Academic Affairs -- Instruction and Research

Legislation	Status	UC Position
AB 35 (Furutani) CPEC, in conjunction with the DOE and the California Workforce Investment Board, shall conduct stakeholder meetings throughout the state to develop recommendations for a strategic plan for workforce development and career technical education in the public education system. Staff: Karen French	Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.	Pending
AB 36 (Furutani) Legislative intent: Develop a readiness year program in the public education system that provides basic skills training for individuals entering or reentering an academic institution or the workforce and prepares those individuals to meet California's career technical education and workforce development needs. Staff: Karen French	Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.	Pending
AB 218 (Portantino) Educational and Economic Goals for California Higher Education. Staff: Karen French	In committee: Held under submission.	Watch
AB 364 (Torlakson) Establishes the California After School Teacher Pipeline Program. Staff: Karen French	In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
AB 380 (De La Torre) Creates the Clean Energy Curriculum and Training Initiative of 2009. Staff: Michael Mendez	In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
AB 440 (Beall) Enacts the Associate Degree and Recognition of Student Transfer Preparation Act. Staff: Karen French	In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
SB 199 (Ducheny) Subject matter projects: Clarifies that support for teachers includes assistance to career technical education teachers. Authorizes three additional subject matter projects. Staff: Karen French	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.	Support (04/10/09)
SB 343 (Alquist) Amends Prop. 71 Stem Cell Research and Cures Act to require that CIRM ICOC intellectual property standards include provisions to afford uninsured Californians access to drugs covered by CIRM-funded research. Staff: Michael Mendez	To Com. on HEALTH.
SB 471 (Romero) Creates the California Stem Cell and Biotechnology Education and Workforce Development Act of 2009. Staff: Karen French	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 185, Statutes of 2009.	Support (06/30/09)
SB 513 (Steinberg) Requests UC Regents to establish and administer the ALS Disease Team (UC Named, UC Action) Staff: Michael Mendez	To Com. on HEALTH.
SB X5 1 (Romero) SBX5 1 - Authorizes use of State Education Information System to evaluate various data, including teachers/administrators and teacher employment decisions; Authorizes UC, CSU, CCC to obtain specified student wage data in order to meet ARRA requirements. (UC Named) [Race to the Top Legislation] Staff: Karen French	Set for hearing November 3. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. (Page 22.) From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) Read second time. Amended. Senate Rule 29 suspended. (Page 22.) Placed on third reading. Read third time. Amended. (Page 23.) Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. (Page 23.) Placed on third reading. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 12. Page 23.) To Assembly.

Academic Affairs -- Student Issues

Legislation	Status	UC Position
AB 37 (Furutani) Requests UC and requires CCC and CSU to confer an honorary degree upon each person, living or deceased, who was forced to leave his or her studies at the postsecondary studies as a result of the internment of individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Staff: Karen French	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 213, Statutes of 2009.	Gov Sig Requested (08/24/09)
AB 38 (Salas) Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2009. Staff: Karen French	In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.	Pending
AB 48 (Portantino) California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009. Staff: Karen French	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 310, Statutes of 2009.	Pending
AB 69 (Duvall) Requires the level of mandatory systemwide fees and tuition for undergraduate students at UC and CSU be set in order to allow students at these institutions to budget accordingly for the entirety of their education. Staff: Karen French	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.	Oppose (02/25/09)
AB 386 (Ruskin) Relates to postsecondary education instructional materials for disabled students. Staff: Karen French	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 239, Statutes of 2009.
AB 454 (Knight) Prohibits CCC and CSU from reporting, as a state-supported full-time equivalent student, a student exempt from nonresident tuition under AB 540. Staff: Karen French	From committee without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
AB 462 (Price) Establishes the College Affordability Act of 2009. (AB 2372 '08) [two-year bill] Staff: Karen French	From committee without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).	Oppose (03/26/09)
AB 464 (Coto) Increases Assumption Program of Loans for Education limit to a maximum of $5,100,000 in any academic year. Staff: Karen French	Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
ACA 7 (Hernandez) Constitutional amendment to delete public education from provisions prohibiting discrimination or granting of preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting - to allow public universities and colleges to consider race in their outreach and retention efforts for targeting qualified students from underrepresented groups. (UC Named) Staff: Karen French	Referred to Com. on JUD.
