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	California State Politics and Policy
		Although there are currently no session limits in the California state legislature, lifetime term limits of 3 terms (or 6 years) in the Assembly and 2 terms (or 8 years) in the Senate were enacted in 1990.
		The state legislature is both the most professionalized and arguably the "sickest" of the fifty states.
		Therefore, while it is indeed true that California's legislature is riddled with partisan conflict, it is not necessarily true that all of this conflict can be attributed to professionalization alone.
	www.skidmore.edu /~s_palomb/legislature.htm (730 words)

	California Legislature Approves Gay Marriage
		In 1948, California's Supreme Court became the first state court to strike down a law prohibiting interracial marriage.
		And California in 1976 was among the first states to repeal sodomy statues.
		California is already one of the most gay-friendly states in the nation.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/06/AR2005090602076.html (884 words)

	California School Finance > Finance System > History ( DNN 4.3.4 )
		A two-thirds vote of the Legislature and a signature from the governor are required to suspend Proposition 98 for a year.
		In 2004, the Legislature significantly amended AB 1200 by passing AB 2756, which broadened the fiscal oversight authority of the county offices of education and the state over school districts.
		California lawsuit, originally filed in 2000, charged that the state had failed to give thousands of children the basic tools necessary for their education.
	www.californiaschoolfinance.org /FinanceSystem/History/tabid/68/Default.aspx (1387 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		CALIFORNIA, one of the Pacific Coast states of the U.S., bounded on the N by Oregon, on the E by Nevada and Arizona, on the S by the Mexican state of Baja California, and on the W by the Pacific Ocean.
		The E California mountain ranges are dry and range from mild summers and cold winters in the N to extremely hot summers in the S. Death Valley’s highest recorded temperature of 56.7° C (134° F) in 1913 is near the world record.
		California is one of the largest producers of sawtimber in the U.S. The annual timber harvest in the early 2000s was estimated at 3.8 million cu m (1.6 billion bd ft), valued at more than $570 million.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/california.html (6138 words)

	About Legislative Government - Guide to Government, California State Government
		The federal government and all states except Nebraska have a bicameral legislature, a legislature divided into two houses; in California these are the state Senate and the state Assembly.
		Since Proposition 140 cut the legislature's operating budget, the offices of the auditor general and legislative analyst were in danger of being unfunded.
		Additionally, brochures and pamphlets on state government and the legislature are provided by the bill room, members of the legislature, the chief clerk of the Assembly, and the secretary of the Senate.
	www.smartvoter.org /gtg/ca/state/overview/legislative.html (4811 words)

	NRDC: California Legislative Update
		California's environment scored major victories this year with the passage of landmark global warming legislation and new laws to protect Californians from toxins.
		California continued its tradition of public health protection leadership with the enactment of SB 1379, which creates a statewide biomonitoring program to measure and catalogue human exposure to chemicals.
		The governor's veto of SB 927, which would have generated funds to combat air pollution, improve security and reduce congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is a tough loss for the people who live near the state's largest ports and all residents of the South Coast Air Basin.
	www.nrdc.org /legislation/caleg.asp (876 words)

	Definition of California Legislature
		The California State Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of California.
		It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Assembly, and an upper house, the Senate.
		The proceedings of the California Legislature are briefly summarized in regularly published journals, which show votes and who proposed or withdrew what.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/California_Legislature (325 words)

	[PushBack] What the California Legislature and the Governor Must Do Immediately to Solve the Energy Crisis in California
		The legislature bankrupted the utilities that deliver power to homeowners as surely as if they had stolen the money out of their bank accounts—while these same politicians were taking millions of dollars in political contributions from those who are now profiting immensely from the energy crisis in California.
		The Legislature and the Governor must change the so-called environmental laws that have allowed the environmental lobby to run the state of California—literally into the ground—while lining their own pockets by stopping any and all building and power plant projects that they choose to attack.
		The legislature must pass laws that demand that every city, county or region that wants delivery of more power than they are receiving today must designate sites within their own region where power plants can be built to supply these new power requirements.
	www.pushback.com /energy/WhatLegislatureMustDo.html (1575 words)

	California State Library - Previous Capitals of California
		Spurred perhaps by the immediate prospect of an uncomfortable session in Vallejo, the Legislature passed a bill on February 4 ordering the seat of government to be moved instantly to the City of Benicia.
		Free use of the Sacramento County Courthouse as a capitol building, rooms for state officers, fireproof vaults for the records, removal of the Legislature and furnishings from Benicia to Sacramento without charge, and a building site for a permanent capitol - should Sacramento be declared the permanent capital - were included.
		California's Legislature by the Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
	www.library.ca.gov /history/previous-ca-capitals.html (640 words)

