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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 49
Author: Evans (D)
Amended: 8/24/09 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE : 5-0, 7/7/09
AYES: Corbett, Harman, Florez, Leno, Walters
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-0, 6/2/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : California Law Revision Commission: studies
SOURCE : California Law Revision Commission
DIGEST : This resolution authorizes the California Law
Revision Commission (CLRC) to study whether specified laws
should be revised, authorizes the CLRC to study the legal
and policy implications of treating a charter school as a
public entity for the purposes of the Tort Claims Act, and
authorize removal of one topic from the calendar of the
CLRC.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/24/09 make technical
corrections and remove language prohibiting the CLRC from
making specified recommendations.
ANALYSIS : Existing law authorizes the CLRC to study
topics approved by concurrent resolution of the
CONTINUED
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Legislature. (Section 8293 of the Government Code)
This resolution reauthorizes the CLRC's study of specified
topics.
This resolution authorizes the CLRC to study the legal and
policy implications of treating a charter school as a
public entity for the purposes of the Tort Claims Act.
This resolution removes the CLRC's authority to study the
law relating to offers of compromise.
This resolution requires that before commencing work on any
project within the calendar of topics authorized or
directed for study by the Legislature, the CLRC shall
submit a detailed description of the scope of work to the
chairs and vice chairs of the Senate and Assembly Judiciary
Committees, and if during the course of the project there
is a major change to the scope of work, submit a
description of the change.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/24/09)
California Law Revision Commission (source)
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the sponsor, the
CLRC, this resolution is the annual concurrent resolution
authorizing the CLRC's study of selected topics. "ACR 49
would continue the CLRC's existing study authority of 21
specific topics, and delete the authorization of one topic
which has now been substantially addressed by case law.
ACR 49 would also add authorization to study the legal and
policy implications of treating a charter school as a
public entity for the purposes of the Tort Claims Act."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Tom
Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield, Brownley, Buchanan,
Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway,
Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore, Duvall,
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Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,
Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore,
Hagman, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman,
Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez,
Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bill Berryhill, Block, Hall, Bass
RJG:mw 8/25/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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