Asm. Mike Gatto

This measure would declare Friday, October 7, 2016, as California Manufacturing Day.

The Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to certify sufficient sites and related facilities that are required to provide a supply of electric power sufficient to accommodate projected demand for electric power statewide, and prescribes procedures for the certification of a person proposing to construct a power facility, as specified. The act, among other things, requires each person proposing to construct a thermal powerplant or electric transmission line on a site to submit to the commission a notice of intention to file an application for the certification of the site and related facility or facilities. The act requires the commission, in determining the appropriateness of sites and related facilities designated in the notice, to require the applicant to provide information, as specified. This bill would require the commission to require the applicant to provide information on the extent to which the facility will increase or decrease reliance on underground natural gas storage.

This measure would recognize and commend the Maritime Museum of San Diego for its continuing dedication to preserving, interpreting, and teaching the rich maritime history of California while upholding a worldwide reputation for excellence with regard to the restoration, maintenance, and operation of historic vessels, particularly the San Salvador replica.

This measure would urge the United States Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, and the Office of Management and Budget to expedite the rulemaking and implementation processes for federal safety regulations governing the transport by rail of flammable and combustible liquids, including crude oil, and would also urge the President and the Congress of the United States to pass specified federal legislation mandating public safety measures regulating the transport by rail of those liquids.

Existing law requires that all vote by mail ballots cast be received by the elections official from whom they were obtained or by the precinct board no later than the close of the polls on election day or no later than 8 p.m. on election day, as specified. Notwithstanding this requirement, existing law provides that a vote by mail ballot is considered timely cast if it is received by the voter's election official via the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company no later than 3 days after election day if a specified requirement is met. This bill would define "bona fide private mail delivery company" for purposes of the above-described exception for ballots delivered after election day.

This measure would proclaim August 8, 2016, to August 12, 2016, inclusive, as Concrete Pipe Week.

Existing law authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in order to assist the state in evaluating the effectiveness of special education programs, including transition and work experience programs, to collect and utilize social security numbers of individuals with exceptional needs as pupil identification numbers beginning in the 1993–94 fiscal year and phased in over a 2-year period. In a situation where a social security number is not available, existing law requires the Superintendent to assign another pupil identification number for purposes of evaluating special education programs and related services. This bill would repeal that authorization and would instead require the Superintendent, commencing with the 2017–18 fiscal year and phased in over a 2-year period, to assign a pupil identification number to individuals with exceptional needs for purposes of evaluating special education programs and related services. The bill would prohibit school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools from collecting or soliciting social security numbers or the last 4 digits of social security numbers from pupils or their parents or guardians unless otherwise required to do so by state or federal law, and would authorize the State Department of Education to additionally prohibit the collection and solicitation of other personally identifiable information, as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the State Board of Education.

This measure would proclaim April 12, 2016, as Equal Pay Day in recognition of the need to eliminate the gender gap in earnings by women and to promote policies to ensure equal pay for all.