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          Date of Hearing:   June 16, 2009

                       ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS
                                  Mary Salas, Chair
            SB 818 (Committee on Veterans Affairs) - As Introduced:  March  
                                       5, 2009

           SENATE VOTE  :   35-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   California State Military Museum and Resource Center.

           SUMMARY  :   

          1)Substitutes "board of directors" for "board of trustees"  
            wherever that term appears. 

          2)Requires the board of directors of the California State  
            Military Foundation, no later than October 15th of each year,  
            submit an audit report to the Adjutant General, the Chair of  
            the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the Chair of the Joint  
            Legislative Budget Committee, and the Director of Finance.

          3)Directs the Board of Directors of the California State  
            Military Museum Foundation annually, no later than October  
            15th, submit a business plan for the following fiscal year to  
            the Adjutant General, the Director of Finance, and the Chair  
            of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for review and  
            comment. 

          4)Instructs The Board of Directors of the California State  
            Military Museum Foundation to also submit, not less than 30  
            days prior to adoption, any proposed formal amendments to the  
            business plan to the Adjutant General, the Director of  
            Finance, and the Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget  
            committee for review and comment.   

          5)Substitutes "California State Military Museum and Resource  
            Center" for "California National Guard Military Museum and  
            Resource Center" wherever that term appears.


           EXISTING LAW  requires the Adjutant General to provide suitable  
          accommodations within the California National Guard Military  
          Museum and Resource Center for the care and display of the  
          display cabinets that were once used to display, at the State  








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          Capitol, the books, papers, and other artifacts relating to the  
          Grand Army of the Republic, and permits the Adjutant General to  
          make arrangements for use of the display cabinets in the public  
          display of the artifacts throughout the state.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Unknown

           COMMENTS  :   Since 1990 the California Military Museum has been  
          located in Old Town Sacramento, serving as the repository for  
          military artifacts, memorabilia, equipment, documents and other  
          items relating to the history of the California National Guard.   
          Several statutes enacted since 1990 have increased the  
          acquisition rate of items relative to the history of the  
          California Military.  Statutes requesting the submission of an  
          annual audit report and an annual business plan were the direct  
          result of legislative intent to increase oversight of the  
          operation of the California State Military Museum and Resource  
          Center.
           
          The author notes that the submission of the annual audit reports  
          and a business plan has become cumbersome and untimely.  The  
          changing of the date would align the business plan submission  
          date with the budgetary time line governing the California State  
          Military Museum and Resource Center.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :

           Support 
           
          American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
          American Legion, Department of California
          AMVETS, Department of California
          California State Military Museum
          Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council
          
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Eric Worthen / V. A. / (916) 319-3550