Asm. Ken Cooley

This measure would mark May 6, 2017, as the 135th anniversary of the enactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act in order to recognize the harm caused by racially discriminatory immigration measures, and to honor the contributions of all immigrants and refugees who have enriched our communities. The measure would also declare the opposition of the Legislature to recent executive orders signed by President Trump relating to immigration, call upon the President to revoke those orders, condemn the expansion of deportations being undertaken under the current presidential administration, and reaffirm that the state is open and welcoming to immigrants and refugees who are integral to life in our state.

This measure would recognize August 15, 2017, as India's Independence Day and would urge all Californians to join in celebrating India's independence.

Existing law authorizes an individual to contribute amounts in excess of his or her tax liability for the support of specified funds. Under existing law, there are general administrative provisions applicable to these voluntary contributions, which, among other things, specify when a voluntary contribution is to be placed on the return, provide for the disbursement of contributions following repeal of the fund provisions, and require undesignated funds to be transferred to the General Fund. Existing law also requires that when adding a new voluntary tax contribution fund or extending the operation of an existing voluntary tax contribution fund that the words "voluntary tax contribution" be included in the name of the fund, that the administering agency comply with specified Internet Web site reporting requirements, that the fund provisions remain in effect only until January 1 of the 7th calendar year following the first appearance of the voluntary tax contribution on the personal income tax return, that the required calendar year minimum contribution amount for the fund to continue appearing on the return is $250,000, and that the contributions be continuously appropriated from the fund to the administering entity. This bill would allow an individual to designate on his or her tax return that a specified amount in excess of his or her tax liability be transferred to the California YMCA Youth and Government Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, which would be created by this bill. The bill would conform with those aforementioned requirements by continuously appropriating those funds to the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for administrative costs and to the State Department of Education for distribution to the California YMCA Youth and Government Program and to the California YMCA Youth and Government Board of Directors to provide grants for civic education and mock legislative programs, as specified; providing that the fund provisions remain in effect only until January 1 of the 7th calendar year following the 1st appearance of the California YMCA Youth and Government Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund on the personal income tax return and repealing the provisions as of December 1 of that year unless the fund previously has not equaled or exceeded an adjusted minimum contribution amount; and requiring the State Department of Education to comply with those Internet Web site reporting requirements. By continuously appropriating these funds, the bill would make an appropriation.

This measure would declare June 27, 2017, as the second annual Robotics Technology Day.

This measure would proclaim and acknowledge the month of June 2017 as Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Awareness Month.

This measure would declare June 28, 2017, as California Nonprofits Day and recognize the importance of nonprofit organizations to the economy and well-being of this state.

This measure would recognize June 12, 2017, as the 119th Anniversary of Philippine Independence and would call upon the people of the state to observe the month of June with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.

This measure would call on the United States Congress and the President of the United States to take appropriate measures to facilitate stability in the Korean region, build goodwill that is conducive to peace on the Korean Peninsula, and minimize potential negative impacts to the South Korean economy, ensuring that the trade relationship between California and South Korea can continue to flourish.