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Major & Significant Legislation

Updated: May 9, 2008
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Abbreviations:
CDCR=California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | CDE=California Department of Education
CDHCS=California Department of Housing & Community Services | CSU=California State University
DHS=Department of Health Services | DMV=Department of Motor Vehicles | DPH=Department of Public Health
FDA=Food and Drug Administration | HPV=Human Papillomavirus | LGBT=Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered
NSP=Naturalization Services Program




Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 624 Coto (D-San Jose) Foundations: diversity would require foundations incorporated in California with assets over $250 million to report on the diversity of their grantees—specifically those serving ethnic minorities, LGBT communities, disability communities and other under-represented groups.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Oppose Ned Dolejsi    5/12/08 hearing set in Senate Business and Professions Committee



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 1831 Mendoza (D-Artesia) Affordable housing: teachers and faculty members would require the CDHCS, working with the CDE, to report on the status and success of existing programs to help teachers secure housing in their communities. CCC is asking for an amendment to include private school teachers.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Seeking Amendment Sandra Vargas    4/9/08 moved to Assembly Appropriations Suspense file.
Letter 3/26/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 1951 Hayashi (D-Hayward) Mental health professionals: suicide prevention training would require therapy professionals to complete 6 hours of training as a prerequisite to license renewal.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi    4/17/08 to Assembly Floor
Letter 3/26/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 1965 Swanson (D-Oakland) Prisoners: early release would require the CDCR to allow prisoners at least 55 years old who have a chronic illness and medical coverage to be released on summary parole—only after 50 percent of the sentence has been served.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Linda Wanner    4/15/08 held under submission in Assembly Appropriations committee
Letter 3/13/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 1996 Swanson (D-Oakland) Food stamps: eligibility: drug felonies would provide that a person convicted of any drug felony be eligible for aid under the Food Stamp Program—eliminating the current exceptions. (Same as AB 508 which was vetoed in 2007.)
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Linda Wanner    4/10/08 to Assembly Floor
Letter 3/19/08, 4/10/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2085 Huff (R-Diamond Bar) Schools: discrimination would delete sexual orientation from the categories in existing law as protected from discrimination in any instruction given by a teacher in a public school. (Reversing effects of SB 777.)
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi   Sandra Vargas 4/2/08 failed passage in Assembly Education Committee
Letter 3/26/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2086 Huff (R-Diamond Bar) Schools: parental notification: sexual orientation: gender identity would require a notice to parents regarding a proposed discussion on gender identity or sexual orientation in a public school classroom
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi   Sandra Vargas 4/2/08 failed passage in Assembly Education Committee
Letter 3/26/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2213 Houston (R-San Ramon) Pupil: work permits would authorize the principal of a public or private school to issue work permits to pupils who attend the school.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Sandra Vargas   CAPSO 5/1/08 passed to Assembly, to the Senate Rules Committee



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2262 Torrico (D-Fremont) Child protection: safe surrender would expand current law from 72 hours to 7 days old for infant's age that parents/guardians could surrender at a designated location; amended to delete funds for an awareness campaign. (Same as last year's AB 81, which the Governor vetoed. CATHOLIC LOBBY DAY BILL
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi    4/16/08 placed in Assembly Appropriations Suspense file
Letter 3/26/08, 4/4/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2300 Laird (D-Santa Cruz) School lunch and breakfast programs: direct certification would require the CDE to use participation data from Medi-Cal to directly certify children for school meal programs.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Sandra Vargas    4/9/08 placed in Assembly Appropriations Suspense file
Letter 3/26/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2368 Fuentes (D-Los Angeles) CalWORKs eligibility: asset limit: motor vehicles would exclude the value of a licensed motor vehicle from consideration in determining CalWORKs eligibility.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Linda Wanner    5/7/08 passed Assembly Appropriations Committee, on the Assembly Floor
Letter 4/8/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2381 Mullin (D- South San Francisco) Stem cell research standards: licensing revenues would establish grantee organization responsibilities relating to license agreements regarding institute-funded inventions; defines "California supplier," which the Stem Cell Bond Act requires grantees to use as vendors.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
No Position Ned Dolejsi    5/1/08 passed to Assembly, to the Senate Rules Committee



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2517 Portantino (D-La Cañada) Teacher credentialing would authorize the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to approve an institution other than a college or university to recommend the issuance of credentials upon completion of their program.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Sandra Vargas    5/7/08 sent to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file
Letter 4/10/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2654 Laird (D-Santa Cruz) Discrimination would add ethnicity, age, sex, medical condition, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, color, socio-economic factors to list of categories protected from discrimination—so as to foster peaceful relations in the interest of preserving the public peace among residents.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
No Position Ned Dolejsi    4/23/08 amended, re-referred to Appropriations Committee.



