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Legislation Impacting UC For 2009-2010 - High Priority

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Academic Affairs -- Instruction and Research

Legislation

Status

UC Position

AB 60 (Coto)
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to select a nonprofit entity or institution of higher education to complete a study related to weighted pupil funding formulas.
Staff: Michael Mendez

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

  • Pending
 

AB 573 (Portantino)
Clarifies that the services of a legislative fellow furnished by the California Council on Science and Technology is not compensation, a reward, or a gift to a Member of the Legislature for purposes of the so-called Code of Ethics.
Staff: Michael Mendez

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 117, Statutes of 2009.

 

AB 969 (Calderon)
Repeals the report and task force requirements of the Water Recycling Act of 1991; Changes the statewide goal for recycled water to an unspecified number of acre-feet of water per year by the year 2020.
Staff: Michael Mendez

In committee: Set, second hearing. Further hearing to be set.

  • Pending
 

AB 1420 (Perez)
Requests the California Council on Science and Technology to undertake an assessment of the state's innovation infrastructure and seek the cooperation of public colleges and universities and other private entities to perform this task.
Staff: Michael Mendez

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Pending
 

AB 1460 (Solorio)
California Economic Development Strategic Plan.
Staff: Michael Mendez

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Pending
 

AB 1495 (Perez)
Legislative intent: CPEC to establish an initiative to improve local workforce development systems' coordination and collaboration with the state's education system.
Staff: Michael Mendez

Read first time.

  • Pending
 

SB 738 (Hancock)
Enacts the Prison Education Reform Act and creates the Correctional Education Committee, which includes a UC appointed member with expertise in adult or correctional education.(UC Appointee)
Staff: Karen French

Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  • Pending
 

SB 775 (Liu)
Repeals the existing higher education accountability program and require the state to establish a new accountability framework to achieve prescribed educational and economic goals.
Staff: Karen French

Set, first hearing. Further hearing to be set.

  • Pending
 

SB 819 (Yee)
Advisory Committee on Accounting Ethics Curriculum: Two members appointed by UC Regents.
Staff: Michael Mendez

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 308, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

Academic Affairs -- Student Issues

Legislation

Status

UC Position

AB 187 (Budget Committee)
Cal Grant Alternative Delivery System Pilot Program. Allocates $4.3M from the GF to the Student Aid Commission. (Restores a portion of the funds the Governor vetoed)
Staff: Karen French

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 644, Statutes of 2009.

 

AB 669 (Fong)
Allows an exception to the uniform residency requirements for a student 19 years of age or under at the time of enrollment, who resides in California and is a dependent or ward of the state through California's child welfare system, or was served by California's child welfare system and is no longer being served either due to emancipation or aging out of the system.
Staff: Karen French

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 251, Statutes of 2009.

 

AB 1089 (Villines)
Requires UC, CSU and CCC to provide a specified tuition and fee waiver for qualified members of the California National Guard.
Staff: Karen French

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

  • Pending
 

AB 1230 (Torrico)
Requires CCC and CSU and requests UC to include in their rules and regulations governing student behavior, rules and regulations prohibiting online harassment.
Staff: Karen French

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

  • Pending
 

AB 1393 (Skinner)
Requests UC and CCC, and requires CSU to give priority for student housing to current and former foster youth. Applies to UC except that affected foster youth would be required to meet current campus housing eligibility requirements. Applies to UC only to the extent that Regents act, by resolution, to make applicable.(UC Named)
Staff: Karen French

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2009.

 

SB 48 (Alquist)
Requires that publishers of textbooks offered for sale at a public or a private postsecondary institution of education make the textbooks available , in whole or in part, to the extent practicable, in an electronic format by January 1, 2020.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 161, Statutes of 2009.

  • Watch
 

SB 248 (Oropeza)
Requests UC campuses to place list of Title IX rights on campus internet websites. (UC Named)
Staff: Karen French

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  • Neutral
 

SB 381 (Wright)
Prohibits adoption of additional courses to meet high school graduation requirements for admission to a 4-year California public university unless the district also requires the completion of a sequence of at least 3 career and technical education courses.
Staff: Karen French

Hearing postponed by committee.

