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          Date of Hearing:   April 18, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                 AB 2126 (Block) - As Introduced:  February 23, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                              Higher 
          EducationVote:9-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill deletes the January 1, 2013 sunset date on provisions 
          requiring the California State University (CSU) Board of 
          Trustees to adopt, amend or repeal regulations using a specified 
          process in lieu of the process set forth in the Administrative 
          Procedures Act (APA).

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Ongoing administrative cost savings to the CSU for continued use 
          of the existing process for adopting regulations, which do not 
          require outside review by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) 
          pursuant to the APA.

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . AB 3132 (Firestone)/Chapter 938 of 1996 allowed the CSU 
          to streamline many administrative operations, including 
          promulgating regulations by requiring the CSU Office of General 
          Counsel to perform a review similar to that performed by OAL 
          under the APA. This authority was initially granted for five 
          years, and has since been extended several times, most recently 
          by AB 262 (Coto)/Chapter 679 of 2007. This bill, sponsored by 
          CSU, removes the January 1, 2013 sunset provision. According to 
          the author, CSU has received no complaints regarding the current 
          process despite enacting, repealing or modifying 68 groups of 
          regulations.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 










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