Please make your voice heard - it's not too late to send an email!! Sincerely, Catherine Foote Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Storrs Keating" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 1:26 PM Subject: [APG] Fw: Action Alert on SB 1614 > Please take any action you think appropriate and share this info with > others. email addresses at the bottom. Thanks, > Norma Storrs Keating > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scheinberg, Wendy Elliott" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 9:48 AM > Subject: FW: Action Alert on SB 1614 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scheinberg, Wendy Elliott > > Sent: Sat 6/29/2002 7:41 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: > > Subject: FW: Action Alert on SB 1614 > > > > > > Sharon: You probably know manys genealogists who will help us keep Calif. > vital records open to genealogical researchers. Please share this alert with > other genealogists and others, and please send faxes and emails to your > state assemblyperson, etc. Thanks, Wendy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Iris Jones [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Fri 6/28/2002 7:39 PM > > To: Master List 6; Master List 7; Master List 8 > > Cc: > > Subject: Action Alert on SB 1614 > > > > > > > > ALERT > > > > Well, our esteemed Senator announced this afternoon that the Hearing > > for SB1614 WILL BE HEARD on July 1, 2002. It is imperative that we > > take the time to write the Assembly Judiciary Committee of our > > objections. > > > > The Hearing will take place immediately following the Floor Session > > scheduled Monday at 11 a.m. What time is the Hearing? I am sorry but > > there is no way to tell. > > > > The Legislation will have floor session Saturday and Sunday [working > > on the budget] , so there will be staff in their offices to received > > you fax and Email messages. > > > > I am including below the Alert Statement sent by BastardNations which > > will give you more details, or check my last report, June 27, 2002. > > Jean has also furnished us with the list of the Committee members and > > how to reach them. > > > > We also received information that the following language has been > > removed from the bill. Obviously, they figured out that it was > > unconstitutional. > > > > Section 1 > > (d) (1) An individual, corporation, or other business entity that > > purchased a comprehensive index prepared by the State Registrar > > pursuant to subdivision (a) from the State Registrar prior to > > December 31, 2001, may not use, or sell, share, or disclose any of > > the information contained therein to a third party. > > (2) Any person who, in violation of this section uses, sells, > > shares, or discloses any information provided pursuant to this > > section, or who uses information provided pursuant to this section in > > a manner other than as authorized pursuant to this section, may be > > denied further access to any personally identifying information or > > confidential information maintained by the department. That person > > shall also be subject to the assessment of a civil penalty by the > > department in the amount of ____ ($____). The penalty provided in > > this section shall not be construed as restricting any remedy, > > criminal, provisional, or otherwise, provided by law for the benefit > > of the department or any person. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steffen, Richard" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 2:58 PM > > On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:06:28 -0700, "Jean" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > NOTE: The Bastard Nations has organized a rally for 12 noon on the > > South Steps of the Capital with Speakers from opposition groups and > > media coverage. You are invited to join the rally. If you can come > > let me know. My compliments to Jean and her team for moving so quickly > > to get this rally back on track. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > ACTION ALERT: > > > > URGENT ACTION NEEDED IN CALIFORNIA! ACCESS TO BIRTH INDEX UNDER > > ATTACK! TELL CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS: > > VOTE NO ON SB1614! PRESERVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO CALIFORNIA BIRTH AND > > DEATH INDICES. > > > > SB1614 was passed by the California Senate and will now be heard by > > the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee on MONDAY, JULY 1st. > > This bill is trying to zip through under the radar,and must be > > derailed NOW. Please call, fax, and e-mail ALL MEMBERS OF THE > > CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TODAY and urge a DO > > NOT PASS vote on SB1614. Fax and e-mail should be sent by FRIDAY, JUNE > > 28th. The bill, sponsored by Senator Jackie Speier, seeks to remove > > California's birth and death indices from the public domain, where > > they have been generally available to the public since 1905. The > > passage of this bill will transform a century of public information > > into closely guarded state secrets. > > > > SB1614 would foster secrecy in government. Citizens would no longer be > > able to access government-held, public information on their own > > histories and identities. This bill would create a right of > > confidentiality that has never before existed. The birth and death > > indexes are not and have never been personally owned, confidential > > information; they are and have always been public records. SB1614 > > seeks to reverse a century-long free flow of public information by > > placing the use of both indexes back under strict