From jwinter@qdrs2a.stg.trw.com Tue Apr 5 07:47:39 1994 Received: from nova.unix.portal.com (nova.unix.portal.com [156.151.1.101]) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.7/8.6.5) with ESMTP id HAA28200 for ; Tue, 5 Apr 1994 07:47:38 -0700 Received: from gumby.dsd.TRW.COM (gumby.dsd.TRW.COM [129.193.72.50]) by nova.unix.portal.com (8.6.7/8.6.5) with SMTP id HAA04318 for ; Tue, 5 Apr 1994 07:47:34 -0700 Received: from qdrs2a.stg.trw.com by gumby.dsd.TRW.COM (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA27391; Tue, 5 Apr 94 07:45:53 PDT From: Jim Winterroth X-Mailer: SCO System V Mail (version 3.2) To: chan@shell.portal.com Subject: CA on-line Date: Tue, 5 Apr 94 7:40:41 PDT Message-Id: <9404050740.aa24309@qdrs2a.stg.trw.com> Status: RO I accessed the California on-line system last night and downloaded the latest guide to it. It appears this guide should replace ca-legislation-online. The guide below has a full name of README_public_access_guide_txt. It should be noted that when you ftp into the site leginfo.public.ca.gov you are in a ./ directory and need to cd into pub to start finding most of the files. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A GUIDE FOR ACCESSING CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION OVER INTERNET PREPARED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU STATE OF CALIFORNIA comments@leginfo.public.ca.gov Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What is Internet? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How do I Gain Access to Internet? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What are the Access Methods Available? . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What Legislative Information is Available? . . . . . . . . . . 5 What Help will be Available? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What Assistance is Available? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How is the Information Organized? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 APPENDIX A: Overview of the Legislative Process . . . . . . . 8 APPENDIX B: Glossary of Legislative Terms . . . . . . . . . . 11 APPENDIX C: Glossary of Internet Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 APPENDIX D: README Files And Indexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 APPENDIX E: Getting Started with Electronic Mail. . . . . . . 19 A GUIDE FOR ACCESSING CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION OVER INTERNET Introduction Information regarding matters pending before the Legislature has been available to the citizens of California in printed form since 1849. That same information is now available by way of a computer network called Internet. AB 1624 (Chapter 1235/Statutes of 1993), authored by Assembly Member Debra Bowen, D-Marina del Rey, requires that legislative information be made available to the public by way of the largest nonproprietary, non-profit cooperative public computer network. This phrase refers to the computer network known as Internet. This Public Access Guide is designed to assist the general public in obtaining legislative information from the public access computer over Internet. The guide also provides the following appendices: Overview of the Legislative Process, Glossary of Legislative Terms, Glossary of Internet Terms, and README files and Indexes. A review of this guide, including the appendices, should be completed before attempting to look at legislative information on Internet. What is Internet? Internet is a world-wide computer network that is made up of many interconnected networks. It is the fastest growing form of communication in history. Anybody can use Internet. It is possible to send and receive electronic mail (E-mail) and retrieve information on a variety of subjects. Internet was created about 20 years ago by the U.S. Department of Defense as an experimental network designed to support military research. At that time it was called ARPANet (Advanced Research Project Agency Network). Over the years, many new networks were established. For example, one was established by the National Science Foundation to allow colleges and universities to access the ARPANet for educational use. >From these beginnings, the network has grown to a point where there are now more than 33,000 networks interconnected with Internet and more than 10 million users. Internet user include government agencies, universities, researchers, private companies, and individuals. Internet access is possible from almost any location in the United States and in over 40 other countries around the world. Public Access Guide - 1 The following are several books that will provide you with information about Internet: · Internet: Getting Started April Marine, Susan Kirkpatrick, Vivian Neou, Carol Ward (Staff, SRI International) · The Internet Companion: A Beginners Guide to Global networking Tracy LaQuey, Addison-Wesley · The Whole Internet Users Guide & Catalog Ed Krol, OReilly & Associates · The Mac Internet Tour Guide Michael Fraase, Ventana Press · Connecting to the Internet Susan Estrada, OReilly & Associates There are numerous other books and periodicals, and the above list should not be considered as an endorsement for any particular publications. An additional source of information is Internet itself. Once you gain access to Internet there are many Internet users' manuals, guides, and bibliographies available throughout Internet. How do I Gain Access to Internet? Individuals with a computer, a modem, and a phone line can access Internet. A