Amended in Assembly August 18, 2016

Senate BillNo. 1479


Introduced by Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development (Senators Hill (Chair), Bates, Berryhill, Block, Galgiani, Hernandez, Jackson, Mendoza, and Wieckowski)

March 10, 2016


An act to amend Sections 5092, 5094.3, 5550.2, 7074,begin insert 7159.5,end insertbegin insert 7612.6,end insert 7844, and 7887 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 13995.1 of the Government Code, relating to business and professions.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1479, as amended, Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. Business and professions.

(1) Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of accountants by the California Board of Accountancy, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant to provide documentation to the board of the completion of a certain number of units of ethics study, as specified. Existing law requires a portion of those units to come from courses containing specified terms in the course title, including, but not limited to, corporate governance.

This bill would instead require those units to come from courses in specified subjects relating to ethics.

(2) The Architects Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of architects and landscape architects by the California Architects Board, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and requires a person to pass an examination as a condition of licensure as an architect. Existing law authorizes the board to grant eligibility to a candidate to take the licensure examination if he or she is enrolled in an Additional Path to Architecture Licensing program that integrates the experience and examination components offered by a National Architectural Accrediting Board-accredited degree program.

This bill would instead authorize the board to grant eligibility to a candidate to take the licensure examination if he or she is enrolled in a degree program accepted by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards that integrates the licensure degree experience and examination components required under that act.

(3) The Contractors’ State License Law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors’ State License Board, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. That law requires, except as specified, an application for an original license, an additional classification, or for a change of qualifier to become void when certain conditions are met, including if the applicant or examinee for the applicant has failed to appear for the scheduled qualifying examination and fails to request and pay the fee for rescheduling within 90 days of notification of failure to appear or if the applicant or the examinee for the applicant has failed to achieve a passing grade in the scheduled qualifying examination and fails to request and pay the fee for rescheduling within 90 days of notification of failure to pass the examination.

This bill would delete those above-mentioned conditions as reasons for an application for an original license, an additional classification, or for a change of qualifier to become void.

begin insert

With respect to home improvement contracts between an owner or tenant and a contractor, whether a general contractor or a specialty contractor, that is licensed or subject to be licensed with regard to the transaction, existing statutory law makes the failure to comply with specified provisions governing the furnishing of a performance and payment bond a cause for discipline. Existing regulatory law requires a licensee seeking approval of a blanket bond to meet certain conditions and to submit to the board an Application for Approval of Blanket Performance and Payment Bond. Existing regulatory law requires a licensee to be licensed in this state in an active status for not less than 5 years prior to submitting that application.

end insert
begin insert

This bill would instead require such a licensee to be licensed for not less than 2 years prior to submitting that application.

end insert
begin insert

(4) Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act, requires each cemetery authority to annually file with the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau a specified written report that includes information relating to the general and special endowment care funds. Existing law requires the report to be accompanied by an annual audit report of those funds and specifies the scope of the audit.

end insert
begin insert

This bill would require the audit to be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

end insert
begin delete

(4)

end delete

begin insert(5)end insert The Geologist and Geophysicist Act provides for the registration and regulation of professional geologists and professional geophysicists by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. That act requires an applicant for registration to take an examination and requires the examination to be held at the times and places within the state that the board determines.

This bill would authorize the board to make arrangements with a public or private organization to conduct the examination. The bill would authorize the board to contract with such an organizationbegin delete theend delete for materials or services related to the examination and would authorize the board to allow an organization specified by the board to receive, directly from applicants, payments of the examination fees charged by that organization for materials and services.

begin delete

(5)

end delete

begin insert(6)end insert The California Tourism Marketing Act requires the Governor to appoint a Tourism Selection Committee, as specified, and provides that the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has the power to veto actions of the commission. That act states various findings and declarations by the Legislature regarding the tourism industry in California, including that the mechanism created by that act to fund generic promotions be pursuant to the supervision and oversight of the secretary.

This bill would instead find and declare that the mechanism to fund generic promotions be pursuant to the supervision and oversight of the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

P4    1

SECTION 1.  

