BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Tom Torlakson, Chairman
1584 (Padilla)
Hearing Date: 4/28/08 Amended: As Introduced
Consultant: Bob Franzoia Policy Vote: B,P&ED 5-3
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BILL SUMMARY: SB 1584, relating to veterinary medicine, would do
the following:
- Require a registered veterinary technician to notify the
Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) of a change of address and impose
a penalty of $25 for the failure to do so.
- Delete the authorization for the VMB to make a charge for
official documents and instead provide that any charge for
duplication or other services be set at the cost of rendering
the service, which is consistent with other provisions of the
Veterinary Medical Practice Act, except as provided.
- Increase the maximum amounts that the VMB may set for other
fees and delete the existing provision requiring the VMB to set
and collect the fee for the national licensing examination.
- Require that a school or institution seeking approval of a
registered veterinary technician curriculum pay an application
fee not to exceed $300 and to pay the actual costs of board
inspection.
By increasing the source of funds for a continuously
appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation.
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Fund
Fee revisions $218 $436 $436 Special*
(revenues)
* Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund
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STAFF COMMENTS: The VMB licenses and regulates approximately
17,000 licensees including, 9,800 veterinarians, 4,200
registered veterinary technicians, and 2,600 veterinary
hospitals. The VMB has not requested a statutory fee increase
since 1992.
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|Year | | | | | 2007-08* |
| |2005-06 | |2006-07 | | |
|----------+----------+-+-----------+-+-------------|
|Revenue |$1,671,580| |$1,818,789 | |$1,970,000 |
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|----------+----------+-+-----------+-+-------------|
|Expenditur|$1,764,000| |$2,142,000 | |$2,206,000 |
|es | | | | | |
|----------+----------+-+-----------+-+-------------|
|Shortfall | | | | | |
| |<$92,420> | |<$323,211> | |<$236,000> |
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VMB Three Year Budget Summary
* Projected
Business and Professions Code 4905 generally requires the VMB
Contingent Fund to maintain a reserve of not less than three
months and not more than 10 months of annual board expenditures.
This bill would increase and revise existing fees and add one
new fee for the failure to report an address change. These
increases would eliminate the subsidy of the registered
veterinary technician exam by veterinarian licensing fees and
provide a reserve 1.2 months higher that the statutory minimum.
Absent these increases, it is estimated the VMB will have a
negative fund balance by 2011-12.