modem allows your computer to use your regular home phone line to dial-up and communicate with Internet and other computers. In addition, a subscription to one of the Internet access services is required. These Internet access services provide a doorway into Internet. The fee-based services may be a flat monthly fee, usage-based fee, or a combination of the two. Several books, including The Internet Companion and Connecting to the Internet, list these companies. You can also call InterNIC, an Internet information service, at 800-444-4345, for a list of access service providers. There are other services that provide Internet access through electronic mail. Many of the companies that provide E-mail access to Internet are commercial (for a fee) services. Most of the major service providers offer E-mail access and a variety of services, such as news, weather and sports, shopping, travel arrangements, bulletin boards (also called forums or roundtables), games, online chatting, investment advice and services, educational services, and reference works. Public Access Guide - 2 These Online services charge fees, ranging from monthly memberships to specific feature fees. The following is a list of some of the major services and their phone numbers: · America Online 800-827-6364 · CompuServe 800-848-8199 · Netcom Online 800-501-8649 · Prodigy 800-776-3449 · The Well 415-332-4335 · Ziffnet 800-666-0330 There are numerous other providers, and the above list should not be considered as an endorsement for any particular service. Many companies and government organizations also have access to Internet. If you are attending a four-year college or university, you should be able to get access to Internet as a student. College students often can obtain a free account through the school. More and more public schools are connecting to Internet. Check with your administration office to find out if your school has Internet access. If your company or school does not have an Internet connection, there is still another way of gaining Internet access. Check out your public library. It may offer a method of access to Internet or information regarding how you might obtain access to Internet. Public Access Guide - 3 What are the Access Methods Available? After you have established a connection to Internet, there are two methods for retrieving legislative information: Direct File Transfer and File Transfer by way of Electronic Mail. Both methods use File Transfer Protocol (FTP), an Internet tool that allows you to transfer files from the public access computer to your local computer. Any of the sources mentioned in this guide will assist you in the use of FTP commands. Direct File Transfer The Direct File Transfer method provides a direct connection to the public access computer by way of an Internet FTP prompt. At this prompt, you will type FTP commands to retrieve files of legislative information. To access the Internet FTP prompt, enter the "open" or "connect" FTP command and the following address of the public access computer: leginfo.public.ca.gov File Transfer by way of Electronic Mail The File Transfer by way of Electronic Mail method allows you to retrieve legislative information by typing FTP commands in the body of your E-mail message. The public access computer then E-mails the information back to you. This is possible through a facility called FTPmail; it enables many individuals who only have E-mail to retrieve files of legislative information. Send your E-mail message to the following address (See Appendix E): ftpmail@leginfo.public.ca.gov Public Access Guide - 4 What Legislative Information is Available? AB 1624 required that for each current legislative session, the following information be made available on Internet: · The legislative calendar · The schedule of legislative committee hearings · A list of matters pending on the floors of both houses of the Legislature · A list of the committees of the Legislature and their members · The text of each bill introduced, including each amended, enrolled, and chaptered form of each bill · The history of each bill introduced and amended · The status of each bill introduced and amended · All bill analyses prepared by legislative committees in connection with each bill · All vote information concerning each bill · Any veto message concerning a bill · The California Codes · The California Constitution · All statutes enacted on or after January 1, 1993 All of the information is directly related to the legislative process and how a bill becomes law. Once laws are passed by the Legislature they can have a direct impact on your life. In a representative form of government, citizens possessing knowledge about issues and the process of government can affect the policy decisions under consideration by the Legislature. Prior to selecting any of the legislative information, it is important that you understand the legislative process and how and where the legislative information fits into the process. A review of Appendix A, Overview of Legislative Process, Appendix B, Glossary of Legislative Terms, and Appendix D, README Files and Indexes, should be helpful. Public Access Guide - 5 What Help will be Available? Help information is provided by way of README files. A README file is a file that contains information to inform you about such things as what directories and files are available, how they are named, and how to retrieve one or more files. There are general README files that include an overview of the available five directories, the file structure