Existing law authorizes the suspension or expulsion from school of a pupil in any of grades 4 to 12, inclusive, if the superintendent of the school district or the principal of the school in which the pupil is enrolled determines that the pupil caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause, or participated in an act of, hate violence, as defined. Existing law requires the State Board of Education, at the request of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to take certain actions aimed at discouraging the development of discriminatory attitudes in schools and at preventing and responding to hate violence as long as the actions do not result in a state mandate or an increase in costs to a state or local program. Existing law requires school districts and county offices of education to be responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of its schools operating a kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. This bill would require the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Justice and relevant experts in the field, including physical, developmental, and intellectual disability experts, mental health experts, and civil rights groups, to create training materials and guidelines on how to prevent, recognize, and respond to hate- and bias-related events in schools, for use in the training of school administrators and staff. The bill would require these training materials and guidelines to be made available on the department's internet website, and would require the department to provide an electronic notification of the availability of the training materials and guidelines to all schools that serve kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The bill would require the training materials and guidelines to be included in a school's comprehensive school safety plan. To the extent the bill would impose new duties on school districts and county offices of education, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires a petition for the establishment of a charter school to contain, among other things, reasonably comprehensive descriptions of the procedures that the charter school will follow to ensure the health and safety of pupils and staff, including through the development of a school safety plan that includes certain safety topics. Existing law requires a charter school's school safety plan to be updated annually. This bill would require a charter school's school safety plan to also include the training materials and guidelines developed by the department pursuant to this bill. To the extent the bill would impose new duties on charter schools, the 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
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Existing law generally prescribes the procedure for the prosecution of persons arrested for committing a crime, including pleadings, bail, pretrial proceedings, trial, judgment, sentencing, and appeals. Existing law allows a person who is unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of their liberty to prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of their imprisonment or restraint. Existing law allows a writ of habeas corpus to be prosecuted for, among other things, relief based on the use of false evidence that is substantially material or probative to the issue of guilt or punishment that was introduced at trial. This bill would prohibit the state from seeking a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin, as specified. The bill would allow a writ of habeas corpus to be prosecuted on the basis of that prohibition. The bill would require the prosecution to disclose, pursuant to a written request, all evidence relevant to a potential violation of that prohibition. By expanding the duties of local prosecutors, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require a court that finds a violation of that prohibition to dispose of the case against the defendant as specified. The bill would apply its provisions to commitments in the juvenile justice system. 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
This measure would declare March 5, 2020, as Family Justice Center Day in California and would recognize the lifesaving and hope-giving work of the California Family Justice Center Network and its member Family Justice Centers as they work with rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, human trafficking agencies, prosecutors' offices, law enforcement agencies, and other professionals and community-based organizations to ensure that adult and child survivors of trauma can access all of their services in one setting.
This measure would recognize March 7, 2020, as California Arbor Day, and would urge California residents to observe the day with appropriate tree-planting activities and programs.
This measure would urge Congress and the President to enact legislation that would allow a state to adopt daylight saving time year-round.
Existing law requires a person, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, to lock the handgun in the vehicle's trunk, lock the handgun in a locked container and place the container out of plain view, lock the handgun in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle's interior and not in plain view, or to lock the handgun in a locked toolbox or utility box. This bill would make these requirements applicable to all firearms and would additionally require the firearm to be secured to the vehicle using a cable or chain and lock or in a locked container that is secured using a cable or chain and lock or that is permanently affixed to the vehicle, as specified. The bill would make these requirements inapplicable to a peace officer who is on duty or on call. Because a violation of these new requirements would be 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.
Existing law authorizes the legislative body of an incorporated city and the county board of supervisors, in the exercise of its police power and for the purpose of regulation, to license any kind of business not prohibited by law transacted and carried on within the limits of its jurisdiction. This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to collect an additional annual fee from any applicant for a local business license in an amount depending on the number of employees employed by the business, as specified. The bill would require the local entity to create a fund, entitled the "Affordable Housing Assistance Fund," in which the fees collected under these provisions would be deposited. The bill would require the moneys in the fund to be used for specified purposes, including first-time homebuyer programs, vouchers for individuals experiencing homelessness, funding and subsidizing affordable housing development projects, and rental assistance. By imposing additional duties upon local entities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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 the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would include a change in state statute that would result in a taxpayer paying a higher tax within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature.