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Senate Bill 275 (Senate Committee on Local Government – 1999)
Chapter 550, Statutes of 1999, SB 275
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As enacted in 1999, Senate Bill 275 affected various sections of the Elections Code, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and the Revenue and Taxation Code. (See Exhibits #1h and #2) Senate Bill 275 was introduced by the Senate Committee on Local Government, chaired by Senator Richard K. Rainey, on February 1, 1999. (See Exhibits #1a and #3)
While before the Legislature, Senate Bill 275 was assigned to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Local Government where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #7) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. (See Exhibit #9) Six amendments were made to the bill during the legislative process. (See Exhibits #1b through #1g and #2)
Following approval from both Houses of the Legislature, Senate Bill 275 was forwarded to the Governor. Governor Gray Davis signed the bill on September 28, 1999 and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on that date as Chapter 550, Statutes of 1999. (See Exhibits #1h and #2)
Senate Bill 275 contained an urgency clause which caused the bill to go into immediate effect. The reason for the urgency is stated in Section 32 of Chapter 550. (See Exhibit #1h, page 31)
The Assembly Committee on Local Government analysis of the bill as amended June 17, 1999 described the bill as a Senate Local Government Committee Omnibus Bill which made “relatively minor, non-controversial changes to the laws affecting local agencies’ powers and duties, as well to the state statutes on land use and redevelopment.” (See Exhibit #7, page 1)
With more specificity, the Unfinished Business analysis of the bill as last amended that was produced by the Office of Senate Floor Analyses described Senate Bill 275 as accomplishing the following:
This bill, among its many provisions, would:
1. Require county treasurers, county tax collectors and county treasurer-tax collectors to meet specified qualifications for holding office.
2. Permit a county auditor, upon agreement with the county treasurer, to file a monthly written report with the county board of supervisors on monies received and disbursed.
3. Add specified continuous education courses to the list of acceptable courses required for a county treasurer, county tax-collector or county treasurer-tax collector to complete at specified associations or institutions.