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          Date of Hearing:   April 8, 2015


                           ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE


                                   Tom Daly, Chair


          AB 1513  
          (Committee on Insurance) - As Amended March 26, 2015


          SUBJECT:  Workers' compensation:  studies


           SUMMARY  :   Repeals three obsolete requirements that certain  
          studies be undertaken.  Specifically,  this bill  :  


          1)Repeals the statute that required to Commission on Health and  
            Safety and Workers' Compensation to conduct a now-completed  
            study on the causes of the workers' compensation insurer  
            insolvencies that occurred in the late 1990's and early  
            2000's.

          2)Repeals the statute that required the Administrative Director  
            (AD) of the Division of Workers' Compensation to conduct a  
            now-completed study and report to the Legislature concerning  
            industrial injuries.

          3)Repeals the statute that required the AD to conduct, in  
            consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, a now-completed  
            study of the impacts of the 2003 and 2004 workers'  
            compensation reforms on workers' compensation insurance rates.
           


          EXISTING LAW  established the requirements for the studies noted  








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          above to be completed by specified dates.


           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.


           COMMENTS  :   


           1)Purpose.   The purpose of this bill is two-fold: first, it  
            repeals obsolete statutory requirements governing workers'  
            compensation reports and studies; second, it is a vehicle for  
            other non-controversial changes to the workers' compensation  
            laws that achieve consensus among all stakeholders, should  
            these issues arise during this Legislative Session.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   


           Support 


           None


           Opposition 


           None




          


          Analysis Prepared by:Mark Rakich / INS. / (916) 319-2086










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