Existing law provides that a return, showing specified purchases by a qualified purchaser that were subject to the use tax during the preceding year and that have not been paid to a specified retailer, must be filed, along with a remittance of the amount of tax due, with the State Board of Equalization on or before April 15. Existing law further provides that a qualified purchaser is a specified person that receives at least $100,000 in gross receipts from business operations per calendar year. This bill would increase the threshold amount of gross receipts from business operations per calendar year from $100,000 to $500,000. The bill would authorize the board to grant a reasonable extension of time for filing a use tax return, as specified, and to grant a reasonable extension of time for the payment of use tax when it determines that good cause exists. This bill would authorize the board to grant an extension for filing a use tax return if an extension is granted for filing a return for tax imposed under the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, as provided.
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This measure would designate the month of November 2012 as California Runaway and Homeless Youth Month and would recognize the need for individuals, schools, communities, businesses, local governments, and the state to take action on behalf of runaway and homeless youth in California.
This measure would proclaim California as a Purple Heart State, honoring the service and sacrifices of our nation's men and women in uniform wounded or killed by the enemy while serving to protect the freedoms enjoyed by all Americans.
This measure would proclaim April 15 through April 22, 2012, as California Holocaust Memorial Week and would urge Californians to observe these days of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
Article XVI of the California Constitution requires a general obligation bond act to specify the single object or work to be funded by the bonds, and further requires a bond act to be approved by a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and by a majority of the voters. Article XVI authorizes the Legislature, at any time after the approval of a general obligation bond act by the voters, to reduce the amount of the indebtedness authorized by the act to an amount not less than the amount contracted at the time of the reduction or to repeal the act if no debt has been contracted. 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, statewide general election, provides for the issuance of $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for high-speed rail and related rail purposes. Existing law creates the High-Speed Rail Authority with specified powers and duties related to the development and implementation of a high-speed train system. This bill would provide that no further bonds shall be sold for high-speed rail and related rail purposes pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century. The bill would amend the bond act to authorize redirection of the net proceeds received from outstanding bonds issued and sold prior to the effective date of this act, upon appropriation by the Legislature, from those high-speed rail purposes to retiring the debt incurred from the issuance and sale of those outstanding bonds. This bill would provide that, pursuant to Article XVI of the California Constitution, these provisions shall become effective only upon approval by the voters at the next statewide general election. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Existing law establishes various programs for juveniles deemed to be wards of the court as a result of the commission of certain offenses. Existing law, the Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of community care and residential facilities by the State Department of Social Services. Violation of the act is a misdemeanor. This bill would establish a residential training camp pilot program, to be known as the Juvenile Rehabilitation Training Camp Pilot Program, for the purpose of providing an alternative placement option for male juveniles who commit specified offenses. The bill would authorize any program in San Luis Obispo County that meets specified criteria to be licensed and funded as a group home to the extent permitted by federal law and the California Constitution. The bill would exempt the program from certain requirements governing group homes. By requiring the program to comply with the Community Care Facilities Act, except as specified, the bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, thereby creating a state-mandated local program. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to provide a report with specified information to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2018, and a 2nd report with recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, relating to the operation of the program. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2023. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for San Luis Obispo County. 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 respectfully request Congress and the Department of Defense to remain committed to maintaining the 144th Fighter Wing and the Aerospace Control Alert mission in California in order to prevent any negative impacts to Southwest air defense operations, the California economy, and the ability of first responders to protect the residents of this state.