Bill Text: CA SR87 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2017–18 Regular Session.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-08-29 - Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator De León. [SR87 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SR87-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Senate Resolution | No. 87 |
| Introduced by Senator De León |
February 26, 2018 |
Relative to the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2017–18 Regular Session.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SR 87, as introduced, De León.
Digest Key
Bill Text
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2017–18 Regular Session are amended as follows:
That Rule 3.5 is amended to read:
Leave of Absence
3.5. (a) (1) A Member of the Senate may request a paid leave of absence from the Senate under this rule. The request shall be in writing to the Committee on Rules.
(2) Upon receipt of the request, the Committee on Rules shall determine whether the length of the leave requested is sufficient based on the circumstances surrounding the request. If the Committee on Rules determines that the requested time period is not sufficient, the
Committee on Rules may prescribe a different date of termination of the leave of absence. Once approved, the Committee on Rules may extend a leave of absence at its discretion. absence, not to exceed an additional 60 days. Final approval of a leave of absence shall occur at a meeting of the Committee on Rules that is open and public.
(b) A Member of the Senate shall not exercise any of the rights, privileges, duties, or powers of his or her office, or utilize any resources of the Legislature, during the period of the leave of absence. The member shall not receive reimbursement for living or travel expenses during the period of the leave of
absence.
(c) This rule applies to a leave of absence granted before or after adoption of this rule.
