California Daily Ledger-5/12/05

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California Daily Ledger
May 12, 2005




AGRICULTURE | POLITICS & GOVERNMENT | EDUCATION | ENVIRONMENT | HEALTHCARE| LAWYERS & COURTS | TECHNOLOGY | TRANSPORTATION | EMPLOYMENT | TAX | RETIREMENT | OTHER | VETERANS |



BILLS CHAPTERED INTO LAW

LAWYERS & COURTS


YOUTH AND ADULT CORRECTIONAL AGENCY

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SB 737, Romero, Chaptered on May 10, 2005

This bill would abolish those departments and boards, and instead
create the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_737_bill_20050510_chaptered.html

NEW BILLS INTRODUCED AND AMENDED


EDUCATION


SCHOOL FACILITIES

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SB 711, Dutton, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would also require the governing board of a school

district to promulgate rules and regulations providing for the review

of an objection to a decision regarding competing applications for

the use of school facilities or grounds, as specified, thus creating

a state-mandated local program.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_711_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

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SB 912, Ducheny, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require that the members of the state board be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of 2/3 of the Senate, pursuant to specified qualifications.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_912_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



PUPIL COUNSELING

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AB 707, Loni Hancock, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would authorize a school district to provide a pupil with an academic and career exploration plan prior to the completion of grade 9.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_707_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



EDUCATION

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AB 831, Committee on Education, Amended on May 9, 2005

This bill would require that review to be completed by the fourth week of the school year, and would permit the county superintendent of schools in a county with 200 or more schools that
are ranked in any of deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, of the 2003 base Academic Performance Index to utilize a combination of visits and written surveys of teachers for the purpose of determining
sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_831_bill_20050509_amended_sen.html>



SCHOOL READINESS CENTERS

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AB 927, Gene Mullin, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would replace all references to state preschool programs in the provisions with references to part day school readiness centers.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_927_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY INTERVENTION

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AB 953, Joe Coto, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require the Superintendent to remove the management team, trustee, or school assistance and intervention team from providing services at all other school sites if it fails to assist 2 schools in making significant growth on the Academic Performance Index 36 months after it is assigned to those school sites.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0951-1000/ab_953_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>


PUBLIC EDUCATION

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AB 1219, Hector De La Torre, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would make those provisions inoperative on July 1, 2015.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1219_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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AB 1420, Roger Niello, R Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require the unified school district that results from the unification of the Grant Joint Union High School District and the Del Paso Heights Elementary School District to retain the revenue limits of the affected school districts until the unified school district that results from this unification is reorganized.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1420_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

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AB 1548, Fran Pavley, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would require a publisher that makes basic instructional materials available to a school district in a hard copy format to make instructional materials available in an electronic multimedia format upon adoption of instructional materials after January 1, 2006, by the state board or by the
governing board of a school district that maintains a high school.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1548_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



DAY OF THE TEACHER

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ACR 55, Jerome Horton, D Enrolled on May 10, 2005
This measure would proclaim May 10, 2005, as the Day of the Teacher and urge all Californians to observe it.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_55_bill_20050510_enrolled.html>

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
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ACR 56, Judy Chu, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This measure would urge each campus of the California State University to provide a detailed accounting of budget allocations and expenditures of state General Fund moneys in specified budget categories in accordance with prescribed annual deadlines.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_56_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



EMPLOYMENT


PUBLIC CONTRACTS

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AB 499, Mark Leno, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would authorize the San Francisco Community College District, pursuant to a specified 5-year pilot project, to provide similar preferences to a small and local business.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_499_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES

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AB 617, John Benoit, R Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would require the department to establish a workgroup of child care advocates and other relevant members to develop a proposal for a rating system of child day care facilities in California.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_617_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



EMPLOYEE WAGES & WORKING HOURS

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AB 875, Paul Koretz, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would require the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition to develop and
implement sets of standards that, if met by an employer, would trigger recommendation for an audit by appropriate state tax authorities of employers in violation of statutes relating to
employee wages, hours, and working conditions and would also trigger a recommendation to
the Labor Commissioner to investigate violations of the statutes.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_875_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



CALIFORNIA PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

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ACR 41, Gloria Negrete McLeod, D Enrolled on May 10, 2005
This measure would honor California peace officers and commemorate Friday, May 6, 2005, as California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_41_bill_20050510_enrolled.html>


