AB 1891 (Committee on Higher Education) Sustainable agriculture research and education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1891, as amended, Portantino Committee on Higher Education . State government: Bureau of State Audits and Inspector General . Sustainable agriculture research agricultural chemicals. Until January 1, 2010, existing law requested the Regents of the University of California to establish the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program to support competitive grants to promote more research and education on sustainable agricultural practices, and to support the giving of instructions and practical demonstrations in agriculture. This bill would reestablish this program, except it would not require the regents to biennially report to the Legislature on the program. Existing law establishes the Bureau of State Audits under the direction of the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy. Existing law provides that the duties of the bureau are to examine and report annually upon financial statements prepared by the executive branch and to perform other related assignments, including performance audits, mandated by statute. This bill would rename the bureau the Bureau of State Audits and Inspector General and specify certain duties that the renamed bureau is to undertake as part of its existing responsibilities, relating to the investigation, review, and auditing of state entities under its jurisdiction. The bill would make conforming changes to existing law.
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