ACA 23 (Hernandez) Constitutional amendment to amend provisions of Proposition 209 under the California Constitution to allow higher education institutions to implement student recruitment and selection programs permissible under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution - enabling student outreach to specific minority populations. (UC Named) Staff: Karen French	From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 7).
SB 15 (Cedillo) Expands Cal Grant A or B award eligibility to California residents who are current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces beginning with the 2010-11 academic year. Staff: Karen French	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.	Support (03/17/09)
SB 147 (DeSaulnier) Requires CSU to establish a new process to determine which high school career technical education courses satisfy the completion of a general elective course requirement for purposes of admission to the University, thereby bifurcating the admission course requirements for UC and CSU. Staff: Karen French	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 168, Statutes of 2009.	Support (03/27/09)
SB 155 (Wright) Assumption Program of Loans for School Nurse Education (APLE). Staff: Karen French	Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.	Watch
SB 195 (Florez) Amends Equity in Higher Education Act to require postsecondary educational institutions to make specified assurances that all programs/activities are conducted in compliance with federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. Staff: Karen French	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.	Oppose (04/24/09)
SB 216 (Liu) Encourages publishers to take specified actions aimed at reducing the cost of textbooks and encourage publishers, in providing lists and prices of different products they sell, to include products they have sold. Staff: Karen French	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.	Support (04/20/09)
SB 272 (Wiggins) States legislative intent to expand role of high school school counselors to include individualized meetings to discuss opportunities for career technical education, multiple pathway options, and eligibility for admission to UC and CSU. (UC Named) Staff: Karen French	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)	Neutral
SB 361 (Runner G) Specifies that priority registration for UC applies to honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces and and to any member or former member of the State Military Reserve. Staff: Karen French	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 351, Statutes of 2009.	Neutral
SB 489 (Liu) Enacts the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform and Student Consumer Protection Act of 2009 with a CPEC established Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education as the licensing and regulatory agency. Staff: Happy Chastain	Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
SB 611 (Correa) Authorizes a student whose tuition/fees are paid in full by a grant-in-aid, including, but not limited to, veterans' educational benefits received under the federal Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2008 or the Montgomery GI Bill to use a Cal Grant A Entitlement Award for access costs, as defined to mean expenses for living, transportation, supplies and books, not to exceed that student's financial need or the amount to which access costs awarded under the Cal Grant B program. Staff: Karen French	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.	Support (04/24/09)
SB 618 (Dutton) Expresses the intent of the Legislature to hold the public elementary and secondary education system responsible for adequately preparing its pupils and that graduates of the public elementary and secondary education system should be prepared to enroll UC or CSU without the need to take remedial education courses (UC Named). Staff: Karen French	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
SB 645 (Denham) Declares that nothing in state law prohibits UC,CSU and CCC from coordinating with the US Armed Forces to establish training programs at military facilities. (UC Named, UC Action) Staff: Karen French	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)	Watch
SB 647 (Denham) Establishes the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program on behalf of qualifying members of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Staff: Karen French	Held in committee without recommendation.	Neutral
SB 675 (Steinberg) Enacts the Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Job Training, Career Technical Education, and Dropout Prevention Act of 2010. Staff: Michael Mendez	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 815 (Cogdill) Would establish the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program on behalf of qualifying members of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia. Staff: Karen French	Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.	Neutral

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Legislation	Status	UC Position
AB 443 (Galgiani) California Apple Pest and Disease Prevention Act of 2009. Staff: Michael Mendez	Vetoed by Governor.
AB 1216 (Evans) Establishes a new definition of honey. Staff: Michael Mendez	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 388, Statutes of 2009.
SB 12 (Simitian) Declares legislative intent to enact legislation to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Council. Staff: Michael Mendez	From Conference Committee: Be adopted. (Ayes 8. Senators Steinberg, Pavley, Padilla, and Florez, Assembly Members Bass, Huffman, Caballero, and Solorio. Noes. 0. Page 2351.)	Pending
SB 51 (Ducheny) Establishes the Salton Sea Restoration Council. Staff: Michael Mendez	Re-referred to Com. on RULES.
SB X7 1 (Steinberg) SBX7 1 - Water Reform Omnibus Package: Revises and recasts Delta Protection Act; Reduces commission members and changes primary delta zone; establishes investment fund and Natural Resources Agency and esaements to enable ecosystem restoration; appoints Delta advisory committee; adopts economic sustainability plan; includes Delta governance and environmental protections; groundwater monitoring; conservation: 20% by 2020 plan; expanded authority of state water boards; data collection system; appropriations and legislative intent for bond financing. (SB 68) Staff: Michael Mendez	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 5, Statutes of 2009-10 Seventh Extraordinary Session.
SB X7 2 (Cogdill) SBX7 2 - Enacts the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010; $11B GO bonds; Requires voter approval at November 2010 General Election; $10M grant to UC to identify and analyze water supply impacts of climate change on Sierra Nevada snow pack and runoff. Contingent upon passage of SBX7 1. [Water Reform Package] Staff: Michael Mendez	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 3, Statutes of 2009-10 Seventh Extraordinary Session.
SB X7 3 (Steinberg) Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply; $9.4B; November 2010 Election [Water Reform Package] Staff: Michael Mendez	From committee without further action.

Budget and Fiscal

Legislation	Status	UC Position
AB 113 (Portantino) Sale of unconstructed portion of State Highway Route 710: Part of proceeds from the sale to be deposited in the GF for increasing funding for public higher education.(UC Named) Staff: Happy Chastain	Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
AB 186 (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 189 (Budget Committee) Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2009. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 646, Statutes of 2009.
AB 190 (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 191 (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 192 (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 193 (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 195 (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 196 (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 25. Noes 7. Page 2449.)
AB 197 (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 198 (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 199 (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 200 (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 205 (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 206 (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 207 (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 208 (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.
HR 4 (Portantino) Calls upon the Congress and the President of the United States to enact a "New Deal for a New Millenium for Higher Education." Staff: Happy Chastain	Read, amended, and adopted. (Ayes 47. Noes 21. Page 557.)	Pending
SB 8 (Huff) Performance Budgeting and Government Accountability Act to implement a performance budgeting pilot project developed by DOF to analyze budgets of at least four departments in the next three fiscal years. Staff: Happy Chastain	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.	Pending
SB 64 (Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee) Budget Act of 2009 (trailer bill): Education Finance - Makes additional unallocated reductions to UC. (UC Named) Staff: Happy Chastain	Urgency clause refused adoption. Senate refuses to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 25. Noes 14. Page 1553.)
SB 74 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Budget Act of 2009 (trailer bill): State Finances - Provides for payment deferrals and various cash management measures, including deferral of payments to UC, CSU, CCC, and K-12 education. (UC Named) Staff: Happy Chastain	Urgency clause refused adoption. Senate refuses to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 25. Noes 14. Page 1553.)
SB 116 (Calderon) Authorizes State Controller to regulate issuance and other transactions related to IOU warrants and to adopt emergency regulations. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 23, Statutes of 2009.
SB 258 (Oropeza) Relates to Contractors: Public Works - Prohibits contractors or subcontractors from performing work as such without prior public works certification from a state certifying agency; Creates the Public Works Certification Fund. Staff: Happy Chastain	Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
SB 271 (Ducheny) Enacts the Higher Education Facilities Bond Act of 2010; November 2, 2010 general election; $8.63B. Staff: Happy Chastain	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.	Watch
SB 388 (Calderon R) Enacts the Accountability in College Textbook Publishing Practices Act, as part of the Donahoe Higher Education Act.(UC Named) Staff: Happy Chastain	In Senate. To unfinished business.
SB 784 (Romero) Legislative intent to enact legislation to implement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 with regard to education finance. Staff: Happy Chastain	To Com. on RLS.
SCA 3 (Wyland) Constitutional amendment to no longer require suspending transfer of gas sales tax revenues to the Transportation Investment Fund (TIF) during a fiscal emergency, prohibits loans of TIF revenues for any reason, and prohibits any statute to reduce the extent to which gas sales tax revenues are deposited into the GF for transfer to the TIF for transportation purposes. Staff: Happy Chastain	Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.	Pending
SCA 5 (Hancock) Constitutional amendment to exempt General Fund appropriations in Budget Bill from 2/3 vote requirement. Staff: Happy Chastain	Read second time. To third reading.
SB X2 11 (Steinberg) Legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 9, Statutes of 2009-10 Second Extraordinary Session.
SB X2 12 (Steinberg) Legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 10, Statutes of 2009-10 Second Extraordinary Session.
SB X2 15 (Steinberg) Legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 11, Statutes of 2009-10 Second Extraordinary Session.
SB X2 16 (Ashburn) Legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2008. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009-10 Second Extraordinary Session.
