Existing law establishes a registration amnesty program for specially constructed vehicles, as defined, that have been previously registered or classified incorrectly and also requires that a specially constructed vehicle, upon registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles, be inspected by stations authorized to perform referee functions, for the purposes of determining the engine model-year used in the vehicle or the vehicle model-year, and the emission control system application. Existing law also requires the department to annually provide a registration to no more than the first 500 of these vehicles that meet specified criteria. This bill would increase this limitation to the first 750 vehicles that meet the specified criteria. The bill would provide that the registered owner of a specially constructed vehicle that is currently registered or incorrectly registered may change the vehicle's registration by complying with those specified criteria. The bill would also require that an application for a change of registration is subject to the 750-vehicle limitation.
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This measure would designate the first week of March of each year as Cuss Free Week.
Existing law requires the Controller to establish and conduct a notification program designed to inform owners about the possible existence of unclaimed property held by the state. This bill would require the Controller to remit the unclaimed funds belonging to a county political party or a state or local governmental agency that are held by the Controller to the party or governmental agency without first being contacted.
Existing law imposes residency requirements on specified elected officials in California. The California Constitution provides that each house of the Legislature is the sole judge of the qualifications of its Members. This bill would require that a person elected to a nonjudicial public office for a county, city, or school district, maintain his or her domicile, as defined, within the jurisdiction within which voters are qualified to vote for the office during his or her term of office. The bill would require a person who violates this provision to immediately forfeit his or her office and would disqualify the person from holding any state or local public office for a period of 4 years. As to persons serving terms of office that commence on or after November 2, 2010, the bill would also make a violation of the domicile requirement punishable by either a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 or a fine not to exceed $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail for no more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment, if it is established that the officeholder moved his or her domicile out of the jurisdiction of the office with the intent of retaining the office and misleading the voters within the jurisdiction to believe that he or she maintains his or her domicile within the jurisdiction of the office. The bill would authorize enforcement of its provisions by the Attorney General or the district attorney of a county for a violation involving a nonjudicial public office whose territory is located wholly or partially within that county. By creating a new 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.
Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of registered nurses by the Board of Registered Nursing and makes a violation of the act a crime. Existing law requires a licensee renewing his or her license to submit proof to the board that during a specified time the licensee has been informed of developments in the registered nursing field either by pursuing a continuing education course offered by a provider approved by the board or by other means deemed equivalent by the board. Existing law requires the board to establish, by regulation, standards for continuing education. Existing law requires these standards to make a variety of alternative forms of continuing education available to licensees. Existing law requires the content of all courses of continuing education to be relevant to the practice of nursing. This bill would provide that continuing education courses, as specified, that advance or promote labor organizing on behalf of a union, or that advance or promote statutory or regulatory changes, political candidates, political advocacy, or political strategy shall not be considered content relevant to the practice of nursing and shall not be acceptable for meeting requirements for licensure renewal. The bill would also prohibit an approved provider from representing that such a continuing education course is acceptable for meeting requirements for licensure renewal and would require the board, subject to specified procedural requirements, to withdraw its approval of a provider that violates that requirement for no less than 5 years, as specified. Because a violation of these requirements by a provider would constitute 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.
This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year 4708 celebration.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement with an agency of the United States, a city, county, district, or other public agency, or any combination thereof, for the care, maintenance, administration, and control of lands of the state park system. This bill would require the department to enter into an operating agreement with the City of Riverside for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, and control of California Citrus State Historic Park. The bill would require that the agreement contain certain provisions. The bill also would require that, notwithstanding the existence of the operating agreement, the park remain eligible for any grants or funding for which the park was eligible prior to the agreement. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This measure would call upon the State Air Resources Board, prior to any regulatory action being taken consistent with the scoping plan for the implementation of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, to perform an economic analysis that will give the State of California a more complete and accurate picture of the costs and benefits of the act's implementation. The measure would also call upon the Governor to use the authority granted by the act to adjust any applicable deadlines for regulations.
Existing law establishes the Bureau of State Audits, free of executive branch and legislative control, to independently examine records, administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and use other discovery tools to conduct, and report upon, financial and performance audits of every state agency, as defined, constitutional office, and local governmental agency. The head of the bureau is the State Auditor, who is appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees created by both houses of the Legislature. The State Auditor is chosen without reference to political affiliation and solely on the grounds of fitness to perform the duties of the office. The State Auditor may be removed for cause at any time by a concurrent resolution of the Legislature. The State Auditor also appoints a Chief Deputy State Auditor and employs professional assistants, including deputy state auditors, and other officers and employees for the effective conduct of the work under his or her charge. The State Auditor also administers the California Whistleblower Protection Act to provide a procedure for state employees to report waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violation of law, or threat to public health without fear of retribution. This bill would establish the Office of the California Inspector General to investigate fraud, corruption, waste, mismanagement, misconduct, and abuse in the expenditure of public funds by a covered agency, as defined. This bill would further establish that the office is headed by the California Inspector General, who is appointed to a 4-year term by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. This bill would authorize the Legislature to remove the California Inspector General by a majority vote of the membership of the Senate and a majority of the membership of the Assembly. This bill would authorize the office to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and conduct other forms of investigation into a covered agency, including requiring an officer or employee of a covered agency to answer questions concerning any matter related to the performance of his or her official duties. This bill would also impose a duty on every officer and employee of a covered agency to report to the California Inspector General specified information concerning the improper conduct of any other state officer or employee relating to his or her office or employment, or concerning a person having business dealings with a covered agency, and require disciplinary action for a failure to make a required report. This bill would further require the head of a covered agency to report to the Legislature and the Governor on remedial action that a covered agency has taken in response to any recommendation by the California Inspector General.
This measure would encourage state government to make the retention of private sector employment and the creation of new employment opportunities its highest priority, and it would declare the Legislature's leading role in restoring the business climate in the state to encourage economic growth.