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I 66*0 LEGISLATURE MOVES TO REPEAL SB 60 On Monday, November 24, 2003 SB X3 1 (Oiler) passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee by a vote of 9 -2. The bill then ws3 passed on the Senate Floor by a vote of 33 -0 and sent to the Assembly for assignment. Tuesday, November 25, 2003, ABX3 1 (Benoit) passed out of the Assembly Transportation Committee by a vote of 15 -0. The bill will move onto Assembly Appropriations and then to the Assembly floor for a vote. SB X3 1 and AB X3 1 are identical bills that repeal the provisions in SB 60 (Cedillo) which was signed into law by Governor Davis and becomes effective on January 1, 2004. SB 60 makes several changes regarding the eligibility requirement for an original driver's license or identification card (ID). The bill allows persons who do not have legal presence in the United States eligibility to apply for a California driver's license or ID card by permitting license appli- cants to submit a federal taxpayer ID number or other identifier number deemed appropriate by the State Department of Motor Vehicles, rather than a social security number. Additionally, SB 60 provides for a signed affidavit procedure if the applicant does not have a social security account, and increases fees for specified driver's licenses and deletes fees for senior ID cards. SB X3 1 and AB X3 1 reinstate the current law that requires an applicant for the issuance or renewal by the Department of Motor Vehicles of a driver's license or identification card to provide his or her social security account num- ber. Existing law requires an applicant for an original driver's license or identification card to submit satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under federal law, and prohibits the department from issuing a license or card to a person who does not do so. Existing law also requires the department to adopt regulations including proce- dures for verifying citizenship or legal residency of applicants for driver's licenses and identifica- tion cards. RECENT LEGAL ADVOCACY FILINGS The League would like to provide special thanks to the individuals listed below who wrote friend -of- the -court briefs and letters for their efforts on behalf of the League. League action and a brief summary of the case appear below. Copies of the filings are available at: www.cacities.orq/recentfilinqs. Charter Cities and Prevailing Wages The League filed a friend -of- the -court brief advocating that charter cities may pay prevailing wages in public works construction projects, but should not be required to do so. The League thanks Kathy Jenson, City Attorney, La Quinta and with Rutan & Tucker, for writing the brief on behalf of the League to the Califor- nia Supreme Court, and for previously writing the letter successfully urging that the California Supreme Court to review this case. The name of the case is City of Long Beach v. Califomia Department of Industrial Relations, No. S118450. Interim Contracts for Waste Management Services and Referendum The League filed a letter urging the Califor- nia Supreme Court to review a case involving whether an interim contract can be adopted by a town for waste management services without violating the stay provisions of the Elections Code section 9241 involving referendums. League staff wrote the letter on behalf of the League to the California Supreme Court. The League is seeking review because the court's ruling failed to take into account that waste service contracts involve public health issues and should be considered urgency measures not subject to the stay provisions of Elections Code section 9241. The name of the case is Lindelli v. Town of San Anselma 111 Cal.App.4 1099, 4 Cal.Rptr.3d 453 (1s' Dist. Sept.3, 2003), petition for review filed, Oct. 16, 2003. Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS /PAGE 3