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. (a) The proponents of a proposed initiative measure shall
submit a certification, signed under penalty of perjury, to the
Secretary of State immediately upon the collection of 25 percent of
the number of signatures needed to qualify the initiative measure for
the ballot.
(b) Upon the receipt of the certification required by subdivision
(a), the Secretary of State shall transmit copies of the initiative
measure, together with the circulating title and summary as prepared
by the Attorney General pursuant to Section 9004, to the Senate and
the Assembly. Each house shall assign the initiative measure to its
appropriate committees. The appropriate committees shall hold joint
public hearings on the subject of the measure not later than 131 days
before the date of the election at which the measure is to be voted
upon.
(c) This section shall not be construed as authority for the
Legislature to alter the initiative measure or prevent it from
appearing on the ballot.