BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 8 (Yee)
As Amended February 24, 2011
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE : 36-0
RULES 8-0
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Silva, Alejo, | | |
| |Butler, Carter, Donnelly, | | |
| |Knight, Williams | | |
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SUMMARY : Designates March 13 through March 19, 2011, as
Sunshine Week and encourages all Californians to participate in
appropriate activities relating to open government and access to
public information. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1)Although originally created by journalists, Sunshine Week is
about the public's right to know what its government is doing
and why; and, the American Society of News Editors launched
Sunshine Week in March 2005 to be observed annually and
coincide with National Freedom of Information Day and
President James Madison's birthday on March 16.
2)Sunshine Week is now a national initiative to promote a
dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom
of information; and, participants include news media, civic
groups, libraries, nonprofit entities, schools, and others
interested in the public's right to know.
3)Sunshine Week seeks to enlighten and empower people to play an
active role in all levels of government and to give people
access to information that makes their lives better and their
communities stronger.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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