Asm. Mark Stone

This measure would declare the week of May 13 to May 19, 2018, inclusive, as Food Allergy Awareness Week, and encourage Californians to increase their understanding and awareness of food allergies and anaphylaxis.

This measure would designate the month of May 2018 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month and would extend the Legislature's warmest regards and appreciation to the thousands of volunteers, fair directors, staff, business supporters, and sponsors who keep the network of California state fairgrounds strong, vibrant, relevant, and successful.

This measure would declare the week of May 20, 2018, to May 26, 2018, inclusive, to be Emergency Medical Services Week in California.

This measure would proclaim the week of May 6 to 12, 2018, inclusive, as California Wildfire Awareness Week, and May 7, 2018, as California Master Mutual Aid Awareness Day. The measure would commemorate the contributions of first responders to a series of natural disasters in 2017 and recognize the contributions that California's mutual aid disaster response system made in reducing the loss of life and property from these disasters.

This measure would acknowledge the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and express the Legislature's respect to Muslims across California and throughout the world on this occasion.

This measure would recognize May 10, 2018, as the 30th 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 establishes a system of statewide child welfare services, administered by each county under the oversight of the State Department of Social Services, with the intent that all children are entitled to be safe and free from abuse and neglect. Existing law defines "child welfare services" for these purposes to mean public social services that are directed toward the accomplishment of various purposes, including protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, and includes, among other services, emergency response services, family preservation services, family maintenance services, family reunification services, and permanent placement services. 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. This bill would require each county welfare department and any other county entity that provides child welfare services, as defined, to ensure that a recipient of child welfare services who is deaf or hard of hearing has equal access to those services at no cost to the recipient. The bill would require each county welfare department to designate one staff person to serve as the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Coordinator, as described, for the delivery of child welfare services in the county to children and parents who are deaf and hard of hearing. By creating new duties for county officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services to, among other things, establish a Deaf Services Manager within the Children and Family Services Division of the department to be responsible for the statewide implementation of these provisions and to serve as a resource for county Deaf and Hard of Hearing Coordinators, and would require the department to develop protocols, procedures, training curricula, and other materials necessary to ensure that the requirements of this section are uniformly implemented in all counties throughout the state. 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.

This measure would recognize May 2018 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.

This measure would designate May 22, 2018, as Trauma-Informed Awareness Day in California, in conjunction with National Trauma-Informed Awareness Day, to highlight the impact of trauma and the importance of prevention and community resilience through trauma-informed care.