Report 2021-102 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-102: Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund: The State Could Better Manage Its Distribution Fund and Its Problem Gambling Programs (Release Date: August 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that the distribution fund receives the remaining amount loaned to the Charity Bingo Mitigation Fund, the Legislature should appropriate $1.7 million plus interest from the State's General Fund to repay the loan.
Description of Legislative Action
SB 72 (Skinner, 2023) and AB 221 (Ting, 2023) would both, as part of the Budget Act of 2023, transfer $1,904,000 from the General Fund to the Charity Bingo Mitigation Fund and would appropriate that same amount from the Charity Bingo Mitigation Fund to the Department of Justice.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
As of October 21, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2022