Reforming our Budget Milestone

After negotiations with the legislature failed, Governor Schwarzenegger went to the ballot with Proposition 76, a constitutional spending limit and overhaul of the state budget process. Prior to Governor Schwarzenegger’s administration, local governments criticized the state for regularly using local tax dollars in difficult budget years to help cover Sacramento shortfalls. • Requires registered sex offenders to wear a global-positioning device for the rest of their lives. After a short briefing from the commanding officer there, they learn that they are to rescue a ‘Cabinet Minister’ whom was in a helicopter that was shot down whilst flying over enemy territory. Go to your local bookstore or use these links to buy it now! • Additional government reorganization and consolidation efforts, saving $100 million each year.

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This action saved the state $2.8 billion in funds for the seventeen months that furloughs were in effect; it was upheld by the state Supreme Court despite a flurry of lawsuits. Such automatic savings would ensure that California does not again fall into the trap of spending all its revenues in prosperous times. This measure established a Revenue Stabilization Fund (RSF), a savings account into which the state would be required to deposit annual excess revenues.

Making California Safer

January 12, 2009 Governor Schwarzenegger carried out a key component of the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act by ordering the placement of a GPS device on each of the 6,622 sex offenders on state parole. Jessica’s Law strengthens punishments, expands parole periods, and keeps sex offenders away from schools and places where children frequently play. • AB 2263, which requires sex offenders applying for jobs that involve physical contact with children to disclose their registration status to prospective employers. • AB 1015, which creates the Sex Offender Management Board, a high-level task force charged with making immediate recommendations for improving the state’s program to track and monitor paroled sex offenders. • Ensures that sexually violent predators, prior to their parole, stay in a secure hospital until they can prove to a court they no longer pose a danger to society. September 24, 2004 Governor Schwarzenegger strengthened Megan’s Law by signing AB 488, which requires the Department of Justice to post specified information regarding high-risk sex offenders on the Internet for public access.

• SB 583 requires the Department of Justice to record the type of residence at which registered sex offenders reside; SB 669 provides that a sexually violent predator’s refusal to participate in treatment may be considered evidence in a jury trial to show that his or her condition has not changed.
• • Requires registered sex offenders to wear a global-positioning device for the rest of their lives.
• August 6, 2009 Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation giving law enforcement additional resources to monitor and prosecute sex offenders.
• • Reforming California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Custody and Parole programs, saving $700 million each year.
• January 2008 The Governor introduced a new spending limit, the Budget Stabilization Act.

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Veto Authority Governor Schwarzenegger has exercised his veto authority more than any governor in the modern era (1,991 of 7,575 total bills, or 26.3 percent), saving taxpayers millions of dollars in unnecessary government spending. ifc markets review General Fund spending growth in the 2007 budget was held to $0.6 billion, or 0.6 percent. August 6, 2009 Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation giving law enforcement additional resources to monitor and prosecute sex offenders.

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• Reforming overtime and holiday requirements for state employees, saving $100 million each year. • Streamlining Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, saving $1.8 billion each year. • Eliminating automatic Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increases, saving $2.2 billion each year. This initiative would limit spending and force Sacramento to save money in good years to cover shortfalls in bad years. February 19, 2009 As part of the 2009 budget agreement, Governor Schwarzenegger won reforms to eliminate waste and fraud from California’s welfare program.

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November 2005 The Governor championed a strict spending limit, the California Live Within Our Means Act (Proposition 76). Passed by voters, this constitutional amendment prevents the state from taking funding from local coffers. The Economic Recovery Bond Act (Proposition 57) made $15 billion in bonds available to pay off California’s General Fund deficit, without raising taxes. This law complemented a 2006 law, SB 1613, which required motorists to use a hands-free device while talking on a mobile phone. October 17, 2007 Governor Schwarzenegger strengthened DUI laws and increased penalties for underage drinking violations and the manufacturing of fraudulent IDs.

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• Permitted the Governor, under specified circumstances, to reduce appropriations, including employee compensation and state contracts. • Directed excess General Fund revenues, currently directed to schools and tax relief, to budget reserve, specified construction, and debt repayment. • Excluded appropriations above the minimum from schools’ funding base. • Limited state spending to the prior year’s level plus three previous years’ average revenue growth.

• SB 1178, which requires that high-risk sex offenders be fitted with GPS devices and monitored by local law enforcement. SB 583 requires the Department of Justice to record the type of residence at which registered sex offenders reside; SB 669 provides that a sexually violent predator’s refusal to participate in treatment may be considered evidence in a jury trial to show that his or her condition has not changed. • SB 1128, which punishes continuous, sexual child abuse with an automatic 25-years-to-life prison sentence; makes possession of pornography depicting children a felony in some cases; discourages plea bargaining for violent sex offenders; and adds youth recreational facilities to the list of places to which convicted sex offenders have restricted access. • Expands and strengthens our basic sexual assault punishment statutes, including those for “One-Strike Sex Crimes,” “Habitual Sex Offenders,” and “Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.”

The budget signed by Governor Schwarzenegger included the largest reserve of any budget act in the state’s history, $4.1 billion, and paid off $2.5 billion in bond debt early. August 2007 The 2007 budget, adopted after a two-month impasse, was considered by many a victory for conservatives because of its austerity. • Continued prior-year appropriations if the state budget was delayed.

• • Additional government reorganization and consolidation efforts, saving $100 million each year.
• November 2005 The Governor championed a strict spending limit, the California Live Within Our Means Act (Proposition 76).
• August 2007 The 2007 budget, adopted after a two-month impasse, was considered by many a victory for conservatives because of its austerity.
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• The Economic Recovery Bond Act (Proposition 57) made $15 billion in bonds available to pay off California’s General Fund deficit, without raising taxes.

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September 21, 2005 Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 22, SB 180, and SB 972, legislation that establishes human trafficking as a crime and increases the severity of punishment for those who commit or benefit from this crime. • Establishes Predator Free Zones 2,000 feet from schools and from parks where kids play. They’ll be available at the Arnold Sports Festival or you can get yours now. I am so honored by the news about Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten with 40 million views for the first 11 episodes! He was a wonderful man and a fantastic teacher who made me believable as Conan the Barbarian with his sword training.

• Reforming California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Custody and Parole programs, saving $700 million each year. In 2008 he vetoed 35 percent of all bills that reached his desk, a record for a California governor. October 8, 2010 As part of the 2010 budget agreement, Governor Schwarzenegger successfully got an initiative on the 2012 ballot to let California voters establish a “rainy-day” fund for the state, to be used during years of economic crisis. January 2008 The Governor introduced a new spending limit, the Budget Stabilization Act.