEASURES

— Borrows about $2 billion from local governments' property tax revenue, money that would have to be repaid with interest in three years. As a concession to angry local officials, the deal would prioritize repayment of the so-called Proposition 1A money after schools and bond holders are paid.

— Takes $1 billion in redevelopment money from local governments.

— Takes $1 billion in transportation funding from local governments.

— Speeds up collection of 2010 personal income and corporate taxes to bring in revenue earlier than anticipated.

— Sells off part of the State Compensation Insurance Fund, which the administration values at $1 billion. The fund is a quasi-governmental agency that is the state's largest writer of workers' compensation insurance

— Allows limited expansion of oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast, bringing in $100 million in the current fiscal year.

— Eliminates the Integrated Waste Management Board and the Board of Geologists and Geophysicists, which Schwarzenegger had targeted as wasteful and unnecessary.

— Gives school districts the option of cutting the school year by five days.

— Defers state employee paychecks by one day for a paper savings of $1.2 billion, which has been criticized by some as a gimmick. Instead of being issued on June 30, 2010, the paychecks would be issued on July 1, the start of the 2010-11 fiscal year.

— Gives the governor authority to pursue the sale of about 10 state-owned buildings as a potential revenue source in future years, including the Orange County Fairgrounds, the Public Utilities Commission Building in San Francisco and the Ronald Reagan State Office Building in Los Angeles.

— Rejects Schwarzenegger's proposal for a surcharge on homeowner insurance policies to boost funding for emergency services. The surcharge would have averaged about $48 a year per homeowner.

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Source: Office of state Sen. Darrell Steinberg, other legislative sources.


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(Proclamation by Governor)

07/24/2009

http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/proclamation/12888/

Prop 1A Suspension Proclamation
PROCLAMATION
by the
Governor of the State of California

WHEREAS on November 6, 2008, and again on December 1, 2008, due to concerns regarding dramatically declining revenues and worsening economy, I issued a Special Session Proclamation and convened the Legislature to meet in extraordinary session to address the budget and fiscal crisis that California faces; and

WHEREAS in February 2009, after months of deliberation and debate, the members of the Legislature came together, with a two-thirds vote, to address the unprecedented $41.6 billion state budget deficit; and

WHEREAS the state budget I signed in February 2009 for Fiscal Year 2009-10, enacted revenue measures and expenditure reductions to address the then-projected cumulative budget shortfall, and reflected an expectation that the September 30, 2009 General Fund transfer to the Budget Stabilization Account required by Section 20(b)(3) of Article XVI of the state Constitution would be suspended; and

WHEREAS the failure of budget solutions brought to the people of California in the May 19, 2009 Special Election had the effect of reducing the net impact of budget solutions to $36 billion; and

WHEREAS the State ended the 2008-2009 fiscal year on June 30, 2009, with a balance of negative $8.189 billion in the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties that acts as the State's reserve fund; and

WHEREAS on July 1, 2009, I issued a Special Session Proclamation and convened the Legislature to meet in extraordinary session to address the fiscal crisis that California faces; and

WHEREAS on July 1, 2009, I issued an Executive Order which required that state employees be furloughed three days per month to reduce current spending and improve the State's ability to meet its obligations to pay for essential state services; and

WHEREAS the State Controller has determined that the State's $2.8 billion cash shortage in July 2009 will grow to $6.5 billion in September, and a double-digit freefall after September; and

WHEREAS the State Controller began issuing registered warrants (IOUs) on July 2, due to severe state fiscal hardship, and to date the State Controller has issued over 172,850 registered warrants, and an estimated $2.87 billion of General Fund disbursements will be paid with registered warrants for the month of July to preserve cash and payments so that the State can make payments required by the California Constitution, federal law and court orders; and 

WHEREAS the global recession has deepened, California's economy continues to struggle, and further deterioration of revenues has caused the Fiscal Year 2009-10 budget to fall out of balance and created an additional budget shortfall in the State General Fund of $24 billion; and

WHEREAS the State must take action to address the entire $24 billion shortfall to increase cash flow to meet the State's needs, improve the State's faltering credit ratings, and protect the health and safety of its residents; and 

WHEREAS the pending budget amendments that I have negotiated with the Legislature propose to address the current budget gap by implementing $24 billion in solutions, which includes the suspension of Section 25.5(a)(1)(A) of Article XIII of the state Constitution in order to enact a key borrowing component of these budget solutions; and

WHEREAS the total budget gap of $60 billion is the largest deficit the State has faced, both in dollar amount and as a portion of General Fund revenues; and

