Bill Text: CA SB1327 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State government: business information: Internet Web

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)

Status: (Passed) 2012-09-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 763, Statutes of 2012. [SB1327 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB1327-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1327	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Cannella
   (Coauthors: Senators Berryhill, Dutton, Harman, and La Malfa)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Jeffries, Portantino, and
Silva)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to add Section 12019.5 to the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1327, as introduced, Cannella. State government: business
information: Internet Web site.
   Existing law requires a business to obtain various licenses from
regulatory agencies. Existing law requires state agencies to take
specified actions, including, but not limited to, designating a small
business liaison, to assist small businesses to achieve compliance
with statutory and regulatory requirements.
   This bill would require the Governor to establish an Internet Web
site to assist an individual with the licensing, permitting, and
registration requirements necessary to start a business. The bill
would require a state agency that the Governor determines has
licensing authority to provide accurate updated information about its
licensing requirements, and would prohibit a state agency from using
this Internet Web site as the exclusive source of licensing
information for the public. The bill would also authorize the
Governor to impose a reasonable fee upon users of the Internet Web
site.
   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 12019.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   12019.5.  (a) The Governor, or his or her designee, shall
establish an Internet Web site to provide an individual with all of
the necessary information on how to start a business in this state.
The Internet Web site shall contain information on the licensing,
permitting, and registration requirements of state agencies, and
shall include, but not be limited to, information that does all of
the following:
   (1) Assists individuals with identifying the type of applications,
forms, or other similar documents an applicant may need.
   (2) Provides a digital copy of all state applications, forms, or
other similar documents available for download.
   (3) Instructs individuals on how and where to submit applications,
forms, or other similar documents.
   (b) The Governor shall ensure that the Internet Web site is user
friendly and provides accurate, updated information.
   (c) (1) Each state agency that the Governor determines has
licensing authority shall provide accurate updated information about
its licensing requirements.
   (2) A state agency shall not use the Internet Web site established
under this section as the exclusive source of information for the
public to access licensing requirements for that agency.
   (d) The Governor, or his or her designee, may impose a reasonable
fee as a condition of accessing information on the Internet Web site
established under subdivision (a).