Existing federal law, commonly known as Public Law 280 (PL-280) , authorizes the state to exercise jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the areas of Indian country within the state, and gives state criminal laws the same force and effect within Indian country as they have elsewhere in the state. Existing state law creates the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that, among other things, establishes levels of standards and training for peace officers, as specified. Existing law requires the commission to implement courses of training related to various topics applicable to peace officers. This bill would require each police chief, county sheriff, or other head of a law enforcement agency to assess his or her jurisdiction to determine if any Indian tribal lands, as defined, lie within the jurisdiction. The bill would require, if the police chief, county sheriff, or other head of a law enforcement agency determines that Indian tribal lands exist within his or her jurisdiction, to ensure that those peace officers employed by the agency who work in, or adjacent to, Indian tribal lands, or who may be responsible for responding to calls for service on, or adjacent to, Indian tribal lands, complete a course that includes, but is not limited to, a review of PL-280. The bill would provide that this requirement may be satisfied by ensuring that those peace officers complete a course that includes a review of PL-280 that is approved by the commission. By creating new duties for local officials, 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 these statutory provisions.
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Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. This bill, commencing with the 2016–17 fiscal year, would establish the California DREAM Work-Study Program under the administration of the California State University and University of California to provide financial aid for students meeting its requirements. These requirements would include: enrollment, or acceptance for enrollment, at a campus of the California State University or the University of California; exemption from nonresident tuition pursuant to a specified provision of existing law or an equivalent provision adopted by the Regents of the University of California; making a timely application for financial aid using a designated application; qualification under applicable income and need standards applied to work-study programs at the institution at which the student is enrolled or accepted for enrollment; and meeting additional eligibility requirements as may be deemed appropriate by the institution at which the student is enrolled or accepted for enrollment. The bill would deem a student who participates in other work-study programs ineligible to receive financial aid under the California Dream Work-Study Program. To participate in the program, the bill would require, upon verification that a student is eligible for financial aid under this program, that the California State University and the University of California match 100% of the cost of the work-study grant of a student whose work under the program is accomplished on a campus of the respective university or at a campus or other facility of a school district or community college district, or 50% of the cost of the work-study grant of a student whose work under the program is accomplished at any other location.
This measure would proclaim January 26, 2016, 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 creates the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, which has specified duties in regard to tax credits for economic development. Existing law establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as "GO-Biz," to, among other duties, serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Existing law imposes an annual tax on the gross premiums of an insurer, as defined, doing business in this state at specified rates. This bill would allow a credit under the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, and a credit against the tax imposed on an insurer, in modified conformity with a federal New Markets Tax Credit, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2029, in a specified amount for investments in low-income communities. The bill would limit the total annual amount of credit allowed pursuant to these provisions to an amount equal to any portion not granted under a specified sales and use tax exclusion, not to exceed $40,000,000 per calendar year, and would limit the allocation of the credit to a cumulative total of no more than $200,000,000, as provided. The bill would impose specified duties on the California Competes Tax Credit Committee and GO-Biz with regard to the application for, and allocation of, the credit. The bill would require GO-Biz to establish and impose reasonable fees upon entities that apply for the allocation of the credit, to be deposited in the California New Markets Tax Credit Fund established by the bill, and use the revenue, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to defray the cost of applying to, and administering the program, as specified. The bill would specify that the credit would not be allowed unless the Legislature makes an appropriation from the fund. The bill would provide that its provisions are severable. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
(1) Existing law, for a county superintendent of schools having an average daily attendance of 250 or more, requires an employee in a teaching position requiring certification qualifications to become a permanent employee of the county superintendent of schools if the employee is employed for 3 complete consecutive school years if his or her probationary period commenced prior to the 1983–84 fiscal year or for 2 complete consecutive school years if his or her probationary period commenced during the 1983–84 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, and is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a teaching position requiring certification qualifications. This bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would instead require, for a county superintendent of schools having an average daily attendance of 250 pupils or more, an employee in a nonsupervisory, nonmanagement position requiring certification qualifications to become a permanent employee of the county superintendent of schools if the employee is employed for 2 complete consecutive school years and is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications. The bill would specify that, unless otherwise provided, the provisions relating to probation, the attainment of permanent status, and dismissal that are otherwise applicable to employees of school districts apply to employees of county offices of education, as specified. To the extent that these provisions would place additional requirements on county offices of education, they would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law, for a school district having an average daily attendance of 250 or more, requires an employee in a position requiring certification qualifications