Overview

The purpose of this book is to assist persons who have had little or no drafting experience as well as to provide a reference and explanatory material to more sophisticated legislative drafters. The purpose of a legislative drafting manual is to promote uniformity in drafting style and to make statutes clear, simple, and easy to understand and use.An introductory book such as this cannot cover all of the aspects of legislative drafting. Like many other forms of legislative work, good drafting comes with experience and knowledge, and a successful bill drafter will pursue both throughout his or her career.

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Author:   Chris Micheli
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9781792452802

ISBN 10:   1792452802
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

About the Author Introduction Chapter 1 Legislative Drafting-An Introduction? Chapter 2 Overview of the California Legislature? Chapter 3 The Role of the Legislative Counsel? Chapter 4 The Job of the California Bill Drafter? Chapter 5 Overview of the California Legislative Process? Chapter 6 Key Differences Between the Assembly and Senate in the California Legislative Process Chapter 7 Overview of California's Legislative Publications Chapter 8 Different Vote Requirements for California Legislative Actions and Bills Chapter 9 Overview of California's Budget Process Chapter 10 What Happens in the First Part of the Legislative Session? Chapter 11 What Happens in the Middle Part of the Legislative Session? Chapter 12 What Happens in the Last Part of the Legislative Session? Chapter 13 Where Do We Find California Laws Chapter 14 Codified Versus Uncodified Laws Chapter 15 General Provisions of California Codes Chapter 16 California's Plain English Statutes Chapter 17 California's Use of Statutory Construction in Statutes Chapter 18 Researching the Legislative History of an Enacted California Statute Chapter 19 The Enrolled Bill Rule in California Chapter 20 California Law and Its Maxims of Jurisprudence Chapter 21 Basic Guidelines for Statutory Construction Chapter 22 Legislative Intent and California Courts Chapter 23 The Connection Between Judges and Bill Drafters Chapter 24 Publishing Letters to the Journal for Determining Legislative Intent Chapter 25 Does Legislative Intent Language Trump Statutory Language? Chapter 26 Are Legislative Findings and Declarations Necessary in Legislation? Chapter 27 California's Reenactment Rule Chapter 28 Legislative Statutes and Cases Interpreting Them Chapter 29 A Look at the 72-Hours in Print Rule Chapter 30 Delegation of Authority by the Legislature Chapter 31 Effective versus Operative Dates of Statutes Chapter 32 Retroactivity of California Statutes Chapter 33 Types of Legislative Measures Chapter 34 Some Differences in Drafting Types of Legislative Measures Chapter 35 Bills Chapter 36 The Anatomy a California Bill Chapter 37 What is an 'Appropriations Measure?' Chapter 38 Joint Rule 10.5 and California Fiscal Bills Chapter 39 Types of Bills Chapter 40 Provisions of a Bill Chapter 41 The Legislative Counsel's Digest Chapter 42 A Bill's Keys -What Are They? Chapter 43 Drafting a Bill's Title Chapter 44 Amendments to Bills Chapter 45 What to Look for in a Bill Chapter 46 Types of Bill Amendments in the California Legislature Chapter 47 California Legislation and the Single Subject Rule Chapter 48 'Spot Bills' in the California Legislature Chapter 49 Gut-and-Amend Bills in the California Legislature Chapter 50 General Versus Special Statutes Chapter 51 Urgency Clause Statutes in California Legislation Chapter 52 Determining Whether Amendments are Germane Chapter 53 Severability or Savings Clauses in California Bills Chapter 54 The Use of Sunset Dates in California Legislation Chapter 55 State-Mandated Local Programs in California Legislation Chapter 56 Making Sense of Technical Amendments Chapter 57 Resolutions Chapter 58 The Anatomy of a California Legislative Resolution Chapter 59 Drafting Considerations for a California Legislative Resolution Chapter 60 Constitutional Amendments Chapter 61 The Anatomy of a California Legislative Constitutional Amendment Chapter 62 Amending or Revising the California Constitution Chapter 63 Drafting Considerations for a California Legislative Constitutional Amendment Chapter 64 The Seven Cs of Basic Legislative Drafting Chapter 65 Drafting Bills and Amendments Chapter 66 California Bill Drafting Considerations Chapter 67 References for Bill Drafting Rules Chapter 68 Senate Rules Applicable to the Drafting of Legislation Chapter 69 Assembly Rules Applicable to the Drafting of Legislation Chapter 70 Key Reminders in Drafting Legislation Chapter 71 Considerations in Drafting California Legislation Chapter 72 Special Rules for California Bill Drafting Chapter 73 Making Legislation More Readable Chapter 74 Guidelines for Forming Legislative Sentences Chapter 75 Punctuation in California Legislation Chapter 76 The Use of Definitions in Legislation Chapter 77 Gender-Neutral Legislative Drafting Chapter 78 Drafting a Bill to Regulate a Profession Chapter 79 Additional Bill Drafting Guidelines Chapter 80 General Bill Drafting Examples Chapter 81 Example of Bill from Introduction to Chaptering Chapter 82 Governor's Reorganization Plans Chapter 83 Standard Features of Initiative Measures Chapter 84 Single-Subject Rule and the Ballot Initiative Chapter 85 Why Might a Bill Be Declared Unconstitutional? Index of Topics

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