Asm. Lori Wilson

This measure would recognize February 2024 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in protecting citizens' right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.

This measure would proclaim February 16, 2024, as California Almond Day.

This measure would designate March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in California.

This measure would declare May 23, 2024, as GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day in California.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to adopt and enforce regulations relating to public swimming pools. Existing law provides various building and safety standards for public swimming pools, as defined. Existing law requires that every person or entity operating or maintaining a public swimming pool do so in a sanitary, healthful, and safe manner. Existing law requires county health officers to enforce department regulations and authorizes a county health officer or any department inspector to enter the premises of a public swimming pool and investigate for violations, as specified. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a public wading pool to have at least 2 circulation suction outlets per pump that are hydraulically balanced and symmetrically plumbed through one or more "T" fittings, as specified. Existing law requires a public wading pool suction outlet to be covered with antivortex grates or similar protective devices, as specified. Existing law requires a public swimming pool to be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems that comply with the ANSI/APSP-16 performance standard or successor standard designated by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission. Existing law also requires a public swimming pool with a single suction outlet that is not an unblockable suction outlet to be equipped with at least one specified device or system designed to prevent physical entrapment by pool drains. This bill would require a public swimming pool constructed on or after January 1, 2025, to comply with the standards and requirements of the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (act) . The bill would require an existing public swimming pool to be retrofitted to comply with the act whenever a construction permit is issued to alter the public swimming pool. Under the bill, to the extent that the above-described existing requirements for public wading pools and public swimming pools conflict with the act, the requirements of the act would prevail. This bill would require a person or entity that owns or maintains a public swimming pool, as defined, to ensure that there is an operating telephone on or adjacent to the pool deck, available and conspicuously labeled for emergency use, at all times. By expanding the definition of a crime, 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.

This measure would acknowledge the harms and atrocities committed by representatives of the State of California who promoted, facilitated, enforced, and permitted the institution of chattel slavery and the legacy of ongoing badges and incidents of slavery that form the systemic structures of discrimination. The measure would affirm the State of California's role in protecting the descendants of enslaved people as well as their civil, political, and socio-cultural rights.

This measure would proclaim March 2024 as American Red Cross Month and would dedicate it to all those who continue to advance the noble legacy of the organization's founder. The measure would encourage all Californians to reach out, support the organization's humanitarian mission, and join in their commitment to care for people in need.

This measure would proclaim March 4, 2024, to March 8, 2024, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week.

This measure would proclaim February 22, 2024, as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.