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Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to adopt new, or expand existing, fixed charges, as defined, for the purpose of collecting a reasonable portion of the fixed costs of providing electrical service to residential customers. Existing law requires the commission to continue a program of assistance to low-income electrical and gas customers with annual household incomes that are no greater than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, as specified, which is referred to as the California Alternative Rates for Energy (CARE) program. Under existing law, the commission may authorize fixed charges for any rate schedule applicable to a residential customer account for the purpose described above and for the CARE program. Existing law requires the commission, no later than July 1, 2024, to authorize a fixed charge for default residential rates. Existing law requires these fixed charges to be established on an income-graduated basis, with no fewer than 3 income thresholds, so that low-income ratepayers in each baseline territory would realize a lower average monthly bill without making any changes in usage. This bill would repeal the provisions described in the preceding paragraph.
Existing law establishes procedures for the Secretary of State to certify and conditionally approve voting systems. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to make available to the public a full and complete copy of the certification report and all documentation, as specified, within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports. This bill would require the Secretary of State, as part of its duty to make this information available to the public, to post the certification report and associated documentation on the Secretary of State's website.
This measure would recognize the month of August 2023 as Disc Golf Month, and August 5, 2023, as California Disc Golf Day.
This measure would recognize the month of January 2024 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
This measure would designate the week of January 28, 2024, to February 3, 2024, inclusive, as Anesthesiologist Week.
This measure would declare that the Legislature honors the life and legacy of Cindy Montañez and declares January 19 as Cindy Montañez Day.
This measure would recognize February 5, 2024, to February 9, 2024, as National School Counseling Week.
This measure would declare the month of September 2023 as Children's Emotional Wellness Month in California.