Bill > AB137

This bill makes multiple changes across various areas of California state government, with key provisions focusing on the following areas: This bill revises the California Consumer Privacy Fund by creating three subfunds: the Consumer Privacy Subfund, the Attorney General Consumer Privacy Enforcement Subfund, and the Consumer Privacy Grant Subfund. It specifies that 95% of administrative fines and civil penalties from privacy law violations will go to the relevant agency's subfund (either the California Privacy Protection Agency or the Attorney General), while 5% will go to the Consumer Privacy Grant Subfund. The grant subfund will be used to fund programs promoting consumer privacy, educating children about online privacy, and supporting international law enforcement efforts against data breaches. The bill also transfers remaining unappropriated funds from the Consumer Privacy Fund in the 2025-26 fiscal year, with 45% going to each of the agency subfunds and 10% to the grant subfund. The bill also makes several other changes, including modifying fees for various state financial services, updating reporting requirements for state agencies, expanding eligibility for the HOPE for Children Trust Account to include some 18-year-olds who lost a parent to COVID-19, and making technical changes to the Climate Catalyst Revolving Fund Program. It provides guidelines for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to dispose of excess state real property and makes adjustments to state agencies' legal representation protocols. Additionally, the bill extends certain provisions related to the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank's Climate Catalyst Revolving Fund Program until 2031 and makes various technical and administrative updates across multiple state codes.

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