  • Pending
 

SB 646 (Denham)
Golden State GI Bill of Rights for Higher Education; Provides that fee waivers would be operative only in those fiscal years in which funds are specifically appropriated for those purposes. (UC named)
Staff: Karen French

Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  • Pending
 

Budget and Fiscal

Legislation

Status

UC Position

AB 53 (Portantino)
Prohibits state employees earning $150,000 or higher from salary increases, and urges UC and Hastings College to also adopt this policy. (AB 2X 1)
Staff: Karen French

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

 

AB 180 (Assembly Budget Committee)
Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

To inactive file on motion of Senator Ducheny.

 

AB 181 (Assembly Budget Committee)
Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Read second time. To third reading.

 

AB 182 (Assembly Budget Committee)
Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after October 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3553.)

 

AB 183 (Assembly Budget Committee)
Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Read second time. To third reading.

 

AB 184 (Assembly Budget Committee)
Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 26. Noes 1. Page 2446.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Price. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2446.)

 

AB 185 (Assembly Budget Committee)
Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Read second time. To third reading.

 

AB 209 (Assembly Budget Committee)
Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

To inactive file on motion of Senator Ducheny.

 

AB 656 (Torrico)
Imposes an oil and gas severance tax to generate annual revenue appropriations to fund UC (60%), CSU (30%), and CCC (10%) through the State Higher Education Endowment Corporation and Fund.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

  • Pending
 

AB 1182 (Brownley)
Public postsecondary education reporting requirements.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 386, Statutes of 2009.

 

AB 1364 (Evans)
Provides that any state agency that has entered into grant agreement for the expenditure of state bond funds where the state agency or grant recipient is or may be unable to comply with the terms of that agreement because of the suspension of interim funding for projects and contracts by the PMIB on or after December 18, 2008, shall have the authority to either renegotiate, modify or eliminate the deadlines and timetables for and deliverables within the grant agreement in order to address the suspension or to terminate the grant agreement if no grant funds have yet been delivered thereunder.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 526, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

ACA 4 (Bass)
Makes changes to the state budget process.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Pending
 

SB 61 (Budget and Fiscal Review Cmte.)
Budget Spot Trailer Bill: Legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. Senate refuses to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 0. Noes 36. Page 976.) Joint Rules 28, 28.1, and 29.5 suspended in the Senate. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 977.) Joint Rules 28, 28.1, and 29 suspended in the Assembly. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1610.) Senate appoints Conference Committee: Senators Ducheny, Leno, Lowenthal, Dutton, and Walters. Assembly appoints Conference Committee: Assembly Membe

 

SB 62 (Budget and Fiscal Review Cmte.)
Budget Spot Trailer Bill: Legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

 

SB 503 (Kehoe)
Authorizes State Treasurer to audit specified GO Bond funded projects.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Watch
 

SB 777 (Wolk)
Requires state agencies or other entities of the state to incorporate a performance-based budgeting method into annual budget submittals to DOF; establishes a task force to develop performance-based budgeting objectives.
Staff: Happy Chastain

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

  • Watch
 

SCA 9 (Ducheny)
Constitutional amendment to make changes to state budget process.
Staff: Happy Chastain

To Coms. on B. & F.R. and E., R. & C.A.

 

SCA 15 (Calderon)
Constitutional amendment to exempt General Fund appropriations in Budget Bill from 2/3 vote requirement if the total amount of General Fund revenues estimated by the Legislative Analyst, on or after May 15, for the current fiscal year is at least 5% below the estimate of General Fund revenues set forth in the Budget Bill enacted for the current fiscal year.
Staff: Happy Chastain

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

  • Pending
 

AB X1 9 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on Senate third reading file.

  • Pending
 

AB X1 11 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on Senate third reading file.

  • Pending
 

AB X1 13 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From Senate committee without further action.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 1 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From Assembly without further action.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 2 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From Assembly without further action.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 3 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 4 (Duchen)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 5 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 6 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 7 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 8 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From Assembly without further action.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 9 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 33.) To enrollment.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 10 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From Assembly without further action.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 11 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 12 (Ducheny)
Budget Act of 2008: Statutory changes - Primary budget reduction plan.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From Assembly without further action.

