BILL NUMBER: AB 330	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chang

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2015

   An act to amend Section 12080.1 of the Government Code, relating
to state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 330, as introduced, Chang. State government.
   Existing law authorizes the Governor, from time to time, to
examine the organization of all agencies and to determine what
changes are necessary to accomplish specified government goals,
including, but not limited to, promotion of more effective management
of the executive and administrative branch of state government.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
   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 12080.1 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   12080.1.  The Governor, from time to time, shall examine the
organization of all agencies and shall determine what changes
 therein  are necessary to accomplish one or more of
the following purposes:
   (a) To promote the better execution of the laws,  the
 more effective management of the executive and
administrative branch of the state government and of its agencies and
 functions   functions,  and  the
 expeditious administration of the public business;
   (b) To reduce expenditures and promote economy to the fullest
extent practicable consistent with  the  efficient
operation of the state government;
   (c) To increase the efficiency of the operation of the state
government to the fullest extent practicable;
   (d) To group,  consolidate   consolidate,
 and coordinate agencies and functions thereof as nearly as
possible according to major purposes;
   (e) To reduce the number of agencies by consolidating those having
similar functions under a single  head   head,
 and to abolish  such   those 
agencies or functions thereof as may not be necessary for the
efficient operation of the state government;
   (f) To eliminate overlapping and  duplication of 
 duplicative  effort.
   The Legislature declares that the public interest requires
 the carrying out of   that  the purposes
set forth in this section  be carried out  , and that
 such purposes   they  may be accomplished
more speedily and effectively under this  article 
 article,  than by the enactment of specific legislation.