BILL NUMBER: AB 2536	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 31, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 26, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 13, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 27, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Scott
   (Principal coauthors:  Assembly Members Jackson and Torlakson)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2000

   An act relating to crime prevention  , making an
appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take
effect immediately  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2536, as amended, Scott.  Crime prevention.
   Existing law establishes various crime prevention programs.
   This bill would require the Department of Justice to produce
television spots in both English and Spanish regarding recent changes
in firearm laws, the target market of which shall be the public, and
would require the Department of Justice to also develop television
spots on techniques aimed at reducing firearm injury and death.
  This bill would also appropriate $125,000 from the General
Fund for purposes of the bill.
   This bill would declare that its provisions would become effective
immediately as an urgency statute. 
   Vote:   2/3   majority  .
Appropriation:   yes   no  .  Fiscal
committee: yes.  State-mandated local program:  no.


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


  SECTION 1.  The Department of Justice shall do all of the
following:
   (a) Produce television spots in both English and Spanish
addressing changes in the firearms laws.  The target market of the
spots shall be the public.
   (b) Develop television spots on techniques aimed at reducing
firearm injury and death.  
  SEC. 2.  The sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
($125,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the
Department of Justice for the purposes of this act. 

  SEC. 3.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to protect the public safety by ensuring that unsafe
firearms are not illegally sold, it is necessary that this act take
immediate effect.