WHEREAS the $60 billion in enacted and proposed solutions represent the largest and farthest reaching package of budget solutions ever contemplated by the State, and touched all three of the State's major revenue sources and every state program that receives General Fund support; and

WHEREAS Section 25.5(a)(1)(A) of Article XIII of the state Constitution prohibits, unless certain conditions are met, the Legislature from enacting a statute that modifies the allocations of ad valorem property taxes; an

WHEREAS Section 25.5(a)(1)(B) of Article XIII of the state Constitution provides that beginning with the 2008-09 fiscal year, the requirements of section 25.5(a)(1)(A) of the state Constitution may be suspended for a fiscal year if all of the following three conditions are met:

1.    The Governor issues a proclamation declaring that due to a severe state fiscal hardship, such a suspension is necessary; and

2.    The Legislature enacts an urgency statute, pursuant to a bill passed in each house of the Legislature by roll-call vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership concurring, that contains a suspension of Section 25.5(a)(1)(A) of Article XIII of the state Constitution for the fiscal year and does not contain any other provision; and

3.     No later than the effective date of the statute described in 2 above, a statute is enacted that provides for the full repayment to local agencies of the total amount of revenue losses, including interest as provided by law, resulting from the modification of ad valorem property tax revenue allocations to local agencies.  The full repayment shall be made not later than the end of the third fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year to which the modification applies.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of the State of California, in accordance with Section 25.5(a)(B)(i) of Article XIII of the state Constitution, do hereby proclaim and declare that due to a severe state fiscal hardship, the suspension of Section 25.5(a)(1)(A) of Article XIII of the state Constitution is necessary. 



IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 24th day of July 2009.



ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Governor of California

 
ATTEST:

DEBRA BOWEN
Secretary of State

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(Asset Management)

BUDGET SOLUTION: 2009-2010
ASSET MANAGEMENT - REVENUES FROM STATE PROPERTIES
GETTING MORE OUT OF OUR STATE ASSETS
ÒWe'reÉvery happy that in this budget we make government more efficient andÉare cutting the waste,
fraud and abuse in some of the programs.Ó (Gov. Schwarzenegger, 7/20/09)
CaliforniaÕs real estate is one of its greatest assets, and Governor Schwarzenegger is seeking to capitalize on it
in order to save Californians from increased taxes and deeper cuts in state programs and services. Thousands
of buildings and land parcels owned by the state throughout California represent billions of dollars of equity
that can be used to shore up CaliforniaÕs financial future.
Rethinking Asset Management:
Now is the time for California to look at its real estate as a lucrative asset. By implementing new
approaches to managing the stateÕs assets, California could generate more than $1 billion.
Governor Schwarzenegger wants to unlock the value of CaliforniaÕs property. California has
traditionally owned its own land and buildings, creating equity that has built up over time.
Taking advantage of CaliforniaÕs real estate assets can have real affects on our budget. While funding
from improved management of state properties will not solve the entire crisis, taking action now will help
shore up CaliforniaÕs financial future.
The Solutions:
To unlock equity in state properties, Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed four different asset
management solutions.
Land Lease Partnerships on Underutilized Property: Granting the Department of General Services
(DGS) broad authority to approve and authorize long-term leases on state-owned real estate.
o Timeline: 18-24 months
o Potential Revenue: $1-2 million annually per lease
Accelerated Sale of Surplus Property: Changing the current statutory annual reporting requirements
regarding state land holdings to require each agency and department to describe what land under their
purview is fully-utilized, partially utilized, under-utilized and vacant. This will help accelerate the
identification and sale of surplus property.
o Timeline: 18-24 months
o Potential Revenue: $125-150 million
Sale/Leaseback of State-Owned Buildings: Granting DGS the authority to sell buildings and enter into
long-term leases for those buildings.
o Timeline: 18-24 months
o Potential Revenue: $600-675 million
Sale of High Value State Properties: Granting DGS the authority to sell some of the stateÕs highest-valued
real estate and apply the revenues to the General Fund.
o Timeline: 24-36 months
o Potential Revenue: $96-180 million
Total Revenue Potential:
$822 million to more than $1 billion, beginning in 2011-12

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(Eliminating Boards & Commissions)

