BILL NUMBER: AB 528 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 113
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 6, 2009
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR AUGUST 5, 2009
PASSED THE SENATE JUNE 24, 2009
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY JULY 6, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 9, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 31, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Silva
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
An act to amend Sections 56100.1, 56700.1, 57009, and 82035.5 of
the Government Code, relating to local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 528, Silva. Local government: reorganization: expenditure
reporting.
(1) Existing law, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government
Reorganization Act, requires contributions and expenditures for
political purposes on boundary changes approved by a local agency
formation commission to be disclosed and reported to the commission
to the same extent and subject to the same requirements of the
Political Reform Act of 1974 as provided for local initiative
measures.
This bill would revise these provisions to require the
expenditures to be disclosed and reported pursuant to the Political
Reform Act of 1974.
(2) Existing law, for purposes of the Political Reform Act of
1974, defines "LAFCO proposal" to mean a proposal, as defined by the
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act, that is
initiated as a petition for filing with a local agency formation
commission.
This bill would revise the definition of "LAFCO proposal" to mean
a proposal, as defined by the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government
Reorganization Act, including a proceeding, as defined by that act.
(3) The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure,
provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's
purposes upon a 2/3 vote of each house and compliance with specified
procedural requirements. This bill would declare that it furthers the
purposes of the act.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 56100.1 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
56100.1. (a) Contributions and expenditures for political
purposes related to a proposal or proceeding shall be disclosed and
reported pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 84250) of
Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing
with Section 81000)).
(b) A commission may require, through the adoption of written
policies and procedures, additional disclosure of contributions in
support of or opposition to a proposal, which shall be made either to
the commission's executive officer, in which case it shall be posted
on the commission's Internet Web site, if applicable, or to the
board of supervisors of the county in which the commission is
located, which may designate a county officer to receive the
disclosure. Disclosure pursuant to a requirement under the authority
provided in this section shall be in addition to any disclosure
otherwise required by Section 56700.1, 57009, or local ordinance.
SEC. 2. Section 56700.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:
56700.1. Expenditures for political purposes related to a
proposal for a change of organization or reorganization that will be
submitted to a commission pursuant to this part, and contributions in
support of or in opposition to those proposals, shall be disclosed
and reported pursuant to Section 56100.1.
SEC. 3. Section 57009 of the Government Code is amended to read:
57009. Expenditures for political purposes related to proceedings
for a change of organization or reorganization that will be
conducted pursuant to this part, and contributions in support of or
in opposition to those proceedings, shall be disclosed and reported
pursuant to Section 56100.1.
SEC. 4. Section 82035.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:
82035.5. "LAFCO proposal" means a proposal, as defined in Section
56069, including a proceeding, as defined by Section 56067.
SEC. 5. The Legislature finds and declares that this bill furthers
the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within the meaning
of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government Code.