Senate Bill No. 742

Introduced by Senator Nielsen

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 11340.3 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 742, as introduced, Nielsen. Administrative Procedure Act: Office of Administrative Law: director.

The Administrative Procedure Act governs the procedures for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. The office is under the control of a director who is authorized to employ and fix the compensation of various employees.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 11340.3 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

11340.3.  

The director may employ and fix the compensation,
in accordance with law, of begin delete such end delete professional assistants and clerical
and other employees as is deemed necessary for the effective
conduct of the work of the office.