  • Pending
 

SB X1 14 (Benoit)
Authorizes school and community college districts to contract with private entities for any non-instructional services of any type pursuant to public contracts law. Also declares that employer-employee relations provisions (HEERA) don't limit the authority of UC, Hastings College of Law, and CSU to contract with third parties for non-instructional services.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From committee without further action.

  • Pending
 

AB X2 1 (Portantino)
Prohibits a person employed by the state whose base salary on the effective date of the bill is greater than $150,000 per year from receiving a salary increase while employed in the same position or classification, and from receiving payment for overtime work or a bonus.
Staff: Karen French

Read first time.

 

AB X3 1 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on Senate third reading file.

 

AB X3 2 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died Concurrence pending.

 

AB X3 3 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 18, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

AB X3 4 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died Concurrence pending.

 

AB X3 6 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on Senate third reading file.

 

AB X3 7 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 26, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

AB X3 8 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on Senate third reading file.

 

AB X3 9 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on inactive file.

 

AB X3 14 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died Concurrence pending.

 

AB X3 18 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 19, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

AB X3 19 (Evans)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died at Desk.

 

SB X3 1 (Ducheny)
Makes statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Item veto)

 

SB X3 2 (Ducheny)
Makes statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Item veto)

 

SB X3 3 (Ducheny)
Makes statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on file.

 

SB X3 5 (Ducheny)
Makes statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on file.

 

SB X3 8 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

SB X3 9 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on file.

 

SB X3 10 (Ducheny)
Makes statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 15, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

SB X3 11 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Died on file.

 

SB X3 12 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From Assembly without further action.

 

SB X3 13 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 29, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

SB X3 14 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 16, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

SB X3 16 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

 

SB X3 17 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

 

SB X3 18 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 28, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

SB X3 19 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 7, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

 

SB X3 20 (Ducheny)
Enacts statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Item veto)

 

SB X3 22 (Benoit)
Authorizes school and community college districts to contract with private entities for any non-instructional services of any type pursuant to public contracts law. Also declares that employer-employee relations provisions (HEERA) don't limit the authority of UC, Hastings College of Law, and CSU to contract with third parties for non-instructional services. (ABX4 1 '08)
Staff: Happy Chastain

From committee without further action.

 

AB X4 1 (Evans)
Revisions to the 2009 Budget Act (ABX4 1) - "Budget Bill, Jr." (UC Named)
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1, Statutes of 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session.

 

Business Operations

Legislation

Status

UC Position

AB 516 (Niello)
Requires for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2010, for temporary disability, that the benefit amounts payable to an injured worker be not less than an amount equal to the employee's weekly earnings from all employers, nor more than $1,260, or 1.5 times the state average wage, whichever is greater.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Referred to Com. on INS.

  • Pending
 

AB 567 (Villines)
Amends the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 452, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 586 (Huber)
Extends additional workers'compensation provisions to members of the police departments at UC and CSU.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In committee: Held under submission.

  • Pending
 

AB 615 (Niello)
Relates to workers' compensation.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  • Pending
 

AB 649 (Nestande)
Provides for specified procedures when a contractor files a change order with UC pursuant to an existing contract.
Staff: Happy Chastain

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

 

AB 664 (Skinner)
Provides with respect to hospital employees that the term "injury" includes a blood-borne infectious disease, neck or back impairment, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that develops or manifests itself during the period of the person's employment with the hospital.
Staff: Happy Chastain

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

 

AB 747 (Emmerson)
Authorizes and encourages school districts, UC, CSU and CCC to establish and maintain a paper recycling program and a beverage container recycling programs.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Pending
 

AB 846 (Torrico)
Requires Department of Toxic Substances Control, State Air Resources Board, Department of Industrial Relations and State Water Resources Control Board to update maximum amounts of specified civil and administrative penalties for inflation, and provides that a penalty be assessed at a level that recovers any economic benefits derived by violator.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Pending
 

AB 937 (Smyth)
Imposes registration requirements regulating the possession and use of destructive devices; Imposes obligations on public agencies relating to the collection and dissemination of information from registrants.
Staff: Happy Chastain

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

  • Pending
 

AB 961 (Krekorian)
Prohibits a scrutinized company, as defined, that was engaged in business with perpetrators of genocide, from entering into a contract with a state agency for goods or services.
Staff: Happy Chastain

