Makes appropriations for the support of government

Title of bill

An act making appropriations for the support of government

Purpose

This bill provides appropriations to various State departments and agencies to ensure that certain payments due in early April 2009 are made pending final enactment of the Budget appropriation bills submitted by the Governor for the State fiscal year beginning April 1, 2009.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 of this bill authorizes the Comptroller to utilize the appropriations contained in the bill, which relate to the 2009-10 State fiscal year.

Section 2 appropriates $25.3 million for the personal service payments scheduled to be made to State officers and employees on April 1, 2009, including payments for officers and employees of the Legislature and Judiciary, statewide elected officials and elected members of the Legislature; payments for services performed by mentally ill or developmentally disabled persons who are employed in State-operated special employment, work-for-pay or sheltered workshop programs.

Section 3 appropriates $23.2 million to pay to the social security contribution fund, the payroll taxes relating to the personal service payments specified above.

Section 4 appropriates $25,000 to make payments to the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association/College Retirement Equities Fund.

Section 5 provides $295,000 to the Olympic Regional Development Authority for staff salaries.

Section 6 prohibits expenditures from all appropriations until certificates of approval have been issued by the Director of the Budget and filed with certain State officers.

Section 7 requires the Comptroller to transfer any expenditures made against these appropriations to the 2009-10 Budget appropriations after they have become law.

Section 8 provides that the bill takes effect immediately and is deemed to be in full force and effect on April 1, 2009, and that the appropriations made in the bill will be deemed repealed upon the transfer of expenditures by the Comptroller pursuant to section seven of the bill.

Existing law

None.

Statement in support

This bill will allow the State to make certain payments and incur certain liabilities during early April 2009 on a timely basis.

Budget implications

Expenditures and disbursements made against these appropriations shall, upon final action by the Legislature on the appropriation bills submitted by the Governor for the support of government for the State fiscal year beginning April 1, 2009, be transferred by the Comptroller as expenditures and disbursements to such appropriations for State departments and agencies, the Legislature and the Judiciary. Accordingly, this bill will have no impact on the State's 2009-10 Financial Plan.