Existing law establishes various student financial aid programs under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for the receipt of awards under those programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions. Existing law establishes the Military Department, which includes the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia, to perform various duties regarding the state militia. This bill would establish the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program on behalf of qualifying members of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia under the administration of the commission. The bill would require the Student Aid Commission, in consultation with the Military Department, to adopt emergency rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing the program. The bill would require the Student Aid Commission to report annually to the Legislature regarding program participation. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst, on or before January 1, 2016, to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the program. The bill would provide that the program would become operative only if funds are appropriated for the purposes of the program. The bill would also provide that implementation of the program would be contingent upon the receipt of federal funds. The program would become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and would be repealed on January 1, 2020.
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Existing law, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, establishes procedures for the change of organization or reorganization of a local agency, including the incorporation of a city. The act generally prohibits a petition for a change of organization from being accepted for filing unless signatures on the petition are secured within 6 months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed and the petition is submitted for filing within 60 days after the last signature is affixed. The act also requires proceedings for an incorporation for a city to include a comprehensive fiscal analysis prepared by the executive officer of the commission, and authorizes the commission to establish a schedule of fees and charges for its proceedings. This bill would require the East Los Angeles Residents Association, by October 29, 2010, to deposit any funds required by the Los Angeles County Local Agency Commission to complete a comprehensive fiscal analysis as a condition to continuation of the current petition for a change of organization. The bill would also require any signatures that were submitted with the petition to continue to be considered valid through October 29, 2010, and after that date if the petition proceeds and is accepted for filing. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This measure would memorialize the Congress and the President of the United States to uphold protections of women's equality and to encourage all Americans to participate in the celebration of Women's Equality Day on August 26, 2010, the 90th anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.
The Public Employees' Retirement Law requires that, upon the death of any state or school member after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance, the sum of $2,000 be paid to the member's designated beneficiary, as specified. Existing law provides that the additional employer contributions required to fund this benefit be computed as a level percentage of member compensation, and these are deposited in the Public Employees' Retirement Fund, a continuously appropriated fund. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2011, increase the amount of benefits payable to designated beneficiaries of retired school members, to $4,000 for deaths of retired school members occurring on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2012; to $4,500 for deaths of retired school members occurring on or after January 1, 2012, and before January 1, 2013; to $5,000 for deaths of retired school members occurring on or after January 1, 2013, and before March 31, 2014. The benefit amount payable to designated beneficiaries of retired school members who die on or after April 1, 2014, would be in the amount of $5,000, as annually adjusted pursuant to a specified formula. By providing for funds in the Public Employees' Retirement Fund to be spent for a new purpose, and by increasing contributions to that fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
Existing law requires each person between the ages of 6 and 18 years, inclusive, not otherwise exempted to attend the public full-time day school or continuation school in the school district in which his or her parent or guardian resides. Existing law, notwithstanding this requirement, authorizes intradistrict and interdistrict transfers for pupils, under specified provisions of law. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the manner in which school districts process transfer applications.
The federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) , provides $4.3 billion for the State Incentive Grant Fund (Race to the Top Fund) , which is a competitive grant program designed to encourage and reward states that are implementing specified educational objectives. The ARRA requires a Governor to apply on behalf of a state seeking a Race to the Top grant, and requires the application to include specified information. The United States Secretary of Education has issued regulations and guidelines regarding state eligibility under the Race to the Top program. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the Race to the Top program.
This measure would resolve that the month of April be designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, would recognize April 21, 2010, 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.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to provide breast cancer and cervical cancer screening services to eligible low-income individuals under a federal grant made under the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention breast and cervical cancer early detection program. Funding for these services is provided by a combination of federal and state moneys. Existing law requires these services to be provided at the level of funding budgeted from state and other resources during the fiscal year in which the Legislature has appropriated funds to the department for this purpose. This bill would, insofar as consistent with federal law and without jeopardizing federal funding, require the department to provide breast cancer screening and diagnostic services to individuals of any age who are exhibiting symptoms, with a physician's recommendation, and individuals 40 years of age or older, provided the individual otherwise meets the state eligibility requirements. This bill would appropriate an unspecified amount to the department for the breast and cervical cancer early detection program.
The California Building Standards Law requires any building standard adopted or proposed by a state agency to be submitted to, and approved or adopted by, the California Building Standards Commission prior to codification. This bill would make several legislative findings and declarations relating to maximum exit access travel distance regulations in the California Building Code. The bill would require, for buildings that are one story in height and for buildings meeting specified occupancies, the maximum exit access travel distance to be 400 feet where specified requirements are met. The bill would provide that these standards shall remain operative until they are adopted by the commission as part of the California Building Code.
Existing law establishes the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law authorizes the regents, the trustees, and the board to employ officers and other employees. This bill would prohibit the trustees from increasing the monetary compensation, as defined, of, or approving a monetary bonus for, any executive officer, as defined, of the California State University in any fiscal year in which the General Fund appropriation to the California State University in the annual Budget Act is less than, or equal to, the General Fund appropriation to the university in the annual Budget Act for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The bill would request the regents to not increase the monetary compensation of, or approve a monetary bonus for, any executive officer, as defined, of the University of California, in any fiscal year in which the General Fund appropriation to the University of California in the annual Budget Act is less than, or equal to, the General Fund appropriation to the university in the annual Budget Act for the immediately preceding fiscal year.