Asm. Freddie Rodriguez

This measure would declare that President Abraham Lincoln be honored on February 12, 2015, the anniversary of his birthday.

This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year Celebration on February 19, 2015.

This measure would proclaim January 13, 2015, as Korean-American Day.

This measure would proclaim January 26, 2015, as India Republic Day, and would urge all Californians to join in celebrating India Republic Day.

The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. Existing law provides for the establishment of apprenticeship programs in various trades, to be approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards in any trade in the state or in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice training needs justify the establishment. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2020, would allow a credit against the taxes imposed under those tax laws in an amount equal to $2,000 for each registered apprentice, as defined, trained by the taxpayer in the taxable year. This bill would require the Division of Apprenticeship Standards in the Department of Industrial Relations, among other things, to establish a procedure for taxpayers, in the form and manner jointly prescribed by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and the Franchise Tax Board, to apply and receive a certificate for purposes of the credit. This bill would also require the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to prepare reports for each of the 5 calendar years beginning on January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2022, containing specified information relating to the credits, to be submitted to the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees, the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee, and the Senate Governance and Finance Committee on or before March 1 of the following calendar year, commencing March 1, 2018. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, governs local emergency medical services systems. The act establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state agencies concerning emergency medical services. Existing law also creates the Commission on Emergency Medical Services, and requires the commission to perform various duties regarding the authority and emergency medical services. Existing law requires the authority to develop planning and implementation guidelines for emergency medical services systems that address data collection and evaluation, among other things. Existing law requires the commission to review and approve regulations, standards, and guidelines developed by the authority. This bill would require the authority to utilize its California Emergency Medical Services Information System (CEMSIS) and adopt a single statewide standard for the collection of information regarding prehospital care to determine and monitor the quality and effectiveness of the statewide emergency medical services system, compliant with the most current National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) standards, and to avoid unnecessary duplication of data collection at the local level. The bill would require the authority to develop regulations and standards for electronic patient care record systems used by local EMS agencies and local prehospital EMS providers to ensure compatibility with CEMSIS. The bill would require the authority to comply with its provisions on or before July 1, 2016. The bill would also require local EMS agencies to submit specified information to the authority. By imposing new duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would provide that all of the above provisions and any regulations and standards adopted pursuant to those provisions would only be implemented to the extent that funds are made available through an appropriation in the annual budget act. 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.