This measure would recognize the month of February 2010 as American Heart Month in California, would recognize February 4, 2010, as Wear Red Day in California, and would urge public support for Go Red for Women events.
This measure would proclaim January 13, 2010, as Korean-American Day.
Existing law declares that the use of potable domestic water for various nonpotable uses is a waste or an unreasonable use of water, and prohibits a person or public agency from using water from any source of quality suitable for potable domestic use for various nonpotable purposes, including cemeteries, golf courses, parks, highway landscaped areas, and industrial and irrigation uses, if suitable recycled water is available. This bill would declare that the use of potable domestic water for oil refineries is a waste or unreasonable use of water, if certain requirements are met. The bill would additionally prohibit a person or public agency from using potable water for oil refinery purposes, if certain requirements are met. The bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide incentives to facilitate compliance with these provisions. These provisions would become operative on January 1, 2020.
Existing law requires an elections official to provide a qualified applicant for vote by mail voting with the ballot for the precinct in which the voter resides and all supplies necessary for the use and return of the ballot. This bill would require an elections official to provide a qualified applicant for vote by mail voting with a business reply envelope in which to return an election ballot. By imposing additional duties on local elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would establish the State Vote by Mail Postage Fund, and would require that any General Fund moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this provision be deposited into that account to provide business reply envelopes in which to return completed vote by mail ballots. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state and not covered by the appropriation contained in this bill, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. A decision of the PUC adopted the California Solar Initiative, an electrical corporation program to provide incentives for solar energy systems funded through rates paid by the electrical corporation ratepayers. Existing law requires local publicly owned electric utilities to initiate a public proceeding to fund a solar energy program to support the goal of installing 3,000 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy in the state. Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, which is responsible for coordinating labor and employment policy, services, and programs for workers and businesses through its various component agencies. This bill would require the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development , in collaboration with the major stakeholders, including appropriate state agencies, building trades unions, education, and the clean energy industry, to create by July 1, 2010, the California Clean Energy Curriculum and Training Initiative of 2009 to establish standardized curriculum for use at schools and provide outreach, assistance, and guidance to schools on creating clean energy training programs. The initiative would be implemented when the Legislature makes an appropriation of moneys for that purpose. This bill also would establish the California Clean Energy Curriculum and Training Initiative Subaccount within the Labor and Workforce Development Fund within the State Treasury. The bill would require that, upon the appropriation of moneys by the Legislature to implement the initiative, the PUC order electrical corporations that have collected moneys for research, development, and demonstration for allocation by the PUC pursuant to a specified provision, to transfer an amount of those moneys, equivalent to the amount of the appropriation, to the subaccount for purposes of the initiative. By requiring moneys collected by electrical corporations to be transferred to the subaccount, a bill making such an appropriation also would impose a state tax.
Existing law establishes a process for the identification of excess state lands and for their transfer to the Department of General Services for sale or other disposition. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that, for any sale, lease, or exchange of state-owned property, the Department of General Services make every effort to maximize revenue to the state.
Existing provisions of the Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act establish the number "911" as the primary emergency telephone number of use in the state. The existing Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge Act ("911" surcharge act) generally imposes a surcharge on amounts paid by every person in the state for intrastate telephone service that is imposed at a percentage rate, not less than 0.5% nor more than 0.75% as annually estimated to provide revenues sufficient to fund "911" emergency telephone system costs for the current fiscal year. This bill would define, for purposes of the "911" surcharge act, "prepaid communications service" to include prepaid calling card telephone service and prepaid wireless service, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding equitable contributions to the funding of 911 systems by consumers of prepaid communications services.
Existing law establishes the Office of Health Information Integrity within the California Health and Human Services Agency to ensure the enforcement of state law mandating confidentiality of medical information and to impose administrative fines for the unauthorized use of medical information. This bill would establish the California Health Information Network and the California Health Information Standards Advisory Board within the California Health and Human Services Agency with prescribed duties related to making recommendations for the adoption of health information exchange standards and would require the secretary to report no later than July 1, 2010, to the Governor and the Legislature regarding progress at meeting the goals of the bill, including, but not limited to, recommendations relating to necessary statutory changes.
Existing law imposes various duties on the county welfare department at any hearing to terminate jurisdiction over a dependent child who has reached the age of majority. Among other duties, the county must submit a report verifying that certain information, documents, and services have been provided to the child including written information concerning the child's dependency case that includes any known information regarding the child's Indian heritage or tribal connections, if applicable, his or her family history and placement history, and any photographs of the child or his or her family in the possession of the department, except as specified. The documents provided must also include a letter prepared by the county welfare department that includes specified information regarding the child, including the dates the child was within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, and, if applicable, a social security card, a certified birth certificate, a health and education summary, an identification card, a death certificate of parent or parents, and proof of citizenship or residence. The court is authorized to continue jurisdiction if it finds that the county welfare department has not met these requirements and that termination of jurisdiction would be harmful to the best interests of the child. This bill would require the county welfare department to fulfill these duties at the court hearing closest to and before a dependent child's 18th birthday, or at the hearing to terminate jurisdiction over a dependent child who has reached the age of majority, whichever is earlier. The bill would additionally require that the report verifying the information, documents, and services provided to the child include the date when the child entered the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and the date when that jurisdiction is expected to terminate, all addresses of residency while under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, a voter registration form, and, if applicable, a United States Selective Service registration form. The bill would require the county welfare department to screen the child and file for the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, if the child is likely to be eligible for benefits, and to ensure that the child has received a consumer credit report, as specified. The bill would require the court to continue jurisdiction if it finds that the county welfare department has not provided to the child the information, documents, and services described above, unless the child no longer wishes to be a dependent of the court. By imposing additional duties on local employees, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
(1) Existing law prohibits Members of the Legislature and state, county, district, judicial district, and city officers or employees from being financially interested in any contract made by them in their official capacity, or by any body or board of which they are members. A violation of this prohibition is a crime. This bill would additionally prohibit a person from knowingly inducing another to, or participating in the commission of, a violation of the existing prohibition, or conspiring in a violation of the existing prohibition. This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
