This measure would declare the month of April 2016 as the Month of the Military Child.
This measure would designate April 3, 2016, to April 9, 2016, inclusive, as Women and Girls in STEM Week and would encourage all citizens and community organizations to support the observance of California Women and Girls in STEM Week by encouraging and celebrating women in the STEM fields.
This measure would declare the week of March 7, 2016, through March 13, 2016, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
This measure would proclaim the month of March 2016 as Grand Jury Awareness Month in California, recognize those who volunteer in a grand jury, and encourage all Californians to learn about its role in the judicial system.
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a city or county to prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan, and requires the general plan to include certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. That law requires the housing element, in turn, to include, among other things, an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints relevant to the meeting of those needs. That law further requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine the existing and projected need for housing for each region, as specified, at least two years prior to the scheduled revision of a housing element required by law. This bill would require the department to determine the regional housing need at least two years and three months prior to the scheduled revision of a housing element required by law. Existing law requires the appropriate council of governments or, in the absence of this council, the department, to adopt a final regional housing need to each city, county, or city and county at least one year prior to the scheduled revision for the region. This bill would require the adoption of a final regional housing need at least one year and three months prior to the scheduled revision for the region. By increasing the duties of local officials, this 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 measure would commend the California Taxpayers Association on the 90th anniversary of its founding, applaud its record of service to the people of California, and extend best wishes to the association for a long and productive future.
