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 establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to maintain campuses at which instruction is provided to students. Existing law authorizes the governing boards of the Los Rios, Peralta, and Rio Hondo community college districts to require that a transportation service fee be paid only by students and employees using the services, or, in the alternative, by various groups of people, upon the favorable vote of a majority of the people in the affected groups. Existing law prohibits these governing boards from entering into, or extending, a contract for transportation services, funded by the proceeds of a transportation fee and provided by a common carrier or a municipally owned transit system, unless specified conditions are met. This bill would expand that transportation fee authority to include any community college district.
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The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act makes it a misdemeanor for any person under the age of 21 years to purchase any alcoholic beverage or consume any alcoholic beverage in any on‑sale premises. The act also subjects a holder of a license to sell alcoholic beverages to criminal prosecution and suspension or revocation of that license if the licensee sells any alcoholic beverages to any person under the age of 21 years. Existing law provides that a licensee's acceptance of bona fide evidence, as defined, constitutes a defense to any action against the licensee. Existing law requires that evidence to contain a description of the person. Existing law includes a military identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces as an eligible identification card so long as that card includes a description of the cardholder. Identification cards issued by the Armed Forces no longer contain a physical description of the cardholder. For security purposes, that information is electronically encrypted in order to avoid tampering with the card. Existing law authorizes the acceptance of a military identification card as bona fide evidence that a person is 21 years of age, provided that proof of majority is further substantiated with other identification, as specified. This bill would provide that, if the military identification card lacks a physical description, but does include date of birth and a photo, further proof of majority shall not be required. This bill would incorporate changes made by AB 1191 that would become operative if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted after AB 1191.
(1) Existing law governs the removal of a child who has suffered or is at risk of suffering abuse or neglect from the home of the child's parent or guardian and the placement of that child in foster care. These provisions require the juvenile court to, among other things, conduct noticed detention, periodic status review, and dispositional hearings regarding the child, and direct the court to order, review, and receive into evidence social studies or evaluations regarding the child, including recommendations for placement. Under certain circumstances, the juvenile court may terminate parental rights and place the child for adoption or in long-term foster care, among other options for permanent placement. These provisions require county social workers to conduct the social studies or evaluations and to prepare reports and make recommendations to the court regarding temporary and long-term placement of the child, as specified. Existing federal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and state law govern the placement of children who are or who may be Indian children, as specified This bill would revise those provisions to require the juvenile court and social workers to consider and recommend tribal customary adoption, as defined, as an additional permanent placement option, without termination of parental rights, for a dependent child. The bill would provide that a tribal customary adoption order would have the same force and effect as an order of adoption. By imposing new duties on social workers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law governs independent and agency adoptions. This bill would specifically exempt tribal customary adoptions from those provisions. (3) The bill would require the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court and necessary forms to implement tribal customary adoption as a permanent plan for Indian children before July 1, 2010. The bill would also require the Judicial Council to complete a study of these provisions and report its findings to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2013. (4) The amendments implementing tribal customary adoption would become operative on July 1, 2010, and would be repealed on January 1, 2014. (5) This bill would permit the Department of Social Services to adopt emergency regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this bill. (6) 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.
Under existing law, a person required to register as a sex offender who applies for or accepts a position as an employee or volunteer with any person, group, or organization where he or she would be working directly and in an unaccompanied setting with minor children on a regular basis, is required to disclose his or her registrant status, as specified. Existing law also prohibits a person required to register as a sex offender because of a conviction for a crime where the victim was a minor under 16 years of age from being an employer, employee, or independent contractor, or acting as a volunteer with any person, group, or organization in a capacity in which the registrant would be working directly and in an unaccompanied setting with minor children on more than an incidental and occasional basis or from having supervision or disciplinary power over minor children. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would specify that "working directly and in an unaccompanied setting" includes, but is not limited to, providing goods or services to minors. Because the bill would change the scope of an existing crime, 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 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.
The Personal Income Tax Law allows taxpayers, until January 1, 2015, to designate on their tax returns that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be contributed to the California Military Family Relief Fund to provide financial aid grants to eligible reserve members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are California residents and requires all moneys transferred to the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be allocated as specified. Existing law provides that these provisions shall remain in effect until a specified date or until the Franchise Tax Board estimates that the contributions made on returns filed in that calendar year will be less than $250,000 or an adjusted amount. This bill would require moneys transferred to the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature and after allocations to the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller, to be allocated to the state Military Department for the establishment of financial aid grants provided to California National Guard members and reserve members of the Armed Forces of the United States, as specified. This bill would revise the requirements in determining the minimum contribution amount, for calendar year 2009, to allow for a minimum contribution amount of $250,000, without adjustment, and would resume the adjustment of the minimum contribution amount beginning in the 2010 calendar year. This bill would additionally make findings with regard to the public purpose served by the bill. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Existing law references various drug compendiums and compendia, including the United States Pharmacopoeia, for purposes of the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, disability insurance, and for Medi-Cal. This bill would revise these references to include references to a specified compendia, if recognized by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as specified, or with respect to Medi-Cal, a compendia that is listed in a specified federal Medicaid provision of the federal Social Security Act.
This measure would recognize the pioneering work of promotores and community health workers in delivering vital and cost-effective health care services in communities throughout California and declare October 2009 as California Promotores Month.
Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim various days as holidays and days of remembrance. Existing law also designates certain days in each year as having special significance for purposes of encouraging schools to observe those days and conduct suitable commemorative exercises. This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." The bill would additionally encourage schools to conduct exercises on March 30 of each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the Vietnam conflict.
This measure would proclaim October 23 to October 31, 2009, inclusive, as Red Ribbon Week, and would encourage all Californians to help build drug-free communities and participate in drug prevention activities.
This measure would recognize the importance of California Native American Day, celebrated this year on September 25, 2009, and the concurrent California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference to the enhancement of awareness of California Indian culture.