8855-8859
GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 8855-8859
8855. (a) There is created the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, consisting of nine members, selected as follows: (1) The Treasurer, or his or her designee. (2) The Governor or the Director of Finance. (3) The Controller, or his or her designee. (4) Two local government finance officers appointed by the Treasurer, one each from among persons employed by a county and by a city or a city and county of this state, experienced in the issuance and sale of municipal bonds and nominated by associations affiliated with these agencies. (5) Two Members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. (6) Two Members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. (b) (1) The term of office of an appointed member is four years, but appointed members serve at the pleasure of the appointing power. In case of a vacancy for any cause, the appointing power shall make an appointment to become effective immediately for the unexpired term. (2) Any legislators appointed to the commission shall meet with and participate in the activities of the commission to the extent that the participation is not incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the Legislature. For purposes of this chapter, the Members of the Legislature shall constitute a joint interim legislative committee on the subject of this chapter. (c) The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the commission and shall preside at meetings of the commission. (d) Appointed members of the commission shall not receive a salary, but shall be entitled to a per diem allowance of fifty dollars ($50) for each day's attendance at a meeting of the commission not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) in any month, and reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this chapter, including travel and other necessary expenses. (e) The commission may adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. (f) The commission shall meet on the call of the chairperson, at the request of a majority of the members, or at the request of the Governor. A majority of all nonlegislative members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (g) The office of the Treasurer shall furnish all administrative assistance required by the commission. (h) The commission shall do all of the following: (1) Assist all state financing authorities and commissions in carrying out their responsibilities as prescribed by law, including assistance with respect to federal legislation pending in Congress. (2) Upon request of any state or local government units, to assist them in the planning, preparation, marketing, and sale of new debt issues to reduce cost and to assist in protecting the issuer's credit. (3) Collect, maintain, and provide comprehensive information on all state and all local debt authorization and issuance, and serve as a statistical clearinghouse for all state and local debt issues. This information shall be readily available upon request by any public official or any member of the public. (4) Maintain contact with state and municipal bond issuers, underwriters, credit rating agencies, investors, and others to improve the market for state and local government debt issues. (5) Undertake or commission studies on methods to reduce the costs and improve credit ratings of state and local issues. (6) Recommend changes in state laws and local practices to improve the sale and servicing of state and local debts. (7) Establish a continuing education program for local officials having direct or supervisory responsibility over municipal investments and debt issuance. The commission shall undertake these and any other activities necessary to disclose investment and debt issuance practices and strategies that may be conducive for oversight purposes. (8) Collect, maintain, and provide information on local agency investments of public funds for local agency investment. (9) Publish a monthly newsletter describing and evaluating the operations of the commission during the preceding month. (i) The issuer of any proposed new debt issue of state or local government shall, no later than 30 days prior to the sale of any debt issue at public or private sale, give written notice of the proposed sale to the commission, by mail, postage prepaid, or by any other method approved by the commission. This subdivision shall also apply to any nonprofit public benefit corporation incorporated for the purpose of acquiring student loans. The notice shall include the proposed sale date, the name of the issuer, the type of debt issue, and the estimated principal amount of the debt. Failure to give this notice shall not affect the validity of the sale. (j) The issuer of any new debt issue of state or local government, not later than 45 days after the signing of the bond purchase contract in a negotiated or private financing, or after the acceptance of a bid in a competitive offering, shall submit a report of final sale to the commission by mail, postage prepaid, or by any other method approved by the commission. A copy of the final official statement for the issue shall accompany the report of final sale. If there is no official statement, the issuer shall provide each of the following documents, if they exist, along with the report of final sale: (1) Other disclosure document. (2) Indenture. (3) Installment sales agreement. (4) Loan agreement or promissory note. (5) Bond purchase contract. (6) Resolution authorizing the issue. (7) Bond specimen. The commission may require information to be submitted in the report of final sale that it considers appropriate. The issuer may redact confidential information contained in the documents if the redacted information is not information that is otherwise required to be reported to the commission. 8856. (a) In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the commission may charge fees to the lead underwriter or the purchaser in an amount equal to one-fortieth of 1 percent of the principal amount of the issue, but not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for any one issue. Amounts received under this section shall be deposited in the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. All money in the fund shall be available, when appropriated, for expenses of the commission and the Treasurer. (b) Until fees are received by the advisory commission and appropriated pursuant to this chapter for the expenses of the commission and the Treasurer, the commission may borrow the moneys required for the purpose of meeting necessary expenses of initial organization and operation of the commission. 8857. The chairperson of the commission, on its behalf, may employ an executive director and other persons necessary to perform the duties imposed upon it by this chapter. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall receive compensation as fixed by the commission. The commission may delegate to the executive director the authority to enter contracts on behalf of the commission. 8859. The commission may, upon request, advise local agencies regarding the formation of local bond pooling authorities pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 6584) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1, and may advise the authorities regarding the planning, preparing, insuring, marketing, and selling of bonds as authorized by that article.