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

  • Pending
 

AB 1000 (Ma)
Relates to employees paid sick leave
Staff: Happy Chastain

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

  • Pending
 

AB 1001 (Skinner)
Includes "familial status" as an additional basis upon which the right to seek, obtain, and hold employment cannot be denied.
Staff: Happy Chastain

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

  • Pending
 

AB 1016 (Villines)
Energy omnibus bill.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  • Pending
 

AB 1020 (Emmerson)
Updates Swimming Pool Safety Act, to require that public swimming pools be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems that ASME/ANSI or ASTM performance standards.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 267, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 1031 (Blumenfield)
Renewable energy self-generation program: Authorizes a campus at UC, CSU and CCC to receive a bill credit to be applied to a designated benefiting account for electricity exported to the electrical grid by an eligible renewable generating facility.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 380, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 1086 (Miller)
Relates to public works contracts and bid specifications. Makes findings and declarations regarding the intent to encourage contractors and manufacturers to develop and implement new and ingenius materials, products,and services at a lower cost to tax payers.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 132, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 1180 (Nestande)
Requires the regents, on or before July 1 of each year, to submit a report to the Legislature describing expenditures on compensation packages and retirement benefits for employees and officers of the university and identifying the sources of funds for those exepnditures; Expresses the intent of the Legislature that the appropriate policy committee of the Assembly or the Senate, or both, hold a hearing each year regarding the report.
Staff: Karen French

Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  • Pending
 

AB 1288 (Fong)
Prohibits the state, or a city, county, city and county, or special district, from requiring an employer other than one of those government entities to use an electronic employment verification system except when required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

AB 1539 (Hagman)
Legislative intent: Enact legislation regarding building standards, and specifically, the size of gas pipes relative to water heaters in residential buildings.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Read first time.

  • Pending
 

ACA 17 (Nestande)
Prohibits any UC employee who receives any financial benefit with a value in excess of $50K as part of a temporary voluntary separation program from the UC shall not thereafter be employed by, or enter into a personal services contract with UC in any compensated capacity, unless that person returns the entire financial benefit to the UC.
Staff: Karen French

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

 

ACR 55 (Torlakson)
Urges UC to provide training to its supervisory employees regarding the prevention of workplace bullying, abuse, and harassment by January 1, 2011, and again every 2 years thereafter.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Held under submission.

  • Pending
 

SB 20 (Simitian)
Adds additional requirements to specify details for security breach disclosure notifications that agencies, people, or businesses are required to submit.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  • Pending
 

SB 113 (Senate Local Government Committee)
Local Government Omnibus Act of 2009.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 332, Statutes of 2009.

 

SB 218 (Yee)
Revises definition of "state agency" under PRA to include an entity in which an official of UC or CSU is a director (as part of their official duties), any entity that promotes the campuses of either institution, or an entity designated as an auxiliary organization of either institution. Exempts the names of donors to those entities from PRA disclosure.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

 

SB 695 (Kehoe)
Makes changes to PUC authority related to pricing and service.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 337, Statutes of 2009.

 

SB 802 (Leno)
Prohibits public contracts retention proceeds to exceed 5% of the payment, as specified, for all contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2010, between a public entity, as defined, and an original contractor, between an original contractor and a subcontractor, and between all subcontractors thereunder.
Staff: Happy Chastain

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  • Pending
 

SB 824 (Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee)
Amends property tax law for UC to conform with current law.
Staff: Happy Chastain

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 67, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB X3 33 (Villines)
Department of Energy shall enter into an agreement with UC, CSU and CCC for the expenditure of petroleum violation escrow funds to supplement, and not supplant, other available funds to improve energy efficiency at state-supported universities and colleges under their respective jurisdictions by funding projects.
Staff: Happy Chastain

From Senate committee without further action.

  • Pending
 

Health Issues

Legislation

Status

UC Position

AB 75 (Huffman)
Revises existing law to prohibit a state-owned or state-operated hospital from being included in determining the number of hospitals in an open health facility planning area.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Watch
 

AB 120 (Hayashi)
Encourages a peer review body to obtain external peer review, as definited, for the evaluation or investigation of an applicant, privilegeholder, or member of the medical staff in specified circumstances.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Vetoed by Governor.

