Bill Text: CA AB11 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB11 Detail]
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 11
| Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson |
December 05, 2022 |
An act to add and repeal Section 8523.5 of the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 11, as amended, Jackson.
Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy.
Existing law establishes the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy (the commission) for the purpose of securing assistance for the Governor and itself in promoting economy, efficiency, and improved service in the transaction of the public business, as specified, and in making the operation of all state departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and all expenditures of public funds, more directly responsive to the wishes of the people as expressed by their elected representatives through various means. Existing law requires the commission to review final reports and make recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor concerning the results of state audits and the revenues and expenditures of the state, its departments, subdivisions, and agencies, and other public entities. Existing law authorizes the commission to meet at
any time and place as it may deem proper.
Existing law declares that the availability of housing is of vital statewide importance. Existing law declares that the provision of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households requires the cooperation of all levels of government. Existing law declares that housing prices in California have risen dramatically in all parts of the state in the past decade, while the wealth gap, especially the racial wealth gap, continues to be a growing problem in California.
This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would require the commission to study the causes and effects of the rising cost of living in California and develop solutions toward making California a more affordable
place to live, as specified. The bill would require the commission to meet quarterly, as specified. The bill would require the commission to complete 2 reports describing the commission’s findings and recommendations, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2027.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8523.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:8523.5.
(a) The commission shall study the causes and effects of the rising cost of living in California and develop solutions toward making California a more affordable place to live, with an emphasis on maintaining and retaining the state’s middle-class population and creating upward mobility for individuals and families who are at 200 percent or below the federal poverty rate, and with a particular focus on historically marginalized, disadvantaged, or oppressed populations. The commission shall study, but shall not be limited to studying, all of the following issues:(1) The causes and effects of the rising cost of living and inflation.
(2) The causes and effects of economic recession.
(3) The difference between the market rate for housing and affordable housing costs.
(4) Difficulties Californians have in obtaining and affording housing.
(5) The causes and effects of food insecurity.
(6) The effects of supply chain issues on product availability and employment.
(7) The effects of increasing costs of transportation, including the costs of alternative fuel vehicles.
(8) The effects of high tax rates on businesses and
personal incomes, and the impact of high tax rates on affordability of housing and costs of living.
(9) The causes and effects of stagnant wages and wages that are not keeping up with inflation and the cost of living.
(b) The commission shall meet quarterly, beginning on July 30, 2024, with the final quarterly meeting occurring on July 30, 2026.
(c) (1) The commission shall submit a report to the Legislature detailing the commission’s final findings and recommendations by August 31, 2025.
(2) Reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is shall be repealed.
