The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018, approved by the voters as Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, statewide primary election, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $4,100,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a drought, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and outdoor access for all program. Article XVI of the California Constitution requires measures authorizing general obligation bonds 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 a majority of the voters. This bill would enact the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance projects for safe drinking water, drought, flood, and water resilience, wildfire and forest resilience, coastal resilience, extreme heat mitigation, biodiversity and nature-based climate solutions, climate-smart, sustainable, and resilient farms, ranches, and working lands, park creation and outdoor access, and clean air programs. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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(1) The California Constitution prohibits the Legislature from creating a debt or liability that singly or in the aggregate with any previous debts or liabilities exceeds the sum of $300,000, except by an act that (1) authorizes the debt for a single object or work specified in the act, (2) has been passed by a 23 vote of all the Members elected to each house of the Legislature, (3) has been submitted to the people at a statewide general or primary election, and (4) has received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it at that election. This bill would set forth the Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024 as a state general obligation bond act that would provide $10,000,000,000 to construct and modernize education facilities, including $8,500,000,000 for elementary and secondary educational facilities and $1,500,000,000 for community college facilities, as specified. This bond act would become operative only if approved by the voters. (2) The Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 provides for the adoption of rules, regulations, and procedures, under the administration of the Director of General Services, for the allocation of state funds by the State Allocation Board for the construction and modernization of public school facilities. This bill would require a school district to submit to the Department of General Services a 5-year school facilities master plan as a condition of participating in the school facilities program under the act. The bill would amend the methodology for calculating the local contribution a school district is required to make in order to be eligible to receive state funding under the act, as specified. The bill would require a school district that seeks new construction or modernization funding under the act after November 5, 2024, to submit an updated report of the school district's existing school building capacity to the State Allocation Board. The bill would authorize the allocation of state funds under the act for the replacement of school buildings that are at least 75 years old, for specified assistance to school districts with a school facility located on a military installation, as specified, and small school districts, as defined, and for the testing and remediation of lead levels in water fountains and faucets used for drinking or preparing food on schoolsites, as provided. The bill would authorize new construction and modernization grants to be used for seismic mitigation purposes, certain health and safety projects, and, among other things, to establish schoolsite-based infrastructure to provide broadband internet access. The bill would also authorize modernization grants to be used for the control, management, or abatement of lead. The bill would increase the maximum level of total bonding capacity, as defined, that a school district could have and still be eligible for financial hardship assistance under the act from $5,000,000 to $15,000,000. The bill, commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, would increase that $15,000,000 maximum by a specified inflation adjustment each fiscal year. The bill would authorize the State Allocation Board to provide assistance for purposes of procuring interim housing to school districts and county offices of education impacted by a natural disaster for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency. The bill would also make conforming changes. The bill would make these provisions effective upon the adoption by the voters of the Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This measure would designate November 8, 2024, as "California's First-Generation College Celebration Day." The measure would urge all higher education institutions in the state to celebrate California's First-Generation College Celebration Day, recognize the significant role of first-generation college students in developing the state's future workforce, celebrate the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, and support first-generation college students with opportunities and equity in completing their desired degree programs.
Maddy summaryThis bill declares May 2024 as Foster Care Awareness Month in California to highlight the needs of the state's approximately 45,000 children in the foster care system. The measure does not change laws or allocate funding but serves as a symbolic recognition of the efforts made by families, caregivers, and organizations to support vulnerable youth. By designating this specific month, the resolution aims to increase public awareness about the challenges foster youth face, such as homelessness after exiting care, and to celebrate the contributions of those working within the child welfare system.
This measure would recognize the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag as the cultural and heritage flag of the Vietnamese American community and as a symbol of the community's continued struggle for freedom and liberty for the people of Vietnam, commemorate the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, and acknowledge and recognize the Vietnamese American community's commitment to the principles of democracy, justice, and the protection and advancement of human rights.
(1) Existing law prohibits a person from advertising, soliciting, or operating as a pest control business, unless the person has a valid pest control business license issued by the Director of Pesticide Regulation and has registered with the county agricultural commissioner. Existing law exempts from this prohibition persons engaged in specified activities, including household or industrial sanitation services. This bill would exempt from that prohibition persons engaged in sanitation services for the collection, disposal, and treatment of wastewater, refuse, or sewage, rather than household or industrial sanitation services, persons engaged in pool cleaning services, unless the person is selling, applying, using, or distributing a restricted material, and persons engaged in the live capture and removal or exclusion of mice, rats, and pigeons. (2) Existing law requires a licensed pest control dealer to report quarterly to the director the total dollars of sales and total pounds or gallons sold into or within this state of each pesticide labeled for agricultural use that are subject to the assessments described below. This bill would require the above-described report to instead include each pesticide subject to the assessments described below, rather than only those pesticides labeled for agricultural use. (3) Existing law requires every manufacturer of, importer of, or dealer in any pesticide, except as specified, to obtain a certificate of registration from the Department of Pesticide Regulation before the pesticide is offered for sale. Existing law requires the director to establish, by regulation, fees for the department's registration program. Existing law requires the director to endeavor to eliminate from use in the state specified pesticides, and in carrying out this responsibility, to develop an orderly program for the continuous evaluation of all pesticides actually registered, as specified. This bill would require the department, on or before May 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until May 2, 2028, to report the average processing times to review and evaluate, and issue final decisions on applications to register new pesticide products or to amend existing product registrations for the