California Health and Safety Code

§ 57001

HSC § 57001 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 37

Statute text

(a)Each office, board, and department within the agency shall, on or before December 31, 1995, implement a fee accountability program for the fees specified in subdivision (c). That fee accountability program shall be designed to encourage more efficient and cost-effective operation of the programs for which the fees are assessed, and shall be designed to ensure that the amount of each fee is not more than is reasonably necessary to fund the efficient operation of the activities or programs for which the fee is assessed.

(b)Before implementing the fee accountability program required by this section, each board, department, and office within the agency shall conduct a review of the fees identified in subdivision (c) that it assesses. The purpose of this review shall be to determine what changes, if any, should be made to all of the following, in order to implement a fee system that accomplishes the purposes set forth in subdivision (a):

(1)The amount of the fee.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 401, Sec. 5. (AB 1520) Effective January 1, 2026.