AB 2296 (Mullin)
Protection of academic researchers. (UC Sponsored)
Staff: Karen French

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 492, Statutes of 2008.

• Support (04/10/08)
  
• Support (06/18/08)
  

AB 2387 (Saldana)
Requires a state agency that maintains biosamples in refrigerated storage to implement an automated biosample archival and retrieval system that meets prescribed requirements, and label each biosample with a unique combination of nonhuman DNA sequences.
Staff: Michael Mendez

In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.

• Amend (04/04/08)
  

AB 2518 (Torrico)
Allows taxpayers to designate on their tax returns that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be transferred to the California Cancer Center Research Fund; UC to administer the fund.
Staff: Michael Mendez

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 330, Statutes of 2008.

• Watch (06/26/08)
  

ACR 21 (Portantino)
UC Regents urged to establish a student exchange program or other academic partnership between one or more campuses and one or more Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Staff: Jenny Kao

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 124, Statutes of 2008.

• Support (07/06/07)
  

SB 1760 (Perata)
Creates the Climate Action Team (CAT) that would be responsible for coordinating the state's overall climate policy.
Staff: Michael Mendez

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

• Amend (07/31/08)
  

SB 1762 (Perata)
Establishes the Climate Change Research and Workforce Development Institute.
Staff: Michael Mendez

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

• Support (08/22/08)
  

AB 2260 (Assembly Higher Education Committee)
Revises the minimum requirements for the competitive Cal Grant B award to additionally authorize a student to demonstrate attainment of a community college or college grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Staff: Jenny Kao

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 235, Statutes of 2008.

• Pending
  

AB 2372 (Coto)
Establishes the College Affordability Act of 2008.
Staff: Jenny Kao

In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.

• Neutral
  

AB 2496 (Huffman)
Extends exemption from payment of mandatory tuition and fees to the surviving spouse or child of firefighter who was employed by the federal government whose regular duty assignment was to perform firefighting duties in CA.
Staff: Jenny Kao

In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.

• Pending
  

AB 2543 (Berg)
Establishes the Geriatric and Gerontology Workforce Expansion Act to provide loan repayment assistance to nurses, licensed and associate clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and registered marriage and family therapy interns who work in a geriatric care setting.
Staff: Michael Mendez

Vetoed by Governor.

• Neutral (06/20/08)
  

SB 1585 (Padilla)
Requests UC to establish a formal university outreach program in support of the CCC 5-year Improve Transfer Success Pilot Program.
Staff: Jenny Kao

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

• Sponsor (07/31/08)
  
• Support (08/04/08)
  

AB 1770 (Laird)
Budget Act of 2008
Staff: Karen French , Teala Daniels

Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

• Pending
  

ACA 11 (Blakeslee)
Creates the California Strategic Reserve Bank and Strategic Budget Reserve Fund.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

• Pending
  

SB 1067 (Ducheny)
Budget Act of 2008
Staff: Karen French

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

• Pending
  

AB 396 (Hernandez)
Changes the way public entities, including UC, award public works contracts by setting a bid preference for employers who offer specified health benefits for their employees.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.

• Cost (06/26/06)
  

AB 2470 (Karnette)
Expands list of weapons prohibited on the grounds of private universities, UC, CSU and CCC.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 676, Statutes of 2008.

• Support (03/24/08)
  

AB 3018 (Nunez)
Enacts the California Green Collar Job Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 312, Statutes of 2008.

• Pending
  

SB 1370 (Yee)
Prohibits an employee from being retaliated against for acting to protect pupil engaged in conduct authorized by a specified provision of state law or refusing to abridge or infringe upon conduct that is protected pursuant to constitutional provisions.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 525, Statutes of 2008.

• Not Taking A Position (07/14/08)
  

AB 2886 (Nakanishi)
Requires DPH to plan and implement a pilot program to reduce sepsis-related deaths in no more than 20 qualified general acute care hospitals in geographically diverse regions of the state.
Staff: Karen French

In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.

• Pending
  

ACR 159 (Davis)
Urges UC to expedite negotiations for future management of Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital.
Staff: Michael Mendez

Amended. To third reading.

ACA 5 (Portantino)
Creates a board of trustees to govern the provision of retirement plan benefits to employees or retirees of UC and any trust or similar arrangement established by UC to fund postemployment health benefits.
Staff: Steve Juarez

Read second time. To third reading.

• Oppose (06/19/08)