Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6140.55

The board may increase the annual membership fees fixed by it pursuant to Section 6140 by an additional amount per active member not to exceed forty dollars ($40), and the annual membership fees fixed by it pursuant to Section 6141 by an additional amount per inactive member not to exceed ten dollars ($10), in any year, the additional amount to be applied only for the purposes of the Client Security Fund and the costs of its administration, including, but not limited to, the costs of processing, determining, defending, or insuring claims against the fund.