Report 2014-116 Recommendation Responses

Report 2014-116: California Department of Consumer Affairs' BreEZe System: Inadequate Planning and Oversight Led to Implementation at Far Fewer Regulatory Entities at a Significantly Higher Cost (Release Date: February 2015)

Recommendation for Legislative Action

To ensure that it receives timely and meaningful information regarding the status of the BreEZe project, the Legislature should enact legislation that requires Consumer Affairs to submit a statutory report annually, beginning on October 1, 2015, that will include Consumer Affairs' plan for implementing BreEZe at those regulatory entities included in the project's third phase, including a timeline for the implementation.

Description of Legislative Action

As of January 2020, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken


Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken


Description of Legislative Action

Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken


Description of Legislative Action

Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken


Description of Legislative Action

AB 507 was introduced on February 23, 2015, and would require the Department of Consumer Affairs, on or before March 1, 2016 or thereafter when available, to submit an annual report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance that includes the department's plans for implementing the BreEZe system at specified regulatory entities included in the Department's 3rd phase of the implementation project, including a timeline for the implementation. The bill would also require the department to post on its Internet website the name of each regulatory entity that is utilizing the BreEZe system once the regulatory entity begins using the BreEZe system.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced


Description of Legislative Action

Legislation has not been introduced to address this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken


All Recommendations in 2014-116