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                                                                  SB 153
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          Date of Hearing:   July 10, 2001

                   ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
                                  Lou Correa, Chair
                  SB 153 (Knight) - As Introduced:  January 30, 2001

           SENATE VOTE  :   37-0 
           
          SUBJECT  :   Pilot projects: state and local programs.

           SUMMARY  :   Repeals numerous obsolete or expired pilot projects.  
          Specifically,  this bill  :   

          1.Repeals more than 50 pilot projects in current law that have  
            been identified as either obsolete or expired, pursuant to the  
            October, 2000 "Expired Pilot Projects" report prepared and by  
            the California Law Revision Commission.

          2.Makes technical changes to statutes referenced within the laws  
            creating these pilot projects in order to reflect their  
            termination.

           EXISTING LAW  creates numerous state and local demonstration  
          projects of limited duration in order to study, collect data and  
          report to the Legislature regarding, among other things, civil  
          procedure, air pollution, transportation, housing, health and  
          welfare, criminal law, juvenile justice, hazardous waste and  
          state property.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Unknown

           COMMENTS  :   

          This bill repeals more than 50 pilot projects that, in many  
          cases, were completed, expired or became obsolete many years  
          ago, but are still "on the books."  This bill is a "clean-up"  
          measure that repeals those expired or obsolete pilot projects  
          identified in the California Law Review Commission's report of  
          October, 2000.  In addition to repealing the pilot projects,  
          this bill makes necessary technical changes to other current  
          laws that reference, or are referenced by, the statutes that  
          originally created the pilot projects.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :









                                                                  SB 153
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           Support 
           
          Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Stephen Gizzi / B. & P. / (916)  
          319-3301