BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



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          Date of Hearing:   August 21, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                     SB 308 (Lieu) - As Amended:  August 5, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                             Business and  
          Professions  Vote:                            16 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill extends until January 1, 2018 the provisions of the  
          Interior Design Law and the Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind  
          (BGDB), and extends until January 1, 2016 the provisions of the  
          Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (BBC) and the term of its  
          executive officer, and makes various other technical changes to  
          those provisions.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Annual fee-supported special fund costs associated with  
          continued operation of the following regulatory entities, as  
          follows:

          1)BBC - approximately $23 million in revenue and approximately  
            $20 million in expenditures.

          2)BGDB - approximately $150,000 in revenue and approximately  
            $200,000 in expenditures.  
                         
           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . This bill is one of four sunset bills that extend the  
          operations of certain boards, bureaus and committees regulated  
          by the Department of Consumer Affairs, and make various  
          technical regulatory changes.  Specifically, this bill extends  
          until January 1, 2018, the provisions establishing the Interior  
          Design Law for certified interior designers, and the board  
          regulating the training of guide dogs for the blind.   
          Additionally, this bill extends until January 1, 2016, the  
          provisions establishing the BBC and the term of its executive  








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          officer.  SB 308 makes other technical changes regarding the  
          Interior Design Law and the regulatory programs of the board as  
          well.  

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