Under existing law, a group of electors may qualify a new political party by holding a caucus or convention at which temporary party officers are elected, by designating a party name, and by filing notice with the Secretary of State that the party has organized, elected temporary officers, and has declared its intent to qualify in a primary election. Existing law prohibits the name of a new party from being so similar to the name of an existing party so as to mislead the voters or from conflicting with the name of an existing political body that has previously filed notice with the Secretary of State. This bill would prohibit the name of a party from including the phrase "no party preference" or "decline to state" or the word "independent" or a variation of that word or those phrases. The bill would require a party that is qualified on the effective date of the bill, but whose name includes a variation of the phrase "no party preference" or "decline to state" or the word "independent," to file a change of name notice with the Secretary of State by October 29, 2019. The Secretary of State would be required to disqualify, by October 30, 2019, any party that fails to so submit an appropriate change of name notice. The Secretary of State would be required to send related notices, as provided. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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The Civil Discovery Act authorizes a party to a civil action to obtain discovery, as specified, by inspecting documents, tangible things, land or other property, and electronically stored information in the possession of any other party to the action. Existing law authorizes a court, after notice to any affected party, person, or attorney, and after opportunity for hearing, to impose sanctions against anyone engaging in conduct that is a misuse of the discovery process, as specified. (1) This bill would, upon order of the court following stipulation by all parties in a civil action, require a party to, within 45 days of the court order, provide to the other parties an initial disclosure that includes certain information related to discoverable information, as specified. (2) The bill would, except as specified, also require a court, after notice to any party, person, or attorney, and after opportunity for a hearing, to impose a $250 sanction against a party, person, or attorney upon findings that the party, person, or attorney (1) failed to respond in good faith to a document request, (2) produced the requested documents within 7 days of a motion to compel that is filed by the requesting party as a result of the other party, person, or attorney's failure to respond in good faith, or (3) failed to meet and confer in person, by telephone, or by letter to resolve any dispute regarding the request. The bill would authorize the court to require an attorney to report the sanction in writing to the State Bar within 30 days of the imposition of the sanction. The bill would also authorize the court to excuse the imposition of the sanction if the court makes written findings that the person subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the imposition of the sanction unjust.
Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, and the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as 2 of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the availability of abortion by medication techniques at on-campus student health centers at public postsecondary educational institutions in the state. The bill would require, on and after January 1, 2023, each student health care services clinic on a California State University or University of California campus to offer abortion by medication techniques, as specified. The bill would require the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls to administer the College Student Health Center Sexual and Reproductive Health Preparation Fund, which the bill would establish. The bill would continuously appropriate the moneys in that fund to the commission for allocations to each public university student health care services clinic for specified activities in preparation for providing abortion by medication techniques, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would provide that its requirements would be implemented only if, and to the extent that, a total of at least $10,290,000 in private moneys is made available to the fund in a timely manner on or after January 1, 2020. The bill would require the commission to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before December 31, 2021, and on or before December 31 of every year thereafter until December 31, 2026, that includes, but is not necessarily limited to, specified information relating to abortion by medication techniques at these student health clinics.
Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of specified public employers and employees under various acts regulating collective bargaining, including the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. Existing law includes within PERB's jurisdiction the resolution of disputes alleging violation of rules and regulations adopted by a public agency, as defined, concerning unit determinations, representations, recognition, and elections, as specified. Existing law does not apply the above provisions to employees of specified transit agencies, including the Orange County Transportation Authority, among others. Existing law establishes the Orange County Transportation Authority within the County of Orange. Existing law authorizes employees of the authority to enter into labor organizations, as specified, and requires the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service to participate in labor organization disputes, as provided. Under existing law, the authority may sue, and be sued, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. This bill would require employers and employees of the Orange County Transportation Authority to adjudicate complaints of specified labor violations before PERB as an unfair practice and would authorize specified parties aggrieved by PERB's decision or order to petition for relief from that decision or order, as provided. By requiring the authority to adjudicate claims before PERB, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Orange County Transportation Authority. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law establishes the California Military Department Inspector General to investigate alleged violations of law or gross mismanagement or waste of funds. Existing law establishes qualifications for a person serving in the position of inspector general, including, among other things, that the inspector general be subordinate to the Adjutant General. This bill would instead require that the inspector general be an advisor to the Governor and responsive to the Adjutant General. Existing law, either at the discretion of the inspector general or upon request by the Governor, a Member of the Legislature, any member of the Military Department, or any member of the public, authorizes the inspector general to investigate any complaint or allegation regarding specified issues. This bill would instead require the inspector general to expeditiously investigate those complaints. The bill would also require the inspector general to notify the requesting party of the results of the investigation. The bill would require specified allegations presented to the inspector general to be reported to either the Governor or specified federal inspectors general, and the Adjutant General, as specified. Existing law, the California Military Whistleblower Protection Act, prohibits a person from restricting a member of the Military Department from making specified communications to a Member of Congress, the Governor, a Member of the Legislature, or any state or federal inspector general, or from taking, or threatening to take, unfavorable personnel actions, or withholding, or threatening to withhold, favorable personnel actions, as a reprisal against a member of the Military Department for making specified communications. Existing law requires the inspector general to, after the completion of an investigation into an allegation relating to the act, submit a report on the results of the investigation to the Adjutant General and a copy of the report on the results of the investigation to the member of the department who made the allegation. This bill would require the inspector general to provide an interim response to allegations of actions prohibited by the act when the final response will be delayed, as specified. Existing law requires the inspector general, if the inspector general is not outside the immediate chain of command of both the member submitting the allegation and the individual or individuals alleged to have taken an action prohibited by the California Military Whistleblower Protection Act, to refer the allegation to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Governor. This bill would instead require the inspector general to refer all allegations of actions prohibited by the act to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Governor. The bill would additionally require the Governor or Adjutant General to take disciplinary actions against any member of the department who intentionally engages in acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats, coercion, or similar acts, as specified, against a person who reported improper activities.
