(1) Existing law authorizes various local governmental entities, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general purposes, in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law, including a requirement that the combined rate of all taxes that may be imposed in accordance with that law in the county not exceed 2%. Existing law also authorizes the board of the San Mateo County Transit District to adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law. This bill would authorize the board, unless the transactions and use tax described in paragraph (2) has been imposed, to exceed that 2% limit to impose a retail transactions and use tax set at a rate of no more than 0.5%, if approved by the board before January 1, 2026. The bill would require the board, in concurrence with the county and for purposes of this tax, to develop an expenditure plan of projects, programs, and services that may include, among other things, public transit, local streets and roads, state highways, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, intelligent transportation systems, and transportation planning. The bill would authorize the board to administer the expenditure plan in its entirety, or to transfer proceeds of the tax to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for administration by that authority consistent with the expenditure plan. The bill would authorize the authority to administer those funds, consistent with the expenditure plan. (2) Existing law authorizes the County of San Mateo to impose a transactions and use tax for countywide transportation programs at a rate of no more than 0.5% that, in combination with other taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, would exceed the 2% combined rate limit. This bill would prohibit the County of San Mateo from imposing this transactions and use tax if the retail transactions and use tax described in paragraph (1) has been imposed by the board of the San Mateo County Transit District.
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This measure would state the intent of the Legislature to take the opportunity preceding July 4, 2017, to recognize and celebrate July 4, 2017, and the 241st anniversary of the birth of our great nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence that this day represents.
This measure would request the Governor to designate specified departments to accelerate the planning, creation, and completion timelines for a California Nonmotorized Trails Master Plan for urban and rural regions to expand specified opportunities for Californians. The measure would request the Governor to request the President of the United States, Members of Congress, and the Federal Highway Administration to dedicate increased funding to California to accelerate and support the planning and development of the plan and to accelerate the completion of existing nonmotorized recreational trails.
This measure would proclaim June 21, 2017, as Asking Saves Kids Day.
This measure would recognize the month of August 2017 as Opportunity Youth Reengagement Month, and state the intent of the Legislature to encourage the expansion of schools authorized to specifically reengage "opportunity youth" 16 to 24 years of age by developing recommendations for a statewide student reengagement strategy and identifying the cost of the strategy compared to the cost of inaction; authorizing systems for accountability to students, parents, and families through transparency, active engagement, and outreach strategies; and highlighting, promoting, and uplifting evidence-based practices for successful student reengagement efforts that maintain multiple measures for evaluation of student success.
This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to support S. 349, the Access to Counsel Act, which would ensure that those persons held or detained while attempting to enter the United States, whether at a border crossing or a port of entry, would be guaranteed access to legal counsel.
This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to continue to place an emphasis on increasing funding to NASA's budget and encouraging the expansive use of public-private partnerships to propel the industry forward into the next generation of advancement.
This measure would recognize adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) , also known as post-traumatic "street" disorder in communities of color, as having lasting negative outcomes to both physical and mental health with growing implications for our state.
Existing law requires public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing to be available in at least 3 regions throughout the state. Existing law provides that public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing includes, but is not limited to, complete communication services through interpreter services by a professional interpreter for the deaf, as specified, and counseling. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, with the advice of persons knowledgeable about the provision of public social services to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, to establish the criteria for funding public social services for the deaf and hard of hearing. This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would require the department to provide deaf access program services to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who reside in a linguistically isolated household, as defined.