FIRST 5 LA TOP EXECUTIVE RESPONDS TO GOV. BROWN’S BUDGET REVISION

"First 5 LA is grateful that the Governor has taken a more realistic view of the redirection of Proposition 10 revenues given the legal challenges posed by several county First 5 commissions over the validity of AB 99 and not assumed the availability of those funds in his revised budget proposal. I encourage the Administration to reevaluate the approach behind AB 99 now and spare the state and the county Prop. 10 commissions costly litigation at a time when county commission funds could be better spent on the children they serve. We are very sensitive to the impact of the economic downturn and state budget reductions on California's most vulnerable children and have been willing to work as a partner on ways to address these needs in a manner consistent with Proposition 10."