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SB-758 Cannabis.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 03/10/2021 09:00 PM
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Amended  IN  Senate  March 10, 2021

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 758

Introduced by Senator Bradford

February 19, 2021

An act to amend Section 33004 of the Education Code, relating to education governance. An act to amend Section 26031.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to cannabis.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 758, as amended, Bradford. Education governance: State Board of Education. Cannabis.
The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. MAUCRSA generally divides responsibility for the state licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity among the Bureau of Cannabis Control in the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Department of Public Health. Existing law authorizes a licensing authority to issue a citation to a licensee or unlicensed person for any act or omission that violates or has violated a provision of MAUCRSA or a regulation adopted pursuant to MAUCRSA, and to assess an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per violation by a licensee and $30,000 per violation by an unlicensed person.
This bill would decrease the amount that the above-described administrative fine is not to exceed from $5,000 to $4,000.

Existing law establishes the State Board of Education as a 10-member board who are appointed by the Governor to 4-year terms with the advice and consent of 23 of the Senate. Existing law requires the state board to adopt policies, and to establish rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, to govern the public elementary and secondary schools of the state. Existing law also establishes the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. The duties of the Superintendent include, among other things, serving as the ex officio Director of Education and as the secretary and executive officer of the state board.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in the provision establishing the Superintendent as the secretary and executive officer of the state board.

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 26031.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

26031.5.
 (a) A licensing authority may issue a citation to a licensee or unlicensed person for any act or omission that violates or has violated any provision of this division or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto. The licensing authority shall issue the citation in writing, and shall describe with particularity the basis of the citation and the notification described in subdivision (c). The licensing authority may include in each citation an order of abatement and fix a reasonable time for abatement of the violation. The licensing authority may, as part of each citation, assess an administrative fine not to exceed five four thousand dollars ($5,000) ($4,000) per violation by a licensee and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per violation by an unlicensed person. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate violation. In assessing a fine, a licensing authority shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the amount of the fine with respect to factors the licensing authority determines to be relevant, including the following:
(1) The gravity of the violation by the licensee or person.
(2) The good faith of the licensee or person.
(3) The history of previous violations.
(b) The sanctions authorized under this section shall be separate from, and in addition to, all other administrative, civil, or criminal remedies.
(c) A licensing authority that issues a citation pursuant to this section shall include a provision that notifies the licensee or person that a hearing may be requested to contest the finding of a violation by submitting a written request within 30 days from service of the citation. The hearing shall be held pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), unless held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) as authorized by regulation of the licensing authority. If the licensee or person cited fails to submit a written request for a hearing within 30 days from the date of service of the citation, the right to a hearing is waived and the citation shall be deemed a final order of the licensing authority and is not subject to review by any court.
(d) After the exhaustion of the administrative and judicial review procedures, a licensing authority may apply to the appropriate superior court for a judgment in the amount of the administrative fine and an order compelling the cited person to comply with the order of the licensing authority. The application, which shall include a certified copy of the final order of the licensing authority, shall constitute a sufficient showing to warrant the issuance of the judgment and order.
(e) A licensing authority may recover from the licensee or person who was the subject of the citation costs of investigation and enforcement, which may include reasonable attorney’s fees for the services rendered. If the licensing authority recovers costs from a licensee, the licensing authority shall recover the costs pursuant to Section 125.3.
(f) Fines shall be paid within 30 days of service of a citation by the licensing authority. Failure to pay a fine assessed pursuant to this section within 30 days of the date of service of the citation, unless the citation is being appealed, shall constitute a separate violation under this division subject to additional action by a licensing authority. A licensing authority shall not renew or grant a license to a person who was the subject of the fine until that person pays the fine.
(g) All moneys collected pursuant to this section associated with the recovery of investigation and enforcement costs shall be deposited into the Cannabis Control Fund. Any administrative fine amount shall be deposited directly into the Cannabis Fines and Penalties Account and shall be distributed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 26210.

SECTION 1.Section 33004 of the Education Code is amended to read:
33004.

The Superintendent shall be secretary of, and shall act as executive officer of, the state board. The Superintendent shall have charge of all of the state board’s correspondence, and shall keep a record of its proceedings.