This measure would urge the United States Congress to pass the International Violence Against Women Act, and establish the offices and policies therein.
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This measure would recognize May 10, 2010, and each May 10 thereafter, as Asian Pacific American Mental Health Day, and acknowledge the importance of raising awareness about mental health in the Asian Pacific American community.
This measure would continue the existence and set forth the membership of the California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness, to perform duties to promote fitness and health in schools and workplaces. It would permit the task force to accept private funds and in-kind donations, require the task force to submit a report on its work to the Legislature on or before June 30, 2012, and provide that the task force would cease to exist on July 1, 2014, unless its existence is extended by a later enacted resolution.
Existing law requires the board of supervisors of a county to hold regular meetings of the board at the county seat. This bill would authorize counties to hold one or more regular meetings of the board at a location within the county, if the change of location is adopted by ordinance, resolution, bylaw, or other rule at a regular meeting of the body, and notice of the change in location is posted in a location that is freely accessible to the public no later than the prior regular meeting of the board.
(1) Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession. Existing law provides that a credential, certificate, or permit shall remain in force as long as it is valid and continues to be valid under the laws and regulations that were in effect when it was issued. The bill would provide that a credential, permit, certificate, or other document that is lawfully issued by the commission would remain in force in accordance with existing laws and regulations, and would be exempt from new laws and regulations, except as specified. (2) Existing law contains minimum specified requirements for the designated subjects preliminary adult education teaching credential. This bill would recast the adult credential for nonacademic and academic subjects and specify different requirements for nonacademic and academic subjects, as specified. (3) Existing law contains minimum specified requirements for the 5-year renewal of the preliminary designated subjects adult education teaching credential. This bill would recast the minimum requirements for the 5-year clear designated subjects adult education teaching credential, as specified. (4) Existing law provides specified minimum requirements for the clear designated subjects adult education teaching credential. This bill would repeal that provision.
This measure would memorialize Congress and the President of the United States to act to vindicate the sailors unjustly blamed for, and the sailors convicted of mutiny following, the Port Chicago disaster, and to rectify any mistreatment by the military of those sailors, as specified.
This measure would declare April 26 through April 30, 2010, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week.
This measure would declare the week of June 28 through July 4, 2010, Yellow Ribbon Week to show support for military families and for troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This measure would proclaim May 2010 as Buy California Small Business First Month to raise awareness that when California consumers, businesses, colleges, universities, and governmental agencies choose to first support California small businesses when making purchasing decisions, a wave of positive economic impacts occurs within the state and local economies.
This measure would proclaim May 2 through May 8, 2010, as Cinco de Mayo Week, and would urge all Californians to join in celebrating Cinco de Mayo.