CA AB1948

Extends qualification requirements to the offices of consolidated director of finance, director of finance, and any office consolidated with county treasurer or tax collector, effective for elections or appointments on or after January 1, 2015.

Requires candidates for these offices to meet at least one of five criteria: three years in senior financial management in a public agency, a relevant baccalaureate degree with 16+ accounting/finance units, a California CPA certificate, a Chartered Financial Analyst charter with 16+ accounting/finance units, or a Certified Treasury Professional certificate with 16+ accounting/finance units.

Eliminates the requirement that a county board of supervisors adopt an ordinance before these qualification provisions apply to treasurer, tax collector, and treasurer-tax collector positions.

Requires candidates to file documentation sufficient to establish they meet all qualifications, which may include certificates, declarations under penalty of perjury, diplomas, or official correspondence.

Specifies that no state reimbursement is required for costs related to creating or changing crimes/infractions, but establishes a process for reimbursement of any other state-mandated local program costs.