BILL ANALYSIS
Bill No: AB
1311
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Senator Roderick D. Wright, Chair
2009-2010 Regular Session
Staff Analysis
AB 1311 Author: Duvall
As Amended: April 20, 2009
Hearing Date: June 23, 2009
Consultant: Chris Lindstrom
SUBJECT
State government reports.
DESCRIPTION
AB 1311 repeals and revises various reporting requirements
for the Department of General Services (DGS), State
Architect, and Fair Employment and Housing Commission
(FEHC). Specifically, the bill:
1)Revises an annual DGS report to the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee (JLBC) and each Member of the
Legislature to summarize, rather than list, the
following:
a) Leases by the state to others for residential or
commercial purposes in the Capitol area;
b) Sales or building construction initiated or
completed by the state in the metropolitan area
expenditures, by type;
c) Transactions and operations of joint powers
agencies since the last report; and,
d) DGS's appraisal of the degree to which these
projects conform to the Capitol Area Plan.
2)Repeals provisions mandating the State Architect to
annually report to legislative fiscal committees on local
government building expenditures.
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3)Repeals provisions mandating FEHC to include publications
and research results that will tend to promote good will
and minimize or eliminate unlawful discrimination.
4)Repeals annual reporting requirements mandating DGS to
report to legislative fiscal committees all leases
entered into the prior calendar year that include a
purchase option involving office space with another
entity.
5)Repeals annual reporting requirements mandating DGS to
report to the Legislature how DGS is utilizing the
authority to lease any real property for up to 25 years.
6)Repeals annual reporting requirements mandating DGS to
report to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of
the Legislature on prescription drug purchasing programs
and contracts that DGS jointly collaborates with the
University of California (UC) and the Public Employees'
Retirement System (CalPERS).
EXISTING LAW
Existing law requires DGS to annually report to the JLBC
and each Member of the Legislature and to list in detail
the following:
a) Leases by the state to others for residential or
commercial purposes in the Capitol area;
b) Sales or building construction initiated or
completed by the state in the metropolitan area
expenditures, by type;
c) Transactions and operations of joint powers
agencies since the last report; and,
d) DGS's appraisal of the degree to which these
projects conform to the Capitol Area Plan.
Existing law requires the State Architect to annually
report to legislative fiscal committees on local government
building expenditures.
Existing law requires FEHC to include issuing publications
and research results that will tend to promote good will
and minimize or eliminate unlawful discrimination.
Existing law requires DGS to report to legislative fiscal
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committees all leases entered into the prior calendar year
that include a purchase option involving office space with
another entity.
Existing law requires DGS to report to the Legislature how
DGS is utilizing the authority to let any real property
owned by the state not exceeding five acres for a period
not to exceed 25 years, to governmental entities for
emergency services.
Existing law requires DGS to report to the appropriate
fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on
prescription drug purchasing programs and contracts that
DGS jointly collaborates with UC and CalPERS.
BACKGROUND
Purpose of the bill. According to the sponsor, "After
careful review and consideration of the approximately 20
reports that the DGS is specifically required to present to
the Legislature, DGS determined that four of these annual
reports are no longer necessary to our operations. The
reasons we are proposing elimination range from expired
reporting requirements, information readily available over
the Internet, or reporting requirements that are redundant.
"The bill also has a provision to require a summary of a
particular report. Specifically, current law requires an
annual report that tracks the progress of State projects
within the vicinity of the State Capitol, called the
Capitol Area Plan. The report requires very detailed
information on all specified items. Typically, this
extremely comprehensive report consists of approximately 80
pages, which DGS believe is overwhelming for legislators
and other recipients to read."
PRIOR/RELATED LEGISLATION
SB 1191 (Speier), Chapter 745, Statutes of 2001 . Deleted
approximately 400 provisions requiring state and local
agencies to prepare and submit reports which are deemed to
be no longer relevant or necessary.
AB 116 (Speier) Chapter 970, Statutes of 1996 . Continued
the suspended reporting requirements enacted by AB 2824
(Speier) of 1992.
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AB 2824 (Speier) Chapter 710, Statutes of 1992 . Suspended
reporting requirements for three years of some 1,200
reports.
SUPPORT: As of June 19, 2009:
Department of General Services
OPPOSE: None on file as of June 19, 2009.
DUAL REFERRAL: Senate Rules Committee
FISCAL COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee
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