SB 9 — Proposition 10: use of funds: services for children.

Summary

The California Children and Families Act of 1998, an initiative measure approved by the voters as Proposition 10 at the November 3, 1998, statewide general election, requires that the California Children and Families Program, established by the act, be funded by certain taxes imposed on the sale and distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products, that revenues be deposited into the California Children and Families Trust Fund, and that the fund be used for the implementation of comprehensive early childhood development and smoking prevention programs. Existing law provides that prescribed percentages of moneys allocated and appropriated from the trust fund shall be deposited in various accounts, including the Mass Media Communications Account and the Unallocated Account, for expenditure by the California Children and Families Commission, also known as First 5 California, for various subjects relating to, and furthering the goals and purposes of, the act. Existing law prohibits amendment of this initiative measure by the Legislature unless the amendment is approved by the voters, or the amendment is accomplished by a vote of 23 of the membership of both houses of the Legislature and the amendment furthers the act and is consistent with its purposes. Existing law establishes various public programs to provide health care coverage and social services to children. This bill, subject to voter approval at the next statewide election, would revise certain provisions of the California Children and Families Act of 1998, to require designated unencumbered and unexpended funds in the California Children and Families Trust Fund to be redirected to support state health and human services programs, as described, for children up to 5 years of age. The bill, subject to voter approval, would eliminate the Mass Media Communications Account in the trust fund, and would reallocate the percentage payable to that account to the Unallocated Account. The bill, subject to voter approval, would require, prior to the distribution of moneys from the fund, that $268,000,000 be transferred annually, in specified fiscal years, to the Proposition 10 Health and Human Services Fund, which would be created by the bill. The bill would require these funds to be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to support state health and human services programs, as described. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 19, 2008. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on December 19, 2008, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

• Amended 02/14/09 - Amended Assembly Current pdf February 14, 2009
• Introduced 01/05/09 - Introduced pdf January 05, 2009
• SB9 View text html

Action History

1. October 26, 2009

   Died on file.

2. February 15, 2009

   (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 56.)

3. February 15, 2009

   Reconsideration granted.

4. February 15, 2009

   Motion to reconsider made by Senator Florez.

5. February 15, 2009

   Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 55.) To enrollment.

6. February 15, 2009

   Urgency clause adopted.

7. February 15, 2009

   In Senate.

8. February 14, 2009

   Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 5. Page 96.) To Senate.

9. February 14, 2009

   Amendments by Assembly Member Garrick tabled on motion by Assembly Member Feuer. (Ayes 51. Noes 28. Page 96.)

10. February 14, 2009

    Amendments by Assembly Member Garrick tabled on motion by Assembly Member Torrico. (Ayes 51. Noes 29. Page 95.)

11. February 14, 2009

    Read third time. Amended. (Page 94.)

12. February 14, 2009

    Read second time.

13. February 14, 2009

    (Ayes 72. Noes 2. Page 93.)

14. February 14, 2009

    Art. IV, Sec. 8(b), of Constitution dispensed with.

15. February 14, 2009

    Withdrawn from committee.

16. January 13, 2009

    To Coms. on INS. and APPR.

17. January 12, 2009

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

18. January 12, 2009

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 1. Page 19.) To Assembly.

19. January 08, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

20. January 07, 2009

    Placed on second reading file.

21. January 07, 2009

    Withdrawn from committee.

22. January 05, 2009

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS.

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• Ducheny · Primary

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