THE BUDGET SOLUTION: 2009-2010
ELIMINATING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
THE GOVERNOR STOOD FIRM TO REDUCE WASTE AND REDUNDANCIES IN GOVERNMENT
ÒWe should not and I will not cut a dollar from education, a dollar from health care, a dollar from public safety, or
a dollar from state parks without first cutting the Waste Management Board. Every dollar we save from those
boards and commissions is a dollar that can be used to help our most vulnerable citizens.Ó (Gov. Schwarzenegger, 6/2/09)
Governor Schwarzenegger has worked to streamline government and reduce redundancies ever since taking
office. And now in these difficult economic times, when every California family and business are cutting costs
and tightening their belts, the Governor is ensuring that state government is doing the same. With this budget
agreement, California will eliminate or consolidate a dozen entities that will make government run more
efficiently. This is a big win for Californians, who can rest assured that their hard-earned tax dollars are not
being wasted on repetitive and unnecessary boards and commissions.
Eliminating and Consolidating Boards and Commissions
Integrated Waste Management Board: By consolidating fragmented recycling and waste management
efforts, a more efficient and effective waste management program could save money while operating more
efficiently.
Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine: Combine its licensing functions with Osteopathic Medical Board.
Board of Geologists and Geophysicists: Combine this with Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Board.
Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau: Consolidate the Bureau with the Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology Bureau to avoid duplication and allow for more streamlined and efficient processing.
Inspection and Maintenance Review Committee: Eliminate this committee.
GovernorÕs Office of Planning & Research (OPR): Eliminate OPR and place necessary program functions
under the appropriate, existing state entities.
Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation: Consolidate the Bureau with the Bureau of Electronic
and Appliance Repair
Structural Pest Control Board: Consolidate within the Department of Pesticide Regulation
Additional Re-organizations To Take Place This Summer
The Governor and legislative leaders have committed to completing reorganizations of the following scattered
state functions by the end of August:
Department of Energy: Strengthen and streamline the stateÕs energy functions by consolidating the energyrelated
responsibilities of nine different entities - consolidating fragmented energy functions, reducing
overlap, cutting waste, and holding government more accountable.
Department of Revenue: Consolidate existing revenue functions housed at the Board of Equalization,
Franchise Tax Board and the Employment Development Department into one department.
Department of Financial Services: Consolidate the Department of Corporations, the Department of Financial
Institutions and certain financial services functions housed at the Department of Real Estate into one
department.
Unemployment Appeals Board: Make the board part-time (with part-time salaries for members).
CalFed/Bay-Delta Authority: Address the Authority within a comprehensive state water plan.
Savings
This will lead to a savings of $50 million in 2009-10 and approximately $100 million a year in ongoing
savings.

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(IT Procurement Reform)

THE BUDGET SOLUTION: 2009-2010
IT PROCUREMENT REFORM
REDUCING COSTS, ENHANCING EFFICIENCY, REALIZING BENEFITS
California must improve its processes for procuring large information technology systems. Inexperienced
purchasers, multi-year procurements, swiftly changing technologies, too many back-and-forth approvals,
multiple rewrites of requirements and outdated laws and policies have resulted in inordinate delays, an
inefficient use of state resources, skyrocketing costs and a stagnant technological environment for the state. By
coordinating and streamlining how the state designs and contracts for major technology projects, the
GovernorÕs proposal will cut the procurement process in some cases down from five years to about one Ð
reducing costs and enhancing revenue collections by more than one hundred million dollars.
The Solution:
The Governor has proposed a series of process and legislative changes (included within the 2009-10 budget),
that when implemented will generate project benefits earlier, avoid costs and aid in the modernization of the
stateÕs technology environment.
Legislative Changes
As a part of the 2009-10 budget, the Governor has proposed the following changes to existing state
procurement law:
Phased Procurement: Allow for the contracting of separate phases of a single procurement. Contracting
with two or more providers to build a pilot of the eventual system allows the State to validate requirements,
test functionality, and work directly with potential providers prior to making a final selection.
Burdensome Requirements Ð reducing costs and increasing competition: Authorize the Department of
General Services (DGS) to withhold a percentage of the contract price based upon the evaluation of risk.
Existing law requires that DGS withhold a minimum of 10 percent of the contract price. The current
requirement increases contracting costs and results in fewer bids. Eliminating this requirement will reduce
costs and increase competition for IT contracts.
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Contracting: Eliminate the requirement that bidders make a
good faith effort to perform DVBE participation requirements. This deletion will actually increase DVBE
participation by requiring a bidder to meet the contractual DVBE goal (i.e. three percent of the bid price)
and will also eliminate the need for state departments to review large volumes of paperwork that does not
necessarily enhance DVBE participation goals.
Policy Changes
A Request For Information (RFI) Process Should Be Implemented: The GovernorÕs proposal would require
an RFI stage to align program requirements with available market solutions, before any solicitation
documents are created.
Make a Number of Changes to IT Procurement Policy: These include many technical issues such as: when
qualifications are verified; how RFP requirements are written; the use of templates for various components
of the RFPs; allowing price negotiations to occur early in the process; and the pre-qualification of bidders
ahead of RFP solicitations.
Benefits
Accelerating tax revenues by more than $160 million over five-years through an innovative data analysis
system at the Franchise Tax Board
Enhancing the transparency of state spending and reducing costs by modernizing the stateÕs aging financial
systems
Improving state services for residents and businesses, while reducing operating costs through the automation
of state services and processes

