AB 1887 — Legislative funds.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1887 do?

(1) Existing law requires all appropriations for contingent expenses of the Senate and Assembly to be deposited into the Senate Operating Fund and the Assembly Operating Fund, respectively. Existing law states that appropriations deposited in and credited to those operating funds are continuously available without regard to fiscal years, except that appropriations made at extraordinary sessions for the expenses of those sessions shall be maintained as special accounts within the particular funds and shall be available for expenditure for the expenses of the sessions for a period of one year after the date upon which the appropriation first becomes available for expenditure. This bill would, instead, provide that an appropriation deposited in and credited to the operating funds be available for expenditure for the expenses of the Senate or Assembly for a period of one year after the date upon which the appropriation first becomes available for expenditure, and that any unexpended balance of the appropriation be transferred to the General Fund following the last day of the period of its availability. The bill would state that the moneys so transferred to the General Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be appropriated to the Student Aid Commission for expenditure in connection with administering the Cal Grant program. This bill would also state that moneys in the operating funds shall be expended for a legislative purpose of the house, and shall not be transferred to a state agency, unless the expenditure or transfer is expressly authorized by statute. (2) Existing law requires the Joint Rules Committee annually to contract for an independent audit or audits of all funds and entities of the Legislature, as specified. Existing law requires these audits to be completed, and reports thereon made to the respective houses of the Legislature, and to the public, by November 30 of each year for the previous fiscal year ending June 30. This bill would require the Controller to conduct these independent audits for each of the 2012–13 and 2013–14 fiscal years. For the 2014–15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Joint Rules Committee would be required to contract for the independent audits, to be conducted in accordance with guidelines established by the Controller.

Who sponsors AB 1887?

AB 1887 is sponsored by Portantino.

What is the current status of AB 1887?

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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