BILL NUMBER: SR 30 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Huff FEBRUARY 26, 2014 Relative to the suspension of Senator Ronald S. Calderon. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST WHEREAS, Public office is a public trust; and WHEREAS, That public trust is eroded by actions that appear to place the private interests of public officials above the public good; and WHEREAS, The California State Senate has established Standards of Conduct for the Senate; and WHEREAS, The Standards of Conduct specifically state that no Senator or officer or employee of the Senate should accept anything from anyone that would interfere with the exercise of his or her independent judgment; and WHEREAS, The Standards of Conduct further state that no Senator should use the prestige of his or her office, and no officer or employee of the Senate should use the status of his or her position, for material or financial gain or private benefit; and WHEREAS, The Standards of Conduct further state that each Senator and each officer and employee of the Senate shall uphold the Constitution of California and the Constitution of the United States and shall adhere to the spirit and the letter of the laws, rules, and regulations governing officeholder conduct; and WHEREAS, The Standards of Conduct further state that each Senator and each officer and employee of the Senate shall conduct himself or herself in the performance of his or her duties in a manner that does not discredit the Senate; and WHEREAS, The public trust and the honor and integrity of the California State Senate must be upheld by the Senate and by its Members, officers, and employees; and WHEREAS, The ability of the California State Senate to operate as a legislative body must be vigorously protected; and WHEREAS, Senator Ronald S. Calderon has violated the public trust and undermined the honor and integrity of the California State Senate; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, a majority of the membership concurring, That the Senate hereby suspends Senator Ronald S. Calderon from exercising any of the powers of his office as a Member of the Senate until such time as his pending criminal indictment has been adjudicated.