Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, to grant priority for registration for enrollment to any member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States for any academic term attended at one of these institutions within 2 years of leaving active duty. This bill would also grant priority class registration to these members or former members of the Armed Forces, who are California residents, within 5 years of leaving active duty, as specified. Because the bill would impose additional duties on the California Community Colleges in evaluating an individual's eligibility for priority in enrollment, the bill would impose 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, 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 these statutory provisions.
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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 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.
Existing law, as amended by voter approval of Proposition 69 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, requires persons who are arrested for or convicted of, as specified, certain offenses, or who are required to register as a sex offender, to provide buccal swab samples, right thumbprints, and a full palm print impression of each hand, and any blood specimens or other biological samples as specified for law enforcement identification analysis. The initiative authorizes amendment of these provisions by the Legislature if the amendments further the purposes of the initiative and are consistent with its purposes to enhance the use of DNA identification evidence for the purpose of accurate and expeditious crime-solving and exonerating the innocent. This bill would add to the list of persons required to provide forensic identifying samples, persons, including juveniles, who pled guilty, or no contest to, or were convicted of, or adjudicated for committing, certain offenses punishable as misdemeanors or felonies or both, pertaining to poisoning animals, cruelty to animals, stalking, specified species of disorderly conduct, installing a 2-way mirror in specified locations, and loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution. The bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical corrections. By increasing the burdens on local government agencies, this bill would impose 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, 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 these statutory provisions.
Existing constitutional provisions require that the Budget Bill be introduced in each house immediately after the Governor submits his or her budget to the Legislature. Existing constitutional provisions also require the Legislature to pass the Budget Bill by midnight on June 15 of each year. This measure would require that the Budget Bill and any budget implementation bill, as defined, be printed and distributed to the members of a house considering either bill and made available to the public at least 21 calendar days before a vote in that house on the passage of either bill. The measure would provide that its requirements could be satisfied by electronic publication and distribution of the bills.
The California Constitution prohibits a bill from being passed by the Legislature until the bill with amendments has been printed and distributed to the Members. This measure would prohibit passage of a bill by a house of the Legislature unless, at least 48 hours in advance, the bill is made available to the public on the Internet, except that the house may dispense with this requirement by rollcall vote, 34 of the membership concurring.
Existing law provides that there is in the state government the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to study problems of courses of study in the schools of the state and, upon request of the State Board of Education, to recommend the adoption of minimum standards for courses of study in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools. Existing law also requires the commission to recommend curriculum frameworks to the state board. This bill would require the commission to consider and vote on whether to include a unit on financial literacy in the proposed changes to the 2015 history-social science curriculum framework as part of its regular process of developing and revising curriculum frameworks as requested by the state board.
This measure would urge Congress and the President to restore funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.
This measure would urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to include career technical education coursework and programs in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
This measure would request that the President and the Congress of the United States pass the H.R. 2474 that would restore funding for California veterans pursuing higher education.