BILL NUMBER: AB 2536	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 21, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 14, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 19, 2000
	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 Members Scott and Wright
   (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
public service announcements in both English and Spanish regarding
recent changes in firearm laws, and a gun owner's responsibilities
regarding safe storage of a firearm, as specified.  This bill would
also appropriate $125,000 from the General Fund for purposes of the
bill.
   The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an
urgency statute.
   Vote:  2/3.  Appropriation:  yes.  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 public service announcements in both English and
Spanish to inform the public on:
   (1) Changes in firearms laws and how to obtain more information on
current laws.
   (2) A gun owner's responsibilities for the safe storage of a
firearm as included in the Department of Justice Basic Firearms
Safety Course and Section 12080 of the Penal Code.
   (b) No publicly elected official shall be identified with or
involved in the public service announcements.   This provision
does not preclude the Department of Justice from producing or being
identified as the producer of the public service announcements. 

   (c) The department shall seek public service announcement airtime
 , or airtime funded by a foundation, or both,  once
the public service announcements have been produced.   Nothing
in this section shall preclude the Department of Justice from seeking
funds to purchase airtime for the public service announcements.

  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, on a one-time basis, 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 the public
is informed regarding current firearms laws and safe firearms storage
practices.