This measure would proclaim January 30, 2018, as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Awareness Day and would recognize the efforts of advocacy organizations like the Faces of CTE in educating the public about the causes and dangers of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and supporting the victims of the disease.
This measure would proclaim the month of January 2018 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and would encourage certain activities to honor that month, as specified.
This measure would commend South Korea for hosting the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and the XII Paralympic Winter Games and offer wishes for a safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities and can establish its own procedures, subject to the statutory restrictions and constitutional requirements of due process. Existing law requires the commission to appoint an executive director, who, among other things, is responsible for the commission's executive and administrative duties, organizes, coordinates, supervises, and directs the operations and affairs of the commission, and expedites all matters within the commission's jurisdiction. Existing law requires the commission to appoint a public advisor and establish an office of the public advisor, both of which are required, among other things, to perform specified duties relating to public participation in commission proceedings. Existing law requires the public advisor and executive director to publicize the commission's programs for encouraging and supporting participation in the commission's proceedings. This bill would specify that the duty of the public advisor and executive director to publicize those programs includes publishing information about those programs on the commission's Internet Web site.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of any school district, after notification to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to establish and operate in one or more schools within the district a continuous school program conducted throughout the entire school year. However, if the governing board of a school district intends to operate a continuous school program in a manner that requires any pupil to enroll in the program, existing law requires the governing board, not later than November 1 of the school year preceding the commencement of the program, to publish notice of its intention, as specified. After notice is given, existing law provides that if, not later than the following December 10, 25% of the registered voters of the district sign and present the county superintendent of schools with a petition, as specified, requesting that the school district not establish that program, the county superintendent of schools shall order a ballot proposition to be placed upon the ballot of the appropriate election. This bill would extend the last day on which a petition may be presented to December 15.
This measure would proclaim the month of January 2018 as National Mentoring Month.
This measure would declare the week of January 7 to January 13, 2018, as California Fitness Week and would encourage Californians to enrich their lives through proper nutrition and exercise.
This measure would proclaim January 13, 2018, as Korean American Day.
