(1) Existing law creates the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with specified powers and duties. Existing law requires a contract by the authority for a purchase of supplies, equipment, or materials with the purchase price exceeding $100,000 to be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or best value proposer. This bill would increase that amount to $150,000. (2) Existing law requires the authority to obtain a minimum of 3 quotations when the expected expenditure exceeds $3,000 but not $100,000. This bill would increase the upper limit of $100,000 to $150,000. (3) Existing law allows the authority, on certain contracts above $100,000, to take various actions to facilitate contract awards to small businesses. This bill would, in this regard, delete the requirement for the contracts to be above $100,000. (4) Existing law provides for the inspector general of the authority to prepare a prequalification questionnaire to be completed by certain potential contractors. Existing law requires the authority to adopt a change order procedure meeting certain requirements. This bill would repeal these provisions. The bill would enact new provisions authorizing the authority to establish and maintain a prequalification program for bidders on certain contracts and providing for the authority to require prospective bidders for construction projects to complete and submit a standarized questionnaire and financial statement, as specified. The bill would state legislative intent with regard to the authority's construction change order and related claims process. By imposing new prequalification requirements on the authority, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) Existing law authorizes the authority to enter into contracts with private entities that combine into a single contract all or some of the planning, design, permitting, development, joint development, construction, construction management, acquisition, leasing, installation, and warranty of some or all components of transit systems and certain facilities. Existing law requires a contract under these provisions to be let to the lowest responsible bidder, with a notice requesting bids required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least 60 days before receipt of bids. This bill would allow the authority to select a contractor under these provisions using objective selection criteria in addition to price. This bill would retain the 60-day publication requirement for contracts estimated to exceed $10,000,000, but would otherwise impose a 30-day requirement. This bill, in the case of the design of projects permitting the selection of subcontractors, would require the contractor to competitively bid those portions and provide the authority with a list of subcontractors, as specified. Once on the list, the bill would provide that the subcontractors shall have the rights provided under a certain part of the Public Contract Code. (6) 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 these statutory provisions.
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(1) Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to adopt those standards required of drivers by the Federal Highway Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, as set forth in the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 and to reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by permitting drivers to hold only one license, disqualifying drivers for certain criminal offenses and serious traffic violations, and strengthening licensing and testing standards. Existing law disqualifies a driver from operating a commercial motor vehicle for one year if the driver is convicted of a serious traffic violation involving a commercial or noncommercial motor vehicle occurring within 3 years of conviction of a separate serious traffic violation. Operating a vehicle while disqualified is a crime. This bill would make changes to the requirements applicable to the holding of commercial driver's licenses regarding, among other things, medical certifications, military exemptions, out-of-service order violations, and violations occurring in other jurisdictions, to conform to federal law. This bill would make other changes to ensure compliance with federal regulations, including, among other things, adding second and subsequent convictions for texting while driving as a serious traffic violation, which disqualifies a driver from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a specified time period. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. The bill would also make technical and conforming changes and delete obsolete references in these provisions. (2) This bill would also incorporate additional changes to Section 12804.9 of the Vehicle Code proposed by SB 1310, to become operative only if SB 1310 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 15250 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 2659, to become operative only if AB 2659 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2013, and this bill is chaptered last. 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.
Existing law requires specified information to be provided to patients regarding their health care. Existing federal law requires a written report of the results of each mammography examination and requires a summary of that report to be sent to the patient within a specified time period. This bill, from April 1, 2013, until January 1, 2019, would require, under specified circumstances, a health facility at which a mammography examination is performed to include in the summary of the written report that is sent to the patient a prescribed notice on breast density.
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care, and makes a willful violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires every health care service plan contract and health insurance policy to provide coverage for screening for, diagnosis of, and treatment for, breast cancer, including coverage for prosthetic devices or reconstructive surgery to restore and achieve symmetry for the patient incident to a mastectomy. Existing law requires every health care service plan contract and health insurance policy that provides coverage for mastectomies and lymph node dissections to allow the length of any hospital stay to be determined by the attending physician and surgeon in consultation with the patient, to cover prosthetic devices or reconstructive surgery, and to cover all complications from a mastectomy. Existing law defines mastectomy for those purposes as the removal of all or part of the breast for medically necessary reasons, as determined by a licensed physician and surgeon. This bill would revise and recast the definition of mastectomy and would specify that the partial removal of a breast includes, but is not limited to, lumpectomy, which includes surgical removal of the tumor with clear margins. The bill would require the consultation regarding the length of any hospital stay to be conducted postsurgery. Because a willful violation of these provisions by a health care service plan is 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 measure would memorialize the President and Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would add comprehensive, preventative dental care coverage to Medicare benefits.
This measure would recognize September 2012 as Recovery Month in California, in order to raise awareness of the importance of substance use disorders treatment and to help people living with substance use disorders and their families to receive treatment.
This measure would recognize the 45th anniversary of Kwanzaa and proclaim December 26 through January 1 each year as Kwanzaa Week.
This measure would recognize the 25th anniversary of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial on November 23, 2013, and encourage all Californians to take part in ceremonies, organized by the California State Council of Vietnam Veterans of America along with assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs and other veterans service organizations. This measure would call upon the state archives to display memorabilia in a special display on the Vietnam War, as provided, the California State Military Museum to prepare and display exhibits on the Vietnam War, as provided, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to add names to the memorial, as provided.
This measure encourages the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to consider and adopt the American Council on Education credit recommendations to give veterans due credit for their military experience.
This measure would urge the Congress to reintroduce and adopt the Paycheck Fairness Act to help close the gender wage gap.