Existing law, the California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly by the State Department of Social Services. Existing law authorizes the director to take enforcement action, including, but not limited to, actions to suspend or revoke a license and to impose civil penalties for violations. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would enact the RCFE Residents Foreclosure Protection Act of 2011 which would, with certain exceptions, require the licensee of a facility to notify the department, the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and all residents, applicants, and, if applicable, their legal representatives, in writing within 2 business days of specified events, and would require the department to initiate a compliance plan, noncompliance conference, or other appropriate action upon receipt of this notice. By expanding the definition of an existing 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.
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Existing law requires the court to order defendants convicted of any crime to pay a fine in the form of a penalty, as specified. Existing law additionally requires the court to order defendants to pay restitution to the victim or victims as well as a restitution fine, as specified. Existing law provides that the restitution fine shall be set at the discretion of the court and commensurate with the seriousness of the offense, but shall not be less than $200 and not more than $10,000, if the person is convicted of a felony, and not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, if the person is convicted of a misdemeanor. Existing law provides that the court shall impose the restitution fine unless it finds compelling and extraordinary reasons for not doing so, and states those reasons on the record. Existing law requires that the restitution fine be deposited in the Restitution Fund in the State Treasury, a continuously appropriated fund. This bill would make the minimum restitution fine not less than $240 starting on January 1, 2012, $280 starting on January 1, 2013, and $300 starting on January 1, 2014, if the person is convicted of a felony, and not less than $120 starting on January 1, 2012, $140 starting on January 1, 2013, and $150 starting on January 1, 2014, if the person is convicted of a misdemeanor, and make other conforming changes. By increasing the amounts deposited into the Restitution Fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
This measure would recognize October 2011 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and urge all Californians to take a stand against domestic violence.
This measure would urge the United States government to consider the California jobs and economic stimulus provided by the California floriculture industry when advancing free trade agreements, specifically with Colombia.
This measure would proclaim February 28, 2011, as Rare Disease Day.
This measure would express the Legislature's apology, on behalf of the people of the state, for violations of the civil liberties and constitutional rights of Filipino Americans caused by antimiscegenation laws that precluded marriage between Filipinos and Caucasians, and its regret, on behalf of the people of the state, for the suffering and hardship endured by Filipino Americans as a result of governmental actions taken because of various policies and laws it enacted.
This resolution would recognize the contributions of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities to California, and would also recognize the importance of preserving Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities and their traditions.
This resolution would memorialize the National Park Service to declare McDonnell Hall a national historic landmark. This resolution would also urge the City of San Jose to similarly designate McDonnell Hall as a historic landmark.
This measure would recognize the 61st anniversary of National Flag Day, honor the 51st anniversary of the flying of the current American flag, and would encourage all Californians to celebrate the occasion with appropriate activities.
This measure would recognize September 2011 as Sickle Cell Awareness Month in California and would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to restore funding for sickle cell anemia centers and research and to make sickle cell anemia and other genetic hemoglobinopathies a public health priority.