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Legislative Bill Action
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<br />funds according to the requirements of the law and For example, existing law allows a CalPERS local
<br />the conditions established by the local government, contracting agency to amend its contract with CaIPER$
<br />Therefore, an additional auditing requirement does in order to create a second tier of benefits, subject to
<br />not seem necessary at this time. Staff: Natasha certain restrictions,
<br />Fooman, Status: SenApps, Position: Oppose.
<br /> This contract amendment may be done without an
<br />HUMAN RESOURCES employee election but may not be done more than once
<br /> every three years per employee classification. Existing
<br />AB 2792 (Negrete McLeod). Public Employees law also prohibits local agencies from amending its
<br />Retirement. Contracting Agencies. AB 2792 contract with CalPERS to reduce employee benefits
<br />prohibits contracting agencies under the Public from existing employees. However, a second tier,
<br />Employees' Retirement System (PERS) from amending which applies to prospective employees only, may
<br />a contract without the consent of the employees' provide a lesser or different level of optional benefits
<br />bargaining unit. The restriction would reduce the than exists for employees in the first tier. Staff: Amy
<br />flexibility local agencies have in creating a second tierBrown, Status: AsmFIr, Position: Oppose.
<br />of benefits and offering benefits to a member who
<br />separates from service and returns in the specified
<br />amount of time.
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<br /> SEND A LETIER IN SUPPORT OF A LEAGUE POSITION! HERE'S gVHO TO CONTACT:
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<br /> ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, REAPPORTIONMENT AND ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
<br /> CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENTSCOMMITTEE (AsPubSfty): Washington (D)(Chair), La Seur
<br /> (AsElecReapp&ConAm): Longville (D)(Chair), (R)(Vice Chair), Cedillo (D), Diaz (D), Dickerson
<br /> Ashburn (R)(Vice Chair), Cardenas (D), Horton (D), (R), Goldberg (D), and Keeley (D).
<br /> Keeley (D), Leonard (R), and Shelley (D).
<br /> SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (SenApps):
<br /> ASSEMBLYJUDIClARYCOMMITrEE (AsJud): Alpert (D)(Chair). Battin (R)(Vice Chair), Bowen
<br /> Corbett (D)(Chair), Harman (R)(Vice Chair), Bates (D), Burton (D), Escutia (D), Johannessen (R),
<br /> (R), Durra (D), Jackson (D), Longville (D), Robert Johnson (R), Karnette (D), McPherson (R), Murray
<br /> Pacheco (R), Rod Pacheco (R), Shelley (D), (D), Perata (D), Poochigian (R), and Speier (D).
<br /> Steinberg (D), Vargas (D), Wayne (D) and vacancy.
<br /> SENATE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOP-
<br /> ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE MENT (SenHou&ComDev): Dunn (D) (Chair),
<br /> (AsLG): Wiggins (D)(Chair), Salinas (D)(Vice Monteith (R)(Vice Chair), Ackerman (R), Alarcon
<br /> Chair), Cogdill (R), Correa (D), Daucher (R), (D), Costa (D), Escutia (D) and Romero (D).
<br /> Harman (R), La Suer (R), Lowenthal (D), Steinberg
<br /> (D), Thomson (D), and Vargas (D), SENATE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
<br /> COMMITTEE (SenLbr&lndRel): Alarcon (D)(Chair),
<br /> Oiler (R)(Vice Chair), Figueroa (D), Kuehl (D),
<br /> Margett (R), McClintock (R), Polanco (D) and
<br /> Romero (D).
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<br /> For legislators' phone numbers, addresses and e-mail please see the League's Web site
<br /> (www. cacities.or~a/le_atrackin_a]. Legislators and legislative committees are listed under "Re-
<br /> sources."
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