Report 2018-107 Recommendation Responses

Report 2018-107: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery: It Has Not Provided the Oversight Necessary to Ensure That the Mattress Recycling Program Fulfills Its Purpose (Release Date: August 2018)

Recommendation for Legislative Action

The Legislature should amend the recycling act to require the Mattress Council to submit with its annual budget any additional details that CalRecycle determines are reasonable for its effective oversight of the mattress program. The Legislature should amend the recycling act to prohibit the Mattress Council from spending the recycling charges it collects in a year for which CalRecycle has not approved the mattress program's budget. Further, the Legislature should clarify that the Mattress Council's operating without an approved budget is a violation of the recycling act.

Description of Legislative Action

AB 187 requires the proposed used mattress recycling program budget to include additional information that CalRecycle deems necessary to determine whether the budget meets statutory requirements. Until a budget has been approved or deemed approved, the organization shall make expenditures consistent with the most recent budget approved by CalRecycle until a new budget has been approved or deemed approved by the department.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Enacted


Description of Legislative Action

AB 187 would require the mattress organization to make expenditures consistent with the most recent department-approved budget until a new budget has been approved or deemed approved by CalRecycle.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced


Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken


Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken


All Recommendations in 2018-107