Asm. Curt Hagman

This measure would proclaim February 28, 2010, as Rare Disease Day.

This measure would establish, until January 1, 2014, the California Task Force on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education for the purpose of promoting the improvement of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology education across the state. The task force would consist of Members of the Legislature and experts appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules. The task force would conduct its business on a volunteer basis, be able to accept private funds, and would submit an annual report on its work to the Legislature.

This measure would request that the Congress and the President of the United States enact the Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act of 2010.

Existing provisions of the California Constitution prohibit the Legislature from making any gift of public money or thing of value to any person, and this prohibition applies to local government. Existing law specifies the duties of various local officials. This bill would prohibit a local official, subject to specified exceptions, from making available to an immediate family member, as defined, a vehicle or credit card provided by the local agency that the local official represents.

This measure would proclaim May 12, 2010, as California Lab Day.

This measure would declare the Legislature's support for the observance of "Spirit of '45 Day" on the second Sunday in August to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War II on August 14, 1945.

This measure would recognize each 2nd week of February hereafter as African American Mental Health Awareness Week.

Existing law provides for the establishment of various commissions within state government. This bill would, until January 1, 2012, establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission in state government to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth. The bill would require the commission to recommend appropriate means to allow Californians to celebrate Ronald Reagan's life by honoring, promoting, and remembering his achievements for this state and country. The bill would prohibit the commission from using public funds and would require the commission to be solely supported by private funds. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Existing law authorizes the presiding judge in any county or city and county, or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the grand jury, to impanel an additional grand jury to serve for a period of one year upon the request of the Attorney General or the district attorney or upon his or her own motion. Existing law authorizes the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the grand jury, to impanel up to 2 additional grand juries, who may serve for a period of one year from the date of impanelment. This bill would authorize the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino, or the judge appointed by the presiding judge to supervise the grand jury, to impanel an additional civil grand jury, for a term to be determined by the presiding or supervising judge, in accordance with specified procedures. The bill would provide that the additional civil grand jury may inquire into matters of oversight, conduct investigations, issue reports, and make recommendations, but shall not have jurisdiction to issue indictments.

Existing law, the General Corporation Law, provides that an action required or permitted to be taken by the board of a corporation may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board consent in writing to that action. Existing law, until January 1, 2011, provides that "all members of the board" includes an "interested director" or a "common director" who abstains in writing from providing consent if specified disclosures have been made to certain directors, the disclosures are included in the written consent, and these directors approve the action by a specified vote. This bill would extend the operation of that provision indefinitely.