Asm. Freddie Rodriguez

Existing law imposes various conditions and restrictions on the investment and deposit of the funds of local agencies. Existing law authorizes the Administrator of Local Agency Security of the State of California to examine a depository, as defined, in which the moneys of local agencies are deposited, and requires the depository to provide the administrator with specified reports and information, including a weekly report regarding the total amount of all deposits held by the depository, as provided. This bill would authorize the weekly report to be delivered to the Administrator of Local Agency Security of the State of California electronically via email or other electronic means approved by the administrator.

This measure would declare August 2014 as Valley Fever Awareness Month.

Existing law establishes limitations on the time for commencing criminal actions, with certain exceptions. Under existing law the limitation of time prescribed for certain specified crimes, including the acceptance of a bribe by a public official or public employee, does not commence to run until the discovery of the offense. This bill would additionally toll the limitation on the time for commencing an action for the crime of asking, receiving, or agreeing to receive a bribe by a public official or a public employee. The bill would likewise toll the limitation on the time for commencing criminal actions until the discovery of an offense of giving or offering a bribe to a public official or a public employee.

This measure would state the Legislature's support for the memorandum of understanding for establishing strategic partnerships between California and Israel.

This measure would urge the United States Department of Transportation and other relevant federal entities to (1) safeguard communities and environmentally sensitive areas from rail accidents involving transportation of crude oil by expediting rail safety reforms, (2) prioritize safety considerations over cost-effectiveness in deliberations about improving the transport of crude oil by rail, (3) mandate, at a minimum, the best practices explained in a 2014 safety initiative, as specified and (4) partner with the Canadian Transportation Agency to improve safety of the North American railroad tank car fleet by swiftly adopting a stricter design standard, and by retrofitting or phasing out tank cars that do not meet that standard.

This measure would commend the government of El Salvador on its handling of the recent election and would recognize the efforts of the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and other institutions in assisting with the election in the spirit of the Chapultepec Peace Accords.

This measure would proclaim June 11, 2014, and June 11 of each subsequent year, California LGBT Veterans Day, to be celebrated statewide.

Existing law created the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) as an independent public entity in the state government, not affiliated with an agency or department. The Exchange is governed by an executive board consisting of 5 members who are residents of California. Of the members of the board, 2 are appointed by the Governor, one is appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one is appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. The Secretary of California Health and Human Services or his or her designee serves as a voting, ex officio member of the board. Each person appointed to the board is required to have demonstrated and acknowledged expertise in at least 2 listed areas, including, but not limited to, individual health care coverage, health care finance, and purchasing health plan coverage. This bill would add marketing of health insurance products, information technology system management, management information systems, and enrollment counseling assistance, with priority to cultural and linguistic competency, to the list of areas of expertise.

Existing law authorizes a county to establish a repository and distribution program under which a pharmacy that is owned by, or contracts with, the county may distribute surplus unused medications, as defined, to persons in need of financial assistance to ensure access to necessary pharmaceutical therapies. Under existing law, only medication that is donated in unopened, tamper-evident packaging or modified unit dose containers that meet the United States Pharmacopoeia standards is eligible for donation to the repository and distribution program. Existing law also prohibits the donation of controlled substances to the repository and distribution program. This bill would also prohibit the donation to a county repository and distribution program of a medication that is the subject of a United States Food and Drug Administration managed risk evaluation and mitigation strategy that prohibits that inventory transfer or requires the inventory transfer to receive prior authorization from the manufacturer of the medication.