and contents, the text of AB 1624, and general information about the legislative process. There are additional README files that provide more specific information on the contents of each of the directories and the specific procedures on how to retrieve one or more files of information. What Assistance is Available? As with any other computer program you have obtained, assistance can be provided by a variety of sources. For example, colleges and universities, libraries, public schools, instructors and students, and your friends, many of whom are very knowledgeable about computers and/or Internet, can provide helpful assistance. There will be an E-mail account for you to send messages or comments you may have. The E-mail address is: comments@leginfo.public.ca.gov You can also request to be placed on an E-mail list to autoatically receive notices regarding system availability, new features, or topics that arise. If you would like to be placed on this list, send your request to the above E-mail address. How is the Information Organized? The legislative information is indexed by several directories and sub-directories. The directories point to the information. Understanding the directories is critical to your understanding of the information. There is a main legislative information directory and five other directories that contain the Daily File, Bill Information, California Codes, California Constitution, and Statutes. Each of these five directories is broken down further into sub-directories to allow you to more readily retrieve the information. The main legislative information directory can be thought of as a tree trunk with branches representing the five directories. Additional branches represent the sub-directories. Public Access Guide - 6 The Daily File directory contains a file with the Legislative Calendar for the current session and two sub-directories: Senate and Assembly. The Senate and Assembly sub-directories contain the following legislative information: The schedule of legislative committee hearings, a list of the matters pending on the floors of both houses of the Legislature, and a list of the names and addresses of the Senators and Assembly Members. The Bill directory contains two sub-directories: Senate and Assembly. The Senate and Assembly sub-directories contain additional sub-directories grouped in numerical ranges of 50 bills. The numerical sub-directories correspond to bill numbers and contain files of specific information for each bill: text of each version of the bill, all bill analyses, bill status, bill history, vote information, and, if applicable, a veto message. The Code directory contains 29 sub-directories corresponding to the 29 California Codes. Each of the 29 sub-directories is broken down into two additional levels of sub-directories. One level is grouped into numerical ranges of 1000 Code section numbers, and the second level into numerical ranges of 100 Code section numbers. The second level sub-directories contain files of Code section text. The Constitution directory contains 24 sub-directories corresponding to the 24 Articles of the State Constitution. The sub-directories contain files of Constitution section text for each Article. The Statute directory contains sub-directories grouped in numerical ranges of 50 chapters. The numerical sub-directories correspond to chapter numbers and contain files of the text of each Statute. Public Access Guide - 7 APPENDIX A OVERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS The process of government by which bills are considered and laws enacted is commonly referred to as the Legislative Process. The California State Legislature is made up of two houses: the Senate and the Assembly. There are 40 Senators and 80 Assembly Members representing the people of the State of California. The Legislature has a legislative calendar containing important dates of activities during its two-year session. Idea All legislation begins as an idea or concept. Ideas and concepts can come from a variety of sources. The process begins when a Senator or Assembly Member decides to author a bill. The Author A Legislator sends the idea for the bill to the Legislative Counsel where it is drafted into the actual bill. The draft of the bill is returned to the Legislator for introduction. If the author is a Senator, the bill is introduced in the Senate. If the author is an Assembly Member, the bill is introduced in the Assembly. First Reading/Introduction A bill is introduced or read the first time when the bill number, the name of the author, and the descriptive title of the bill is read on the floor of the house. The bill is then sent to the Office of State Printing. No bill may be acted upon until 30 days has passed from the date of its introduction. Public Access Guide - 8 Committee Hearings The bill then goes to the Rules Committee of the house where it is assigned to the appropriate policy committee for its first hearing. Bills are assigned to policy committees according to subject area. For example, a Senate bill dealing with health care facilities would first be assigned to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee for policy review. Bills that require the expenditure of funds must also be heard in the fiscal committees: Senate Appropriations or Assembly Ways and Means. Each house has a number of policy committees and a fiscal committee. Each committee is made of up of a specified number of Senators or Assembly Members. During the committee hearing the author presents the bill to the committee