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.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: August 2020
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.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: August 2019
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.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2019
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.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2018