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Legislative Bill Action
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<br />tially limits requirements for the injured employee they, at a minimum, utilize governmental re-
<br />to engage in due diligence in cooperating with a sources for such purposes as telephoning a spouse
<br />complete claim submission, thus denying retire- or a friend. A~ 1714 reflects a reasonable re-
<br />ment systems information needed for the timely sponse to the practical realities of the modern
<br />processing of disability retirement claims. Staff: workplace, in which it is neither realistic nor fair
<br />Amy Brown, Status: SenLbr&lndRel, Position: to expect zero personal use to be made of govern-
<br />Oppose. mental resources such as telephones, fax ma-
<br /> chines, computers and copiers. Many public
<br />AB 1714 (Canciamilla). Public Resources. agencies have a policy of allowing individuals to
<br />Prohibited Uses. AB 1714 prohibits any elected reimburse the cost of personal long distance
<br />local official and any local appointee, employee, or telephone calls and faxes that have to be made
<br />consultant from the use of public resources for a during working hours. It is also not uncommon
<br />campaign activity or other purposes that are not for public agencies to allow local calls without
<br />authorized by law. The bill also provides that the reimbursement. This bill, as drafted, allows public
<br />incidental and minimal use of public resources is agencies to continue to implement these types of
<br />not subject to criminal prosecution, policies without subjecting the employee to
<br /> criminal prosecution. Staff: Amy Brown, Status:
<br /> Under existing law, a public official in Califor- SenPubSfty;Hrg-6/4, Position: Support.
<br />nia could be subject to criminal prosecution, when
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<br /> SEND A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF A LEAGUE POSITION! HERE'S WHO TO CONTACT:
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<br /> ASSEMBLYAPPROPRIATIONSCOMMIITEE (AsApps): Burton (D), Escutia (D), Johannessen (R), Johnson (R),
<br /> Steinberg (D)(Chair), Bates (R)(Vice Chair), Alquist (D), Karnette (D), McPherson (R), Murray (D), Perata (D),
<br /> Aroner (D), Ashburn (R), Cohn (D), Corbett (D), Correa Poochigian (R), and Speier (D).
<br /> (D), Daucher (R), Diaz (D), Firebaugh (D), Goldberg (D),
<br /> Maldonado (R), Negrete McLeod (D), Robert Pacheco (R), SENATE JUDICIARY COMMIT[ER (SenJud): Escutia
<br /> Papan (D), Pavley (D), Runner (R), Simitian (D), Washing- (D)(Chair), Haynes (R)(Vice Chair), Ackerman (R), Kuehl
<br /> ton (D), Wiggins (D), Wright (D), Zettel (R), and vacancy. (D), O'Connell (D), Peace (D), and Sher (D).
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<br /> ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMIITEE (AsLG): SENATE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COM-
<br /> Wiggins (D)(Chair), Salinas (D)(Vice Chair), Cogdill (R), MIT[RE (SenLbr&lndRel): Alarcon (D)(Chair), Oiler
<br /> Correa (D), Daucher (R), Harman (R), La Suer (R), (R)(Vice Chair), Figueroa (D). Kuehl (D), Margett (R),
<br /> Lowenthal (D), Steinberg (D), Thomson (D), and Vargas McClintock (R), Polanco (D) and Romero (D).
<br /> (D).
<br /> SENATE PUBLIC SAFELY COMMI1TEE (SenPubSfty):
<br /> SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMIT[ER (SenApps): McPherson (R)(Chair), Vasconcellos (D)(Vice Chair),
<br /> Alpert (D)(Ohair), Battin (R)(Vice Chair), Bowen (D), Burton (D), Margett (R), Polanco (D), and Ortiz (D).
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<br /> For legislators' phone numbers, addresses and e-mail please see the League's Web site
<br /> ~www.cacities.org/le_otracking). Legislators and legislative committees are listed under "Re-
<br /> sources."
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