SECTIONS 9930-9937 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 9930-9937

9930. Legislative contingent funds
All appropriations for contingent expenses of the Legislature and
committees thereof shall be deposited in and credited to the
following funds, which funds are created in the State Treasury:
(a) Appropriations for the contingent expenses of the Senate and
committees thereof shall be deposited in the Senate Contingent Fund,
and shall be disbursed under or pursuant to the direction of the
Senate Committee on Rules in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
(b) Appropriations for the contingent expenses of the Assembly and
committees thereof shall be deposited in the Assembly Contingent
Fund, and shall be disbursed under or pursuant to the direction of
the Assembly Committee on Rules in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter.
(c) Appropriations for the contingent and joint expenses of the
Senate and Assembly and committees thereof shall be deposited in the
Contingent Funds of the Senate and Assembly, and shall be disbursed
under or pursuant to the direction of the Joint Rules Committee in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

9931. Disbursements from Senate Contingent Fund and Assembly
Contingent Fund
Except as provided by affirmative recorded vote of two thirds of
the membership of the rules committee having powers of direction
under Section 9930, all disbursements from the Senate Contingent Fund
and the Assembly Contingent Fund shall be divided proportionately
according to the partisan composition of the house in question.

9932. Disbursements from Contingent Funds of the Senate and
Assembly
No disbursements shall be made from the Contingent Funds of the
Senate and Assembly except as provided by vote of the Joint Rules
Committee, two thirds of the total membership thereof concurring.

9933. Disbursement of money appropriated for legislative printing
Any money appropriated for legislative printing shall be disbursed
under or pursuant to the direction of the Senate or Assembly as
provided in the rules of the Senate or Assembly or their joint rules,
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 9931 and 9932.

9934. Limits upon public expenditure
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within 30 days
following the enactment of this chapter, the total amount of monies
appropriated for the support of the Legislature, including but not
limited to all monies appropriated to the Senate Contingent Fund, the
Assembly Contingent Fund, the Contingent Funds of the Senate and
Assembly, for legislative printing, and for aids to the Legislature
as described in Part 2 of this title, shall be reduced by an amount
equal to thirty percent of the total amount of monies appropriated
for support of the Legislature for the 1983-84 fiscal year, and the
amount so reduced shall revert to the General Fund. For each fiscal
year thereafter, the total amount of monies appropriated for support
of the Legislature shall not exceed an amount equal to that expended
for support in the preceding fiscal year, adjusted and compounded by
an amount equal to the percentage increase or decrease in state
General Fund spending for that fiscal year.

9935. Continuous availability of funds; special accounts
Except as described in Section 9934 and this Section,
appropriations deposited in and credited to the Senate Contingent
Fund, the Assembly Contingent Fund, or the Contingent Funds of the
Senate and Assembly, shall be continuously available without regard
to fiscal years. Appropriations made at extraordinary or special
sessions for the expenses of said sessions shall be maintained as
separate accounts within the particular funds and shall be available
for expenditure for such purpose for the duration of said sessions,
and the unexpended balance of any such appropriation shall revert to
the General Fund upon the adjournment sine die of the special session
or sessions for which it was appropriated.

9936. Reports to public on expenditures made from contingent funds;
contents
(a) For the periods beginning December 1, March 1, June 1, and
September 1 of each year, the Assembly Committee on Rules, Senate
Committee on Rules, and the Joint Rules Committee shall quarterly
issue a report to the public on the expenditures made from the
contingent fund subject to their direction and control. The report
shall include, but need not be limited to, a listing of total
expenditures for each Member and committee of the Legislature in the
following categories:
(1) Out-of-state travel and living expense reimbursement and
in-state travel and living expense reimbursement.
(2) Automotive expenses.
(3) Rent
(4) Telephone.
(5) Postage.
(6) Printing.
(7) Office supplies.
(8) Newsletters.
(9) Per diem for attendance at legislative sessions.
(10) Staff salaries and expenses.
(11) Contracts entered into with any other party.
(b) Each report shall be completed, published, and made available
to the public within 30 calendar days following the completion of the
reporting period.
(c) For the period ending on November 30 of each year, the
Assembly Committee on Rules, Senate Committee on rules, and the Joint
Rules Committee shall annually issue a report to the public on the
expenditures made from the contingent fund subject to their direction
and control. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, a
listing of total expenditures for each Member and committee of the
Legislature in the categories described in subdivision (a). Each
report shall be completed, published, and made available to the
public within 90 calendar days following the completion of the
reporting period.

9937. Independent audit of contingent funds
The Joint Rules Committee shall annually contract for an
independent audit of the revenues and expenditures, for each fiscal
year, from the Assembly Contingent Fund, Senate Contingent Fund, and
the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate. The organization
performing the audit shall be subject to approval by the Fair
Political Practices Commission. The audit shall include, but need not
be limited to, an evaluation of the accuracy of the expenditures
described in Section 9936 and an evaluation of the effectiveness of
the internal auditing procedures of the individual rules committees.
The audit shall be completed and made available to the public
within 180 calendar days following the completion of the fiscal year
for which the audit is performed.