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Date of Hearing:   January 1, 1999

  ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL  
                            SECURITY 
                        Lou Correa, Chair
       AB 1436 (Briggs) - As Introduced:  February 26, 1999
  
SUBJECT  :   Public employment: Selective Service Act.

  SUMMARY  :   Prohibits a state agency from employing a male, age  
18 to 26, who has not complied with the Selective Service Act.   
Specifically,  this bill  :  

1)Specifies that a male, age 18 to 26, may not be employed by  
  any state agency, including the California State University,  
  unless he certifies that he has complied with the Selective  
  Service Act.

2)Requires the State Personnel Board (SPB) to adopt a rule  
  requiring that every applicant for appointment certify  
  compliance with the Selective Service Act.

3)Specifies that this requirement is not applicable to a person  
  who is:

   a)   Presently in, or has been discharged from, the United  
     States armed forces.

   b)   Neither a citizen of the United States nor a resident  
     alien.

   c)   A permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the  
     Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands.

   d)   Exempt from registering under the Selective Service Act.

   e)   Exempt because the Selective Service Act is otherwise  
     inapplicable to him. 

  EXISTING LAW  requires all state agencies to cooperate with  
efforts to publicize the necessity of, and requirements for,  
compliance with the Selective Service Act. 

Under the provisions of the Selective Service Act, almost all  
male United States citizens, and all male aliens living in the  








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United States, born after December 31, 1959 are required to  
register with selective services within 30 days of turning age  
18.  A man who fails to register may, if prosecuted and  
convicted, be fined up to $250,000 and/or be sentenced to prison  
for up to five years.

  FISCAL EFFECT  :   Preliminary information from SPB indicates that  
this bill would result in potentially significant implementation  
costs associated with having to print and distribute a new  
standard state job application form, promulgating new  
regulations and revising the Selection Manual.  State  
departments would be required to reimburse SPB for printing and  
distributing the new application form and those costs associated  
with developing the new form, adopting new regulations and  
revising the manual would be borne solely by SPB.  Total  
implementation costs are estimated to be approximately $250,000.

  COMMENTS  :   Registration with the Selective Service System is a  
requirement to qualify for federal student aid, federal job  
training benefits, and most federal employment.  Additionally,  
many states have passed legislation that supports registration.   
Generally, these state laws require that a man be registered (or  
prove he is exempt from the requirement) before he can receive  
state student financial assistance or be eligible for state  
jobs.

According to supporters, "many state jobs require registration  
as a matter of policy (law enforcement, corrections, legal  
positions, admission to the bar, etc.).  This bill would  
standardize these policies for all state employment and would  
follow a pattern already established in many other states.   
Further, a number of local jurisdictions have enacted similar  
ordinances or are in the process of enacting them.  AB 1436  
brings California law into conformity with federal law and sends  
an important message to potential violators that failure to  
register is a serious matter and can have serious consequences."

  REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

  Support  

California Selective Service System (Sponsor)
U.S. Selective Service System

  Opposition  








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None on file.
  
Analysis Prepared by  :    Karon Green / P.E., R. & S.S. /  
(916)319-3957