Section 5092 of the Business and Professions
2Code
is amended to read:

3

5092.  

(a) To qualify for the certified public accountant license,
4an applicant who is applying under this section shall meet the
5education, examination, and experience requirements specified in
6subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), or otherwise prescribed pursuant to
7this article. The board may adopt regulations as necessary to
8implement this section.

9(b) An applicant for the certified public accountant license shall
10present satisfactory evidence that the applicant has completed a
11baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university,
12meeting, at a minimum, the standards described in Section 5094,
13the total educational program to include a minimum of 24 semester
14units in accounting subjects and 24 semester units in business
15related subjects. This evidence shall be provided prior to admission
16to the examination for the certified public accountant license,
17except that an applicant who applied, qualified, and sat for at least
18two subjects of the examination for the certified public accountant
19license before May 15, 2002, may provide this evidence at the
20time of application for licensure.

21(c) An applicant for the certified public accountant license shall
22pass an examination prescribed by the board pursuant to this article.

23(d) The applicant shall show, to the satisfaction of the board,
24that the applicant has had two years of qualifying experience. This
25experience may include providing any type of service or advice
26involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management
27advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills. To be
28qualifying under this section, experience shall have been performed
29in accordance with applicable professional standards. Experience
30in public accounting shall be completed under the supervision or
31in the employ of a person licensed or otherwise having comparable
32authority under the laws of any state or country to engage in the
33practice of public accountancy. Experience in private or
34governmental accounting or auditing shall be completed under the
35supervision of an individual licensed by a state to engage in the
36practice of public accountancy.

37(e) This section shall become inoperative on January 1, 2014,
38but shall become or remain operative if the educational
P5    1requirements in ethics study and accounting study established by
2subdivision (b) of Section 5093, Section 5094.3, and Section
35094.6 are reduced or eliminated.

4(f) The amendment to subdivision (d) of Section 5094.3 made
5by the measure adding this subdivision shall not be deemed to
6reduce or eliminate the educational requirements of Section 5094.3
7for purposes of subdivision (e) of thisbegin delete Section.end deletebegin insert section. end insert

8

SEC. 2.  

Section 5094.3 of the Business and Professions Code
9 is amended to read:

10

5094.3.  

(a) An applicant for licensure as a certified public
11accountant shall, to the satisfaction of the board, provide
12documentation of the completion of 10 semester units or 15 quarter
13units of ethics study, as set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision
14(b) of Section 5093, in the manner prescribed in this section.

15(b) (1) Between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2016,
16inclusive, an applicant shall complete 10 semester units or 15
17quarter units in courses described in subdivisions (d), (e), and (f).

18(2) Beginning January 1, 2017, an applicant shall complete 10
19semester units or 15 quarter units in courses described in
20subdivisions (c), (d), (e), and (f).

21(c) A minimum of three semester units or four quarter units in
22courses at an upper division level or higher devoted to accounting
23ethics or accountants’ professional responsibilities, unless the
24course was completed at a community college, in which case it
25need not be completed at the upper division level or higher.

26(d) Between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2016, inclusive,
27a maximum of 10 semester units or 15 quarter units, and on and
28after January 1, 2017, a maximum of 7 semester units or 11 quarter
29units, in the following subjects relating to ethics:

30(1) Business, government, and society.

31(2) Business law.

32(3) Corporate governance.

33(4) Corporate social responsibility.

34(5) Ethics.

35(6) Fraud.

36(7) Human resources management.

37(8) Business leadership.

38(9) Legal environment of business.

39(10) Management of organizations.

40(11) Morals.

P6    1(12) Organizational behavior.

2(13) Professional responsibilities.

3(14) Auditing.

4(e) (1) A maximum of three semester units or four quarter units
5in courses taken in the following disciplines:

6(A) Philosophy.

7(B) Religion.

8(C) Theology.

9(2) To qualify under this subdivision, the course title shall
10contain one or more of the terms “introduction,” “introductory,”
11“general,” “fundamentals of,” “principles,” “foundation of,” or
12“survey of,” or have the name of the discipline as the sole name
13 of the course title.

