Section 13075 Of Article 1. General From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. (a) When authorized or required by the Legislature in the
Budget Act, the Department of Finance may exercise control over the
adoption of regulations as provided in this section. The Legislature
shall not authorize or require the Department of Finance in the
Budget Act to review and approve regulations adopted by state
agencies except:
(1) Regulations adopted by the Department of Social Services which
add to the cost of any public assistance programs as these are
defined in Section 10061 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2) Regulations adopted by a state agency which would have the
effect of increasing expenditures from the Health Care Deposit Fund
under the Medical Assistance Program.
The Department of Finance shall limit its review of a regulation
under this section to making a determination as to whether sufficient
funds are available to fund the added program expenditures which
would be incurred if the regulation were adopted. In making the
determination concerning the sufficiency of funds to meet the costs
of the regulation, the Director of Finance shall consider the amount
of the costs which would be added to the program or the increased
expenditures from the Health Care Deposit Fund for the fiscal year
during which the costs or expenditures would be incurred, the effect
such a change would have on the expenditure limitations established
in the Budget Act for that year, and the extent to which the
regulation constitutes a deviation from the program requirements, the
assumptions, and the estimates which were the basis for establishing
the expenditure limitations in the Budget Act.
(b) The Department of Finance shall issue written instructions to
the state agencies which adopt regulations subject to the provisions
of this section. The instructions shall include the data
requirements, methods of estimating costs or expenditures, and the
narrative explanation which the department requires in order to
review regulations which it is authorized or required to review. The
instructions shall also include an explanation of the department's
review procedures and the methods the department uses in making
decisions concerning the sufficiency of funds to pay for added
program costs or increased expenditures.
(c) The Department of Finance shall complete the review of any
regulation subject to the provisions of this section within 15
working days following its receipt. If the department fails to act
within that period of time, the regulation shall be deemed approved
by the department.