BILL ANALYSIS
SB 294
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 294 (Negrete McLeod)
As Amended August 17, 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).
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 : 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
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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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