BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



                                                                  AB 1317
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          Date of Hearing:   April 17, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                   AB 1317 (Frazier) - As Amended:  March 21, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                               
          AccountabilityVote:13 - 0 

          Urgency:     Yes                  State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill makes changes in the statutes necessary to reflect the  
          changes made by the Governors' Reorganization Plan 2 (GRP 2) as  
          introduced to the Legislature on May 3, 2012 and made effective  
          on July 3, 2012.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          There are no new costs associated with this legislation. 

           COMMENTS  

           1)Purpose  . The intent of this bill is to make conforming changes  
            in the statutes necessary to reflect the changes made by GRP2.

           2)Governor's Reorganization Plan 2 . The GRP 2 created three new  
            agencies by relocating departments with the goal of grouping  
            like functions more closely together and reducing the number  
            of agencies from 12 to 10.  It also made a series of other  
            shifts in program responsibilities.  

            The GRP 2 created the following agencies:

             a)   The Government Operations Agency - responsible for  
               administering state operations.
             b)   The Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency -  
               responsible for licensing and oversight of industries,  
               businesses and other professions.
             c)   The Transportation Agency - responsible for addressing  
               the state's transportation needs. 









                                                                  AB 1317
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            The California Emergency Management Agency was eliminated and  
            instead became the Office of Emergency Services within the  
            governor's office.  In addition, The Technology Agency was  
            absorbed within the Government Operations Agency. Finally, the  
            Volunteer Agency moved into the governor's office. 

           3)Need for the Urgency  . Because this bill updates many of the  
            California codes, it creates chaptering conflicts with many of  
            bills currently being heard in the Legislature.  The intent is  
            to move this bill quickly through the legislative process so  
            it can be enacted before other bills reach the governor's  
            desk.  Bills that would have been chaptered out by this bill  
            will then need to be amended to reflect that new statute. 
           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081