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                                                                  AB 1448
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          Date of Hearing:   May 13, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                AB 1448 (Tom Berryhill) - As Amended:  April 13, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              Governmental  
          Organization                                  Vote: 16 - 0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill authorizes the possession, consumption, or sale of  
          alcoholic beverages for an event during the weekend or at other  
          times when pupils are not on the grounds of an overnight retreat  
          facility owned and operated by the county office of education in  
          Stanislaus County.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Any costs associated with this legislation would be minor and  
          absorbable within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's  
          existing resources.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Current Law  . Existing law generally prohibits, with specified  
            exceptions, the possession, consumption and sale of alcoholic  
            beverages in any public school (K-14) or any grounds thereof.   
            Over the years, numerous legislative exceptions have been  
            granted to school districts to allow for the possession and  
            use of alcoholic beverages on school grounds.  These include  
            instances where a qualified community college district  
            conducts viticulture instructional programs, or in conjunction  
            with a professional minor league baseball program at a  
            community college stadium, or culinary arts programs at  
            California Community Colleges.

            The above-mentioned exceptions were narrowly drafted to  
            address specific instances of alcohol consumption at an event  
            held on the grounds of a community college.  
           








                                                                 AB 1448
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          2)Related Legislation  . AB 172 (Smyth) removes the prohibition  
            against serving alcohol at a public kindergarten through 12th  
            grade school housed on the campus of a college, as long as the  
            event is held at a time when children are not present. The  
            only allowable events at which alcohol can be served in this  
            instance are fundraisers held to benefit a nonprofit  
            corporation. That bill is currently pending in this committee.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081