1      BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            3                   SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            8                    REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            9                       MARCH 30, 2016

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           15                    CHIEF COUNSEL MATTERS

           16                        J RULEMAKING

           17    J1 SALES AND USE TAX REGULATION 1506, MISCELLANEOUS 

           18                     SERVICE ENTERPRISES

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           27                      REPORTED BY:  Kathleen Skidgel 

           28                                     CSR NO. 9039




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            1                        P R E S E N T

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            3    For the Board               
                 of Equalization:           Fiona Ma, CPA
            4                               Chairwoman
                 
            5                               Diane L. Harkey
                                            Vice Chair
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                                            Jerome E. Horton
            7                               Member
                 
            8                               Sen. George Runner (Ret.)
                                            Member                  
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                                            Yvette Stowers 
           10                               Appearing for Betty T. 
                                            Yee, State Controller 
           11                               (per Government Code 
                                            Section 7.9)
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                                            Joann Richmond 
           13                               Chief 
                                            Board Proceedings      
           14                               Division
                 
           15    For Board of
                 Equalization Staff:        Bradley Heller
           16                               Tax Counsel IV
                                            Legal Department
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            1                               450 N STREET

            2                               SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

            3                               MARCH 30, 2016

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            5             MS. MA:  Okay.  Good afternoon.  We are 

            6    going to reconvene the meeting of the State Board of 

            7    Equalization.  

            8             Ms. Richmond, will you please call the roll 

            9    to determine a quorum is present.  

           10             MS. RICHMOND:  Chairwoman Ma.  

           11             MS. MA:  Here.  

           12             MS. RICHMOND:  Ms. Harkey.  

           13             MS. HARKEY:  Here.  

           14             MS. RICHMOND:  Mr. Horton.  

           15             MR. HORTON:  Here.  

           16             MS. RICHMOND:  Mr. Runner.  

           17             MR. RUNNER:  Here.  

           18             MS. RICHMOND:  Ms. Stowers.  

           19             MS. STOWERS:  Here.  

           20             MS. MA:  Thank you.  Seeing a quorum is 

           21    present, Ms. Richmond please introduce our next 

           22    item.  

           23             MS. RICHMOND:  Our next item on this 

           24    afternoon's agenda is Chief Counsel Matters.  Item J 

           25    Rulemaking.  Item J1 Sales and Use Tax Regulation 

           26    1506, Miscellaneous Service Enterprises.  

           27             MS. MA:  Okay, thank you.  

           28             Mr. Heller, please proceed.  Please 




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            1    introduce yourself for the record and proceed with 

            2    your presentation.  

            3             MR. HELLER:  Thank you, Chairwoman Ma, 

            4    Members of the Board.  I'm Bradley Heller from the 

            5    Board's Legal Department, and I'm here to request 

            6    that the Board authorize staff to complete Rule 100 

            7    changes to Regulation 1506, Miscellaneous Service 

            8    Enterprises, to update the name of the entity within 

            9    the Department of Consumer Affairs responsible for 

           10    licensing persons who dispense hearing aids.  

           11             MS. MA:  Thank you.  Seeing no one from the 

           12    public, Members?  

           13             MR. RUNNER:  Move to adopt the changes.  

           14             MR. HORTON:  Second.  

           15             MS. MA:  Okay.  Mr. Runner moves to adopt 

           16    the changes.  Seconded by Mr. Horton.  

           17             Without objection, motion carries.  

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            1                   REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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            3    State of California    )

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            5    County of Sacramento   )

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            7             I, Kathleen Skidgel, Hearing Reporter for 

            8    the California State Board of Equalization certify 

            9    that on March 30, 2016 I recorded verbatim, in 

           10    shorthand, to the best of my ability, the 

           11    proceedings in the above-entitled hearing; that I 

           12    transcribed the shorthand writing into typewriting; 

           13    and that the preceding pages 1 through 4 constitute 

           14    a complete and accurate transcription of the 

           15    shorthand writing.

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           17    Dated:  April 7, 2016

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           21                           KATHLEEN SKIDGEL, CSR #9039

           22                           Hearing Reporter

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