Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funding for the state's annual budget.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $23 million from the general fund Item 0890-001-0001 for voter education and outreach costs obligated to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 during the November 3, 2020, election cycle (pg. 4). 

• Appropriates $12 million from the general fund Item 0890-001-0890 for voter education and outreach costs obligated to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 during the November 3, 2020, election cycle (pg. 5). 

• Appropriates $90 million for transfer by the Controller, upon order of the Department of Finance, to the Alcohol Beverage Fund (pg. 5).

• Appropriates $about $43 million for Welfare Programs (pg. 6).

• Appropriates $750 million from the general fund for a grant payment to Supplemental Security Income/ State Supplementary Payment Program and Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants recipients (pg. 11).

• Authorizes the Department of Finance to augment the amount available for expenditure for the emergency paid sick leave during the 2020-21 fiscal year in case of the COVID-19 paid sick leave to extend beyond March 31st, 2021 (pg. 11).

• Appropriates no more than $85 million to existing Emergency Food Assistance providers with the capacity to purchase and distribute food and diapers statewide in the following ways (pg. 16):

• The first $50 million shall be allocated at the sole discretion of the State Department of Social Services;

• $30 million should be allocated for food; and

• $5 million for diapers.

• Appropriates $24 million to fund wraparound services and financial assistance for agriculture workers to provide COVID-19 quarantine support (pg. 17). 

• Appropriates $650 million to support University of California campus efforts to increase student applications in the CaliFresh program, however, $1.4 million in one-time funding should be allocated to the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California Los Angeles Campus to support the following (pg. 26):

• Stop Asian American Pacific Islander Hate website;

• The COVID-19 Multilingual Resources website;

• Analysis and research associated with hate incidents experienced by Asian American Pacific Islander communities; and 

• Policy research projects on COVID-19 related challenges directly- impacting Asian Pacific Islander Communities.

• Appropriates $1 million for the Center of Health Communities at the California State University-Chico Campus to support CaliFresh outreach and assistance efforts at California Community colleges, and California State University and the University of California campuses, however, $1.3 million will be allocated to support California State University campus efforts to increase student applications in the CaliFresh program (pg. 29).

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