Asm. Bonnie Lowenthal

Existing law provides for the regulation of various professions and vocations, including those of an athlete agent. This bill would make it unlawful for any person to hold himself or herself out as a certified athletic trainer unless he or she has been certified by the Board of Certification, Inc., and has either graduated from a college or university, after completing an accredited athletic training education program, as specified, or completed requirements for certification by the Board of Certification, Inc., prior to January 1, 2004. The bill would make it an unfair business practice to violate these provisions.

The Charter Schools Act of 1992 authorizes the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the State Board of Education to grant a petition to establish a charter school according to specified procedures. The act provides that a charter may be granted for a period not to exceed 5 years. The act authorizes each of those chartering authorities to grant one or more subsequent renewals of a charter that it authorized. The act requires that each renewal be for a period of 5 years. This bill would require a charter school to submit a renewal petition to the chartering authority no later than September 15 prior to the expiration of the charter, or by an earlier or later date if mutually agreed upon by the chartering authority and the charter school to accommodate local circumstances. The bill would require the governing board of a school district or a county board of education to approve or deny a renewal petition submitted by a charter school authorized by that board no later than December 15 prior to the expiration of the charter. The bill would require a charter school that elects to appeal the denial of its renewal application to submit the application to the county board or the state board, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of the denial.

This measure would recognize March 31, 2010, as the anniversary of the birth of César Chávez, and would call upon all Californians to participate in appropriate observances to remember César Chávez as a symbol of hope and justice to all persons.

This measure would recognize May 2010 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.

This measure would recognize September 2010 and each September thereafter as Students with Epilepsy Month. This measure would also encourage the epilepsy foundations in California to continue to join with the educational and health communities to conduct epilepsy education and awareness.

This measure would proclaim the 3rd week of April, each year, as California Native Plant Week and would encourage community groups, schools, and citizens to undertake appropriate activities to promote the conservation, restoration, and appreciation of California's native plants.

This measure would declare the intent of the Legislature to ensure the preservation of home care and personal care services to seniors and people with disabilities through the In-Home Supportive Services program.

This measure would proclaim April 12 through April 18, 2010, as California Holocaust Memorial Week and would urge Californians to observe these days of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.

This measure would call upon the Congress and the President of the United States to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.

This measure would request the United States Department of the Interior to complete, as soon as possible, its study of the Two-Gates Fish Protection Demonstration Project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.