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(MEDI-CAL)

THE BUDGET SOLUTION: 2009-2010
MEETING MEDI-CALS LONG-TERM DEMANDS
ACHIEVING BUDGET SAVINGS WITH LONG-TERM REFORM TO IMPROVE MEDI-CAL
We're also very happy that in this budget we make government more efficient and also we are cutting the waste,
fraud and abuse in some of the programs.Ó (Gov. Schwarzenegger, 7/20/09)
Due to greater use of services, increased costs in the health care system and more individuals becoming eligible
for services, Medi-Cal has been growing at a rate of approximately 8 percent per year. Since 2004, the
Governor has been clear that Medi-Cal is unsustainable without fundamental reforms. Within the budget
negotiations, the Governor fought for comprehensive restructuring proposals that will modernize the
enrollment system and improve care coordination. With these structural reforms, Medi-Cal will be able to
continue serving low-income, vulnerable Californians, while increasing program efficiency.
Governors Reforms:
To ensure that the Medi-Cal program is sustainable, Governor Schwarzenegger fought for the following
fundamental changes:
1. Bringing Californias enrollment system into the 21st Century. The Governor is proposing to shift
enrollment functions from the current confusing, labor-intensive paper system to an online process.
Modernizing this antiquated process will reduce costs and improve access. Currently, California
employs more than 27,000 individuals in 58 counties to process Medi-Cal, CalWORKs and Food Stamp
applications that lack uniformity across counties and rely on slow and time-consuming face-to-face and
mail-in processes that are only available on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 to 5:00.
There are currently multiple county information technology systems in California that could be
consolidated so funds are not wasted supporting duplicative and unnecessary technologies.
2. Improving care coordination for reduced costs. Slow the Medi-Cal growth rate by providing better care
coordination for the various populations receiving Medi-Cal services.
Through a partnership with the federal government and stakeholders, California will identify
populations for mandatory enrollment into an organized system of healthcare (i.e., a medical home
model, enhanced primary care case management or managed care). By providing earlier and appropriate
care for seniors and persons with disabilities, those covered by both Medicare and Medi-Cal (dual
eligibles) and children with significant or complex medical needs, Medi-Cal will be able use its
resources to keep people healthier and avoiding unnecessary emergency room visits.
Better integration of physical and behavioral health services.
These reforms will lead to a savings of $1.8 billion annually starting in 2012-13.
Background:
Medi-Cal has been growing at a rate of 8 percent per year. Now, with nearly seven million low-income
Californians seeking services, this growth has become unsustainable. Medi-CalÕs expansion reflects the
growth in health care costs, utilization and caseload, as well as two eligibility expansions in 2001.
The most expensive-to-treat populations are often using the most inefficient and expensive delivery system
for their medical conditions. Ten percent of Medi-Cal beneficiaries account for 74 percent of the total
program costs. Within this population, 4 percent account for 60 percent of the costs.
o Almost 70 percent of the Medi-Cal beneficiaries with disabilities suffer from two or more chronic
conditions, and almost one-quarter of the population suffers from four or more chronic conditions.
o Medi-Cal has over 1 million dual-eligibles (persons enrolled in both Medi-Cal and Medicare). These
individuals are 100 percent more likely to be in poor health, 50 percent more likely to have diabetes,
and 600 percent more likely to reside in a nursing facility. (Cite: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicare
Chartbook, Third Edition, Summer 2005)

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(CalWORKS)

