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�.A-� 2,947 NEW BILLS INTRODUCED The February 22 introduction date for new and other information (including the League lobbyist bills in the 2005-06 Legislative Session passed assigned to the bill). this week. Legislators and their staff, the admin- istration, interest groups and interested citizens To track a bill, use the 'Bill Search° link on the are now sifting through the 2,947 introduced bills, navigation bar of the League's Website trying to figure out which measures might affect (www.cacities.ora/billsearchl. To monitor bills by ' issues nearest and dearest to their hearts, subject area, visit the various policy issuss pages on the Website in the Issues and Legislation area In many cases the bills themselves are "spot of the site. bills°; they amend or add a section of law in minor ways, but don't provide much of a clue as to what the authors or sponsors really want to accomp�ish or how they will do it. This is a pOLICY LEADERS WORKSHOP ON standard practice. The spot bill becomes a ECONOMIC DEVELOPAAENT placeholder while the author and sponsors continue to research the subject matter or meet AND REDEVELOPMENT with other stakeholders to worlc out common ground and the detailed language that will be Mayors and council members interested amended later into the bitl. in strengthening their city's economic climate should act quickly to sign up for workshop on Bills must be in print for 30 days before they this topic offered practical briefing and can be amended, so in many cases it will be workshop to be held. Leam what you need to weeks before anyone sees the specific language know and do to assure that your policies and the author intends to take to a policy committee. programs effectively meet your needs. Do you know all the resources available to you to City officials concemed about ceRain bills build a healthy commercial base? Do you should understand that the introduction of bills is know when redevelopment is appropriate and simply the opening act of a much longer play. how to make it serve your community without League staff will review all bills that look as undesirable side effects? What criteria though they might have an impa�t on cities, and should you have to assess your economic begin logging these bills into the League's legis- development efforts? How can you avoid and lative tracking system. While existing League answer criticism about your city's plans and policy may be sufficient to dictate a League programs? Get the answers to these and "support" or "oppose" position on a bill, in many many other questions by attending either of cases the bill will not be sufficiently fleshed out to �+o sessions: justify the League taking a position. In those cases the bill will simply be logged into the � Thursday, March 10, Disneyland Hotel, tracking system with no position recorded, or Anaheim perhaps a °watch° position. � Thursday, March 24, Monterey Confer- In some other cases, a bill may raise issues ence Center that require decisions by League policy commit- tees and the board of directors. Sign up on line at www.cacities.ora/ events or print the registration form at that City officials interested in legislation are site and return it as indicated. Act now! encouraged to use the League's online legisla- tive tracking service to view the text of a bill, its status, committee assignment, hearing dates PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org