	California Legislature \| Californians Against Waste
		AB 1109 (Huffman) would set performance standards designed to substantially reduce California's energy consumption, while also requiring manufacturers to reduce levels of toxic mercury and lead found in lighting products and provide for their proper recycling and disposal.
		In 2003, the legislature adopted SB 20 (Sher), the E-waste Recycling Act, which included a provision establishing a phase out of the use of specified toxic materials in ‘covered electronic devices’ (CED’s), effective January of this year.
		This measure builds on existing California law and will prohibit the sale of any electronic device in the state that cannot be sold in Europe due to their toxicity.
	www.cawrecycles.org /taxonomy/term/26?PHPSESSID=2142638a6554b8eb6daef4a3136e8436 (792 words)

	California Legislature Approves Gay Marriage Bill
		SACRAMENTO—The California Legislature on Tuesday became the first legislative body in the country to approve a bill allowing same-sex marriages, but the measure faces an uncertain future before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
		California voters could be asked to decide the issue again.
		California already gives same-sex couples many of the rights and duties of marriage if they register with the state as domestic partners.
	www.sacunion.com /pages/state_capitol/articles/california_legislature_approves_gay_marriage_bill (1012 words)

	California Chronicle: California Legislature Urged to Pass Resolution to Begin Federal Impeachment Proceedings
		California Legislature Urged to Pass Resolution to Begin Federal Impeachment Proceedings
		In addition to calling on all members of the California legislature to support and vote for this resolution immediately, Paparian challenged all candidates for state office to come out unequivocally in favor of AJR 39, and urged voters to reject any candidate that does not fully support the resolution.
		California Chronicle is a trademark of Ultio LLC.
	www.californiachronicle.com /articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=9738 (362 words)

	CJC and Correctable Tickets - Knox
		The Judicial Council argues that as it and the Legislature both derive their powers from the state Constitution, the two institutions are coequals.
		Tucker of the California Judicial Council's interpretation of VC 40303.5 sub-section (d), my read of it only serves to prove that 27151 is clearly a correctable violation.
		If the Legislature didn't want 27151 to be correctable, I'm certain they would have written it that way or amended it over the subsequent 30 odd years.
	www.bikersrights.com /states/california/CJCKnox.html (1251 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Assembly OKs same-sex marriage
		California courts are already hearing an appeal of a decision by a San Francisco Superior Court judge ruling that banning same-sex marriage violates the civil rights of homosexuals.
		While the California Legislature has taken a lead in expanding gay rights, including a domestic-partner law approved in 1999, other states have been prodded by their courts to act.
		Assemblyman Jackie Goldberg, D-Los Angeles, one of six gays and lesbians serving in the Legislature, said she didn't understand the impact of marriage until she and her partner got married in San Francisco last year while the city was issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20050907-9999-1n7samesex.html (1252 words)

	California Legislative and Regulatory Sources
		General text on the development of California politics and government with chapters on elections; executive, legislative, and judicial branches; and economic, social, and political affairs.
		Annual publication containing an alphabetical index to the California constitution, all the codes, the general laws and rules of the California Supreme Court.
		California administrative rules and regulations are made by various state agencies to implement laws enacted by the state legislature.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /doemoff/govinfo/state/gov_calleg.html (1151 words)

	League of California Cities
		Throughout the nation, millions of dollars are being spent by telephone companies in efforts to convince Congress and state legislatures that today's telecommunications innovations make the local franchise - currently required of a provider of cable television service - no longer an effective regulatory tool.
		The franchise would be issued by the California Department of Corporations, creating the need for a new bureaucracy within state government at an agency with no prior experience in this area.
		This tool kit is intended to provide city officials with the information and sample materials they need to launch an effective grassroots and media effort in their city to help persuade the Legislature that local concerns matter, and must be addressed by amendments to AB 2987.
	www.cacities.org /index.jsp?zone=locc&previewStory=25069 (455 words)

	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE – 1999 REGULAR SESSION
		This bill would require that school buses manufactured on or after January 1, 2002, and purchased or leased for use in California have a ‘‘passenger restraint system,’’ as specified, at all designated seating positions, unless specifically prohibited by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
		The information recorded pursuant to this subdivision shall remain on file at the district or county office, or at the school, for one year from the date of the instruction, and shall be subject to inspection by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
		(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in implementing this section, school pupil transportation providers work to prioritize the allocation of school buses purchased, leased, or contracted for after January 1, 2002, to ensure that elementary-level school bus passengers receive first priority for new school buses whenever feasible.
	www.ncsbs.org /legislature/legislative_ca.htm (1433 words)

	Our Unfocused Legislature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		California Performance Review Report Released (8/3) Read the newly released report of the California Performance Review, which aims to fundamentally reform and revitalize California state government.
		California 2004-2005 Education Budget Analysis (1/14) The budget offers the first small glimpse of the much-needed structural reform in California's convoluted education finance system.
		California faces the dual challenges of confronting a structural deficit and also overcoming a "competitiveness crisis" relative to other states.
	www.rppi.org /unfocused.shtml (2683 words)

