This measure would proclaim June 13 as Abused Women and Children Awareness Day.
This measure would recognize June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth and would urge the people of California to join in celebrating Juneteenth as a day to honor and reflect on the significant role that African Americans have played in the history of the United States and how they have enriched society through their steadfast commitment to promoting unity and equality.
The California Constitution provides that on stipulation of the parties litigant the court may order a cause to be tried by a temporary judge who is a member of the State Bar, sworn and empowered to act until final determination of the cause. Existing law expresses the findings and declarations of the Legislature that the peaceful resolution of disputes in a fair, timely, appropriate, and cost-effective manner is an essential function of the judicial branch of state government under Article VI of the California Constitution, and that many disputes can be resolved in a fair and equitable manner through processes that are less formal than litigation culminating in a trial. Existing law requires specified parties to engage in mediation or arbitration prior to filing an action in specified civil proceedings. Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. The act provides for the investigation and discipline of members of the State Bar. The California Rules of Professional Conduct govern attorney conflicts of interest. This bill would require a dispute resolution neutral, as defined, or an alternative dispute resolution, as defined, provider who receives a complaint against the dispute resolution neutral alleging that they violated a provision of any applicable rule of conduct, as specified, in the course of presiding over an alternative dispute resolution proceeding to submit a report to the State Bar of California, as specified, and provide the complainant with written information regarding available procedures for notifying the State Bar of California, as specified. If the complaint arises from a mediation or arbitration, the bill would require that written information to include a notice with specified language.
Existing law allows the court to issue a protective order restraining a defendant from any contact with the victim if the defendant has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence, human trafficking, a crime in furtherance of a criminal street gang, or a registerable sex offense. Under existing law, the protective order may be valid for up to 10 years, as determined by the court. This bill would clarify that the order may be modified by the sentencing court in the county in which it was issued throughout the duration of the order.
This measure would declare June 7, 2023, as California Nonprofits Day in recognition of the importance of nonprofit organizations to the economy and well-being of this state.
This measure would honor and congratulate the San Diego State University Aztecs for advancing to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament national championship game.
This measure would declare May 23, 2023, as GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day in California.
This measure would designate the month of May 2023 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in California.
This measure would declare May 25, 2023, as National Missing Children's Day and the 40th anniversary of the first National Missing Children's Day.
