BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  SB 1395
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          Date of Hearing:   August 8, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                     SB 1395 (Rubio) - As Amended:  May 15, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                              Business and 
          Professions  Vote:                            9 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill renames the "Bureau of State Audits" (BSA) the 
          "California State Auditor's Office," and the "State Auditor" 
          (SA) the "California State Auditor."  

           FISCAL EFFECT 

          Costs associated with this legislation would be minor and 
          absorbable within existing BSA resources. 

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . This bills changes the name of BSA to the "California 
          State Auditor's Office."  Current statutes refer to both the SA 
          and the BSA.  The state auditor believes that this is confusing 
          and makes it appear as if there are two separate state entities 
          with auditor responsibilities.  The proposed change, the author 
          and state auditor believe, would clarify that there is one 
          single state entity responsible for audits. The author is 
          carrying this bill at the request of BSA. 

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916) 
          319-2081