BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 2126 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 18, 2012 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Felipe Fuentes, Chair AB 2126 (Block) - As Introduced: February 23, 2012 Policy Committee: Higher EducationVote:9-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill deletes the January 1, 2013 sunset date on provisions requiring the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees to adopt, amend or repeal regulations using a specified process in lieu of the process set forth in the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). FISCAL EFFECT Ongoing administrative cost savings to the CSU for continued use of the existing process for adopting regulations, which do not require outside review by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) pursuant to the APA. COMMENTS Purpose . AB 3132 (Firestone)/Chapter 938 of 1996 allowed the CSU to streamline many administrative operations, including promulgating regulations by requiring the CSU Office of General Counsel to perform a review similar to that performed by OAL under the APA. This authority was initially granted for five years, and has since been extended several times, most recently by AB 262 (Coto)/Chapter 679 of 2007. This bill, sponsored by CSU, removes the January 1, 2013 sunset provision. According to the author, CSU has received no complaints regarding the current process despite enacting, repealing or modifying 68 groups of regulations. Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 AB 2126 Page 2