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                                                                  AB 393
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          Date of Hearing:   May 8, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                 AB 393 (Cooley) - As Introduced:  February 15, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                              Governmental  
          Organization Vote:                            17 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Director of the Governor's Office of  
          Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) ensure that the  
          office's website contains information on the fee requirements  
          and fee schedules of state agencies.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          One-time costs of approximately $200,000 (GF) for the workload  
          associated with the required changes to the website and on-going  
          costs of approximately $100,000 (GF) to update and maintain the  
          information. 

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  . The intent of this bill is to help California small  
            businesses plan their yearly operations by making the fee  
            requirements and fee schedules of state agencies readily  
            available online via the GO-Biz Internet Web site. The author  
            notes that small businesses are responsible for paying a  
            variety of fees to numerous state agencies throughout the  
            year, depending on the nature of their business.  The author  
            argues that monitoring the various fee requirements and fee  
            schedules is an additional burden to small businesses, which  
            already have limited capital and time, and can lead to unpaid  
            fees, late charges, and mismanagement of their finances.

           2)Related Legislation  . SB 1327 (Canella), Chapter 763, Statutes  
            of 2012 required the Governor to create a one-stop-shop  
            website to provide individuals with essential information for  
            establishing a business in California.








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            AB 2641 (Skinner) Chapter 418, Statutes of 2012, requires  
            GO-Biz to post on its website information to assist an  
            individual to start a nonprofit corporation and to assist  
            nonprofit corporations to achieve compliance with the state's  
            statutory and regulatory requirements.

            AB 29 (J. Perez), Chapter 475, Statutes of 2011  created,  
            within the Governor's office, the Governor's Office of  
            Business and Economic Development.



           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081