Existing law prescribes various requirements on the review and approval of applications to install electric vehicle charging stations. Existing law requires every city, county, and city and county to administratively approve an application to install electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen-fueling stations through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit and requires the review of an application to install an electric vehicle charging station or a hydrogen-fueling station to be limited to the building official's review of whether it meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or city and county from denying an application for a use permit to install an electric vehicle charging station or a hydrogen-fueling station unless it makes written findings that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. Existing law requires that any conditions imposed on an application to install an electric vehicle charging station or a hydrogen-fueling station be designed to mitigate the specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety at the lowest cost possible. Existing law defines "electric vehicle charging station" or "charging station" for these purposes. Existing law repeals these provisions as they pertain to hydrogen-fueling stations on January 1, 2030. This bill would provide that the provisions described above do not apply to applications to install an electric vehicle charging station or hydrogen-fueling station in a public right-of-way. The bill would require local agencies to complete a plan for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in the public right-of-way that includes, but is not limited to, a permitting process. In developing the plan and permitting process, the bill would require local agencies to take specified actions. The bill, except as specified, would require local agencies with populations of 250,000 or more to comply with these provisions by January 1, 2027, and local agencies with populations of fewer than 250,000 residents to comply with these provisions by January 1, 2029. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. By imposing additional duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , working with the State Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , to prepare a statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet its goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030, and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, as a part of the assessment, to identify workforce development and training resources needed to meet those goals. This bill would require the Energy Commission, working with the state board and the PUC, to instead prepare a statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of light- and heavy-duty electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of a specified executive order, a mobile source strategy, and achieving carbon neutrality as soon as possible and no later than 2045. The bill would require that the assessment also analyze different direct current fast charger power levels, and evaluate the impact of certain deployment scenarios on equitable access to publicly available direct current fast chargers, as specified. The bill would require the Energy Commission to also identify workforce development and training resources needed to meet an array of electric vehicle and electric vehicle charger power levels and to achieve a cost-effective and equitable electric vehicle charging network in the state, as specified. The bill would authorize the Energy Commission to use the findings from the assessment to guide its funding allocations for publicly available direct current fast chargers that are intended to serve light-duty electric vehicles. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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.
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The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of California's public segments of higher education and their respective institutions of higher education. The California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, are 2 of the segments. Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California act, by appropriate resolution, to make them applicable. This bill, commencing with the 2024–25 academic year, would require each California State University campus, and, if the Regents of the University of California adopt an appropriation resolution, each University of California campus to provide on its internet website information on service learning programs and opportunities for undergraduate students. The bill, commencing with students graduating in the 2032–33 academic year, would require the California State University and, if the Regents of the University of California adopt an appropriate resolution, the University of California to require, as an undergraduate graduation requirement, the completion of service learning, as provided.
Existing law requires law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice, as specified, any incident in which a police officer is involved in a shooting or use of force that results in death or serious bodily injury. Existing law requires the state prosecutor to investigate incidents involving a shooting by a peace officer resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian. Existing law authorizes the state prosecutor to criminally prosecute any officer that, pursuant to such an investigation, is found to have violated state law. Existing law provides that the Attorney General is the state prosecutor unless otherwise specified or named. This bill would require the state prosecutor to investigate incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer results in the death of a civilian without regard to whether the civilian was unarmed. Existing law requires law enforcement agencies to maintain a policy on the use of force, as specified. Existing law requires, commencing July 1, 2023, the Attorney General to operate a Police Practices Division within the Department of Justice to review, upon request by a local law enforcement agency, the use of deadly force policies of that law enforcement agency and make recommendations, as specified. The bill would remove the requirement on the Attorney General to operate the Police Practices Division.
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each city, county, and city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. Existing law requires the housing element to identify the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. Existing federal law requires a continuum of care, a group organized under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, to develop a plan that includes planning for and conducting, at least biennially, a point-in-time count of homeless persons within the geographic area. Existing law requires that information from the point-in-time count be used to, among other things, allocate funding for the Homeless Emergency Aid program and Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program. This bill would require a city, county, and city and county, within 60 days after the local continuum of care releases the results of a point-in-time count for a city, county, or city and county's jurisdiction, to, among other things, agendize the point-in-time count results at a meeting of the city, county, or city and county and present the steps the city, county, or city and county is taking to prevent and end homelessness, including, but not limited to, consideration of specified actions. By imposing new duties on local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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.
