Asm. Mary Hayashi

This measure would have the Legislature join the Congress of the United States in further acknowledging the service of Filipino World War II veterans in the Armed Forces of the United States by recognizing that these veterans should be reunited with their children during their golden years, and would request that the President and the Congress of the United States pass S. 1337 and H.R. 2412, which would exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas, thus allowing for family reunification.

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low‑income persons receive health care benefits. Existing law permits a physician practicing in an individual physician practice who is enrolled and in good standing in the Medi‑Cal program and changing the location of the individual physician practice within the same county, to continue enrollment at the new location by filing a change of location form, as developed by the department. This bill would apply these provisions to a dentist practicing as an individual dentist practice, as defined. This bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

This measure would designate the South Bonnyview Boat Ramp in the City of Redding as the John F. Reginato Boat Ramp. The measure also would request the City of Redding, after consulting with the Department of Fish and Game, to incorporate the placement of new signs that reflect that special designation into the impending rehabilitation of the boat ramp so long as the new signs do not increase project costs.

This measure would ask the Internal Revenue Service to issue a new ruling with respect to the federal income tax treatment of registered domestic partners and same-sex married couples.

This measure would declare the last week of March every year as a statewide week of advocacy for Latino education.

This measure would recognize April 2010 as County Government Month.

This measure would recognize March 2, 2010, as "Read Across America Day."

This measure would proclaim February 28, 2010, as Rare Disease Day.

This measure would establish, until January 1, 2014, the California Task Force on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education for the purpose of promoting the improvement of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology education across the state. The task force would consist of Members of the Legislature and experts appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules. The task force would conduct its business on a volunteer basis, be able to accept private funds, and would submit an annual report on its work to the Legislature.

This measure would designate the Keller Avenue Bridge that crosses State Highway Route 580 in the City of Oakland as the Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, and Officer John Hege Memorial Bridge. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.