SECTIONS 9740-9744 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 9740-9744

9740. The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly shall during the month of December in each even-numbered
year, commence to compile a legislative manual or handbook. The
compilation shall be completed as soon as practical after the
convening of the session, and the Secretary of the Senate and the
Chief Clerk of the Assembly shall immediately thereafter publish and
distribute the legislative manual or handbook, in such manner as they
may determine.

9741. The legislative manual shall be uniform in size and style
with similar publications of previous sessions. It shall include:
(a) A list of State officers.
(b) Members and officers of both houses.
(c) Lists of committees.
(d) The rules of both houses and the joint rules.
(e) Other information deemed by the Secretary and Chief Clerk to
be of use to Members of the Legislature.

9742. The manual shall be distributed as follows:
(a) To each Senator and Assemblyman as determined by the Rules
Committee of the respective houses.
(b) Each elective state officer, one copy.
(c) The State Library, five copies.
(d) Each free public library in the state, one copy.
(e) The Congressional Library at Washington, D.C., five copies.

9743. The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly shall each retain the number of manuals needed for use in
the respective houses and for distribution to the Members of the
Senate and Assembly for the succeeding session of the Legislature.

9744. The remainder shall be sold at a price to be fixed by the
Joint Rules Committee. The price shall be sufficient to cover the
cost of printing and binding the manual.