Bill of Rights Monument.

Existing law provides for the placement of certain memorials on the grounds of the State Capitol, including a Firefighters' Memorial among others, and authorizes a task force to select the site for that memorial after consultation with the State Office of Historic Preservation and after consultation with, and approval of, the Department of General Services and the Historic State Capitol Commission. Subject to the approval of the Capitol Building and Planning Commission, existing law also requires the Department of Finance to acquire and do all acts necessary to erect and maintain other monuments on the grounds of the State Capitol. This bill would authorize the construction of a Bill of Rights Monument on the grounds of the State Capitol. The bill would require the State Office of Historic Preservation to select the site for the monument and would require the Department of General Services to approve construction of the monument. The bill would prohibit construction of the monument until the occurrence of specified approvals and would also prohibit state moneys from being used for this purpose.