Existing law consolidates within the State Department of Health Care Services all substance use disorder functions and programs from the former State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. Under existing law, the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for administering prevention, treatment, and recovery services for alcohol and drug abuse. Existing law authorizes each county to establish a drug court program. If a county elects to provide that program, existing law requires the county to develop a plan for the operation of a drug court program that, among other things, provides a local action plan for implementing cost-effective drug court systems. This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, authorize the superior courts in the Counties of Sacramento, San Diego, and Solano to conduct a pilot program to provide specific supportive services to adult defendants who participate in the county's drug court, as specified. The bill would require the Judicial Council to administer the program and would authorize the council to establish guidelines and reporting requirements for the participating drug courts. This bill would require a participating drug court to enroll eligible defendants in specific supportive services unless a defendant refuses or is already enrolled in those services. The bill would require a county probation department, or another county department designated by the court, to administer the supportive services payments and reimbursements. By increasing the duties of county agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would require participating drug courts to collect and submit specific data to the Judicial Council. The bill would also require the Judicial Council to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor on or before January 1, 2028, that compares the data gathered by the participating drug courts to other similar, nonparticipating drug courts, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law provides for the imposition, calculation, and administration of various taxes, including, among others, the sales and use tax, the personal income tax, and the corporation income tax. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to taxation.
Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Existing law authorizes specified licensees to sell alcoholic beverage for off-sale consumption for which their license permits on-sale consumption, subject to specified requirements, including that the beverages are packaged in specified containers. This bill would authorize an airport operator, as defined, to permit or prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-sale consumption by the holder of an on-sale license located in an airport terminal. If so permitted, the bill would authorize the on-sale licensee to sell alcoholic beverages for off-sale consumption in the airport terminal subject to specified requirements, including that the license permits on-sale consumption of the type of alcohol being sold for off-sale consumption. The bill would require the licensee to notify the department before selling any alcoholic beverages for off-sale consumption in the airport terminal. The bill would authorize the department to impose conditions on a licensee selling alcoholic beverages under these provisions and would permit a licensee to petition the department to modify or remove a condition within 10 days following imposition of the condition, as provided.
Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee various aspects of the health care market, including oversight of hospital facilities and community benefits plans. Existing law requires a private, not-for-profit hospital to adopt and update a community benefits plan that describes the activities the hospital has undertaken to address identified community needs within its mission and financial capacity, including health care services rendered to vulnerable populations. Existing law defines the term "community" as the service areas or patient populations for which the hospital provides health care services, defines "vulnerable populations" for these purposes to include a population that is exposed to medical or financial risk by virtue of being uninsured, underinsured, or eligible for Medi-Cal, Medicare, California Children's Services Program, or county indigent programs, and defines "community benefit" to mean the hospital's activities that are intended to address community needs, such as support to local health departments, among other things. Existing law requires a hospital to conduct a community needs assessment to evaluate the health needs of the community and to update that assessment at least once every 3 years. Existing law requires a hospital to annually submit a community benefits plan to the department not later than 150 days after the hospital's fiscal year ends. Existing law authorizes the department to impose a fine not to exceed $5,000 against a hospital that fails to adopt, update, or submit a community benefits plan, and requires the department to annually report on its internet website the amount of community benefit spending and list those that failed to report community benefit spending, among other things. This bill would require the department to define the term "community" by regulation within certain parameters, would redefine the term "community benefit" to mean services rendered to those eligible for, but not enrolled in the above-described programs, the unreimbursed costs as reported in specified tax filings, and the support to local health departments as documented by those local health departments, among other things, and would redefine the term "vulnerable populations" to include those eligible for, but not enrolled in the above-described programs, those below median income experiencing economic disparities, and certain socially disadvantaged groups, such as those who are incarcerated. The bill would require that a community needs assessment include the needs of the vulnerable populations and include a description of which vulnerable populations are low or moderate income, coordination with a local health department, and require that it be updated at least once every 2 years. The bill would require that a community benefits plan demonstrate alignment with the State Health Improvement Plan and the Community Health Improvement Plan, include the proportion and amount of community benefit spending on vulnerable populations, and include measurable objectives that outline equity benchmarks. The bill would additionally require a hospital to annually submit a copy of a specified Internal Revenue Service form to the department. The bill would increase the maximum fine for failure to adopt, update, or submit, a community benefits plan to $25,000 and would authorize the department to impose a maximum fine of $50,000 for a hospital's failure to demonstrate implementation of a community benefits plan. The bill would require the department to include in its annual report the amount of community benefits spending attributable to public health needs and a list of hospitals that fail to comply with specified requirements.
