Read. Adopted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 3145.)
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3100.)
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2015.
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 3043.)
Existing law, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014, approved by the voters as Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $7,545,000,000 to finance a water quality, supply, and infrastructure improvement program. The act provides that it is the intent of the people that, to the extent practicable, a project supported by the funds made available by the act will include signage informing the public that the project received funds from the act. This bill would require certain recipients of funding pursuant to the act to post signs acknowledging the source of funds in accordance with guidelines that the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency would be required to develop.
Existing law establishes in the state government the Transportation Agency, which includes various departments and state entities, including the California Transportation Commission. Existing law vests the California Transportation Commission with specified powers, duties, and functions relative to transportation matters. Existing law requires the commission to retain independent authority to perform the duties and functions prescribed to it under any provision of law. This bill would exclude the California Transportation Commission from the Transportation Agency and establish it as an entity in the state government. The bill would also make conforming changes.
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2976.)
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law requires the board of governors to appoint a chief executive officer, known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Existing law provides for the establishment of community college districts throughout the state, including the Compton Community College District. Existing law authorizes these districts to provide instruction to students at the campuses operated by these districts. Existing law authorizes the board of governors to suspend the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Compton Community College District for a period lasting until June 30, 2011, plus a period lasting until the chancellor, the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, the Director of Finance, and the Secretary for Education concur with the special trustee that the district, for 2 consecutive academic years, has met the requirements of the comprehensive assessment conducted, and the recovery plan prepared, pursuant to existing law. Existing law, in the event of a suspension, authorizes the chancellor to appoint a special trustee to manage the district, as specified. This bill would require the chancellor to report to the Legislature concerning the priorities identified in each Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team report and to provide a response on how the chancellor intends to resolve the issues identified in the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team report in a timely manner. The bill would require the chancellor to submit the report to the Legislature within 150 days following the issuance of each Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team report. In any instance that there is a decline in performance identified in a report, the chancellor would be required to also specifically identify strategies for ensuring progress in its response to that report.
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2976.)
Existing law, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, an initiative measure enacted by the approval of Proposition 215 at the November 5, 1996, statewide general election, authorizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Existing law, enacted by the Legislature, provides for the licensing and regulation by both state and local entities of medical marijuana and its cultivation. Existing law requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to establish a Medical Cannabis Cultivation Program. The program prohibits a person from cultivating medical marijuana without first obtaining a state license issued by the department and a license, permit, or other entitlement specifically permitting cultivation pursuant to the program from the city, county, or city and county in which the cultivation will occur, as specified. Existing law exempts certain persons from these licensure requirements under specified conditions, but authorizes a city, county, or city and county to regulate or ban the cultivation, storage, manufacture, transport, provision, or other activity by the exempt person. This bill would instead provide that an exemption from these licensure requirements does not limit or prevent a city, county, or city and county from exercising its police power authority under a specified provision of the California Constitution.
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 3441.).
Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 3441.).
