BILL NUMBER: SB 396	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 23, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Calderon

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act to amend Section 1707.7 of the Insurance Code, relating to
the insurance commissioner.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 396, as amended, Calderon. Insurance Commissioner: reports.
   Existing law requires the commissioner, on or before the first day
of August to make a report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the
committees of the Senate and Assembly having jurisdiction over
insurance containing a tabular statement and synopsis showing the
general condition of insurance, and related matters, in this state.
   This bill would require the commissioner to include in this report
information relating to the  number of first-time insurance
license examinees who passed the exam, their overall  pass rate
 and   , the total number of examinations, and
the  mean examination score for  first-time insurance
license  examinees,  by license type,  as
specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1707.7 of the Insurance Code is amended to
read:
   1707.7.  As part of the report required under Section 12922, the
commissioner shall provide the following information for the previous
calendar year ending December 31 for five years after the operative
date of this section:
   (a) The total number of applications filed for a fire and casualty
broker-agent license, a personal lines broker-agent license, a
limited lines auto-only agent license, a life-only agent license, and
an accident and health agent license. 
   (b) The overall pass rate and mean examination score for
first-time examinees, for each category of license described in
subdivision (a).  
   (b) The number of first-time examinees who passed the exam and
their overall pass rate for each category of license described in
subdivision (a).  
   (c) The total number of examinations and the mean examination
score for all examinees for each category of license described in
subdivision (a).  
   (c) 
    (d)  The total number of licensees issued a fire and
casualty license, a personal lines license, a limited lines
automobile license, a life-only license, and an accident and health
license. 
   (d) 
    (e)  The total number of licensees with both a life-only
agent license and an accident and health agent license. 
   (e) 
    (f)  The total justified complaints against the
licensees enumerated in subdivision  (c)   (d)
 annually for five years. 
   (f) 
    (g)  At the end of five years following the issuance of
auto-only agent, life-only agent and accident and health agent
licenses, a cumulative summary of the data required by this section
compared to the licenses issued for fire and casualty broker-agent,
personal lines broker-agent, and life agent for the year immediately
preceding the creation of this section.
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