1. Temporary Law Clerks Program. The Judicial Council shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Legislature's fiscal committees by December 1, 2000 and on December 1, 2001 on the effectiveness of the Temporary Law Clerks Program in reducing the workload backlog in the courts of appeal.
2. Equipment Replacement in Courts of Appeal and Administrative Office of the Courts. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Judicial's baseline budget for 2001-02 not include an increase for equipment and copier replacement. Equipment and copier replacement shall be justified in the annual budget process.
1. Undesignated Court Fees. The Judicial Council shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Legislature's fiscal committees by November 30, 2000 with information on:
1. Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund. The Judicial Council shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Legislature's fiscal committees by December 1, 2000 and yearly thereafter on:
1. Veterans Home Information System (VHIS). The Department of Information Technology shall, by December 1, 2000, provide a status report to the chairs of the budget committees in each house and the Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee detailing the effectiveness of the Veterans Home Information System (VHIS) at the veterans homes located in Barstow, Chula Vista, and Yountville. The report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the VHIS systems ability to: (1) support the homes primary mission of patient care,( 2) track, store, and make readily available pertinent data for the operation of the homes, and (3) provide billing data for reimbursement fund acquisition. The report shall also provide suggestions for improving system operation, recommendations for alternative systems that may better suit the veteran home care facilities, and a plan for implementing those recommendations.
2. Department of Motor Vehicles Study. On or before January 1, 2001, DOIT shall submit to the chairs of the Legislature's fiscal committees a report assessing the Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV's) efforts to replace its occupational licensing, vehicle registration, and driver license database systems. The report shall include all of the following: (a) a thorough explanation of what, in DOIT's opinion, have been the major factors contributing to DMV's delays in replacing those systems to date; (b) an estimate of the likely costs and time which will be required for DMV to complete the Enterprise Systems Alternative Procurement; (c) an identification of all significant risks that DOIT believes DMV may encounter in pursuing its latest strategy to replace its systems; (d) recommendations for ways that the Legislature and the Administration can help ensure DMV's success in completing its replacement effort.
3. Capability Assessment Report. The Department of Information Technology (DOIT) shall provide a report to the chairperson of the fiscal committee in each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that provides an independent assessment of the activities and the resource level needed by DOIT to successfully manage information technology projects in the 2001-02 fiscal year and beyond. The report shall also include information concerning the capability of the department, given the resources provided in the budget year, to provide the planning, policy development, oversight, and compliance of the information technology programs and projects that fall under its jurisdictions. Specifically, the report shall include an inventory of all projects that are currently in progress or in the planning stages, the degree of involvement the department is able to sustain in each project, and an assessment of the potential risk associated with each project. The report shall include a review of "best practices" in the information technology industry as they apply to governance and management of the state's information technology resources. It is the intent of the Legislature that this report be provided no later than January 15, 2001.
4. Information Technology Oversight Policy. On or before September 1, 2000, the Department of Information Technology (DOIT) shall provide to the chairperson of the fiscal committee in each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee a copy of an issued policy describing DOIT's project oversight role, the types of project oversight activities that DOIT will conduct, and how these activities will be coordinated between DOIT and the departments. In addition, DOIT, in consultation with the Health and Human Services Agency Data Center (HHSDC) and key stakeholders of the county based projects, shall provide a report to the chairperson of the fiscal committee in each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee detailing DOIT's oversight role on the county based projects, the types of project oversight activities that DOIT will conduct, and how these activities will be coordinated between DOIT, HHSDC, and the counties.
5. Feasibility Study Review Policy. On or before November 1, 2000, the Department of Information Technology (DOIT), in consultation with the Department of Finance, shall provide to the chairperson of the fiscal committee in each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee a copy of an issued policy and procedures describing DOIT's streamlined feasibility study report review process and procedures.
