California Daily Ledger May 16 2005

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



BILLS CHAPTERED INTO LAW



EDUCATION


DAY OF THE TEACHER

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ACR 55, Jerome Horton, D Chaptered on May 15, 2005
This measure proclaims May 11, 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_20050512_chaptered.html>



EMPLOYMENT


PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

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ACR 41, Gloria Negrete McLeod, D Chaptered on May 15, 2005
This measure honors 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_20050512_chaptered.html>



HEALTH CARE


ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION

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ACR 53, Sally J. Lieber, D Chaptered on May 15, 2005
This measure proclaims 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_20050512_chaptered.html>



POLITICS & GOVERNMENT


STATE SPACE TOURISM

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ACR 7, Sharon Runner, R Chaptered on May 15, 2005
This measure congratulateS and expresses 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.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_7_bill_20050512_chaptered.html>


NEW BILLS INTRODUCED AND AMENDED



EDUCATION
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS

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SB 414, Elaine Alquist, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would establish the Science, Mathematics, and Reading Teacher Development Program (SMART) by recasting and revising numerous provisions relating to the Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_414_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html



PUPIL ASSESSMENT

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SB 517, Gloria Romero, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would require the Superintendent, by September 1 of each year,

to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature that compares specified conditions in high schools with regard to the high school exit examination.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_517_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html



CHARTER SCHOOLS

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SB 535, George C. Runner, R Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would permit such a sale of surplus property to a charter school that is authorized by the school district and would require a charter school that purchases surplus property under these provisions to comply with certain restrictions regarding its use and disposal.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_535_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html

COMMUNITY COLLEGES
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SB 709, Jackie Speier, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would require that the annual report also include a
summary of any and all audit exceptions found by the office of the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the actions taken
by the chancellor in response to those audit findings.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_709_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html


SCHOOL FINANCE

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SB 1035, Dennis Hollingsworth, R Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would allow school districts to use up to one-third of the annual deposits
to the restricted account for the regular routine cleaning required to ensure that facilities
are appropriately maintained.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1035_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html



HEALTH CARE


REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

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SB 18, Deborah Ortiz, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would prohibit human oocytes or embryos from being

acquired, sold, received, or otherwise transferred for valuable

consideration for medical research or development of medical therapies.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_18_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html



WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE

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SB 510, Dennis Hollingsworth, R Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would require the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau to study motorcycle and specialty vehicle dealerships with the purpose of developing a rating system.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_510_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html



MEDI-CAL
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SB 750, Nell Soto, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would require the department to require any health care Plan to develop
performance objectives, and a program related to wellness behaviors and disease management.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_750_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html

HEALTH CARE DISTRICTS
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SB 776, Elaine Alquist, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would add to the purposes for which the board of directors of a district may borrow money, issue bonds, or execute first mortgages, first deeds of trust, or other security interests, for the purpose of securing federally insured loans issued under the National Housing Act.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_776_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html

HEALTH CARE
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SB 913, Joseph S. Simitian, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would, prohibit any health care service plan or any health insurer contracting to provide coverage for drugs from requiring a step therapy pharmacy management protocol.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_913_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html


POLITICS & GOVERNMENT


PUBLIC WORKS

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SB 1024, Don Perata, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would enact the Safe Facilities, Improved Mobility, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2005 to authorize $7,688,000,000 in state general obligation bonds for specified purposes,

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1024_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html



PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT

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SBX1 2, Joseph Dunn, D Introduced on May 12, 2005

This bill would establish in the retirement fund for each employer

a Taxpayer Adverse Risk Prevention Account.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx1_2_bill_20050512_introduced.html



PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT

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SBX1 3, Jackie Speier, D Introduced on May 12, 2005

This bill would provide that if a recipient of a disability retirement refuses to submit

to a medical examination, the pension portions of his or her allowance may be

discontinued until the withdrawal of the refusal.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx1_3_bill_20050512_introduced.html



TRANSPORTATION

VEHICLES
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SB 60, Gilbert Cedillo, D Amended on May 12, 2005

The bill would require the department to issue driver's licenses that permit driving
and are acceptable by a federal agency for any official purpose by the federal
Secretary of Homeland Security.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_60_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html

VEHICLES
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SB 114, Debra Bowen, D Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would require a manufacturer that is required to provide a
notification of a safety-related vehicle recall to vehicle owners and
purchasers under federal law to access the vehicle registration records
of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_114_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html

RAILROAD SAFETY
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SJR 13, Martha Escutia, D Introduced on May 12, 2005

This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the
United States to amend the Federal Railroad Safety Act to allow state
and local regulation.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sjr_13_bill_20050512_introduced.html

VETERANS


VETERANS

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SB 320, Michael Machado, D Amended on May 12, 2005
This bill would preclude a business enterprise from applying for certification as a disabled veteran business enterprise for 3 years if that business enterprise has been denied certification as a disabled veteran business enterprise.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_320_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html


OTHER


STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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SB 548, Bill Morrow, R Amended on May 12, 2005

This bill would authorize the Director of General Services to establish a master builders' risk insurance program for all state construction projects during construction and that policy would require a deductible of at least $25,000 from the contractor.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_548_bill_20050512_amended_sen.html


PARAMOUNT HAY TREE IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT

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SCR 48, Alan S. Lowenthal, D Introduced on May 12, 2005

This measure would declare that specified exits on State Highway Routes 91, 710, and 105 should be designated with signs noting the presence of the Paramount Hay Tree, a state historical landmark in the City of Paramount.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/scr_48_bill_20050512_introduced.html