Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 507

Introduced by Assembly Member Olsen

(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gray)

February 23, 2015

An act to begin delete amend end delete begin insert add end insert Section begin delete 106 of end delete begin insert 210.5 to end insert the Business and Professions Code, relating to the Department of Consumer Affairs.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 507, as amended, Olsen. Department of Consumer begin delete Affairs. end delete begin insert Affairs: BreEZe system: annual report. end insert

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Existing law authorizes the Department of Consumer Affairs to enter into a contract with a vendor for the licensing and enforcement of the BreEZe system, which is a specified integrated, enterprisewide enforcement case management and licensing system, no sooner than 30 days after written notification to certain committees of the Legislature. Existing law requires the amount of contract funds for the system to be consistent with costs approved by the office of the State Chief Information Officer, based on information provided by the department in a specified manner.

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This bill would, on and after January 31, 2016, require the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance that includes, among other things, the department’s plans for implementing the BreEZe system at specified regulatory entities included in the department's’s 3rd phase of the BreEZe implementation project, including, but not limited to, a timeline for the implementation.

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Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the Governor to remove from office any member of any board within the department appointed by him or her for, among other things, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

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Professions Code end insert begin insert , end insert immediately following Section 210 begin insert , to read: end insert

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(a) On and after January 31, 2016, the department
shall submit an annual report to the Legislature and the
Department of Finance that includes all of the following:

(1) The department’s plan for implementing the BreEZe system
at the regulatory entities in the department’s third phase of the
implementation project, including, but not limited to, a timeline
for implementation.

(2) The total estimated costs of implementation of the BreEZe
system at the regulatory entities in the department’s third phase
of the implementation project and the results of any cost-benefit
analysis the department conducted for the third phase of the
implementation project.

(3) A description of whether and to what extent the BreEZe
system will achieve any operational efficiencies resulting from
implementation by the boards and regulatory entities within the
department’s jurisdiction.

(b) The report described in subdivision (a) shall be submitted
in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(c) For purposes of this section, “the regulatory entities in the
department’s third phase of the implementation project” includes
all of the following:

(1) Acupuncture Board.

(2) Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and
Geologists.

(3) Bureau of Automotive Repair.

(4) Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home
Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation.

(5) Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.

(6) California Architects Board.

(7) California Board of Accountancy.

(8) California State Board of Pharmacy.

(9) Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.

(10) Contractors’ State License Board.

(11) Court Reporters Board of California.

(12) Landscape Architects Technical Committee.

(13) Professional Fiduciaries Bureau.

(14) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing
Aid Dispensers Board.

(15) State Athletic Commission.

(16) State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

(17) State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind.

(18) Structural Pest Control Board.

(19) Telephone Medical Advice Services Bureau.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 106 of the Business and Professions Code
is amended to read:

106.  

The Governor has power to remove from office at any
time, any member of any board appointed by him or her for
continued neglect of duties required by law, for incompetence, or
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. This section shall not be
construed as a limitation or restriction on the power of the
Governor, conferred on him or her by any other law, to remove
any member of any board.

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