BILL NUMBER: AB 600	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Alejo

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   An act to amend Section 33034 of the Education Code, relating to
the State Board of Education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 600, as introduced, Alejo. State Board of Education: powers and
duties
   Existing law establishes the State Board of Education to adopt
policies, and to establish rules and regulations, not inconsistent
with the laws of the state, to govern the public elementary and
secondary schools of the state. Existing law requires the board to
issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness before the
board, or a board member, in the same manner as a court in this
state. Existing law requires the president of the board to cause the
attendance of a witness to testify before the board, or a board
member, where the testimony of the witness is material to a matter
pending before the board. The board is authorized to make a
reasonable allowance for this purpose, not exceeding the fee of a
witness in a civil case, except under specified circumstances. The
allowance is required to be paid out of the appropriation for the
expense of the board.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes 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 33034 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   33034.  The board shall issue  subpoenas   a
subpoena  to compel the attendance of  witnesses
  a witness  before the board, or  any
  a  member  thereof,   of the
board,  in the same manner as  any   a
 court in this state. Whenever the testimony of  any
  a  witness upon  any   a
 matter pending before it is material, the president shall cause
the attendance of the  witnesses   witness
 before the board, or a member of the board, to testify
concerning the matter, and the board may make a reasonable allowance
for this purpose not exceeding the  fees of witnesses
  fees of a witness  in  civil cases
  a civil case  . The allowance shall be paid for
out of the appropriation for the expense of the board, but 
in no instance shall  an allowance  shall not  be
made in favor of a witness who appears in behalf of a claimant.
 The provisions of this   This  section
shall not apply to proceedings conducted in accordance with Chapter 5
of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.