Read. Adopted. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3620.)
This measure would proclaim the month of May 2012 as California Beer Distributor Month.
Existing law requires that specially constructed vehicles be inspected by stations authorized to perform referee functions by the Department of Consumer Affairs for the purpose of determining the engine model-year used in the vehicle or the vehicle model-year, and the emission control system application. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide an initial registration to no more than the first 500 specially constructed vehicles that meet specified criteria and are presented to the department each year for registration. This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish, maintain, and make available to the public the number of current applicants each year for registration of a specially constructed vehicle in the order in which the applications are received. The bill would also require the department to indicate the number of specially constructed vehicles that have been registered for that year. The bill would require the department to consider an application that is received after it has registered 500 specially constructed vehicles in a calendar year in the subsequent calendar year based on the order in which the application is received. The bill would require the department to reject an application from an applicant if the applicant already has another application pending before the department. The bill would require the department to adopt by regulation a secure process that protects an applicant's privacy and enables the applicant to access the department's Internet Web site in order for the applicant to determine his or her number on the list of applications.
The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) requires the Public Employees' Retirement System to be liable for either a basic or special death benefit upon the death of a member, as specified. Among other circumstances, PERL authorizes the special death benefit to be payable when there is a qualifying survivor if the deceased was a patrol, state peace officer/firefighter, state safety, state industrial, or local safety member, if his or her death was industrial. This bill would authorize the special death benefit to be payable if the deceased was a Riverside County Sheriff's Department Correctional Deputy or a Correctional Corporal, if his or her death occurred as a direct result of injury arising out of and in the course of his or her official duties with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, and if there was a qualifying survivor. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Riverside.
Existing law establishes a program of postrelease community supervision for certain persons who are released from prison or whose sentence has been deemed served after serving a prison term for a felony. Existing law requires that these persons enter into a postrelease community supervision agreement as a condition of their release, and that the agreement include certain conditions, including a requirement that the person inform the supervising county agency of his or her place of residence and any pending or anticipated changes in residence, and that the person obtain a travel pass from the supervising county agency before he or she may leave the county or state for more than 2 days. Existing law also sets forth procedures for a change in residency of a person who is under postrelease community supervision. This bill would authorize a city, charter city, or city and county to adopt and enact an ordinance that requires anyone who is placed on postrelease community supervision to register with the chief law enforcement officer of the city, charter city, or city and county upon establishing residency in that city, charter city, or city and county.
Existing law, contained in 2 initiative statutes, commonly known as the Three Strikes law, requires increased penalties for certain recidivist offenders in addition to any other enhancement or penalty provisions that may apply. Existing law requires that if a defendant has 2 or more prior violent or serious felony convictions, the term for the current felony conviction shall be an indeterminate term of imprisonment in the state prison for life with a minimum term to be served, as specified. This bill would provide that a defendant who has 2 or more prior violent or serious felony convictions shall receive the enhanced indeterminate life sentence only if the defendant's current conviction is for a serious or violent felony, as defined. The bill would provide that it would become effective only when submitted to, and approved by, the voters, and would require the Secretary of State to submit the measure to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election, unless an initiative measure amending these provisions is approved by the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, in which case the bill would provide that the Secretary of State shall not submit the measure to the voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election.
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3469.)
Existing law provides certain protections and benefits for veterans. This bill would authorize the governing board of a county or city to grant financial assistance, relief, and support to disabled veterans, as defined, by waiving service-related fees charged by the county or city, as specified.
Existing law vests in the California Horse Racing Board jurisdiction and supervision over meetings in this state where horse races with wagering on their results are held or conducted, and over all persons or things having to do with the operation of those meetings. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 4445.).
This measure would proclaim April 15 through April 22, 2012, as California Holocaust Memorial Week and would urge Californians to observe these days of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
Existing law suspends various activities of redevelopment agencies and prohibits the agencies from incurring indebtedness for a specified period. Existing law also dissolves redevelopment agencies and community development agencies, as of October 1, 2011, and designates successor agencies, as defined. Existing law requires successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies and to, among other things, repay enforceable obligations, as defined, and to remit unencumbered balances of redevelopment agency funds, including housing funds, to the county auditor-controller for distribution to taxing entities. Existing law authorizes the city, county, or city and county that authorized the creation of a redevelopment agency to retain the housing assets, functions, and powers previously performed by the redevelopment agency, excluding amounts on deposit in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund. This bill would revise the definition of the term "enforceable obligation" and modify provisions relating to the transfer of housing funds and responsibilities associated with dissolved redevelopment agencies. The bill would provide that any amounts on deposit in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund of a dissolved redevelopment agency be transferred to specified entities. The bill would make conforming changes. Existing law provides that upon a specified date, agreements, contracts, or arrangements between the city or county, or city and county that created the redevelopment agency and the redevelopment agency are invalid. Notwithstanding this provision, an agreement that provided loans or other startup funds for the agency that was entered into within 2 years of the formation of the agency is valid and binds the successor agency. The bill would expand this exception to include an agreement involving a loan specific to a project area and other specified obligations.
