This measure would designate the month of May 2023 as National Bike Month in California and would encourage Californians to ride bicycles for commuting and recreation, and California cities and counties to make streets safer for cycling.
Under existing law, if sufficient appropriations are not available for the payment of certain claims, settlements, or judgments, the Attorney General is required to report the claims, settlements, and judgments to the chairperson of either the Senate Committee on Appropriations or the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, who is then required to cause introduction of legislation appropriating the funds necessary for payment. This bill would appropriate $6,773,000 from the General Fund to the Attorney General for the payment of claims, settlements, or judgments against the state arising from 2 specified actions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This measure would proclaim May 10, 2023, as the Day of the Teacher.
This measure would proclaim the first Thursday in May to be "Tap Water Day" in this state and would encourage Californians to celebrate, support, trust, and value publicly supplied drinking water and use community drinking fountains and filling stations as one of the best and healthiest sources of drinking water.
Existing law establishes the Middle Class Scholarship Program (MCSP) under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Existing law makes an undergraduate student eligible for a scholarship award under the MCSP if the student is enrolled at the University of California or the California State University, or enrolled in upper division coursework in a community college baccalaureate program, and meets certain eligibility requirements. This bill would extend awards under the MCSP to community college students who are current or former foster youth pursuing transfer to a 4-year postsecondary educational institution, an associate degree, an associate degree for transfer, or a community college career technical education certificate and meet other MCSP requirements, as provided. The bill would require the commission to summarize the provisions of the MCSP that apply to these current or former foster youth and title those provisions as "The Fostering Futures Program" on a page on its internet website.
This measure would recognize May 14, 2023, as the 116th annual Mother's Day and would urge all Californians to recognize, appreciate, and be grateful for the gifts and good works of mothers on that day.
This measure would acknowledge April 2023 as Child Abuse Prevention Month and encourage Californians to work together to support youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in their communities and schools.
This measure would proclaim March 2023 as Arts Education Month and urge all residents to become interested in and give full support to quality arts education programs for children and youth.
This measure would declare May 3, 2023, and May 3 of each year thereafter, as Hereditary and Genetic Cancer Awareness Day, and encourage the residents of California to join together in raising awareness and heightening public knowledge of these hereditary and genetic mutations and resulting cancers.
