[Cagdu] TEXT of SB 475 (Padilla)

Thu Mar 26 15:50:11 PDT 2009

BILL NUMBER: SB 475    INTRODUCED        BILL TEXT  INTRODUCED BY   Senator Padilla                         FEBRUARY 26, 2009    An act to amend Section 7200.7 of the Business and ProfessionsCode, relating to guide dogs for the blind.          LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST     SB 475, as introduced, Padilla. Guide dogs for the blind.   Existing law establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairsa State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind that, among others things,has exclusive authority to license schools for the training of guidedogs for the blind and the instruction of blind persons in the useof guide dogs. Existing law requires a fee equal to 0.004 of a school's annual expenses be paid for renewal of a school's license.   This bill would specify that the license renewal fee shall be nomore than 0.005 of a school's annual expenses, as determined by theboard by regulation, and would require the fee to be paid by April 30of each year.   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.State-mandated local program: no.  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:   SECTION 1.  Section 7200.7 of the Business and Professions Code isamended to read:   7200.7.  A fee equal to  0.004   no more than0.005  of all school expenses incurred in the most recentlyconcluded school calendar year, as specified in the audit requiredunder Section 7217, shall be paid  no later than April 30 of eachyear  for renewal of a  school's   school's  license pursuant to Section 7200.5.  The board shall, byregulation, define the exact amount of the fee.  All feescollected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the GuideDogs for the Blind Fund, which is hereby created.

SHANNON L. DILLON

From: shannonldillon at hotmail.com
To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:44:59 -0700
Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)

I do not support the letter.  I think they make a lot of statements that they cannot back up in that letter.  I think we definitely need to let Senator Padilla know that we do not support it.  

SHANNON L. DILLON

> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:12:27 -0700
> From: rstigile at sbcglobal.net
> To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
> Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)
> 
> Hello,
> I am not sure what gave them that idea, but I do not support this 
> letter.
> I would like to know, what the rest of you think.
> Thanks,
> 
> Robert Stigile
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "tina thomas " <tinadt at sbcglobal.net
> >To: <cagdu at nfbcal.org
> >Date sent: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:44:59 -0700
> >Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)
> 
> >Hey Shannon- Thanks for the clarification. I wonder what gave 
> the board the
> >idea that NFBC would support this bill.
> >Tina
> 
> 
> >"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your 
> own instead of
> >someone else's."
> >- Billy Wilder
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > _____
> 
> >From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] 
> On Behalf
> >Of Shannon L. Dillon
> >Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 2:41 PM
> >To: CAGDU
> >Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)
> 
> 
> >No, Mary did not write this letter of support. It is a draft 
> letter written
> >by the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind. They were hoping 
> we would
> >sign on to it.
> 
> >SHANNON L. DILLON
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > _____
> 
> >From: tinadt at sbcglobal.net
> >To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
> >Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:46:53 -0700
> >Subject: Re: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)
> 
> 
> >Hi Shannon- I need some clarification on this letter of support 
> by the NFBC.
> >Mary did not write this letter of support?
> >Tina
> 
> >"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your 
> own instead of
> >someone else's."
> >- Billy Wilder
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > _____
> 
> >From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] 
> On Behalf
> >Of Shannon L. Dillon
> >Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:25 AM
> >To: cagdu at nfbcal.org
> >Subject: [Cagdu] FW: SB 475 (Padilla)
> 
> 
> >Sorry, everyone, this time the e-mail includes the attachments I 
> meant to be
> >included last time. Don't know what happened before....
> 
> >SHANNON L. DILLON
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > _____
> 
> >From: mwillows at sbcglobal.net
> >To: shannonldillon at hotmail.com
> >Subject: Fw: SB 475 (Padilla)
> >Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:39:34 -0700
> 
> 
> 
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Antonette_Sorrick at dca.ca.gov
> >To: mwillows at sbcglobal.net
> >Cc: bbarragan at lif.org ; acandela at dor.ca.gov
> >Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:44 PM
> >Subject: SB 475 (Padilla)
> 
> 
> >Mary:
> 
> >This e-mail is a follow up to the voicemail I left on your phone 
> today. The
> >Board has a bill number for its annual school renewal payment 
> legislation.
> >SB 475 (Padilla) will set the statutory limit on the Board's 
> school renewal
> >payment while setting the exact rate via regulation. The bill 
> can be
> >accessed online at
> >http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_475
> ><http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_475&sess
> =CUR&house=
> >B&site=sen> &sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
> 
> >I have also attached a word document of the legislation along 
> with an
> >amended draft letter of support from NFB, California. Thank you 
> for your
> >consideration and have a wonderful weekend.
> 
> >Antonette Sorrick
> >Executive Officer
> >State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
> >1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S-202
> >Sacramento, CA 95834
> >(916) 574-7825 phone
> >(916) 574-7829 fax
> >Antonette_Sorrick at dca.ca.gov
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