Amended in Assembly April 23, 2015

Amended in Assembly March 16, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 19


Introduced by Assembly Member Chang

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(Coauthor: Assembly Member Olsen)

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(Coauthor: Senator Huff)

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December 1, 2014


An act to addbegin insert and repealend insert Section 12098.2begin delete toend deletebegin insert ofend insert the Government Code, relating to economic development.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 19, as amended, Chang. Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development: small business: regulations.

Existing law creates the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to exercise various powers, including, among others, making recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature regarding policies, programs, and actions to advance statewide economic goals. Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate, within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, that is headed by the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate who is also referred to as the Small Business Advocate.

This bill would require the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, under the direction of the advocate, to reviewbegin delete allend delete regulations affecting small businesses adopted prior to January 1, 2016,begin delete in orderend delete to determine whether the regulations need to be amended in order to become more effective, less burdensome, or to decrease the cost impact to affected sectors.begin insert The bill would require the office to submit the results of its review, including its conclusions and recommendations, to the agency with jurisdiction over the regulations and to provide public access to this information on its Internet Web site.end insert

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The bill would also require the office to report to the Legislature and the Governor prior to January 1, 2021, and would repeal all of these requirements on January 1, 2021.

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

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

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SECTION 1.  

Section 12098.2 is added to the Government
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12098.2.  

begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insert The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic
4Development, under the direction of the advocate, shall reviewbegin delete allend delete
5 regulations affecting small businesses adopted prior to January 1,
62016,begin delete in orderend delete to determine whether the regulations need to be
7amended in order to become more effective, less burdensome, or
8to decrease the cost impact to affected sectors.

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9(b) The office shall establish a process through which
10stakeholders may request that a regulation be reviewed by the
11office. The office shall establish a priority review process and shall
12determine whether a regulation identified pursuant to this
13subdivision is suitable for priority review.

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14(c) The office shall determine whether the regulation presents
15problems, as set forth in subdivision (a), and shall identify
16proposed remedies. Upon completion of the review, the office shall
17submit the results of its review, including its conclusions and
18recommendations, to the agency with jurisdiction over the
19regulations and shall provide public access to this information on
20its Internet Web site.

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21(d) Notwithstanding any law, the office shall report to the
22Legislature and the Governor prior to January 1, 2021. The report
23shall include a listing of all regulations reviewed, the results of
24each review including the remedies the office proposed, and a
25description of the actions taken by the responsible agency. The
26report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.

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P3    1(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021,
2and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
3is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends that date.

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