BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AB 960
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          Date of Hearing:   May 8, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                 AB 960 (Campos) - As Introduced:  February 22, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                              Governmental  
          Organization Vote:                            17 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires that one of the seven public members  
          appointed by the governor to the Commission on the Status of  
          Women be a female veteran or active member of the military. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          There are no significant costs associated with this legislation.  


           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . According to the author, AB 960 helps to ensure the  
          Commission fulfills its newly expanded mission by requiring that  
          one of the seven public members appointed by the governor be a  
          veteran or a member of the military.  
               
          The Commission was originally created to study general problems,  
          needs and opportunities for women and to advise local women  
          organizations in meeting the needs of women.  Last year, SB 1038  
          reformulated the Commission to become a center of information on  
          seven specific issues affecting women and girls.  One policy  
          issue specified for study by the Commission is the examination  
          of laws and conditions that impose limitations to opportunities  
          for women in the military, women veterans, and military  
          families.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081 










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