(1) Existing law, in a criminal trial, allows evidence of mental disease, mental defect, or mental disorder solely for the issue of whether or not the accused actually formed a required specific intent, premeditated, deliberated, or harbored malice aforethought, when a specific intent crime is charged. This bill would instead allow that evidence for the issue of whether or not the accused actually formed the required mental state for the crime that is charged, including whether or not the accused committed a willful act, premeditated, deliberated, harbored malice aforethought, acted knowingly, acted maliciously, or acted with conscious disregard for human life. (2) Existing law allows a person who was arrested or convicted of a nonviolent offense while they were a victim of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, or sexual violence, to petition the court, under penalty of perjury, for vacatur relief. To receive that relief, existing law requires that the person establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that the arrest or conviction was the direct result of being a victim of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, or sexual violence, which demonstrates that the person lacked the requisite intent to commit the offense. Existing law requires the court, under those circumstances, to find that the person lacked the requisite intent to commit the offense and to vacate the conviction as invalid due to legal defect at the time of the arrest or conviction. This bill would allow that relief for a person arrested or convicted of any offense. By expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law creates an affirmative defense against a charge of a crime that the person was coerced to commit the offense as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, or sexual violence at the time of the offense and when the person had reasonable fear of harm. Existing law prohibits this defense from being used with respect to a violent felony, as defined. This bill would allow that defense to be used with respect to a violent felony. (4) If a court issues an order for a person who was arrested or convicted of an offense while they were a victim of intimate partner violence or sexual violence, existing law requires the court to order the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offense, the Department of Justice, and any law enforcement agency that arrested the petitioner or participated in the arrest of the petitioner to seal their records of the arrest and the court order to seal and destroy the records within 3 years from the date of the arrest, or within one year after the court order is granted, whichever occurs later, and thereafter to destroy their records of the arrest and the court order to seal and destroy those records. This bill would require the court to also order any law enforcement agency that has taken action or maintains records because of the offense, including, but not limited to, departments of probation, rehabilitation, corrections, and parole, to seal and destroy their records. The bill would require the agencies mentioned above to seal their records of arrest and court order to seal and destroy the records within one year from the date of arrest, or within 90 days after the court order is granted, whichever occurs later. The bill would require the agencies to destroy these records within one year of the date of the court order. The bill would also require the Department of Justice to notify the petitioner and the petitioner's counsel that the department has complied with the order to seal the arrest records by the applicable deadline. (5) Existing law requires the court, when a judgment of imprisonment is imposed and specifies 3 possible terms, to impose the middle term unless there are circumstances in aggravation or mitigation of the crime. Existing law requires the court to order imposition of a lower term if the person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, is or was a youth, as defined, at the time of the commission of the offense, or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking, unless the aggravating circumstances so far outweigh the mitigating circumstances that the imposition of the lower term would be contrary to the interests of justice. This bill would require the court, when deciding whether the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances, to only consider those aggravating circumstances that have been stipulated to by the defendant, or have been found true beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the jury or by the judge in a court trial. The bill would require the court, except in specified circumstances, to, upon the request of the defendant, bifurcate the trial on the circumstances in aggravation from the trial of charges and enhancements. (6) Existing law requires a person convicted of 2 or more felonies to be sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment for all convictions at a sum of the principal term, the subordinate term, and any additional term imposed for applicable enhancements, prior convictions, and prior prison terms. Under existing law, a principal term consists of the greatest term of imprisonment imposed by the court for any of the crimes, including any term imposed for applicable enhancements. Under existing law, the subordinate term for each consecutive offense is 1/3 of the middle term of imprisonment prescribed for each other felony conviction for which a consecutive term of imprisonment is imposed, including 1/3 of the term imposed for any specific enhancements applicable to those subordinate offenses. This bill would, unless contrary to the interests of justice, prohibit a court from imposing consecutive terms for 2 or more felonies if the person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, is or was a youth at the time of the commission of the offense, or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense. (7) Existing law imposes various sentence enhancements, consisting of additional and consecutive terms of imprisonment. This bill would prohibit a court, unless contrary to the interests of justice, from imposing a term of imprisonment for any sentence enhancement if the person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, is or was a youth at the time of the commission of the offense, or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking prior to the instant offense, or at the time of the commission of the offense. (8) 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 requires a youth sports organization that elects to offer an athletic program to comply with specified concussion and sudden cardiac arrest prevention protocols. Existing law, the California Youth Football Act, requires a youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program to comply with specified protocols, including a coach receiving certain health-related certification and a parent or guardian of a youth tackle football participant receiving concussion and head injury information and an opioid-related factsheet. The act also requires a youth tackle football league, as defined, to retain information for the tracking of youth sports injuries, as specified. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2025, prohibit a youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program, or a youth tackle football league, from allowing a person younger than 6 years of age to be a youth tackle football participant through the organization or league. On and after January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2029, the bill would not allow a person younger than 10 and 12 years of age, respectively, to be a youth tackle football participant through the organization or league.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law requires the governing board of each community college district to charge students a fee of $46 per unit per semester, and requires or authorizes, as provided, the governing board to waive that fee for certain students. This bill would require community college districts to waive the fees for specified courses for students who are employed as childcare providers, as defined, at the time of enrollment. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on community college districts, 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.