AB X3 20 (Evans) Provides federal economic stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for state transportation improvement projects. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 21, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.
AB X6 1 (Nava) ABX6 1 - Establishes a 10% oil severance tax on oil producers to increase state General Fund. Staff: Happy Chastain	From printer.

Business Operations

Legislation	Status	UC Position
AB 20 (Solorio) Urges UC and requires CSU to negotiate and establish standard model contract provisions with DGS by July 1, 2010. (Similar to AB 3033 '08 Vetoed) Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 402, Statutes of 2009.	Gov Sig Requested (08/25/08) Support If Amended (02/19/09) Support (06/05/09) Support (07/02/09)
AB 21 (Krekorian) Revises date specifications for targeted procurement of electricity generated by eligible renewable energy resources and makes other changes to RPS program provisions. Contingent upon enactment of SB 14 and AB 64. Contingent upon enactment of SB 14 and AB 64. (SB 14 clean-up legislation) Staff: Happy Chastain	Vetoed by Governor.
AB 26 (Hernandez) Requires a state agency awarding a public works contract to provide a 2% bid preference to a bidder whose employee health care expenditures are at least 6.5% of the aggregate Social Security wages paid to its employees in California. Staff: Happy Chastain	In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.	Pending
AB 29 (Price) Prohibits the limiting age for dependent children covered by health care service plan contracts and group health insurance policies from being less than 27 years of age. Staff: Happy Chastain	In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.	Pending
AB 64 (Krekorian) Relates to renewable energy resources. Staff: Happy Chastain	Vetoed by Governor.	Watch
AB 118 (Logue) Repeals the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Staff: Michael Mendez	Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
AB 128 (Coto) Amends existing law which establishes a presumption that cancer in cases of firefighters and peace officers is presumed to arise out of, and in the course of, employment, unless the presumption is controverted by evidence that the primary site of the cancer has been established and the carcinogen is not involved in professional exposure. (UC Named) Staff: Happy Chastain	In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
AB 141 (Tran) Permits nonexempt employees to request flexible work schedule providing for workdays up to 10 hours per day within a 40-hour workweek, and would allow an employer to implement this schedule without any obligation to pay overtime compensation. Staff: Happy Chastain	Referred to Com. on L. & E.
AB 309 (Price) Requires all state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions to establish and achieve an annual goal of 25% small business participation in state procurements and contracts. Includes all state public entities that receive state public funding including, UC, CSU and CCC. Staff: Happy Chastain	In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
AB 335 (Fuentes) Makes void and unenforceable as against public policy any provision in an employment contract that requires an employee, as a condition of obtaining or continuing employment, to use a forum other than California, or to agree to a choice of law other than California law, to resolve any dispute with an employer regarding employment-related issues that arise in California. Staff: Happy Chastain	Vetoed by Governor.
AB 361 (Lowenthal B.) Provides that an employer that authorizes medical treatment shall not rescind or modify that authorization for any reason, including, but not limited to, the employer's subsequent determination that the physician who treated the employee was not eligible to treat that injured employee. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 436, Statutes of 2009.
AB 396 (Fuentes) Qualifies a requirement that a public entity withhold money or bonds sufficient to provide for reasonable litigation costs to make it applicable only if the original contractor fails to promptly accept a gender of defense of the public entity in the litigation. Recasts provisions governing the timely payment of progress payments. Staff: Happy Chastain	In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
AB 399 (Brownley) Requires that a member who is permanently separated from all service covered by PERS, who is not in specified public service, and 70 years of age, be provided with an election to withdraw contributions or, if vested, an election to either apply for service retirement or withdraw contributions. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 240, Statutes of 2009.
AB 413 (Fuentes) Eliminates the current electricity rate freeze, provides limited expansion of direct access electricity service, and provides various other rate stabilization options authorized by the PUC to address emergency measures instituted during the 2001 energy crisis. Staff: Happy Chastain	To inactive file on motion of Senator Romero.
AB 428 (Fletcher) Would add any foreign government to the list of entities to which the Attorney General is authorized to provide state summary criminal history information, if that information is needed in conjunction with an individual's application to adopt a minor child who is a citizen of that foreign nation. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 441, Statutes of 2009.
AB 471 (Nava) Authorizes a state agency, as defined, to use in-house legal counsel in a noncivil litigation matter. Staff: Happy Chastain	Read second time. To third reading. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).
