BILL NUMBER: SB 1327	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 3, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Cannella
   (Coauthors: Senators Berryhill, Dutton, Harman, and La Malfa)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Jeffries, Portantino, 
and Silva  Silva,   and Solorio  )

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to add Section 12019.5 to the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1327, as amended, Cannella. State government: business
information: Internet Web site.
   Existing law requires a business to obtain various licenses from
regulatory agencies. Existing law requires state agencies to take
specified actions, including, but not limited to, designating a small
business liaison, to assist small businesses to achieve compliance
with statutory and regulatory requirements.
   This bill would require the Governor to establish an Internet Web
site to assist an individual with the licensing, permitting, and
registration requirements necessary to start a business. The bill
would require a state agency that the Governor determines has
licensing authority to provide accurate updated information about its
licensing requirements, and would prohibit a state agency from using
this Internet Web site as the exclusive source of licensing
information for the public. The bill would also authorize the
Governor to impose a reasonable fee  , not to exceed the actual
cost to provide the service,  upon users of the Internet Web
site.
   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 12019.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   12019.5.  (a) The Governor, or his or her designee, shall
establish an Internet Web site to provide an individual with all of
the necessary information on how to start a business in this state.
The Internet Web site shall contain information on the licensing,
permitting, and registration requirements of state agencies, and
shall include, but not be limited to, information that does all of
the following:
   (1) Assists individuals with identifying the type of applications,
forms, or other similar documents an applicant may need.
   (2) Provides a digital copy of all state  licensing,
permitting, and registration  applications, forms, or other
similar documents  where made  available for download. 
If a direct link to a digital copy cannot be provided, the digital
copy shall be posted and made easily accessible for download on the
Internet Web site. 
   (3) Instructs individuals on how and where to submit applications,
forms, or other similar documents.
   (b) The Governor shall ensure that the Internet Web site is user
friendly and provides accurate, updated information.
   (c) (1) Each state agency that the Governor determines has
licensing authority shall provide accurate updated information about
its licensing requirements.
   (2) A state agency shall not use the Internet Web site established
under this section as the exclusive source of information for the
public to access licensing requirements for that agency.
   (d) The Governor, or his or her designee, may impose a reasonable
fee  , not to exceed the actual cost to provide the service,
 as a condition of accessing information on the Internet Web
site established under subdivision (a).