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<br />Legislative Bill Action
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<br />disability (Labor Code 4850) for safety officers to two
<br />years. This bill would have dramatically adverse
<br />effects on our local agency budgets in a time where
<br />layoffs, local service cutbacks and an enormous state
<br />budget deficit is a part of reality. Under current law,
<br />firefighters and police officers are entitled to up to
<br />one year of temporary disability time off while receiv-
<br />ing tax -free payments of their full salary. Because the
<br />benefit is full salary, but tax free, the amount received
<br />by the injured officer significantly exceeds their
<br />normal take -home compensation. A temporarily
<br />injured safety employee under this law cannot retire
<br />until their "4850" time is exhausted. The local agency
<br />cannot permanently fill that position until the injured
<br />worker returns to modified work or retires. One
<br />missing employee severely hampers response
<br />models and emergency operations so overtime
<br />personnel are hired back to sustain staffing levels.
<br />Staff: Amy Brown Status: AsApps, Position: Op-
<br />pose.
<br />For legislators' phone numbers, ad-
<br />dresses and e-mail please see the
<br />League's website (www.cacities.orcl/
<br />Ietlislativesearch)
<br />SEND A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF A
<br />LEAGUE POSITION! HERE'S WHO
<br />TO CONTACT:
<br />ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
<br />(AsApps): Steinberg (D)(Chair), Bates (R)(Vice Chair), Berg
<br />(D), Calderon (D), Cohn (D), Corbett (D), Correa (D),
<br />Daucher (R), Diaz (D), Firebaugh (D), Goldberg (D), Haynes
<br />(R), Leno (D), Maldonado (R), Negrete Mcleod (D), Nation
<br />(D), Nunez (D), Pacheco (R), Pavley (D), Ridley- Thomas (D),
<br />Runner (R), Samuelian (R), Simitian (D), Wiggins (D), and
<br />Yee (D). Phone: 916/319 -2081.
<br />ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE (AdM):
<br />Frommer (DXChair), Pacheco (R)(Vice Chair), Bates (R), Char
<br />(D), Chavez (D), Chu (D), Cohn (D), Dutton (R), Goldberg
<br />(D), Haynes (R), Koretz (D), Lieber (D), Maze (R), Negrete
<br />McLeod (D), McCarthy (R), Montanez (D), Nakanishi (R),
<br />Nakano (D), Nunez (D), Plescia (R), Richman (R), Ridley -
<br />Thomas (D), Salinas (D), Wolk (D), and Yee (D). Phone: 916/
<br />319.2197.
<br />ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE (AsJud):
<br />Corbett (DXChair), Harman (R)(Vice Chair), Bates (R), Duna
<br />(D), Hancock (1)), Jackson (D), Laird (D), Longville (D),
<br />Montanez (D), Pacheco (R), Spitzer (R), Steinberg (D),
<br />Vargas (D), and vacancy. Phone: 916/319 -2334,
<br />ASSEMBLY REVENUE AND TAXATION
<br />COMMITTEE (AsRevTa:): Chavez (D)(Chair), Wyland
<br />(RXVice Chair), Harman (R), Laird (D), Leno (D), Simitian (D),
<br />and vacancy. Phone: 916/319 -2098.
<br />SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
<br />(SenApps): Alpert (D)(Chair), Battin (R)(Vice Chair),
<br />Aanestad (R), Ashburn (R), Bowen (D), Burton (D), Escutia
<br />(D), Johnson (R), Kamette (D), Machado (D), Murray (D),
<br />Poochigian (R), and Speier (D). PH: 445 -3284.
<br />SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMI M
<br />(SenEnvQual): Sher (D)(Chair), Denham (R)(Vice Chair),
<br />Chesbro (D), Figueroa (D), Kuehl (D), McPherson (R), and
<br />Romem (D). Phone: 916/324-0894.
<br />SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
<br />(SenPubSfty): McPherson (R)(Chair), Vasconcellos (D)(V
<br />Chair), Burton (D), Margett (R), Romero (D), and Sher (D).
<br />Phone: 916/322 -1305.
<br />SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
<br />(SenTrans): Murray (DXChau), McClintock (R)(Vice Chair),
<br />Ashburn (R), Broke (R), Figueroa (D), Florez (D), Kamette
<br />(D), Morrow (R), Perata (D), Scott (D), Soto (D), Speier (D),
<br />and Torlakson (D). Phone: 916/445 -3182.
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