BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Roger Hernández, Chair
AB 2896
(Committee on Labor and Employment) - As Introduced March 1,
2016
SUBJECT: Farm labor contractors: license: payment
SUMMARY: Authorizes the Labor Commissioner to accept a credit
card charge as a method of payment for farm labor contractor
license fees, as provided.
EXISTING LAW requires farm labor contractors to be licensed by
the Labor Commissioner and to comply with specified employment
laws applicable to farm labor contractors. Existing law requires
farm labor contractors to pay license fees to the Labor
Commissioner, and continuously appropriates a portion of the fee
revenues from the Farmworker Remedial Account for enforcement
and verification purposes.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
COMMENTS: Existing law requires farm labor contractors (FLCs)
to be licensed by the Labor Commissioner. Existing law also
requires FLCs to pay license fees to the Labor Commissioner and
those funds are used for enforcement and verification purposes.
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However, FLCs have reported that credit cards issued by
MasterCard and American Express are the only forms accepted for
online payment. Many FLCs do not have either type of card. They
contend that a Visa credit card is a commonly held type of card
and should also be an accepted form of payment.
Some question has been raised regarding whether making this
change would require legislative authorization, or may be
resolved through administrative action. Therefore, in order to
resolve any doubt or question, this bill will simply provide the
Labor Commissioner with the authority to accept a credit card
charge as a method of payment for FLC license fees.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
California Association of Winegrape Growers
California Farm Bureau Federation
Opposition
None on file.
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Analysis Prepared by:Ben Ebbink / L. & E. / (916) 319-2091