AB 829 (Caballero) Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sustainable development equipment investments of tangible personal property purchased for use in manufacturing or research and development for qualified research. Deletes net operating loss carryback provisions for offsetting individual and corporate tax liabilities. Relates to the apportionment of income under the Corporate Income Tax law. Staff: Happy Chastain	Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
SB 14 (Simitian) Increases the renewables portfolio standard (RPS) target to 33% in 2020 and makes several changes to the RPS program. Staff: Happy Chastain	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
SB 183 (Lowenthal A.) Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2009. Staff: Happy Chastain	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 21. Page 3213.) To Senate. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate. Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Torres.
SB 219 (Yee) Relates to whistleblower protections: Gives UC employees the same protections as all other state employees - provides that action for damages may not be brought unless UC has reached or failed to reach a decision within Regent-established time limits, and states that these provisions are not intended to prohibit an injured party from seeking a remedy if UC has not satisfactorily addressed the complaint within 18 months. UC Named)(SB 1267 '08) Staff: Happy Chastain	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)	Oppose Oppose Unless Amended (04/29/09)
SB 220 (Yee) Relates to whistleblower protections. (UC Named) Staff: Happy Chastain	Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Torrico.
SB 242 (Yee) Makes it a violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act to adopt or enforce a policy that limits or prohibits the use of any language in a business establishment. Staff: Happy Chastain	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
SB 257 (Pavley) Requires state agencies and departments to notify female employees nearing maternity leave of options for lactation accommodations. Staff: Happy Chastain	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)	Neutral
SB 353 (Dutton) Conforms state with federal law by granting a personal income tax deduction for establishing a health savings account (HSA). Also conforms state law to other related federal law provisions regarding rollovers, creation of tax exempt trusts, and penalties for paying non-medical expenses. (AB 326, AB X1 4 '07; SBX1 10 '07) Staff: Happy Chastain	Placed on REV. & TAX. suspense file.
SB 359 (Romero) Revises list of records exempt from Public Records Act to reflect changes in existing law, including UC best value contracts exemption. (UC Named) Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 584, Statutes of 2009.
SB 488 (Pavley) Establishes a procedure to develop an energy efficiency financing program. Staff: Happy Chastain	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 352, Statutes of 2009.
SB 677 (Yee) Excludes any person employed by his or her parent, child, spouse, or registered domestic partner or by the spouse or registered domestic partner of his or her parent or child, in a farming operation from workers' compensation law. Staff: Happy Chastain	Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 694 (Correa) Declare the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent Legislative intent: Address issues relating to the competitive bidding process for public contracts, and would make legislative findings and declarations in that regard. Staff: Happy Chastain	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
SB 705 (Lowenthal A) Provides that exhaustion of an employer's internal administrative remedies or judicial review of a decision of an administrative agency is not a precondition , and does not need to be judicially reviewed by a petition for a writ of mandate, for the filing of a civil action alleging a violation of a right that the Legislature determines to be based on a fundamental public policy of the state. Staff: Happy Chastain	Set, final hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 764 (Negrete McLeod) Amends current law requiring employers to provide medical services to injured workers and permits employers to contract with a health care organization for provision of these medical services. Staff: Happy Chastain	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 773 (Steinberg) Increases permanent partial disability benefits for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2010, and revises formula for computing those benefit payments. Also states legislative intent to enact legislation to adjust the amount of permanent partial disability benefits to ensure that they are fair, adequate,and more favorably aligned with other states' practices. Staff: Happy Chastain	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

Health Issues

Legislation	Status	UC Position
AB 23 (Jones) Requires health care service plans and health insurers to provide notice of the availability of premium assistance under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to individuals eligible for that assistance and would make other conforming changes to allow those individuals to receive Cal-COBRA coverage with that premium assistance. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 3, Statutes of 2009.	Support (04/09/09)
AB 52 (Portantino) Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program from January 1, 2011, until January 1, 2015. Staff: Michael Mendez	In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.	Pending
AB 160 (Hayashi) Expands the Registered Nurse Education Program to include registered nursing students who agree to serve in a kindergarten or grades 1 to 12. (SB 1521 '08) Staff: Angela Gilliard	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
AB 188 (Jones) Provides funding appropriations to enable DHCS to cover costs associated with implementing AB 1383, including costs to seek federal approvals. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 645, Statutes of 2009.	Support (10/26/09)
AB 235 (Hayashi) Relates to emergency care for psychiatric emergency medical conditions. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 423, Statutes of 2009.
