BILL ANALYSIS �
SB
276
Page
1
SENATE THIRD READING
SB 276 (Wright)
As Amended May 10, 2011
Majority Vote
SENATE VOTE :38-0
AGRICULTURE 9-0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|Ayes:|Galgiani, Valadao, Bill | | |
| |Berryhill, Hill, Ma, | | |
| |Mendoza, Olsen, Perea, | | |
| |Yamada | | |
| | | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY : This bill would allow the Executive Director of the
California Science Center (CSC) to appoint specified security
and safety personnel if there is no Exposition Park Manager
(Manager).
EXISTING LAW:
1)Creates the Sixth District Agricultural Association, known as
the CSC.
2)Requires CSC to create the position of Manager to be filled by
a person appointed by the Governor to manage, schedule, and
administer all park-related events, including oversight for
the police and security services of the park. Allows the
Manager to appoint specified security and safety personnel.
FISCAL EFFECT : This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the Legislative
Counsel.
COMMENTS : According to the author, the budget for CSC has been
significantly reduced, which requires changes and elimination of
managerial functions. The author states this bill is needed to
transfer the responsibilities of the Manager to the Executive
Director of CSC in order to keep the park running, in the
absence of the Manager's office. The most recent 2011-2012
SB
276
Page
2
Budget passed by the Legislature eliminated funding for the
Manager, but the funding was restored by Governor Brown's line
item veto.
Opponents state that the position of Manager, as well as the
Office of Exposition Park Management, was created as a result of
a state audit report citing the management of the state's
interest in Exposition Park was not being properly managed at
the time. Furthermore, opponents state that this bill would
negatively impact the quality of services provided at Exposition
Park.
The Manager is responsible for administering all park-related
events. Exposition Park is a 160 acre state property located in
the City of Los Angeles, which includes the county Museum of
Natural History, CSC and IMAX, the California African American
Museum, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena, the
City EXPO Center and other attractions.
Related Legislation : AB 340 (Wright) Chapter 479, Statutes of
2001, established, statutorily, the position of Exposition Park
Manager, appointed by the Governor's office, and transferred the
authority to appoint the chief and assistant chief of museum
security from the Executive Director of the California Science
Center to the Manager.
The 2011-2012 Budget Act, SB 87 (Leno), Chapter 33, Statutes of
2011, passed by the Legislature, eliminated funding for the
Office of the Exposition Park Management. This funding was
restored by a line item veto by Governor Brown on June 30, 2011.
Analysis Prepared by : Victor Francovich / AGRI. / (916)
319-2084
FN: 0001463
SB
276
Page
3