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AB-456 Construction Management Education Account.(2007-2008)

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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 29, 2007

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 456

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Cook
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Emmerson, Eng)

February 20, 2007

An act to amend Section 7139.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to contractors, and making an appropriation therefor.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 456, as amended, Cook. Construction Management Education Account.
Existing law, the Construction Management Education Sponsorship Act of 1991, establishes the Construction Management Education Account in the Contractors’ License Fund for the purposes of construction management education. Under existing law, the funds in that account are available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature.
This bill would instead continuously appropriate the funds in the account for the purposes of that act.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: YES   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 7139.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

7139.2.
 (a) There is hereby created the Construction Management Education Account (CMEA) as a separate account in the Contractors’ License Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, the funds in the account are continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year, for the purposes of this article.
(b) The Contractors’ State License Board shall allow a contractor to make a contribution contribute to the Construction Management Education Account at the time of the contractor license fee payment. The license fee form shall clearly display this alternative on its face and shall clearly inform the licensee that this provision is a contribution to the Construction Management Education Account and is in addition to the fees.
(c) The board may accept grants from federal, state, or local public agencies, or from private foundations or individuals, in order to assist it in carrying out its duties, functions, and powers under this article. Grant moneys shall be deposited into the Construction Management Education Account.