14(f) A maximum of one semester unit of ethics study for
15completion of a course specific to financial statement audits.

16(g) An applicant who has successfully passed the examination
17requirement specified under Section 5082 on or before December
1831, 2013, is exempt from this section unless the applicant fails to
19obtain the qualifying experience as specified in Section 5092 or
205093 on or before December 31, 2015.

21

SEC. 3.  

Section 5550.2 of the Business and Professions Code
22 is amended to read:

23

5550.2.  

Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5552, the
24board may grant eligibility to take the licensure examination to a
25candidate enrolled in a degree program accepted by the National
26Council of Architectural Registration Boards that integrates the
27licensure degree experience and examination components required
28under this chapter. The eligibility point shall be determined by that
29degree program.

30

SEC. 4.  

Section 7074 of the Business and Professions Code is
31amended to read:

32

7074.  

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an
33application for an original license, for an additional classification,
34or for a change of qualifier shall become void when:

35(1) The applicant or the examinee for the applicant has failed
36to achieve a passing grade in the qualifying examination within
3718 months after the application has been deemed acceptable by
38the board.

P7    1(2) The applicant for an original license, after having been
2notified to do so, fails to pay the initial license fee within 90 days
3from the date of the notice.

4(3) The applicant, after having been notified to do so, fails to
5file within 90 days from the date of the notice any bond or cash
6deposit or other documents that may be required for issuance or
7granting pursuant to this chapter.

8(4) After filing, the applicant withdraws the application.

9(5) The applicant fails to return the application rejected by the
10board for insufficiency or incompleteness within 90 days from the
11date of original notice or rejection.

12(6) The application is denied after disciplinary proceedings
13conducted in accordance with the provisions of this code.

14(b) The void date on an application may be extended up to 90
15days or one examination may be rescheduled without a fee upon
16documented evidence by the applicant that the failure to complete
17the application process or to appear for an examination was due
18to a medical emergency or other circumstance beyond the control
19of the applicant.

20(c) An application voided pursuant to this section shall remain
21in the possession of the registrar for the period as he or she deems
22necessary and shall not be returned to the applicant. Any
23reapplication for a license shall be accompanied by the fee fixed
24by this chapter.

25begin insert

begin insertSEC. 5.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 7159.5 of the end insertbegin insertBusiness and Professions Codeend insert
26
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

27

7159.5.  

This section applies to all home improvement contracts,
28as defined in Section 7151.2, between an owner or tenant and a
29contractor, whether a general contractor or a specialty contractor,
30that is licensed or subject to be licensed pursuant to this chapter
31with regard to the transaction.

32(a) Failure by the licensee or a person subject to be licensed
33under this chapter, or by his or her agent or salesperson, to comply
34with the following provisions is cause for discipline:

35(1) The contract shall be in writing and shall include the agreed
36contract amount in dollars and cents. The contract amount shall
37include the entire cost of the contract, including profit, labor, and
38materials, but excluding finance charges.

P8    1(2) If there is a separate finance charge between the contractor
2and the person contracting for home improvement, the finance
3charge shall be set out separately from the contract amount.

4(3) If a downpayment will be charged, the downpayment may
5not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or 10 percent of the
6contract amount, whichever is less.

7(4) If, in addition to a downpayment, the contract provides for
8payments to be made prior to completion of the work, the contract
9shall include a schedule of payments in dollars and cents
10specifically referencing the amount of work or services to be
11performed and any materials and equipment to be supplied.

12(5) Except for a downpayment, the contractor may neither
13request nor accept payment that exceeds the value of the work
14performed or material delivered.

15(6) Upon any payment by the person contracting for home
16improvement, and prior to any further payment being made, the
17contractor shall, if requested, obtain and furnish to the person a
18full and unconditional release from any potential lien claimant
19claim or mechanics lien authorized pursuant to Sections 8400 and
208404 of the Civil Code for any portion of the work for which
21payment has been made. The person contracting for home
22improvement may withhold all further payments until these releases
23are furnished.

