Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2867

Introduced by Assembly Member Gatto

February 19, 2016

An act to begin delete amend Section 1500 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to community care facilities. end delete begin insert add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 8390) to Division 4.1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2867, as amended, Gatto. begin delete Community care facilities. end delete begin insert Public utilities: consumer protection. end insert

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Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over privately owned public utilities, including electrical corporations, gas corporations, telephone corporations, and water corporations.

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Existing law authorizes the furnishing of utility services by local publicly owned public utilities, including municipal corporations, which are subject to control by their governing bodies, and municipal utility districts, public utility districts, and irrigation districts, which are subject to control by their boards of directors.

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This bill would require a privately owned or local publicly owned public utility that enables an individual to subscribe to its services through an Internet Web site to also enable all of its customers to cancel their subscriptions through the site. To the extent this bill would require a local publicly owned public utility to change the options available on its Internet Web site, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities, as defined, by the State Department of Social Services.

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This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to a provision relating to the California Community Care Facilities Act.

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

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 8390) is
added to Division 4.1 of the end insert begin insert Public Utilities Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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Chapter   begin insert 6. end insert Consumer Protection

 

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If a privately owned or local publicly owned public utility
enables an individual to subscribe to its services through an
Internet Web site, it shall also enable all of its customers to cancel
their subscriptions through the Internet Web site.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 1500 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:

1500.  

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the
California Community Care Facilities Act.

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