Sacramento Worksheet 4
Berkeley High School Computer Academy
This is a sample of one of six handouts created by the Berkeley
High School Computer Academy. The project that this handout accompanies
guides students in acting upon legislation occuring in California's
state capital. To read an overview of this project, visit
our Web page entitled Balancing Life and
Work, 2000, Berkeley High School.
Preparing for the Sacramento field trip
1. Topic you will be researching and developing a position on:
2. Bill or bills you are responding to:
You can use www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html
as a resource. Scroll down the page until you find the section
that allows you to search for the bill by topic or number. Make
sure the bill you choose is current and active. Print out the
first page, including the summary, of the bill you select.
Do you have a copy of the first page and summary of the bill?
3. Current status of the bill:
At the www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html
Web site, click on the status of your bill. Has it been revised
twice? Has it passed the Assembly? Is it on its way to the Senate?)
4. The commitee currently hearing the bill is . . .
If the commitee resides in the Senate, go to www.sen.ca.gov/
and find the commitee chairperson's address using the commitee
roster. If the commitee resides in the Assembly, go to www.assembly.ca.gov/
and do the same.
The chairperson of the commitee is . . . . His or her address
is . . .
5. The author of the bill is . . . . His or her address is .
. . .
If the author is in the Senate, go to www.sen.ca.gov/ and find
the commitee chairperson's e-mail address using the Senate roster.
If the author is in the Assembly, go to www.assembly.ca.gov/
and do the same.
His or her e-mail address is . . .
6. Using the above Web sites, find out the following information:
Your senator's name and address, e-mail, and party affiliation.
Your assembly person's name and address, e-mail, and party
affiliation.
The links below provide you with the other worksheets associated
with this project.
Worksheet 1: Researching your
issue topic
Worksheet 2: Defining your position
Worksheet 3: Writing to a legislator
Worksheet 4: Preparing for the Sacramento field trip
Worksheet 5: Visiting the California
State Legislature
Worksheet 6: Developing a Public
Service Announcement (PSA)
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