Existing law requires every able-bodied inmate to work as many hours of labor as shall be prescribed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Existing law provides that, upon release, an inmate shall be paid any sum they are due from such labor. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the board to establish a Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program for the early identification of, and appropriate interventions to support a physician and surgeon in their rehabilitation from, substance abuse, as specified, and requires, if the board establishes the program, that the program meet certain requirements. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in providing communications, telecommunications, and necessary powerlines in connection with the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, with the approval of the Department of General Services, to enter into contracts with the owners of real property for the use of their lands or facilities in locations where no other state tenant exists or to install portable or single-use remote telecommunications facilities. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law declares it to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes. The California Safe Drinking Water Act requires the State Water Resources Control Board to maintain a drinking water program and carry out various duties, responsibilities, and functions relating to drinking water, including submission to the Legislature, every 5 years, of a comprehensive Safe Drinking Water Plan for California. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision requiring submission of a Safe Drinking Water Plan.
The California Water District Law (CWDL) provides for the establishment of water districts, and grants a district the power to acquire, plan, construct, maintain, improve, operate, and keep in repair the necessary works for the production, storage, transmission, and distribution of water for irrigation, domestic, industrial, and municipal purposes. The CWDL authorizes a water district, by using any water or water supplies furnished to the district or used by the district, to construct, maintain, and operate plants for the generation of hydroelectric power from those water and transmission lines for the conveyance of that power. The CWDL authorizes a water district to join with any other district engaged in distributing water in exercising the powers granted to the district pursuant to that authorization, as described, or to execute joint power agreements with any agency formed for that purpose. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the latter authorization.
Existing law grants the legislative body of a city certain powers with respect to city streets and roads. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city, if it makes a specified determination, to contract with the board of supervisors of any county for the rental of the county's equipment for the maintenance, construction, or repair of streets and roads within the city, or for the maintenance, construction, or repair of streets and roads within the city by the county. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Existing law prohibits entry into any vehicle, when the doors are locked, with the intent to commit theft or any felony therein. Existing law also prohibits maliciously damaging, defacing, or destroying the real or personal property of another person. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the burglary of a vehicle and vandalism.
Existing law authorizes the establishment of the California Correctional Center at Susanville. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law allows individuals charged with specified crimes, including drug offenses, to qualify for deferred entry of judgment, known as diversion. Existing law requires every county drug program administrator, in consultation with representatives of the court and the county probation department, to establish minimum requirements, criteria, and fees for the successful completion of drug diversion programs, including a minimum of 20 hours of education, counseling, or any combination of both for each divertee, as specified. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
The existing Coastal Resources and Energy Assistance Act authorizes the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, after consulting with the California Coastal Commission and the State Lands Commission concerning offshore energy activities, to award grants to coastal communities and cities to be used for certain purposes relating to the planning, implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of offshore energy development, consistent with the requirements of the state's coastal management program. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in that provision.
The California Constitution requires any change in state statute that increases the tax liability of any taxpayer to be imposed by an act passed by 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature, and prohibits specified taxes on real property from being so imposed. For these purposes, the California Constitution defines a "tax" as any state levy, charge, or exaction, except as described in certain exceptions. The California Constitution describes one of those exceptions as a charge imposed for entrance to or use of state property, or the purchase, rental, or lease of state property, except charges governed by a specified provision of the California Constitution. This measure, on or after its effective date, would provide that the exception described above does not include a road usage charge, as described, thereby requiring the imposition of this type of charge to be subject to the 23 vote requirement. The California Constitution conditions the imposition of a general tax by a local government upon the approval of a majority of its voters voting on the tax, and conditions the imposition of a special tax by a local government upon the approval of 23 of the voters voting on the tax. The California Constitution defines a "tax" for these purposes as any local government levy, charge, or exaction, except as described in certain exceptions, and includes as one of those exceptions a charge imposed for entrance to or use of local government property. The California Constitution defines "special tax" to mean any tax imposed for specific purposes. This measure, on or after its effective date, would provide that the exception described above does not include a road usage charge, as provided. The measure would also restrict to specific purposes the use of revenues derived from a road usage charge, described below, thereby subjecting the local imposition of this type of charge to the 23 local voter approval requirements. This measure would require that any road usage charge be imposed at a uniform rate, and not vary based on any factor. The measure would prohibit the Legislature from imposing both a road usage charge, and either a motor vehicle fuel tax or a tax on the sale, storage, use, or other consumption in this state of motor vehicle fuels that are used in vehicles subject to a road usage charge. The measure would require all revenues derived from a road usage charge imposed at both the state and local level be used solely for transportation purposes, as defined. The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to impose a motor vehicle fuel tax, and directs the revenues of that tax, or any alternative source of revenue to replace the revenue derived from that tax, to be deposited in the Highway Users Tax Account in the Transportation Tax Fund. The California Constitution also directs the revenues from a tax on the sale, storage, use, or other consumption in this state of motor vehicle fuels, or any alternative source of revenue to replace the revenue derived from that tax, to be deposited in the Transportation Investment Fund. The measure would specify that road usage charges are not subject to the above requirements.
Existing law establishes the administrative structure for the establishment of effective educational programs and practices operated by state and local educational entities in order to improve the educational services provided through public schools. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
