Chapter 3. Proceedings To Determine Constitutionality Of Claims Against The State of California Government Code >> Division 3.6. >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3.

As used in this chapter, "omnibus claim appropriation" means an act of appropriation, or an item of appropriation in a budget act, by which the Legislature appropriates a lump sum to pay the claim of the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board or its secretary against the state in an amount that the Legislature has determined is properly chargeable to the state.

Promptly following the effective date of an omnibus claim appropriation, the board or its secretary shall submit to the Controller a claim covering the full amount of the appropriation made in the omnibus claim appropriation. Any such claim is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 925) of this part, and the board shall have those powers necessary to administer and disburse the omnibus claim appropriation.

If the Controller believes or has reason to believe that the payment of any portion of the omnibus claim appropriation may violate the provisions of the Constitution, he shall withhold payment of the questioned portion and shall issue his warrant for the remainder of the appropriation. The secretary, subject to the board's approval, shall promptly disburse the undisputed portion of the omnibus claim appropriation and shall promptly give notice to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the Controller's action concerning the withheld portion.

Unless the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 60 days after receipt of such notice advises the board in writing that the Legislature desires to reconsider any part of the withheld portion, the board shall institute proceedings to compel the Controller to issue his warrant for the balance of the omnibus claim appropriation. The board shall prosecute any such proceeding to final determination and shall disburse the funds finally paid over to it. Funds subject to such proceedings shall continue to be available until the end of the fiscal year in which final determination of the proceeding occurs.

If the Joint Legislative Budget Committee advises the board that the Legislature desires to reconsider any part of the omnibus claim appropriation withheld by the Controller, no further action shall be taken with respect to that part and the money appropriated therefor shall revert to funds from which they were appropriated, pending further legislative action. The board, however, shall institute proceedings as provided in Section 920.6 to compel payment of the remainder of the omnibus claim appropriation withheld by the Controller.