24(7) If the contract provides for a payment of a salesperson’s
25commission out of the contract price, that payment shall be made
26on a pro rata basis in proportion to the schedule of payments made
27to the contractor by the disbursing party in accordance with
28paragraph (4).

29(8) A contractor furnishing a performance and payment bond,
30lien and completion bond, or a bond equivalent or joint control
31approved by the registrar covering full performance and payment
32is exempt from paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), and need not include,
33as part of the contract, the statement regarding the downpayment
34specified in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (d)
35of Section 7159, the details and statement regarding progress
36payments specified in paragraph (9) of subdivision (d) of Section
377159, or the Mechanics Lien Warning specified in paragraph (4)
38of subdivision (e) of Section 7159. A contractor furnishing these
39bonds, bond equivalents, or a joint control approved by the registrar
40may accept payment prior to completion. If the contract provides
P9    1for a contractor to furnish joint control, the contractor shall not
2have any financial or other interest in the joint control.
3
begin insert Notwithstanding any other law, a licensee shall be licensed in this
4state in an active status for not less than two years prior to
5submitting an Application for Approval of Blanket Performance
6and Payment Bond as provided in Section 858.2 of Title 16 of the
7California Code of Regulations as it read on January 1, 2016.end insert

8(b) A violation of paragraph (1), (3), or (5) of subdivision (a)
9by a licensee or a person subject to be licensed under this chapter,
10or by his or her agent or salesperson, is a misdemeanor punishable
11by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than
12five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in a county
13jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

14(1) An indictment or information against a person who is not
15licensed but who is required to be licensed under this chapter shall
16be brought, or a criminal complaint filed, for a violation of this
17section, in accordance with paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of
18Section 802 of the Penal Code, within four years from the date of
19the contract or, if the contract is not reduced to writing, from the
20date the buyer makes the first payment to the contractor.

21(2) An indictment or information against a person who is
22licensed under this chapter shall be brought, or a criminal complaint
23filed, for a violation of this section, in accordance with paragraph
24(2) of subdivision (d) of Section 802 of the Penal Code, within
25two years from the date of the contract or, if the contract is not
26reduced to writing, from the date the buyer makes the first payment
27to the contractor.

28(3) The limitations on actions in this subdivision shall not apply
29to any administrative action filed against a licensed contractor.

30(c) Any person who violates this section as part of a plan or
31scheme to defraud an owner or tenant of a residential or
32nonresidential structure, including a mobilehome or manufactured
33home, in connection with the offer or performance of repairs to
34the structure for damage caused by a natural disaster, shall be
35ordered by the court to make full restitution to the victim based
36on the person’s ability to pay, as defined in subdivision (e) of
37Section 1203.1b of the Penal Code. In addition to full restitution,
38and imprisonment authorized by this section, the court may impose
39a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than
40twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), based upon the defendant’s
P10   1ability to pay. This subdivision applies to natural disasters for
2which a state of emergency is proclaimed by the Governor pursuant
3to Section 8625 of the Government Code, or for which an
4emergency or major disaster is declared by the President of the
5United States.

6begin insert

begin insertSEC. 6.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 7612.6 of the end insertbegin insertBusiness and Professions Codeend insert
7
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

8

7612.6.  

(a) Each cemetery authority shall file with the bureau
9annually, on or before June 1, or within five months after close of
10their fiscal year provided approval has been granted by the bureau
11as provided for in Section 7612.7, a written report in a form
12prescribed by the bureau setting forth the following:

13(1) The number of square feet of grave space and the number
14of crypts and niches sold or disposed of under endowment care by
15specific periods as set forth in the form prescribed.

16(2) The amount collected and deposited in both the general and
17special endowment care funds segregated as to the amounts for
18crypts, niches, and grave space by specific periods as set forth
19either on the accrual or cash basis at the option of the cemetery
20authority.

