California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1800

Introduced by Assembly Member Alejo

February 18, 2014

An act relating to the Legislature.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1800, as introduced, Alejo. Legislature: California Capitol Law Fellows Program.

Existing law authorizes certain internship and fellowship programs, as specified.

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the establishment of a California Capitol Law Fellows Program for specified purposes.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would authorize the establishment of a California
Capitol Law Fellows Program for the following purposes:

(a) To encourage knowledgeable and educated law school
students and staff with legal backgrounds to participate in and
learn about the legislative process by being placed in a legislator’s
office.

(b) To provide Members of the California Legislature with
subject matter-specific legal advice so that they can make informed
decisions on multifaceted policy issues having increasingly
complex and interrelated components that rely on legal and judicial
decisions, including issues relating to labor law, business law,
administrative law, housing law, and public safety.