Existing law makes it unlawful for any person to operate an unmanned aircraft system in pest control unless the pilot operating the unmanned aircraft system holds a valid manned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate or a valid unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate issued by the Director of Pesticide Regulation and is certified or otherwise authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate an unmanned aircraft system approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct pest control. This bill would require a pilot operating an unmanned aircraft system to hold a valid manned or unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate issued by the director, and to meet the requirements for a vector control technician certificate or an unmanned aircraft operator certificate, as specified. Existing law requires each unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate to designate the pilot's status as a journeyman, apprentice, or vector control technician, and requires an applicant for an unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate to pass an examination as a condition of licensure. This bill would, with respect to the unmanned pest control aircraft pilot's certificate, eliminate the statuses of journeyman and apprentice, create the status of unmanned aircraft operator, and make conforming changes to the examination requirement. To be eligible for an unmanned aircraft operator certificate, the bill would require a pilot to hold required unmanned aircraft pilot certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for both agricultural and commercial operations. Existing law governs pest control operations in this state in order to, among other stated purposes, protect public health and safety and protect the environment. Existing law establishes the Department of Pesticide Regulation within the California Environmental Protection Agency, under the control of the director, to administer these provisions. Existing law requires the director to adopt regulations that govern the conduct of the business of pest control. Existing law makes it unlawful for any person to act in a supervisory capacity or position for a pest control business unless the person has a qualified applicator license, except as provided. This bill would require a qualified applicator license for an unmanned pest control aircraft operation spraying a regulated pesticide, fungicide, or herbicide. The bill would require an unmanned pest control aircraft operation spraying a regulated pesticide, fungicide, or herbicide under a qualified applicator license to comply with specified requirements. The bill would require the application of a pesticide, fungicide, or herbicide by an unmanned pest control aircraft to be made according to the label instructions and would require labeling instructions issued by the department to be in compliance with any federal labeling issued pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Existing law makes it unlawful for any person to act as a pest control aircraft pilot in any county without first registering with the appropriate county agricultural commissioner. Under existing law, it is unlawful to use any fraud or misrepresentation in connection with meeting any license requirement relating to pest control operations. A violation of this provision is a crime. To the extent the bill would expand the scope of existing crimes, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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(1) The existing Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, enacted as an initiative statute by Proposition 47, as approved by the electors at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, makes the theft of property that does not exceed $950 in value petty theft, and makes that crime punishable as a misdemeanor, with certain exceptions. The initiative statute defines shoplifting as entering a commercial establishment with the intent to commit larceny while that establishment is open during regular hours, where the value of the property that is taken or intended to be taken does not exceed $950. The initiative statute requires that shoplifting be punished as a misdemeanor. Proposition 47 authorizes amendment of its provisions by a 23 vote of the Members of each house of the Legislature so long as the amendments are consistent with and further the intent of the act. This bill would amend Proposition 47 by authorizing acts of shoplifting that occur on 2 or more separate occasions within a 12-month period, and the aggregated value of the merchandise taken exceeds $950, to be punished either by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or by 16 months or 2 or 3 years in a county jail. By increasing the penalty for a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law defines the crime of burglary to include entering a railroad car or cargo container with the intent to commit grand larceny or petit larceny or any felony within. Exiting law divides burglary into first and 2nd degrees, with first degree burglary defined as burglary of an inhabited dwelling house, a vessel that is inhabited and designed for habitation, a floating home, a trailer coach, or the inhabited portion or any other building. Existing law defines 2nd degree burglary as all other types of burglary. First degree burglary is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 4, or 6 years and 2nd degree burglary being punishable in a county jail for not more than one year or by 16 months or 2 or 3 years in a county jail. This bill would make burglary with regard to a railroad car or a cargo container punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for 2, 4, or 6 years. By increasing the penalty for a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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 requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to examine all dams in all rivers and streams in the state naturally frequented by fish. If, in the opinion of the Fish and Game Commission, there is not free passage for fish over or around any dam, existing law requires the department to cause plans to be furnished for a suitable fishway, and to order in writing the owner of the dam to provide the dam with a durable and efficient fishway. Existing law requires the owner of a dam to allow sufficient water at all times to pass through a fishway, or in the absence of a fishway, allow sufficient water to pass over, around or through the dam, to keep in good condition any fish that may be planted or exist below the dam. This bill would provide that, notwithstanding any other law, the release of water from a dam shall only be regulated based on actual fish populations and not based on approximate fish populations.
This measure would recognize March 2022 as Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month.
This measure would proclaim the month of March 2022 as Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month.
This measure would resolve that the Legislature declares March 12, 2022, as National Girl Scout Day.
Existing law, the Teachers' Retirement Law, establishes the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers' Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. STRS is governed by the Teachers' Retirement Board. Existing law limits the postretirement compensation of a member of the Defined Benefit Program of the Teachers' Retirement Plan to an amount calculated by STRS, as specified. If the member's postretirement compensation exceeds this amount, the law requires the member's retirement allowance to be reduced by the amount of excess compensation. Existing law, however, permits members retired for service from STRS to perform member activities without being subject to the compensation limit under certain limited conditions and circumstances. This bill would exempt from the postretirement compensation limit the compensation of a member retired for service who was a classroom teacher, as defined, who has returned to work to fulfill a critical need in a position due to a teacher shortage in the area of special education. The bill would require a local school district, county office of education, or other local educational agency exercising this exemption to submit specified documentation, certified under penalty of perjury, to substantiate a retired member's eligibility. By expanding the crime of perjury, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.