THE BUDGET SOLUTION: 2009-2010
CALWORKS REFORM: GETTING CALIFORNIANS BACK TO WORK
IN TOUGH BUDGET TIMES, FOCUSING LIMITED RESOURCES WHERE THEY ARE MOST NEEDED
ÒWe're also very happy that in this budget we make government more efficient and also we are cutting
the waste, fraud and abuse in some of the programs.Ó (Gov. Schwarzenegger, 7/20/09)
CaliforniaÕs welfare-to-work program Ð California Work Opportunities and Responsibilities to Kids
(CalWORKs) Ð is by many measures the most generous in the country, both in terms of cash assistance paid to
its participants and in the severity of sanctions for those who do not comply with its requirements. In our
current economy, the program is unsustainable. The Governor has repeatedly proposed reforms to the
program, dating back five years to his first state budget. In this budget negotiation, he was successful in
winning both short-term savings and long-term reforms as a way to focus the program on moving larger
numbers of families toward self-sufficiency.
GovernorÕs Reforms:
Short-term reform. There will be greater flexibility by the counties to provide supportive services to the
populations meeting all or a portion of state and federal work requirements. Counties can target their limited
resources to the most appropriate populations in their region, based on need.
This reform will lead to a savings of $510 million in 2009-10.
Long-term reforms. Beginning in July 2011, the following changes will be made to CalWORKs to help
achieve structural stability in our state budget and increase the ÒworkÓ focus of the program:
Reforming aid limits will strengthen the programÕs focus on work:
o There continues to be a lifetime maximum of 60 months. However, starting on July 1, 2011, adults will
not be able to stay on the program for more than 48 consecutive months. After 48 months, they are
removed from the program and cannot receive aid for 12 months. After Òsitting outÓ of the program for
12 months, an adult can receive another 12 months aid Ð for total lifetime maximum of 60 months.
o If work-eligible adults exceed 60 months, they lose the ÒadultÓ portion of the grant and the remaining
family grant is reduced by 25 percent. If they meet work requirements, they will receive 100 percent of
the child-only grant. If they are able to work but donÕt, they will receive only 50 percent of the family
grant.
o For non-work-eligible adults, the maximum aid is 75 percent of the child-only grant, unless they meet
work participation requirements.
Self-Sufficiency Reviews: All CalWORKs adults are required to meet face-to-face twice a year with
county workers as a condition of eligibility. If they do not attend the meeting, they no longer meet the
eligibility requirements and will face sanctions or termination from the program.
Graduated Sanctions: Individuals who refuse to comply with program requirements will be subject to
increased sanctions similar to sanctions used in other states.
o Step 1: If an adult refuses to comply over 3 consecutive months, the adult-portion of the grant ($139) is
removed.
o Step 2: If, after another 3 months and an intervention, the adult does not comply, 25 percent of the
remaining Ôchild-onlyÕ grant is removed.
o Step 3: If, after another 3 months and an intervention, the adult still does not comply, another 25 percent
is removed from the child-only portion, for a total 50 percent child-only grant reduction.
Sanction ÒclockÓ: An adult in sanction status will continue to have that sanction time counted against their
48 month limit and lifetime maximum total of 60 months of aid.
These reforms will lead to a savings of $600 million annually beginning in 2011-12.
Background:
CaliforniaÕs welfare program is too generous and too lenient to sustain.
CaliforniaÕs current maximum benefit level is the third-highest in the country. $694 per month in cash
assistance for a family of three.
While California has 12 percent of the nationÕs population, 30 percent of the nationÕs total welfare recipients
are supported by this program.
While caseloads have dropped nation-wide and in other populous states since the enactment of national
welfare reform (for example, an 81 percent drop in Illinois and a 64 percent drop in New York between
1996 and 2002), CaliforniaÕs drop has been far more modest (48 percent over the same time period).
Only a small portion of CalWORKs recipients are meeting the federal governmentÕs work requirements.
This means the bulk of recipients are not fully engaged in the programÕs services that allow them to become
employed and self-sufficient.
At present, only 22 percent of CalWORKs recipients required to meet federal minimum work minimums are
doing so. And since only 60 percent of our case recipients are even required to meet those minimums, an
even smaller percentage of total California recipients are actually meeting the requirements.

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(IHSS)

