BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1071
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1071 (Emmerson)
As Amended September 2, 2009
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |76-0 |(June 1, 2009) |SENATE: |39-0 |(September 4, 2009) |
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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |10-0 |(September 9, 2009) |RECOMMENDATION: |concur |
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Original Committee Reference: B. & P.
SUMMARY : Increases the minimum and maximum fees that the
California State Board of Pharmacy (BOP) may charge under its
license and fee schedule.
The Senate amendments :
1)Extend the sunset date to January 1, 2013, for the following
boards, acts, and entities:
a) Medical Board of California;
b) Board of Podiatric Medicine;
c) Board of Registered Nursing;
d) Board of Optometry;
e) Naturopathic Doctors Act;
f) Respiratory Care Board;
g) BOP; and,
h) Interior Design Certification Organization.
2)Add chaptering out language.
AB 1071
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AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill increased the license and fee
schedule for the BOP.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee:
1)Annual increased fee-supported special fund revenue to the BOP of
$614,000 to $1.8 million. This bill establishes new minimums and
maximums for the licensure-related fees charged by the BOP. As a
result of these changes, the range of the BOP's fee-supported
revenues will increase from $586,000 to $1.7 million (current
law) to $1.2 million to $3.5 million (AB 1071). BOP regulates
112,000 licensees and adds approximately 4,500 licensees per
year. Fee revenues are used to support a range of oversight
activities.
2)Increases more than a dozen annual fees charges to various
licensees of the BOP. For example, the current pharmacist license
application fee is $115 to $150. This bill increases this fee to
$150 to $195. Under current law, the initial application fee for
a pharmacy is $340 to $400. This bill increases the pharmacy fee
to $400 to $520.
COMMENTS : This bill was substantially amended in the Senate to add
two-year sunset extensions for a list of boards and entities, and
chaptering out provisions. This bill, as amended in the Senate is
inconsistent with Assembly actions.
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B. & P. / (916) 319-3301
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