This measure would proclaim the week of May 18, 2014, through May 24, 2014, as Emergency Medical Services Week.
This measure would recognize May 2014 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
This measure would proclaim May 15, 2014, as Senior Fraud Awareness Day.
The California Constitution requires the Governor to submit annually to the Legislature a budget itemizing state expenditures and estimating state revenues and requires the Legislature to pass the Budget Bill by midnight on June 15. Under existing law, a state agency for which an appropriation is made is generally required to submit to the Department of Finance for approval a complete and detailed budget setting forth all proposed expenditures and estimated revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. Under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , each state is required to, by January 1, 2014, establish an American Health Benefit Exchange that makes available qualified health plans to qualified individuals and small employers. Existing state law establishes the California Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) within state government, specifies the powers and duties of the board governing the Exchange, and requires the board to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans through the Exchange by qualified individuals and small employers by January 1, 2014. The bill would require the Exchange to submit to the department and the Legislative Analyst's Office a complete and detailed budget utilizing performance-based budgeting, as defined, that sets forth all proposed expenditures and estimated revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. The bill would require the Exchange to, if necessary, develop a process for consulting with contractors or other responsible entities and stakeholders to develop information related to performance standards and program performance. The bill would require the department to include specified performance-based budgeting information for the Exchange in the Governor's Budget and to post that information on the department's Internet Web site. The bill would also require the Legislative Analyst's Office to review the adequacy of performance metrics and progress toward targeted outcomes in preparing its review of the Governor's Budget, as it relates to the Exchange.
Existing law requires every employer, semimonthly or at the time of each payment of wages, to furnish each employee with an accurate itemized statement in writing showing specified information. Existing law requires an employer to afford current and former employees the right to inspect or copy records pertaining to their employment, as specified. Existing law authorizes an employee to bring an action for injunctive relief to ensure compliance with these requirements, and provides that this employee is entitled to an award of costs and reasonable attorney's fees. This bill would prohibit an employee from receiving an award of costs and reasonable attorney's fees if the employer is the prevailing party and the court determines that the action was brought in bad faith, in which case the bill would require the employer to be awarded attorney's fees and costs.
This measure, in celebration of National Strawberry Month, would recognize the contributions of California strawberry farmers and the California Strawberry Commission in supporting a quintessential California crop that sustains families, communities, the environment, the California economy, and the opportunity for immigrants to pursue the American Dream.
This measure would proclaim the month of May 2014 as Arthritis Awareness Month.
This measure would designate the month of May 2014 as Bone Marrow Donation Awareness Month.
This measure would proclaim April 2014 as Mathematics Awareness Month and would, among other things, encourage colleges, universities, and other organizations to hold events to celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month.
This measure would authorize the placement of a permanent memorial plaque on State Highway Route 132, at the site where United States Secret Service Agents Donald W. Robinson, Donald A. Bejcek, and George P. LaBarge perished in a vehicle accident while on assignment to protect the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of erecting the permanent memorial plaque and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect the plaque.
