BILL NUMBER: AB 1678	CHAPTERED  10/11/03

	CHAPTER  778
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 11, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 10, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 15, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 3, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Negrete McLeod

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2003

   An act to amend Section 87407 of the Government Code, relating to
the Political Reform Act of 1974.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1678, Negrete McLeod.  Political Reform Act of 1974: conflicts
of interest.
   Under the existing Political Reform Act of 1974, a public official
is defined to include every member, officer, employee, or consultant
of a state or local government agency, as specified.  Under existing
law, a state administrative official, elected state officer, or
designated employee of the Legislature may not make, participate in
making, or use his or her official position to influence, any
governmental decision directly relating to any person with whom he or
she is negotiating, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective
employment.
   This bill would apply this prohibition to all public officials.
   Existing law makes a violation of the act subject to
administrative, civil, and criminal penalties.
   This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by imposing
these penalties on persons who violate the provisions of this bill.
  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides
that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes
with a 2/3 vote of each house and compliance with specified
procedural requirements.
   This bill, which would declare that it furthers the purposes of
the act, would therefore require a 2/3 vote.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 87407 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   87407.  No public official shall make, participate in making, or
use his or her official position to influence, any governmental
decision directly relating to any person with whom he or she is
negotiating, or has any arrangement concerning, prospective
employment.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.
  SEC. 3.  The Legislature finds and declares that the provisions of
this act further the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974
within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the
Government Code.