Bill Text: CA AB478 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Legislature: Member training.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2020-02-03 - Died at Desk. [AB478 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB478-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 478

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Introduced by Assembly Member Kiley

February 12, 2019

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An act relating to the Legislature.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 478, as introduced, Kiley. Legislature: Member training.

Existing law requires the appropriate legislative ethics committees to conduct at least semiannually an orientation course of the relevant statutes and regulations governing official conduct. Each Member of the Legislature and each designated employee of the Legislature is required to attend one of the semiannual courses at least once in each biennial session.

This bill expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring each Member of the Legislature to also attend a 2-hour training on the United States and California Constitutions upon being sworn into office.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring Members of the Legislature to attend a two-hour training on the United States and California Constitutions upon being sworn into office.