Existing law, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority Act, establishes the Fort Ord Reuse Authority to prepare, adopt, finance, and implement a plan for the use and development of the territory previously occupied by the Fort Ord military base in Monterey County. The act provides that the authority is governed by a board consisting of members from specified cities and authorizes the board to acquire and dispose of existing real property and facilities within the Fort Ord territory, to plan, finance, and construct new public capital facilities within that territory, to levy assessments, special taxes, or development fees, and to issue bonds. The act makes these provisions inoperative when the board determines that 80% of the territory of Fort Ord that is designated for development or reuse in the plan has been developed or reused in a manner consistent with the plan, or June 30, 2014, whichever occurs first, and repeals these provisions on January 1, 2015. This bill would instead make the act inoperative when the board makes the above specified determination, or June 30, 2020, whichever occurs first, and would repeal the act on January 1, 2021. This bill would also require the board to submit and approve a transition plan to the Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission, as specified. The Fort Ord Reuse Authority Act also authorizes the board to, by ordinance, establish the Redevelopment Agency of Fort Ord and requires that a city or county receiving state subventions based on the military population residing at Fort Ord continue for a specified period. This bill would repeal the board's authorization to establish the Redevelopment Agency of Fort Ord and would repeal the provisions relating to the continuance of state subventions.
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Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs, in voluntary cooperation with specified local entities, to design, develop, and construct a state-owned and state-operated veterans cemetery located on the site of the former Fort Ord. Existing law creates the California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord Endowment Fund (Endowment Fund) in the State Treasury, and requires moneys in the fund to be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for the annual administrative and oversight costs of the veterans cemetery, as specified, and to generate funding through interest for the veterans cemetery. Existing law provides that the Endowment Fund may consist of, among other things, donations from public and private entities and fees. This bill would authorize the department to enter into any financial agreement to receive cash advances in the Endowment Fund, provided that no obligations of repayment are made to the state and the agreement is reviewed and performed in consultation with the Department of Finance. Existing law requires the department, upon the determination of specified parties that the Endowment Fund has adequate principal to annually yield sufficient investment earnings, from the date of the determination, to cover the annual administrative and oversight costs over the next 10 years and to fund the estimated costs of developing and submitting the federal State Veterans Cemetery Grant Program application, to develop and submit a State Veterans Cemetery Grant Program application to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the establishment of a veterans cemetery. Under existing law, if awarded, the moneys received from the federal grant program are required to be used to reimburse the Endowment Fund for specified costs, as well as the state's share of any other costs for the design, construction, and equipping of the veterans cemetery. This bill would authorize the department to use any moneys received from the State Veterans Cemetery Grant Program that are transferred to the Endowment Fund for the reimbursement of those specified costs to reimburse any cash advances made to the Endowment Fund used for those costs to the extent allowed by grant requirements, once it is determined by the California Department of Veterans Affairs and certified by the Controller's office that sufficient funds remain in the Endowment Fund to cover ongoing maintenance and operating costs.
Existing law creates the Office of Patient Advocate to provide assistance to, and advocate on behalf of, individuals served by health care service plans regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care, insureds covered by health insurers regulated by the Department of Insurance, and individuals who receive or are eligible for other health care coverage in California, including coverage available through the Medi-Cal program, the California Health Benefit Exchange, the Healthy Families Program, or any other county or state health care program. Existing law provides that the head of the Office of Patient Advocate is appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate. Existing law transferred the Office of Patient Advocate from the Department of Managed Health Care to the California Health and Human Services Agency. This bill would correct the reference to the Office of Patient Advocate in the provision regarding appointments by the Governor that are subject to Senate confirmation to reflect its placement in the California Health and Human Services Agency.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly. These provisions are administered by the State Department of Social Services. Violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a licensee of a licensed residential care facility for the elderly to take all reasonable steps to transfer affected residents safely as a result of the forfeiture of a license, the change of use of the facility pursuant to the department's regulations, or the revocation of a license. This requirement includes providing each resident or the resident's responsible person with a written notice no later than 60 days before the intended eviction and, if 7 or more residents will be transferred as a result of the forfeiture of a license, revocation of a license, or change in the use of the facility, submitting a proposed closure plan to the department for approval. This bill would eliminate the requirement that a licensee comply with these provisions on the basis of the revocation of a license. Existing law requires, if the Director of Social Services determines that it is necessary to temporarily suspend a license of a residential care facility for the elderly in order to protect the residents or clients of the facility from physical or mental abuse, abandonment, or any other substantial threat to health or safety, the department to make every effort to minimize trauma for the residents. Existing law authorizes and requires the department, in the event of a temporary license suspension, to comply with specified procedures relating to the transfer of residents. This bill would make these provisions applicable in the event that the director determines that it is necessary to revoke the license of a residential care facility for the elderly. The bill also would require that, upon an order to revoke a license, except as specified, the licensee provide a 60-day written notice of license revocation that may lead to closure to the resident and the resident's responsible person within 24 hours of receipt of the department's order of revocation. The bill would authorize the department to allow the licensee to secure the services of a person who is not an immediate family member of the licensee or an entity that is not owned by the licensee to manage the day-to-day operations of the facility for at least 60 days, provided that the person or entity is licensed and in substantial compliance to operate a residential care facility for the elderly that is of comparable or greater size and comparable programming to the facility, and that the person or entity meets other specified requirements. The bill would require that a resident who transfers from the facility receive a refund of paid preadmission fees in accordance with specified provisions. The bill would require the licensee, within 10 days of all residents having left the facility, to submit a final list of names and new locations of all residents to the department and the local ombudsman program. By expanding the definition of a 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.
