Bill Text: CA SB1118 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-17 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1118 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB1118-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1118	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Calderon

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2014

   An act to amend Section 8501 of the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1118, as introduced, Calderon. Milton Marks "Little Hoover"
Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy.
   Existing law establishes the Milton Marks "Little Hoover"
Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy in
state government with a specified membership and independent state
oversight duties.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this
law.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 8501 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   8501.  There is in  the  state government the
Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State
Government Organization and Economy, hereafter in this chapter
referred to as the "commission." The commission shall be composed of
thirteen members as follows:
   (a) Nine members of the public, appointed for terms of four years
pursuant to this section. Not more than five of these members shall
be registered as members of the same political party, and none shall
hold public office in the executive branch of  the 
state government.
   Any public member who is absent for three consecutive regular
meetings of the commission may be removed by the appointing authority
unless the member is excused from those meetings by the chairperson
of the commission. In the event of removal, or upon the resignation
or death of the member, the respective appointing authority shall
designate another person to fill the balance of the unexpired term.
   (b) Five members shall be appointed by the Governor. However, the
terms of these members shall be staggered so that the terms of three
members shall commence on January 1, 1978, and the terms of two
members shall commence on January 1, 1980. To achieve the staggering
of terms, the Governor shall designate the terms of the present
members of the commission who have been appointed by the Governor.
   (c) Two members of the public shall be appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rules. However, the terms of these members shall be
staggered so that the term of one member commences on January 1,
1979, and the term of the other member commences January 1, 1981. To
achieve the staggering of terms, the Senate Committee on Rules shall
designate the terms of the present members of the commission who have
been appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
   (d) Two members of the public shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the Assembly. However, the terms of these members shall be staggered
so that the term of one member commences January 1, 1979, and the
term of the other member commences January 1, 1981. To achieve the
staggering of terms, the Speaker of the Assembly shall designate the
terms of the present members of the commission who have been
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
   (e) Two Members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules. These members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority but shall not be registered with the same political party.
If a member, while serving on the commission, registers with the same
political party as the other member, the Senate Committee on Rules
shall replace one of the members with a new member who is not
registered with the same political party as the remaining member.
   (f) Two Members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly. These members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority but shall not be registered with the same political party.
If a member, while serving on the commission, registers with the
same political party as the other member, the Speaker of the Assembly
shall replace one of the members with a new member who is not
registered with the same political party as the remaining member.