AB 245 (Ma) Requires Medical Board of California to remove expunged misdemeanors or felony convictions posted on its Internet website within 90 days of receiving copies of expungement orders from physician and surgeon licensees. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Vetoed by Governor.
AB 252 (Carter) Authorizes the revocation of the license of a physician and surgeon who practices medicine with, or serves or is employed as the medical director of, a business organization that provides outpatient elective cosmetic medical procedures or treatments knowing that the organization is owned or operated in violation of the prohibition against employment of licensed physicians and surgeons and podiatrists. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
AB 303 (Beall) Extends supplemental reimbursement provisions to capital projects of designated public hospitals meeting prescribed requirements for which final plans have been submitted to OSHPD provided those projects are related to meeting seismic safety deadlines. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 428, Statutes of 2009.
AB 342 (Bass) Requires the Department of Health Care Services to submit an application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver to implement a demonstration project that improves health care. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
AB 356 (Fletcher) Revises the definition of licentiates of the healing arts to also include a physician assistant who is licensed pursuant to the Physician Assistant Practice Act and who practices under the supervision of a qualified physician and surgeon. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 434, Statutes of 2009.
AB 366 (Ruskin) Adds specialization in orthopedic implantation related to cancers of the bone to the list of factors the California Medical Assistance Commission (CMAC)is required to consider in negotiating inpatient hospital services contracts or in drawing specifications for competitive bidding. Staff: Angela Gilliard	To inactive file on motion of Senator Yee.	Support (07/15/09)
AB 501 (Emmerson) Authorizes certain persons who are not licensed physicians and surgeons under the Medical Practice Act to use the words "doctor" or "physician," the letters or prefix "Dr.," or the initials "M.D.,", as specified. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 400, Statutes of 2009.	Support (06/05/09) Support (07/02/09) Gov Sig Requested (10/09/09)
AB 549 (Furutani) Amends regulatory, personnel, licensure, educational, and training requirements related to clinical laboratory management and operations. Staff: Angela Gilliard	In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
AB 648 (Chesbro) Establishes a 10 year demonstration project allowing doctors in rural areas to become employees of hospitals in the communities they serve. Staff: Angela Gilliard	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
AB 822 (Fletcher) Requires the Department of Public Health to approve or approve with conditions or modifications a complete application requesting program flexibility for the use of alternate concepts, methods, procedures, techniques, or equipment by general acute care hospital which demonstrates that their use meets or exceeds the quality of care and patient safety. Staff: Angela Gilliard	In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.	Watch
AB 1070 (Hill) Authorizes public reprimand against a physician and surgeon or podiatrist to include a requirement that the licensee complete educational courses selected by the board. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 505, Statutes of 2009.	Not Taking A Position
AB 1422 (Bass) Health Care Programs: California Children and Families Act of 1998 - Imposes tax on Medi-Cal managed care plans to ensure that they receive rates contracted under Medi-Cal with excess revenues to be used by MRMIB for Healthy Families Program. Increases premiums paid for family contributions under the Health Families. Provides options to transfer funds not needed under the Children and Families Program to an unallocated account for expenditures by the Children and Families Commission. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 157, Statutes of 2009.
SB 1 (Steinberg) Expands health care coverage options for children. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Hearing postponed by committee.	Pending
SB 56 (Alquist) Creates the California Health Benefits Service Program to expand cost-effective public health coverage options to the uninsured and purchasers of health insurance. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 58 (Aanestad) Amends existing law providing for professional review of healing arts licentiates through peer review process. Requires peer review bodies to administer an early detection and resolution program (EDR) in which a peer review body would, where it deems appropriate, allow a physician and surgeon to complete certain training, observation, or consultation requirements instead of being subject to disciplinary action and an 805 report. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 92 (Aanestad) 2009 Healthcare Restoration Act: various health care reform options for affordability, access, safety, and choice. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 6. Page 729.) Reconsideration granted.	Not Taking A Position
SB 158 (Wiggins) Requires health care service plan contracts and insurance policies that cover cervical cancer treatment or surgery to also cover human papillomavirus vaccinations (AB 1429 '07-Vetoed, SB 1245 '06) Staff: Angela Gilliard	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
SB 161 (Wright) Requires health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies that cover cancer chemotherapy treatment to cover prescribed anticancer medications administered orally on the same basis as they cover intravenously administered cancer medications. Staff: Angela Gilliard	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
SB 196 (Corbett) Makes changes to how hospitals provide notice when they intend to eliminate or reduce of emergency services. Staff: Angela Gilliard	In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
SB 208 (Steinberg) Requires DHS to submit an application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver to implement a demonstration project that improves health care. Staff: Angela Gilliard	To Com. on HEALTH.
