Existing law establishes a public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified. Existing law requires funding pursuant to the local control funding formula to include, in addition to a base grant, supplemental and concentration grant add-ons that are based on the percentage of pupils who are English learners, foster youth, or eligible for free or reduced-price meals, as specified, served by the county superintendent of schools, school district, or charter school. This bill would require funding pursuant to the local control funding formula to include, in addition to a base, supplemental, and concentration grant, a special education grant add-on that is based on the percentage of individuals who are severely disabled, as defined, served by the county superintendent of schools, school district, or charter school, as specified. The bill would require, under procedures and timeframes established by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools annually to report the enrollment of individuals who are severely disabled served by those local educational agencies to the Superintendent using the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would make conforming changes. 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
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Existing law, the California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990, states that its purpose is to prevent or minimize the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, flammable, or explosive chemicals. The act provides for the adoption by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board of specified process safety management standards for, among others, refineries that handle acutely hazardous material. The act declares the intent of the Legislature for the standards board and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to promote worker safety through implementation of training and process safety management, as defined, in refineries and other facilities as deemed appropriate. This bill would require the division to increase the number of inspectors for the department's refinery inspector program by an unspecified percentage.
Existing law, 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 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 authorize an applicant to file an application for qualification of the offer or sale of a security by crowdfunding permit if certain conditions are met, including that the total offering of securities by the applicant to be sold in a 12-month period, within or outside this state, is limited to $2,000,000, less a specified amount; the aggregate amount of securities sold to any investor, including any amount sold during the 12-month period preceding the date of the transaction, does not exceed the lesser of $5,000 or 10% of the net worth of that natural person; the transaction is conducted through an intermediary, the issuer will not, directly or indirectly, conduct any unsolicited telephone solicitation of the securities offered; and the issuer will not require specified dispute procedures. This bill would impose a filing fee of $200 plus 15 of 2% of the aggregate value of the securities sought to be sold in this state. 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 such 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 extend that provision to a violation of a condition of qualification by permit authorized by this bill. The bill would authorize the award of treble and punitive 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 him or her or sells a security to him or her, and authorizes the purchaser or seller to sue either for rescission or for damages. This bill would provide that the plaintiff is not required to plead or prove that the defendant acted with scienter. The bill would require the court to award reasonable attorney's fees, as specified. The bill also would authorize the court to award treble and punitive 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.
(1) Existing law establishes the South Coast Air Quality Management District vested with the authority to regulate air emissions from stationary sources located in the South Coast Air Basin. This bill would require the south coast district, no later than January 1, 2020, to submit a specified report to the Legislature on hydrogen fluoride and modified hydrogen fluoride at specified refineries. By adding to the duties of the south coast district, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
This measure would recognize August 6, 2017, as the 52nd anniversary of the signing of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965.
This measure would proclaim the period of October 23, 2017, to October 31, 2017, inclusive, as Red Ribbon Week and would encourage all Californians to help build drug-free communities and to participate in drug prevention activities.
Existing law requires a nonprofit corporation, as defined, that operates or controls a health facility, as defined, or operates or controls a facility that provides similar health care to provide written notice to, and obtain the written consent of, the Attorney General prior to selling or otherwise disposing of a material amount of its assets to a for-profit corporation or entity, to a mutual benefit corporation or entity, or to another nonprofit corporation or entity. This bill would require the notice to the Attorney General to include a list of the primary languages spoken at the facility and the threshold languages for Medi-Cal beneficiaries, as determined by the State Department of Health Care Services for the county in which the facility is located. The bill also would authorize the Attorney General to require the components of the written notice be provided in any of those languages. This bill would apply to specified health facilities regardless of whether they are currently operating or providing health care services or have a suspended license. Existing law provides that the Attorney General has discretion to give consent to, give conditional consent to, or to not consent to, the agreement or transaction and requires the Attorney General to consider any factors he or she deems relevant, including, but not limited to, whether the terms are fair and reasonable. This bill would require the Attorney General to consider whether the agreement or transaction may create a significant effect on the availability and accessibility of cultural interests provided by the facility in the affected community. Existing law requires the Attorney General to conduct one or more public meetings prior to issuing its decision whether to consent to the proposed agreement or transaction, to issue a notice of the public meeting, as specified, and, in any case, to issue its decision within 60 days of the receipt of the written notice from the public benefit corporation, subject to one additional 45-day extension under specified circumstances. The bill instead would require the Attorney General to issue the decision within 90 days of the receipt of the written notice from the nonprofit corporation. The bill also would require the Attorney General to provide the notice to the public in English and in the primary languages spoken at the facility and the threshold languages for Medi-Cal beneficiaries for the county in which the facility is located, as specified. This bill would authorize the Attorney General to enforce the conditions imposed on the Attorney General's consent to a specified agreement or transaction. This bill also would entitle the Attorney General to specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies a court deems appropriate, and to recover its attorney's fees and costs incurred. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 5914 and 5920 of the Corporations Code proposed by SB 687 to be operative only if this bill and SB 687 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
(1) Existing law requires a school district to exempt a pupil in foster care, a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, or a former juvenile court school pupil who transfers between schools any time after the completion of the pupil's 2nd year of high school from all coursework and other requirements adopted by the governing board of the school district that are in addition to certain statewide coursework requirements unless the school district makes a finding that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the school district's graduation requirements in time to graduate from high school by the end of the pupil's 4th year of high school. Existing law requires, among other things, the school district to take specified actions if it determines that the pupil is reasonably able to complete the school district's graduation requirements within the pupil's 5th year of high school. This bill would extend these provisions to a pupil who is a child of a military family, as defined. By requiring school districts to perform additional duties in complying with the exemption requirements, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires a school district and county office of education to accept coursework satisfactorily completed by a pupil in foster care, a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, or a former juvenile court school pupil while attending another public school, a juvenile court school, or a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency even if the pupil did not complete the entire course and requires the school district and county office of education to issue that pupil full or partial credit for the coursework completed. Existing law prohibits a school district or county office of education from, among other things, requiring a pupil in foster care, a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, or a former juvenile court school pupil to retake a course if the pupil has satisfactorily completed the entire course in a public school, a juvenile court school, or a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency. Existing law prohibits a school district or county office of education from preventing a pupil in foster care, a pupil who is a homeless child or youth, or a former juvenile court school pupil from retaking or taking a course to meet the eligibility requirements for admission to the California State University or the University of California. This bill would extend these provisions to a pupil who is a child of a military family, as defined. By requiring school districts and county offices of education to perform additional duties in complying with the requirements to accept coursework, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
(1) Existing law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to designate stalls or spaces in an offstreet parking facility owned or operated by that local authority for the exclusive purpose of charging and parking a vehicle that is connected for electric charging purposes. Existing law also authorizes the removal of a vehicle from an offstreet parking facility if the vehicle is not connected for electric charging purposes. Existing law makes it a crime for a person to park or leave a vehicle in a stall or space designated for electric parking purposes unless the vehicle is connected for those purposes. This bill would authorize a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to designate stalls or spaces on a public street within its jurisdiction for the exclusive purpose of charging and parking a vehicle that is connected for electric charging purposes. The bill would also authorize the removal of a vehicle from a designated stall or space on a public street if the vehicle is not connected for electric charging purposes, under specified conditions. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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.