This measure would designate February 2012 as No Place for Hate (registered trademark) Month.
This measure would honor and recognize the service and sacrifice made by members of the Armed Forces and their families on the occasion of Armed Forces Day on May 19, 2012.
Existing law generally imposes an annual minimum franchise tax of $800, except as provided, on every corporation incorporated in this state, qualified to transact intrastate business in this state, or doing business in this state, and on every limited partnership, limited liability partnership, and limited liability company registered, qualified to transact business, or doing business in this state, as specified. This bill would reduce that minimum tax, as provided, for a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, and limited liability company that is a small business, as defined, that first commences business operations on or after January 1, 2013. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
This measure would proclaim April 2012 as the month to celebrate the sustainable leadership of California wineries and winegrape growers.
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law authorize various deductions in computing income that is subject to tax under those laws. This bill would allow a deduction, under both of those laws, of amounts paid on the property tax bill. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
This measure would recognize April 23, 2012, to April 30, 2012, inclusive, as Black April Memorial Week, and April 2012 as Vietnamese American month.
This measure would acknowledge the month of April 2012 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and encourage the people of the State of California to work together to support youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in their communities and schools.
Existing law provides certain protections and benefits for veterans. This bill would authorize the governing board of a county or city to grant financial assistance, relief, and support to disabled veterans, as defined, by waiving service-related fees charged by the county or city, as specified.
Existing law authorizes the Emergency Medical Services Authority to establish minimum training and other standards for the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and generally provides immunity from civil damages in connection with AEDs. Existing law requires persons or entities that acquire the AEDs to comply with maintenance, testing, and training requirements, which are scheduled to change on January 1, 2013. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, sets forth tenant notice and other requirements for owners of buildings in which an AED is placed. This bill would extend the January 1, 2013, termination date of these provisions to January 1, 2018. Existing law requires that an AED be checked for readiness at least once every 30 days if the AED has not been used in the preceding 30 days. This bill would instead require that an AED be checked for readiness at least once every 90 days if the AED has not been used in the preceding 90 days.
Existing law provides that any elected public officer who takes public office, or is reelected to public office, on or after January 1, 2006, who is convicted of any specified felony arising directly out of his or her official duties, forfeits all rights and benefits under, and membership in, any public retirement system in which he or she is a member, effective on the date of final conviction, as specified. This bill would require that an employee of a school district, county office of education, or charter school, who is convicted of any state or federal felony for conduct arising out of, or in the performance of, his or her official duties in pursuit of the office or appointment, or in connection with obtaining salary, disability retirement, or service retirement, or other benefits, forfeit retirement benefits earned or accrued from the earliest date of the commission of the felony to the forfeiture date, as specified. The bill would also require any contributions to the public retirement system made by the employee on or after the earliest date of commission of the felony to be returned, without interest, to the employee upon the occurrence of a distribution event, as defined, unless otherwise ordered by a court or determined by the pension administrator.
