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                                                                  AB 1911
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          Date of Hearing:   April 13, 2010

              ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND CONSUMER  
                                     PROTECTION
                                 Mary Hayashi, Chair
                    AB 1911 (Garrick) - As Amended:  April 5, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :   Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission.

           SUMMARY  :   Establishes the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission  
          (commission) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of  
          Ronald Reagan, as specified.  Specifically,  this bill  :  

          1)Establishes the nine member Commission as follows:

             a)   President pro Tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader  
               of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the  
               Minority Leader of the Assembly, or his or her respective  
               designee;

             b)   One appointee of the Governor; and,

             c)   Four appointees by the Ronald Reagan Presidential  
               Foundation, including one individual who served in Ronald  
               Reagan's Presidential Administration, one individual who  
               served in Ronald Reagan's Gubernatorial Administration, and  
               a former Governor.

          2)Requires the Commission to create appropriate means to allow  
            Californians to celebrate Reagan's life by honoring,  
            promoting, and remembering his achievements for this state and  
            country.

          3)Prohibits the Commission from using public funds and requires  
            the Commission to be solely supported by private funds.

           EXISTING LAW  provides for the establishment of various  
          commissions within state government.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown.  This bill is keyed non-fiscal.

           COMMENTS  :   

           Purpose of this bill  . According to the author's office, "AB 1911  
          creates the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission which will be  








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          tasked with developing appropriate means to honor and promote  
          the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth.  Born in 1911,  
          Ronald Reagan is the only person to have served as both the  
          Governor of California and the President of the United States.   
          Having been one of the most influential Californians in history,  
          Ronald Reagan deserves special recognition for his service."

           Background  . There have been several resolutions, HR 22 (Garrick,  
          2010), HR 6 (Garrick, 2009), HR 23 (Garrick, 2008), and HR 6  
          (Strickland, 2007), all of which commemorate Ronald Reagan's  
          birthday which have all been adopted, but there has not been a  
          bill creating a Commission. 

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Christina So / B., P. & C.P. / (916)  
          319-3301