Professions and vocations: sunset review.

Existing law establishes the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection and, until January 1, 2012, requires the committee to hold public hearings at specified times and to evaluate whether a board or regulatory program has demonstrated a need for its continued existence. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that all existing and proposed state boards be subject to review every 4 years to evaluate and determine whether each has demonstrated a public need for its continued existence, as specified. This bill would abolish the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection and make other conforming changes. The bill would instead require the Joint Sunset Review Committee to review all eligible agencies, as specified. The bill would require the committee to evaluate and make a report on whether an agency should be terminated or its functions revised or consolidated. The bill would require that the report shall be available to the public and the Legislature, as specified. The bill would impose a sunset date of January 1, 2013, on the State Race Track Leasing Commission, the Capitol Area Committee, the Continuing Care Advisory Committee, and the California Recreational Trails Committee. The bill would provide that its provisions would not become operative unless AB 1659 of the 2009–10 Regular Session is enacted and establishes the Joint Sunset Review Committee.