BILL ANALYSIS
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 294 (Negrete McLeod)
As Amended August 2, 2010
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :Vote not relevant
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS 11-0 APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Hayashi, Conway, Eng, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Conway, |
| |Hernandez, Hill, Ma, | |Bradford, |
| |Nava, Niello, Ruskin, | |Charles Calderon, Coto, |
| |Smyth, Cook | |Davis, |
| | | |De Leon, Gatto, Hall, |
| | | |Miller, Nielsen, Norby, |
| | | |Skinner, Solorio, |
| | | |Torlakson, Torrico |
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SUMMARY : Changes the sunset review dates on various boards,
bureaus, and programs within the Department of Consumer Affairs
(DCA). Specifically , this bill:
1)Changes the sunset dates on various DCA regulatory boards and
bureaus as follows:
a) Medical Board of California (MBC), from 2013 to 2014;
b) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid
Dispensers Board, from 2012 to 2014;
c) Board of Registered Nursing, from 2013 to 2012;
d) Board of Psychology, from 2011 to 2013;
e) State Board of Optometry, from 2013 to 2014;
f) Physician Assistant Committee of MBC, from 2012 to 2013;
g) Naturopathic Committee from 2013 to 2014, and requires
the Naturopathic Committee to prepare a report, as
specified, in 2012, rather than 2010;
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h) Acupuncture Board, from 2011 to 2013;
i) Board of Behavioral Sciences, from 2011 to 2013;
j) Permits the California Architects Board to implement an
intern development program until July 2012, rather than
2011;
aa) Contractors State License Board, from 2011 to 2012;
bb) Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, from 2012 to 2014;
cc) Court Reporters Board of California, from 2011 to 2013;
dd) Pesticide Regulation and Structural Pest Control Board,
from 2012 to 2015;
ee) Respiratory Care Board, from 2013 to 2014;
ff) Massage Therapy Organization, from 2016 to 2015;
gg) State Athletic Commission, from 2011 to 2012; and,
hh) Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, from 2016 to
2015.
2)Requires review of the following chapters related to:
a) Certified Common Interest Development Managers, from
2012 to 2015; and,
b) Tax Preparers, from 2012 to 2015.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, no direct fiscal impact to extend the operation of
fee-supported (professional fees) boards and commissions under
the jurisdiction of the DCA.
COMMENTS : According to the author's office, "This bill extends
the sunset dates on various boards which are scheduled to be
sunsetted in 2011. This bill would also adjust the sunset dates
for other boards to meet a four year schedule for Legislative
Sunset Oversight Hearings of all boards under DCA."
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In 1994, the Legislature established the Joint Legislative
Sunset Review Committee (JLSRC) and a process for routinely
reviewing the performance of the semiautonomous boards. JLSRC
begins its review process by sending a board a questionnaire and
a request for information covering every aspect of the board's
operation for a specified period. Although JLSRC staff and the
board meet to discuss the information and to seek input from
consumer groups, all the information supplied to the JLSRC comes
from the board itself. The basic issue for JLSRC to consider
during its deliberations is whether the board should continue to
regulate the profession in question or be terminated. JLSRC
gives the department as well as the board an opportunity to
respond to its recommendations before presenting them to the
Legislature. As a result of its review, the JLSRC might
recommend that the Legislature terminate, or "sunset," a board.
The 1994 law provides only for the elimination of a board, not
for the actual deregulation of the profession.
DCA is the parent organization for 35 boards and bureaus
responsible for regulating businesses and licensees affecting
the health, safety, and welfare of California consumers. DCA is
responsible for overseeing the regulatory boards and bureaus to
ensure that they carry out this mission.
Analysis Prepared by : Sarah Weaver / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301
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