Rep. Das Williams

This measure would declare the week of June 6 through June 12, 2011, to be Dropout Recovery Week and would state the Legislature's intent to encourage the support of dropout recovery high schools with creative teaching strategies, alternative assessments, and adequate resources.

This measure would request the President and the Congress of the United States to consider and enact legislation to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of the collection process for a transportation revenue source based on vehicle miles traveled, in order to facilitate the creation of a reliable and steady transportation funding mechanism for the maintenance and improvement of surface transportation infrastructure.

This measure would declare May 18, 2011, as the 23rd Annual State Scientist Day, as a tribute to the dedication and professionalism of the state scientists who work on behalf of all the residents of California.

This measure would recognize that the California Prayer Breakfast is commemorating and celebrating its 50th year of existence at the State Capitol in 2011 with the California Prayer Breakfast being held on May 19, 2011, at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel.

The Subdivision Map Act requires a subdivider, at the time of filing a tentative or parcel map for a subdivision to be created from the conversion of a rental mobilehome park to resident ownership, to avoid the economic displacement of all nonpurchasing residents by following specified requirements relating to the conversion, including the requirement that the subdivider obtain a survey of support of residents of the mobilehome park for the proposed conversion, the requirement that the results of the survey be submitted to the local agency for consideration, as specified, and the requirement that the subdivider be subject to a hearing by the legislative body or advisory agency that is authorized to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the map. This bill would clarify that the local agency is required to consider the results of the survey in making its decision to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the map; that the agency is authorized to disapprove the map if it finds that the results of the survey have not demonstrated adequate resident support; and that, with respect to mitigation of economic displacement of all nonpurchasing residents, the scope of the hearing is limited to compliance with these provisions of the act. This bill would set forth the findings and declarations of the Legislature that the changes made by this act do not constitute a change in, and are declaratory of, existing law, and would state the intent of the Legislature to clarify the intent of certain provisions of the act.

This measure would proclaim the month of May 2011 as Celiac Disease Awareness Month to promote statewide awareness of celiac disease.

This measure would declare March 2011 to be California School Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and urge that the issue of bullying, and methods of preventing it, be discussed with appropriate activities in California schools during this time.

This measure would acknowledge the 50th anniversary of service by African American justices in the California courts, and would encourage all Californians to share in statewide and local celebrations throughout the year to recognize the contributions and diversity of these and other judicial trailblazers. The bill would also call upon the leadership of the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government, and the greater legal, educational, and justice communities, to sponsor and participate in educational and outreach activities that highlight the work of the justices of the California Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court.