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 bill would recognize the month of June as Portuguese Heritage Month.
This measure would declare May 2010 to be American Stroke Month in California and would urge all Californians to familiarize themselves with the risk factors, and to recognize the warning signs and symptoms associated with stroke, to help reduce the devastating effects of stroke on the population.
This measure would designate April 2010 as Autism Awareness Month, would affirm the Legislature's commitment to the important issues related to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) , would emphasize that each and every individual with an ASD is a valued and important member of our society, would recognize and commend the parents and relatives of individuals with ASDs for their sacrifice and dedication in providing for the special needs of individuals with ASDs, would recognize and commend the work of all nonprofit organizations that are contributing to the well-being of individuals with autism and their families, and would stress the need to identify children with ASDs and to begin early intervention services immediately after a child has been diagnosed with an ASD.
This measure would urge the Congress and the President of the United States to adopt the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1283) , which institutes a policy of nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation, and to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
This measure would declare May 2010 as "Senior Volunteer Month" to honor the contributions of California's senior volunteers.
This measure would urge the Department of Justice to ensure compliance with a requirement that the department develop a standard format to be used statewide for purposes of reporting secondhand dealer transactions.
(1) Existing law prohibits any law enforcement officer or employee of a law enforcement agency from disclosing to any arrested person, or to any person who may be a defendant in a criminal action, the address or telephone number of any person who is a victim or witness of the alleged offense. This bill would authorize a board of supervisors or a city council to authorize the sheriff, in the case of a county, or the chief of police, in the case of a city, to establish a procedure to protect current address information contained in a police report, arrest report, or investigative report regarding a victim if access to that information would reveal the current address of a victim or alleged victim of a crime, and if that victim, alleged victim, or the parent or guardian of a victim or alleged victim who is a minor has requested the information to be kept confidential, subject to specified exceptions. (2) The California Public Records Act requires public records to be open to inspection by the public except as specifically exempted from disclosure. The act requires, subject to certain exceptions, state and local law enforcement agencies to provide the current address of every individual arrested by the agency and the current address of the victim of a crime, where the requester declares under penalty of perjury that the request is made for scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purpose, or that the request is made for investigation by a private investigator as specified. This bill would instead provide that these provisions are subject to any procedures adopted by a sheriff or chief of police to keep confidential current address information contained in certain reports relating to a victim or alleged victim of a crime.
This measure would proclaim the month of April 2010 as California Safe Digging Month.
