This measure would designate the month of April 2014 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and would recognize April 23, 2014, as Denim Day California.
Under existing law, the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for licensing and certifying alcoholism and drug abuse recovery and treatment programs and facilities, as defined, including both residential and nonresidential programs. Existing law requires a licensee to provide at least one nonmedical service, including, recovery services, treatment services, and detoxification services. This bill would define a sober living home or supportive housing as any independent, residential property that provides a transitional living environment for adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, as specified, and that satisfies certain requirements, including, that there be no more than 6 residents and that owners, managers, operators, and residents do not provide certain contractual medical services onsite. The bill would exempt a sober living home or supportive housing from licensure under the existing provisions that govern alcoholism and drug abuse recovery and treatment programs and facilities.
Existing law, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , enacts various health care coverage market reforms that take effect January 1, 2014. Among other things, PPACA requires applicable individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage and requires health insurance issuers that offer coverage in the individual or small group market to ensure that the coverage includes the essential health benefits package, which is defined to mean coverage that, among other things, provides the bronze, silver, gold, and platinum level of coverage, as specified. PPACA exempts from this requirement a catastrophic plan that meets specified requirements and is sold only to an individual under 30 years of age or an individual who is exempt from the PPACA requirement to obtain minimum coverage because he or she cannot afford coverage or has suffered a hardship, as specified. 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 the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law defines bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels of coverage for the nongrandfathered individual market consistent with the definitions in PPACA and authorizes a catastrophic plan to be offered in the individual market only if the individual purchasing the plan is under 30 years of age or the individual has a certificate of exemption pursuant to PPACA because the individual is not offered affordable coverage or because the individual faces hardship. The bill would, to the extent permitted by PPACA, require that an individual be deemed to face hardship for purposes of this provision if his or her coverage was withdrawn from the market between December 1, 2013, and March 31, 2014, as specified. Because a willful violation of this requirement by a health care service plan 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 bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
The County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) prescribes the membership composition requirements for boards of retirement in counties that are subject to certain provisions regarding safety members. CERL requires the retirement boards in these counties to be comprised of 9 members and one alternate member, as specified. CERL requires the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th members to be qualified electors of the county who are not connected with the county government, except that one may be a member of the county board of supervisors. The California Constitution prohibits modification of the composition of certain public retirement boards that include elected employee members without ratification by the electors of the jurisdiction in which the participants of the system are employed. This bill would permit the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, by resolution adopted by majority vote, to appoint an alternate member for the 4th, 5th, 6th, or 9th member of the board of retirement. The bill would require that the alternate member be a qualified elector of the county who is not connected with the county government in any capacity. The bill would require the alternate member to have the same term of office as the 9th member, would permit the alternate member to vote only if the 4th, 5th, 6th, or 9th member is absent from a board meeting, and would require the alternate member to fill a vacancy with respect to those members until a successor qualifies. The bill would entitle the alternate member to compensation equal to his or her counterparts for attendance without regard to whether he or she is a voting member and would generally provide the alternate member with the same rights, privileges, and responsibilities as his or her counterparts. The bill would permit the alternate member to hold positions on committees and participate in deliberations independent of his or her counterparts. The bill would prohibit the alternate member from serving until service of this type is approved by a majority of the electors in the county.
This measure would recognize that active shooter incidents are increasing and would encourage local fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical services agencies in coordination with the Office of Emergency Services to develop standard operating procedures and coordinated training programs in an effort to more efficiently respond to active shooter incidents in California.
This measure would designate the month of March 2014 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
This measure would proclaim the month of March 2014 as Drug Abuse Awareness Month in California, and encourage all citizens to participate in prevention programs and activities, and to pledge to "Spread the Word ... One Pill Can Kill."
This measure would designate April 7, 2014, as DMV/Donate Life California Day in the State of California and the month of April 2014, as DMV/Donate Life California Month in the State of California, and would encourage all Californians to sign up with the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.
This measure would recognize the Persian New Year celebration.
This measure would designate March 2014 as Irish American Heritage Month in honor of the multitude of contributions that Irish Americans have made to the country and state.
