Rep. William P. Brough

Existing law establishes the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, administered by the State Department of Social Services and counties, under which qualified aged, blind, and disabled persons are provided with services in order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law requires each county human services agency to accept applications for IHSS benefits by telephone, through facsimile, or in person, or, if the county is capable of accepting online applications or applications via email for IHSS benefits, by email or other electronic means. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

The Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law imposes a tax upon each gallon of motor vehicle fuel removed from a refinery or terminal rack in this state, entered into this state, or sold in this state, at a specified rate per gallon. Article XIX of the California Constitution restricts the expenditure of revenues from the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax and other taxes imposed by the state on fuels used in motor vehicles upon public streets and highways to street and highway and certain mass transit purposes. The California Taxpayers' Bill of Rights within the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law governs the assessment, audit, and collection of taxes for purposes of that law. Existing law requires the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to develop and implement an education and information program directed at, but not limited to, taxpayers newly registered with the department and department audit and compliance staff. This bill would additionally require the department to develop and implement an education and information program directed at staff employed by members of the Legislature. The California Constitution provides for the establishment of the State Board of Equalization, which, before July 1, 2017, had primary responsibility for most of the state's duties, powers, and responsibilities regarding the administration of taxes and fees. Existing law, on July 1, 2017, transferred to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration various duties, powers, and responsibilities of the State Board of Equalization, including administration of the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law, as specified. This bill would also change references in these provisions of law from the "State Board of Equalization" to the "California Department of Tax and Fee Administration" to reflect the transfer of the board's duties, powers, and responsibilities to the department.

Existing law permits state agencies to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles to sponsor a specialized license plate program. Existing law establishes fees to be paid for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the specialized license plate. Existing law requires that the department deposit revenue, after the deduction of administrative costs, in the Specialized License Plate Fund. Moneys in the fund are allocated to each sponsoring agency in proportion to the amount in the fund attributable to the agency's specialized license plate program. This bill would direct the department to sponsor a specialized license plate for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. This bill would require revenue, after the deduction of administrative costs, be used to increase the number of field offices that provide services to the public on Saturdays or Sundays.

This measure would proclaim January 23, 2020, as Maternal Health Awareness Day, to draw attention to the efforts that have improved maternal health in California and to highlight the need for continued improvement of maternal health for all women.

Existing law establishes the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, which requires the Public Utilities Commission to implement annual procurement targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for all retail sellers, as defined, and requires local publicly owned electric utilities to adopt and implement a renewable energy resources procurement plan to achieve the targets and goals of the program. Eligible renewable energy resources include small hydroelectric generation facilities of 30 megawatts or less that meet specified criteria. Existing law states that it is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045. This bill would revise the definition of an eligible renewable energy resource for the purposes of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program to include all hydroelectric generating facilities in operation as of January 1, 2021, and nuclear electric generating facilities and would make conforming changes. This bill would suspend the requirements of the program and the state policy that are applicable to retail sellers. The bill would terminate the suspensions if the commission makes unspecified factual determinations and issues an order reinstating those requirements. The bill would require the commission to determine the amount saved by an electrical corporation due to the suspension and would require the electrical corporation to expend that amount to improve its transmission and distribution infrastructure to minimize the risk of wildfire ignition. The bill would require the commission to require retail sellers to maintain their procurement levels of bioenergy products under the agreements in effect as of December 31, 2020, for the duration of the suspension. The bill would prohibit electrical corporations from increasing the salaries of, or providing bonuses to, their executive officers during the suspension of the program's requirements. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order or decision of the commission implementing its requirements would be 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 proclaim January 13, 2020, as Korean American Day.

This measure would honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Existing law, the Building Homes and Jobs Act, establishes the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund in the State Treasury and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, allocates a specified percentage of the moneys in that fund that are collected on and after January 1, 2019, to local governments. Existing law provides that the moneys in the fund allocated to local governments may be expended for, among other things, the predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of multifamily, residential live-work, rental housing, as specified. This bill would state the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would encourage the development of live-work units.