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               SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, REAPPORTIONMENT AND  
                           CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
                           Senator Debra Bowen, Chair


          BILL NO:   SCA 19                      HEARING DATE:6/12/06
          AUTHOR:    MORROW                      ANALYSIS BY:Darren  
          Chesin
          AMENDED:   5/8/06 
          FISCAL:    NO
          
                                   DESCRIPTION  
          
           The California Constitution  authorizes each house of the  
          Legislature to establish committees necessary for the  
          conduct of its business, including committees to ascertain  
          facts and make recommendations on a subject within the  
          scope of legislative control.  Pursuant to the rules of the  
          Senate and the Assembly, these research committees are  
          called "select" committees.

           This bill  would clarify that this constitutional authority  
          includes the power to specifically establish "select"  
          committees for the aforementioned purposes.

                                    BACKGROUND  
          
           Quite a Selection  .  There are currently 36 Senate Select  
          Committees and 35 Assembly Select Committees according to  
          the Senate and Assembly Daily Files.  Those committees are  
          as follows:

























              Senate Select Committees
              
             Air Quality
             Alternative Energy Strategies
             Asia/Pacific Rim Trade, Commerce and Culture
             California-European Trade
             California Correctional System
             California's Horse Racing Industry
             California Infrastructure
             California's Master Plan for Education
             California-Mexico Cooperation
             California's Wine Industry
             Capital Area Flood Protection
             Central Valley Economic Development
             Children, Youth and Families
             Citizen Participation
             Coastal Protection and Watershed Conservation
             College and University Admissions and Outreach
             Colorado River
             Defense and Aerospace Industry
             Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health
             E-Commerce, Wireless Technology, and Consumer Driven  
               Programming
             Emerging Technologies and Economic Competitiveness
             Entertainment Industry
             Global Environment
             Government Cost Control
             Health Insurance Crisis in California
             Immigration and the Economy
             Legal, Social and Ethical Consequences of Emerging  
               Technologies
             Methamphetamine Abuse
             Mobile and Manufactured Homes
             National Guard Direction and Development
             Oversight of the UC Energy Labs
             Perchlorate Contamination
             School Safety
             Urban Economic Development
             Urban School Governance
             West Nile Virus

              Assembly Select Committees
              
             Adult Education
             Aerospace









             Air and Water Quality
             Alameda Corridor East
             Bioethics, Medicine and Technology 
             Biotechnology
             Bridging the Achievement Gap
             California Children's School Readiness and Health
             California Horseracing Industry
             California Latin American Affairs
             Children's Physical and Mental Well Being in Diverse  
               California Communities
             Community Colleges
             Critical Issues
             Development of a 10th University of California, Merced  
               Campus
             Domestic Violence
             Environmental Justice
             Foster Care
             Growth and Infrastructure
             Gun Violence Prevention
             Hate Crimes
             Los Angeles Health Care Crisis
             Mobile Homes
             Nanotechnology and Emerging Technologies
             Olmstead Implementation
             Perchlorate Contamination
             Ports
             Professional Sports
             Prison Construction and Operations
             Runaway Production
             Rural Economic Development
             Sustainability
             Title IX
             Urban Education in California
             Water, Infrastructure and the Economy
             Wine







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                                     COMMENTS  
          
           1.See Spot, See Spot Run  .  According to information  
            submitted to the Committee by the author, this measure is  
            a spot bill that will eventually be used for "election  
            reform." 

                                    POSITIONS  

          Sponsor: Author

           Support: None received

           Oppose:  None received