Existing law provides for the civil commitment of a person who is determined to be a sexually violent predator. Existing law establishes a procedure by which a person committed as a sexually violent predator may petition for conditional release and requires the court, if it makes a specified determination, to place the person on conditional release. Existing law generally requires that a person released on conditional release pursuant to these provisions be placed in the person's county of domicile prior to their incarceration unless extraordinary circumstances exist requiring placement outside the county, as specified. Existing law also prohibits the placement of a person released on conditional release within 14 mile of any public or private school, as specified. This bill would prohibit the placement of a person released on conditional release within 5 miles of federal land, as defined. Existing law defines a sexually violent predator as a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense and has a diagnosed mental disorder that makes the person a danger to others in that they are likely to engage in sexually violent criminal behavior. Existing law requires the State Department of State Hospitals to notify the sheriff or chief of police, or both, the district attorney, or the county's designated counsel under specific circumstances, including when it makes a recommendation to the court for community outpatient treatment for a person committed as a sexually violent predator. This bill, the Sexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness, and Enforcement Act, would require the State Department of State Hospitals to take specified actions regarding the placement of sexually violent predators in communities, including notifying the county's executive officer of the placement location, as specified, and preparing an annual report on, among other things, the number and location of sexually violent predators under department supervision. The bill would require the State Department of State Hospitals, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to report to the Governor and the Legislature the status of quarters available for placement of sexually violent predators, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Existing law prohibits any person from operating a public water system unless that person first submits an application to the State Water Resources Control Board and receives a permit. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Existing law defines "mobilehome" for purposes of the enforcement of highway safety laws and regulations as a trailer coach which is in excess of 102 inches in width or in excess of 40 feet in overall length measured from the foremost point of the trailer hitch to the rear extremity of the trailer. This bill would increase the width in the above-specified definition from 102 inches to 110 inches.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing board. Under its existing regulatory authority, the PUC adopted a resolution establishing, for electrical corporations, an average service energization time for electric vehicle charging infrastructure of 125 business days, except as provided, and requiring electrical corporations to provide certain information to the PUC regarding service energization time for electric vehicle infrastructure projects. This bill would require each electrical corporation, consistent with the commission resolution, to achieve a 125-business-day average service energization target starting from when a customer submits an application for service to the energization of an electric vehicle charging infrastructure project, except as provided. The bill would establish, for local publicly owned electric utilities, an average service energization time for electric vehicle charging infrastructure of 125 business days, and would require local publicly owned electric utilities to annually report certain information to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) regarding the service energization time for electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects. The bill would require the PUC and the Energy Commission, in consultation with electrical corporations and local publicly owned electric utilities, to jointly host an annual public workshop to review and evaluate the information submitted by electrical corporations under the PUC's resolution and the information submitted by local publicly owned electric utilities, as required by the bill, and to revise, if needed, the average service energization time for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Existing law establishes the Clean Transportation Program, which is administered by the Energy Commission, to provide competitive grants, revolving loans, loan guarantees, loans, or other appropriate funding measures to develop and deploy innovative technologies and alternative and renewable fuels in the marketplace. Existing law specifies that alternative and renewable fuel infrastructure, fueling stations, and equipment are eligible for funding under the program. This bill would require the Energy Commission, in providing financial assistance under the Clean Transportation Program or other programs for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to give preference to projects that receive permits from a local jurisdiction that has established expedited electric vehicle charging permitting processes. By imposing additional duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law makes a person who violates any provision of law proscribing theft, embezzlement, forgery, or fraud, or identity theft, with respect to the property or personal identifying information of an elder or a dependent adult, and who knows or reasonably should know that the victim is an elder or a dependent adult, punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation pertaining to scams targeting vulnerable seniors and their communities.
