BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



                                                                  SB 820
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          Date of Hearing:   July 3, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

            SB 820 (Committee on Governmental Organization) - As Amended:   
                                    June 4, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                               
          AccountabilityVote:12 - 0 

          Urgency:     Yes                  State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill makes statutory changes 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 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. 








                                                                  SB 820
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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  
            was to move this bill quickly through the legislative process  
            so it could be enacted before other bills reach the governor's  
            desk.  Unfortunately, neither GRP 2 bill made it to the  
            governor prior to the budget trailer bills.  Therefore, both  
            this bill and the companion bill, AB 1317 (Frazier), will need  
            to be significantly amended on the floor in order to deal with  
            a myriad of chaptering problems. 

           4)Related Legislation  . AB 1317 (Frazier), a companion bill to SB  
            820, codifies the GRP 2. That bill is currently pending in the  
            Senate Appropriations Committee. 

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