Bill Text: CA AB330 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: State government.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-02-01 - Died at Desk. [AB330 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB330-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 330 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chang FEBRUARY 13, 2015 An act to amend Section 12080.1 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 330, as introduced, Chang. State government. Existing law authorizes the Governor, from time to time, to examine the organization of all agencies and to determine what changes are necessary to accomplish specified government goals, including, but not limited to, promotion of more effective management of the executive and administrative branch of state government. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 12080.1 of the Government Code is amended to read: 12080.1. The Governor, from time to time, shall examine the organization of all agencies and shall determine what changesthereinare necessary to accomplish one or more of the following purposes: (a) To promote the better execution of the laws,themore effective management of the executive and administrative branch of the state government and of its agencies andfunctionsfunctions, andtheexpeditious administration of the public business; (b) To reduce expenditures and promote economy to the fullest extent practicable consistent withtheefficient operation of the state government; (c) To increase the efficiency of the operation of the state government to the fullest extent practicable; (d) To group,consolidateconsolidate, and coordinate agencies and functions thereof as nearly as possible according to major purposes; (e) To reduce the number of agencies by consolidating those having similar functions under a singleheadhead, and to abolishsuchthose agencies or functions thereof as may not be necessary for the efficient operation of the state government; (f) To eliminate overlapping andduplication ofduplicative effort. The Legislature declares that the public interest requiresthe carrying out ofthat the purposes set forth in this section be carried out , and thatsuch purposesthey may be accomplished more speedily and effectively under thisarticlearticle, than by the enactment of specific legislation.