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The State's Inefficient and Inconsistent Approach to Gambling Control

Assembly Bill 120 Allows the Gambling Control Commission to deny or approve a gambling license application at a regular licensing meeting in order to prevent delays, as we recommended.
Assembly Bill 1268 Requires the Gambling Control Commission and the Department of Justice, when increasing a fee that generates revenue for the Gambling Fund, to justify the need for the increase and explain how funds will be used.

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The State's Mismanagement of Veterans Home Properties

Assembly Bill 1314 Creates the Veterans' Home Fund to hold revenue from leasing veterans homes and provides that revenue in the fund is available upon legislative appropriation to maintain or acquire veterans homes.

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Practices by the Department of Industrial Relations That Could Delay Injured Workers' Access to Benefits

Assembly Bill 404 Implements our recommendation that the fee schedule used to reimburse qualified medical examiners for services related to workers' compensation claims be revised every two years in alignment with the federal Medicare Economic Index.

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The Board of Registered Nursing's Flawed Decision-Making Processes

Assembly Bill 1015 Requires the Board of Registered Nursing to incorporate regional forecasts into its biennial analyses of the nursing workforce as we recommended.

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The Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District's Struggles to Provide Services

Senate Bill 96 Extends eligibility to vote in elections of the Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District to specified parties including voters who own property in but do not reside in the district.

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The State Bar of California's Ineffective System for Investigating and Disciplining Attorneys

Senate Bill 211 Requires the State Auditor to determine whether the State Bar's complaint and discipline process adequately protects the public from misconduct by licensed attorneys.

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Ensuring the State's Tax Benefits for Qualifying Corporations Are Efficient and Effective

Assembly Bill 545 Requests the UC Regents to perform a comprehensive assessment of major tax benefits UC receives, such as a research and development tax credit, to determine their cost to the State, who benefits, and if the legislative intent of the tax benefit is met.

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The Loss of Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax Revenue due to State Agencies' Poor Administration

Senate Bill 487 Requires the Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee to annually report to the Legislature program spending information for Proposition 56 tobacco tax funds.
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