Existing law defines a "commercial fundraiser for charitable purposes" as any individual, corporation, unincorporated association, or any other legal entity who for compensation solicits funds, assets, or property for charitable purpose in this state, or who, as a result of a solicitation of funds, assets, or property in this state, receives or controls the funds, assets, or property solicited for charitable purposes, or who employs, procures, or engages any compensated person to solicit, receive, or control funds, assets, or property for charitable purposes, and sets forth various requirements and restrictions relating to commercial fundraisers for charitable purposes. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to develop a high school exit examination in English language arts and mathematics in accordance with state academic content standards. Existing law requires, commencing with the 2003–04 school year and each school year thereafter, each pupil completing grade 12 to successfully pass the exit examination as a condition of graduation from high school. Existing law requires that each pupil take the high school exit examination in grade 10 beginning in the 2001–02 school year, and allows each pupil to take the examination during each subsequent administration, until each section of the examination has been passed. This bill would require that a reading selection that is used as part of the administration of the examination relate to American history.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of emissions of greenhouse gases and to monitor and enforce compliance with the reporting and verification program, and requires the state board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. The act requires the state board to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to a legislative finding within the act.
Existing law requires every urban water supplier to prepare and adopt an urban water management plan, as prescribed. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law requires specified state agencies to submit to the Director of Finance an annual report on the status of that agency's liquidated and delinquent accounts as of the end of the previous fiscal year and efforts made by the agency to collect those accounts. Existing law also requires the director, by no later than February 28 of each year, to submit to the Legislature a report on the status of liquidated and delinquent accounts of state agencies. Existing law specifies that these requirements apply only if sufficient existing resources of the specified state agencies and department are available for this purpose. Under existing law, these provisions will become inoperative on July 1, 2010, and will terminate on January 1, 2011. This bill would delete the inoperative date of July 1, 2010.
Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board is designated as the state water pollution control agency for purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Existing law also establishes nine regional water quality control boards to coordinate with the state board with respect to water quality control matters. Existing law requires the state board or the regional boards to issue waste discharge requirements and dredged or fill material permits in compliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Under existing law, any person who violates certain waste discharge requirements is civilly liable. Civil liability may be imposed administratively by the state board or a regional board. Alternatively a regional board may request the Attorney General to petition the superior court to impose civil liability. In addition, existing law requires that a mandatory minimum penalty of $3,000 be imposed for violations that meet the criteria of a "serious violation," as defined, or upon the occurrence of 4 violations within 6 consecutive months. Existing law provides that the mandatory minimum penalty provisions do not apply in certain circumstances. This bill would provide that the mandatory minimum penalty would not apply if that civil liability, either upon the request of a state board to the Attorney General or by the initiation of administration proceedings, is not imposed within 12 months of the board learning of the violations.
Existing law authorizes public entities that supply water, by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to specified procedures, to adopt and enforce a water conservation program. This bill would declare legislative intent to enact legislation to promote water conservation.
Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to employ a purchasing agent. In counties having a population of 200,000 or more, the board of supervisors may authorize the purchasing agent to engage independent contractors to perform services for the county, as specified, if the aggregate cost does not exceed $100,000. This bill would instead authorize the board of supervisors to authorize the purchasing agent to engage independent contractors to perform services for the county, as specified, if the aggregate cost does not exceed $150,000.
The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. With the exception of products, goods, or services directed at an adult population, the act exempts from its provisions certain advertising displays in existence before January 1, 2009, at an arena located on public land with a capacity of 5,000 seats or more that provides a permanent venue for professional sports, and that advertises products, goods, or services that are or will be sold on the premise of the arena on a regular basis pursuant to an agreement of at least one year duration between the vendor or business and the property owner, facility owner, or facility operator. This bill would authorize the advertising displays at the arena to advertise certain food and beverage products directed at an adult population if they are consumed on the premises and the products were advertised prior to July 1, 2008, as specified.
Existing law provides that any reference to the Department of Corrections in the Penal Code or any other code refers to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Operations, and that the primary objective of adult incarceration is to promote public safety. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in that provision.
Existing law requires that the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, offer courses in career technical education. These provisions define "vocational-technical education" and "career technical education" as education designed and conducted for the purpose of preparing youth for gainful employment in the occupations and in the numbers that are appropriate to the personnel needs of the state and the community served and relevant to the career desires and needs of the pupils. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of any high school district to provide for the maintenance on Saturday of special day and evening classes in career technical training authorized and provided for by any program of national defense of the federal government, or any agency thereof, acting through the State Department of Education. Existing law additionally authorizes school districts, upon the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to establish pilot programs to provide for the maintenance on Saturday of classes in career technical training. This training is authorized, among other things, to be a part of a program of national defense of the federal government, or any agency thereof. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
