CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 613Introduced by Assembly Member LowFebruary 14, 2019 An act to add Section 101.1 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 613, as introduced, Low. Professions and vocations: regulatory fees.Exiting law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is comprised of boards that are established for the purpose of regulating various professions and vocations, and generally authorizes a board to charge fees for the reasonable regulatory cost of administering the regulatory program for the profession or vocation. Existing law establishes the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of specified special funds and accounts, some of which are continuously appropriated. This bill would authorize each board within the department to increase every 4 years any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the preceding 4 years, subject to specified conditions. The bill would require the Director of Consumer Affairs to approve any fee increase proposed by a board except under specified circumstances. By authorizing an increase in the amount of fees deposited into a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 101.1 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:101.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, no more than once every four years, any board listed in Section 101 may increase any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as determined pursuant to Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the preceding four years in accordance with the following: (1) The board shall provide its calculations and proposed fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, to the director and the director shall approve the fee increase unless any of the following apply:(A) The board has unencumbered funds in an amount that is equal to more than the boards operating budget for the next two fiscal years.(B) The fee would exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the board in administering the provisions for which the fee is authorized.(C) The director determines that the fee increase would be injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare.(2) The adjustment of fees and publication of the adjusted fee list is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) of the Government Code.(b) For purposes of this section, fee includes any fees authorized to be imposed by a board for regulatory costs. Fee does not include administrative fines, civil penalties, or criminal penalties.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 613Introduced by Assembly Member LowFebruary 14, 2019 An act to add Section 101.1 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 613, as introduced, Low. Professions and vocations: regulatory fees.Exiting law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is comprised of boards that are established for the purpose of regulating various professions and vocations, and generally authorizes a board to charge fees for the reasonable regulatory cost of administering the regulatory program for the profession or vocation. Existing law establishes the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of specified special funds and accounts, some of which are continuously appropriated. This bill would authorize each board within the department to increase every 4 years any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the preceding 4 years, subject to specified conditions. The bill would require the Director of Consumer Affairs to approve any fee increase proposed by a board except under specified circumstances. By authorizing an increase in the amount of fees deposited into a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 613
Introduced by Assembly Member LowFebruary 14, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Low
February 14, 2019
An act to add Section 101.1 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 613, as introduced, Low. Professions and vocations: regulatory fees.
Exiting law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is comprised of boards that are established for the purpose of regulating various professions and vocations, and generally authorizes a board to charge fees for the reasonable regulatory cost of administering the regulatory program for the profession or vocation. Existing law establishes the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of specified special funds and accounts, some of which are continuously appropriated. This bill would authorize each board within the department to increase every 4 years any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the preceding 4 years, subject to specified conditions. The bill would require the Director of Consumer Affairs to approve any fee increase proposed by a board except under specified circumstances. By authorizing an increase in the amount of fees deposited into a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
Exiting law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is comprised of boards that are established for the purpose of regulating various professions and vocations, and generally authorizes a board to charge fees for the reasonable regulatory cost of administering the regulatory program for the profession or vocation. Existing law establishes the Professions and Vocations Fund in the State Treasury, which consists of specified special funds and accounts, some of which are continuously appropriated.
This bill would authorize each board within the department to increase every 4 years any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the preceding 4 years, subject to specified conditions. The bill would require the Director of Consumer Affairs to approve any fee increase proposed by a board except under specified circumstances. By authorizing an increase in the amount of fees deposited into a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 101.1 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:101.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, no more than once every four years, any board listed in Section 101 may increase any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as determined pursuant to Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the preceding four years in accordance with the following: (1) The board shall provide its calculations and proposed fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, to the director and the director shall approve the fee increase unless any of the following apply:(A) The board has unencumbered funds in an amount that is equal to more than the boards operating budget for the next two fiscal years.(B) The fee would exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the board in administering the provisions for which the fee is authorized.(C) The director determines that the fee increase would be injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare.(2) The adjustment of fees and publication of the adjusted fee list is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) of the Government Code.(b) For purposes of this section, fee includes any fees authorized to be imposed by a board for regulatory costs. Fee does not include administrative fines, civil penalties, or criminal penalties.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 101.1 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:101.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, no more than once every four years, any board listed in Section 101 may increase any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as determined pursuant to Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the preceding four years in accordance with the following: (1) The board shall provide its calculations and proposed fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, to the director and the director shall approve the fee increase unless any of the following apply:(A) The board has unencumbered funds in an amount that is equal to more than the boards operating budget for the next two fiscal years.(B) The fee would exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the board in administering the provisions for which the fee is authorized.(C) The director determines that the fee increase would be injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare.(2) The adjustment of fees and publication of the adjusted fee list is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) of the Government Code.(b) For purposes of this section, fee includes any fees authorized to be imposed by a board for regulatory costs. Fee does not include administrative fines, civil penalties, or criminal penalties.
SECTION 1. Section 101.1 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
101.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, no more than once every four years, any board listed in Section 101 may increase any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as determined pursuant to Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the preceding four years in accordance with the following: (1) The board shall provide its calculations and proposed fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, to the director and the director shall approve the fee increase unless any of the following apply:(A) The board has unencumbered funds in an amount that is equal to more than the boards operating budget for the next two fiscal years.(B) The fee would exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the board in administering the provisions for which the fee is authorized.(C) The director determines that the fee increase would be injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare.(2) The adjustment of fees and publication of the adjusted fee list is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) of the Government Code.(b) For purposes of this section, fee includes any fees authorized to be imposed by a board for regulatory costs. Fee does not include administrative fines, civil penalties, or criminal penalties.
101.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, no more than once every four years, any board listed in Section 101 may increase any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as determined pursuant to Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the preceding four years in accordance with the following: (1) The board shall provide its calculations and proposed fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, to the director and the director shall approve the fee increase unless any of the following apply:(A) The board has unencumbered funds in an amount that is equal to more than the boards operating budget for the next two fiscal years.(B) The fee would exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the board in administering the provisions for which the fee is authorized.(C) The director determines that the fee increase would be injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare.(2) The adjustment of fees and publication of the adjusted fee list is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) of the Government Code.(b) For purposes of this section, fee includes any fees authorized to be imposed by a board for regulatory costs. Fee does not include administrative fines, civil penalties, or criminal penalties.
101.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, no more than once every four years, any board listed in Section 101 may increase any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as determined pursuant to Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the preceding four years in accordance with the following: (1) The board shall provide its calculations and proposed fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, to the director and the director shall approve the fee increase unless any of the following apply:(A) The board has unencumbered funds in an amount that is equal to more than the boards operating budget for the next two fiscal years.(B) The fee would exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the board in administering the provisions for which the fee is authorized.(C) The director determines that the fee increase would be injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare.(2) The adjustment of fees and publication of the adjusted fee list is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) of the Government Code.(b) For purposes of this section, fee includes any fees authorized to be imposed by a board for regulatory costs. Fee does not include administrative fines, civil penalties, or criminal penalties.
101.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, no more than once every four years, any board listed in Section 101 may increase any fee authorized to be imposed by that board by an amount not to exceed the increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as determined pursuant to Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the preceding four years in accordance with the following:
(1) The board shall provide its calculations and proposed fee, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, to the director and the director shall approve the fee increase unless any of the following apply:
(A) The board has unencumbered funds in an amount that is equal to more than the boards operating budget for the next two fiscal years.
(B) The fee would exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the board in administering the provisions for which the fee is authorized.
(C) The director determines that the fee increase would be injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare.
(2) The adjustment of fees and publication of the adjusted fee list is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) of the Government Code.
(b) For purposes of this section, fee includes any fees authorized to be imposed by a board for regulatory costs. Fee does not include administrative fines, civil penalties, or criminal penalties.