Asm. Tyler Diep

Existing law requires a local agency, as defined, to comply with all applicable building and zoning ordinances of the county or city in which the agency's territory is situated. Existing law excepts location or construction of certain utility facilities from these requirements, including facilities for the storage or treatment of water and for the production or generation of electrical energy, as specified. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

Existing law establishes a petition process for a person who has been arrested for, convicted of, or adjudicated a ward of the juvenile court for, committing a nonviolent offense, as defined, while they were a victim of human trafficking. Existing law requires, among other things, the petitioner to establish that the arrest, conviction, or adjudication was the direct result of being a victim of human trafficking in order to obtain relief, and requires the petition for relief to be submitted under penalty of perjury. Existing law authorizes the court to vacate the conviction or adjudication and issue an order that provides the relief described above and also provides for the sealing and destruction of the petitioner's arrest and court records, as specified. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of adult alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities by the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law gives the department sole authority in state government to establish the appropriate minimum qualifications of the licensee or designated administrator, and the staff of a provider of alcoholism and drug abuse recovery services. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

Existing law requires each county to have a board of supervisors consisting of 5 members and requires that no more than 3 members be elected at the same general election. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

The Architects Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of architects by the California Architects Board, which consists of 10 members, until January 1, 2020. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.

Existing law defines "child abuse or neglect" for the purposes of the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act to include, among other things, physical injury or death inflicted by other than accidental means and the willful harming or injuring of a child. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

The Passenger Charter-party Carriers' Act provides for the regulation of charter-party carriers of passengers by the Public Utilities Commission and includes specific requirements for liability insurance coverage, background checks, and other regulatory matters applicable to transportation network companies, as defined, and their participating drivers, as defined. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the definitions that apply to these provisions.

Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

Existing law authorizes a county that is responsible for the cost of a trial or trials or any hearing of a person for the offense of homicide to apply to the Controller for reimbursement of excessive costs incurred by the county under specified circumstances. Under existing law, if the Controller determines that reimbursement is proper, the Controller is required to request the Director of Finance to include any amounts necessary to fulfill reimbursement in a request for deficiency appropriation. This bill would enact the Justice Act of 2019 for the Reimbursement of County Costs Arising from the Matter of the People v. Joseph DeAngelo, and would authorize the County of Sacramento and other California counties to be reimbursed for the reasonable and necessary costs, as specified, incurred in connection with the prosecution and defense of Joseph DeAngelo. The bill would require a county seeking reimbursement to send a statement of costs to the Controller for approval, and would require the Controller, within 60 days, to either pay approved costs or provide a written statement as to the reason for not making reimbursement at that time. The bill would create the Justice Act of 2019 Fund for these purposes.

Existing law establishes in state government the Natural Resources Agency under the supervision of the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law, the California Cultural and Historical Endowment Act, establishes the California Cultural and Historical Endowment in the Natural Resources Agency. Among other things, the act authorizes the endowment to award grants and loans on a competitive basis to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to encourage development of California's historical and cultural resources. Existing law establishes the Museum and Cultural Resources Program, under the administration of the endowment, to assist and enhance the services of California's museums and of other groups and institutions that undertake cultural projects that are deeply rooted in and reflective of previously underserved communities. This bill would appropriate $4,000,000 from the General Fund to the Natural Resources Agency to be distributed as a grant, during the 2019–2020 fiscal year, by the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to the Korean American National Museum located in the City of Los Angeles for the purpose of assisting construction of that museum. The bill would require, before the secretary distributes those funds, that the secretary confirm, in the manner as determined by the secretary, that the Korean American National Museum satisfies specified criteria.