California Assembly Bill AB528 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 528INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Silva FEBRUARY 25, 2009 An act to amend Sections 56100.1, 56700.1, and 57009 of the Government Code, relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 528, as introduced, Silva. Local government: reorganization: expenditure reporting. Existing law, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act requires contributions and expenditures for political purposes on boundary changes approved by a local agency formation commission be disclosed and reported to the commission to the same extent and subject to the same requirements of the Political Reform Act of 1974 as provided for local initiative measures. This bill would revise these provisions to require the expenditures to be disclosed and reported pursuant to the Political Reform Act of 1974. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 56100.1 of the Government Code is amended to read: 56100.1. A commission may require, through the adoption of written policies and procedures, the disclosure of contributions, as defined in Section 82015, expenditures, as defined in Section 82025, and independent expenditures, as defined in Section 82031, made in support of or opposition to a proposal. Disclosure shall be made either to the commission's executive officer, in which case it shall be posted on the commission's Internet Web site, if applicable, or to the board of supervisors of the county in which the commission is located, which may designate a county officer to receive the disclosure. Disclosure pursuant to a requirement under the authority provided in this section shall be in addition to any disclosure otherwise required by Section 56700.1,  Section   57009, or  the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000))  , or local ordinance  . SEC. 2. Section 56700.1 of the Government Code is amended to read: 56700.1. Expenditures for political purposes related to a proposal for a change of organization or reorganization that will be submitted to a commission pursuant to this part, and contributions in support of or in opposition to those proposals, shall be disclosed and reported  to the commission to the same extent and subject to the same requirements of   pursuant to  the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000))  as provided for local initiative measures  . SEC. 3. Section 57009 of the Government Code is amended to read: 57009. Expenditures for political purposes related to proceedings for a change of organization or reorganization that will be conducted pursuant to this part, and contributions in support of or in opposition to those proceedings, shall be disclosed and reported  to the commission to the same extent and subject to the same requirements of   pursuant to  the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000))  as provided for local initiative measures  .