BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 820 Page 1 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 Page 2 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