Sen. Fran Pavley

This measure would designate the 2nd week of October 2010, and annually thereafter, as Disability History Week, and would encourage public and private institutions of higher education, state and local agencies, nonprofit and community-based organizations, and private businesses and corporations to observe Disability History Week by dedicating appropriate classroom instructional time or by coordinating all-inclusive activities to be conducted during that week to afford opportunities for students and the general public to learn more about the disability community and to celebrate and honor its role in contemporary American society.

Existing law, until January 1, 2012, authorizes the District Attorney of Alameda County to create a pilot project, contingent upon local funding, for the purposes of developing a comprehensive, replicative, multidisciplinary model to address the needs and effective treatment of commercially sexually exploited minors, as specified. Existing law authorizes the District Attorney of Alameda County, as part of the pilot project, to develop protocols for identifying and assessing minors, upon arrest or detention by law enforcement, who may be victims of commercial sexual exploitation, and to develop a diversion program reflecting the best practices to address the needs and requirements of those minors. The district attorney is also authorized to develop, offer, and provide a training curriculum that would provide training for certain county employees on the commercial sexual exploitation of minors in Alameda County, as specified. This bill would authorize an identical pilot project for the County of Los Angeles. The bill would provide that if the county establishes this pilot project, the district attorney of the county would be required, contingent upon local funding, to submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the activities performed pursuant to the pilot project. These provisions would be in effect only until January 1, 2014.

This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to include the Reuniting Families Act and the Uniting American Families Act in comprehensive immigration reform or to pass, and President Obama to sign, the Uniting American Families Act as stand-alone legislation and support the removal of legal barriers to immigration by permanent same-sex partners.

Existing law requires the board of supervisors of a county to hold regular meetings of the board at the county seat. This bill would authorize counties to hold one or more regular meetings of the board at a location within the county, if the change of location is adopted by ordinance, resolution, bylaw, or other rule at a regular meeting of the body, and notice of the change in location is posted in a location that is freely accessible to the public no later than the prior regular meeting of the board.

This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to immediately enact the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2009.

This measure would request the Congress to develop a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for marine aquaculture that undergoes complete environmental review and is at least as protective as that codified in California's Sustainable Oceans Act to address environmental and economic concerns.

This measure would designate Friday, May 7, 2010, as California Peace Officers' Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to use that day to honor California peace officers.

This measure would declare May 19, 2010, as the 22nd Annual State Scientist Day, as a tribute to the dedication and professionalism of the state scientists who work on behalf of all Californians.

This measure would recognize April 26, 2010, as California Healthy Schools Day, and would encourage schools and school districts to take proactive and preventative steps to create and maintain healthy school environments.