ENVIRONMENT


RESERVOIRS

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SB 197, Cox, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would, instead, make the reservoir subject to additional

conditions and restrictions adopted by the entity or the State

Department of Health Services that are necessary to further protect

public health.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_197_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



AIR POLLUTION

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SB 475, Runner, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management

District, the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, and the

South Coast Air Quality Management District, to conduct a joint

study to identify means to generate or transfer additional emissions

reduction credits that could be used in the permitting of new and

modified sources in the Mojave Desert Air Basin.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_475_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



RECYCLING

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SB 743, Chesbro, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would make a conforming change in the definition of the
term "curbside collection program" for purposes of these provisions.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_743_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html


CALFED BAY DELTA PROGRAM

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AB 1244, Lois Wolk, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would modify the state act to clarify the relationship of the authority and its implementing agencies with the federal government with regard to the program.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1244_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



HEALTH CARE


HEALTH INSURANCE

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SB 634, Jackie Speier, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would impose additional requirements on health insurers
that enter into contracts with health care providers relative to the
processing and payment of claims including requiring the
disclosure of specified information in electronic format to providers
annually and, additionally, upon a contracted provider's request.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_634_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

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SB 798, Simitian, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would authorize a county to establish, by local

ordinance, a repository and distribution program for purposes of

distributing surplus unused medications to persons in need of

financial assistance to ensure access to necessary pharmaceutical

therapies.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_798_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

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SB 941, Alquist, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would provide, instead, that the costs of administering
the fund shall be based on the actual administrative costs, not to
exceed 10% of the amount of the fund.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_941_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



HEALTH CARE DECISIONS WEEK

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SCR 47, Alquist, Introduced on May 10, 2005

This measure would recognize the week of October 24 through 30,
2005, as Health Care Decisions Week in California, and would
encourage all citizens to think and talk with loved ones about their
wishes for medical care.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/scr_47_bill_20050510_introduced.html



EMERGENCY CARE

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AB 717, Mike Gordon, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would provide that any other provision of law regarding reimbursement rates Centinela Airport Clinic shall receive private and government reimbursement rates equivalent to that of a contiguous emergency department of a general acute care hospital if the clinic meets 7 conditions.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_717_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION

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AB 1062, Lori Saldana, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would require human subjects be informed regarding and consent to the
intended use of any specimen taken from the subject.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1062_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

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AB 1316, Simon Salinas, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would authorize a public hospital governing board to retain architects who meet prescribed criteria to develop its plan prior to submitting it to OSHPD for projects over $25,000 in construction costs.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1316_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION

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ACR 53, Sally J. Lieber, D Enrolled on May 10, 2005
This measure would proclaim the support and observation of the Legislature of National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, April 20 through 26, 2005.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_53_bill_20050510_enrolled.html>



LAWYERS & COURTS


CRIME

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SB 444, Ackerman, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would add various crimes relating to identity theft, and

the manufacture and sale of false identification and access cards to

those offenses which if committed by members of the criminal street

gang establish a pattern of criminal gang activity for purposes of

these provisions.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_444_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS

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SB 594, Torlakson, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would expand that provision to prohibit a court from

granting custody of, or unsupervised visitation with, a child to a

person if that person resides with a registered sex offender whose victim was a child.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_594_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



TRUSTS

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SB 754, Poochigian, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would authorize a trustee, unless prohibited by the

governing instrument, to convert a trust into a unitrust, pursuant to

specified procedures.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_754_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



CIVIL PROCEDURE

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SB 815, Ortiz, Amended on May 10, 2005

The bill would provide that a plaintiff who elects to serve the defendant's insurer as a substitute for service by publication thereby waives any claim above the policy limits of the insured.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_815_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



IDENTITY THEFT

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SB 852, Bowen, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require an agency, or a person or business

conducting business in California, that owns, licenses, or collects

computerized data that includes the personal information of a

California resident, to notify the resident of any breach of the

security of the data.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_852_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



CHILD SUPPORT

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SB 896, Runner, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would enact the Private Child Support Collection Act.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_896_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



CONCEALED FIREARMS

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SB 939, Runner, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would authorize the employer of certain retired reserve

peace officers, as defined, to issue an endorsement allowing those

retired reserve peace officers to carry concealed firearms.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_939_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



