Effective January 1, 2018, per AB 1379, a State of California mandate: The Building and Safety Division will be required to assess an additional $4 per non-residential building permit for funding the State’s Certified Access Specialist program. The purpose of this funding is to establish and publicize a program for voluntary certification by the state of any person who meets the specified criteria as a Certified Access Specialist (CASp). For information on Assembly Bill 1379, you can visit the state website at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1379