 

AB 420 (Salas)
Requires the State Department of Public Health to conduct the Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD) Community Awareness Campaign to increase awareness and provide education to pregnant women and new mothers on postpartum mood and anxiety disorders.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

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

  • Pending
 

AB 497 (Block)
Authorizes the Department of Transportation and local authorities to also permit exclusive or preferential use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by a vehicle driven by a physician if the vehicle is driven by a physician in response to an emergency call and the vehicle displays the insignia approved by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Pending
 

AB 542 (Feuer)
Requires the medical director and the director of nursing of a hospital to annually report adverse events and hospital acquired conditions to its governing board. Requires the development and implementation of policies governing the payment of health care providers for hospital-acquired conditions by the Healthy Families Program and the Medi-Cal program. (AB 2146 '08) (two-year bill)
Staff: Angela Gilliard

In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

 

AB 583 (Hayashi)
Requires health care practitioners to display the type of license and, except for nurses, the highest level of academic degree he or she holds either on a name tag, in his or her office, or in writing given to patients; Requires a physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, and doctor of podiatric medicine who is certified in a medical specialty to disclose the name of the certifying board or association either on a name tag, in writing given to the patient on the patient's first office visit, or in his or her office.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

To inactive file on motion of Senator Negrete McLeod.

  • Watch
 

AB 639 (Torlakson)
Telephone Users Surcharge Act - Appropriates funds exclusively for poison control centers and 911 emergency call centers. Appropriates $3M from the General Fund to the Emergency Medical Services Authority for the support of poison control centers.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  • Pending
 

AB 646 (Swanson)
Relates to project for employment of physicians and surgeons to provide medically necessary services in rural and medically underserved communities.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Pending
 

AB 657 (Hernandez)
Requires OSHPD, in collaboration with the California Workforce Investment Board, to establish the Health Professions Workforce Task Force to assist in the development of a health professions workforce master plan.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Watch
 

AB 681 (Hernandez)
Relates to the confidentiality of medical information.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 464, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 786 (Jones)
Requires individual health care service plan contracts and individual health insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, to contain a maximum limit on out-of-pocket costs for covered benefits provided by contracted or in-network providers, as specified.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

To inactive file on motion of Senator Romero.

  • Pending
 

AB 818 (Hernandez)
Allows certain health facilities to use an intravenous, epidural, or enteral feeding connection that would fit into a connection port other than the type it was intended for until 2014.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 476, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 834 (Solorio)
Provides an alternative to filing a report of voluntary acceptance by a health care practitioner of restrictions on staff privileges, membership, or employment for a medical disciplinary cause or reason. Authorizes a peer review body to impose, and a practitioner to accept, voluntary remediation including mandatory proctoring, consultation, education and retraining.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  • Pending
 

AB 896 (Galgiani)
Extends until Jan. 2011 existing law requiring provider rates of payment for services under health programs to be identical to the rates of payment for the same service performed by the same provider type pursuant to the Medi-Cal program with regard to hospital interim rates of payment, which existing law requires to be 90% of Medi-Cal hospital inpatient rates of payment, as provided.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 260, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 911 (Lieu)
Requires every licensed general acute care hospital with an emergency department to determine the range of overcrowding scores, as defined, that constitute each category of the overcrowding scale, as determined by the bill, for its emergency department.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

AB 977 (Skinner)
Requests the California Pharmacists Association to provide information to specified legislative committees on the status of immunization protocols between independent pharmacists and physicians.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 5).

  • Pending
 

AB 1076 (Jones)
Requires the Department of Health Care Services to develop a program to improve the Medi-Cal fee-for-service health care delivery system to better coordinate and manage health care services, emphasize timely primary and preventive care and management of chronic diseases, and reduce the use and overuse of high cost emergency and hospital inpatient services.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Pending
 

