Asm. Patrick O'Donnell

This measure would urge policymakers in federal, state, and local government to work in cooperation with one another to modernize and streamline the processes that will enable rapid deployment of the small cell wireless infrastructure that supports 5G wireless networks and that will bring the many benefits of this important new technology to communities across California.

This measure would declare June 6, 2017, as Secure Your Load Day in California.

This bill would recognize the month of June 2017 as Portuguese National Heritage Month.

This measure would designate the 4th week of May 2017 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Week, and would encourage all Californians to become more informed about DIPG pediatric brain cancer and the current challenges to the medical research system in designating sufficient research funding for pediatric cancers.

Existing law generally governs the transactions between a rental car company, also referred to as a rental company, and its customers, including, among other provisions, required disclosures by a rental company, mandatory contract provisions for a vehicle rental agreement, restrictions on a rental company's use of electronic surveillance technology, and authorization for a rental company to collect specific types of fees and charges from its customers. Existing law defines terms for its purposes. Existing law requires a rental company that offers or provides a damage waiver for consideration in addition to the rental rate to disclose specified information about the renter's liability and how the renter's personal insurance policy or credit card may provide coverage for all or a portion of the renter's potential liability. Existing law requires this information to be posted on a sign in a clearly visible location and describes how a rental company's disclosure requirements may be satisfied for renters who are enrolled in the rental company's membership program. Existing law requires a rental car agent, if it sells insurance, or its endorsee, to make specified disclosures to the renter relating to that insurance, that may be displayed by clear and conspicuous signs posted where rental agreements are executed. Existing law also requires a car rental agency to inform each customer of a state law regarding child restraint systems by posting in a conspicuous place a notice not smaller than 15 by 20 inches with a specific statement. This bill would authorize a rental company to comply with these sign posting requirements or the above-described child restraint systems notice requirement by using an electronic sign. Existing law, as part of the restrictions on the use of electronic surveillance technology referenced above, prohibits a rental car company from using, accessing, or obtaining any information relating to the renter's use of the rental vehicle that was obtained using electronic surveillance technology unless certain conditions are met, including that the rental vehicle has not been returned following one week after the contracted return date, or by one week following the end of an extension of that return date. This bill would instead authorize a rental car company to use, access, or obtain that information if the rental vehicle has not been returned following 3 calendar days after the contracted return date, or by 3 calendar days following the end of an extension of that return date.

Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. Under existing law, the commission, among other things, administers the Cal Grant Program, the Student Opportunity and Access Program, the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, the Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education, the Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Program, and the California State Work-Study Program. This bill, subject to an appropriation of moneys by the Legislature, would establish a program, the Golden State Teacher Grant Program, under the administration of the commission to provide a grant to each student enrolled in an approved teacher credentialing program who commits to working in a high-need field, as defined, for 4 years after he or she receives a preliminary teaching credential. The bill would require a grant recipient to agree to repay the grant to the state in specified circumstances.

This measure would designate the month of May 2017 as Motorcycle Awareness Month in California.