Asm. Henry Perea

This measure would proclaim June 2012 as Scleroderma Awareness Month.

Existing law requires state agencies to give small businesses a 5% preference in contracts for construction, the procurement of goods, or the delivery of services, establishes a procedure by which a business can be certified as a small business by the Department of General Services for the purposes of these preferences, and specifies that a business that has been certified by, or on behalf of, another governmental entity may be eligible for certification as a small business if the certifying entity uses substantially the same or more stringent definitions as those set forth in existing law, as provided. This bill would revise the small business certification procedure to provide that the Department of General Services has the sole responsibility for certifying and determining eligibility of small businesses and would provide that local agencies have access to the department's list of certified small businesses. Existing law also authorizes a local agency to provide for a small business preference in construction, the procurement of goods, or the delivery of services, and to establish a subcontracting participation goal for small businesses on contracts with a preference for those bidders who meet the goal. Existing law authorizes each local agency to define a small business for the purposes of these preferences and goals. This bill would include a certified small business, certified at the state level, as a small business for local preference and goal purposes and would authorize a local agency to set additional guidelines for local preference purposes.

This measure would state the Legislature's support for the programs and initiatives administered by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and would request the United States Department of Agriculture, the Regents of the University of California, and the board of supervisors in each county in the state to continue their support and funding of the division.

Existing law creates the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,140,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking water and water supply reliability program. Existing law provides for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election. This bill would instead provide for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. This bill would declare that it is to take immediate effect as an urgency statute and an act calling an election.

Existing law creates the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $11,140,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a safe drinking water and water supply reliability program. Existing law provides for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election. This bill would instead provide for the submission of the bond act to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. The bill would appropriate $1,000 to the Secretary of State to implement the requirements of the bill. This bill would declare that it is to take immediate effect as an urgency statute and a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Existing law, the California High-Speed Rail Act, creates the High-Speed Rail Authority to develop and implement a high-speed rail system in the state, with specified powers and duties. Existing law, pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, approved by the voters as Proposition 1A at the November 4, 2008, general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related purposes. Various federal laws provide funding for allocation nationally to high-speed rail and other related projects. This bill would require the authority to appoint an agricultural advisory committee with 9 members from a list of nominees recommended by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. The bill would require the authority to consult with the committee and to reflect the committee's comments on authority policies and related matters in any action item brought before the board of the authority. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Existing law authorizes a superior court judge to designate the jail of a contiguous county for the confinement of a prisoner of his or her county when there is no jail in the county or when a county jail becomes unfit or unsafe for the confinement of prisoners. This bill would authorize a local law enforcement agency within the County of Fresno to transfer (1) prior to booking, a person who is under arrest and in the custody of that agency, or (2) upon a person's scheduled release from the Fresno County Jail due to overcrowding, he or she has been identified by the arresting agency as being at a high risk to reoffend, and he or she is the subject of a formal request from the arresting agency for notification prior to release. The bill would require, prior to any transfer, the governing bodies of the local law enforcement agency seeking the transfer and the receiving jail facility to enter into a written agreement governing the terms of the booking, housing, and transportation of transferees. The bill would provide that the County of Fresno, including its officers and employees, shall not be responsible for any costs, claims, or liability of any kind associated with or resulting from carrying out these provisions at the time of transfer, unless the Fresno County Sheriff's Office is the transferring agency and that all costs, claims, and liability would be the responsibility of the transferring. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Fresno.

This measure would designate November 2012 as California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month. It would recognize and acknowledge the significant contributions made by Californians of Sikh heritage to the state and afford all Californians the opportunity to understand, recognize, and appreciate the rich history and shared principles of Sikh Americans.

This measure would declare May 2012 to be American Stroke Month in California.