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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 1462
Author: Padilla (D)
Amended: 8/20/10
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR : Not relevant
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 50-24, 8/23/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Public utilities: local exchange carriers
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : Assembly Amendments delete the Senate version
which made various provisions in the Public Utilities Code
concerning telecommunications by making the reference to
local exchange carriers, consistent throughout. These
provisions are now in SB 1467 (Padilla).
This bill now establishes a nine-member California
Broadband Council (Council) to promote broadband deployment
and adoption throughout the state, and requires the Council
to ensure that state agencies are coordinating efforts and
resources to promote broadband deployment and adoption.
ANALYSIS : In October 2006, the Governor issued an
executive order (S-21-06) and established the California
Broadband Task Force (Task Force) to utilize California's
Internet technology for education, health care, and the
other relevant applications. The Task Force was intended
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to bring together public and private stakeholders to remove
barriers to broadband access, identify opportunities for
increased broadband adoption, and enable the creation and
deployment of new advanced communication technologies.
On January 17, 2008, the Task Force published its final
report and found that 96 percent of households have basic
broadband access, placing California as a leader in
broadband availability among all 50 states. The report
also revealed that nearly 2,000 communities were still
unable to access high-speed internet, only half of
Californians have access to broadband at speeds greater
than 10 Mbps, and even though availability rates are at 96
percent, just over half of California households use
broadband.
The membership of the California Broadband Council
(Council) established under this bill, is to include all of
the following:
1. The State Chief Information Officer, or his or her
designee.
2. The President of the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC), or his or her designee.
3. The Secretary of California Emergency Management, or his
or her designee.
4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her
designee.
5. The Director of General Services, or his or her
designee.
6. The Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing,
or his or her designee.
7. The President of the California Emerging Technology
Fund, or his or her designee.
8.A member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rules.
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9. A member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of
the Assembly.
Members of the Legislature appointed to the Council shall
participate in the activities of the Council to the extent
that their participation is not incompatible with their
positions as Members of the Legislature. Duties of the
California Broadband Council shall include, but not be
limited to, all of the following:
1. Ensuring communication among state agencies regarding
California's participation in proceedings related to the
National Broadband Plan released by the Federal
Communications Commission.
2. Ensuring that state agencies share all relevant
information in order to maximize California's
opportunities for federal and private funding for
broadband deployment and adoption.
3. Ensuring that all relevant state agencies are made aware
of actions necessary to fully implement recommendations
in the 2008 Broadband Task Force Report.
4. Identifying opportunities for state agencies and state
broadband networks to share facilities, rights-of-way,
or other resources related to broadband deployment and
adoption.
5. Taking any other actions to ensure that state agencies
are coordinating efforts and resources to promote
broadband deployment and adoption.
The President of the CPUC shall call the first meeting of
the California Broadband Council, to be held not later than
March 1, 2011. The President of the Public Utilities
Commission shall serve as chair of the council for the
first meeting. At the first meeting, the members of the
Council shall choose a chair for subsequent meetings, and
may choose a vice chair to act as chair when the chair is
unavailable. Subsequent meetings of the Council shall be
convened as determined by the chair of the Council, but in
no event shall the meetings be convened less than three
times annually. The office of the Council Member serving
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as chair shall provide administrative support to the
Council.
The Council is to be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open
Meeting Act. The Council is to provide opportunities for
stakeholder groups to provide input about broadband
deployment and adoption at its regular public meetings, and
may provide additional opportunities through public
hearings, roundtables, advisory committees, or other means,
as determined by the council.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, minor
ongoing costs (less than $30,000) for staff to provide
administrative support to the Council.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Block, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De
Leon, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Galgiani,
Gatto, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman,
Jones, Lieu, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning,
Nava, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas,
Saldana, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres,
Torrico, Yamada, John A. Perez
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill,
Conway, Cook, DeVore, Gaines, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman,
Harkey, Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, Silva, Smyth, Audra Strickland, Tran,
Villines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Evans, Fuller, Furutani, Norby, Vacancy,
Vacancy
DLW:do 8/24/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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