Asm. Marc Levine

This measure would proclaim January 13, 2015, as Korean-American Day.

This measure would proclaim January 26, 2015, as India Republic Day, and would urge all Californians to join in celebrating India Republic Day.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which basic health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing law requires, except as otherwise provided, Medi-Cal provider payments to be reduced by 1% or 5%, and provider payments for specified non-Medi-Cal programs to be reduced by 1%, for dates of service on and after March 1, 2009, and until June 1, 2011. Existing law requires, except as otherwise provided, Medi-Cal provider payments and payments for specified non-Medi-Cal programs to be reduced by 10% for dates of service on and after June 1, 2011. This bill would, instead, prohibit the application of those reductions for payments to providers for dates of service on or after June 1, 2011. The bill would also require payments for managed care health plans for dates of service following the effective date of the bill to be determined without application of some of those reductions. The bill would require the Director of Health Care Services to implement this provision to the maximum extent permitted by federal law and for the maximum time period for which the director obtains federal approval for federal financial participation for those payments. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) , upon registering a vehicle, to issue to the owner 2 license plates, as specified. Existing law also requires that the license plates be securely fastened to the vehicle for which they are issued, and makes a violation of this requirement a crime. Existing law requires vehicle dealers and lessor-retailers to attach numbered report-of-sale forms issued by the DMV to a vehicle at the time of sale, and to submit to the DMV an application for registration of the vehicle, and the applicable fees, within a specified period after the date of sale. This bill would require the DMV to contract with a private industry partner for the development of a temporary license plate system to enable vehicle dealers and lessor-retailers to print temporary license plates on weatherproof paper or other media selected by the DMV. The bill would require the DMV to ensure that the system is operational on or before January 1, 2016. This bill would also require, commencing January 1, 2016, a motor vehicle dealer or lessor-retailer to install temporary license plates at the time of sale, and to electronically record and transmit certain information to the temporary license plate system, including the temporary license plates' number and vehicle's make and model. The bill would authorize vehicle dealers and the DMV to impose fees for temporary license plate processing, as specified. The bill would make failure to display temporary license plates an infraction, and would make counterfeiting a temporary license plate a felony, as specified. By creating a new crime and expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also make other related and conforming changes. 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 provides for the California Transportation Commission, except as otherwise provided by law, to adopt the location for a state highway on routes authorized by law. Existing law generally describes the various authorized routes in the state highway system. Existing law also describes the various segments of state highway routes that are authorized to be developed as freeways and expressways, and includes these segments in the freeway and expressway system. Existing law includes specified segments of State Highway Route 12 in the freeway and expressway system, including a segment between Route 101 near Santa Rosa to Melita Road near Santa Rosa. This bill would revise the description of this segment of State Highway Route 12 in the freeway and expressway system to instead refer to the portion of the segment from Route 101 in Santa Rosa to Farmers Lane in Santa Rosa, thereby deleting a porton of State Highway Route 12 from the freeway and expressway system. The bill would also state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to declare as surplus property approximately 55 acres of the right-of-way acquired by the Department of Transportation for the now abandoned State Highway Route 12 freeway alignment in the City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma, and to transfer the property to local agencies for park and recreation purposes, to be known as the Southeast Greenway.

