Asm. Al Muratsuchi

Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training within the Department of Justice to perform various functions involving the training of peace officers. Existing law requires peace officers in this state to meet specified minimum standards, including, among other requirements, being of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation. This bill would require that the background investigation for determining moral character use standards defined by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, as minimum guidelines, before the applicant may be employed or begin training as a peace officer. The bill would make related changes.

This measure would proclaim January 23, 2020, as Maternal Health Awareness Day, to draw attention to the efforts that have improved maternal health in California and to highlight the need for continued improvement of maternal health for all women.

The Corporate Securities Law of 1968 requires securities offered or sold in this state in an issuer or nonissuer transaction to be qualified through an application filed with the Commissioner of Business Oversight, unless exempt from the qualification requirements. That law exempts, among other transactions, certain transactions not involving any public offering, as prescribed. That law also makes it unlawful, for a person in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, to engage in fraudulent or misleading acts or omissions. This bill would establish a new exemption from the qualification provisions for an offer or sale of any security for which the issuer is a California or foreign corporation that is not a "blind pool" company, as defined by the commisioner, not issuing fractional undivided interests in oil or gas rights or other similar mineral rights, is not an investment company subject to the federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not subject to certain reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The bill would require, among other criteria, that the offer or sale be conducted in accordance with certain requirements of federal law limiting the total offering of securities to $300,000 in a 12-month period, less the aggregate offering price for all securities sold, as specified. Existing law authorizes all securities, whether eligible or not for qualification by coordination or notification, to be qualified by permit in accordance with certain provisions. Existing law authorizes an applicant to file a small company application for permit under these provisions if it meets specified conditions, including if the total offering of voting common stock and preferred stock by the applicant to be sold in a 12-month period is limited to 1,000,000, less the aggregate offering price for all securities sold, as prescribed. This bill would increase the amount of that limit on the total offering of voting common stock and preferred stock to $5,000,000, under the conditions described above. The bill would also place restrictions on the ability of applicants to participate in a class action or have a jury trial, and would place other related legal limits on applicants. Existing law provides that any person who violates a condition of qualification of the offer or sale of a security is liable to any person acquiring the security sold in violation, who may sue to recover the consideration paid for the security with interest thereon at the legal rate or for damages, as specified. This bill would provide for the recovery of reasonable attorney's fees, as specified. The bill would authorize the award of treble damages against any person who violates those conditions of qualification by permit authorized by this bill if the court determines that the violation was willful. Existing law imposes liability on any person who engages in specified unlawful activity to the person who purchases a security from them or sells a security to them, and authorizes the purchaser or seller to sue either for rescission or for damages. The bill would require the court to award reasonable attorney's fees, as specified. The bill also would authorize the court to award treble damages against a person who violates the above provision in an offer or sale of a security, as authorized by this bill, if the court determines the violation was willful.

This measure would designate the month of January 2020 as Positive Parenting Awareness Month in California.

This measure, among other things, would declare that California is a Reproductive Freedom State for All and provide that the Legislature is committed to guaranteeing the constitutionally protected right to an abortion and supporting efforts to increase access to the best available reproductive and pregnancy-related care for women and pregnant individuals.

This measure would proclaim January 13, 2020, as Korean American Day.

This measure would honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, and under which qualified low-income individuals receive healthcare services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Under existing law, healthcare, as administered under the Medi-Cal program, is considered a component of public social services. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.