(a) (1) Commencing with the 2014–15 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, if the California State University plans to use any of its support appropriation in the annual budget, or any other revenues pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 89770, for the subsequent fiscal year for capital expenditures, pursuant to and as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 89770, or for capital outlay projects pursuant to Section 89771, it shall simultaneously submit, on or before September 1, 10 months before the commencement of that fiscal year, a preliminary report to the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the state budget, the budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations for the California State University, and the Department of Finance.

(2) The preliminary report shall detail the scope of all capital expenditures and capital outlay projects and how those capital expenditures and capital outlay projects will be funded, and it shall provide the same level of detail as a capital outlay budget change proposal.

(3) The California State University shall submit, on or before December 1, a final report to the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the state budget, the budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations for the California State University, and the Department of Finance.

(4) The final report shall detail the scope of all capital expenditures and capital outlay projects and how those capital expenditures and capital outlay projects will be funded, and it shall provide the same level of detail as a capital outlay budget change proposal.

(5) The Department of Finance shall review the final report and submit, by February 1, a list of preliminarily approved capital expenditures and capital outlay projects to the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the state budget and the budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations for the California State University. These committees may review and respond to the list of preliminarily approved capital expenditures and capital outlay projects before April 1.

(6) The Department of Finance shall submit a final list of approved capital expenditures and capital outlay projects to the California State University by no earlier than April 1, three months before the commencement of the fiscal year of the planned expenditures.

(b) The Department of Finance may approve capital expenditures, as defined in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 89770, no sooner than 30 days after submitting, in writing, a list of expenditures being considered for approval, to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and the appropriate subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider the state budget and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

(c) The California State University shall not use its General Fund support appropriation to fund any capital expenditures, as defined in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 89770, or capital outlay projects defined in subdivision (b) of Section 89771 before receiving approval from the Department of Finance pursuant to this section.

(d) (1) For the 2014–15 fiscal year only, if the California State University plans to use any of its support appropriation in the annual budget for the 2014–15 fiscal year for capital expenditures defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 89770 or for capital outlay projects pursuant to Section 89771, the California State University shall simultaneously submit, on or before August 1, 2014, a report to the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the state budget, the budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations for the California State University, and the Department of Finance. This report shall detail the scope of all capital expenditures and capital outlay projects and how those capital expenditures and capital outlay projects will be funded. This report shall include the same level of detail as a capital outlay budget change proposal.

(2) The Department of Finance shall review, by November 1, 2014, the report and submit a list of preliminarily approved capital expenditures and capital outlay projects to the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the State Budget, and the budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations for the California State University. These committees may review and respond to the list of preliminarily approved capital expenditures and capital outlay projects before December 1, 2014.

(3) The Department of Finance shall submit a final list of approved projects to the California State University no earlier than December 1, 2014.

(4) The California State University shall not proceed with any capital expenditures defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 89770 or capital outlay projects defined in Section 89771, before receiving approval from the Department of Finance pursuant to this subdivision.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), commencing with the 2014–15 fiscal year, the California State University may use its support appropriation in the annual budget for the capital expenditures and capital outlay projects identified in the resolution approved by the Trustees of the California State University on January 28, 2015, titled “Approval to Issue Trustees of the California State University, Systemwide Revenue Bonds and Related Debt Instruments for Systemwide Infrastructure Improvement Projects (RFIN 01-15-04).”

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), commencing with the 2015–16 fiscal year, the California State University may use its support appropriation in the annual budget for the capital expenditures and capital outlay projects identified in the “2015–2016 CSU/State Funded Capital Outlay Program” referenced in the resolution approved by the Trustees of the California State University on November 13, 2014, titled “Approval of the 2015–2016 Capital Outlay Program and the 2015–2016 through 2019–2020 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (RCPBG 11-14-17).”

(f) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, commencing with the 2015–16 fiscal year, on or before February 1 of each fiscal year, the California State University shall simultaneously submit a progress report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance detailing the scope, funding, and current status of all capital expenditures undertaken pursuant to Section 89770 and for all capital outlay projects undertaken pursuant to Section 89771.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 22, Sec. 21. (SB 81) Effective June 24, 2015.)