THE BUDGET SOLUTION: 2009-2010
REDUCING FRAUD WITHIN THE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM
REDUCING COSTS THROUGH GREATER OVERSIGHT OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES IN IHSS
ÒWe'reÉvery happy that in this budget we make government more efficient andÉare cutting the waste,
fraud and abuse in some of the programs.Ó (Gov. Schwarzenegger, 7/20/09)
Nearly half a million Californians rely on the stateÕs $4 billion In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program.
Unfortunately, county grand juries and district attorneys have found fraud and a lack of oversight within IHSS
Ð estimating that there are hundreds of millions dollars each year that are inappropriately or fraudulently
expended. Even the state Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes agreed that there are significant problems
validating the delivery of these services. The Governor insisted that we cannot cut funding to childrenÕs health
care programs, schools, or law enforcement without also cutting out this kind of fraud and abuse.
GovernorÕs Reforms:
The Governor put together an anti-fraud proposal and fought to include it within this budget solution.
This long-term cost-containment proposal includes:
Background checks and fingerprinting for all IHSS providers
Fingerprinting for IHSS recipients
Targeted mailings to high-risk or suspect providers
Enhanced anti-fraud training for county social workers
Time sheet improvement: requiring that timesheets be signed by both recipient and provider and enhancing
timesheet reviews
Prohibiting the use of P.O. Boxes to receive provider checks
Unannounced home visits
Allowing counties to use IHSS administrative funds for investigations
Increasing the number of state fraud investigators for both the Department of Health Care Services and the
Department of Social Services.
Requiring providers to supply copies of identity documents and appear in person
Specifying particular crimes for which a provider can be excluded from the program.
Background:
According to several Grand Juries, district attorneys and others, rooting out even a small percentage of
IHSS fraud will save hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars annually. The counties of Sacramento, Los
Angeles, San Diego, Ventura, Contra Costa and San Luis Obispo have all launched grand jury investigations
into IHSS abuse that demonstrated fraud within the program. Abuses include:
IHSS recipients acting as their own ÒprovidersÓ and keeping the funds
Providers claiming to ÒworkÓ and receiving funds while the recipient is in a hospital or care home
Incarcerated providers, who are unable to provide services, still collecting payment Ð either because they are
submitting time cards or the recipient is submitting time cards on their behalf
Recipients and providers conspiring to increase hours (which were not worked) and splitting the pay
Providers changing time cards without the recipient knowing in order to receive extra pay
Providers claiming hours worked when the recipient is deceased
The use of fictitious Social Security numbers to create more than one IHSS case for payment
Specific examples of fraud and abuse include:
A son in Compton who forged his motherÕs signature and billed IHSS for providing 385 hours of homecare
costing $3,394. This occurred while his mother was hospitalized and for nearly a month after her death.
A twenty-year-old drug abuser who was the sole caretaker for his seriously disabled father and provided
such poor care that the father frequently had bedsores and was not regularly bathed. The care was so bad
that adult protective services had to be called in. Ultimately, the father died before he reached the age of 60.
An individual from Downey who submitted false claims totaling $13,243 by forging the signature of his
deceased father, who was supposedly his in-home health care worker.
In San Diego, a recipient with schizophrenia was approved for 52 hours of care per month. His caregiver
charged the full amount, but only worked two hours per week.
Savings:
The GovernorÕs fraud proposal, which, when combined with IHSS reform efforts, will lead to a savings of:
$526 million in 2009-10 ($221 million of this is General Fund)
A total of $2.27 billion through 2012-13 ($970 million of this is General Fund)

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(The Budget - July 24, 2009)

THE BUDGET SOLUTION: 2009-2010
SOLVING THE ENTIRE PROBLEM
THE GOVERNOR STOOD FIRM, REFUSING TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD
This budget solution includes $15.9 billion in spending reductions, which on top of the $15 billion made in
February amounts to approximately $30 billion dollars Ð roughly a third of our entire state budget. While there
are some one-time solutions in the budget agreement, the Governor fought to minimize those one-time moves,
and also to stave off the alternative of higher taxes. There are no tax increases in this budget agreement. Below
is the math of how the Governor and legislative leaders agreed to solve the $24.1 billioni deficit.
Expenditure Reductions Total: $15.9 billion
á Education: 1) Recapturing savings previously thought lost by missing June 30 deadline and recalculating Prop 98
accordingly (and therefore the overall size of our problem); this means the additional increase of $1.6 billion in the
Prop 98 guarantee for 2009-10 that weÕd expected does not happen. 2) Regional Development Agency shift to
schools. 3) Additional cuts to UC and CSU funding (Just under $2 billion total for 2008-09 and 2009-10).
o $9.4 billion
á Corrections: Leaders agreed upon a reduction level in corrections, the policy on how to get there will be determined
upon the legislatureÕs return in August.
o $785 millionii
á General Government: Suspension of COLAs; leveraging state assets (no current-year savings); consolidating and
reorganizing boards and commissions including elimination of the Integrated Waste Management Board; IT
procurement reform.
o $1.6 billion
á State Employee Compensation: Third furlough day adopted; eliminate rural health care; score health care savings.
o $820 million
á Health and Human Services: Long-term CalWORKs reforms including graduated sanctions and twice-yearly checkins;
Medi-Cal eligibility changes and improved care coordination; IHSS fraud initiative including fingerprinting;
Healthy Families eligibility changes; etc.
o $3.0 billion
á Vetoes:
o $.4 billion
Fund Shifts Total: $1.1 billion
á These include: CalFIRE interagency agreement with the Legislature and transportation spillover.
Revenues Total: $3.5 billion
á These include: Optional personal income tax withholding changes; tax enforcement; SCIF proposal; special fund
transfers.
Borrowing Total: $2.2 billion
á These include: Proposition 1A suspension; loan from State Highway Account; various loans and fund shifts to keep
state parks open.
Other Total: $1.4 billion
á June to July state payroll and health premiums delay.
Total Solution: $24.1 billion
o Reserve: $490 million
Reforms Total: $2.3 billion ($1.9 billion General Fund)
Governor Schwarzenegger insisted that this budget solution could not be about only our short-term cash needs Ð it also
must be about structural reforms to put our state budget on more solid footing in future years. The Governor worked with
legislators to include in this solution structural reforms, many of which he has been fighting for since he was first elected
to office. Some of these reforms will show significant savings in the current fiscal year (and much more in out-years.
These include:
á Consolidating and Eliminating Boards and Commissions. Including elimination of the Integrated Waste
Management Board.
o $50 million in 2009-10
á Rooting Out Fraud From IHSS. Putting in place a fraud prevention program that includes background checks
(including fingerprinting) for service providers.
o $221 million in 2009-10 General Fund ($517 million total funds)
á Reforming CalWORKs. For short-term savings, focusing available funding on those who are meeting the work
requirements.
o $510 million in 2009-10
á Corrections Custody and Parole Reforms. Of the $1.2 billion in reductions that legislative leaders agreed to for the
09-10 fiscal year the goal is to have roughly half of those reductions come from parole and corrections custody
reforms.
o $641 million in 2009-10