21(3) A statement showing separately the total amount of the
22general and special endowment care funds invested in each of the
23investments authorized by law and the amount of cash on hand
24not invested, which statement shall actually show the financial
25condition of the funds.

26(4) A statement showing separately the location, description,
27and character of the investments in which the special endowment
28care funds are invested. The statement shall show the valuations
29of any securities held in the endowment care fund as valued
30pursuant to Section 7614.7.

31(5) A statement showing the transactions entered into between
32the corporation or any officer, employee, or stockholder thereof
33and the trustees of the endowment care funds with respect to those
34endowment care funds. The statement shall show the dates,
35amounts of the transactions, and shall contain a statement of the
36reasons for those transactions.

37(b) The report shall be verified by the president or vice president
38and one other officer of the cemetery corporation. The information
39submitted pursuant to paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of
40subdivision (a) shall be accompanied by an annual auditbegin delete reportend delete
P11   1begin insert report, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
2principles,end insert
of the endowment care fund and special care fund signed
3by a certified public accountant or public accountant. The scope
4of the audit shall include the inspection, review, and audit of the
5general purpose financial statements of the endowment care fund
6and special care fund, which shall include the balance sheet, the
7statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance.

8(c) If a cemetery authority files a written request prior to the
9date the report is due, the bureau may, in its discretion, grant an
10additional 30 days within which to file the report.

11

begin deleteSEC. 5.end delete
12
begin insertSEC. 7.end insert  

Section 7844 of the Business and Professions Code is
13amended to read:

14

7844.  

(a) Examination for licensure shall be held at the times
15and places within the state as the board shall determine. The scope
16of examinations and the methods of procedure may be prescribed
17by rule of the board.

18(b) The board may make arrangements with a public or private
19organization to conduct the examination. The board may contract
20with a public or private organization for materials or services
21related to the examination.

22(c) The board may authorize an organization specified by the
23board to receive directly from applicants payment of the
24examination fees charged by that organization as payment for
25examination materials and services.

26

begin deleteSEC. 6.end delete
27
begin insertSEC. 8.end insert  

Section 7887 of the Business and Professions Code is
28amended to read:

29

7887.  

The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall
30be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:

31(a) The fee for filing each application for licensure as a geologist
32or a geophysicist or certification as a specialty geologist or a
33specialty geophysicist and for administration of the examination
34shall be fixed at not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

35(b) The license fee for a geologist or for a geophysicist and the
36fee for the certification in a specialty shall be fixed at an amount
37equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date
38before the date on which the certificate is issued, except that, with
39respect to certificates that will expire less than one year after
40issuance, the fee shall be fixed at an amount equal to 50 percent
P12   1of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before
2the date on which the certificate is issued. The board may, by
3appropriate regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of the
4initial certificate fee where the certificate is issued less than 45
5days before the date on which it will expire.

6(c) The duplicate certificate fee shall be fixed at not more than
7six dollars ($6).

8(d) The renewal fee for a geologist or for a geophysicist shall
9be fixed at not more than four hundred dollars ($400).

10(e) The renewal fee for a specialty geologist or for a specialty
11geophysicist shall be fixed at not more than one hundred dollars
12($100).

13(f) Notwithstanding Section 163.5, the delinquency fee for a
14certificate is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee in
15effect on the last regular renewal date.

16(g) Each applicant for licensure as a geologist shall pay an
17examination fee fixed at an amount equal to the actual cost to the
18board to administer the examination described in subdivision (d)
19of Section 7841, unless an applicant pays the examination fee
20directly to an organization pursuant to Section 7844.

21(h) Each applicant for licensure as a geophysicist or certification
22as an engineering geologist or certification as a hydrogeologist
23shall pay an examination fee fixed by the board at an amount equal
24to the actual cost to the board for the development and maintenance
25of the written examination, and shall not exceed one hundred
26dollars ($100).

27(i) The fee for a retired license shall be fixed at not more than
2850 percent of the fee for filing an application for licensure as a
29geologist or a geophysicist in effect on the date of application for
30a retired license.

