Bill Text: CA SB1055 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Payphone Service Providers Committee.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 213, Statutes of 2016. [SB1055 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB1055-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1055	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  213
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 26, 2016
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 26, 2016
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 26, 2016
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 11, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2016

   An act to amend Section 270 of, and to repeal Section 279 of, the
Public Utilities Code, relating to telecommunications.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1055, Hueso. Payphone Service Providers Committee.
   Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory
authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations.
Existing law establishes the Payphone Service Providers Committee to
advise the commission regarding the development, implementation, and
administration of programs to educate payphone service providers,
ensure compliance with the commission's requirements for payphone
operations, and educate consumers on matters related to payphones, as
provided for in a specified decision of the commission. Existing law
establishes the Payphone Service Providers Committee Fund and
requires that all revenues collected by telephone corporations in
rates authorized by the commission to fund programs to educate
payphone service providers, ensure compliance with the commission's
requirements for payphone operations, and educate consumers on
matters related to payphones be deposited into the fund.
   This bill would eliminate these statutory authorizations for the
committee and the fund.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 270 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   270.  (a) The following funds are hereby created in the State
Treasury:
   (1) The California High-Cost Fund-A Administrative Committee Fund.

   (2) The California High-Cost Fund-B Administrative Committee Fund.

   (3) The Universal Lifeline Telephone Service Trust Administrative
Committee Fund.
   (4) The Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program
Administrative Committee Fund.
   (5) The California Teleconnect Fund Administrative Committee Fund.

   (6) The California Advanced Services Fund.
   (b) Moneys in the funds are held in trust and may only be expended
pursuant to this chapter and upon appropriation in the annual Budget
Act or upon supplemental appropriation.
   (c) The commission, in administering the universal service program
funds listed in subdivision (a), and in administering state
participation in federal universal service programs, is encouraged,
consistent with the state's universal service policies and goals, to
maximize the amount of federal funding to California participants in
the federal programs.
   (d) Moneys in each fund shall not be appropriated, or in any other
manner transferred or otherwise diverted, to any other fund or
entity, except as provided in Sections 19325 and 19325.1 of the
Education Code.
  SEC. 2.  Section 279 of the Public Utilities Code is repealed.