AB 107 Summary

• Authorizes the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs to appoint an executive director exempt from civil service.

• Establishes the Board of Commissioners under CaliforniaVolunteers to meet federal requirements, with 25 voting members appointed by the Governor and specific composition rules including political party balance and expertise requirements.

• Creates the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to replace the Division of Corporations, consolidating the State Corporations Fund, Financial Institutions Fund, and Debt Collection Licensing Fund into a new Financial Protection Fund.

• Extends the Secretary of Transportation's authority to assume federal environmental law responsibilities for state transportation projects for one additional year until January 1, 2022.

• Prohibits state housing funding on or after January 1, 2020 from being provided to agricultural employers or farm labor contractors who employ H-2A workers, with requirements for declarations and potential reimbursement obligations.