State Issues Payments for FY 2021-22 Annual Claims

On Tuesday, August 15, the State Controller’s Office (SCO) processed the checks for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Claims filed in February 2023.  Those checks went into the mail on Wednesday, August 16 and should arrive no later than end of this week (Friday, August 25).  Almost all of the programs were paid at 100% pro rata.

Below is a summary of the payment percentages for nine (9) of the most popular programs for the FY 2021-22 Annual Claims:

1.     Administrative License Suspension - Per Se (Program 246) - 90.65%

2.    Domestic Violence Arrest Policies and Standards (Program 167) – 100.00%

3.    Domestic Violence Arrests and Victim Assistance (Program 274) – 100.00%

4.    Peace Officers Personnel Records: Unfounded Complaints (Program 264) – 100.00%

5.    Peace Officer Training: Mental Health/Crisis Intervention (Program 373) – 100.00%

6.    Rape Victims Counseling Center Notice (Program 127) – 100.00%

7.     U Visa 918 Form, Victim of Crime: Nonimmigrant Status (Program 372) – 100.00%

8. Racial and Identity Profiling (Program 375) – 100.00%

9. Sexual Assault Evidence Kits: Testing (Program 378) – 100.00%

*The claims titled “Peace Officers Bill of Rights” “Peace Officers Bill of Rights II” and “Local Government Employee Relations” are excluded from the expedited payment requirements of Article XIIIB Section 6 (b)(5) of the California State Constitution.  These programs involves employee rights/protections and are not subject to the “fund or suspend” requirements of the State Constitution.  As a result, the Governor’s Department of Finance and the State Legislature have discretion to fund these programs and do not result in a Budget Act Suspension, if unfunded.