Cal. GOV § 9144
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 9144, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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The Legislative Analyst shall prepare a judicial impact analysis, with the assistance of the Department of Finance and the Judicial Council when and as requested by the Legislative Analyst, on selected measures referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Criminal Procedure Committee, Assembly Judiciary Committee, and Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
The Legislative Analyst shall select for analysis, as his or her staff resources permit with no additional staff, those measures with the greatest apparent potential impact on court manpower and costs. Other measures may be analyzed as staff resources permit. The analysis of a measure shall be given to the respective committee members prior to the date on which the measure is to be heard by the committee.
The analyses required by this section shall be performed on a nine-month trial basis. Thereafter, the cost and effectiveness of this type of analysis for the specified policy committees shall be evaluated by the three respective committees.
The Legislative Analyst shall select for analysis, as his or her staff resources permit with no additional staff, those measures with the greatest apparent potential impact on court manpower and costs. Other measures may be analyzed as staff resources permit. The analysis of a measure shall be given to the respective committee members prior to the date on which the measure is to be heard by the committee.
The analyses required by this section shall be performed on a nine-month trial basis. Thereafter, the cost and effectiveness of this type of analysis for the specified policy committees shall be evaluated by the three respective committees.
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