Existing law generally requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide written notice by mail to a person when the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked. Existing law provides that there is a rebuttable presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that a person has knowledge of the suspension or revocation if notice has been sent by first-class mail by the department to the most recent address reported to the department, as specified, and the notice has not been returned to the department as undeliverable or unclaimed. This bill would authorize the department to utilize alternative methods, including, but not limited to, fax machine, email, or cellular telephone, to provide a person with additional notice of suspension or revocation. The bill would prohibit these alternative notices from affecting the rebuttable presumption described above. The bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
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Existing law makes it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement, made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device, is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, which, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person threatened, a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby causes that person reasonably to be in sustained fear for his or her own safety or for his or her immediate family's safety. This bill would make it a crime to willfully threaten to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to persons at any school or place of religious worship, with the specific intent that the statement, made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device, is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, which, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby causes the administrators of that school or place of religious worship reasonably to be in sustained fear for their safety or the safety of their immediate membership. By creating a new crime, this bill would create 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law, generally, imposes a minimum franchise tax of $800, except as provided, on every corporation incorporated in this state, qualified to transact intrastate business in this state, or doing business in this state. This bill would reduce the minimum franchise tax to $400 for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2024. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
This measure would, among other things, designate the year 2018 as "State of California Year of Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923," would designate April 24, 2018, as "State of California Day of Commemoration of the 103rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923," and would call upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to formally and consistently reaffirm the historical truth that the atrocities committed against the Armenian people constituted genocide.
This measure would proclaim April 16, 2018, as California Holocaust Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to observe this day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to implement revised dam safety and inspection requirements, with specified components, for all federally operated and regulated dams and reservoirs for the purpose of ensuring public safety.
This measure would recognize September 20, 2018, and every year on that date thereafter, as California Surfing Day to celebrate the California surfing lifestyle, would commend all those who honor the history, culture, and future of surfing, as well as the sport of surfing and the protection of our beach and ocean environments, would express support for future surfers and encourage potential surfing Olympians to work diligently, and would encourage all Californians to enjoy California Surfing Day.
Existing law establishes the University of California, established under the California Constitution as a public trust under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in this state. This bill would establish the Campus Free Speech Act, which would, among other things, require the appropriate governing board or body of each higher education institution, as defined, to develop and adopt a policy on free expression that contains specified components. The act would require that the policy supersede any provisions in the policies and regulations of the institution that restrict speech on campus and are inconsistent with the policy, and would require the appropriate governing board or body of the institution to remove or revise the provisions to ensure compatibility with the policy. The act would require the appropriate governing board or body of the institution to establish a Committee on Free Expression, consisting of no less than 5 members and no more than 15 members, as specified. The act would require each committee to report, on or before September 1 of each year, to the governing board or body, the Legislature, and the Governor specified information regarding the status of free expression at the campus, or at each campus of the higher education institution, as applicable. The act would require each higher education institution to include in its freshman orientation programs a section describing to its students the institution's policies and regulations regarding free expression. The act would make a higher education institution with written policies that do not comply with the act as of January 1, 2019, ineligible for any state funding except pursuant to the Cal Grant Program or a successor state-funded student financial aid program. Because the bill would impose new duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The act would apply to educational programs or activities offered by a higher education institution that is controlled by a religious organization only if the application would not be inconsistent with the religious tenets of that organization. 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.