government > > regulation. > > > > The birth and death indices are used extensively for genealogical and > > historical research, population studies, public health queries and > > public policy research. SB1614 will do little to help the problem it > > was intended to address - identity theft. According to the First > > Amendment Coalition, most identity theft occurs through the literal > > theft of mail, purses, and wallets by friends, relatives, neighbors, > > and strangers - not through use of the birth and death indices. > > > > SUMMARY OF SB1614 > > > > 1. This bill would remove the comprehensive birth and death indices > > from protection of the California Public Records Act. Instead, it > > would make the indices confidential information - except to government > > agencies. > > > > 2. This bill would prohibit a government agency from selling or > > releasing these indices. This bill would also prohibit specified > > businesses and individuals, who legally purchased the indices from the > > State prior to December 31, 2001, from releasing and sharing with > > others. The bill authorizes a civil penalty to enforce this > > prohibition. > > > > 3. This bill would require the State Registrar to establish a > > separate, NON comprehensive electronic birth and death indices, > > available for public inspection at county recorders' offices > > statewide and at the office of the State Registrar. The information to > > be included in the non comprehensive indices will be determined by the > > State Registrar. No printing will be allowed at these special > > computer terminals. Individuals who wish to view > > the non comprehensive birth or death index must certify, UNDER PENALTY > > OF PERJURY, that the information they view will not be used for > > criminal purposes. > > > > 4. This bill would permit the release of SPECIFIED personal > > information to financial institutions and consumer credit reporting > > agencies, for the sole purpose of determining if the person whose > > information is being released is still living. > > > > Read the full text at: > > > http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1601-1650/sb_1614_bill_20020625_amend > ed_asm.html > > > > > > Please share this information with any lists you are on. > > > > * * * CONTACT INFORMATION * * * > > > > Send one copy of your letter to the Judiciary Committee and one to > > each committee member. > > > > California State Assembly Judiciary Committee > > 1020 N Street, Room 104 > > Sacramento, CA, 95814 > > Fax: (916) 319-2188 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Ellen M. Corbett (Chair) > > State Capitol > > Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 > > Phone: (916) 319-2018 > > Fax: (916) 319-2118 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Tom Harman (Vice-Chair) > > State Capitol, Room 5158 > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > Phone: (916) 319-2067 > > Fax: (916) 319-2167 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Patricia C. Bates > > State Capitol, Room 6031 > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > Phone: (916) 319-2073 > > Fax: (916) 319-2173 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Robert Pacheco > > State Capitol, Room 4177 > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > Phone: (916) 319-2060 > > Fax: (916) 319-2160 > > E-mail: [email protected]/ca/gov > > > > Rod Pacheco > > State Capitol, Room 2130 > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > Phone: (916) 319-2064 > > Fax: (916) 319-2164 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > John A. Dutra > > State Capitol > > P.O. Box 942849 > > Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 > > Phone: (916) 319-2020 > > Fax: (916) 319-2120 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Hannah-Beth Jackson > > State Capitol > > P.O. Box 942849 > > Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 > > Phone: (916) 319-2035 > > Fax: (916) 319-2135 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Howard Wayne > > State Capitol > > P.O. Box 942849 > > Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 > > Phone: (916) 319 -2078 > > Fax: (916) 319 - 2178 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Darrell Steinberg > > State Capitol > > P.O. Box 942849 > > Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 > > Phone: (916) 319-2009 > > Fax: (916) 319-2109 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > John Longville > > State Capitol > > P.O. Box 942849 > > Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 > > Phone: (916) 319-2062 > > Fax: (916) 319-2162 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Juan Vargas > > State Capitol, Room 2188 > > Sacramento, CA 94249-0001 > > Phone: (916) 319-2079 > > Fax: (916) 319-2179 > > Email: [email protected] > > > > Kevin Shelley > > State Capitol, Room 319 > > Sacramento, California 95814 > > Phone: (916) 319-2012 > > Fax: (916) 319-2112 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Also send a copy of your Assembly Judiciary Committee letter to these > > three additional addresses: > > > > Governor Gray Davis > > State Capitol Building > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > Phone: 916-445-2841 > > Fax: 916-445-4633 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > Assembly Republican Caucus > > Mark Redmond > > Fax: 916-319-3902 > > > > Bastard Nation > > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > -- > > Iris Carter Jones > > CSGA Legislative Coordinator > > > > > > > > > ==== APG Mailing List ==== > The Association of Professional Genealogists > http://www.apgen.org/publications/apg-l/index.html >