California Daily Ledger-June 14, 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


AGRICULTURE


AMMONIUM NITRATE

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AB 924, Joseph Canciamilla, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would require persons who manufacture or distribute
ammonium nitrate fertilizer to inform the Secretary of Food and
Agriculture and to obtain a license identifying him as a manufacturer
or distributor of ammonium nitrate.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_924_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



EDUCATION


CIVIC CENTERS

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AB 416, George Plescia, R Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would remove those conditions and delete the requirement

that a fee be charged to a church or religious organization for the
use of the facilities or grounds to conduct religious services.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_416_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



EMPLOYMENT



PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

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AB 1206, Jerome Horton, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would require the employer to administer an employee
time bank to be used by members of the employee organization for the
purposes of carrying out the business of that employee organization.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1206_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



TRUCK & BUS DRIVERS

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AJR 16, Joe Baca, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This measure would amend the federal statutes in an
expeditious manner to allow for the equal treatment of
commercial drivers who are off duty and using a private
vehicle when they incur minor traffic infractions.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ajr_16_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



ENVIRONMENT


KITCHEN GREASE

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AB 1065, Barbara Matthews, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would define "interceptor grease" for purposes of
regulation, including setting fees for transporters of interceptor
grease.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1065_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



CONSERVANCY PROGRAM

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AB 1126, Lori Saldana, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to establish a
state conservancy program to protect, promote, and enhance the
natural resources, cultural heritage, and economic values and
programs in San Diego and Mission Bay, and to preserve those
attributes for the ongoing benefit of present and future generations.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1126_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



HEALTH CARE


AGNEWS DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

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AB 609, Sally J. Lieber, D Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would require the department to establish the Agnews
Developmental Center Campus Advisory Group, to make
recommendations to the department regarding disposition of the
Agnews campus.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_609_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



AIM PROGRAM

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AB 794, Judy Chu, D Enrolled on June 13, 2005
This bill would provide that the department may accept or use
federal moneys allocated to the state under SCHIP to fund the
medically necessary pregnancy-related services provided to aliens
under the Medi-Cal program, and would authorize the board to accept
and use these moneys for women in the AIM Program, only when, during
the period of coverage under these programs, the woman is the
beneficiary.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_794_bill_20050613_enrolled.html>



RADIATION EXPOSURE

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AB 929, Jenny Oropeza, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would require the Radiologic Health Branch of the
department toadopt regulations that require personnel and
facilities using radiation-producing equipment for medical and dental
purposes to maintain and implement quality assurance standards that
meet or exceed the existing mammography standards for the
protection of the public health and safety .
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_929_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



ORAL CONSCIOUS SEDATION

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AB 1386, John Laird, D Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would require an onsite inspection and evaluation at
least once every 5 years and require a permittee to complete
24 hours of approved courses of study related to general
anesthesia as a condition of renewal.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1386_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



LAWYERS & COURTS


PROTECTIVE ORDERS

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AB 118, Rebecca Cohn, D Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would require that if a criminal protective order has
been issued a visitation order or a specified custody and
visitation order shall make reference to, and acknowledge the
precedence of enforcement of any appropriate criminal protective order.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_118_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



AMBER ALERTS

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AB 376, Dennis Mountjoy, R Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would provide that any person who reports to a law
enforcement agency that an abduction has occurred, with the intent to
activate the Emergency Alert System is punishable by a fine, imprisonment
in a county jail or by both.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_376_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



CRIME

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AB 421, Todd Spitzer, R Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would make every person who distributes, or knowingly
aids and abets in the distribution of, personal information about
a person who is less than 18 years of age a crime against that
person shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment in a county jail or
by both.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_421_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY

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AB 459, Jenny Oropeza, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would make it the sole responsibility of the seller of
residential property, or his or her agent, in addition to any other
disclosures required, to deliver to the prospective purchaser
a disclosure notice containing specified information about
supplemental property tax assessments
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_459_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



DEPENDENT CHILDREN

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AB 880, Rebecca Cohn, D Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would specify that when the return of a dependent child
to his or her parent is not possible and placement of the child is
being considered, the primary purpose of the law with respect to
dependent children is to identify family members who may be able to
safely care for the child.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0851-0900/ab_880_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



FIREARMS STATUTES

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ACR 73, Kevin McCarthy, R Introduced on June 13, 2005
This measure would request the California Law Revision Commission
prepare legislation revising specified provisions of the Penal Code
relating to firearms.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_73_bill_20050613_introduced.html>



POLITICS & GOVERNMENT


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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AB 777, Fabian Nunez, D Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would require the commission, in collaboration with the
Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, the Labor and
Workforce Development Agency and the Franchise Tax Board
to conduct a statewide analysis, covering 1995 to 2005, of the
impact of runaway production on the California film industry.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab_777_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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AB 1029, Jerome Horton, D Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would provide that the appointment of the executive
officer is subject to Senate confirmation.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1029_bill_20050613_amended_asm.html>



BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS

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AB 1461, Simon Salinas, D Amended on June 13, 2005
The bill would require the Department of Housing and Community
Development to determine, and announce in the applicable Notice of Funding
Availability, the maximum amounts.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1451-1500/ab_1461_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