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Governor -- Budget Details -- July 24, 2009

http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/fact-sheet/12885/

The Budget Solution: Solving the Entire Problem
7/24/2009

Solving the Entire Problem
The Governor Stood Firm, Refusing to Kick the Can Down the Road

This budget solution includes $15.9 billion in spending reductions, which on top of the $15 billion made in February amounts to approximately $30 billion dollars - roughly a third of our entire state budget. While there are some one-time solutions in the budget agreement, the Governor fought to minimize those one-time moves, and also to stave off the alternative of higher taxes. There are no tax increases in this budget agreement. Below is the math of how the Governor and legislative leaders agreed to solve the $24.1 billion|i| deficit.

 

Expenditure Reductions

Total: $15.9 billion

• Education:  1) Recapturing savings previously thought lost by missing June 30 deadline and recalculating Prop 98 accordingly (and therefore the overall size of our problem); this means the additional increase of $1.6 billion in the Prop 98 guarantee for 2009-10 that we'd expected does not happen. 2) Regional Development Agency shift to schools. 3) Additional cuts to UC and CSU funding (Just under $2 billion total for 2008-09 and 2009-10).

• $9.4 billion

• Corrections: Leaders agreed upon a reduction level in corrections, the policy on how to get there will be determined upon the legislature's return in August.

• $785 million|ii|

• General Government: Suspension of COLAs; leveraging state assets (no current-year savings); consolidating and reorganizing boards and commissions including elimination of the Integrated Waste Management Board; IT procurement reform.

• $1.6 billion

• State Employee Compensation: Third furlough day adopted; eliminate rural health care; score health care savings.

• $820 million

• Health and Human Services: Long-term CalWORKs reforms including graduated sanctions and twice-yearly check-ins; Medi-Cal eligibility changes and improved care coordination; IHSS fraud initiative including fingerprinting; Healthy Families eligibility changes; etc.

• $3.0 billion

• Vetoes:

• $.4 billion

 

Fund Shifts

Total: $1.1 billion

• These include: CalFIRE interagency agreement with the Legislature and transportation spillover.

Revenues

Total: $3.5 billion

• These include: Optional personal income tax withholding changes; tax enforcement; SCIF proposal; special fund transfers.

Borrowing

Total: $2.2 billion

• These include: Proposition 1A suspension; loan from State Highway Account; various loans and fund shifts to keep state parks open.

Other

Total: $1.4 billion

• June to July state payroll and health premiums delay.


Total Solution: $24.1 billion

Reserve: $490 million

Reforms

Total: $2.3 billion ($1.9 billion General Fund)


Governor Schwarzenegger insisted that this budget solution could not be about only our short-term cash needs - it also must be about structural reforms to put our state budget on more solid footing in future years. The Governor worked with legislators to include in this solution structural reforms, many of which he has been fighting for since he was first elected to office. Some of these reforms will show significant savings in the current fiscal year (and much more in out-years. These include:

• Consolidating and Eliminating Boards and Commissions. Including elimination of the Integrated Waste Management Board.

◦ $50 million in 2009-10

• Rooting Out Fraud From IHSS. Putting in place a fraud prevention program that includes background checks (including fingerprinting) for service providers.

◦ $221 million in 2009-10 General Fund ($517 million total funds)

• Reforming CalWORKs. For short-term savings, focusing available funding on those who are meeting the work requirements.

