California Daily Ledger-June 7, 2005

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



NEW BILLS INTRODUCED AND AMENDED


EMPLOYMENT


WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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AB 1737, Leland Yee, D Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would require that on or before December 1, 2005, the
Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation, in
consultation with the Department of Industrial Relations, provide a
report to the Legislature that evaluates the extent to which Medi-Cal
payments may be covering medical treatment costs that are the
responsibility of the workers' compensation system.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1737_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>



EDUCATION



CHARTER SCHOOLS

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SB 319, Migden, Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill, instead, would subject to different funding provisions, a charter school in a nonbasic aid unified school district that was operational and converted to charter status before January 1, 2005, or that is receiving startup funding, and that would otherwise be subject to the above provisions of existing law.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_319_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html



EDUCATION

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SB 821, Perata, Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would require, for the period of time during which the

Superintendent is assuming the legal rights, duties, and powers of

the governing board and has appointed an administrator to act on his

or her behalf, the Superintendent to annually appear with the

administrator at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board

in order to provide an update on the reports and plans described above.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_821_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html



VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

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SB 845, Scott, Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would, until January 1, 2013, permit a school district
to, notwithstanding these provisions, employ an individual to teach
career technical education who possesses sufficient professional
experience directly related to the subject matter he or she is
employed to teach, with certain requirements.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_845_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html



ASTHMA IN SCHOOLS

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AB 264, Wilma Chan, D Amended on May 27, 2005
This bill would require the State Department of Education to
supply each school district and each county office of education with
a copy of the report titled Guidelines for the Management of Asthma
in California Schools.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_264_bill_20050527_amended_asm.html>



HEALTH CARE


HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

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AB 356, Wilma Chan, D Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would require a health care service plan or a
health insurer that offers health care coverage in the
individual market to provide an individual to whom it denies
coverage or enrollment or to whom it offers coverage at a higher
than standard rate, with a written reason for that action
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_356_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>



AUTOMATED DRUG DELIVERY

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AB 522, George Plescia, R Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would clarify existing law to define pharmacy services
and to require a pharmacist reviewing an order for a drug to check
for contraindications and adverse drug reactions.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_522_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>



CALIFORNIA COMPASSIONATE CHOICES ACT

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AB 651, Lloyd Levine, D Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would enact the California Compassionate Choices Act,
which would authorize an adult who meets certain qualifications, and
who has been determined by his or her attending physician to be
suffering from a terminal disease, as defined, to make a request for
medication for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and
dignified manner.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_651_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>



TRAUMA SERVICES

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AB 1768, Committee on Public Safety, Amended on May 27, 2005

This bill would make legislative findings about the effectiveness of the
services provided by the Trauma Recovery Center established as
a pilot project under these provisions.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1768_bill_20050527_amended_asm.html>



LAWYERS & COURTS


DECEDENTS ESTATES

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AB 204, Thomas Harman, R Amended June 6, 2005
This bill would require that specification, and any revocation
or amendment thereof, to be dated.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_204_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>


GUARDIANS

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AB 541, Thomas Harman, R Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would authorize a court to require any person who
is seeking custody of, or visitation with, a child who is the subject
of a guardianship proceeding, to undergo drug testing pursuant to
the described procedures.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_541_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>



CHILD ABUSE REPORTING

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AB 776, Judy Chu, D Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would require those agencies to keep a log of all
reports received for further evaluation and investigation

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_776_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>



SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS

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SB 723, Denham, Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would, notwithstanding any provision of law, prohibit
sexually violent predators released under the conditional release
program from being placed within 1/4 mile of any public or private
school providing instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to
12, inclusive, if the person has been convicted of certain offenses or the court finds that the person has a history of improper sexual conduct with children.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_723_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html


POLITICS & GOVERNMENT


STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

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ACR 67, George Plescia, R Amended on June 6, 2005
This measure would designate the Department of Transportation
District 11 office building in San Diego as the Wadie P. Deddeh State
Office Building.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_67_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html>



VOTER AWARENESS WEEK

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ACR 72, Mark Wyland, R Introduced on June 6, 2005
This measure would proclaim the week of October 24 to 28, 2005, as
Voter Awareness Week.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_72_bill_20050606_introduced.html>



PUBLIC CONTRACTS

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SB 287, Cox, Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would extend the repeal date of these provisions,

thereby continuing their operation until January 1, 2011.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_287_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html



SENATE RULES

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SR 14, Perata, Amended on June 6, 2005

A display bill shall not be heard or acted on in any

committee, or voted on by the Senate. For purposes of this rule,

"display bill" means a bill that sets forth substantive changes in or

additions to existing law but states in the text of the bill that

its provisions are set forth for display purposes only, or words of like effect.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sr_14_bill_20050606_introduced.html



TAX



PROPERTY TAX

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AB 1614, Johan Klehs, D Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would provide that a hospital is rebuttably presumed
to be organized or operated for profit if, during the immediately
preceding fiscal year the operating revenues are in excess
of the operating expenses of the hospital by an amount equal to
more than 10% of the hospital's operating expenses.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1614_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>



RETIREMENT

COUNTY EMPLYEES

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AB 1769, Gloria Negrete-McLeod, D Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would include the retirement systems established in San
Bernardino County and Kern County within the definition of a
"district" for purposes of providing retirement benefits to those
systems' employees, subject to resolution by the board of retirement
making that provision applicable to the county.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1769_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html>



OTHER


HOUSING

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SB 287, Cox, Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would revise these conditions, as specified, and apply them only to an attached housing development, as defined, on any parcel zoned for an attached housing development.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_326_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html



WATER

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SB 347, Ortiz, Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would provide that the project includes the construction
of a new bridge with an estimated cost of $66,000,000, of which
$36,000,000 is allocated to flood damage reduction and dam safety.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_347_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html



PERSONAL INFORMATION

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SB 440, Jackie Speier, D Amended on June 6, 2005

This bill would prohibit a business, as defined, from

discriminating against or denying an otherwise qualified consumer a

product or service because the consumer has not provided the consent

to disclose or share personal information pertaining to him or her,

or because the consumer has directed that the information not be

disclosed or shared, pursuant to state or federal law.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_440_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html



GAMBLING CONTROL ACT

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AB 611, Audra Strickland, R Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would require that an agreement, contract, or
arrangement between a gambling establishment and a
gambling business be approved in advance by the division
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_611_bill_20050606_amended_asm.html>

AUTO INSURANCE
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AB 778, Gene Mullin, D Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would prohibit an auto liability policy from containing
any provision that expressly or impliedly excludes from coverage
under the policy the operation or use of an insured motor vehicle by
the named insured in the performance of any in-home supportive
services
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_778_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>

DRIVING REEXAMINATION
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AB 1149, Jay La Suer, R Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would authorize the department to include in the
reexamination a demonstration of the person's ability
to operate a motor vehicle.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1149_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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AB 1527, Carol Liu, D Amended on June 6, 2005
This bill would prohibit a supervised financial institution
from issuing a consumer deposit account number to a
customer if the account number was previously held by
another customer until at least 3 years have passed since
that account was closed.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1527_bill_20050606_amended_sen.html>