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This bill modifies how state agencies, specifically those operating "internal service funds" (funds that provide goods or services to other state agencies and recover costs through billings) and "fee agencies" (agencies authorized to charge service or regulatory fees), manage and report their financial information related to these charges. Key changes include defining "agency cost" to encompass all direct and indirect expenses for providing services or regulating industries, and introducing "rate data" and "fee data" which require agencies to provide detailed information about their proposed or existing charges, including justifications for any amounts exceeding costs or subsidies. For internal service funds, the bill establishes a phased approach, with more stringent reporting requirements for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2027, mandating submission of rate data to the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by September 15th of the preceding year. Fee agencies will also need to submit fee data by the same deadline for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2027, and both types of agencies will be required to submit annual reports detailing actual costs and revenues. The bill also clarifies that agencies charging fees in violation of these provisions must refund the excess amounts collected.

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