Asm. Jose Medina

This measure would designate the month of September 2022 as Opioid, Heroin, Fentanyl, and Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month, as specified.

This measure would designate the portion of U.S. Route 101 in the County of San Luis Obispo, from postmile 19.812 to postmile 15.579, as the Katcho Achadjian Memorial Highway. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.

This measure would proclaim the month of October 2022 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Existing law provides for various memorials and monuments on the grounds of the State Capitol. Existing law requires the Department of General Services to maintain state buildings and grounds. This bill would authorize a nonprofit organization representing Gold Star Families, in consultation with the Department of General Services, to plan, construct, and maintain a monument to the Gold Star Families of California on the grounds of the State Capitol. The bill would require the nonprofit organization to submit a plan for the monument to the Joint Rules Committee for its review and approval. The bill would require the monument to be funded exclusively from private sources.

Existing law, the State Athletic Commission Act, the violation of which is a misdemeanor, establishes the State Athletic Commission and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the regulation of specified athletic events. Existing law, until January 1, 2024, authorizes the commission to employ specified officers and other personnel and requires the commission to appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the commission and vested in the executive officer by the act. Existing law, the Government Claims Act, provides that, except as provided by statute, a public employee is not liable for an injury resulting from the employee's act or omission if the act or omission was the result of the exercise of the discretion vested in that employee, whether or not that discretion was abused. This bill would specify that the executive officer is not liable for discretionary acts taken while performing duties pursuant to the act and would state that this provision is declaratory of existing law and does not constitute a change in existing law. The bill would also specify that the approval of contests and the assignment of officials for contests by the executive officer under the act are discretionary acts. This bill would extend the provisions relating to the appointment of the executive officer and other officers and personnel, until January 1, 2025. By expanding the scope of existing crimes, this 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

This measure would reaffirm the Legislature's commitment to upholding the human rights of immigrants, commend the courage and determination of immigrant community leaders, and celebrate the 26th annual Immigrant Day of Action.