AB 1083 (Perez)
Requires hospitals to annually review and update the security and safety assessment plan.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 506, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 1142 (Price)
Requires hospitals, upon receiving proof of patient Medi-Cal eligibility, to submit that information to other providers that bill separately for services rendered to the patient, and requires Medi-Cal providers who referred unpaid bills to collections to recall such action and notify patient. Imposes penalty on providers and violation on debt collectors for non-compliance. Sponsored by Wester Center on Law and Poverty.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 511, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 1201 (Perez)
Requires a health care service plan or health insurer that provides coverage for childhood and adolescent immunizations to reimburse a physician or physician group in an amount not less than the actual cost of acquiring the vaccine plus the cost of administration of the vaccine.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

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

  • Pending
 

AB 1295 (Fuller)
Requires CSU and CCC to appoint representatives to work collaboratively to coordinate and implement articulated nursing degree transfer pathways.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 283, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 1383 (Jones)
Requires DHS to make supplemental payments for certain services to private and public hospitals, and make enhanced payments to managed health care and mental health plans from quality assurance fee. Imposes conditional quality assurance fee on general acute care hospitals upon. Creates Hospital Quality Assurance Revenue Fund. [Sponsors: CHA, CCHA, and DCHS]
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 627, Statutes of 2009.

 

AB 1445 (Chesbro)
Provides that under Medi-Cal a maximum of 2 visits, as defined, taking place on the same day at a single location shall be reimbursed when either after the first visit the patient suffers illness or injury requiring additional diagnosis or treatment or the patient has a medical visit, as defined, and another health visit, as defined, or both.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Pending
 

AB 1462 (Feuer)
Adds graduate medical education programs to the list of factors the CA Medical Assistance Commission is required to consider when negotiating inpatient hospital services contracts.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Vetoed by Governor.

  • Pending
 

AB 1478 (Ammiano)
Requires physicians and surgeons obtain a patient's written acknowledgment confirming the receipt of information regarding treatment through medical nutrition therapy prior to delivering nonemergency treatment for diabetes or heart disease.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Pending
 

AB 1503 (Lieu)
Relates to emergency medical care billing.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Pending
 

AB 1535 (Jones)
Revises definition of the practice of audiology to include selling of hearing aids, and specifies related requirements; eliminates Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau and consolidates its functions into the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

AB 1540 (Assembly Health Committee)
Extends California Health Benefit Review Program (CHBRP) to June 30, 2015.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 298, Statutes of 2009.

  • Neutral
 

AB 1542 (Assembly Health Committee)
Establishes the Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot Project.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Pending
 

ACR 2 (Hall)
Urges UC to expedite negotiations with the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County and the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science to discuss the future management of Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 75, Statutes of 2009.

  • Pending
 

SB 180 (Florez)
Requires every primary care clinic and general acute care hospital to enroll and participate in the California Health Alert Network administered by the Emergency Preparedness Office in the State Department of Public Health.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  • Pending
 

SB 316 (Alquist)
Amends Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act to require full service health care service plans and health insurers to expend on health care benefits no less than 85% of the aggregate dues, fees, premiums, and other periodic payments they receive related to plan contracts or policies issued, amended, or renewed.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 17. Noes 20. Page 1196.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Alquist. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1196.) Placed on inactive file on request of Senator Alquist.

  • Watch
 

SB 761 (Aanestad)
Requires OSHP to annually submit a report to the Legislature that includes specified information relating to approved or renewed health workforce pilot projects .
Staff: Angela Gilliard

Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. Reconsideration granted.

  • Pending
 

SB 820 (Negrete-McLeod)
Relates to healing arts peer review.
Staff: Angela Gilliard

In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  • Pending
 

Internal Governance

Legislation

Status

UC Position

AB 690 (Ammiano)
Authorizes each ex officio trustee of CSU and ex officio member of the UC Regents to designate a person, as prescribed, to attend a eeting or meetings of the trustees/regents in his or her absence.
Staff: Karen French

Vetoed by Governor.

 

Other

Legislation

Status

UC Position

ACA 24 (Nestande)
Repeals the constitutional provisions relating to the university and the regents on January 1, 2011 and would require the university and the regents to be continued in existence subject to legislative control as may be provided by statute.
Staff: Karen French

From printer. May be heard in committee June 26.

  • Pending
 

SCA 21 (Yee)
Repeals the constitutional provisions relating to the university and the regents on January 1, 2011 and would require the university and the regents to be continued in existence subject to legislative control as may be provided by statute.
Staff: Karen French

Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Pending
 

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