to become a permanent employee of the school district if the employee is employed for 3 complete consecutive school years if his or her probationary period commenced prior to the 1983–84 fiscal year or for 2 complete consecutive school years if his or her probationary period commenced during the 1983–84 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, and is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications. This bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would instead require, for a school district having an average daily attendance of 250 pupils or more, an employee in a nonsupervisory, nonmanagement position requiring certification qualifications to become a permanent employee of the school district if the employee is employed for 2 complete consecutive school years and is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications. To the extent that this provision would place additional requirements on school districts, it would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law, for a school district having an average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils, authorizes the governing board of the school district to classify an employee employed in a position requiring certification qualifications as a permanent employee if he or she completes 3 complete consecutive school years of employment and is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications. This bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would make those provisions applicable only to nonsupervisory, nonmanagement employees in positions requiring certification qualifications. The bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would make those provisions applicable to nonsupervisory, nonmanagement employees in positions requiring certification qualifications who are employed by county offices of education having an average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils. The bill would specify that the provisions relating to probation, the attainment of permanent employment status, and dismissal that are otherwise applicable to employees of school districts having an average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils, are applicable to the employees of county offices of education having an average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils, unless otherwise provided. To the extent that these provisions would place additional requirements on school districts and county offices of education, they impose a state-mandated local program. (4) This bill would make conforming and related changes, and would set forth applicable provisions for school employees who are subject to the provisions specified above and are employed at the time the provisions of the bill become operative. (5) 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.
Existing law makes deputy coroners peace officers for the purposes of performing their primary duties if their primary duties are inquiring into and determining the circumstances of specified deaths. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation authorizing, but not mandating, county deputy coroners to become full-time peace officers.
Existing law requires the Teachers' Retirement Board to establish a vendor registration process through which information about tax-deferred retirement investment products shall be made available for consideration by public employees of all local school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education, among others. Existing law requires the board to maintain an impartial investment information bank, via an Internet Web site, with specified information about the retirement investment products offered and objective comparisons of vendors. Existing law also prohibits specified personnel from receiving consideration for promoting a particular vendor's products. The bill would require the investment information bank to include a side-by-side comparison of each registered vendor. The bill would also require all local school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education to adopt a policy addressing the solicitation of 403(b) products, as defined, by vendors on school campuses. Because the bill would require local agencies to perform additional duties it 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 these statutory provisions.
Existing law governs home protection contracts for the repair or replacement of a component, system, or appliance of a home. Existing law prohibits a person from issuing or offering to issue home protection contracts in this state unless the person holds a home protection company license issued by the Department of Insurance, except as specified. Existing law requires a home protection contract to specify, among other things, the service fee or fees, in any, to be charged for services performed under the contract. This bill would prohibit a home protection contract, issued, delivered, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2016, from charging a service fee or fees if no repair is made.
Existing law imposes specified requirements on manufacturers of motor vehicles sold or leased in this state. Existing law requires hospitals to make reasonable efforts to contact the agent, surrogate, or family of patients who are otherwise incapable of communication. This bill would enact the "Motor Vehicle Emergency Contact Locator Act of 2015" and would require a vehicle identification number emergency contact locator database to be established by motor vehicle manufacturers in conjunction with law enforcement agencies and the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System. This bill would require a motor vehicle manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold or leased in this state on or after January 2, 2016, with a 2017 model year or later, to provide a means by which a purchaser or lessee of a new motor vehicle can voluntarily designate at the original retail point of sale an emergency contact to be stored in the VinECON database. The bill would require the emergency contact information to be made available electronically only to authorized law enforcement and would require law enforcement personnel, when practicable, to expeditiously provide any VinECON data, either verbal or written, to the emergency department of a general acute care hospital receiving a motor vehicle crash victim who is unconscious or otherwise incapable of communication, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program by imposing new duties upon local agencies. 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.
This measure would proclaim the month of January 2016 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, encourage all Californians to become educated about human trafficking and work to eradicate these criminal practices within and beyond our borders, and encourage Members of the Legislature, as well as organizations, businesses, and individuals, to host or sponsor and attend community events in order to bring visibility and support to efforts made by nongovernmental organizations to recognize and combat human trafficking.