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SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                           AB 3103
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Bill No:  AB 3103
Author:   Bowler (R)
Amended:  5/23/96 in Senate
Vote:     21
                                                              
                                                             
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 SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE:   8-0, 6/11/96
AYES:  Alquist, Beverly, Greene, Hughes, Lewis, Rosenthal,  
  Maddy, Dills
NOT VOTING:  Calderon, Mello, Thompson

 SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE:   Senate Rule 28.8

 ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  73-1, 4/15/96 (Passed on Consent)
                                                              
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SUBJECT:    Department of the California Highway Patrol:   
executive
            reorganization

 SOURCE:     Author
                                                              
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DIGEST:    This bill amends current law to implement the  
provisions of the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of  
1995, which merged the functions performed by the  
California State Police into the California Highway Patrol,  
as specified.

 ANALYSIS:    Current law provides for the existence of the  
California State Police (CSP), an agency charged primarily  
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with providing protection for state employees and property,  
as well as the Governor and other elected state officials.   
There are approximately 400 authorized positions for the  
CSP.  Additionally, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is  
also a statewide law enforcement agency charged primarily  
with providing traffic law enforcement services including  
the protection of life and property, similar to CSP  
officers.  There are approximately 9,000 authorized  
positions for the CHP.

This bill:

1. Codifies, without substantive change, the Governor's  
   Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1995, merging the duties,  
   statutory responsibilities, personnel, equipment and  
   funding of the California State Police Division in the  
   Department of General Services, into the Department of  
   California Highway Patrol.  The merger recommended by  
   this reorganization plan has been previously approved by  
   the Legislature and took effect on July 12, 1995.

2. Requires the CHP Commissioner to appoint an interagency  
   task force to discuss and recommend methods of improving  
   security at state agency offices and where state  
   employees have direct contact with the public.  A  
   specified report  to the Governor and the Legislature is  
   required by December 31, 1996.  This section will  
   "sunset" on January 1, 1998.

3. Amends, repeals or deletes miscellaneous relevant  
   statutory provisions, and makes other technical and  
   clarifying changes to effect this reorganization.

 Prior Legislation

Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1995:  Plan to  
merge the duties, statutory responsibilities, personnel,  
equipment and funding of the California State Police  
Division into the Department of the California Highway  
Patrol.  The plan was approved by the Legislature and took  
effect on July 12, 1995.

 FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
Local:  No
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 SUPPORT:   (Verified  6/27/96)

California Highway Patrol

 ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT:    The author believes that there is  
a need to reduce the size and cost of government, and this  
consolidation of the CSP with the CHP became a reality in  
the interest of improving governmental efficiency and  
enhancing the security of state employees and property.

 
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 
AYES:  Ackerman, Aguiar, Alby, Alpert, Archie-Hudson, Baca,  
  Baldwin, Bates, Battin, Baugh, Boland, Bordonaro, Bowen,  
  Bowler, Brewer, Brown, Brulte, Burton, Caldera, Campbell,  
  Cannella, Conroy, Cortese, Cunneen, Davis, Ducheny,  
  Escutia, Figueroa, Firestone, Friedman, Frusetta,  
  Gallegos, Goldsmith, Granlund, Harvey, Hauser, Hawkins,  
  Hoge, House, Isenberg, Kaloogian, Katz, Knight, Knowles,  
  Knox, Kuehl, Kuykendall, Lee, Machado, Margett, Martinez,  
  Mazzoni, McPherson, Migden, Miller, Morrissey, Morrow, K.  
  Murray, Napolitano, Olberg, Poochigian, Rainey, Richter,  
  Rogan, Speier, Sweeney, Takasugi, Thompson, Tucker,  
  Villaraigosa, Weggeland, Woods, Pringle
NOES:  Bustamante
NOT VOTING:  Hannigan, McDonald, W. Murray, Setencich,  
  Vasconcellos
 

TSM:ctl  6/27/96  Senate Floor Analyses
              SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE
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