California Department of Finance
- California Department of Finance
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headquarters = 915 L Street, Sacramento, CA
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budget = $60 million (2007)
chief1_name = Michael Genest
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website = http://www.dof.ca.gov/
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The California Department of Finance is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The Department of Finance is responsible for preparing, explaining, and administering the state’s annual financial plan, which the Governor of California is required under the California Constitution to present by January 10 of each year to the general public. The Department of Finance's other duties include analyzing the budgets of proposed laws in the California State Legislature, create and monitor current and future economic forecasts of the state, estimate population demographics and enrollment projections, and maintain the state's accounting and financial reporting systems.
The current Director of Finance is Michael Genest, and is a member of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's cabinet. Genest has been a member of the state cabinet since December 1, 2005.
Units within the department
There are nine Financial Units within the Department of Finance, administering the agency's various duties within the state government:
* Budget Operations Support (BOS)
* Legislative Analyses
* California Accounting and Reporting System (CALSTARS): Accounting
* Demographic Research Unit (DRU)
* Economic/Financial Research Unit (ER/FR)
* Fiscal Systems and Consulting Unit (FSCU)
* Office of State Audits and Evaluations (OSAE)
* Performance Review Unit (PRU)
* Statewide Systems Development Unit (SSDU)
See also
* Economy of California
* California State Treasurer
* California State Controller
External links
* [http://www.dof.ca.gov California Department of Finance official website]
* [http://www.dof.ca.gov/aboutfinance/staffbiographies/michaelcgenest.php Director Michael Genest's official wesbsite]
* [http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/ReportsPapers/Estimates/E1/E-1text.asp Department of Finance's Population Estimate Methodology]
* [http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/ 2008-2009 Proposed California Budget]
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