Report 2014-116 Recommendation Responses
Report 2014-116: California Department of Consumer Affairs' BreEZe System: Inadequate Planning and Oversight Led to Implementation at Far Fewer Regulatory Entities at a Significantly Higher Cost (Release Date: February 2015)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that it receives timely and meaningful information regarding the status of the BreEZe project, the Legislature should enact legislation that requires Consumer Affairs to submit a statutory report annually, beginning on October 1, 2015, that will include the total estimated costs through implementation of the system at the remaining 19 regulatory entities and the results of any cost-benefit analysis it conducted for phase 3.
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 2020, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2016
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
AB 507 was introduced on February 23, 2015, and would require the Department of Consumer Affairs, on or before March 1, 2016 or thereafter when available, to submit an annual report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance that includes the department's plans for implementing the BreEZe system at specified regulatory entities included in the Department's 3rd phase of the implementation project, including a timeline for the implementation. The bill would also require the department to post on its Internet website the name of each regulatory entity that is utilizing the BreEZe system once the regulatory entity begins using the BreEZe system.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2016
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
Legislation has not been introduced to address this recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2016