Increases amount by which vehicle equipped with fully functional idle reduction system designed to reduce fuel use and emissions from engine idling may exceed maximum weight limitations. Provides limited exemption from maximum weight limitations for vehicle that uses natural gas as its fuel source.
Expands types of entities that may receive funding for certain activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and to career and technical education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Changes definition of "cider" for purposes of alcohol control laws and alcohol taxation laws. Exempts licensee producing only cider from certain winery licensee requirements regarding federal permits.
Updates certain terms and references used throughout state law to conform with changes to federal law associated with enactment of federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Changes name of State Workforce Investment Board to State Workforce Development Board. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to perform certain functions previously performed by Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Exempts out-of-state banks, extranational institutions and foreign associations from requirement to file notice before dealing in notes secured by mortgages or trust deeds, if authorized to conduct banking business in this state by certificate of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Provides that Department of Transportation must designate vehicle dealer as agent. Specifies that department may impose penalties against vehicle dealers who do not comply with regulations related to vehicle dealers acting as agents of department.
Specifies case manager's duties in event that case manager receives notice that person for whom case manager provides services will have life-sustaining procedures withheld or withdrawn.
Provides that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may certify self-insurance program created by intergovernmental agreement as self-insured employer for purposes of workers' compensation insurance.
Specifies, for purposes of exempting certain vehicles from overall allowable length of vehicles under Vehicle Code, that unplanned disruption in services provided by public utility, telecommunications utility, people's utility district , municipality or electric cooperative is emergency if disruption occurs outside normal business hours during which public utility, telecommunications utility, people's utility district , municipality or electric cooperative may acquire variance permit. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Clarifies educational requirements for registration of behavior analysis interventionists.
Extends provisions relating to contempt of court by corporations to other entities that are not natural persons.
Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to permit insurer that discontinued offering health benefit plans in service area less than five years previously to resume offering health benefit plans in service area. Reorganizes and updates references to statutes applicable to health care service contractors and multiple employer welfare arrangements. Repeals obsolete health insurance requirements.
