This measure would proclaim April 27, 2016, as Don't Text and Drive Day, and would call upon individuals, government agencies, and schools, among others, to promote awareness of the problem of texting and driving and to support programs and policies that reduce the incidence of texting while driving in California and nationwide.
This measure would recognize May 2016 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
This measure would designate the month of May 2016 as Health Care District Month.
This measure would designate May 29, 2016, as 529 College Savings Day, to raise awareness about the importance of saving for college with the help of 529 college savings plans.
This measure would proclaim May 16, 2016, as California Holocaust Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to observe this day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
This measure would acknowledge the month of April 2016 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and encourage the people of the State of California to work together to support youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in their communities and schools.
This measure would designate March 2016 as Irish American Heritage Month in honor of the multitude of contributions that Irish Americans have made to the country and state.
This measure would proclaim the month of May 2016, and every May thereafter, as California Travel and Tourism Month to celebrate the leadership of California's tourism industry in growing California's economy and improving the quality of life for all Californians.
Existing federal 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, the PPACA requires a health insurance issuer that offers coverage in the small group or individual market to ensure that the coverage includes the essential health benefits package, as defined, and describes essential health benefits for that purpose. Existing law states that it is the policy of this state to vigorously enforce the laws requiring employers to secure the payment of compensation for workers, as specified. Existing law defines a project labor agreement, as specified. Under existing law, a project labor agreement may include a trust or custodial benefit plan to provide health and welfare or similar benefits for workers. This bill would exempt a contractor that bids on or has been awarded work covered by a project labor agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2017, which contractor provides health care coverage to workers on the project subject to the agreement that includes certain essential health benefits and which provides evidence of that coverage to the entity awarding the contract, from a project labor agreement requirement to pay into a trust or custodial benefit plan for health and welfare or similar benefits for those workers, in an amount equal to the amount that the contractor would otherwise have been required to pay into that trust or custodial benefit plan for health care costs for those workers.
This measure would designate the month of May 2016 as Bone Marrow Donation Awareness Month.
