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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 2636 (Linder) - Certified copies of marriage, birth, and  
          death certificates:  electronic application
          
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          |Version: August 2, 2016         |Policy Vote: JUD. 7 - 0         |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016   |Consultant: Jolie Onodera       |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016






          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 2636 would authorize, until January 1, 2021, if a  
          request for a certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage  
          record is made electronically, a state or local official to  
          accept electronic acknowledgement verifying the identity of the  
          applicant using a multilayered remote identity proofing process,  
          as specified. This bill would require state and local agencies  
          fulfilling electronic requests for certified copies of records  
          to report specified information to the Attorney General and the  
          Legislature by January 1, 2019.







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          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
            Department of Public Health (DPH)  :  Potential staffing costs  
            of about $275,000 (General Fund or Special Fund*) through 2020  
            to support two positions should the DPH opt to establish a  
            secure online verification process. The estimated costs would  
            support two positions to manage a vendor contract for payment  
            processing and reconciling, as well as modifications to the  
            current customer request tracking system. The cost to contract  
            with a private vendor to provide the electronic authentication  
            system and the public interface for accepting electronic  
            applications is undetermined at this time.

            County registrar/recorder  :  Potentially significant one-time  
            and ongoing non-reimbursable local costs (Local Funds) for  
            local agencies to establish and operate a secure online  
            verification process. 

           Vital records fee revenue  :  Potential shift of fee revenues  
            collected by the state and local agencies should the DPH opt  
            to establish an electronic verification system. Data through  
            FY 2013-14 indicates that counties have historically processed  
            more than 90 percent of certified copy requests for vital  
            records each year. The adoption of an online verification  
            system by the DPH could increase state fee revenues, and  
            reduce the volume and demand for services in the counties,  
            resulting in reduced local fee revenues and unknown impacts on  
            local operations. 

            Attorney General  :  Potential minor one-time costs (General  
            Fund) to accept the information reported by local agencies on  
            the electronic verification process.


          *Health Statistics Special Fund 



          Author  
          Amendments:  
                 Authorize the DPH to implement and administer the  
               changes made by the bill through an all-county letter or  








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               similar instructions from the State Registrar without  
               taking regulatory action.
                 Provide that an electronic verification of identity  
               accompanied by an electronic statement sworn under penalty  
               of perjury may be accepted.
                 Make other technical and conforming changes.


          Committee  
          Amendments:  Provide that if the DPH elects to fulfill  
          electronic requests for certified copies of records, to report  
          specified information to the Attorney General and the  
          Legislature by January 1, 2019.


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