(1) Existing law vests with the Department of Parks and Recreation control of the state park system. Existing law requires the department to achieve any required budget reductions, as defined, by closing, partially closing, and reducing services at selected units of the state park system, based on specified factors. This bill would enact the California State Park Stewardship Act of 2012, which would require the department to develop a prioritized action plan to increase revenues and the collection of user fees at state parks. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature and the Governor on the prioritized action plan by July 1, 2013. (2) Existing law authorizes the department to enter into an operating agreement with a qualified nonprofit organization for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, or operation of a unit or units, or portion of a unit, of the state park system, as identified by the Director of Parks and Recreation, as provided. Existing property tax law requires that all property subject to tax be assessed at its full value, and includes certain possessory interests among those property interests subject to tax. The California Constitution exempts certain property from property taxation, including property owned by the state. This bill would provide that a qualified nonprofit corporation that has entered into an agreement with the Department of Parks and Recreation is deemed to be an agent of the state for purposes of property taxation, and that any state-owned property, including possessory interests in that property, used or possessed by the qualified nonprofit organization for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, or operation of a unit or units, or portion of a unit, of the state park system would be exempt from taxation under the exemption for property owned by the state. (3) Provisions relating to the administration of personal income taxes allow individual taxpayers to contribute amounts in excess of their tax liability for the support of specified funds to be used for specified purposes. This bill would, for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2012, require the Franchise Tax Board to revise the individual taxpayer return form, as specified, to allow a taxpayer to designate an otherwise refundable amount in excess of tax liability to be deposited to the State Parks Protection Fund, which the bill would create. This bill would entitle a taxpayer making a contribution to receive a single state parks day use annual pass from the Department of Parks and Recreation if the price of the pass, as determined by the department, is less than or equal to the amount of the taxpayer's contribution. This bill would require moneys transferred to the State Parks Protection Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be allocated to the Franchise Tax Board and Controller, as provided, and to the Department of Parks and Recreation to cover the costs of the issuance of the passes to taxpayers, and for purposes related to the protection and preservation of state parks. This bill would also allow a deduction under the Personal Income Tax Law for any contribution amount in excess of the price of the pass received, if any. This bill would repeal these voluntary contribution provisions if contributions made on returns would be less than a specified amount, as provided. (4) Existing law provides that it is a misdemeanor for any officer or employee of the state to disclose certain tax information. This bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to provide necessary information, as provided, to the Department of Parks and Recreation so that individuals who deposited amounts equal to or in excess of the price of a state parks day use annual pass can be contacted. By changing the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (5) 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.
Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, creates the Contractors' State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law defines the term "contractor" to include, among others, any person or consultant to an owner-builder who undertakes, offers to undertake, or submits a bid to construct a building or home improvement project. Existing law requires applicants and licensed contractors to pay specified fees that are deposited into the continuously appropriated Contractors' License Fund. Under existing law, it is a crime for a person to act as a contractor without a license. This bill would define the term "consultant" for purposes of the definition of a contractor to include a person who provides a bid, or who arranges for and sets up work schedules and maintains oversight of a construction project, with respect to a home improvement contract, as specified. Because consultants who provide the above-described services would be required to pay license fees which are deposited into the Contractors' License Fund, the bill would make an appropriation. Because this bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, the 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.
Existing law requires certain transportation planning activities by the Department of Transportation and by designated regional transportation planning agencies, including development of a regional transportation plan. Existing law authorizes the California Transportation Commission, in cooperation with regional agencies, to prescribe study areas for analysis and evaluation and guidelines for the preparation of a regional transportation plan. This bill would require the commission to attach a summary of the policies, practices, or projects that have been employed by metropolitan planning organizations that promote health and health equity to the commission's next revision of specified regional transportation planning guidelines.
This measure would memorialize the President and Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would add comprehensive, preventative dental care coverage to Medicare benefits.
This measure would recognize September 2012 as Recovery Month in California, in order to raise awareness of the importance of substance use disorders treatment and to help people living with substance use disorders and their families to receive treatment.
This measure would recognize the 25th anniversary of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial on November 23, 2013, and encourage all Californians to take part in ceremonies, organized by the California State Council of Vietnam Veterans of America along with assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs and other veterans service organizations. This measure would call upon the state archives to display memorabilia in a special display on the Vietnam War, as provided, the California State Military Museum to prepare and display exhibits on the Vietnam War, as provided, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to add names to the memorial, as provided.