Existing law requires the principal or superintendent of schools to immediately suspend, and to recommend expulsion of, a pupil for certain acts committed at school or at a school activity off school grounds, including, among others, the unlawful selling of certain controlled substances, and the governing board of the school district is required to order a pupil expelled upon a finding that the pupil did commit one of these acts. This bill would specify that a pupil's first offense for the unlawful selling of not more than one avoirdupois ounce of marijuana, other than concentrated cannabis, is not an offense for which suspension or recommendation of expulsion by the principal or superintendent is mandatory, or for which expulsion by the governing board is mandatory, but is an offense for which suspension or expulsion may be imposed. The bill would require the governing board of the school district to base a decision to expel a pupil for that first offense on a finding that other means of correction are not feasible or have repeatedly failed to bring about proper conduct, or that due to the nature of the act, the presence of the pupil will cause a continuing danger to the physical safety of the pupil or others, or both.
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Under existing law governing unemployment compensation, each individual employed to perform or to assist in performing the work of any individual employed by an employing unit is be deemed to be employed by that employing unit for purposes of unemployment compensation, whether or not the individual was hired or paid directly by the employing unit if the employing unit had actual or constructive knowledge of the work. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Existing law makes the possession of dangerous fireworks, except when the person possessing the dangerous fireworks holds and is operating within the scope of a valid license, subject to various penalties depending on the amount of gross weight in possession, including the penalty of a misdemeanor. Existing law defines dangerous fireworks for these purposes. This bill would expand the definition of a dangerous firework to include any firework that contains lead and lead compounds and hexachlorobenzene, as provided. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2022, the State Fire Marshal to identify and evaluate methods to track all containers containing dangerous fireworks coming into California ports that are to be shipped in or out of the state, as provided. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to, on or before January 1, 2023, adopt regulations relating to dangerous fireworks tracking and providing for an annual charge to be paid by all holders of an importer's and exporter's license who import dangerous fireworks into the state. The bill would require the amount of the charge to be determined based on the volume of product and number of containers imported into the state by the licensees, and payment of this charge would be a condition of an importer's and exporter's license. Existing law requires various entities, including the State Fire Marshal, to seize certain prohibited fireworks. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to dispose of the fireworks as provided. Existing law requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to consult with public safety agencies and other stakeholders and develop a model ordinance that permits local jurisdictions to adopt streamlined enforcement and administrative fine procedures related to possession of 25 pounds or less of dangerous fireworks. This bill would repeal the provisions relating to a model ordinance governing enforcement and administrative fine procedures. The bill would authorize and encourage local jurisdictions to adopt by ordinance a streamlined enforcement and administrative fine procedure related to the possession of 25 pounds or less of dangerous fireworks, as provided. This bill would require any seized dangerous or safe and sane fireworks, as defined, to be managed, as defined, by the State Fire Marshal, as provided. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to consult with relevant federal and state agencies to develop specific protocols and procedures for the safe seizure, storage, repurposing, destruction, or disposal of specified dangerous fireworks. The bill would require state, county, special districts, and local government entities to handle, transport, and store seized fireworks in a manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. To the extent this bill would impose a higher burden on a local government, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require commercially viable, federally approved dangerous consumer fireworks or safe and sane fireworks, seized and managed pursuant to the above provisions, to be available for sale by any California licensed fireworks importer-exporter or wholesaler of fireworks, as provided. Existing law authorizes the State Fire Marshal to issue licenses related to fireworks and pyrotechnic devices, including a wholesaler's license, and to collect an original and renewal fee for these licenses. Existing law authorizes the State Fire Marshal to deny or revoke a license if the State Fire Marshal finds certain conditions have occurred, including that the licensee failed to pay the annual renewal fee. This bill would also include as part of the conditions that the State Fire Marshal can use to deny or revoke a license whether the licensee has engaged in or facilitated the distribution or unauthorized sale of dangerous fireworks to a person or entity not holding the requisite license. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to establish and collect an additional fee on permits for dangerous fireworks issued to licensees in an amount necessary to enforce applicable laws with respect to training and education regarding dangerous fireworks. The fees would be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Dangerous Fireworks Training and Education Fund, which the bill would establish. Moneys in this fund would be continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years to the State Fire Marshal for the purpose of training local fire and law enforcement agencies. The bill would authorize a local fire department, local fire protection agency, local law enforcement agency, or any other public agency authorized by statute to enforce the State Fire Marshal's regulations, to apply to the State Fire Marshal for a grant to develop and implement an education and training program for those purposes. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to examine and classify all fireworks or pyrotechnic devices intended for sale in the state that are products of nonlicensed manufacturers, upon application and a fee. Existing law provides that the fee shall be $10 for each label of an item of identical size and design of a given lot or batch, as provided. This bill would delete the $10 fee provision and instead authorize the State Fire Marshal to determine the fee amount. The bill would require each lot or batch to include, among other things, 10 samples of the fireworks or pyrotechnic device. Existing law provides that if dangerous fireworks are seized pursuant to a local ordinance that provides for administrative fines or penalties and these fines or penalties are collected, the local governmental entity collecting the fines or penalties shall forward 65% of that money to the Controller for deposit in the State Fire Marshal Fireworks Enforcement and Disposal Fund. This bill would instead require the local government entity to forward 25% of that money, among other changes. This bill would also make conforming and nonsubstantive changes. 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs, among other things, the procedures for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. Existing law requires a state agency proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal specific administrative regulations to prepare, submit as specified, and make available to the public upon request, certain documents relating to the proposed regulation, including, among other things, a copy of the express terms of the proposed regulation. This bill would require the state agency to conspicuously post those documents on the state agency's website within 24 hours of submitting those documents to the office, instead of making those documents available to the public upon request. The bill would also remove an obsolete provision.
This measure would proclaim January 23, 2020, as Maternal Health Awareness Day, to draw attention to the efforts that have improved maternal health in California and to highlight the need for continued improvement of maternal health for all women.
This measure would designate the month of January 2020 as Positive Parenting Awareness Month in California.
This measure, among other things, would declare that California is a Reproductive Freedom State for All and provide that the Legislature is committed to guaranteeing the constitutionally protected right to an abortion and supporting efforts to increase access to the best available reproductive and pregnancy-related care for women and pregnant individuals.
This measure would proclaim January 13, 2020, as Korean American Day.
This measure would honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.