CRIME VICTIMS

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SB 972, Poochigian, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would provide that in lieu of the exemption for the

restitution fine or order, up to 50% of a county inmate's wages and

trust account deposits shall be transferred to the California Victim

Compensation and Government Claims Board for deposit in the

Restitution Fund.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0951-1000/sb_972_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



CHILD SUPPORT

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SB 1082, Morrow, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would create an additional exception to this rule to

permit service members, activated to United States military duty or

National Guard service and deployed out of state, to request

modification of a support order.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1082_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



FAMILY LAW

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SB 1088, Bowen, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would prohibit, in the absence of a stipulation to the

contrary, ex parte communications between court-appointed mediators

or evaluators and the court, and between court-appointed mediators or

evaluators and any attorney for a party to an action.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1088_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



CIVIL DISCOVERY

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AB 333, Thomas Harman, R Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would provide that a deposition of an organization shall be treated as a single deposition for purposes of this provision even though more than one person may be designated or required to testify.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_333_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



PSYCHOTHERAPISTS DUTY TO WARN

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AB 733, Joe Nation, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would revise that provision to specify that it applies where the patient himself or herself has communicated the threat to the psychotherapist.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_733_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



ELDER ABUSE REPORTING

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AB 1664, Mike Gordon, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would authorize an officer, employee, or agent of a financial institution to report incidents of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1664_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



SECRECY AGREEMENTS

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AB 1700, Fran Pavley, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would provide that in an action based upon the existence of a public danger evidence of or information concerning a public danger that was discovered during the course of litigation, whether or not that evidence or information was filed with the court, may not be kept secret pursuant to agreement of the parties or by court order.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1700_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



JUDICIARY COUNCIL

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AB 1739, Committee on Judiciary, Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would require the California Commission on Access to Justice to issue a written report to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary regarding its recommendations for specific
actions that will assist the State Bar, the Judicial Council, the California Supreme Court, and the Legislature in ensuring equal access to justice for poor and disadvantaged residents of California. <http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1739_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>


POLITICS & GOVERNMENT


COMMISSION MEMBERSHIPS

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SB 204, Bowen, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would additionally preclude membership on the CPUC by

any person who, during the 2 years preceding appointment, received a

substantial portion of his or her income from any person or

corporation subject to CPUC regulation.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_204_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



SPECIAL DISTRICTS

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SB 393, Ortiz, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require these audits to be performed in accordance

with government auditing standards for financial and compliance

audits and would impose various other requirements on these audits,

thus imposing a state-mandated local program.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_393_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



PEACE OFFICERS

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SB 779, Escutia, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require law enforcement agencies to retain for at least 15 years all complaints and related reports and findings in a file separate from an officer's general personnel file that shall also contain information about an officer that manifests misconduct involving dishonesty or moral turpitude and information required to be produced in criminal cases by the United States Constitution or the California Constitution.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_779_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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SB 796, Figueroa, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would enact the Government Modernization, Efficiency,

Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2005.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_796_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



JAPANSES INTERNMENT CAMPS

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AJR 23, Johan Klehs, D Introduced on May 10, 2005
This measure would urge the United States Congress, including all members of the California delegation, to vote for passage of, and urge President Bush to sign into law legislation that would authorize $38 million in federal funds to preserve camps where Japanese-Americans were interned during World War II.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ajr_23_bill_20050510_introduced.html>



TAX

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SB 392, Cedillo, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would, in addition, impose a tax, on and after January

1, 2006, on the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption

of, tangible personal property in this state at a rate of 1/2%

beginning on January 1, 2006.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_392_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



SALES & USE TAX

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AB 548, Bonnie Garcia, R Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would provide an exemption from that tax for the gross receipts from the retail sale of qualified back-to-school products purchased during a specified period in August 2006.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_548_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



CORPORATION TAX

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AB 1375, Joe Nation, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would impose an additional tax at a rate of 2.5% on a specified bank or financial corporation that is engaged in the business of issuing credit cards to California consumers on terms that are inequitable to the consumers.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1375_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



RETIREMENT

STATE TEACHERS

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AB 1770, Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security,
Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would provide that a participant who performed service in the uniformed services after September 11, 2001, and returned to employment prior to July 30, 2006, with the same employer, is not required to make those employee contributions for the 12-month period following his or her entry into that military service.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1770_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



TRANSPORTATION

VESSEL REGISTRATION
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SB 255, Torlakson, Amended on May 10, 2005

