The California Constitution provides that the University of California constitutes a public trust administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes. The University of California system includes 10 campuses, which are located in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. Existing law requires, on or before April 1 of each year, the University of California to provide progress reports and specified information consistent with the published mission and vision of the University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pertaining to funding, recruitment, hiring, and outcomes for the University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine. This bill would appropriate to the regents $80,000,000 from the General Fund for the 2020–21 fiscal year to be expended solely on the construction of a new University of California, Riverside School of Medicine facility, and an additional $25,000,000 from the General Fund each fiscal year, commencing with the 2020–21 fiscal year, to be expended solely on ongoing operational support for the expansion of the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. As a condition of receiving the additional annual $25,000,000 appropriation, the bill would require the University of California to comply with the annual reporting requirement under existing law pertaining to funding, recruitment, hiring, and outcomes for the University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine.
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Under existing law, everyone is generally responsible, not only for the result of their willful acts, but also for an injury occasioned to another by their want of ordinary care or skill in the management of their property or person. Existing law exempts from civil liability any person who, in good faith and not for compensation, renders emergency medical or nonmedical care or assistance at the scene of an emergency other than an act or omission constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Existing law exempts public or private organizations that sponsor, authorize, support, finance, or supervise the training of people, or certifies those people in emergency medical services, from liability for civil damages alleged to result from those training programs. This bill would define "trauma kit" to mean a first aid response kit that contains specified items, including, among other things, at least 2 tourniquets. The bill would require a person or entity that supplies a trauma kit to provide the person or entity that acquires the trauma kit with all information governing the use, installation, operation, training, and maintenance of the trauma kit. The bill would apply the provisions governing civil liability described above to a lay rescuer or person who renders emergency care or treatment by the use of a trauma kit and to a person or entity that provides training in the use of a trauma kit to provide emergency medical treatment, or certifies certain persons in the use of a trauma kit. Existing law requires certain occupied structures that are not owned or operated by any local government entity and are constructed on or after January 1, 2017, to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises. This bill would require the person or entity responsible for managing the building, facility, and tenants of the above-referenced occupied structures, including those that are owned or operated by a local government entity, and that are constructed on or after January 1, 2020, to comply with certain requirements, including acquiring and placing a trauma kit on the premises, periodically inspecting and replacing the contents of a trauma kit, restocking the trauma kit after each use, and notifying tenants of the building or structure of the location of the trauma kit. The bill would exempt a person or entity from liability for civil damages resulting from any acts or omissions in the rendering of emergency care if those requirements have been met.
Existing law imposes various limitations on the emissions of air contaminants for the control of air pollution from vehicular and nonvehicular sources. Executive Order No. B-32-15 directed the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary for Environmental Protection, and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to lead other relevant state departments, including the State Air Resources Board, in developing an integrated action plan by July 2016 and to establish targets to improve freight efficiency, transition to zero-emission technologies, and increase the competitiveness of the state's freight system. The California Sustainable Freight Action Plan was completed in response to Executive Order No. B-32-15. This bill would require, by January 1, 2021, and every 5 years thereafter, the state board, the Department of Transportation, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to update the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, as provided.
Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) , under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) , to secure generating and transmission resources necessary to guarantee achievement of specified minimum planning and operating reserve criteria for much of the state's electrical transmission system. This bill would require the ISO, on or before June 30, 2022, to complete a competitive solicitation process for the procurement of one or more long duration energy storage projects that in aggregate have at least 2,000 megawatts capacity, but not more than 2,400 megawatts, as provided. The bill would require the ISO, after December 31, 2030, and only if found to be necessary, to complete an additional competitive solicitation process for additional long duration bulk energy storage projects that in aggregate have up to 2,000 megawatts capacity and have targeted commercial operation dates of no later than January 1, 2045. The bill would require that the competitive solicitation processes provide for cost recovery from load-serving entities within the ISO-controlled electrical grid in a manner that allocates those costs among load-serving entities based on cost causation and each load-serving entity's need for, and benefits realized from, the long duration bulk energy storage. If FERC takes any action that materially affects California's clean energy and climate laws, programs, or policies, the bill would relieve the ISO from the duty to comply with the bill's requirements, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act, a violation of which would be a crime, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Knox-Keene Act) , provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or health insurer to have written policies and procedures establishing the process by which the plan or insurer approves, modifies, delays, or denies requests for health care services based in whole or in part on medical necessity, including those plans or insurers that delegate these functions to medical groups, independent practice associations, or to other contracting providers. Existing law requires a plan or insurer to evaluate its criteria used to authorize, modify, or deny health care services at least annually. Existing law creates the Managed Care Administrative Fines and Penalties Fund, into which certain fines and penalties paid by health care service plans for violations of the Knox-Keene Act are deposited. This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer, on or before July 1, 2020, and annually on July 1 thereafter, to report to the appropriate department the number of times in the preceding calendar year that it approved or denied each of the 30 health care services for which prospective review was most frequently requested. The bill would require an entity that performs utilization review or utilization management functions for a plan or insurer, or to which a plan or insurer delegates these functions, to report to the plan or insurer the number of times in the preceding calendar year that it approved or denied each of the 30 health care services for which prospective review was most frequently requested, and would require the plan or insurer to include that information in its report to the appropriate department. The bill would require a plan or insurer to take the reported information into account when evaluating its criteria used to authorize, modify, or deny health care services. The bill would require each department to determine the form and manner of that reporting. The bill would authorize the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care or the Insurance Commissioner to assess an administrative penalty by order, after appropriate notice and opportunity for hearing, if the director or commissioner determines that a health care service plan or a health insurer has failed to comply with utilization review requirements. The bill would create the Managed Care Penalty Account, within the Managed Care Administrative Fines and Penalties Fund, which would be subject to appropriation by the Legislature, and into which those administrative penalties for a health care service plan's noncompliance and existing fines and penalties for violations of the Knox-Keene Act would be deposited. The bill would specify that administrative penalties assessed against a health insurer be deposited into the Insurance Fund. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements relative to health care service plans would be a crime, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families using federal, state, and county funds. Existing law requires a recipient of CalWORKs to participate in welfare-to-work activities as a condition of eligibility. Existing law authorizes a student who, at the time they are required to participate in the program, is enrolled in any undergraduate degree or certificate program that leads to employment to continue in that program if they are making satisfactory progress in that program, the county determines that continuing in the program is likely to lead to self-supporting employment for that recipient, and the welfare-to-work plan reflects that determination. A person may meet their welfare-to-work requirements by taking part in a self-initiated education or training program; however, if a recipient does not complete a specified number of hours of classroom, laboratory, or internship activities, the county human services agency is required to have the recipient participate in concurrent work activities, as specified. Existing law limits the time period in which a participant may engage in certain educational activities, in satisfaction of welfare-to-work requirements, to 24 cumulative months during a participant's lifetime. Existing law provides for an extension of that 24-month period under certain circumstances. Existing law requires that necessary supportive services, including child care and transportation costs, be available to every welfare-to-work participant in order to participate in the program activity to which they are assigned. This bill would require that a CalWORKs eligible individual participating in an educational activity full time and making satisfactory progress, as specified, receive a standard allowance of $500, which may be provided, in whole or in part, in the form of a book voucher. The bill would authorize a participant to opt out of the standard allowance at any time, to make a reimbursement claim for the actual costs of books and supplies, and to submit this claim to the county. The bill would require that an applicant or recipient who is enrolled in a specified educational plan or program and making satisfactory progress be deemed to be meeting all welfare-to-work requirements, including the hourly participation requirements, and be entitled to the allowance or reimbursement and other necessary supportive services. The bill would provide that a recipient who is enrolled in a publicly funded postsecondary educational institution and making satisfactory progress that would meaningfully increase the likelihood of their employment is entitled to an extension of the 24-month cumulative participation period, as specified. The bill would define "full time" and "making satisfactory progress" for purposes of these provisions and would require that these allowances be adjusted annually for inflation. By imposing a higher level of service of county 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 the statutory provisions noted above. Existing law continuously appropriates moneys from the General Fund to defray a portion of county costs under the CalWORKs program. This bill would instead provide that the continuous appropriation would not be made for purposes of implementing the bill.