31

begin deleteSEC. 7.end delete
32
begin insertSEC. 9.end insert  

Section 13995.1 of the Government Code is amended
33to read:

34

13995.1.  

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the
35following:

36(a) Tourism is among California’s biggest industries,
37contributing over fifty-two billion dollars ($52,000,000,000) to
38the state economy and employing nearly 700,000 Californians in
391995.

P13   1(b) In order to retain and expand the tourism industry in
2California, it is necessary to market travel to and within California.

3(c) State funding, while an important component of marketing,
4has been unable to generate sufficient funds to meet the threshold
5levels of funding necessary to reverse recent losses of California’s
6tourism market share.

7(d) In regard to the need for a cooperative partnership between
8business and industry:

9(1) It is in the state’s public interest and vital to the welfare of
10the state’s economy to expand the market for, and develop,
11California tourism through a cooperative partnership funded in
12part by the state that will allow generic promotion and
13communication programs.

14(2) The mechanism established by this chapter is intended to
15play a unique role in advancing the opportunity to expand tourism
16in California, and it is intended to increase the opportunity for
17tourism to the benefit of the tourism industry and the consumers
18of the State of California.

19(3) Programs implemented pursuant to this chapter are intended
20to complement the marketing activities of individual competitors
21within the tourism industry.

22(4) While it is recognized that smaller businesses participating
23in the tourism market often lack the resources or market power to
24conduct these activities on their own, the programs are intended
25to be of benefit to businesses of all sizes.

26(5) These programs are not intended to, and they do not, impede
27the right or ability of individual businesses to conduct activities
28designed to increase the tourism market generally or their own
29respective shares of the California tourism market, and nothing in
30the mechanism established by this chapter shall prevent an
31individual business or participant in the industry from seeking to
32expand its market through alternative or complementary means,
33or both.

34(6) (A) An individual business’s own advertising initiatives are
35 typically designed to increase its share of the California tourism
36market rather than to increase or expand the overall size of that
37market.

38(B) In contrast, generic promotion of California as a tourism
39destination is intended and designed to maintain or increase the
40overall demand for California tourism and to maintain or increase
P14   1the size of that market, often by utilizing promotional methods
2and techniques that individual businesses typically are unable, or
3have no incentive, to employ.

4(7) This chapter creates a mechanism to fund generic promotions
5that, pursuant to the required supervision and oversight of the
6director as specified in this chapter, further specific state
7 governmental goals, as established by the Legislature, and result
8in a promotion program that produces nonideological and
9commercial communication that bears the characteristics of, and
10is entitled to all the privileges and protections of, government
11speech.

12(8) The programs implemented pursuant to this chapter shall
13be carried out in an effective and coordinated manner that is
14designed to strengthen the tourism industry and the state’s economy
15as a whole.

16(9) Independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs
17will assist the Legislature in ensuring that the objectives of the
18programs as set out in this section are met.

19(e) An industry-approved assessment provides a private-sector
20financing mechanism that, in partnership with state funding, will
21provide the amount of marketing necessary to increase tourism
22 marketing expenditures by California.

23(f) The goal of the assessments is to assess the least amount per
24business, in the least intrusive manner, spread across the greatest
25practical number of tourism industry segments.

26(g) The California Travel and Tourism Commission shall target
27an amount determined to be sufficient to market effectively travel
28and tourism to and within the state.

29(h) In the course of developing its written marketing plan
30pursuant to Section 13995.45, the California Travel and Tourism
31Commission shall, to the maximum extent feasible, do both of the
32following:

33(1) Seek advice and recommendations from all segments of
34California’s travel and tourism industry and from all geographic
35regions of the state.

36(2) Harmonize, as appropriate, its marketing plan with the travel
37and tourism marketing activities and objectives of the various
38industry segments and geographic regions.

39(i) The California Travel and Tourism Commission’s marketing
40budget shall be spent principally to bring travelers and tourists into
P15   1the state. No more than 15 percent of the commission’s assessed
2funds in any year shall be spent to promote travel within California,
3unless approved by at least two-thirds of the commissioners.



O

    98