BUREAU OF SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES
NOTICE OF LEGISLATIVE SUNSET REVIEW HEARING
March 23 18, 2015
State Capitol Building - Room 4203
9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol Building, Room 4202
2 p.m. – State Capitol Building, Room 4203
(Please note room change when hearing reconvenes at 2 p.m.)
The Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development (BP&ED) and the Assembly Committee on Business and Professions (B&P), collectively “the Committees”, will be reviewing the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (Bureau), along with other Department of Consumer Affairs programs, on March 23 18, 2015 at the State Capitol starting at 9:00 a.m.
In regards to the Bureau, the Sunset Review process entails the Committees reviewing the Bureau’s operations for regulating the industries under the Bureau’s jurisdiction and, if applicable, identifying what changes should be made to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Bureau to ensure that the interests of California’s consumers are protected against incompetent practice or illegal activities.
Each Board/Bureau/Committee (Program) being reviewed is given approximately 60 minutes, which includes time for public comment. Below is a tentative outline of the agenda for each review:
- Program presents short “Overview” of its current regulatory operations
- Program Responds to Issues, Problem Areas, Questions, and Recommendations identified by the Committees
- Public Comment is taken
- Comment by Professional Individuals, Groups, or Associations is taken
- Closing Comment by the Program
Approximately two weeks prior to the date of the hearing, the Bureau will receive a “Background Paper” prepared by staff of the Committees for the hearing. This document provides background information concerning the issues staff of the Committees have identified for each program, and where appropriate, staff recommendations to address those issues. The Background Paper will be available to the public on the Senate BP&ED Committee’s Website at the following link:
http://sbp.senate.ca.gov/informationalhearingagendaandbackground
Upon completion of the hearings, the Bureau will have 30 days to submit written responses to all of the issues and recommendations raised by the Committees’ staff on the Background Paper and during the hearing. Certain recommendations may require legislative changes which would be included in a “Sunset Bill” for the Bureau authored by the Committees.
If you have any questions please contact Noreene DeKoning at noreene.dekoning@dca.ca.gov or 916-575-7054. Make sure to reference “BSIS Sunset Hearing” in the subject line of the e-mail.
A copy of this Notice has been posted on the Bureau's website.
https://www.dca.ca.gov/webapps/bsis/subscribe.php