The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. Existing law requires the agreement to set forth its purpose or the power to be exercised, among other things. This bill would authorize the County of Sacramento and the Cities of Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, and Folsom to enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the act to create and operate a joint powers agency, named the Sacramento County Partnership on Homelessness, to assist the homeless population, to coordinate homelessness response, and to develop and manage a comprehensive strategic plan to address homelessness within the jurisdiction of its member cities and county. The bill would set forth the composition and voting procedures of the partnership's board of directors and would require the partnership to comply with the regulatory guidelines of each specific state funding source received. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Sacramento and the Cities of Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, and Folsom.
Existing law, generally, regulates state and local law enforcement agencies regarding subject matter that includes the selection and training of peace officers, the maintenance and release of records, the use of force, and the use of certain equipment. Previous law, until January 1, 2023, prohibited the use of real-time facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies in connection with body-worn cameras. This bill would prescribe the acceptable and prohibited uses for facial recognition technology (FRT) , as defined, by a law enforcement agency or peace officer, as defined. The bill would set certain requirements for FRT systems and reference databases, as defined, used by law enforcement agencies. The bill would require the Department of Technology, in consultation with the Chief of the Office of Information Security, to issue standards to ensure the confidentiality and cybersecurity of FRT data and results. The bill would require law enforcement agencies to establish written policies that adhere to those standards. The bill would require law enforcement agencies utilizing FRT to keep certain records and to annually report certain data to the California State Auditor. The bill would require any law enforcement agency utilizing FRT to have a written policy, as specified, and to post that policy on their internet website. The bill would require a law enforcement agency to provide certain information to any person that FRT is used to identify. The bill would also require each district attorney's office, city prosecutor's office, and the Attorney General to annually report certain data to the California State Auditor. By imposing a new reporting requirement on district attorneys and city prosecutors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the California State Auditor to annually analyze the data submitted and to prepare and publicize a report, as specified. The bill would authorize a person harmed by a violation of these provisions to bring a civil action for damages, including statutory damages, as specified. 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 the Golden State Teacher Grant Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission to award grants to students enrolled in professional preparation programs leading to a preliminary teaching credential or a pupil personnel services credential who commit to work at a priority school for 4 years, as provided. Existing law defines "priority school " as a school with 55% or more of its pupils being unduplicated pupils, as defined. Existing law makes funds appropriated for the program in the Budget Acts of 2020 and 2021 available for encumbrance or expenditure by the commission until June 30, 2026. This bill would instead require, commencing with new grants awarded on or after January 1, 2024, the student candidates to commit to work for 4 years in a shortage area, as designated by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, at any California public or nonpublic school, as provided. The bill would make funds appropriated for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program in the Budget Acts of 2022 and 2023 available for encumbrance or expenditure by the commission until June 30, 2028. Existing law requires the commission to conduct an evaluation of the program to determine the effectiveness of the program to recruit and employ credential candidates and credentialholders at priority schools, and to provide a report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, as provided. This bill would revise and conform requirements regarding the evaluation of the program, and would require the Student Aid Commission to annually collect demographic data on the recipients of the grant programs, commencing with new grants awarded on or after January 1, 2024, and to annually report that information to the Legislature, as provided.