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          Date of Hearing: April 30, 2015  


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          HR 18  
          (Frazier) - As Introduced April 20, 2015


          SUBJECT:   Department of Motor Vehicles Centennial Celebration  
          Day.


          SUMMARY:  Observes May 13, 2015, as the Department of Motor  
          Vehicles Centennial Celebration Day and recognizes the  
          Department of Motor Vehicles century of service to the people of  
          the State of California.  Specifically, this resolution makes  
          the following legislative findings:


          1)The Department of Motor Vehicles was established in 1915 to  
            register vehicles and license motor vehicle operators and its  
            mission for the last 100 years has been to serve the public by  
            providing quality licensing and motor vehicle-related  
            services.


          2)The Department of Motor Vehicles collects nearly $7 billion in  
            fees annually to support other state agencies, local  
            governments, and the state's General Fund.


          3)The Department of Motor Vehicles is a leader in utilizing  
            technology to enhance customer service provided to millions of  
            Californians, offering online services to the public beginning  








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            with vehicle registration renewal in 2000, and currently  
            offering 18 convenient online services to customers 24 hours a  
            day, seven days a week.


          4)In 2013, the Department of Motor Vehicles was named  
            Computerworld Honors Laureate in the Innovation category for  
            its vast social media efforts using Facebook, Twitter, and  
            YouTube as alternative avenues for communicating directly with  
            customers.  They also earned two of the Center for Digital  
            Government's Best of California Awards in 2011, for its  
            Web-based tool for customers to retrieve their driving records  
            and for "DMV Now" the Android and iPhone applications that  
            allow customers to access DMV information and services on  
            their smartphones.


          5)The Department of Motor Vehicles successfully implemented the  
            Safe and Responsible Driver Act (Assembly Bill 60) on January  
            1, 2015, demonstrating its commitment to the safety of the  
            motoring public on our California roadways.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          None on file












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          Opposition


          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800