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NEW! OFFICIAL COPIES OF 2007-2008 BUDGET BILL AND RELATED BILLS

All bills were amended on the Assembly Floor Thursday evening (July 19, 2007) with final votes taken just before 4:00 AM, Friday morning (July 20).  Budget related bills or trailer bills, contain specific provisions and language that implement changes. The copies below are official copies of the amended version of the bills as passed by the Assembly and now, as of AUGUST 13, 2007, still stalled  on the Senate Floor.  CDCAN will issue a separate vote record report listing how each member vote on each of the budget related bills and the main budget bill in both houses. 
 

SB 77 (Main 2007-2008 Budget Bill)  

Passed Assembly 56 to 23
Copy of Bill Amended 07/19/07  As Passed by Assembly:
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Budget related bills (trailer bills)
SB 78 - Education Related Trailer Bill
Passed Assembly 59-20
Copy of Bill Amended 07/19/07  As Passed by Assembly:
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SB 79 - Transportation Trailer Bill
Includes provisions to make reductions of $621 million in the State budget year, and another $500 in on-going reductions. 
Passed Assembly 63-15
Copy of Bill Amended 07/19/07  As Passed by Assembly:
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SB 80 - Annual omnibus Education Trailer Bill. 
Includes increasing nutritional standards for school meals.
Passed Assembly 71-5 
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SB 81 - Public Safety Trailer Bill
Includes Juvenile justice reform package and notification reporting requirements of AB 900 and ensures funding for prison infrastructure under AB 900.
Passed Assembly 73-4
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SB 82 - Judicial Branch and Department of Justice Trailer Bill
Includes setting up public-private partnership for construction of new court facilities
Passed Assembly 71-7
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SB 83 - Health Budget Trailer Bill
Includes requirements that the Department of Developmental Services submit study of options to the Legislative Joint Budget Committee and other committees on cost controls and program efficiencies by October 1, 2007. Similar report and to the same committees, but with later deadline, required for the Department of Mental Health on its Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program
includes extensionof faclity based nursing home rate methodology for 2008-09 along with Quality Assurance Fee
* Requirements for managed care rates
* provides for protoccols for consumers leaving Agnews Developmental Center and continuation of the outpatient clinic until the center closes.
Passed Assembly 55-23 
Copy of Bill Amended 07/19/07  As Passed by Assembly

SB 84 - Human Services Trailer Bill
* Requirement of options to improve CalWork to increase work participation
* Provides 5R% rate increase for foster family group homes
* Suspends CalWORKS COLA and suspends SSP COLA for cost savings $247 million
* Includes (reportedly) changes to Adoption Assistance Program
Passed Assembly 65-10

Copy of Bill Amended 07/19/07  As Passed by Assembly:
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SB 85 Resources Trailer Bill
Passed Assembly 61-17
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SB 86 - General Government
Passed Assembly 55-22
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SB 87 - Revenue and Taxation
Includes repeal teacher retention tax credit as requested in the Governor's budget
Passed Assembly  54-21
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SB 88 - Proposition 1B
Passed Assembly 74-3
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SB 89 Ed Fund - Part 2 Trailer Bill
Passed Assembly 74-3
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SB 90 - State Government Trailer Bill
Passed Assembly 66-9
Copy of Bill Amended 07/19/07  As Passed by Assembly:
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SB 91 - Ed Fund (second part) Trailer Bill
Passed Assembly 74-3
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SB 92 - Charter Schools Trailer Bill
Note: This was only bill that Republican leaders in the Assembly recommended a "no" vote.  The bill doesn't require a super majority to pass however. 
Passed Assembly 46-31  (Assemblymember Laird moved for reconsideration)
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SB 98 - Taxation and Revenue [this bill will likely not be brought up for a vote in the Senate due to opposition of Senate Democrats]
Includes tax credits that impacts 4 different sectors of the economy, which, Assemblymember Keene says, can bring in a potential of $100 million in new revenues.  This is one of the more controversial trailer bills for some advocates given the tax credits.
Passed Assembly 51-19  
Copy of Bill Amended 07/19/07  As Passed by Assembly: