This measure would designate May 29, 2016, as 529 College Savings Day, to raise awareness about the importance of saving for college with the help of 529 college savings plans.
This measure would proclaim May 16, 2016, as California Holocaust Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to observe this day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
This measure would acknowledge the month of April 2016 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and encourage the people of the State of California to work together to support youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in their communities and schools.
This measure would designate March 2016 as Irish American Heritage Month in honor of the multitude of contributions that Irish Americans have made to the country and state.
This measure would proclaim the month of May 2016, and every May thereafter, as California Travel and Tourism Month to celebrate the leadership of California's tourism industry in growing California's economy and improving the quality of life for all Californians.
Existing law establishes the California Foreign Investment Program and requires the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to serve as the lead state entity for overseeing the state's participation with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' EB-5 Investment Program. Existing law authorizes specified public and private corporations to establish, operate, and maintain a regional center subject to specified conditions and restrictions. Existing law requires the director to post on the office's Internet Web site a list with contact information for each regional center where information is readily available to the office. This bill would define "regional center" for those purposes. The bill would require the contact information to include a link to the Internet Web site for each regional center. Existing law also establishes the California Business Investment Services Program within the office, under the direct authority of the Director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, to serve employers, corporate executives, business owners, and site location consultants who are considering California for business investment and expansion. Existing law requires the director to establish and implement a process for convening teams on specified key business development situations. Existing law requires the director, in implementing the program, to work cooperatively with marketing institutions and trade organizations in attracting, retaining, and helping businesses grow and be successful in the state. This bill would include attracting foreign and domestic investors among those key business development situations. The bill would also require the director to work cooperatively with marketing institutions and trade organizations in attracting, retaining, and helping investments grow and be successful in the state.
This measure would designate the month of May 2016 as Bone Marrow Donation Awareness Month.
This measure would proclaim the month of May 2016 as Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.
This measure would designate the portion of Interstate 10 from the State Route 57 Interchange to the North Towne Avenue exit in the County of Los Angeles as the Pomona Police Officer Shaun Diamond Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
This measure would proclaim the month of February 2016 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and would encourage all Californians to observe Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with programs and activities that raise awareness about teen dating violence.