Existing law establishes various classes of insurance, including, among others, fire insurance. Under existing law, fire insurance includes, among other things, insurance against loss by fire, lightning, windstorm, tornado, or earthquake, and includes certain insurance against loss or damage of specified items and personal property. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to require fire insurance companies to send notifications to their insureds about how they can qualify for discounts on their fire insurance.
Existing law establishes the California Business Investment Service Program within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) for the purpose of serving employers, corporate executives, business owners, investors, and site location consultants who are considering California for business investment and expansion. Existing law provides that the program is under the authority of the director, who is required, among other things, to work cooperatively with local, regional, federal, and other state public and private marketing institutions, economic developers, workforce training partners, and trade organizations in attracting, retaining, and helping businesses and investments grow and be successful in California. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would establish the California Historically Significant District Program for the purpose of revitalizing and maintaining historically and culturally significant commercial corridors throughout the state by funding technical assistance, training, and other activities that increase the capacity of revitalization entities to provide business assistance programs and services that meet the unique needs of small businesses that operate within historic commercial districts. The bill would provide that the program be administered by the California Business Investment Service Unit within GO-Biz, in consultation with the Community and Placed-Based Solutions Unit. The bill would require the program to award grants to eligible grantees, as defined, who submit an application meeting certain requirements, including, among other things, documentation that the applicant has the experience and capacity to provide technical assistance, training, and other services that increase the capacity of revitalization entities to use place-based tools to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem to meet the needs of small businesses that operate within historic districts. The bill would require training and education topics and uses of the grant by the grantee to include, but not be limited to, among other things, onsite assessment and training of revitalization entities to develop capacity for implementation of commercial district revitalization plans. The bill would require that grant funds be used by the grantee consistent with certain requirements, including that at least 40% of the total amount of the grant be used by the grantee to provide capacity-building programs and services to eligible historic commercial corridor revitalization entities throughout the state, as specified. The bill would require a grantee, as a condition of receiving the grant, to report on the performance annually. The bill would require that this reporting include, among other things, outcomes from the training and technical assistance provided, including, among other things, the number of training events. The bill would also require a subgrantee to report on program performance quarterly and annually. The bill would require this reporting to include, but not be limited to, quarterly outcomes from the subgrants provided, including, among other things, the number of businesses reached in person. This bill would require a grantee, 6 months following the completion of the grant, to submit a final outcomes report which includes, among other things, a detailed narrative description of how the funds awarded were used to expand the capacity of the statewide network of historic commercial corridor revitalization entities and to help underserved business owners and entrepreneurs within those districts to adapt new, place-based business strategies. This bill would require a grantee and any subgrantee to provide matching funds of at least one dollar for each dollar of state funds received. The bill would authorize up to 50% of the match to be in the form of in-kind services or resources. The bill would require that grant funding be available to the grantee for a 3-year period. The bill would authorize up to 5% of any program appropriation to be used by the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development for administrative costs, including reporting. The bill would authorize up to 5% of a grant to be used by the grantee for administrative costs related to the organization of the training, technical assistance, and program delivery, including travel and technology. The bill would authorize the Director of GO-Biz to assign one or more of the duties or authorities provided by this bill to another unit within the office or another state agency. This bill would also make related findings and declarations.
Existing law establishes the Natural Resources Agency, composed of departments, boards, conservancies, and commissions responsible for the restoration, protection, and management of the state's natural and cultural resources. Existing law establishes in the agency the Department of Water Resources, which manages and undertakes planning with regard to water resources in the state. This bill would require the agency, on or before June 1, 2024, to post on its publicly available internet website information tracking the progress to increase statewide water storage, and to keep that information updated.
