BILL NUMBER: SB 184	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  46
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 18, 2005
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 18, 2005
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 5, 2005
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 9, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Murray

                        FEBRUARY 10, 2005

   An act to amend Section 1700.15 of the Labor Code, relating to
talent agencies.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 184, Murray  Talent agencies.
   Existing law requires talent agencies to deposit with the Labor
Commissioner, prior to the issuance or renewal of a license, a surety
bond in the amount of $10,000.
   This bill would instead require talent agencies to deposit a
surety bond in the amount of $50,000.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1700.15 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
   1700.15.  A talent agency shall also deposit with the Labor
Commissioner, prior to the issuance or renewal of a license, a surety
bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).