Report 2018-030 Recommendation Responses
Report 2018-030: State Bar of California: It Should Balance Fee Increases With Other Actions to Raise Revenue and Decrease Costs (Release Date: April 2019)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure funding for State Bar's IT projects, capital improvements, and general fund reserve, the Legislature should set a 2020 special assessment fee of $41 for active licensees and $11 for inactive licensees.
Description of Legislative Action
As of September 16, 2022, the Legislature has not taken any additional action to fully implement this recommendation.
SB 176 (Chapter 698, Statutes of 2019) states legislative intent that State Bar licensing fees for future years are set at a level sufficient to fund its proposed technology and capital improvement projects, at the levels recommended by the State Auditor, over a 5-year period for the technology and over a 10-year period for the capital improvements, less the technology updates that are included in the ongoing funding, as recommended by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of April 30, 2021, the Legislature has not taken any additional action to fully implement this recommendation.
SB 176 (Chapter 698, Statutes of 2019) states legislative intent that State Bar licensing fees for future years are set at a level sufficient to fund its proposed technology and capital improvement projects, at the levels recommended by the State Auditor, over a 5-year period for the technology and over a 10-year period for the capital improvements, less the technology updates that are included in the ongoing funding, as recommended by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
SB 176 states legislative intent that State Bar licensing fees for future years are set at a level sufficient to fund its proposed technology and capital improvement projects, at the levels recommended by the State Auditor, over a 5-year period for the technology and over a 10-year period for the capital improvements, less the technology updates that are included in the ongoing funding, as recommended by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
As of April 30, 2020, the Legislature has not taken any additional action to fully implement this recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Partially Implemented
Description of Legislative Action
SB 176 states legislative intent that State Bar licensing fees for future years are set at a level sufficient to fund its proposed technology and capital improvement projects, at the levels recommended by the State Auditor, over a 5-year period for the technology and over a 10-year period for the capital improvements, less the technology updates that are included in the ongoing funding, as recommended by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: June 2019