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           AB 1625
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1625 (Klehs)
          As Amended July 13, 2005
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |46-28|(May 19, 2005)  |SENATE: |29-7 |(August 29,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    B. & P.

          SUMMARY  :  Requires every written state agency report to the  
          Legislature to be signed under penalty of perjury by the head of  
          the agency that the contents of the report are true, accurate,  
          and complete to the best of his or her knowledge.  

           The Senate amendments  :

          1)Clarify that executive officers of boards and commissions  
            shall be subject to the provisions of this bill.

          2)Make violations of this bill subject to misdemeanor penalties  
            up to $5,000, imprisonment in a county jail for up to six  
            months, or both.

           EXISTING LAW  establishes numerous requirements for state  
          agencies to prepare and submit written reports on various  
          subject matters to the Legislature.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill required every written  
          state agency report to the Legislature to be signed under  
          penalty of perjury by the head of the agency that the contents  
          of the report are true, accurate, and complete, but did not  
          establish misdemeanor penalties for violating these provisions.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Assembly Appropriations  
          Committee analysis, potential minor, absorbable costs to the  
          Attorney General, and potential nonreimbursable costs to local  
          prosecutors for investigation and prosecution of alleged  
          violations.  Further potential, minor, costs to the General Fund  
          for incarceration resulting from a perjury conviction.

           COMMENTS  :  This bill is substantially similar to the version of  








          
           AB 1625
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          this bill previously passed by the Assembly.


           Analysis Prepared by  :  Ross Warren / B. & P. / (916) 319-3307


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