Sen. Tim Grayson

This measure would recognize June 19, 2021, as Juneteenth and would urge the people of California to join in celebrating Juneteenth as a day to honor and reflect on the significant role that African Americans have played in the history of the United States and how they have enriched society through their steadfast commitment to promoting unity and equality.

This measure would recognize June 21, 2021, as the 2021 International Day of Yoga in California.

This measure would designate July 29, 2021, as Sugihara Visas Day to memorialize the great achievements of Sugihara Chiune in saving thousands of Jewish lives during World War II.

This measure would proclaim and acknowledge the month of June 2021 as Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month in California and would reiterate the importance of annually recognizing Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month in the state.

This measure would recognize June 20, 2021, as World Refugee Day, and urge the President and Congress of the United States to strengthen the international leadership role of the United States to find political solutions to existing conflicts, prevent new conflicts from beginning, and aid people who have been displaced by conflict, and also urge the Congress of the United States to make a bipartisan commitment to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.

This measure would proclaim October 23, 2021, as Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency Awareness Day in the State of California.

This measure would designate September 4, 2021, and the same date each year thereafter, as Taekwondo Day in California.

This measure would commend AMVETS Department of California on its 75th year of providing benefits and services to Veterans.

This measure would declare June 23, 2021, as California Nonprofits Day in recognition of the importance of nonprofit organizations to the economy and well-being of this state.

Existing law, except as specified, authorizes any board, bureau, or commission within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to establish, by regulation, a system for the issuance to a licensee of a citation which may contain an order of abatement or an order to pay an administrative fine assessed by the board, bureau, or commission where the licensee is in violation of the applicable licensing act or regulation adopted under the act. Existing law prohibits an administrative fine assessed by the board, bureau, or commission from exceeding $5,000 for each inspection or each investigation made with respect to the violation, or, if the violation involves fraudulent billing submitted to an insurance company, the Medi-Cal program, or Medicare, $5,000 for each violation or count (administrative fine maximum) . Other existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors State License Board in the DCA. Existing law provides for related disciplinary proceedings and requires the board to promulgate regulations covering the assessment of civil penalties under those disciplinary provisions, as prescribed. Existing law, except as specified, prohibits the assessment of a civil penalty in an amount greater than $5,000. Existing law, notwithstanding the administrative fine maximum, authorizes a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 for certain violations relating to unlicensed persons. This bill would increase the civil penalty limit from $5,000 to $8,000, notwithstanding the administrative fine maximum, and would increase the enhanced civil penalty limit from $15,000 to $30,000. The bill would expand the enhanced civil penalty limit to apply to certain violations relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage. Existing law requires the board, by and with the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, to appoint a registrar of contractors to administer existing law. Existing law authorizes the registrar or a designee to issue a letter of admonishment to an applicant, licensee, or registrant in lieu of issuing a citation, as prescribed, if, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that a licensee, registrant, or applicant has committed acts or omissions that are grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or registration. Existing law prohibits the board from issuing a letter of admonishment if any of several factors is present, including the factor that multiple violations have been established. This bill would delete the multiple violations factor.