6. Information Technology Procurement Policy. On or before March 1, 2001, the Department of Information Technology (DOIT), in consultation with the Department of General Services, shall provide to the chairperson of the fiscal committee in each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee a copy of an issued policy describing revised state acquisition practices, the roles and responsibilities of DOIT and DGS in the acquisition process, and how acquisition policies will be enforced and coordinated between the two departments.
1. Administration's Child Care Policy Review. The administration shall report to the State Board of Education, State Department of Education, budget committees of the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst's Office by January 10, 2001, on the progress of its review of child care policies and resources. This report shall include detailed information on the child care reform options that are being modeled and analyzed by the administration. In addition, the administration shall submit a final report to the State Board of Education, State Department of Education, budget committees of the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst's Office by March 1, 2001, on the findings of its child care review and recommendations to focus limited state resources toward serving the state's neediest families.
1. Secretary for Resources-- Threatened or Endangered Species. On or before January 10, 2001, the Secretary shall report to the chairs of the fiscal committees of both houses, the Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the chairs of the Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee, the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, and the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on all of the following:
(a) The improving or declining conditions of threatened and endangered species and their habitat.
(b) The state's priorities for protection and restoration programs and for planning and research on threatened and endangered species that it is anticipated will take place during the following budget year.
(c) The approximate current and projected costs of the state's plans to protect threatened and endangered species.
1. The CUPA Program--Statewide Standards. The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall report, by March 1, 2001, to the Chairs of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the fiscal and pertinent policy committees of both houses on statewide standards that have been developed, or are planned to be developed in 2000-01, for local service levels for the Unified Program (CUPA) program. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Secretary, in conjunction with the other state agencies responsible for overseeing the Unified Program, develop an appropriate set of performance standards to assist the Secretary in performing the statutorily required evaluations of how well Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPAs) are meeting program requirements, including local fee accountability.
2. The CUPA Program--Enforcement Consistency. The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall evaluate the existing statutory and regulatory enforcement authorities and processes for each of the six program elements within the Unified Program and report to the Chairs of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the fiscal and pertinent policy committees of both houses by January 10, 2001 on whether the authorities and practices are consistent and on what law and process changes can be made to ensure consistent enforcement across all six program elements.
1. DNA Database. The Department of Justice shall report to the Legislature annually, beginning December 1, 2000, on its progress in analyzing submitted DNA samples. The report should include information on the number of DNA samples entered in the database, the number of suspects identified by DNA matches, and the projected number of DNA samples.
2. Violence Suppression Program. The Department of Justice shall report to the Legislature by December 1, 2000, on effectiveness of the Violence Suppression Program. The report shall include information on position workload, the number of gun shows attended, and the number of arrests and convictions resulting from the program.
3. Unsolved Homicides. The Department of Justice shall report to the Legislature by December 1, 2000, on the unsolved homicide program. The report shall include the following information: (a) the number of cases selected for review, (b) the number of cases reopened and investigated, (c) the results of the investigations, (d) the original law enforcement agency responsible for the investigated case, and (e) the costs of each investigation.
1. Paperless State Controllers Office. The State Controller's Office shall submit to the Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairs of the budget committees a report on the consulting services provided as part of the Paperless State Controller's Office proposal in the 2000-01 budget. This report shall be due by August 15, 2001 and include: the status of the consulting report, preliminary report recommendations, and the State Controller's proposed next steps for improving these processes.
1. Implementation of the Field Office Automation Project. The State Board of Equalization shall, by January 10, 2001, provide a report to the chairs of the budget committees in each house and the Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee identifying on an office-by-office basis the plan, schedule, cost, and ongoing personnel and operations savings, to phase-in the Field Office Automation Project statewide.
1. Business Fees Fund Expenditures. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Secretary of State report by January 1, 2001, regarding its projections of fee collections due to implementation of the special handling fees program and any corresponding reductions in reimbursement revenues to the Secretary of State's budget, as well as its projected costs for administering the program, in regard to the 2000-01 and 2001-02 fiscal years. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the Secretary of State report to the Legislature by that date his recommendations, if any, for expenditure of special handling fee revenues during the 2000-01 and 2001-02 fiscal years.
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