prior calendar year. The bill would require the department, on or before January 31 of each year, to post on its internet website a determination that it might increase certain registration fees during the calendar year, as provided. The bill would require the department, on and after July 1, 2027, to meet certain timelines to review and evaluate, and issue final decisions on applications to register new pesticide products or amend existing pesticide product registrations, except as provided. The bill would require the department, on or before May 1, 2029, and annually thereafter, to report the average processing times for applications to register new pesticide products or amend existing pesticide product registrations for the prior calendar year, as specified. This bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, until July 2, 2029, to annually identify and initiate the reevaluation of potential adverse effects of at least one pesticide in addition to those already under reevaluation and would, on or before July 1, 2029, and each year thereafter, require the department to annually identify and initiate the reevaluation of potential adverse effects of at least 2 pesticides in addition to those already under reevaluation. The bill would also specify timelines for mitigation measures if the department identifies potential adverse effects for a pesticide pursuant to the above-described provisions. (4) Existing law requires every person who sells a pesticide product for use in this state that has been registered by the director to pay an assessment on all sales of the pesticide product, and requires the director to establish by regulation a mill assessment rate, not to exceed $0.021. Existing law requires the revenues from the assessment to be deposited into the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund, with $0.0076 per dollar of sales for all pesticides sales for use in this state distributed by the director to the counties as reimbursement for costs incurred in the administration and enforcement of provisions relating to pesticides, and the remainder available for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to support the Department of Pesticide Regulation's operations. Existing law authorizes the director to collect an additional assessment of up to $0.00075 per dollar of sales for all pesticide sales for use in this state, except as specified, if necessary to fund, or augment the funding for, an appropriation to the Department of Food and Agriculture to provide pesticide consultation to the Department of Pesticide Regulation. This bill would instead require the assessments to be paid by the person or entity that first sold the pesticide for use in this state. The bill would increase, beginning July 1, 2024, the mill assessment rate for registered pesticides. The bill would increase the maximum amount of the additional assessment to $0.00104 per dollar of sales. This bill would include a change in state statute that would result in a taxpayer paying a higher tax within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature. (5) Existing law authorizes the director, after a hearing, to cancel the registration of, or refuse to register, a pesticide if one or more specified conditions apply, including that the pesticide has demonstrated serious uncontrollable adverse effects either within or outside the agricultural environment. This bill would revise those specified conditions, including by revising the above-described condition to instead apply when the pesticide has significant adverse environmental effects for which there is no feasible mitigation available. (6) Existing law requires an action brought pursuant to specified laws relating to pesticides to be commenced by the director, the commissioner, the Attorney General, the district attorney, the city prosecutor, or the city attorney within 2 years of the occurrence of the violation. This bill would instead require an action to be brought within 3 years of the occurrence of the violation. Existing law requires an action brought by the director to collect unpaid mill assessments and delinquent fees or to collect civil penalties for a violation of mill assessment requirements and other specified pesticide provisions to be commenced within 4 years of the occurrence of the violation. This bill would require specified actions for the above-described violations that are discovered during the course of an audit to be commenced within 2 years from the date of the audit's completion and would authorize those actions to be brought for a violation occurring within 4 years of the commencement of the audit. (7) Existing law authorizes an interested person to request the county agricultural commissioner to review their action in issuing, refusing, revoking, suspending, or conditioning a permit to use or possess a restricted material and authorizes the commissioner to affirm, modify, or cancel the permit action reviewed. Existing law authorizes a directly affected person to appeal to the director to review the commissioner's action. Existing law requires, before conducting a public review, the director to notify directly affected persons at least 72 hours in advance of the location and time of the public review. This bill would instead authorize an interested person to appeal to the director to review the commissioner's action within 30 days of the date of receiving the commissioner's written decision. The bill would delete the above-described 72-hour notice requirement for a public review. The bill would also require the commissioner and the department to report certain information regarding these reviews and appeals. (8) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. This bill would expressly exempt from CEQA an approval by the Department of Pesticide Regulation of a pesticide emergency exemption pursuant to specified federal laws. Because a lead agency would be required to determine whether a project qualifies for this exemption, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (9) Under existing law, a violation of specified provisions of the Food and Agricultural Code relating to pest control and pesticides is a misdemeanor. Because a violation of certain of the above provisions would be a crime, 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 specified reasons. (10) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Maddy summaryThis House Resolution commemorates the 248th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The text recounts the historical events leading to American independence, including the adoption of the Lee resolution and the drafting of the Declaration by the Committee of Five. It highlights the document's declaration of the United States as a new nation founded on the principle that all people are created equal with unalienable rights. The resolution serves as a formal acknowledgment of these historical milestones and the enduring significance of the Declaration's ideals.
Maddy summaryThis House Resolution aims to raise awareness about the dangers of opioid abuse and promote the use of non-opioid treatments for pain. It directly addresses the California Health and Human Services Agency, the State Department of Health Care Services, and other state entities by requesting they prioritize education on these issues. The bill encourages healthcare providers to consider non-opioid alternatives that are as effective as prescription drugs but carry lower risks of addiction and overdose. By focusing on public and provider awareness, the resolution seeks to support safer pain management practices across the state.
Maddy summaryThis bill designates October 2024 as Rett Syndrome Awareness Month in California to highlight the condition and promote public understanding. Rett syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects females, causing significant neurological challenges such as loss of motor skills, speech, and walking ability. The resolution aims to increase awareness among medical professionals, researchers, educators, and the general public to support ongoing efforts to find a cure. It does not create new laws or funding but serves as a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the disease and the need for continued research.
This measure would celebrate the history and culture of lowriding and cruising, encourage local officials and law enforcement to work with local car clubs to conduct safe cruising events, and declare the first Sunday of summer to be observed as California Lowrider Day.