Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. The federal Medicaid program provisions prohibit payment to a state for medical assistance furnished to an alien who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law. Existing law requires individuals under 19 years of age enrolled in restricted-scope Medi-Cal at the time the Director of Health Care Services makes a determination that systems have been programmed for implementation of these provisions, be enrolled in the full scope of Medi-Cal benefits, if otherwise eligible, pursuant to an eligibility and enrollment plan, as specified. Existing law makes the effective date of enrollment for those individuals the same day that systems are operational to begin processing new applications pursuant to the director's determination. This bill would additionally extend eligibility for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits to individuals 65 years of age or older, if otherwise eligible for those benefits, but for their immigration status, subject to an appropriation. The bill would also delete provisions delaying implementation until the director makes the determination described above. Because counties are required to make Medi-Cal eligibility determinations and this bill would expand Medi-Cal eligibility, 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim certain days each year for specified reasons. Existing law also designates particular days each year as having special significance and encourages all public schools and educational institutions to observe those days and to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on those days. This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day, would designate and set apart that date each year as having special significance, and would encourage all public schools and educational institutions to observe that date by conducting exercises remembering the life of Dolores Huerta and recognizing her accomplishments and the contributions she made to the state.
(1) Existing law, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, authorizes local agencies, including a city or county, to form an assessment district for the purpose of making improvements by, among other things, installing landscaping. This bill would, in addition to a district's existing authority to perform specified maintenance under the Improvement Act of 1911, authorize the county lighting maintenance districts for the County of Los Angeles to also perform maintenance and make improvements pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. (2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Landscaping and Lighting District of the County of Los Angeles. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
(1) The Financial Institutions Law regulates the activities of various financial entities, including commercial banks, industrial banks, trust companies, credit unions, and savings and loan associations. Existing law establishes the Department of Business Oversight, which is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Financial Institutions Law. This bill would require the Department of Business Oversight to conduct a comprehensive study of unbanked and underbanked populations, replicating the methodology and topics contained in the most recently available Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, but focusing on at least 6 regions within the state not studied in that survey. The bill would require the study to include, among other components, information on the particular banking habits of the demographic populations within this state and recommendations on products and services that, if made available, would be helpful to unbanked and underserved populations. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2021, to post a report of its findings on its Internet Web site. (2) Existing law establishes the Bank on California program within the Department of Business Oversight as a voluntary collaborative initiative that assists Californians in opening bank or credit union accounts. Existing law requires the department to report annually to specified committees of the Legislature on the activities of the program. This bill would instead require the State Treasurer to administer the Bank on California program and submit the specified annual report on the activities of the program.
Existing law allows a credit against the taxes imposed under the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2025, in an amount as provided in a written agreement between the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development and the taxpayer, agreed upon by the California Competes Tax Credit Committee, and based on specified factors, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or retain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer. Existing law provides for the allocation of credit amounts only through the 2017–18 fiscal year and limits the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated in a fiscal year. Existing law requires 25% of the aggregate amount of the credit to be reserved for small businesses, as defined. This bill would require the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to conduct an outreach program for small businesses eligible for the above-described credits if, among other things, the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development is authorized to allocate those credits in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 fiscal years, a reservation for small businesses is in effect, and that reservation amount is not allocated by the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development during the 2018–19 fiscal year.
Existing law, known as the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A and B entitlement awards, the California Community College Transfer entitlement awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B awards, the Cal Grant C awards, and the Cal Grant T awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under these programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions. Under existing law, no more than a total of 25,750 Competitive Cal Grant A and B awards may be granted annually. This bill would increase the annual Competitive Cal Grant A and B award limit from 25,750 to 30,000.
This measure would proclaim the month of April 2018 as California Wines: Down to Earth Month, to celebrate the sustainable leadership of California wineries and winegrape growers throughout the month of April.
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the public postsecondary educational institutions in the state. Existing law requires the university to report by March 15 each year on specified performance measures for the preceding academic year. Existing law requires the trustees to provide by rule for the government of their appointees and employees, including, but not limited to, appointment, classification, terms, duties, and pay and overtime pay, among other things. This bill would require on or before July 1, 2019, and every year thereafter, the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University to submit a report to both houses of the Legislature and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees that provides information relating to specific activities that the university engaged in during the previous year to meet the state's goals for student success, among other things. This bill would require the trustees, on or before an unspecified date, to establish a policy that requires the divisions, departments, and campuses to prepare written justifications for both the purpose and specific number of any proposed additional management positions and a policy that requires the divisions, departments, and campuses to prepare written merit evaluation plans for management personnel.
This measure would proclaim the week of February 26, 2018, to March 4, 2018, inclusive, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week.