This measure would urge the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold the federal constitutional principle of "one person, one vote" and not deny California's children and immigrants equal protection under the law.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts, each administered by a governing board, throughout the state, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction to students at community college campuses maintained by the districts. Existing law provides for the removal, suspension, and expulsion of a community college student, as specified, for good cause, as defined. Existing law prohibits a community college student from being removed, suspended, or expelled unless the conduct for which the student is disciplined is related to college activity or attendance. The bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to remove, suspend, or expel a student for sexual assault or sexual exploitation, as defined, regardless of the victim's affiliation with the community college, even if the offense is not related to college activity or attendance.
The California Coastal Sanctuary Act of 1994 authorizes the State Lands Commission to enter into a lease for the extraction of oil or gas from state-owned tide and submerged lands in the California Coastal Sanctuary if the commission determines that the oil or gas deposits are being drained by means of producing wells upon adjacent federal lands and the lease is in the best interest of the state. This bill would enact the California Coastal Protection Act of 2015, which would delete this authorization. The bill would make related legislative findings and declarations.
The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws. This bill, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2021, would allow a credit in the amount of 30% of the costs of startup expenses for child care programs, constructing a child care facility, providing child care information and referral services, and contributing to a qualified care plan, as defined. The bill would authorize, in the case where the credit allowed for the taxable year exceeds the "net tax" or "tax" the excess to be carried over to reduce the "net tax" or "tax" in the following year, and the succeeding 7 years if necessary, as specified. The bill would also require the Franchise Tax Board to report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of these credits, as specified. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
This bill would designate the month of June 2015 as Student Safety Month, and would recognize the importance of providing young people with a learning environment and foundation that will promote successful careers and that will be the force to help California grow and prosper.
This measure would congratulate the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls on the celebration of its 50th anniversary, and recognize and commend the commission for its various contributions and accomplishments.
Existing law allows a person who has been subjected to gender violence to bring a civil action for damages against any responsible party and defines gender violence for this purpose as a crime of violence motivated by the gender of the victim or a physical intrusion or invasion of a sexual nature, as specified. The Unruh Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on a person's sex, race, religion, or sexual orientation, among others, and specifies that sex includes gender, which includes a person's gender identity and gender expression. This bill, for the purposes of the former provision, would specify that gender has the same meaning as in the Unruh Civil Rights Act. The bill would also allow a person who has been subject to sexual orientation violence, as defined, to bring a civil action for damages against any responsible party under provisions identical to those for gender violence.
Existing law authorizes a party, pursuant to a specified procedure, to move for summary judgment in any action or proceeding if it is contended that the action has no merit or that there is no defense to it and to move for summary adjudication as to certain issues in the action or proceeding. Existing law requires the court to grant a motion for summary judgment if all the papers submitted show that there is no triable issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law, and to grant a motion for summary adjudication if the papers submitted show that there is no triable issue as to one or more material facts the adjudication of which will completely dispose of a cause of action, an affirmative defense, a claim for damages, or an issue of duty. In determining whether the papers show that there is no triable issue as to a material fact, existing law requires the court to consider all of the evidence set forth in the papers, except evidence to which objections have been made and sustained by the court. This bill would provide that, in granting or denying a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication, the court need rule only on objections made to evidence that the court deems material to the disposition of the motion. The bill would also provide that objections to evidence not ruled on for purposes of the motion would be preserved for appellate review. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 437c of the Code of Civil Procedure proposed by AB 1141 that would become operative only if AB 1141 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.
This measure would state the Legislature's support for the memorandum of understanding for strategic partnerships for joint innovation, exchanges, and cooperation between California and Israel.
This measure would, on June 23, 2015, commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the enactment of Title IX, and would urge Californians to continue to work together to achieve the goals set by Title IX, as specified.