◦ $510 million in 2009-10

• Corrections Custody and Parole Reforms. Of the $1.2 billion in reductions that legislative leaders agreed to for the 09-10 fiscal year the goal is to have roughly half of those reductions come from parole and corrections custody reforms.

◦ $641 million in 2009-10

 

|i| Note:  The size of the problem was adjusted from $26.3 billion to $25.1 billion (which includes target reserve of $2 billion) because: 1) the state is able to capture the $3 billion in savings from 2008-09's Proposition 98 allocation previously believed to have been lost on June 30, which reduces the size of the 2009-10 guarantee by $1.6 billion; and 2) June revenues came in $536 lower than projected. Additionally, we did not reach the desired reserve of $2 billion, instead attaining reserve of just $918 million, meaning the Governor and legislators solved for $24.1 billion.

|ii| This, in addition to the $400 million blue-penciled by the Governor in the February budget, equals an approximate $1.2 billion spending reduction in Corrections for the 2009-10 fiscal year.

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For more details from the Assembly Budget Committee floor report, please visit:

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/newcomframeset.asp?committee=4

Committee Jurisdiction The Budget Committee’s jurisdiction is the Budget.

(916) 319-2099

Floor Report of the 2009-10 State Budget

Committee Members

Committee Members
District
Phone
E-mail


Noreen Evans - Chair
Dem-7
(916) 319-2007
Assemblymember.Evans [at] assembly.ca.gov


Jim Nielsen - Vice Chair
Rep-2
(916) 319-2002
Assemblymember.Nielsen [at] assembly.ca.gov


Anthony Adams
Rep-59
(916) 319-2059
Assemblymember.Adams [at] assembly.ca.gov


Tom Ammiano
Dem-13
(916) 319-2013
Assemblymember.Ammiano [at] assembly.ca.gov


Jim Beall Jr.
Dem-24
(916) 319-2024
Assemblymember.Beall [at] assembly.ca.gov


Bill Berryhill
Rep-26
(916) 319-2026
Assemblymember.Bill.Berryhill [at] assembly.ca.gov


Bob Blumenfield
Dem-40
(916) 319-2040
Assemblymember.Blumenfield [at] assembly.ca.gov


Julia Brownley
Dem-41
(916) 319-2041
Assemblymember.Brownley [at] assembly.ca.gov


Anna M. Caballero
Dem-28
(916) 319-2028
Assemblymember.Caballero [at] assembly.ca.gov


Wilmer Amina Carter
Dem-62
(916) 319-2062
Assemblymember.Carter [at] assembly.ca.gov


Wesley Chesbro
Dem-1
(916) 319-2001
Assemblymember.Chesbro [at] assembly.ca.gov


Paul Cook
Rep-65
(916) 319-2065
Assemblymember.Cook [at] assembly.ca.gov


Hector De La Torre
Dem-50
(916) 319-2050
Assemblymember.DeLaTorre [at] assembly.ca.gov


Bill Emmerson
Rep-63
(916) 319-2063
Assemblymember.emmerson [at] assembly.ca.gov


Mike Feuer
Dem-42
(916) 319-2042
Assemblymember.Feuer [at] assembly.ca.gov


Jean Fuller
Rep-32
(916) 319-2032
Assemblymember.Fuller [at] assembly.ca.gov


Danny D. Gilmore
Rep-30
(916) 319-2030
Assemblymember.Gilmore [at] assembly.ca.gov


Diane L. Harkey
Rep-73
916) 319-2073
Assemblymember.Harkey [at] assembly.ca.gov


Edward P. Hernandez
Dem-57
(916) 319-2057
Assemblymember.Hernandez [at] assembly.ca.gov


Jerry Hill
Dem-19
(916) 319-2019
Assemblymember.Hill [at] assembly.ca.gov


Jared Huffman
Dem-6
(916) 319-2006
Assemblymember.Huffman [at] assembly.ca.gov


Kevin Jeffries
Rep-66
(916) 319-2066
Assemblymember.Jeffries [at] assembly.ca.gov


William W. Monning
Dem-27
(916) 319-2027
Assemblymember.Monning [at] assembly.ca.gov


Brian Nestande
Rep-64
(916) 319-2064
Assemblymember.Nestande [at] assembly.ca.gov


Ira Ruskin
Dem-21
(916) 319-2021
Assemblymember.Ruskin [at] assembly.ca.gov


Jim Silva
Rep-67
(916) 319-2067
Assemblymember.Silva [at] assembly.ca.gov


Sandre R. Swanson
Dem-16
(916) 319-2016
Assemblymember.Swanson [at] assembly.ca.gov