BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 222
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 222 (Agriculture Committee)
As Amended June 15, 2011
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |60-0 |(April 14, |SENATE: |37-0 |(June 27, |
| | |2011) | | |2011) |
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Original Committee Reference: AGRI.
SUMMARY : Deletes reporting dates that have passed for the
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the
Food Biotechnology Task Force (FBTF); adds the 50th District
Agricultural Association (50th DAA) as an additional option to
contract employees, to existing law, for its joint powers
authority (JPA); makes any day that a shelter is open for at
least four hours, other than a holiday, eligible to count as a
business day, for purposes of impoundment of dogs and cats;
allows alternate members to the California Walnut Commission
(CWC) to be reimbursed for their participation when board
members are present; and, changes CWC's $100 per day
reimbursement to an amount not to exceed reasonable and
necessary traveling expenses and meal allowances, as established
by CWC.
The Senate amendments add to existing law the 50th DAA as an
additional contracting option, for the employees of its JPA.
FISCAL EFFECT : This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the Legislative
Counsel.
COMMENTS : This bill is substantially the same as passed by the
Assembly. The Senate amendments add the option for JPA
operating the 50th DAA, to contract its employees through the
50th DAA, thereby keeping them under their existing civil
service employment coverage.
Analysis Prepared by : Jim Collin / AGRI. / (916) 319-2084
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