Rep. Martin Garrick

This measure would designate November 2012 as California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month. It would recognize and acknowledge the significant contributions made by Californians of Sikh heritage to the state and afford all Californians the opportunity to understand, recognize, and appreciate the rich history and shared principles of Sikh Americans.

This measure would declare May 2012 to be American Stroke Month in California.

This measure would call on the United States Congress to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011, Senate Bill No. 1925, authored by Senators Leahy and Crapo, and ensure the sustainability of vital programs designed to keep women and families safe from violence and abuse.

Existing law encourages and authorizes all state agencies to cooperate with federally recognized California Indian tribes on matters of economic development and improvement for the Indian tribes. Existing law provides that cooperation by state agencies with federally recognized California Indian tribes on those matters may include certain activities, including, among others, providing information on programs to assist Indian tribes. Existing federal law requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish a list of all federally recognized Indian tribes in the federal register. This bill would add to the nonexclusive list of topics that state agencies may cooperate with federally recognized Indian tribes by consulting on a government-to-government basis, in a respectful and meaningful manner, with respect to a fee-to-trust land acquisition application, as specified. The bill would prohibit a state agency from opposing specified fee-to-trust land acquisition applications. The bill would define a federally recognized Indian tribe as a tribe appearing on the list published by the Secretary of the Interior.

The State General Obligation Bond Law provides procedures for use in authorizing the issuance and sale and providing for the repayment of state general obligation bonds. This bill would incorporate into the State General Obligation Bond Law a provision that provides that if the Department of Finance determines that funds from a bond act are expended for a purpose not authorized by the bond act, and the entity that is authorized to allocate funds from the sale of bonds does not take the corrective action or measure prescribed by the department within 60 days of receiving notice of the corrective action or measure from the department, then the Department of Finance may prohibit the entity that was responsible for the unauthorized use from allocating any additional funds from the sale of those bonds. The bill would provide that its provisions apply only to the allocation of funds that are authorized under a bond act that is adopted on or after January 1, 2013.

This measure would declare April 22 through April 28, 2012, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week.

This measure would urge Congress and the President to restore full funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and to fully reimburse states for the cost of incarcerating undocumented criminals.

This measure would recognize March 2, 2012, as Read Across America Day.

This measure would declare the month of February 2012 as Children's Dental Health Month.