BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AB 2073
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          Date of Hearing:   April 30, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                   AB 2073 (Bigelow) - As Amended:  April 22, 2014

          Policy Committee:                              Governmental  
          Organization Vote:                            17-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill creates an exception to the general prohibition on  
          possession, consumption, or sale of any alcoholic beverage on  
          the grounds of any public schoolhouse for certain special events  
          licensed or permitted by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage  
          Control (ABC) that are held at facilities owned and operated by  
          an educational agency, county office of education,  
          superintendent of schools, school district, or community college  
          district, so long as the event occurs at a time when pupils are  
          not on the facility grounds.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor and absorbable enforcement costs to ABC.

           COMMENTS  

          1)  Purpose.   According to the author, this bill would permit  
            groups that rent out conference centers, office complexes, or  
            retreat facilities owned by an educational institution to  
            serve alcoholic beverages at their events when students are  
            not on the grounds.  The author notes that under current law,  
            a county office of education, superintendent of schools,  
            school district, or community college district cannot rent  
            on-campus conference centers or office complexes for community  
            events (weddings, conferences, community service club  
            fundraisers, etc.) if alcoholic beverages will be served.  As  
            a result, schools must forego extra revenue that could be  
            generated from allowing groups to rent out these facilities  
            when pupils are not on the grounds.









                                                                  AB 2073
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          2)  Background.   Current law permits the possession, consumption,  
            and sale of alcoholic beverages at public schoolhouses in a  
            variety of other circumstances, including at nonprofit  
            fundraisers, at certain weekend events, as part of certain  
            community college culinary arts programs, at certain  
            performing arts events held by nonprofit organizations at  
            school-owned performing arts facilities, at certain community  
            center events if held at times when pupils are not present, at  
            certain collegiate sports events, and others.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Joel Tashjian / APPR. / (916) 319-2081