SB 227 (Alquist) Relates to the MRMIP: Requires a health care service plan and a health insurer to elect to either accept for coverage at rates set my MRMIB persons eligible for MRMIP that have been assigned to the plan or insurer by MRMIB regardless of health status or previous health care claims experience. claims experience. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Hearing postponed by committee.
SB 270 (Alquist) Establishes the Health Information Technology Advisory Panel to advise the Governor and the Legislature on health information technology implementation. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 289 (Ducheny) Requires report to OSHPD pursuant to the Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983 to include, for each building that is planned for retrofit or replacement, the number of inpatient beds, and for a building(s)to be removed from acute care service, the inpatient services delivered in the building(s) and the number of general acute care inpatient beds and patient days in the years 2008, 2009, and 2010. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Torrico.	Neutral
SB 294 (Negrete McLeod) Amends the Nursing Practice Act to authorize standardized procedures to expand nurse practitioner scope of practice duties. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Re-referred to Com. On B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
SB 311 (Alquist) Requires the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board to apply the Medicaid prospective payment system to services provided under the program by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics and would authorize the board to adopt emergency regulations to implement that requirement. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 341 (DeSaulnier) Requires DPH to contract with UC to establish a program to evaluate safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs. (UC Named) Staff: Michael Mendez	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 360 (Yee) Requires mandatory orientation and oversight of newly hired direct care registered nursing staff, which if not completed, precludes them from being assigned direct patient care, and removes provisions of existing law allowing DPH to consider the unique nature of UC teaching hospitals and requirement for coordination with the Board of Registered Nursing in setting their nurse-to-patient ratios. (UC Named) (SB 1721 '08) Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB 368 (Maldonado) Authorizes the Office of Health Information Integrity to audit of a health care provider's procedures and records at any time to determine compliance with the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
SB 438 (Yee) Requires the MRMIB in consultation with the DHCS to begin the transfer of initial eligibility determinations for the Healthy Families Program to the county welfare department. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.	Neutral
SB 499 (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: Michael Mendez	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 601, Statutes of 2009.
SB 606 (Ducheny) Makes osteopathic physicians and surgeons eligible for the loan repayment program. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 600, Statutes of 2009.
SB 700 (Negrete McLeod) Defines peer review and makes changes to professional review of specified healing arts licentiates through the peer review process. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Senate Rule 43 suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 1373.) Placed on inactive file on request of Senator Negrete McLeod.
SB 726 (Ashburn) Authorizes the direct employment by qualified district hospitals of an unlimited number of physicians and surgeons under a pilot project through January 1, 2016. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Placed on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Torrico.	Watch
SB 743 (Senate Health Committee) Extends immunity from civil and criminal liability to hospital facilities and staff for detaining any person, whether or not they qualify for a 72-hour evaluation, and for the persons' actions after they are released from 24-hour detention. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 612, Statutes of 2009.
SB 744 (Strickland T) Department of Public health sponsored measure to impose additional requirements and fees related to licensure, registration and regulation of clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 201, Statutes of 2009.
SB 762 (Aanestad) Makes it unlawful for a city or county to prohibit a healing arts licensee from engaging in any act or procedure falling under the scope of practice of that licensee. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 16, Statutes of 2009.
SB 769 (Alquist) Provides for federal economic stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to qualifying local health departments for pandemic flu. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Urgency clause refused adoption. Senate refuses to concur in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 26. Noes 1. Page 2447.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Alquist. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2447.)
SB 771 (Ashburn) Legislative intent to enact legislation to implement and complement changes in Medi-Cal, including changes enacted under federal economic stumulus package. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
SB 810 (Leno) Establishes the California Healthcare System to be known as the California Universal Healthcare Act, administered by the newly created California Healthcare Agency under the control of a Governor appointed Healthcare Commissioner. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
SB X3 24 (Alquist) SBX3 24 - Extends deadline for federal option to expand Medi-Cal continuous eligibility to children 19 years of age and younger until July 1, 2012. Staff: Angela Gilliard	Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 24, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.