Asm. Chris Ward

This measure would recognize June 20, 2021, as World Refugee Day, and urge the President and Congress of the United States to strengthen the international leadership role of the United States to find political solutions to existing conflicts, prevent new conflicts from beginning, and aid people who have been displaced by conflict, and also urge the Congress of the United States to make a bipartisan commitment to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.

This measure would proclaim October 23, 2021, as Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency Awareness Day in the State of California.

This measure would designate September 4, 2021, and the same date each year thereafter, as Taekwondo Day in California.

This measure would commend AMVETS Department of California on its 75th year of providing benefits and services to Veterans.

This measure would declare June 23, 2021, as California Nonprofits Day in recognition of the importance of nonprofit organizations to the economy and well-being of this state.

Existing law establishes the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board. Under existing law, the board's jurisdiction includes specified cities in, and the unincorporated area of, the County of San Diego, except for the portion of the county under the jurisdiction of the North San Diego County Transit Development Board, as specified. Existing law authorizes the board to enter into contracts with any city in its area of jurisdiction and with the county to license or regulate transportation services, and to regulate vehicle safety and driver qualifications for passenger jitney service, as defined, operating between cities and between a city and unincorporated portions of the county within the area of its jurisdiction. Existing law requires the board to levy fees necessary to recover the full cost of regulating those services. This bill would replace the term "transportation services" with the term "for-hire vehicle services" and would define that term to mean vehicles, other than public transportation vehicles, transporting passengers over public streets for compensation, as specified. The bill would expand to any city within the County of San Diego the authority of the board to enter into contracts to license or regulate for-hire vehicle services and to regulate vehicle safety and driver qualifications for passenger jitney service.

This measure would proclaim June 19, 2021, as Veterans of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Day.

This measure would designate the week of April 5, 2021, through April 9, 2021, inclusive, as Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Week.

This measure would proclaim April 2021 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in California and call upon residents, government agencies, business leaders, hospitals, schools, and public and private institutions within the state to promote awareness of the distracted driving problem and to support programs and policies to reduce the incidence of distracted driving.

This measure would declare May 28, 2021, as CASA Appreciation Day in California.