This measure recognizes April 15 to April 21, 2012, inclusive, as "Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week."
This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year Celebration.
This measure would designate May 2012 as Lupus Awareness Month.
This measure would recognize May 2012 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
This measure would recognize June 27, 2012, as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day.
This measure would declare the Legislature's recognition of the importance of access to local parks, trails, open space, and facilities for the health and development of all Californians. This measure would also declare July 2012 as "Parks Make Life Better!®" Month.
This measure would designate the month of April 2012 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, would recognize April 25, 2012, as Denim Day California, and would encourage everyone to wear jeans on that day to help communicate the message that there is no excuse for, and never an invitation to commit, rape.
This measure would declare May 23, 2012, as the 24th Annual State Scientist Day, as a tribute to the dedication and professionalism of the state scientists who work on behalf of all the residents of California.
Existing law authorizes a person who has been arrested but is not convicted to petition the court for a finding that the defendant is factually innocent of the charges. If the petitioner is found factually innocent, existing law requires the court to order the records of the arrest to be sealed and destroyed, as specified. This bill would authorize a person to petition a court to set aside a conviction for an offense relating to solicitation or prostitution, as specified, based on a finding that the person is factually innocent of the charge if the person is a victim of human trafficking and the offense is a result of the petitioner's status as a victim of that crime. In that case, the bill would require the court to order the records of the arrest to be sealed and destroyed, and to take other action appropriate under the circumstances or as justice requires. The bill would also provide that a finding that the petitioner is factually innocent pursuant to this provision shall be admissible as evidence in a civil action brought by the petitioner, or his or her estate or representative, against an individual or entity for damages arising from the individual's or entity's alleged involvement in human trafficking.
Existing law authorizes a superintendent or principal of a school to suspend or recommend for expulsion a pupil who commits one or more enumerated acts. Existing law authorizes the principal of a school, the principal's designee, the superintendent of schools, or the governing board of a school district to require a pupil to perform community service, as defined, during the pupil's nonschool hours as part of or instead of disciplinary action, subject to specified exceptions. Existing law requires that, for purposes of notification to parents and the reporting of expulsion or suspension offenses to the State Department of Education, a school district specifically identify, by offense committed, in all appropriate official records of a pupil, each suspension or expulsion of that pupil for the commission of specified offenses. This bill would prohibit a school, at the request of a pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian, from disclosing to a postsecondary educational institution the pupil's disciplinary records relating to a suspension or suspensions, if each suspension was for a minor offense and the pupil completed 5 hours of community service for each suspension, as specified. The bill would require a school district to adopt a policy regarding which behaviors are minor offenses for purposes of these provisions, and would also require that the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian be informed of the option to perform community service. By imposing these additional duties on schools and school districts, 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
