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SB-439 Political Reform Act of 1974: PERS: STRS: gift limits.(2011-2012)

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SB-439

Lead Authors:

Negrete McLeod (S)

Principal Coauthors:

Coauthors:

Correa (S) , Fuentes (A) , Furutani (A) , Walters (S)

Topic:

Political Reform Act of 1974: PERS: STRS: gift limits.

31st Day in Print:

03/19/11

Title:

An act to add Section 22365 to the Education Code, and to amend Section 89503 of, and to add Section 20154 to, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.

House Location:

Senate

Enrolled Date:

09/12/11

Last Amended Date:

08/23/11

Type of Measure
Inactive Bill - Vetoed
Two Thirds Vote Required
Non-Appropriation
Fiscal Committee
State-Mandated Local Program
Non-Urgency
Non-Tax levy

Last 5 History Actions
Date	Action
03/01/12	Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
10/07/11	In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
10/07/11	Vetoed by the Governor.
09/14/11	Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
09/08/11	Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2400.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Governor's Message
To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 439 without my signature. This bill would prohibit board members and high-level employees of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) from receiving gifts in excess of $50 in a year from anyone who contracts with CalPERS and CalSTRS. Current law requires that gifts in excess of $50 be reported, but does not prohibit them outright. As the author of the Political Reform Act, I feel strongly that gifts made to public officials should be disclosed and subject to monetary limits as they are under current law. In point of fact, the Fair Political Practices Commission over the years has promulgated pages and pages of detailed regulations covering such gifts. To now create a special set of rules that will apply exclusively to CalPERS and CalSTRS would add more complexity without sufficiently advancing the goals of the Political Reform Act. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Governor's Message

To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 439 without my signature.

This bill would prohibit board members and high-level employees of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) from receiving gifts in excess of $50 in a year from anyone who contracts with CalPERS and CalSTRS. Current law requires that gifts in excess of $50 be reported, but does not prohibit them outright.

As the author of the Political Reform Act, I feel strongly that gifts made to public officials should be disclosed and subject to monetary limits as they are under current law. In point of fact, the Fair Political Practices Commission over the years has promulgated pages and pages of detailed regulations covering such gifts. To now create a special set of rules that will apply exclusively to CalPERS and CalSTRS would add more complexity without sufficiently advancing the goals of the Political Reform Act.

Sincerely,

Edmund G. Brown Jr.