Asm. Autumn R. Burke

This measure would proclaim June 21, 2018, as Asking Saves Kids Day.

This measure would call on our state Congressional Representatives to voice their concerns on the proposed fiscal cuts to programs created by the federal Housing and Community Development Act. The measure would also call on the President of the United States and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to protect and these programs, to veto any legislation to do so, and to work with the Congress to further protect these programs.

This measure would state that the Legislature strongly and unequivocally supports the existing fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards and California's federal Clean Air Act waivers; will consider any and all appropriate actions to maintain vehicle emissions standards for the protection of public health, California residents, and the economy; and strongly urges the President and Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reject the Safer and Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles Proposed Rule for Model Years 2021–2026.

The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill, before January 1, 2021, would require the Treasurer to establish a procedure to accept monetary transfers from qualified entities and to transfer golden state credits (GSC) to qualified entities. This bill, on and after January 1, 2021, and before January, 1, 2026, would allow the Treasurer to transfer to a qualified entity one GSC for each $0.90 that the qualified entity transfers to the Treasurer, and would limit the amount of GSCs to be transferred to $50,000,00 per calendar year, as provided. This bill would require any moneys received by the Treasurer, less costs, to be deposited into the General Fund. This bill, on and after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, would allow a qualified entity to transfer to a donating taxpayer one GSC for each $1 that the donating taxpayer contributes to the qualified entity. This bill would define a qualified entity to include, among others, an organization exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is in active status, as provided, a private college or university that participates in the Cal Grant program, as provided, a California Community College, a nonprofit charter school located in the state, or a K–12 public school district located in the state. The bill would allow a qualified entity to submit a claim for refund to the Treasurer equal to the amount that the qualified entity transferred to the Treasurer for GSCs that the qualified entity was unable to transfer to a donating taxpayer before the end of the calendar year in which the GSC was received. The bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature from the General Fund to the Treasurer of an amount necessary to make refunds claimed, would require the Treasurer to make refunds to qualified entities, as specified. This bill, for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, would allow a credit against the taxes imposed by the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law in an amount equal to 80% of the amount contributed during the taxable year by the taxpayer to a qualified entity from which the taxpayer was transferred GSCs. The bill would further provide that the Bridget "Biddy" Mason Golden State Credit Program would become inoperative if the Treasurer, upon consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, determines that donations made pursuant to the program do not qualify for a deduction under federal income tax law. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.

Existing law declares the need to have a well-educated and highly skilled workforce in the state. Existing law establishes the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma for the purpose of recognizing pupils who have mastered the high school curriculum. Existing law also establishes the State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English and the State Seal of Civic Engagement to recognize high school graduates who have demonstrated excellence in civics education and participation and have demonstrated an understanding of the federal and state constitutions and the democratic system of government. This bill would establish a State Seal of Career Technical Education Pathway Completion to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of knowledge and proficiency in career technical education pathways. The bill would establish criteria for the receipt of the State Seal of Career Technical Education Pathway Completion, would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to prepare and deliver to participating school districts an appropriate insignia to be affixed to pupil diplomas or transcripts, and would require participating school districts to maintain appropriate records, affix the appropriate insignia to diplomas or transcripts of recipient pupils, and provide pupil support staff and programs to ensure equitable pupil access and success in completing seal requirements and evaluating postsecondary options. The bill would not become operative unless the State Board of Education, in a public meeting, makes specified declarations.

This measure would affirm the Legislature's support for science-based action to conserve, protect, restore, and effectively manage California's coastal and ocean ecosystems, which the state holds in trust for the people of California, in the face of challenges presented by climate change, ocean acidification, hypoxia, and other changing ocean conditions, and would urge federal and state government entities to take specified actions to preserve the state's ocean and coastal resources as well as protect disadvantaged and low-income communities impacted by these challenges.

This measure would urge President Donald J. Trump to rescind three Executive orders issued on May 25, 2018, providing guidance to federal agencies regarding federal employees' representation, collective bargaining, and due process rights.

Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district to sell any real property belonging to the school district, or lease for a term not exceeding 99 years any real property, together with any personal property located on the real property, belonging to the school district which is not or will not be needed by the school district for school classroom buildings at the time of delivery of title or possession, subject to specified procedures and requirements. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to request an emergency apportionment through the Superintendent of Public Instruction if the governing board of the school district determines during a fiscal year that its revenues are less than the amount necessary to meet its current year expenditure obligations. This bill, notwithstanding existing specified procedures and requirements for the sale of surplus real property by a school district, would authorize a school district that receives an emergency apportionment, and has an outstanding balance on its emergency apportionment loan, to sell or lease surplus real property, together with any personal property located on the real property, owned by the school district and use the proceeds from the sale or lease to service the debt on the emergency apportionment loan or to reduce or retire the emergency apportionment loan, as provided. The bill would prohibit a school district that uses the proceeds from the sale or lease of surplus real property pursuant to these provisions from being eligible for financial hardship assistance under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998. The bill would provide that these provisions apply only to the Inglewood Unified School District, the Oakland Unified School District, the Vallejo City Unified School District, and the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2023, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2024. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Inglewood Unified School District, the Oakland Unified School District, the Vallejo City Unified School District, and the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District.

Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and requires the ISO to make certain filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and to seek authority from the FERC as needed to give the ISO the ability to secure generating and transmission resources necessary to guarantee achievement of planning and operating reserve criteria no less stringent than those established by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council. This bill would require the ISO, on or before December 31, 2019, to complete a process for the procurement of long duration energy storage projects that in aggregate have at least 1,000 megawatts capacity, but not more than 2,000 megawatts, except as provided. The bill would require the ISO to develop a methodology for allocating the cost of that procurement to all load-serving entities within the ISO-controlled electrical grid, as provided. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act, a violation of which would be a crime, 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.