Existing law, the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, governs the formation and operation of limited liability companies. Existing law authorizes a limited liability company to engage in any lawful business activity, except as specified, but prohibits construing the act to permit a limited liability company to render professional services, as defined. Existing law provides for the filing of specified records and further provides that an individual who signs such a record affirms under penalty of perjury that the information in the record is accurate. Existing law, the Consumer Cooperative Corporation Law, provides for the organization and operation of primarily consumer cooperatives, and is also applicable to other cooperatives. Existing law provides for, among other things, information to be included in a cooperative corporation's by laws, the definition of terms for purposes of that law, and requirements as to voting rights of members and time periods for sending notice of meetings at which members are entitled to vote. Existing law requires a cooperative corporation to include in its name the word "cooperative." This bill would establish the Limited Liability Worker Cooperative Act, which would provide for the organization and operation of worker cooperative companies. The bill would authorize a worker cooperative company to be formed for any lawful purpose provided that it is organized and conducts its business primarily for the mutual benefit of its members as patrons of the worker cooperative company. The bill would authorize a worker cooperative company to engage in any lawful business activity, except as specified, but would prohibit construing the act to permit a worker cooperative company to render professional services, as defined. The bill would provide for, among other things, information to be included in a worker cooperative company's articles of organization and operating agreement, requirements as to voting rights of members, and time periods for sending notice of meetings at which members are entitled to vote and would require an individual who signs specified records to affirm under penalty of perjury that the information in the record is accurate. The bill would authorize certain classes of membership in the worker cooperative company, including a worker-member class. The bill would provide that members of the worker cooperative company have equal votes, but would authorize the worker-member class to have ultimate decisionmaking authority. The bill would authorize members of a class to vote separately on any matter. The bill would authorize a worker cooperative company to include in its name the word "cooperative." The bill would authorize a worker cooperative company to set aside portion of its profits before distribution, as specified. The bill would define certain terms for its purposes. Because this bill would expand the scope of the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law authorizes the majority of the members of a limited liability company to vote to dissolve, merge, or sell the limited liability company, or to convert the limited liability company to another business entity. This bill would require 23 of the worker-members of a worker cooperative company to vote to dissolve, merge, or sell the worker cooperative company, or to convert the worker cooperative company to a business entity other than a worker cooperative company. Existing law, the Corporate Securities Law of 1968, provides for the regulation of the issuance of corporate securities, requires the qualification of an offer or sale of securities, and provides for exemptions from qualification. This bill would exempt the issuance of a membership by a limited liability worker cooperative company, as specified, from certain securities requirements. 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 establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program that is administered by the State Air Resources Board for the purposes of funding projects related to, among other things, reduction of criteria air pollutants and improvement of air quality. Pursuant to the Air Quality Improvement Program, the state board has established the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project to promote the production and use of zero-emission vehicles. This bill would authorize the state board to establish and maintain a wait list of eligible project applicants, on a first-come-first-served basis, that have not received the rebate because of insufficient funding. The bill would require the state board to disburse rebates to applicants on the wait list if the Legislature appropriates additional moneys for the purposes of the project.

This measure would request the Congress of the United States to, among other things, act immediately to avert federal spending cuts known as "sequestration" to protect the California and national economies.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law requires certain health facilities to test diesel backup generators in accordance with specified provisions. This bill would authorize health facilities, as defined, to use reliable alternative clean energy technologies as primary or backup power sources if the technology meets reliability requirements set forth by federal and state regulators. The bill would require the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to submit to the California Building Standards Commission building standards for the use of reliable alternative clean energy technologies for essential power systems, to be adopted in the California Building Standards Code.

Existing law vests in the State Department of Developmental Services jurisdiction over state hospitals referred to as developmental centers, including the Sonoma Developmental Center, for providing residential care to persons with developmental disabilities. Under existing law, if the department proposes the closure of a state developmental center, it is required to submit to the Legislature a detailed plan that contains certain information, including, among other things, a description of the land and buildings affected and existing lease arrangements at the developmental center. This bill would require that, prior to the development of any plan for, or implementation of, any sale, lease, transfer, or major change of use of any portion of the Sonoma Developmental Center, the department and the Department of General Services confer and cooperate with public and private entities in the development of an improvement and redevelopment plan for the center. The bill would authorize the plan to contain specified elements, including plans for the development of new or improved public or private core resident care facilities on the site, the permanent protection, maintenance, operation, and potential expansion of the wildlife habitat corridor through the property connecting Sonoma Mountain and the Mayacamas Mountain Range, the creation of public recreational facilities, and potential expansion of water supply facilities consistent with natural resource protection.