Existing law provides that generally if an employee is discharged or laid off, wages earned by the employee are due and payable immediately. Existing law provides specified requirements for certain occupations, including temporary services employees, employees engaged in the production or broadcasting of motion pictures, and employees at venues that host live theatrical or concert events. Existing law provides that an employee engaged in the production or broadcasting of motion pictures whose employment terminates is entitled to receive payment of wages earned at the time of termination by the next regular payday. Existing law provides for civil penalties for violations of these provisions. This bill would provide that an "events employee," as defined, whose employment terminates is entitled to receive payment of wages earned at the time of termination by the next regular payday, except as specified. The bill would provide that these provisions do not apply to the payment of wages of specified public employees. The bill would make conforming changes to the provisions requiring payment of wages due upon termination of employment. By expanding the definition of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 203, 203.1, and 220 of the Labor Code proposed by SB 671 to be operative only if this bill and SB 671 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law authorizes an elector who is otherwise qualified to register to vote to complete a conditional voter registration and cast a provisional ballot during the 14 days immediately preceding an election or on election day, as prescribed. A county elections official is required to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting at all permanent offices of the county elections official in the county in accordance with specified procedures. Existing law also permits the county elections official to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting at satellite offices of the county elections office. This bill would specifically require, rather than permit, the county elections official to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting at all satellite offices of the county elections official and all polling places in the county. If the elections official is able to determine a conditionally registered voter's precinct, and the ballot for that precinct is available, the bill would require the elections official to provide the voter with a ballot for the voter's precinct. If the elections official is unable to determine the conditionally registered voter's precinct, or a ballot for the precinct is unavailable, the bill would require the elections official to provide the voter with a ballot and inform the voter that only the votes for the candidates and measures on which the voter would be entitled to vote in the voter's assigned precinct may be counted. By requiring county elections officials to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting at all satellite offices and all polling places, and by imposing additional duties on elections officials with respect to provisional ballots, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 2170 of the Elections Code proposed by AB 693 to be operative only if this bill and AB 693 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
(1) Existing law specifies the procedures for recall elections of state and local officers. Existing law specifies the information required to be included on ballots for recall elections and the format of that information. This bill would authorize an officer in a voter-nominated office who is subject to a recall election to have the officer's party preference identified on the ballot. The bill would specify the format and appearance of the statement of party preference. By increasing the duties of local officials relative to the information to be displayed on a recall election ballot, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires the county elections official to mail a county voter information guide for a political party or a nonpartisan county voter information guide, as specified, to each voter no more than 40 days nor less than 10 days before a primary election. Existing law requires a county elections official to send, not more than 40 days nor less than 21 days before an election, a copy of a substantial facsimile of the official ballot used in the election to each voter who is registered at least 29 days before the election. This bill would delete the prohibition against sending these materials to voters earlier than 40 days before a primary election or election. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law establishes a procedure for a prosecutor to apply for, and the court to issue, an order authorizing law enforcement to intercept a wire or electronic communication. Under existing law, in accordance with the procedures described above, the Attorney General, a deputy attorney general, district attorney, or deputy district attorney, or a peace officer who has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire or electronic communication may disclose the contents, under specified circumstances, to a judge or magistrate, or to a state or federal investigative or law enforcement officer, if that disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the individual making or receiving the disclosure. Existing law also prohibits a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer from disclosing or using the contents of intercepted wire or electronic communications relating to crimes other than certain enumerated crimes, such as murder, human trafficking, and violent felonies, and those specified in the order of authorization, except to prevent the commission of a public offense. This bill would authorize a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer to disclose those contents if they relate to grand theft involving a firearm or maliciously exploding or igniting a destructive device or any explosive causing bodily injury, mayhem or great bodily injury, or death. The bill would also authorize a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer to disclose those contents if they relate to a crime involving a peace officer and are disclosed in an administrative or disciplinary hearing. If an agency employing a peace officer uses those contents as evidence in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding, the bill would require the number of proceedings and the offenses for which the evidence was used to be reported to the Attorney General. The bill would require the Attorney General to report this information to the Legislature, as provided.