Sponsored bills
This measure would urge the Congress of the United States and the President to amend the United States Internal Revenue Code to allow all retirees who have contributed to a qualified retirement plan the option to treat funds from those plans used to pay medical and long-term care premiums as tax-free rollovers. This measure would also urge the Congress of the United States and the President to create parity among all workers by presenting qualified retirement plan participants with the same option given to public safety members under the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
This measure would declare April 22 through April 28, 2012, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week.
This measure would recognize the week of March 4, 2012, to March 10, 2012, inclusive, as National Agriculture Week, and would designate March 21, 2012, as California Agriculture Day.
This measure would recognize March 2, 2012, as Read Across America Day.
This measure would declare the month of February 2012 as Children's Dental Health Month.
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 proclaim the month of June to be June Dairy Month in California, in honor of the work of dairy producers in California, and would encourage all Californians to continue to support the American dairy industry by including dairy products as part of a healthy diet.
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.
This measure would declare the week of June 4 to June 10, 2012, inclusive, to be Dropout Recovery Week, and would state the Legislature's intent to encourage the support of dropout recovery high schools with creative teaching strategies, alternative assessments, and adequate resources.