AB 897, as introduced, Wagner. Disability access fees: reporting.
Existing law establishes the Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund in the Division of the State Architect for the purpose of increasing disability access and compliance with construction-related accessibility requirements, as specified. Existing law requires, until December 31, 2018, that any applicant for a local business license or equivalent instrument or permit, or any applicant for the renewal of a business license or equivalent instrument or permit, pay an additional fee of one dollar for that license, instrument, or permit, to be collected by the issuing city, county, or city and county. The revenues from this fee are to be used for specified administrative costs, to fund increased certified access specialist (CASp) services in the jurisdiction for the public, and to facilitate compliance with construction-related accessibility requirements. Existing law requires each city, county, or city and county, commencing March 1, 2014, to annually report to the Legislature regarding the collection and distribution of disability access fees in the previous calendar year, as prescribed.
This bill would delete the above annual reporting requirement.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 4467 of the Government Code is amended
2to read:
(a) On and after January 1, 2013, and until December
431, 2018, any applicant for a local business license or equivalent
5instrument or permit, and from any applicant for the renewal of a
6business license or equivalent instrument or permit, shall pay an
7additional fee of one dollar ($1) for that license, instrument, or
8permit, which shall be collected by the city, county, or city and
9county that issued the license, instrument, or permit.
10(b) The city, county, or city and county shall retain 70 percent
11of the fees collected under this section, of which up to 5 percent
12of the retained moneys may be used for related administrative costs
13of this chapter. The remaining moneys shall be used to fund
14increased certified access specialist (CASp) services in that
15jurisdiction
for the public and to facilitate compliance with
16construction-related accessibility requirements. The highest priority
17shall be given to the training and retention of certified access
18specialists to meet the needs of the public in the jurisdiction as
19provided in Section 55.53 of the Civil Code.
20(c) The remaining 30 percent of all fees collected under this
21section shall be transmitted on a quarterly basis to the Division of
22the State Architect for deposit in the Disability Access and
23Education Revolving Fund established under Sections 4465 and
244470. The funds shall be transmitted within 15 days of the last day
25of the fiscal quarter. The Division of the State Architect shall
26develop and post on its Internet Web site a standard reporting form
27for use by all local jurisdictions. Up to 75 percent of the collected
28funds in the Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund shall
29be used to establish and maintain oversight of the CASp program
30and to
moderate the expense of CASp certification and testing.
31(d) Each city, county, or city and county shall make an annual
32report, commencing March 1, 2014, to the Legislature and to the
33Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary, and
34the Chair of the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
35and the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Budget, of the total
36fees collected in the previous calendar year and of its distribution,
37including the moneys spent on administrative services, the moneys
38spent to increase CASp services, the moneys spent to fund
P3 1programs to facilitate compliance, and the moneys transmitted to
2the Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund. A report to
3be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in
4compliance with Section 9795.
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