Asm. David Alvarez

This measure would designate May 9, 2023, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day.

This measure would designate the month of September 2023 as Service Dog Appreciation Month.

The Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act authorizes the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to carry out a construction project for the State Highway Route 11 corridor, including, among other things, highway improvements and international border crossing facilities, to be operated as a toll facility. Existing law authorizes the use of alternative bidding and building procedures for a project or components of a project after SANDAG commences a comparison of the traditional design-bid-build process of construction with the proposed alternative project delivery method in a public meeting and if the governing board of SANDAG makes written findings that use of an alternative project delivery method on the specific project or project component under consideration will accomplish at least one of 3 specified objectives. Existing law requires the design-bid-build method of project construction for the project or project components if these conditions are not met. This bill would provide that SANDAG is no longer required to use the design-bid-build delivery method for construction of a project if specified conditions for utilizing an alternative delivery method are not met. This bill would authorize SANDAG to use the Construction Manager/General Contractor method (CMGC) , as defined, as an additional alternative project delivery method. The bill would impose specified requirements on SANDAG and a construction manager, as defined, if they enter into a CMGC contract for alternative project delivery. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

This measure would declare August 2023 as Valley Fever Awareness Month.

This measure would recognize July 28 as World Hepatitis Day and would urge all California institutions, nonprofit organizations, health care organizations, businesses, community leaders, and residents to ensure screenings for hepatitis B and C, vaccinations for hepatitis B, and treatment become the standard of care.

This measure would designate October 23, 2023, as Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency Awareness Day in the state.

This measure would recognize August 15, 2023, as India's Independence Day and urge all Californians to join in celebrating India's independence.

This measure would proclaim August 2023 as Breastfeeding Awareness Month of 2023 in California. The measure would recognize the unique benefits that breastfeeding provides, as specified, and would affirm that Californians should work to ensure that barriers to initiation and continuation of breastfeeding are removed. The measure would encourage Californians to work together to explore ways to, among other things, improve women's access to breastfeeding support services in medical, social, and employment settings.

This measure would recognize the 50th anniversary of hip hop on August 11, 2023, as a time of celebration, pride, and nostalgia for the citizens of California.