(1) Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon registering a vehicle, to issue to the owner two partially or fully reflectorized license plates or devices for a motor vehicle and requires that the number and letter characters on the plates have a minimum height of 2 34 inches, a minimum width of 1 14 inches, and a minimum spacing of characters of 516 of an inch. This bill would instead require that the number and letter characters on the license plates have a minimum width of 1316 inches, and a minimum spacing of characters of 14 of an inch. (2) Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue or renew environmental license plates and other specialized license plates to provide revenue for the California Environmental License Plate Fund, the Specialized License Plate Fund, and other specified license plate funds or accounts that indicate on the plates, among other design criteria, the combination of letters or numbers, or both, requested as a registration number by the applicant, to be displayed on the applicant's vehicle in lieu of regular license plates. Existing law requires that the department not establish a specialized license plate program for an agency, as defined, until the department has received 7,500 applications. Existing law also establishes procedures for the cancellation, transfer, or retention of the license plates and for the charging of additional fees. This bill would establish a specialized license plate program to be known as the "8-letter license plate" program for the support of the Natural and Agricultural Open Space and State Recreational Support Fund which would be created in the State Treasury. The bill would require that all revenue derived from the fees, after deducting the department's administrative costs, be deposited in the fund for specified purposes that include, among other things, subventions for open-space land programs, assistance to California fairs, and support of programs administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
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This measure would declare March 21, 2012, as California Cattlemen's Day and would urge all residents of this state to acknowledge and pay respect to the men and women, all over the State of California, who work on the land to enhance and protect it, and who dedicate their lives to producing healthy food for millions throughout the world.
This measure would designate Monday, May 7, 2012, as California Peace Officers' Memorial Day, urge all Californians to use that day to honor California peace officers, and recognize specified California peace officers who were killed in defense of their communities.
This measure would recognize and designate the 4th Saturday of every July, in perpetuity, as the National Day of the Cowboy and Cowgirl, and would encourage the people of the State of California to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Under existing law, a person, firm, or corporation that interferes with the access rights of a disabled individual is liable for the actual damages of each offense and any amount determined by a judge or jury of up to 3 times the amount of the actual damages, but in no case less than $1,000. Existing law requires the State Architect to develop and submit for approval and adoption building standards for making buildings, structures, sidewalks, curbs, and related facilities accessible to, and usable by, persons with disabilities. This bill would establish notice requirements for an alleged aggrieved party to follow before bringing an action against a microbusiness, as defined, for an alleged violation of the above-described provisions. The bill would require that party to provide specified notice to the owner of the property, agent, or other responsible party where the alleged violation occurred. Further, this bill would require the owner, agent, or other responsible party to respond within 30 days with a description of the improvements to be made or with a rebuttal to the allegations. If the owner, agent, or other responsible party elects to fix the alleged violation, the bill would provide 120 days to apply for any necessary permits and to remedy the alleged violation. The provisions of the bill would not apply to claims for recovery of special damages for an injury in fact, and the bill would require a court or jury to consider previous or pending actual damage awards received or prayed for by the alleged aggrieved party for the same or similar injury.
(1) Existing law provides that a person with a class C license may operate a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles of 26,000 pounds or less when it is operated by a farmer, an employee of a farmer, or an instructor credentialed in agriculture as part of a specified instructional program, it is used exclusively in the conduct of agricultural operations, and it is not used in the capacity of a for-hire carrier or for compensation. This bill would additionally authorize a class C licenseholder to operate, until January 1, 2018, a combination of vehicles with a specified gross combination weight rating and gross vehicle weight rating that meets specified operating conditions, including being operated by a farmer or an employee of a farmer and being operated within 150 miles of a farm. (2) Existing law excludes certain vehicles from the definition of a commercial motor vehicle for purposes of the Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act. This bill would exclude, from that act, until January 1, 2018, a pickup truck, as defined, or a vehicle that has a flatbed of less than 9 feet and meets certain conditions regarding its weight rating and operation. The bill would also exclude until January 1, 2018, a combination of vehicles with a specified weight rating that meets certain conditions regarding the weight rating and operation of those vehicles. (3) The bill would require the Department of the California Highway Patrol to submit a report, by January 1, 2017, to the Legislature, that evaluates the exemptions provided by the bill and recommends as to whether those exemptions should be continued. The bill would repeal the report requirement on January 1, 2021.
(1) Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to ensure that certain historical documents are incorporated, as appropriate, into the history-social science framework. This bill would add the Magna Carta, the Articles of Confederation, and the California Constitution to the historical documents that are required to be incorporated into that framework and would require them to be incorporated based on the subject matter of the course. (2) Existing law requires instruction in social sciences for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to provide a foundation for understanding the history, resources, development, and government of California and the United States of America. This bill would require instruction in the social sciences also to include the development of democracy and the history of the development of the United States Constitution. To the extent that this requirement would require additional instruction, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, when adopting instructional materials for use in the schools to require, when appropriate to the comprehension of pupils, that textbooks for social science, history, or civics classes contain the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. This bill would require that a classroom in which history or the social sciences is taught have access to a copy of the California Constitution. By requiring certain classrooms to have access to a copy of the California Constitution, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) 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 law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, on or before September 1, 2011, to adopt emergency regulations to establish a fire prevention fee in an amount not to exceed $150 to be charged on each structure on a parcel that is within a state responsibility area, as defined, and requires that the fire prevention fee be adjusted annually using prescribed methods. Existing law requires the State Board of Equalization to collect the fire prevention fees, as prescribed, commencing with the 2011–12 fiscal year. Existing law establishes the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and prohibits the collection of fire prevention fees if, commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, there are sufficient amounts of moneys in the fund to finance specified fire prevention activities for a fiscal year. Existing law requires that the fire prevention fees collected, except as provided, be deposited into the fund and be made available, to the board and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for certain specified fire protection activities that benefit the owners of structures in state responsibility areas who are required to pay the fee. Existing law further requires the board, on and after January 1, 2013, to submit an annual written report to the Legislature on specified topics. This bill would repeal the above provisions relating to the fire prevention fees.
Existing law establishes several Veterans' Homes of California for the purpose of providing residential services and medical care to aged and disabled veterans. Existing law authorizes the development of new Veterans' Homes in the cities of Redding and Fresno. This bill would appropriate $26,100,000 from the General Fund to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of operating the Veterans' Home of California, Redding, and the Veterans' Home of California, Fresno.
(1) Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon registering a vehicle, to issue to the owner two partially or fully reflectorized license plates or devices for a motor vehicle and requires that the number and letter characters on the plates have a minimum height of 234 inches, a minimum width of 114 inches, and a minimum spacing of characters of 516 of an inch. This bill would instead require that the number and letter characters on the license plates have a minimum width of 1316 inches, and a minimum spacing of characters of 14 of an inch. (2) Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue or renew environmental license plates to provide revenue for the California Environmental License Plate Fund that indicate on the plates the combination of letters or numbers, or both, requested as a registration number by the applicant, to be displayed on the applicant's vehicle in lieu of regular license plates. Existing law also establishes procedures for the cancellation, transfer, or retention of the license plates and for the charging of additional fees. This bill would establish an identical program to be known as the "8-letter license plate" program for the support of the Natural and Agricultural Open Space and State Recreational Support Fund which would be created by the bill. The bill would require that all revenue derived from the fees be deposited in the fund for specified purposes that include, among other things, subventions for open-space land programs, assistance to California fairs, and support of programs administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation.