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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Johnson</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 6140.14 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys. </ns0:Title>
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<html:p>Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California (State Bar), a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. Existing law permits the State Bar to collect revenue not to exceed the actual cost of specified pilot programs to fund disciplinary diversion programs. Existing law requires the State Bar to transmit a report on the diversion programs to the Legislature by April 1, 2027, as provided.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 6140.14 of the
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(a)
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In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue not to exceed the actual cost of the pilot programs to fund the disciplinary diversion programs, as described in the report to the Legislature submitted pursuant to Section 6145.1, as follows:
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(1)
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A fee not to exceed five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) annually from each individual active licensee.
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(2)
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A fee not to exceed one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) from each individual inactive licensee.
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(b)
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On or before April 1, 2027, the State Bar shall transmit to the Legislature a report detailing
all of the following:
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(1)
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The number of attorneys referred to the diversion program.
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(2)
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The number of complaints resulting in a referral to the diversion program.
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(3)
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The rate of reoffending by attorneys referred to the diversion program.
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(4)
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The total reduction in caseload for the Office of Chief Trial Counsel resulting from the pilot disciplinary diversion program.
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(c)
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This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
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