BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 943 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 17, 2011 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Felipe Fuentes, Chair SB 943 (Business, Professions, and Economic Development) - As Amended: August 15, 2011 Policy Committee: Business and Professions Vote: 9-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: Yes Reimbursable: No SUMMARY This bill makes several non-controversial, minor, nonsubstantive or technical changes to various provisions pertaining to health-related regulatory boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and professions regulated primarily under the Business and Professions Code (BPC). FISCAL EFFECT Approximately $120,000 (special fund) annually in regulatory costs will continue to be incurred as a result of a provision extending the sunset on the Veterinary Medical Board's oversight of veterinary technicians by one year. Under current law, the board's operations with respect to veterinary technicians would sunset on January 1, 2012. COMMENTS Rationale . According to the author, this bill consolidates a number of non-controversial provisions related to various regulatory programs and professions governed by the Business and Professions Code. Consolidating the provisions in one bill was designed to relieve the various licensing boards, bureaus and professions from the necessity and burden of having separate measures for a number of non-controversial revisions. Many of the provisions of this bill are minor, technical and updating changes, while other provisions are substantive consensus changes intended to improve the ability of various licensing programs and other entities to efficiently and effectively administer their respective laws. SB 943 Page 2 Analysis Prepared by : Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081