Rep. Gilbert Cedillo

This measure would declare March 2012 to be Campus Safety Month, and would encourage citizens to visit the Internet Web site of the national nonprofit organization Security On Campus, Inc., to view public safety information about public and private colleges and universities.

This measure would recognize the month of February 2012 as American Heart Month in California and recognize February 3, 2012, as Wear Red Day in California.

The Employee Housing Act requires a person operating employee housing to obtain a permit to operate that housing from the agency that enforces the act, which can either be the Department of Housing and Community Development or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for enforcing the act. The act requires that buildings used for human habitation within employee housing comply with the building standards of the State Building Standards Code relating to employee housing and with other regulations adopted in accordance with the act, except as specified. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the building standards compliance requirement.

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city, by a resolution adopted by a 4/5 vote, to determine that an assessment levied against property for a street improvement is in excess of the benefits derived by the property from the improvement and to use an appropriation of public funds to reduce the assessment. Existing law specifies the types of funds that may be appropriated in this regard. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Existing law defines the terms "wages" and "labor" for purposes of provisions regarding the payment of wages to employees in various general occupations. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a program of assistance to low-income electric and gas customers, which is referred to as the California Alternate Rates for Energy program. The Moore Universal Telephone Service Act establishes the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service program in order to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

The Employee Housing Act requires a person operating employee housing to obtain a permit to operate that housing from the agency that enforces the act, which can either be the Department of Housing and Community Development or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for enforcing the act. The act defines for its purposes several terms, including the term "employee community housing." This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the definition of the term "employee community housing."

Existing law prohibits a peace officer from detaining or arresting a person solely on the belief that the person is an unlicensed driver, unless the officer has reasonable cause to believe the person driving is under 16 years of age. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.