Existing law creates the State Department of Public Health and provides that the head of that department is the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. Existing law requires the state registrar to establish registration districts within the state for the purpose of registering births and deaths. Existing law requires that a death be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths in the district in which the death was officially pronounced or the body was found, within 8 calendar days after death. Existing law requires the department to implement an electronic death registration system for the creation, storage, and transfer of death registration information. Existing state and federal law define and regulate credit reporting agencies, which provide reports bearing on a consumer's creditworthiness. This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to negotiate with a credit reporting agency, as defined, that wishes to receive notices of death from the department. If the department and agency reach a mutually acceptable agreement in this regard, the bill would require the department, within 14 days of a death registration with the electronic death registration system, to provide notice of an individual's death to the credit reporting agency for the purpose of placing a warning in the decedent's credit report, as specified. The bill would require the department to furnish the necessary information in its possession to properly identify the individual. The bill would authorize the department to provide the notification in the manner it deems most economical and efficient, including electronically.
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and charges them with jurisdiction over the prisons and correctional institutions of the state, as specified. This bill would require the CDCR to conduct a security inspection and audit, as specified, of each facility that houses inmates at regular intervals, but at least every 4 years. The bill would require the CDCR, under the supervision of the Office of the Inspector General, to develop a plan and take reasonable steps to remediate those deficiencies to the extent that resources are available. The bill would require the Office of the Inspector General to provide contemporaneous oversight of the security inspection and audit process conducted by the department and to prepare a report on the department's process of performing these security inspections and audits. The bill would require the department to provide the summary of the inspection to city and county law enforcement agencies within a 10-mile radius of the prison facility and would require peace officers and other personnel of the receiving law enforcement agencies to keep the summary confidential. The bill would also require the CDCR to annually prepare a confidential report on deficiencies identified during the inspection and audit procedure and the remediation or planned remediation of those deficiencies. The report would be available to Members of the Legislature, upon request. The bill would make information about the location, nature, and details of identified security deficiencies confidential and exempt from public disclosure requirements. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires that public records, as defined, be available to the public for inspection and made promptly available to any person. Existing law requires specified information regarding the investigation of crimes to be disclosed to the public unless disclosure would endanger the safety of a person involved in an investigation or would endanger the successful completion of the investigation. Existing law, commencing July 1, 2019, allows a video or audio recording that relates to a critical incident, as defined, to be withheld for a limited period of time, as specified. Existing law also allows the recording to be withheld if the public interest in withholding video or audio recording clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure because the release of the recording would, based on the facts and circumstances depicted in the recording, violate the reasonable expectation of privacy of a subject depicted in the recording, in which case existing law authorizes the recording to be redacted to protect that interest. This bill would authorize a video or audio recording made with a body-worn camera to be disclosed only if it relates to a depiction of the commission of a crime, a depiction of an incident in which officer misconduct is alleged, a depiction of a tactical response to an incident of significance, including, but not limited to, a terrorist attack or mass shooting, or a depiction of an officer-involved shooting or use of force. The bill would require recordings that are eligible for release, to the extent possible, to be redacted to protect the privacy of the victim or other parties, as specified. By requiring additional redaction by local law enforcement, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law establishes a statewide system for emergency medical services and establishes the Emergency Medical Service Authority which is responsible for establishing training, scope of practice, and continuing education for emergency medical technicians and other prehospital personnel. This bill would require an emergency ambulance provider to provide each emergency ambulance employee, who drives or rides in the ambulance, with body armor and safety equipment to wear during the employee's work shift. The bill would also require the emergency ambulance employer to provide training to the emergency ambulance employee on the proper fitting and use of the body armor and safety equipment. The bill would not apply to the state or a political subdivision thereof.