BILL NUMBER: SB 1096INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments (Senators Correa (Chair), De Len, Gaines, La Malfa, and Lieu) FEBRUARY 16, 2012 An act to amend Section 8251 of the Government Code, relating to redistricting. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1096, as introduced, Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments. Citizens Redistricting Commission. Under existing law, the Citizens Redistricting Commission is charged with various duties and responsibilities in connection with redistricting Assembly, Senate, Board of Equalization, and congressional districts, as specified. Existing law establishes the process for the selection and governance of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive amendment to these provisions. 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 8251 of the Government Code is amended to read: 8251. Citizens Redistricting Commission General Provisions. (a) This chapter implements Article XXI of the California Constitution by establishing the process for the selection and governance of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. (b) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms are defined: (1) "Commission" means the Citizens Redistricting Commission. (2) "Day" means a calendar day, except that if the final day of a period within which an act is to be performed is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the period is extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. (3) "Panel" means the Applicant Review Panel. (4) "Qualified independent auditor" means an auditor who is currently licensed by the California Board of Accountancy and has been a practicing independent auditor for at least 10 years prior to appointment to the Applicant Review Panel. (c) The Legislature may not amend this chapter unless all of the following are met: (1) By the same vote required for the adoption of the final set of maps, the commission recommends amendments to this chapter to carry out its purpose and intent. (2) The exact language of the amendments provided by the commission is enacted as a statute approved by a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature and signed by the Governor. (3) The bill containing the amendments provided by the commission is in print for 10 days before final passage by the Legislature. (4) The amendments further the purposes of this act. (5) The amendments may not be passed by the Legislature in a year ending in0zero or 1.