Existing law declares that the fostering, continuance, and development of public transportation systems are a matter of state concern. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to administer various programs and allocates moneys for various public transportation purposes. This bill would require transit agencies to offer free student transit passes to persons attending the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California in order to be eligible for state funding under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, the State Transit Assistance Program, or the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program. The bill would also require a free student transit pass to count as a full price fare for purposes of calculating the ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. The Donahoe Higher Education Act establishes the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state. The provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable. This bill would prohibit the California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California, if the regents adopt an appropriate resolution, from charging, as part of mandatory systemwide tuition or fees, students for any transit service offered by a transit agency required to provide free student transit passes pursuant to the above-described provisions.
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This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to enact federal legislation to direct the Federal Aviation Administration to adopt new helicopter safety standards in coordination with the National Transportation Safety Board, including the requirement of a terrain awareness and warning system on board all helicopters.
Existing law requires a pupil to complete specified courses as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation from high school. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation relating to high school graduation requirements.
This measure would proclaim January 23, 2020, as Maternal Health Awareness Day, to draw attention to the efforts that have improved maternal health in California and to highlight the need for continued improvement of maternal health for all women.
Existing law creates the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority for the purpose of awarding and overseeing all design and construction contracts for completion of the Los Angeles-Pasadena Foothill Extension Gold Line light rail project extending from Union Station in the City of Los Angeles to Sierra Madre Villa Boulevard in the City of Pasadena and any mass transit guideway that may be planned east of Sierra Madre Villa Boulevard along the rail right-of-way extending to the City of Montclair. This bill would create the West San Bernardino County Rail Construction Authority for purposes of awarding and overseeing all design and construction contracts for completion of an extension of the Metro Gold Line light rail project from the City of Montclair to the Ontario International Airport. The bill would prescribe the powers and duties of the construction authority. The bill would require the construction authority to be governed by a board consisting of 7 voting members and one nonvoting member. The city councils of the Cities of Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland would each appoint one member to the governing board and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) , the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) , and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) would each appoint one member. The nonvoting member would be appointed by the Governor. The bill would require the construction authority and the SBCTA to enter into an agreement for the construction authority to hold in trust all real property interests held by the SBCTA that are necessary for the planning, design, and construction of the project at no cost to the construction authority. The bill would require the construction authority to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the SBCTA that specifically authorizes the SBCTA to review any significant changes in the scope of the design or construction, or both design and construction, of the project, as specified. The bill would require the construction authority to coordinate its work in the City of Montclair with the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, as specified, and would require the construction authority to coordinate its work in the City of Ontario with the OIAA. The bill would prohibit the construction authority from encumbering the project with any obligation that is transferable to LACMTA or the SBCTA upon completion of the design and construction of the project without the consent of those entities, except the bill would require the SBCTA to assume responsibility for operating all completed phases of the project. The bill would require the construction authority to be dissolved upon completion of the project. This bill would create a state-mandated local program by imposing these duties on local government entities. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
This measure would designate the month of January 2020 as Positive Parenting Awareness Month in California.
This measure, among other things, would declare that California is a Reproductive Freedom State for All and provide that the Legislature is committed to guaranteeing the constitutionally protected right to an abortion and supporting efforts to increase access to the best available reproductive and pregnancy-related care for women and pregnant individuals.
This measure would urge policymakers in both federal and state government to explore ways to promote the development and use of new technologies to reduce bias and discrimination in hiring and help reduce discrimination in employment in California, as provided.
This measure would proclaim January 13, 2020, as Korean American Day.