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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 300 (Ma)
          As Amended August 24, 2011
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |71-0 |(April 11,      |SENATE: |38-0 |(August 30,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    HEALTH  

           SUMMARY  :  Imposes minimum statewide standards for the regulation 
          of practitioners engaged in the business of tattooing, body 
          piercing, and the application of permanent cosmetics in 
          California.

           The Senate amendments  : 

          1)Require documentation of experience for body art practitioners 
            who are registering for the first time. 

          2)Define sponsor of a temporary body art facility.

          3)Permit a local enforcement agency (LEA) to set fees that are 
            sufficient to cover the administrative and enforcement costs 
            of providing permits to the sponsor and practitioners of 
            temporary body art facilities.

          4)Clarify that the activities of a physician assistant are not 
            restricted by this bill.

          5)Make other technical and clarifying changes.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill was substantially similar 
          to the version approved by the Senate.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations 
          Committee, this bill will have costs to LEAs for start-up, 
          ongoing administration, and enforcement that are unknown, likely 
          in the millions of dollars annually; fully supported by local 
          fees, commencing July 1, 2012.  Although this bill would enact a 
          state-mandated local program, it would not meet the criteria for 
          state reimbursement because LEAs would have the authority to 
          impose fees for the administrative and enforcement costs of this 








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          program.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Cassie Royce / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097 

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