and testimony can be heard in support or opposition of the bill. The committee then votes by passing the bill, passing the bill as amended, or defeating the bill. Bills can be amended several times. Letters of support or opposition are important and should be mailed to the author and committee members before the bill is scheduled to be heard in committee. It takes a ajority vote of the full committee membership for a bill to be passed by the committee. Each house maintains a schedule of legislative committee hearings. Prior to a bills hearing, a bill analysis is prepared that explains current law, what the bill is intended to do, and some background information. Typically the analysis also lists organizations that support or oppose the bill. Second and Third Reading Bills passed by committees are read a second time on the floor in the house of origin and then assigned to third reading. Bill Analyses are also prepared prior to third reading. When a bill is read the third time it is explained by the author, discussed by the Members and voted on by a roll call vote. Bills that require an appropriation or that take effect immediately, generally require 27 votes in the Senate and 54 votes in the Assembly to be passed. Other bills generally require 21 votes in the Senate and 41 votes in the Assembly. If a bill is defeated, the Member may seek reconsideration and another vote. Repeat Process in other House Once the bill has been approved by the house of origin, it proceeds to the other house where the procedure is repeated. Public Access Guide - 9 Resolution of Differences If a bill is amended in the second house, it must go back to the house of origin for concurrence, which is agreement on the amendments. If agreement cannot be reached, the bill is referred to a two house conference committee to resolve differences. Three members of the committee are from the Senate and threee are from the Assembly. If a compromise is reached, the bill is returned to both houses for a vote. Governor If both houses approve a bill, it then goes to the Governor. The Governor has three choices. The Governor can sign the bill into law, allow it to become law without his or her signature, or veto it. A governor's veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote in both houses. Most bills go into effect on the first day of January of the next year. Urgency measures take effect immediately after they are signed. California Law Bills that are passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor are assigned a chapter number by the Secretary of State. These Chaptered Bills (also referred to as Statutes of the year they were enacted) then become part of the California Codes. the California Codes are a comprehensive collection of laws grouped by subject matter. The California Constitution sets forth the fundamental laws by which the State of California is governed. All amendments to the Constitution come about as a result of constitutional amendements presented to the people for their approval. Public Access Guide - 10 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY OF LEGISLATIVE TERMS Amendment - Formal proposal to change the language of a bill after it has been introduced. Appropriation - The amount of money set aside for a specific propose and designated from a specific source such as the General Fund, Environmental License Plate Fund, etc. Approved By The Governor - Signature of the Governor on a bill passed by the Legislature. Assembly - One house of the California Legislature, consisting of 80 members, elected from districts apportioned on the basis of population, who serve two-year terms. Bill - A proposed law introduced in the Senate or Assembly and identified with a number. Bill Analysis - A document that must be prepared by committee staff prior to hearing the bill in committee. It explains how a bill would change current law and sometimes lists support and opposition from major interest groups. Chamber - The Senate or Assembly chamber where Floor Sessions are held. Chapter - After a bill has been signed by the Governor, the Secretary of State assigns the bill a "Chapter Number" such as "Chapter 1235, Statutes of 1993," which is subsequently used to refer to the measure rather than the bill number. Coauthor - Any member of either house, with the agreement of the author of a bill, who adds his or her name on that members bill as coauthor, thus indicating support for the proposal. Codes - Sets of law organized by subject matter. The code to be changed by a bill is referred to in the bill. Concurrence - The action of a house in approving a bill as amended in the other house. Concurrent Resolution - A measure introduced in one house that, if approved, must be sent to the other house for approval. The Governors signature is not required. These measures usually involve the business of the Legislature. Public Access Guide - 11 Conference Committee - A committee composed of three legislators from each house who meet in public session to resolve differences between similar Senate and Assembly bills. The final conference committee version must be approved by both the Assembly and Senate. Consent Calendar - A group of noncontroversial bills passed by a committee or by the Senate or Assembly on one vote. Constituent - Citizen residing within the district of a legislator. Constitutional Amendment - A resolution affecting the Constitution requiring an affirmative vote of the electorate to become effective. Daily File - A publication produced by the Senate and Assembly, respectively, for