Existing law establishes the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board in the Employment Development Department, and prescribes the membership, functions, and duties of the board. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in those provisions governing the membership, functions, and duties of the board.
Existing law establishes that the sheriff may discharge any prisoner from the county jail at such time on the last day a prisoner may be confined as the sheriff considers to be in the best interests of the prisoner. Existing law allows for the accelerated release of inmates, as specified, upon the authorization of the superior court. This bill would provide that the sheriff shall discharge a prisoner upon the completion of his or her sentence between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., with certain exceptions. The bill would specify that it shall not be construed to allow jails to retain a prisoner any longer than otherwise required or to prevent the early release of prisoners, as specified. Because this bill would require that prisoners be released from jail during a specific time, it would create 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, 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 these statutory provisions.
Existing law requires the Department of General Services to maintain a complete and accurate statewide inventory of all real property held by the state, to categorize the inventory by agency and geographical location, to include specified information in the inventory, and to update the inventory annually. Existing law also requires the department to prepare a separate report of all properties declared surplus or properties with no identified current or projected use, and to update the report annually. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.
Existing law requires a person who files a specified application, registration, petition, or request relating to water use to pay certain fees imposed by the State Water Resources Control Board, in accordance with a prescribed fee schedule. Existing law requires certain persons who extract groundwater in excess of a specified amount to file an annual notice of extraction with the state board. This bill, with specified exceptions, beginning on an unspecified date, would impose, on a person diverting or extracting more than an unspecified amount of water, a water resource consumption fee in an unspecified dollar amount per acre-foot of water diverted or extracted. The fees would be deposited in the Water Resources Consumption Fund, which the bill would create, the proceeds of which would be available, subject to appropriation, for unspecified purposes.
Existing law authorizes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to expend moneys appropriated for enforcement of laws under its jurisdiction. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
Existing law generally prohibits a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages and a winegrower from paying, crediting, or compensating a retailer for advertising or paying or giving anything of value for the privilege of placing a sign or advertisement with a retail licensee. It authorizes, as an exception, the holder of a beer manufacturer's or winegrower's license, a distilled spirits rectifier or manufacturer, or a distilled spirits manufacturer's agent, to purchase advertising space and time from, or on behalf of, an on-sale retail licensee, under certain conditions, if the on-sale retail licensee is the owner, manager, agent, assignee, or major tenant of a specified facility, including an exposition park of not less than 50 acres that includes an outdoor stadium with a fixed seating capacity in excess of 8,000 seats and a fully enclosed arena with an attendance capacity in excess of 4,500 people, located in San Bernardino County. This bill would modify this exception to provide that the fully enclosed arena has an attendance capacity in excess of 4,000.
The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act provides for the creation and regulation of common interest developments. Under existing law, a common interest development is managed by an association pursuant to the provisions of the governing documents of the development. Existing law imposes specified requirements with respect to elections for the board of directors of an association. Existing law provides that, upon a finding that specified election procedures, or the adoption of and adherence to certain rules, were not followed, a court may void any results of the election. This bill would provide that, if a court voids any results of an election for one or more board members under the above provisions, the court shall not invalidate a decision of the board that was reached after the board was seated pursuant to that election unless the court finds that the action of the board was contrary to law or the governing documents.
Existing law authorizes the California Veterans' Educational Institute, which is under the management and control of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide opportunities for veterans to continue their education. Existing law authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to work with authorized agencies of the United States in providing those opportunities. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.
Existing law prohibits a person from issuing a coupon, as defined, unless the person is the individual issuing the coupon, a member of an association issuing the coupon, or a person engaged in the business of issuing coupons, and specified information is included on the coupon. Existing law requires a coupon issued by a member or members of an association to include the name and address of the principal place of business of the association. Existing law makes a violation of those provisions a misdemeanor. This bill would additionally require a coupon issued by a member or members of an association to include an Internet Web site address. The bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Because a violation of that requirement would constitute a misdemeanor, the 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 defines "low-speed vehicle" for purposes of the Vehicle Code as a motor vehicle, other than a motor truck, with 4 wheels that is capable of a minimum speed of 20 miles per hour and a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface and that has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds. Existing law imposes certain restrictions on the use of low-speed vehicles on public streets and highways, and generally requires an operator of a low-speed vehicle to have a driver's license. A low-speed vehicle is also known as a neighborhood electric vehicle. A violation of the Vehicle Code is an infraction, unless otherwise specified. Existing law authorizes a city or county to establish a golf cart transportation plan subject to the review of the appropriate transportation planning agency and traffic law enforcement agency. Existing law provides that operating a golf cart other than on an authorized roadway is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $100. Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2012, the City of Lincoln and the City of Rocklin in the County of Placer to establish a neighborhood electric vehicle transportation plan and authorizes, until January 1, 2013, the County of Orange to establish a neighborhood electric vehicle transportation plan for the Ranch Plan Planned Community in that county. A person operating a neighborhood electric vehicle in a plan area in violation of certain provisions is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $100. This bill would authorize the City of Palm Desert to establish a similar neighborhood electric vehicle plan, subject to the same penalties. The bill would require a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2013. Because the bill would create a new crime, it 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.
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Bank and Corporation Tax Law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill would authorize a credit against those taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and before December 1, 2019, of $10,000 for a qualified taxpayer, as defined, that is a manufacturer of verified diesel emission control strategies. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Existing law, the Horse Racing Law, permits the California Horse Racing Board to authorize an association licensed to conduct a racing meeting also to operate a satellite wagering facility at its racetrack inclosure, under specified conditions that differ between the northern zone and the central and southern zones, and provides specific guidelines for the operation and location of these facilities. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
