Joint Rules Committee

Joint Rules Committee

The Joint Rules Committee (JRC) of the California Senior Legislature (CSL) is the policy making body of the CSL and establishes the rules, procedures, and guidelines for the CSL.

The JRC consists of ten members, ten alternates, the immediate past chair, and the Chair of the Legislative Committee.  The members and alternates serve two-year terms: the Senior Senate elects five members and five alternates in even-numbered years, and the Senior Assembly similarly elects in odd-numbered years.  In each case, one member and one alternate is elected from each of the five Policy Committees.

For the year ending with the 2009 Legislative Session, the officers are:

Chair:

Senior Senator Lola Young

Vice-Chair:

Senior Senator Dee  Erman

Vice-Chair:

Senior Assembly Member Richard Wolfe
Corresponding Secretary Senior Assembly Member Julia A. Rosenberg

For the year ending with the 2008 Legislative Session, the membership is (member and alternate shown for each committee):

Policy Committee 

Senior Senate Senior Assembly

Finance & Insurance:

Kitty Mesler
[Vacant]
Julia A. Rosenberg
Jerry Meade

Health:

Dee Erman
Lynn Pankhurst
Richard Wolfe
[Vacant]

Housing & Transportation:

Roberta Marti
Bud Winslow
Richard L. Dahlgren
Nery M. Hartschen

Social & Community Services:

Carla Treuting
Mattye Fegan-Perry
Lola Young
Pat Trotter

State & Local Government:

Joanna Kim-Selby
[Vacant]
Billie Taylor
Don MacAllister

Ex-Officio Members

Immediate Past Chair:

Joe Cox

Chair, Legislative Committee:

Senior Senator Anne M. Mack

Budget and Finance Committee

The Budget and Finance Committee is a subcommittee of the JRC.

          Primary           Alternate
Richard Wolfe, Chair  
Joe Cox  
Roberta Marti Bud Winslow
Kitty Messler  
Lola Young  

Fund Development Committee

The Fund Development Committee is a subcommittee of the JRC.

          Primary           Alternate
Dee Erman, Chair Lynn Pankhurst
Richard Dahlgren Nery M. Hartschen
Roberta Marti Bud Winslow
Kitty Mesler  
Julia Rosenberg Jerry Meade

Policies and Procedures Committee

The Policies and Procedures Committee is a subcommittee of the JRC.

          Primary           Alternate
Joanna Kim-Selby, Chair  
Roberta Marti Bud Winslow
Kitty Mesler  
Carla Treuting Mattye Fegan-Perry

Public Relations Committee

The Public Relations Committee is a subcommittee of the JRC.

          Primary           Alternate
Richard Dahlgren, Chair Nery M. Hartschen
Joanna Kim-Selby  
Billie Taylor Don MacAllister
Lola Young Pat Trotter

Session Planning Committee

The Session Planning Committee is a subcommittee of the JRC.

          Primary           Alternate
Julia Rosenberg, Chair Jerry Meade
Joe Cox  
Dee Erman Lynn Pankhurst
Anne Mack  
Billie Taylor Don MacAllister
Carla Treuting  

By-Laws Committee

The By-Laws Committee is an ad hoc committee appointed by the JRC Chair with approval by the JRC.

Senior Senator Anne Mack
Senior Senator Carla Treuting
Senior Senator Richard Wolfe