The bill would require the funds derived from increasing the fee
to be allocated, upon appropriation, to the Department of Boating and
Waterways for expenditure in support of programs under the
department's jurisdiction.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_255_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html


TRANSPORTATION

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SB 561, Runner, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would instead authorize the department to enter into
comprehensive development franchise agreements with public and
private entities or consortia for specified types of transportation
projects, subject to certain requirements and conditions.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_561_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

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SB 851, Murray, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require the contract administrator to undertake
those actions whenever federal regulations require it.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_851_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



RAIL FEEDER BUS SERVICE

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AB 765, Lori Salinas, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would authorize the department to enter into an agreement with a public motor carrier in the County of Monterey to provide mixed-mode feeder bus service between San Jose and Monterey via Gilroy if there is no private motor carrier providing scheduled bus service
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_765_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



OTHER


MOBILEHOME PARKS

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SB 125, Dutton, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would specify that the management of a mobilehome park
may charge a reasonable fee for cleanup of the land and premises if
the homeowner fails to do so.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_125_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



MANUFACTURED HOMES

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SB 198, Lowenthal, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community

Development to adopt guidelines and to implement a program complying with federal requirements related to standards for installing or altering the installation of manufactured homes.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_198_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE

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SB 518, Kehoe, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would prohibit an insurer, in the event of a loss relating to a state of emergency, from placing upon an insured a time limit of less than 24 months from the date of loss for coverage for additional living expenses.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_518_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



INDIAN CHILDREN

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SB 678, Ducheny, Amended on May 9, 2005

The bill would require a court to appoint legal counsel to represent an Indian custodian or
biological parent of an Indian child in guardianship proceedings if that custodian or parent lacks the financial ability to retain counsel and requests that appointment.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_678_bill_20050509_amended_sen.html



TITLE INSURANCE

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SB 728, Escutia, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would prohibit a person from marketing, offering,

soliciting, negotiating, or selling title insurance in this state

unless the person holds a valid certificate of registration as a

title solicitor issued by the commissioner.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_728_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html



FISH PASSAGES

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SB 857, Kuehl, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require the department to prepare an annual report to the Legislature describing the status of the department's progress in locating, assessing, and remediating barriers to fish passage
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_857_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html

ELDER AND DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE
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SB 1018, Simitian, Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would include within these reporting requirements mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse, and would, with certain exceptions, make failure to comply with these requirements subject to a civil penalty.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1018_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html

CALIFORNIA FITNESS MONTH
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SCR 33, Torlakson, Enrolled on May 10, 2005

This measure would proclaim May 2005, as California Fitness Month,
and encourage all Californians to enrich their lives through proper
diet and exercise.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/scr_33_bill_20050510_enrolled.html

REAL ESTATE TIME SHARES

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AB 641, Cindy Montanez, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would require an applicant preparing a public report for a time-share plan to present the evidence for each accommodation in each time-share property that is, or will be, offered for sale in California.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_641_bill_20050510_amended_sen.html>



TOUCH SCREEN DEVICES

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AB 768, Joe Nation, D Amended on May 10, 2005

This bill would require any touch-screen device that is used for the purpose of self-service check in at a hotel or at a location providing passenger transportation services, excluding rental car agencies, to be equipped with the necessary technology to enable a visually impaired person to access the device.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_768_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



BANK DEPOSITS & COLLECTIONS

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AB 1304, Ronald Calderon, D Amended on May 10, 2005
This bill would alternatively allow a customer to request a substitute check under those circumstances.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1304_bill_20050510_amended_asm.html>



PUBLIC RECORDS

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AB 1775, Joseph Canciamilla, D Introduced on May 10, 2005
This bill would exempt a document prepared by a private entity relating to protecting critical infrastructure that is provided to a state or local agency, and the disclosure of which is likely to jeopardize public safety, including blueprints, plans, policies, procedures, and schematic drawings that relate to internal layout and structural elements, security measures, security systems, emergency preparedness, and threat or vulnerability assessments and various
records relating to public security and safety

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STATE SPACE TOURISM INDUSTRY

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ACR 7, Sharon Runner, R Enrolled on May 10, 2005
This measure would congratulate and express the Legislature's appreciation for the achievements of SpaceShipOne and the efforts of the team of Paul Allen, Burt Rutan, and pilots Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie in making privately funded manned space flight a commercial
reality.
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