BILL NUMBER: AB 1557AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy (V. Manuel Perez (Chair), Beall, Block, and Huber) MARCH 11, 2009 An act to amend Sections 7560, 7562, and 7563 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1557, as amended, Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy. Federal funding: economic stimulus bill. (1) Existing law requires any state agency that applies for federal funds to meet a mandatory responsibility under federal or state law, and that application is not approved, to submit, among other things, an identification of the federal program for which the application was denied, and the name of the federal administering agency, and an indication of the reason or reasons the application was not approved, to the Department of Finance, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, within 15 calendar daysorof its receipt of notification of lack of approval of the application. This bill would require any state agency that applies for federal funds pursuant to the federal economic stimulus acts of 2008 and 2009, and receives approval, to submit, among other things, an identification of the federal program for which the application was approved, and an identification of the federal administering agency and department , an identification of the amount of funds being made available andan estimate of the amount of total funds from other federal, state, and local programs and services affected by the approval of the state agency's applicationa timeline for receiving the funds , to the Department of Finance, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, within 15 calendar day of its receipt of notification of approval. (2) Existing lawrequirerequires the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to submit a summary of the information reported by the state agency, within 10 calendar days of receipt of notification of a lack of approval of an application for federal funds, to each member of the appropriate legislative policy committees and to each member of the legislative fiscal committees. This bill would also require the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to submit that summary when informed of an approval of an application for federal funds. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 7560 of the Government Code is amended to read: 7560. The Legislature hereby declares both of the following: (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to assure receipt of federal funding by the State of California. It is also the intent of the Legislature to assure that if lack of interagency agreement or lack of coordination between state agencies jeopardizes state receipt of federal funds, including, but not limited to, funds available for services to handicapped children, an expeditious process shall exist for resolving such interagency matters. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that state government serve as a facilitator in assisting local communities, workers and other individuals, and businesses in accessing federal funds appropriated in conjunction with the federal economic stimulus programs approved by the Congress in 2008 and 2009. SEC. 2. Section 7562 of the Government Code is amended to read: 7562. (a) If any state agency applies for federal funds to meet a responsibility under federal or state law and such application is not approved, the state agency shall submit to the Department of Finance, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, within 15 calendar days of its receipt of notification of the lack of approval of its application, all of the following: (1) An identification of the federal program for which the application was not approved and an identification of the federal agency and department administering the funds. (2) An estimate of the amount of funds affected by the lack of approval of the state agency application. (3) An indication of the reason or reasons the application was not approved. (4) A description of any issues pertaining to responsibilities or actions of other state or local agencies which have affected the lack of approval. (b) If any state agency applies for federal funds pursuant to the federal economic stimulus acts of 2008 and 2009, and receives approval, the state agency shall submit to the Department of Finance, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, within 15 calendar days of its receipt of notification of approval of its application, all of the following: (1) An identification of the federal program for which the application was approved and an identification of the federal agency and department administering the funds. (2) An identification of the amount of funds being made availableand an estimate of the amount of total funds from other federal, state, and local programs and services affected by the approval of the state agency's application.and a timeline for recei ving the funds. (3) A list of other federal, state, and local programs and services potentially affected by the approval of the state agency application.(4) A description of any issues pertaining to responsibilities or actions of other state or local agencies that have affected the approval.(4) A description of any issues pertaining to implementation of the program or use of the federal funding. SEC. 3. Section 7563 of the Government Code is amended to read: 7563. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall submit to each member of the appropriate legislative policy committees and to each member of the legislative fiscal committees, within 10 calendar days of receipt of notification of either an approval or the lack of an approval of an application for federal funds reported to it pursuant to Section 7562, a summary of the information specified in subdivisions (a) through (d) of Section 7564.