Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt certain requirements related to carcasses of returning hatchery fish. Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct analysis of return rates of hatchery fish and report results to Legislative Assembly.
Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to conduct study on methods to mitigate impact of technology support structures on aesthetics of certain areas. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Urges President of United States to carry out foreign policy and defense doctrines that are rational, reasonable and well-reasoned. Urges President to appoint, and Senate to confirm, foreign policy and defense appointees possessing sufficient professional experience and understanding of global dynamics and international law to carry out such doctrines.
Authorizes reserve officers sponsored by law enforcement unit to pay for training as police with cash and G.I. Bill education benefits. Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to increase training class sizes by up to 25 percent as necessary to train sponsored reserve officers. Requires reserve officer to remain with law enforcement unit for at least three years after certification and allows Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to suspend or revoke certification if reserve officer fails to comply without good cause. Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to conduct study of impact of measure on state and local public safety budgets and recruitment and maintenance of public safety and to submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to public safety.
Requires contracting agency to develop and implement policy for granting preference to bidder, proposer or offeror that is headquartered or does majority of business transactions within this state or within United States, that agrees to supply goods or services from sources located within this state or within United States or that agrees to perform substantially all work required in procurement with personnel or resources obtained within this state or within United States. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect 91 days after adjournment sine die.
Creates Task Force on Disaster Response and Recovery. Directs task force to study and recommend legislation to develop program of upgrades to critical facilities and infrastructure with goal of increasing disaster resiliency. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Makes corporations eligible to serve on juries.
Urges President, United States Secretary of Education and Congress to continue support and expansion of public funding for kindergarten through grade 12 public education and to refrain from siphoning off public school funding to support school voucher and private charter school programs.
Requires city with population of 200,000 or fewer to establish local standards to promote housing stability no later than July 1, 2019. Requires city to review local standards at least every 10 years. Exempts from state preemption of rent control cities with populations of 200,000 or fewer that adopt local standards to promote housing stability and cities with populations greater than 200,000. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requests federal government to appoint special master to ensure that any restructuring of federal environmental and natural resource laws and policies be undertaken in cooperation and collaboration with states.