	Information and Services California
		The legislature refers topics to the CLRC, the CLRC studies the topic and sends recommendations back to the Legislature.The CLRC study generates detailed memoranda, minutes and often a published study before the final recommendation is published.
		Although comment on specific legislation by the legislature is fairly rare, because this era was seen at the time as revolutionary in many respects there is relatively abundant comment on much of the legislation of the day by executive branch and media sources.
		The first Legislatures in the early 1850's tended to lift entire bodies of law from other jurisdictions and enact them in California, although that fact is sometimes difficult to document, as there is frequently little or no substantive history of legislation of this period beyond the most basic documents and an occasional newspaper clip.
	www.lhclearinghouse.com /cal.htm (2051 words)

	Size of California Legislature Should be Increased--Districts Are Too Large - California Progress Report
		Steve Wiegand, a Sacramento Bee columnist, opines today that a larger Legislature would relieve some of the fundraising pressure produced by the high cost of campaigning to such large numbers of people – which he incorrectly pegs at 300,000.
		All this would be a benefit to the Legislature and to the voters.
		California Progress Report is the water cooler around which progressive Californians gather daily for news, politics, policy, and progressive action.
	www.californiaprogressreport.com /2006/11/size_of_califor.html (1258 words)

	California Legislature Excludes Manufacturers Investment Credit
		In an effort to narrow the nearly $40 billion budget deficit, the California legislature did not include the MIC in the budget, opting instead for the $350 - $450 million in estimated additional tax revenue annually.
		Despite Governor Davis' recent public support for the MIC as a valuable tool to bring California out of recession, he is expected to sign the new budget, allowing the MIC to expire at the end of the year.
		Taxpayers should be advised that the credit is still available for open periods through the end of the year and any planned purchases of qualifying property should be made prior to the calendar year end in order to receive credit.
	www.ryanco.com /develop/California_Legislature_Excludes_Manufacturers_Investment_Credit_from_New_Budget.aspx (264 words)

	California Legislature begins new two-year session - North County Times - State / West - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Thirty percent of California's lawmakers are women, compared to an average of 22 percent in legislatures nationally.
		California Democrats will continue their dominance of a full-time Legislature that has largely been in their hands since 1959 after a half century of Republican control.
		California is one of 19 Democrat-controlled legislatures nationally, according to the National Conference on State Legislatures.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/12/07/news/state/19_48_3612_6_04.txt (1096 words)

	California health insurance
		In 2006 California slipped one position into being the 23rd most healthy state to live in, according to a study commissioned by United Health Foundation.
		California Health Care for All -- The purpose of Health Care for All--California is to promote comprehensive universal health care using a single payer public finance mechanism.
		The number of non-elderly uninsured in California is 19.4 percent of the population, and higher than the national average of 15.9 percent.
	www.healthinsurance.org /california (1416 words)

	SSHL: Government Information: California: Legislation
		California Ballot Pamphlets (1911-present) Full text of the initiatives, accompanying material relating to their filing and qualification, related legal and legislative history, and digital images of pertinent documents.
		California Ballot Propositions Database Comprehensive, searchable source of information on California ballot propositions from 1911 to the present.
		California Code of Regulations Current, full-text of regulations that have been formally adopted by state agencies.
	govinfo.ucsd.edu /calleg.html (352 words)

	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ON MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVACY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This bill, sponsored by the California Psychological Association and authored by Senator Steve Peace, is a slight revision of last year's SB 1062, which was vetoed by the governor.
		Just before the legislature was to adjourn, when it was obvious that the conference committee was not going to meet, the other four bills were allowed to die.
		We are working with the bill’s co-sponsor, the California Society for Clinical Social Work, to make the point that mental health information is especially sensitive and should be entitled to extra legal protections, in the face of encroachments on privacy by managed care and computerization of health information.
	www.ccemhc.org /7bcalifornia.html (3221 words)

	FindLaw's Writ - Amar: The California Legislature Begins to Take Up Gay Marriage
		The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on May 25 concerning the question whether San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom had legal authority to ignore state statutes he believes are unconstitutional when he directed the issuance of same-sex licenses earlier this year.
		And now the California legislature is beginning to weigh in; a few weeks ago, the Judiciary Committee of the California Assembly approved, by a vote of 8-3, a bill proposed by Assemblyman Mark Leno that would amend various California statutes to permit the state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
		While California need not recognize same-sex marriages if it doesn't want to, California may not be able to recognize such marriages internally and refuse to recognize them simply because they are entered into in Massachusetts.
	writ.news.findlaw.com /amar/20040511.html (1970 words)

	California Legislature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The California desert tortoise (gopherus agassizi) is the official state reptile.
		The California valley quail (Lophortyx californica) is the official bird and avifaunal emblem of the State.
		The state animal is the California Grizzly Bear (Ursus Californicus) as depicted in outline, details, and in colors on the official representation in the custody of the Secretary of State.
	www.stateanimals.com /caleg.html (1451 words)

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