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q. A -1 <br />April 25, 2003 <br />ssue #16 -2003 <br />t, W1 <br />a tame antes <br />CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT <br />RULES SB 402 UNCONSTITUTIONAL <br />Hot Bills <br />The State Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion this week that SB 402 is <br />Act Now <br />unconstitutional. The legislation allows unions to insist that disputes regarding the <br />■ ■ ■ • <br />compensation of local public safety employees be resolved by binding arbitration. <br />■ <br />For more, see page 8. <br />' A8136(Kehoe). <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />workers' Compensa- <br />BUDGET CUTS FOR CITIES PROPOSED BY THE ASSEMBLY <br />tion. Status: <br />DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CUTS EXCEED GENERAL FUND <br />Oppose. <br />PAYMENTS TO CITIES <br />AB 453 (Yee). <br />On April 25, after a prolonged discussion with the Assembly Democratic <br />. Public Works Con- <br />Caucus, Speaker Herb Wesson proposed a series of budget cuts, loans, <br />tracts. Status: <br />transfers, and revenues for immediate consideration. Quick passage of this <br />■ Oppose. <br />(or some other) proposal, referred to as the "April package ", is critical in order <br />to benefit from the key revenue gains included in the package. These include: <br />■ SB 744 (Dunn). <br />proposed pension obligation bonds (which must be approved by May 5 to <br />HCD State Housing <br />achieve 100% of the revenue in 2003 -04); and triggering of the VLF revenues <br />• Accountability <br />(the plan counts on 100% of VLF revenues flowing as of July 1, removing the <br />: Committee. Status: <br />state's obligation to backfill cities and counties). <br />� Oppose. <br />■ <br />The package is expected to be heard by the Assembly Budget Committee <br />on Monday, April 28, with a floor vote planned for as early as Tuesday, April 29. <br />If approved, it would then move to the Senate. For more, see page 6. <br />■ <br />ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE PASSESAB 1221. <br />NEXT HEARING: ASSEMBLY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE - <br />■ Want more details on <br />MONDAY, APRIL 28 <br />these and other bills? <br />The Assembly Local Government Committee approved AB 1221 (Steinberg, <br />Log on to the League of <br />Campbell) on April 23 on a straight partisan vote. The vote on the bill was: <br />California Cities Web site <br />AYES (6) - Salinas, Leno, Steinberg, Garcia, Mullin and Lieber; NOES (2) - <br />at www.cacities.org and <br />LaSuer and Daucher; NOT VOTING -Wiggins. For more, see 10. <br />click on Legislative <br />Advocacy. <br />• .... • • ........... . <br />Page 2 MINOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEASURES APPROVED BY SENATE <br />LEAGUE COMMENTS ON DRAFT PHASE II STORM WATER PERMIT <br />Page 3 LEAGUE PRESIDENT TESTIFIES ON STRUCTURAL REFORM <br />Page 4 LOCAL UPDATE <br />Page 5 THE BUDGET STORY - SOME PRESS QUOTES <br />Page T CONTACT YOUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER TODAYI <br />Page 8 WRITING LETTERS ON BILLS <br />WHAT THE COURT SAID ABOUT SB 402 <br />Page 11 LEAGUE'S MEMBER DATABASE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE <br />DON'T MISS THE MAY ISSUE OF WESTERN CITY MAGAZINE <br />Page 14 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br />ATTACHMENT: CHART <br />