Political Reform Act of 1974: compensation from tribal governments.

Under existing law, for purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974, the definition of income does not include salary and reimbursement for expenses or per diem, and social security, disability, or other similar benefit payments received from a state, local, or federal government agency. This bill would expand the scope of this exclusion, further excluding salary and reimbursement for expenses or per diem, and social security, disability, or other similar benefit payments received from a tribal agency from the definition of income. The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's purposes upon a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements. This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.