California Assembly Bill AB1012 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1012AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 25, 2009 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 5, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez (  Coauthor:   Assembly Member   Fuentes   Coauthors:   Assembly Members   Fuentes,   Galgiani,   and Nielsen  ) FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act relating to broadband services, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1012, as amended, V. Manuel Perez. Broadband communications. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider and implement rules, procedures, and strategies to ensure that all California citizens and businesses have access to the widest possible array of advanced communications services. Existing law also requires the commission to ensure cost-effective deployment of technology so as to protect ratepayers' interests and the affordability of telecommunications services. This bill would require the  Public Utilities Commission   State Chief Information Officer (CIO)  to access and administer any moneys received by the state pursuant to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Act of 2009 that are directed for broadband-related activities, programs, or projects. The bill would require the  commission to meet   CIO,  no later than 30 days after the effective date of this bill  ,  to develop a strategy to expedite accessing those funds, including the requirement to specify actions that should be taken to assess, fund, allocate, and install broadband in California' s rural and underserved areas. The  commission   CIO  would be required to submit the strategy to the relevant policy and fiscal committees in each house of the Legislature within 60 days of  its first meeting   of the preparation of the strategy  . The bill would declare that it would take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. (a) The  Public Utilities Commission   State Chief Information Officer (CIO)  shall access and administer any moneys received by the state pursuant to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) that are directed for broadband-related activities, programs, or projects. (b) The  commission shall meet   CIO  no later than 30 days after the effective date of this section  to   , shall  develop a strategy to expedite accessing funds provided under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which shall include all of the following: (1) Specify the actions that should be taken to assess, fund, allocate, and install broadband in California's rural and underserved areas. (2) Identify, for purposes of accomplishing the strategy, key public and private community development partners, necessary statutory or regulatory changes, and needed resources. (3) Set key tasks, timelines, and monitoring processes. (c) The  commission   CIO  shall submit the strategy developed pursuant to this section to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature within 60 days of its first meeting pursuant to this section   the preparation of the strategy  . SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: In order to develop a strategy for providing broadband access to underserved areas in the state, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.