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Legislative Bill Action
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<br />considerations for its member agencies. The proposed having a difficult time doing so under the allotted timeframe.
<br />amendments require the Waste Board, by September 1, Extending the deadline for compliance would be most
<br />2003, to provide cities, counties and private enterprises with beneficial for these departments. Staff: Amy Brown, Status:
<br />information on how to consider environmental justice SenLbr&lndRel;Hrg-6/12, Position: Support.
<br />issues. This information would be prepared after consulta-
<br />tion with OPR and be consistent with OPR's update of the
<br />General Plan Guidelines, prepared pursuant to AB 1553,
<br />The League will continue to oppose SB 1542 unless it is SUPPORT A LEAGUE POSITION!
<br />amended to reflect this new proposal, If the new proposal is
<br />accepted, the League will support SB 1542. Staff: Yvonne HERE'S WHO TO CONTACT:
<br />Hunter, Status: AsNatRes, Position: Oppose Unless
<br />Amended. ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
<br /> (AsApps): Steinberg (D)(Chair}, Bates (R)(Vice Chair), AJquist
<br /> (D), Aroner (D), Ashbum (R), Cohn (D), Corbett (D), Correa (D),
<br />HUMAN RESOURCES Daucher (R), Diaz (D), Firebaugh (D), Goldben:j (D),
<br />SB 1516 (Romero), Public Safety Officers. Procedural Maldonado (R), Negreto McLeod (D), Robed Pacheco (R),
<br />Bill of Rights, The Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Papan (D), Parley (D), Runner (R), Simitian (D), Washington
<br />Rights Act makes it unlawful for any public safety depar/ment (D), W~ggins (D), Wright (D), Zettel (R), and vacancy.
<br />to deny or refuse to public safety o~cers the dghts and ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
<br />protections guaranteed to them by the Act. SB 1516 (AsNatRes): Wayne (D)(Chair}, Hollingsworlh (R)(Vice Chair},
<br />amends POBOR to assess damages and attorney fees to Cardoza (D), Dickerson (R), Harman (R), Jackson (D), Keeley
<br />any agency or management employee that violates an (D), Koretz (D), Lowenthal (D), Migden (D), Parley (D), and
<br />employee's POBOR rights. This measure creates adverse Wyman (R).
<br />relationships between local agencies and their manage-
<br />ment employees, Staff: Amy Brown, Status: AsPubSfty;Hrg-6/ ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
<br />11, Position: Oppose. (AsPubSfty): Washington (D)(Chair}, La Seur (R)(Vice Chair),
<br /> Cedillo (D), Diaz (D), Dickerson (R), Goldberg (D), and Keeley
<br />AB 1890 (Horton), City Employees. Civil Service Board. (D).
<br />AB 1890 requires, when the delegation of powers is to a
<br />board, commission, committee, or other similar entity andSENATE ENERGY, UTILITIES AND COMMUNICA-
<br />there is an employee organization that includes city employ- TIONS COMMITTEE (SenEnUt&Comm): Bowan (D)(Chair},
<br />ees, that one-half of the members of the board, commission, Morrow (R)(Vice Chair}, Alarcon (D), Batfin (R), Murray (D),
<br />committee, or other entity be selected by the legislative body Sher (D), Speier (D), Vasconcellos (D), and Vincent (D).
<br />and one-half of the members be selected by the employee
<br />organization. This bill requires the members to select anSENATE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
<br />independent, neutral chairperson. This is an attempt to COMMITTEE (SenLbr&lndRel): Alarcon (D)(Chair), Offer
<br />inappropriately usurp employer rights (hiring, job require- (R)(Vice Chair), Figuema (D), Kuehl (D), Margett (R),
<br />ments, staffing levels, etc.). Staff: Amy Brown, Status: McClintock (R), Poianco (D) and Romero (D).
<br />SenPE&Ret;Hrg-6/10, Position: Oppose. SENATE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT
<br />AB 2118 (Dickerson). Cai OSHA. Volunteer COMMITTEE (SenPE&Ret): Soto (D)(Chair). Haynes
<br />Firefighters. AB 2118 would c~elay implementation of Cai (R)C,'*ce Chair), Kamette (D), Oiler (R), and Romero (D).
<br />OSHA standards on volunteer flrefighters until January 1,For L~,gislators' phone numbers, addresses and e-mail
<br />2004. Based' on the re~l~onseS We have received from our pease see the League's Web site (vwvw. cacities.orp/
<br />cities, covering our firefighters under OSHA is a very lengthy le~trackin~ Legislators and legisla/ive committees are
<br />process. Our fire departments must develop policies and listed under Resources.
<br />procedures for complying with the OSHA standards, and are
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