California Daily Ledger-May 10, 2005

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California Daily Ledger
May 10, 2005




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





EDUCATION


UNDERPERFORMINTG SCHOOLS

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AB 1071, Judy Chu, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would make an appropriation by increasing the amount that may be used for the program to $17,648,050

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1071_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



EMPLOYMENT


WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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AB 521, Sharon Runner, R Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would require that a grant to a district attorney under these provisions be awarded on the basis of a single application for a period of three years
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_521_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



OVERTIME COMPENSATION

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AB 1012, Joe Nation, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would require the Department of Industrial Relations to report annually
regarding the impact of these provisions on the retention in recruitment to and outsourcing from
California of computer consulting jobs including the impact on the wages, hours, overtime, and working conditions of computer consultants in California
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1012_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



DENTISTRY

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AB 1143, Bill Emmerson, R Amended on May 9, 2005

This bill would delete the requirement that an applicant apply to take the examination, and would instead authorize him or her to apply for a special permit
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1143_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



HEALTH CARE


EPHEDRINE & PSEUDOEPHEDRINE

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AB 283, Paul Koretz, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would provide that the dispensing, sale, or distribution at retail of any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any detectable quantity of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or any derivative of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine shall be subject to specified additional requirements
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_283_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

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AB 909, Edward Chavez, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would authorize a health care service plan and a health insurer to provide notice electronically if certain requirements are met.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_909_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



ACUPUNCTURE

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AB 1116, Leland Yee, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would require an applicant for licensure to complete a postgraduate residency under the supervision of a licensed acupuncturist and pursuant to regulations to be adopted by the board .
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1116_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

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AB 1533, Karen Bass, D Amended on May 9, 2005

This bill would add to those exceptions an individual, or his or her dependent, who has lost or will lose Healthy Families Program coverage as a result of exceeding the program's income or age limits and who requests enrollment within 30 days after termination of coverage.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1533_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

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AB 1711, Tony Strickland, R Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would authorize a registered nurse or licensed pharmacist to administer in skilled nursing facilities influenza and peumococcal immunizations to a patient over 50 years of age, pursuant to standing orders and without patient-specific orders standing orders that are not patient specific meet prescribed federal recommendations and are approved by the medical director of the facility .
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1711_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



LAWYERS & COURTS


PAROLE

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AB 102, Rebecca Cohn, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would eliminate that repeal date.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_102_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

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AB 550, Jackie Goldberg, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would require the agencies to provide training to their corrections staff that includes the communication of a clear statement that sexual abuse of inmates and wards is a crime that will be reported to law enforcement.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_550_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



ATTEMPTED MURDER

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AB 999, Doug La Malfa, R Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would provide that the elements defining the crime of attempted murder of a police officer or firefighter, and the penalties therefor, also apply to the attempted murder of a custodial officer
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0951-1000/ab_999_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



FOSTER YOUTH

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ACR 58, Nicole Parra, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This measure would recognize that the rights of foster youth are critical to ensuring their well-being and future, and would urge the State Departments of Social Services, Education, Health
Services, and Mental Health, as well as other designated entities, to develop practices to assist foster youth in understanding their rights and available resources.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_58_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



POLITICS & GOVERNMENT


WRITE IN CANDIDATES

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AB 43, Juan Vargas, D Amended on May 9, 2005

This bill would require a liberal construction of these provisions in the event of a recount to ensure that a ballot is counted if the voter's intent can be determined, regardless of
whether the voter has literally complied with the voting instructions.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_43_bill_20050509_amended_sen.html>



STATE PROPERTY

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AB 1457, Joe Baca, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would authorize the City of San Bernardino to transfer the property to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino for sale for private development provided that specified
conditions are met, including that the proceeds of the sale be used for the acquisition of replacement park land within the City of San Bernardino.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1451-1500/ab_1457_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965

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AJR 19, Mervyn M. Dymally, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This measure would memorialize the President and Congress of the United States to declare their public support for reauthorizing the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, certain provisions of which are scheduled to expire in 2007 unless extended by Congress.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ajr_19_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



TAX


USE TAX

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AB 671, Johan Klehs, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill makes findings with respect to the loss of use tax revenue attributable to those persons that fail to pay use tax that is owed to this state.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_671_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



PERSONAL INCOME TAX

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AB 1028, Jerome Horton, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would allow a credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2005, and before January 1, 2010, in an amount equal to 6% of the amount paid or incurred for qualified property, as defined, to be used in a qualified activity the cutting and packing of meat, seafood, or poultry,
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1028_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



SALES & USE TAX

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AB 1580, Alberto Torrico, D Amended on May 9, 2005

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to exempt from those taxes the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption of, manufacturing equipment and telecommunication
equipment used in the manufacturing process.

<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1580_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



TECHNOLOGY


GOVERNOR'S REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 2 OF 2005
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Introduced on May 9, 2005
This reorganization plan would create the Department of Technology Services in state government, under the Director of Technology Services, within the State and Consumer Services Agency and would create the Technology Services Board, with a specified membership, within the department.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/grp_2_bill_20050509_introduced.html>



TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT FUND

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ACA 4, George Plescia, R Amended on May 9, 2005

This measure would delete the provision authorizing the Governor and the Legislature to suspend the transfer of revenues from the General Fund to the Transportation Investment Fund for a fiscal year during a fiscal emergency.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/aca_4_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE

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ACR 16, Lois Wolk, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This measure would designate the interchange of State Highway Route 5 and State Highway Route 113 the "CHP Sergeant Gary R. Wagers Memorial Interchange."
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_16_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



VETERANS


CALIFORNIA VETERANS

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AB 599, Mike Gordon, D Amended on May 9, 2005
This bill would specifically include within this priority, veterans in need of mental health services
who are not eligible for care by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal health care providers and would require the county to refer the veteran to the county veterans service officer
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0551-0600/ab_599_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



OTHER


BUILDING STANDARDS

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AB 304, Loni Hancock, D Amended on May 9, 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_20050509_amended_asm.html>



SEISMIC SAFETY

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AB 584, Sam Blakeslee, R Amended on May 9, 2005

This bill would delete an obsolete cross-reference, repeal an obsolete grant program, transfer funds remaining in the Alfred E. Alquist Earthquake Fund to the Seismic Safety Account in the
Insurance Fund, appropriate those funds to the Seismic Safety Commission for expenditure in the 2005-06 fiscal year and repeal the provision creating the Alfred E.Alquist Earthquake Fund .
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0551-0600/ab_584_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



POLICY TERMS

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AB 1084, Juan Vargas, D Amended on May 9, 2005

This bill would allow a disability income insurance policy to contain a provision stating that benefits shall not be payable unless the insured is covered under a medical health insurance policy or plan and is receiving care by a licensed physician that, under prevailing medical standards, is appropriate for the condition causing the disability
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1084_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



ENERGY

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AB 1632, Sam Blakeslee, R Amended on May 9, 2005

This bill would require the commission to compile and assess existing scientific studies to determine the potential vulnerability, to a major disruption due to aging or a major seismic event, of large baseload generation facilities of 1,700 megawatts or greater, and of other plants with the potential to impact system reliability, as determined by the commission
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1632_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM

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ACR 61, John Benoit, R Amended on May 9, 2005
This measure would endorse the effort to build the National Law Enforcement Museum and would encourage individuals and organizations throughout the State of California to support this worthy cause.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_61_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>



ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH

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ACR 62, Alan Nakanishi, R Amended on May 9, 2005
This measure would commend Asian and Pacific Islander Americans for their notable accomplishments and outstanding service to the state and recognize May 2005 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_62_bill_20050509_amended_asm.html>