CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2686Introduced by Assembly Member ObernolteFebruary 20, 2020 An act to amend Section 8888 of the Government Code, relating to telecommunications. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2686, as introduced, Obernolte. California Broadband Council: meetings.Existing law establishes the California Broadband Council within state government and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the promotion of broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas of the state and broadband adoption throughout the state. Existing law requires the members of the council to choose a chair for council meetings. Existing law authorizes the chair to determine when to convene council meetings and requires the council to meet at least 3 times annually.This bill would instead require the council to convene at least 4 times annually.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8888 of the Government Code is amended to read:8888. (a) The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall call the first meeting of the California Broadband Council, to be held not later than March 1, 2011. The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall serve as chair of the council for the first meeting.(b) At the first meeting, the members of the council shall choose a chair for subsequent meetings, and may choose a vice chair to act as chair when the chair is unavailable.(c) Subsequent meetings of the council shall be convened as determined by the chair of the council, but in no event shall the meetings be convened less than three four times annually.(d) The office of the council member serving as chair shall provide administrative support to the council.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2686Introduced by Assembly Member ObernolteFebruary 20, 2020 An act to amend Section 8888 of the Government Code, relating to telecommunications. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2686, as introduced, Obernolte. California Broadband Council: meetings.Existing law establishes the California Broadband Council within state government and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the promotion of broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas of the state and broadband adoption throughout the state. Existing law requires the members of the council to choose a chair for council meetings. Existing law authorizes the chair to determine when to convene council meetings and requires the council to meet at least 3 times annually.This bill would instead require the council to convene at least 4 times annually.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2686
Introduced by Assembly Member ObernolteFebruary 20, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Obernolte
February 20, 2020
An act to amend Section 8888 of the Government Code, relating to telecommunications.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2686, as introduced, Obernolte. California Broadband Council: meetings.
Existing law establishes the California Broadband Council within state government and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the promotion of broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas of the state and broadband adoption throughout the state. Existing law requires the members of the council to choose a chair for council meetings. Existing law authorizes the chair to determine when to convene council meetings and requires the council to meet at least 3 times annually.This bill would instead require the council to convene at least 4 times annually.
Existing law establishes the California Broadband Council within state government and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the promotion of broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas of the state and broadband adoption throughout the state. Existing law requires the members of the council to choose a chair for council meetings. Existing law authorizes the chair to determine when to convene council meetings and requires the council to meet at least 3 times annually.
This bill would instead require the council to convene at least 4 times annually.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8888 of the Government Code is amended to read:8888. (a) The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall call the first meeting of the California Broadband Council, to be held not later than March 1, 2011. The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall serve as chair of the council for the first meeting.(b) At the first meeting, the members of the council shall choose a chair for subsequent meetings, and may choose a vice chair to act as chair when the chair is unavailable.(c) Subsequent meetings of the council shall be convened as determined by the chair of the council, but in no event shall the meetings be convened less than three four times annually.(d) The office of the council member serving as chair shall provide administrative support to the council.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8888 of the Government Code is amended to read:8888. (a) The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall call the first meeting of the California Broadband Council, to be held not later than March 1, 2011. The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall serve as chair of the council for the first meeting.(b) At the first meeting, the members of the council shall choose a chair for subsequent meetings, and may choose a vice chair to act as chair when the chair is unavailable.(c) Subsequent meetings of the council shall be convened as determined by the chair of the council, but in no event shall the meetings be convened less than three four times annually.(d) The office of the council member serving as chair shall provide administrative support to the council.
SECTION 1. Section 8888 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
8888. (a) The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall call the first meeting of the California Broadband Council, to be held not later than March 1, 2011. The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall serve as chair of the council for the first meeting.(b) At the first meeting, the members of the council shall choose a chair for subsequent meetings, and may choose a vice chair to act as chair when the chair is unavailable.(c) Subsequent meetings of the council shall be convened as determined by the chair of the council, but in no event shall the meetings be convened less than three four times annually.(d) The office of the council member serving as chair shall provide administrative support to the council.
8888. (a) The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall call the first meeting of the California Broadband Council, to be held not later than March 1, 2011. The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall serve as chair of the council for the first meeting.(b) At the first meeting, the members of the council shall choose a chair for subsequent meetings, and may choose a vice chair to act as chair when the chair is unavailable.(c) Subsequent meetings of the council shall be convened as determined by the chair of the council, but in no event shall the meetings be convened less than three four times annually.(d) The office of the council member serving as chair shall provide administrative support to the council.
8888. (a) The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall call the first meeting of the California Broadband Council, to be held not later than March 1, 2011. The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall serve as chair of the council for the first meeting.(b) At the first meeting, the members of the council shall choose a chair for subsequent meetings, and may choose a vice chair to act as chair when the chair is unavailable.(c) Subsequent meetings of the council shall be convened as determined by the chair of the council, but in no event shall the meetings be convened less than three four times annually.(d) The office of the council member serving as chair shall provide administrative support to the council.
8888. (a) The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall call the first meeting of the California Broadband Council, to be held not later than March 1, 2011. The President of the Public Utilities Commission shall serve as chair of the council for the first meeting.
(b) At the first meeting, the members of the council shall choose a chair for subsequent meetings, and may choose a vice chair to act as chair when the chair is unavailable.
(c) Subsequent meetings of the council shall be convened as determined by the chair of the council, but in no event shall the meetings be convened less than three four times annually.
(d) The office of the council member serving as chair shall provide administrative support to the council.