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2667 Hayashi (D-Hayward) Suicide prevention hotlines would establish multicounty 24-hour centralized suicide crisis line integrated network to be operative by January 1, 2012.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi    4/23/08 referred to Assembly Appropriations suspense file
Letter 3/26/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2716 Ma (D-San Francisco) Employment: paid sick leave would provide than an employee who works in California for seven or more days in a calendar year is entitled to paid sick days, which is accrued at a rate no less than one hour for every 30 hours worked—not applicable to collective bargaining employees in construction industry.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi    4/30/08 placed in Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2747 Berg (D-Eureka) End-of-life care would establish that a patient who receives a terminal illness diagnosis is provided information and counseling regarding legal end-of-life options, defines palliative sedation and amended to give patient right to “select” desired option.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Oppose Ned Dolejsi    4/29/08 passed Assembly Judiciary Committee, on Assembly Floor
Letter 4/22/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2809 Leno (D-San Francisco) Crime victims: mental health counseling would authorize the California Victim Compensation Board to pay for outpatient mental health counseling up to $3,000 for any minor who suffers emotional injury from witnessing a violent crime. (Amended)
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Linda Wanner    5/7/08 passed Assembly Appropriations Committee, onto the Assembly Floor consent calendar
Letter 4/7/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 2844 Laird (D-Santa Cruz) Public social services: CalWORKs and the Food Stamp Program: redetermination and recertification would repeal the quarterly reporting period replacing it with the semi-annual reporting period. CATHOLIC LOBBY DAY BILL
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Linda Wanner    5/7/08 sent to Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file
Letter 4/7/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
AB 3000 Wolk (D-Davis) Health care decision: life sustaining treatment would redefine a DNR as a Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and require the healthcare provider to honor the order even if the physician does not have privileges in the healthcare facility.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
No Position Ned Dolejsi    5/1/08 passed to Assembly, to the Senate Rules Committee



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
SB 60 Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) Vehicles: driver's licenses would require the DMV to issue driver's license and identification cards that comply with the requirements of the federal Real ID Act of 2005.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi    4/21/08 Assembly Floor
Letter 3/21/07, 6/18/07



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
SB 1066 Migden (D-San Francisco) Domestic partnerships would delete the same sex or age eligibility (as long as over 18) requirement for registering as domestic partners—allowing any two persons to register.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Oppose Ned Dolejsi    4/14/08 placed on Senate Appropriations suspense file
Letter 2/29/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
SB 1160 Alquist (D-Santa Clara) CalWORKs program: eligibility would exempt from the fingerprint requirement the caretaker relative who is changing county residence and applying for benefits on behalf of related children.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Linda Wanner    5/1/08 in Assembly Human Services Committee
Letter 3/13/08, 4/16/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
SB 1198 Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) Health care coverage: durable medical equipment equipment would require private health care service plans to offer coverage for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) under group policies with limits no lower than the benefit maximums that apply to other basic medical services.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi    4/28/08 passed Senate Appropriations Committee, on the Senate Floor
Letter 4/1/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
SB 1199 Yee (D-San Francisco) Crime would provide that the maximum sentence for a defendant, who committed a crime when under the age of 18, be 25 years to life rather than life without the possibility of parole. (Same as SB 999 which failed last year.)
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Linda Wanner    4/22/08 on the Senate Floor
Letter 3/27/08, 4/22/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
SB 1250 Yee (D-San Francisco) Juveniles: communications would enact the Family Communication and Youth Rehabilitation Act of 2008 which would expand and further define the duties of the public officer responsible for the well-being of any minor in the custody of the state or county.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Linda Wanner    5/6/08 amended, 5/12/08 re-hearing set in Senate Appropriations Committee
Letter 3/13/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary
SB 1301 Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) Student financial aid: institutional financial aid eligibility would amend the Donahoe Higher Education Act to enable persons exempt from paying nonresident tuition to be eligible to receive financial aid awards.
Position CCC Contact/Action Legislative Action
Support Ned Dolejsi    4/28/08 passed Senate Appropriations Committee, held in suspense
Letter 4/10/08, 5/6/08



Bill # Bill Author Title & Summary