Series I: Bill Files, 1967-1996
Series Scope and Content
This series contains the legislative bill files, authored and co-authored by Alfred E. Alquist during his 30-year career. It does not include bill files from Alquist's years as a State Assemblyman. Alquist authored several landmark bills, was a pioneer in promoting seismic safety and energy management policy, creating one of the first state Energy Commissions, a model that many states followed. He also championed education reform, authored legislation affecting all levels of education, from school building safety to junior college tuition. These files contain over 1300 bills authored or co-authored by Senator Alquist, and consist of Senate Bills (SB), Senate Concurrent Resolutions (SCR), Senate Constitutional Amendments (SCA), Senate Joint Resolutions (SJR), and Senate Resolutions (SR). Each bill file may include a copy of the bill, legislative analysis, official statements, correspondence, vote count tally sheets, press releases, discussions of issues, and other information pertaining to the individual bill.
Dates
- Creation: 1967-1996
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
38.0 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically by California State Legislative Session and then by bill number, one bill per folder. The series content is arranged by annual State Sessions from 1967 to 1972 and biennial State Sessions from 1973 to 1996, following the California State Session numbering schema.
Repository Details
Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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