text_combined: california update 09 15 01 legislature adjourns da bill new special session 1 morning legislature adjourned senate without voting edison mou included da provisions assembly without passing bowen green da bill sce mou governor davis responded saying 1 assembly good job 2 senate failed job 3 davis would call special session start try get mou special session would begin 2 weeks davis said edison promised take voluntary bankruptcy interim cpuc scheduled take vote suspend da thursday sept 20 press account davis statement attached sue jeff governor davis comments failure senate approve edison legislation call 3 rd special session keep edison bankruptcy sacramento governor gray davis made following comments legislation designed restore southern california edison creditworthiness failed win approval california state senate proud work done assembly get state business buying electricity restoring edison creditworthiness unfortunately however senate gotten job done critical keep edison solvent lose 3 000 megawatts power renewable energy small power producers worked hard bring energy crucial avoiding blackouts back line earlier summer call third extraordinary session begin approximately two weeks edison avoid bankruptcy edison assured seek bankruptcy believes creditors continue show restraint california senate adjourns without voting plan save struggling utility jennifer kerr associated press writer saturday september 15 2001 2001 associated press url 09 15 02 57 pdt sacramento calif ap state senate adjourned early saturday without voting plan rescue southern california edison bankruptcy gov gray davis called emergency legislative session next month try help struggling utility california legislature rushed pass hundreds bills finish 2001 session 200 million program help state neediest schools approval bills give driver licenses immigrants seeking citizenship improve working conditions shepherds senators remained cool davis idea bailing southern california edison failed vote measure approved last week assembly also adjourned early saturday take want embarrass governor said president pro tem john burton would rip residential people help big business bail corporation deal quiet death closed five months work since davis first announced plan april saying state would pay 2 76 billion edison transmission system let utility sell consumer backed bonds repay rest 3 9 billion debt without deal edison faces bankruptcy along pacific gas electric co state largest utility company filed chapter 11 bankruptcy protection april amassing 8 9 billion debt due last year sky high electricity costs edison says accrued 3 9 billion debts special session meant take another shot saving edison sliding bankruptcy proud work done assembly get state business buying electricity restoring edison creditworthiness davis statement midnight saturday unfortunately however senate gotten job done new school improvement program would provide grants 400 per student schools state lowest test scores nearly four years improve scores face sanctions severe closing school shepherd bill would give people watch sheep basic working conditions workers state law include 10 minute rest break every four hours work tools paid employer toilets lights water housing also would put state law 1 050 month minimum wage sheepherders legislators toiled tuesday terrorist attacks never far minds davis joined assembly brief memorial service included procession lawmakers handing letters written expressing feeling attacks legislature approved sending 1 million california victim compensation fund similar program new york help victims terrorist attacks letters printed special assembly journal california job keep peace preach tolerance said davis 2001 associated press