Sen. Ellen Corbett

This measure would express the Legislature's apology, on behalf of the people of the state, for violations of the civil liberties and constitutional rights of Filipino Americans caused by antimiscegenation laws that precluded marriage between Filipinos and Caucasians, and its regret, on behalf of the people of the state, for the suffering and hardship endured by Filipino Americans as a result of governmental actions taken because of various policies and laws it enacted.

This measure would designate the month of September of every year as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month throughout the State of California, and would encourage and promote efforts to educate the people and the health care practitioners of the state regarding ovarian cancer and its early detection and prevention, the risk factors involved in its development, and the early warning symptoms and signs.

Existing law suspends various activities of redevelopment agencies, including, among other things, refunding, restructuring, or refinancing indebtedness or obligations that existed prior to January 1, 2011, or amending or modifying existing agreements, obligations, or commitments with any entity for any purpose. Existing law authorizes a redevelopment agency to issue Emergency Refunding Bonds in specified circumstances, including, among others, when it is the only means available to the agency to avoid a default on outstanding agency bonds. Existing law also dissolves redevelopment agencies and community development agencies, as of October 1, 2011, and designates successor agencies, as defined. The bill would, notwithstanding these restrictions, authorize a redevelopment agency, for purposes of certain bonds secured with a credit enhancement issued by a 3rd-party credit provider, to seek an extension of the credit enhancement or to modify or amend the terms of existing agreements with the credit provider to avoid or delay the incurrence of certain types of reimbursement obligations. This bill would also authorize a redevelopment agency to issue Emergency Refunding Bonds in specified situations relating to lines of credit obtained from a financial institution. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. Governor Schwarzenegger issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 6, 2010. Governor Brown issued a proclamation on January 20, 2011, declaring and reaffirming that a fiscal emergency exists and stating that his proclamation supersedes the earlier proclamation for purposes of that constitutional provision. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared and reaffirmed by the Governor by proclamation issued on January 20, 2011, pursuant to the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

This measure would recognize the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks as a day of solemn commemoration.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, administered by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime. Existing law authorizes the department to approve, as prescribed, a general acute care hospital to offer specified special services, including, but not limited to, cardiac catheterization laboratory services, in addition to the basic services offered under the facility's license. This bill would require the department to adopt specified regulations regarding cardiac catheterization laboratory services. This bill would permit, until regulations are adopted, a general acute care hospital that maintains a cardiac surgery service to provide specified services in its cardiac catheterization laboratory. This bill would require a general acute care hospital that is approved to provide cardiac catheterization laboratory service to develop, maintain, and implement certain policies and procedures. The bill would also require the department to conduct a 16-month pilot program to allow any freestanding cardiac catheterization laboratory to perform both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as specified. Because this bill would expand the definition of a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

This measure would urge the Governor to make the prevention of underage alcohol use a priority within this state by engaging in a statewide effort to prevent and reduce underage drinking and its consequences.

Existing law authorizes victims of domestic violence or stalking and reproductive health care providers, employees, and volunteers, as defined, to complete an application to be approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of enabling state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing a program participant's residence address contained in any public record. Existing law prohibits the Secretary of State from making a program participant's address publicly available, except in specified circumstances, including when the participant's program certification has been canceled. This bill would specify, instead, that a participant's personal address may be revealed after termination of certification only if the participant's termination resulted from the program manager determining that false information was used as a subterfuge to avoid detection of illegal or criminal activity or apprehension by law enforcement. This bill would, for purposes of the program for victims of domestic violence or stalking, prohibit a person, business, or association from knowingly and intentionally publicly posting or displaying on the Internet, or soliciting, selling, or trading on the Internet, specified personal information of a program participant or other persons residing at the same address with a prescribed intent to cause great bodily harm or place a person in objectively reasonable fear for his or her personal safety. The bill would also prohibit a person, business, or association from intentionally publicly posting or displaying on the Internet specified personal information of a program participant or other persons residing at the same address if the participant has made a demand on the person, business, or association to not disclose that information, as specified. Violation of these provisions would be subject to specified civil penalties. The bill would prohibit a person from posting on the Internet the home address, the telephone number, or personal identifying information of a domestic violence or stalking victim program participant or the program participant's family members who are participating in the program, or a provider, employee, volunteer, or patient of a reproductive health facility or individual residing at the same address with the intent that another person imminently use that information to commit a crime involving violence or a threat of violence against the participant or the program participant's family members who are participating in the program. Violations of these provisions would be a crime, punishable as specified. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

This measure would resolve that the month of April be designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, would recognize April 27, 2011, as Denim Day California, and would encourage everyone to wear jeans on that day to help communicate the message that there is no excuse for, and never an invitation to, rape or sexual assault.

Existing law makes unlawful certain acts identified as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices undertaken by any person in a transaction intended to result or which results in the sale or lease of goods to any consumer. This bill would add to that list of acts an act representing a product as made in California, by using a specified Made in California label, unless the product complies with standards adopted by the Governor's Office of Economic Development, to the extent those standards are adopted. The bill would establish the Made in California Program within the office, as provided, and would create the Made in California Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury, which upon an appropriation of those funds by the Legislature, would be available for that purpose. The bill would require the office to report to the Legislature on January 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, regarding expenditures and progress of the program. This bill would make technical changes to conform to existing law.

Existing law requires insurers to fulfill certain requirements with regard to life insurance policies. This bill, the Life Insurance Proceeds Disclosure Act of 2011, would require insurers to provide written disclosures to life insurance beneficiaries, as specified, at the time a claim is made and before a retained asset account, as defined, is selected or established as the benefit payment. The bill would require an insurer that settles life insurance benefits through a retained asset account to provide the beneficiary with a supplemental contract that clearly discloses the rights of the beneficiary and the obligations of the insurer under the supplemental contract. The bill would also require, if the life insurance benefits are placed in a retained asset account, the insurer to send the beneficiary at least one statement per quarter, and a statement for any month in which there has been any account activity other than the crediting of interest. The bill would provide that an insurer that fails to conform to the requirements of the above provisions would be subject to provisions of existing law that provide for the imposition of a civil penalty against any person who engages in any unfair method of competition or any unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance, as provided. The bill would become operative only if SB 599 of the 2011–12 Regular Session is enacted and becomes effective.