each day the house is in session. The publication provides information about bills to be considered at upcoming committee hearings and bills eligible for consideration during the next scheduled Floor Session. Generally, any bill to be heard in committee must be noticed in the Daily file for four days, including weekend days. The Daily File also contains useful information about committee assignments and the legislative calendar. Daily History - A publication produced by the Senate and Assembly, respectively, for each day the house is in session. It lists specific actions taken on legislation. Daily Journal - A publication produced by the Senate and Assembly, respectively, for each day the house is in session. It contains roll call votes on bills heard in policy committees and ills considered on the floor, and other official action taken by the body. Any official messages from the Governor are also included. Do Pass - The affirmative recommendation made by a committee in sending a bill to the floor for final vote; Do Pass as amended - an affirmative recommendation providing certain changes are made. Enrolled Bill - Whenever a bill passes both houses of the Legislature, it is ordered enrolled. In enrollment, the bill is reprinted and then delivered to the Governor. Extraordinary Session - A special legislative session called by the Governor to address only those issues specified in the proclamation. Measures introduced in these sessions are numbered chronologically with a lower case "x" after the number (i.e., ABx). Public Access Guide - 12 First Reading - Each bill introduced must be read three times before the final passage. The first reading of a bill occurs when the measure is introduced. Fiscal Committee - The Appropriations Committee in the Senate and the Ways and Means Committee in the Assembly to which all fiscal bills are referred if they are approved by policy committees. If the fiscal committee approves a bill, it then moves to the floor. Floor - The Senate or Assembly chambers. Hearing - A committee meeting convened for the purpose of gathering information on a specific subject or considering specific legislative measures. Inactive File - The portion of the Daily File containing legislation that is ready for floor consideration, but, for a variety of reasons, is dormant. An author may move a bill to the inactive file and subsequently move it off the inactive file at a later date. Interim - The period of time between the end of the legislative year and the beginning of the next legislative year. The legislative year generally ends on August 31 in even-numbered years and about September 15 in odd-numbered years. Joint Resolution - A resolution expressing an opinion about an issue pertaining to the federal government; forwarded to Congress for its information. Requires the approval of both Senate And Assembly, but does not require the signature of the Governor to take effect. Legislative Counsel's Digest - The digest is a brief summary of the changes the proposed bill would make to current law. The digest is found on the front of each printed bill. Majority Vote - A vote of more than half of the legislative body considering a measure. A majority vote in the Senate is 21 and in the Assembly is 41. On File - A bill on the second or third reading file of the Senate or Assembly Daily File. President of the Senate - The State Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor as President of the Senate, allowing him or her to preside over the Senate and cast a vote only in the event of a tie. President pro tempore of the Senate - The leader of the Senate; elected by all Senators. Public Access Guide - 13 Reading - Presentation of a bill before either house by the reading of its title; a stage in the enactment of a measure. A bill, until passed, is either in process of first, second or third reading, no matter how many times it has actually been read. Resolution - An opinion expressed by one or both houses that does not have the force of law. Concurrent and joint resolutions are voted on by both houses but do not require the Governors signature. Roll Call - A vote of a committee or the Senate or Assembly. Committee roll calls are conducted by the committee secretary who calls each members name in alphabetical order with the Chairs name last. Senate roll calls are conducted by the Reading Clerk who reads each Senators name in alphabetical order. Assembly roll calls are conducted electronically with each member operating a button from his or her assigned seat. Second Reading - Each bill introduced must be read three times before final passage. The second reading of a bill occurs after a bill has been reported from committee. Section - A portion of a code. It is cited in each bill that proposes to amend, create, or repeal a section. Senate - One house of the California Legislature, consisting of 40 members elected from districts apportioned on the basis of population, one-half of whom are elected every two years for four-year terms. Session - Period during which the Legislature meets: Regular - the two-year session at which all classes of legislation may be considered; Special - session called by, and limited to matters specified by, the Governor; Daily - each days meeting; Joint - meeting of the two houses together. Speaker - The leader of the Assembly; elected by all Assembly Members at the beginning of each two-year legislative session. Statute - A bill that has been signed by the Governor. Third Reading - Each bill introduced must be read three times