This measure would declare that the month of January 2024 be recognized as National Mentoring Month, would thank those who participate in quality mentoring programs, and would call upon residents to help close the gap between the availability of mentors and the number of children facing challenging circumstances, as specified.
This measure would declare the month of September 2023 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
This measure would proclaim the month of October 2023 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Existing law requires every able-bodied inmate to work as many hours of labor as shall be prescribed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Existing law provides that, upon release, an inmate shall be paid any sum they are due from such labor. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law establishes the Geologic Energy Management Division in the Department of Conservation, under the direction of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, who is required to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of oil and gas wells, as provided. Existing law divides the state into districts and requires the supervisor to appoint one chief deputy for each of the districts. Existing law requires the chief deputy to be a competent engineer or geologist and experienced in the development and production of oil and gas. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the law requiring the chief deputy to be a competent engineer or geologist and experienced in the development and production of oil and gas.
Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, establishes the Board of Registered Nursing within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of registered nurses. Existing law requires the board to prepare and maintain a list of approved schools of nursing within the state whose graduates are eligible to apply for a license to practice nursing. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
This measure would urge the federal Office of Management and Budget to update its Uniform Guidance in order to improve job creation, quality, and equity.
