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F. A Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... employment regulations upon public safety offic- ers. It is uncertain why this bill is needed in the first place. The issue of posing limits on outside employment for local safety personnel is one of a local matter that should be negotiated during the meet and confer process. The State should not tie the hands of cities and counties that desire to address problems that arise when public safety personnel seek outside employment. AB 359 will likely cause adverse situations such as conflicts of interest, negative public images of safety officers and unfavorable relations between man- agement and labor. AB 359 is also significantly difficult to implement. The bill states that off-duty employment may not be "unreasonably" held. The term "unreasonable" is extremely vague and would be very difficult to enforce. Staff: Amy Brown, Status: AsPubSfty, Position: Oppose. gram. SB 20 (Sher) is a California spot bill intro- duced this year to address e- waste. While the League would prefer a national approach to an a -waste program that applies to all states, the League wants to make sure that any federal program is adequately designed to prop- erly address the problem and does not inappropri- ately restrict what California may do by itself. HR 1165 meets this criteria and is consistent with existing League policy. Interested cities should send letters of support to Representative Thomp- son. Staff: Yvonne Hunter. Position: Support. SEND A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF A LEAGUE POSITION! HERE'S WHO TO CONTACT: FEDERAL ARTICLES HR 1165 (M. Thompson). E -Waste Goes to Washington. Califomia Representative Mike Thompson has introduced HR 1165 to encourage the recycling of electronic waste. Similar to legislation introduced by the former California State Senator, it would establish a fee and grant program to encourage the recycling of electronic waste and provide local governments and others with financial resources with which to establish and operate a -waste collection and recycling operations. The problem of a -waste in California and the nation is serious. Local governments are strug- gling to fund a -waste collection and recycling programs. At the same time, the rapid turnover of business and home computers and electronics is straining the limited programs now in effect. Unfortunately, California a -waste legislation last year, SB 1523 (Sher), was vetoed by the Governor. In his veto message, the Governor directed the California Environmental Protection Agency to work with interested stakeholders to develop a manufacturer responsibility -type pro- ASSEMBLY INSURANCE COMMITTEE (Asins): Vargas (D)(Chair), Maddox (R)(Vice Chair), Benoit (R), Bogh (R), Calderon (D), Campbell (R), Chavez (D), Correa (D), Diaz (D), Dutra (D), Dutton (R), Frommer (D), J. Horton (D), Koretz (D), Lieber (D), Mountjoy (R), Nakano (D), Richman (R), and Ridley- Thomas (D). Phone: 9161 319 -2086. ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (AsPubSfty): Leno (D)(Chair), La Suer (R)(Vice Chair), Bermudez (D), Goldberg (D), Koretz (D), Longville (D), and Spitzer (R). Phone: 916/319- 3744. SENATE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT COMMITTEE (SenPE &Ret): Soto (D)(Chair), Ahsburn (R)(Vice Chair), Kamette (D), Oiler (R), and Scott (D). Phone: 916/445 -8958. SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMIT- TEE (SenRevTax): Cedillo (D)(Chair), Poochigian (R)(Vice Chair), Alpert (D), Ashburn (R), Bowen (D), Burton (D), and Knight (R). Phone: 916/445 -3808. For legislators' phone numbers, ad- dresses and e-mail please see the League's website (www.cacities.orgl lee - islativesearch) Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 9