before final passage. The third reading occurs when the measure is taken up on the floor of either house for final passage. Third Reading Analysis - A summary of a measure ready for floor consideration. Contains most recent amendments and information regarding how members voted on the measure when it was heard in committees. Public Access Guide - 14 Title - A brief paragraph that identifies the subject matter of a measure and precedes the contents of the measure. Unfinished Business - That portion of the Daily File that contains measures awaiting Senate or Assembly concurrence in amendments made in the other house. It also contains measures vetoed by the Governor. Urgency Claue - A bill that contains an urgency clause takes effect upon the Governors signature. A vote on the urgency clause must precede a vote on the bill and requires a 2/3 vote for passage. Veto - The Governors refusal to approve a measure sent to him or her by the Legislature. Public Access Guide - 15 APPENDIX C GLOSSARY OF INTERNET TERMS ARPANet - An experimental network established in the 1970's on which Internet is based, but no longer exists. Dial-up - A connection made from your computer to an Internet computer by way of a modem and a telephone. Directory - A listing of a collection of files related by topic. Electronic Mail - Method of on-line communication for sending and receiving messages and files of information. Electronic Mail List - A list that an individual voluntarily signs up to be on to receive notices regarding the legislative information system. File - A document containing related information. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - Internet tool that allows you to send and receive files of information over Internet. Internet - World-wide computer network made up of many interconnected networks. InterNIC - An Internet information service (800-444-4345). Modem - A device that connects your computer to a telephone line in order to send and receive information by way of Internet. Network - A collection of computers linked together to allow the exchange of information. README files - On-line help files that contain information about the directories and files of legislative information. Service Providers - Commercial (for a fee) services that provide direct access or access through electronic mail to Internet. Sub-directory - Any directory that is subordinate to a higher and more general directory. Public Access Guide - 16 APPENDIX D README FILES AND INDEXES README files contain reference or help information about the directories, sub-directories, and files of legislative information. Index files contain a reference listing of authors, bills, and bill topics. The following provides a description of what is contained in each README and index file: README_WELCOME - Initial overview of leginfo.public.ca.gov README_public_access_guide_ps - Text of this document, Guide to Accessing California Legislative Information over Internet (in PostScript format). README_FIRST - Introduction to leginfo.public.ca.gov README_ab_1624 - Text of AB 1624, public access bill authored by Assembly Member Debra Bowen. README_legislative_process - Overview of the process by which a bill becomes law. README_glossary - Definitions of legislative terms. README_dailyfile - Overview of the Daily File directory and help on how to retrieve the legislative calendar, committee information, matters pending on the floor, and names and addresses of Senators and Assembly Members. README_bill - Overview of the Bill directory and help on how to retrieve the text of a specific bill or the status, history, analysis, vote information, or veto information of a bill. README_code - Overview of the Code directory and help on how to retrieve a specific Code section. README_constitution - Overview of the Constitution directory and help on how to retrieve a specific section of the California Constitution. README_statute - Overview of the Statute directory and help on how to retrieve the text of a specific chaptered bill. Public Access Guide - 17 index_senate_author_bill_topic - A list of Senate bills with author and topic. This list is sorted alphabetically by author. index_assembly_author_bill_topic - A list of Assembly bills with author and topic. This list is sorted alphabetically by author. index_senate_bill_author_topic - A list of Senate bills with author and topic. This list is sorted sequentially by bill number. index_assembly_bill_author_topic - A list of Assembly bills with author and topic. This list is sorted sequentially by bill number. Public Access Guide - 18 APPENDIX E GETTING STARTED WITH ELECTRONIC MAIL To retrieve one or more files of legislative information by way of Electronic mail, a facility called FTPmail is used. FTPmail enables you to E-mail FTP commands to the public access computer. The public access computer interprets the FTP commands and E-mails the requested legislative information back to you. To retrieve help on how to get started using FTPmail, send the following E-mail message: To: ftpmail@leginfo.public.ca.gov Subject: (optional - FTPmail ignores the subject line) connect leginfo.public.ca.gov help quit To retrieve the README_WELCOME and README_FIRST files, send the following E-mail message: To: ftpmail@leginfo.public.ca.gov Subject: (optional - FTPmail ignores the subject line) connect leginfo.public.ca.gov get README_WELCOME cd pub get README_FIRST quit To retrieve any of the other files listed or described in this guide, use the same method described above. Public Access Guide - 19