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          Date of Hearing:   March 28, 2012

                           ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
                                 Jose Solorio, Chair
           AB 2302 (Committee on Insurance) - As Introduced:  February 24, 
                                        2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Workers' compensation: obsolete study requirements

           SUMMARY  :   Repeals three obsolete requirements that certain 
          studies be undertaken.  Specifically,  this bill  :  

          1)Repeals the statute that required to Commission on Health and 
            Safety and Workers' Compensation to conduct a now-completed 
            study on the causes of the workers' compensation insurer 
            insolvencies that occurred in the late 1990's and early 
            2000's.

          2)Repeals the statute that required the Administrative Director 
            (AD) of the Division of Workers' Compensation to conduct a 
            now-completed study and report to the Legislature concerning 
            industrial injuries.

          3)Repeals the statute that required the AD to conduct, in 
            consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, a now-completed 
            study of the impacts of the 2003 and 2004 workers' 
            compensation reforms on workers' compensation insurance rates.

           EXISTING LAW  established the requirements for the studies noted 
          above to be completed by specified dates.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.

           COMMENTS  :   The purpose of this bill is to repeal obsolete 
          statutory requirements governing workers' compensation, and to 
          be a vehicle for other non-controversial changes to the workers' 
          compensation laws that may arise during this Legislative 
          Session.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None









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           Opposition 
           
          None
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Mark Rakich / INS. / (916) 319-2086