California Citizen Legislature Act (2010)
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A California Part-Time Legislature Initiative may appear on the 2010 state ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment.
Gabriella Holt is the measure's official proponent. The group "Citizens for California Reform" supports the measure.
The proposed initiative has these provisions:
- The total amount of time the California State Legislature is in session each year would be reduced to no more than ninety-five days.
- The legislature would convene in early January for up to thirty days and again in early May for up to sixty days.
- The legislature would be allowed to reconvene for up to five additional days to reconsider bills vetoed by Governor.
The California legislature has been full-time since 1966.
Fiscal impact
The California Legislative Analyst's Office estimates the fiscal impact on state and local government as:
- "Potential annual state savings of tens of millions of dollars. Actual savings would depend on future actions of the California Citizens Compensation Commission, the Legislature, and the Governor."
Opposition
John Laird, a former member of the California State Assembly from Santa Cruz, opposes the measure. Along with two other retired state representatives, he has formed a political action committee called Californians for an Effective Legislature to organize against the part-time legislature idea.
According to Laird, ""This isn't a good reform. We are now the seventh largest economy in the world and we have a budget that, with all funds, is $130 billion. That's not a time to be part-time."[1]
See also
External links
- Letter to Attorney General requesting ballot title (09-0013)
- Letter to Attorney General requesting ballot title (09-0031)
- Official website of Citizens for California Reform
