BILL NUMBER: SB 1099	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 25, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wright
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Correa)
   (Coauthors: Senators Dutton and Rubio)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Logue, Ma, Perea, and Wieckowski)


                        FEBRUARY 16, 2012

   An act to amend Sections 11343.4 and 11344 of the Government Code,
relating to regulations.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1099, as amended, Wright. Regulations.
   (1) The Administrative Procedure Act generally sets forth the
requirements for the adoption, publication, review, and
implementation of regulations by state agencies. The act specifically
provides that a regulation or order of repeal required to be filed
with the Secretary of State shall become effective on the 30th day
after the date of filing, subject to certain exceptions.
   This bill would instead provide that a regulation or order of
repeal is effective on  either  January 1 
or   , April 1,  July 1,  or October 1, 
as specified, subject to the same exceptions.
   (2) The act requires the Office of Administrative Law to make a
free copy of the full text of the California Code of Regulations
available on its Internet Web site.
   This bill would also require the office to provide on its Internet
Web site a list of, and a link to the full text of, each regulation
filed with the Secretary of State that is pending effectiveness, as
specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11343.4 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   11343.4.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a
regulation or an order of repeal required to be filed with the
Secretary of State shall become effective on  either of the
following   a quarterly basis as follows  :

   (1) July 1 if the regulation or order of repeal is filed on
December 1 to June 1, inclusive.  
   (2) 
    (1)  January 1 if the regulation or order of repeal is
filed on  June 2   September 1  to November
30, inclusive. 
   (2) April 1 if the regulation or order of repeal is filed on
December 1 to February 29, inclusive.  
   (3) July 1 if the regulation or order of repeal is filed on March
1 to May 31, inclusive.  
   (4) October 1 if the regulation or order of repeal is filed on
June 1 to August 31, inclusive. 
   (b) The effective dates in subdivision (a) shall not apply in all
of the following:
   (1) The effective date is specifically provided by the statute
pursuant to which the regulation or order of repeal was adopted, in
which event it becomes effective on the day prescribed by the
statute.
   (2) A later date is prescribed by the state agency in a written
instrument filed with, or as part of, the regulation or order of
repeal.
   (3) The agency makes a written request to the office demonstrating
good cause for an earlier effective date, in which case the office
may prescribe an earlier date.
  SEC. 2.  Section 11344 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   11344.  The office shall do all of the following:
   (a) Provide for the official compilation, printing, and
publication of adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations, which
shall be known as the California Code of Regulations. On and after
July 1, 1998, the office shall make available on the Internet, free
of charge, the full text of the California Code of Regulations, and
may contract with another state agency or a private entity in order
to provide this service.
   (b) Make available on its Internet Web site a list of, and a link
to the full text of, each regulation filed with the Secretary of
State that is pending effectiveness pursuant to Section 11343.4.
   (c) Provide for the compilation, printing, and publication of
weekly updates of the California Code of Regulations. This
publication shall be known as the California Code of Regulations
Supplement and shall contain amendments to the code.
   (d) Provide for the publication dates and manner and form in which
regulations shall be printed and distributed and ensure that
regulations are available in printed form at the earliest practicable
date after filing with the Secretary of State.
   (e) Ensure that each regulation is printed together with a
reference to the statutory authority pursuant to which it was enacted
and the specific statute or other provision of law which the
regulation is implementing, interpreting, or making specific.