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An act to add and repeal Section 425.17 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST Existing law establishes the state flag and the state’s emblems, including, among other things, the golden poppy as the official state flower, the California redwood as the official state tree, and the California gray whale as the official state marine mammal. Existing law establishes the California State Library within the state government and vests control of the library to the State Librarian. Existing law authorizes the California State Library to serve as the central reference and research library for the departments of state government and maintain adequate legislative reference and research library services for the Legislature. This bill would require the California State Library to conduct a study, in consultation with the public, on the best candidate for the official state energy. The bill would require the California State Library, on or before January 1, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature with the California State Library’s recommendations based on the study. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 425.17 is added to the Government Code, to read: 425.17. (a) The California State Library shall conduct a study, in consultation with the public, on the best candidate for the official state energy. (b) (1) On or before January 1, 2028, the California State Library shall submit a report to the Legislature with the California State Library’s recommendations based on the study conducted pursuant to subdivision (a). (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795. (c) This section shall be repealed on January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 10231.5.
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