Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records, 1999-2012

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Summary

Title:
California State Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
Dates:
1999-2012
Creators:
Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
Abstract:
The Senate Republican Office of Policy records consist of a single record series, Bill Files, 1999-2012. The bill files reflect the legislative analysis done by the office on nearly every piece of legislation heard in the Senate and Assembly.
Extent:
199.5 cubic feet of textual and audiovisual materials
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records, LP420: [folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Senate Republican Office of Policy records consist 174 cubic feet of textual and audiovisual records comprising a single record series: Bill Files, 1999-2012. The bill files reflect the legislative analysis performed by the SRCOP on nearly every piece of legislation heard in the Senate and Assembly. The files include office analyses, letters from interested parties and constituents, and comments from affected agencies. The bill files also provide historical context and contain business and constituent letters of support and opposition. These files show the office's concern with such issues as the reduction of wasteful and inefficient spending, reduction of excessive fees and taxes, and (when needed) fiscally sound revenue increases. The researcher will be able to find bill files that document research and analysis of the office's work with modernizing California's policies in technology, agriculture and labor concerns, education, and health reformation.

Biographical / historical:

The California State Senate Republican Caucus's purpose was to formally organize the Senate Republican members as a distinct group in order to advocate their collective interests. The primary functions of the Republican Caucus Office were to act as a member's services office and as a research office.

The Senate Republican Caucus created the Office of Policy in 1999 under the leadership of Jim Brulte and Richard Rainey. The Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy (SRCOP) contributed to the main objective of research for the members. Prior to the creation of the Office of Policy, Caucus members relied on Senate Floor Analyses and committee analyses when casting votes. The SRCOP produced analyses for proposed legislation in order to inform Senate Republicans of the overall impact of each bill to assist in the Senator's vote. These specific analyses provided Senate Republicans with extensive research in order to represent and advocate for the interests of their constituents and political party.

The California State Senate Republican Caucus Chairs from 1999-2012 have been:

James L. Brulte, 1999-2000

Charles Poochigian, 2001-2004

George Runner, 2005-2008

Bob Huff, 2009-2011

Tom Harman, 2012

The California State Senate Republican Leaders from 1999-2012 have been:

Ross Johnson, 1999-2000

James L. Brulte, 2001-2004

Dick Ackerman, 2005-2008

Dennis Hollingsworth, 2009-2010

Robert Dutton, 2011

Bob Huff, 2012

Acquisition information:
The California State Archives acquired the Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records according to state law.
Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Physical location:
California State Archives
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Gabriella Landeros, Cori Schmidtbauer, and Eric Wagner
Date Prepared:
© 2016
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Gabriella Landeros, Cori Schmidtbauer, and Eric Wagner. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: June 2016

Access and use

Restrictions:

While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.

Terms of access:

For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records, LP420: [folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 653-2246
reference@sos.ca.gov
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