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STATE BUDGET

The state has an annual budget cycle, with the fiscal year beginning July 1.  Agencies submit budget requests to the Governor in September, and the Governor submits a proposed budget to the legislature in January.  The legislature adopts a budget in June.  The Governor is required to submit a balanced budget, and the legislature is required to adopt a balanced budget.

STATE LEGISLATURE

The California state legislature consists of the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the California State Senate, with 40 members.  California has term limits allowing legislators to serve only 12 years total.  The California State Legislature is one of only ten full-time state legislatures in the United States.  Bills carry over from odd to even years.

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