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Meeting Resources: May 19, 2008

Governmental Relations Committee Meeting

How to Participate

General Information

• Listen live (During meeting only)
• E-mail comments and questions
• Print version of this agenda
• Schedule of Items
• Attendance and Voting Record
• Detailed Information on Items

Agenda Items

All times listed are approximate. If a separate link to the audio is not available for an item, use the closest previous one.

Day / Time	Item No.	Item	More Info	Report	Presentation	Discussion
Monday, 1:00		Roll Call				Listen
	1	Legislave Update, May 2008	View	Read		Listen
	2	May Revision to the Proposed 2008–09 State Budget: Summary	View	Read		Listen

Commission Members at this Meeting: Attendance and Voting Record

Commissioner	Attendance	Voting Record
	Day 1	Item 1	Item 1 AB 2458 (Walters) INACTIVE	Item 1 AB 2489 (Arambula) SUPPORT	Item 1 SB 1585 (Padilla) SUPPORT	Item 1 AB 1821 (Portantino) SUPPORT	Item 1 AB 1457 (Steinberg) SUPPORT	Item 1 AB 2296 (Mullin) SUPPORT
Howard Welinsky, Chair	Present	Yes	Yes	*Yes	*Yes	**Yes	**Yes	Yes
George W. Nickel, III	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	*Yes
John P. Perez	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	*Yes	Yes	Yes
Ralph R. Pesqueira	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
H. Eric Schockman	Present	Yes	Yes	**Yes	**Yes	Yes	Yes	**Yes
Olivia K. Singh Ex Officio	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	*Yes	Yes
Total	6	6/0/0	6/0/0	6/0/0	6/0/0	6/0/0	6/0/0	6/0/0
		* Motioned ** Seconded Ballot Count: Yes/No/Abstained

More Information About Items

• Item 1: Legislave Update, May 2008
  Commission staff will update the Committee on recent legislative developments. Staff will discuss and recommend positions on bills pending in the State Legislature. Since the March 25–26 Commis¬sion meeting, both the Assembly and the Senate held hearings that have resulted in amendments to legislation. Staff will summarize these changes and update their recommendations.
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  Presented by: Julia Blair, Kevin Woolfork
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• Item 2: May Revision to the Proposed 2008–09 State Budget: Summary
  This document summarizes the revision of the Governor’s proposed 2008-09 state budget, as released on Wednesday, May 14. Each year the Governor amends the January budget proposal in mid-May, taking into account changes in state revenues and anticipated expenditures. This item presents higher education budget highlights and a summary of state finances to date.
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  Presented by: Kevin Woolfork
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