AB 393, as introduced, Cooley. Office of Business and Economic Development: Internet Web site.
Existing law requires the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to ensure that the office’s Internet Web site contains information to assist an individual with the licensing, permitting, and registration requirements necessary to start a business. Existing law also requires a state agency that the Governor determines has licensing authority to provide accurate updated information about its licensing requirements, as provided.
This bill would require the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to ensure that the office’s Internet Web site contains information on the fee requirements and fee schedules of state agencies and would also require a state agency that the Governor determines has licensing authority to provide accurate updated information about its fee schedule, as provided.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 12019.5 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
(a) The Director of the Governor’s Office of Business
4and Economic Development shall ensure that the office’s Internet
5Web site contains information on the licensing, permitting, and
6registration requirements of state agencies, and shall include, but
7not be limited to, information that does all of the following:
8(1) Assists individuals with identifying the type of applications,
9forms, or other similar documents an applicant may need.
10(2) Provides a digital copy of all state licensing, permitting, and
11registration applications, forms, or other similar documents where
12made available for download. If a direct link to a digital copy
13cannot be provided, the digital copy shall be posted and made
14easily
accessible for download on the Internet Web site.
15(3) Instructs individuals on how and where to submit
16applications, forms, or other similar documents.
17(b) The Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and
18Economic Development shall ensure that the office’s Internet Web
19site contains information on the fee requirements and fee schedules
20of state agencies, and shall include, but not be limited to,
21information that does all of the following:
22(1) Assists individuals with identifying the types of fees and their
23due dates.
24(2) Provides direct links to the fee requirements and fee
25schedules for all state agencies. If a direct link cannot be provided,
26the information shall be posted and made easily accessible on the
27office’s Internet Web site.
28(3) Instructs individuals on how and where to submit payments.
end insert29(b)
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30begin insert(c)end insert The Governor shall ensure that the Internet Web site is user
31friendly and provides accurate, updated information.
32(c)
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33begin insert(d)end insert (1) Each state agency that the Governor determines has
34licensing authority shall provide accurate updated information
35about its licensing requirementsbegin insert and fee scheduleend insert.
36(2) A state agency shall not use the Internet Web site established
37under this section as the exclusive source of information for the
38public to access licensing requirementsbegin insert
and feesend insert for that agency.
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2begin insert(e)end insert The Governor, or his or her designee, may impose a
3reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual cost to provide the service,
4as a condition of accessing information on the Internet Web site
5established underbegin delete subdivision (a)end deletebegin insert subdivisions (a) and (b)end insert.
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