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 that State Bar spends down the assistance program's excessive reserve, the Legislature should suspend the 2020 assistance program fee for both active and inactive licensees.
Description of Legislative Action
As of September 16, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
SB 1151 (Jones, 2020) would have extended through 2021 the assistance program fee exemption for inactive licensees and the reduction of the fee for active licensees to $1. This bill failed passage due to the adjournment of the 2019-20 Regular Legislative Session.
- 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 action to address this specific recommendation.
SB 1151 (Jones, 2020) would have extended through 2021 the assistance program fee exemption for inactive licensees and the reduction of the fee for active licensees to $1. This bill failed passage due to the adjournment of the 2019-20 Regular Legislative Session.
- 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 1151 (Jones) was introduced on February 20, 2020, and would extend through 2021 the assistance program fee exemption for inactive licensees and the reduction of the fee for active licensees to $1, which would be paid to a nonprofit corporation that has provided peer support to attorneys recovering from alcohol and substance abuse in a confidential and anonymous manner.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
As of September 2019, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: June 2019