ECONOMIC STRATEGY PANEL

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AB 1516, Juan Arambula, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would include the development of a California Regional
Economies Project, with specified components within the matters
of concern to be addressed in the panel's meetings.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1516_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>

ENTERPRISE ZONES
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AB 1563, Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and
the Economy, Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would require the report submitted by the Department of
Housing and Community Development to include a review of any efforts
made regarding training of unemployed individuals pursuant to these
provisions.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1563_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>

HOUSING
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AB 1754, Committee on Housing and Community
Development, Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would authorize the agency to issue bonds for the
purpose of making loans to local public entities, and for the
purposes of the agency, pursuant to specified provisions of existing
law.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1754_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>

COMMISSIONS & DEPARTMENTS
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Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 2005
This measure would abolish the State Energy Resources and
Conservation Commission, the California Consumer Power and
Conservation Financing Authority, and the Electricity Oversight
board.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/grp_3_bill_20050613_introduced.html>


TRANSPORTATION



COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES
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AB 1623, Johan Klehs, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would authorize the Alameda County Congestion Management
Agency, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, the Transportation
Authority of Marin, the Napa County Transportation Planning Agency
and the Sacramento Transportation Authority to impose an annual fee of
up to $5 on motor vehicles registered within those counties for a program
for the management of traffic congestion and the mitigation of
environmental impacts of motor vehicles within that county.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1623_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>

AMTRAK
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AJR 18, Dave Jones, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This measure would memorialize the Congress of the United States
to provide adequate operating and capital funding for Amtrak at
specified levels, to preserve and improve the 4 national network
Amtrak trains currently serving California

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ajr_18_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



TAX


PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO WITHHOLD
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AB 1628, Johan Klehs, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would modify the current assessment procedure to permit
the Franchise Tax Board to assess a penalty for failure to withhold
immediately after a failure to withhold occurs and to base the
imposition of that penalty solely on the failure of the agent to
withhold rather than on the amount of tax owed by the taxpayer.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1628_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>

TAX INSTALLMENT UNDERPAYMENTS
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AB 1631, Johan Klehs, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would preclude a penalty from being imposed under these
laws for an underpayment in a specified taxable year or in any
taxable year thereafter if the underpayment was created or increased
by a change in law in that same taxable year.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1631_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>

SALES TAX EXEMPTION
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AB 1644, Hector De La Torre, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would suspend that exemption for the 2006 calendar year
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1644_bill_20050613_amended_asm.html>


OTHER


ENERGY

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GRP 3, Governor's Reorganization Plan, Introduced on June 13, 2005
This measure would abolish the State Energy Resources and

Conservation Commission, the California Consumer Power and

Conservation Financing Authority, and the Electricity Oversight

board. The measure would create the Department of Energy, headed by a

Secretary of Energy, and would create the California Energy

Commission and the Office of Energy Market Oversight within the

department.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/grp_3_bill_20050613_introduced.html



LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

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AB 279, Ronald Calderon, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would authorize a limited liability company to operate
as a health care service plan if certain conditions are satisfied.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_279_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



BUILDING STANDARDS

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AB 304, Loni Hancock, D Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would include within those buildings that are potentially
hazardous if an earthquake occurs, wood-frame, multiunit residential
buildings where the ground floor portion of the structure contains
parking or other similar open floor space that causes soft, weak,
or open-front wall lines
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_304_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS

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AB 362, Greg Aghazarian, R Amended on June 13, 2005

The bill would provide that all persons shall have equal procedural
rights and be afforded equal treatment in all proceedings
conducted pursuant to the act.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_362_bill_20050608_amended_sen.html>



REAL ESTATE TIME-SHARES

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AB 641, Cindy Montanez, D Amended on June 13, 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_20050613_amended_sen.html>



POCKET BIKES

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AB 1051, John Benoit, R Amended on June 13, 2005
This bill would require a manufacturer of a pocket bike
To affix on the pocket bike a sticker with a specified printed
Disclosure stating that the pocket bike is prohibited from
being operated on a sidewalk, roadway, or any part of a
highway, or on a bikeway, bicycle path or trail, equestrian trail
hiking or recreational trail, or on public lands open to off-highway
motor vehicle use
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1051_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



ACUTE ORPHAN WELL FUND

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AB 1471, Kevin McCarthy, R Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would require the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal
Resources in the Department of Conservation to impose a fee upon
the person operating each oil and gas well in the state, or owning
royalty or other interests in respect to the production from the well

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1451-1500/ab_1471_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



HORSE RACING

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AB 1752, Lloyd Levine, D Amended on June 13, 2005

This bill would require the board to promulgate and adopt
regulations regarding conflicts of interest and develop a code of
ethics

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1752_bill_20050613_amended_sen.html>



TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE 2005

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ACR 68, Lori Saldana, D Amended on June 13, 2005
This measure would commend the California host ports and related
nonprofit organizations for their efforts relative to hosting the
Tall Ships Challenge 2005 and would invite the nations of the world
to send their tall ships to participate in this event.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_68_bill_20050613_amended_asm.html>