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To e Cai ni Legislatu Regula S in 2009-10 - Streetsblog San Francisco

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Summary of Sig<strong>ni</strong>ficant Changes by Major Program Areas<br />

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Labor and Workforce Development<br />

General Fund expenditures are proposed to decrease by $3.4 million, or 5.5 percent.<br />

The sig<strong>ni</strong>ficant General Fund workload adjustments are as follows:<br />

•<br />

•<br />

Automated Collection Enhancement System — An <strong>in</strong>crease of $24.6 million to<br />

implement the Employment Development Department’s Automated Collection<br />

Enhancement System (ACES). The tax revenue <strong>in</strong>crease associated with<br />

implementation of ACES is estimated to be $42.1 million General Fund for 20<strong>10</strong>-11.<br />

This project will also result <strong>in</strong> non-General Fund expenditures and revenue <strong>in</strong>creases.<br />

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Fund Shift — A reduction of $21.6 million<br />

General Fund to be replaced with $21.7 million from the Labor Compliance and<br />

Enforcement Fund for the full-year implementation of <strong>in</strong>creased employer fees<br />

established <strong>in</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong>.<br />

Non-General Fund expenditures are proposed to decrease by $4.3 billion, or 13.9 percent.<br />

The sig<strong>ni</strong>ficant non-General Fund workload adjustments are as follows:<br />

•<br />

•<br />

Employment Development Department October Benefit Estimate — The October<br />

Revise reflects Unemployment Insurance benefit payment decreases of $6.8 billion<br />

<strong>in</strong> the current year and $11.6 billion <strong>in</strong> the budget year and a Disability Insurance<br />

benefit payment decrease of $42.4 million <strong>in</strong> the current year and an <strong>in</strong>crease of<br />

$341 million <strong>in</strong> the budget year when compared to the May <strong>2009</strong> estimate. While<br />

the number of <strong>in</strong>dividuals receiv<strong>in</strong>g benefits has cont<strong>in</strong>ued to <strong>in</strong>crease, the May <strong>2009</strong><br />

benefit payments were overestimated; these adjustments project the updated<br />

estimated need for benefit payments.<br />

Employment Opportu<strong>ni</strong>ties I<strong>ni</strong>tiative – An <strong>in</strong>crease of $230 million to the<br />

Employment Trai<strong>ni</strong>ng Panel (ETP) to implement a program to assist employers and<br />

employees to rebuild Califor<strong>ni</strong>a’s workforce. Of these funds, $140 million will be<br />

available to employers and trai<strong>ni</strong>ng providers that deliver trai<strong>ni</strong>ng for unemployed and<br />

underemployed <strong>in</strong>dividuals, as well as for employment expansion and job retention.<br />

Reimbursement for the cost of trai<strong>ni</strong>ng would be provided after the person has been<br />

ga<strong>in</strong>fully employed for three months and would be calculated based on current ETP<br />

reimbursement rates.<br />

The balance of $90 million would be available to provide a $3,000 <strong>in</strong>centive to<br />

employers to hire and reta<strong>in</strong> an unemployed <strong>in</strong>dividual. <strong>To</strong> be eligible for the<br />

Governor’s Budget Summary 20<strong>10</strong>-11

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