This measure would designate Monday, May 2, 2011, as California Peace Officers' Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to use that day to honor California peace officers.
This measure would proclaim May 1 through May 8, 2011, as California Holocaust Memorial Week and would urge Californians to observe these days of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
(1) Existing law establishes the partnership academies program as a school-business partnership program to provide occupational training to educationally disadvantaged high school pupils. Under existing law, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to award grants to school districts maintaining high schools to plan, establish, and maintain these partnership academies. Existing law establishes the Renewable Resource Trust Fund as a fund that is continuously appropriated, with certain exceptions for administrative expenses, in the State Treasury, requires that certain moneys collected to support renewable energy resources through the public goods charge, as defined, are deposited into the fund, and authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to expend the moneys pursuant to the renewable energy resources program. This bill would require the Controller annually to allocate $8,000,000 from the Renewable Resource Trust Fund or other related fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for expenditure in the form of grants to school districts to be allocated pursuant to the existing provisions for creating and maintaining partnership academies. If funds from the Renewable Resource Trust Fund are insufficient to fully meet that funding requirement in specified fiscal years, the bill would require the Controller to allocate the balance of funds required to meet the funding requirement from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund for these purposes. The bill would require the Superintendent to award grants, as specified, to school districts that propose to implement or maintain a partnership academy that focuses on employment in clean technology businesses and renewable energy businesses and provides skilled workforces for the products and services for energy or water conservation, or both, renewable energy, pollution reduction, or other technologies. The bill would require the Energy Commission, no later than 60 days after the effective date of these provisions, in consultation with the Superintendent, to adopt guidelines to ensure that programs receiving grants reflect current state energy policies and priorities as well as provide skills and education linked to the needs of relevant industries. The bill would authorize a school district to apply for planning grants for implementing a partnership academy and would allow the Superintendent to expend up to 5% of the funds transferred to the Superintendent to pay the costs incurred in the administration of this program. The bill would require the Superintendent, in consultation with the Energy Commission, to provide a report to the Legislature that includes a description of the curriculum and substance of the programs funded by grants awarded pursuant to these provisions, and specified data. The bill would provide that the bill's provisions would become inoperative on June 30, 2017, and, as of January 1, 2018, would repeal these provisions. (2) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. Governor Schwarzenegger issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on December 6, 2010. Governor Brown issued a proclamation on January 20, 2011, declaring and reaffirming that a fiscal emergency exists and stating that his proclamation supersedes the earlier proclamation for purposes of that constitutional provision. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared and reaffirmed by the Governor by proclamation issued on January 20, 2011, pursuant to the California Constitution.
This measure would designate April 24, 2011, as "California Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923." It would memorialize the Congress and the President of the United States to act likewise to commemorate the Armenian Genocide.
This measure would recognize the Lunar New Year 4709 Celebration.
Existing law establishes various social service programs that provide cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals. This bill would establish, upon a specified finding by the Department of Finance regarding funding, until July 1, 2013, the California Economic Security Task Force, composed and appointed as prescribed. This bill would require the task force to hold its first meeting before July 1, 2011. The task force would be required to submit to the Governor, to relevant Committees of the Legislature, and make available to the public, both an interim and a final report containing specified information and recommendations.
Existing law allows a local, special, or consolidated election to be conducted wholly by mail if specified conditions are satisfied, including that the governing body of the local agency authorizes the use of mailed ballots for the election. Existing law establishes certain procedures for the conduct of all-mail ballot elections. This bill would, in addition, allow a special general or primary election called to fill a vacancy in an office of Representative in Congress, State Senate, or Member of the Assembly to be conducted wholly by mail if certain conditions are satisfied, including that the board of supervisors of each participating county authorizes the all-mail ballot election. The bill would revise and recast the procedures applicable to elections conducted wholly by mail, including procedures relating to notifying voters of information relating to the election, the distribution of election materials, and the establishment of locations for the return of ballots.
Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, provides for a public postsecondary education system in this state. This system consists of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges. Existing law authorizes these institutions to require that mandatory systemwide fees, among other fees, be paid by students at these institutions. The provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California act by resolution to make them applicable. This bill would prohibit any increase in the mandatory systemwide fees charged to a resident undergraduate student enrolled in the University of California or the California State University adopted on or after July 1, 2011, from being effective before 3 months have elapsed after the date on which the fee increase is adopted. The bill would also require the regents and the Trustees of the California State University to develop methodologies for the adjustment of fees in accordance with a prescribed procedure. The bill, commencing with the 2011–12 academic year, would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to annually review, and report to the Legislature, its findings, conclusions, or recommendations regarding the implementation of policies implemented pursuant to the bill. This bill would provide that its provisions would not apply to the University of California, except to the extent that the regents adopt a resolution making them applicable. The bill would request the regents to adopt policies that are consistent with this bill. These provisions would become operative on July 1, 2011.
Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, provides for a public postsecondary education system in this state. This system consists of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges. Existing law authorizes these institutions to require that mandatory systemwide fees, among other fees, be paid by students at these institutions. The provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California act by resolution to make them applicable. This bill would add provisions to the act to express legislative findings and intent with respect to the process of setting student fee levels. The bill would provide that the Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University bear the primary responsibility for adjusting mandatory systemwide resident student fees at their respective systems. The bill would also add provisions to the act to require these universities to develop methodologies for the adjustment of fees in accordance with a prescribed procedure. The bill would require the California Postsecondary Education Commission to annually review, and report to the Legislature and the Director of Finance about, the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to the bill.
Existing federal law provides for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as the Food Stamp Program, under which food stamps allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing federal law requires all food stamp recipients, unless otherwise exempt, between 15 to 60 years of age, inclusive, who are physically and mentally fit, to register for employment and participate in the Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) program. This bill would require a county that elects to participate in the FSET program to screen food stamp work registrants to determine whether they will participate in, or be deferred from, the FSET program, and would describe the criteria for deferral. The bill would authorize a food stamp work registrant who is deferred from mandatory participation in FSET to request to enroll in the program as a voluntary participant. The bill would require a county that participates in the FSET program to screen work registrants to determine whether they will participate in, or be deferred from, the FSET program, and would authorize a deferred work registrant to request to enroll in the FSET program as a voluntary participant. The bill would defer an individual from mandatory placement in the FSET program under designated circumstances. This bill, commencing October 1, 2011, would require a county that elects to participate in the FSET program to allow work registrants who are mandatorily placed in the program to meet the work requirements of the mandatory placement through self-initiated workfare, as defined. This bill would require a county that elects to participate in the FSET program to demonstrate in its FSET plan how it is effectively using FSET funds, as specified, but would not be construed to require a county to offer a particular component as part of its FSET plan. The bill would impose specified requirements on these counties with respect to the use of FSET and other federal funds and the implementation of FSET and other workfare programs. This bill would provide that it would not require a county to provide for workers' compensation coverage for an FSET participant who elects to participate in self-initiated workfare, as specified. This bill would require the department to adopt implementing regulations by October 1, 2012.
