Sen. Roderick Wright

This measure would recognize that the California Prayer Breakfast is commemorating and celebrating its 50th year of existence at the State Capitol in 2011 with the California Prayer Breakfast being held on May 19, 2011, at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel.

This measure would declare May 2011 and each May thereafter as "Senior Volunteer Month" to honor the contributions of California's senior volunteers.

Existing law, the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (act) provides, among other things, for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary schools (institutions) in the state. The act is enforced by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs. This bill would provide that an institution is prohibited from entering into an agreement for a program or course of instruction given in English with a nonnative speaker of English, as defined, unless the prospective student first takes and passes an English proficiency test, as specified. The bill would require that English proficiency tests be given to prospective students at a place off campus by an independent test administrator without charge to the student and in accordance with all procedures and requirements specified by the test publisher. The bill would require that the tests be paid for by the institution and graded off campus by an independent test administrator. The bill would prohibit employees or representatives of the school from influencing the giving, monitoring, or scoring of the tests. The bill would provide, if a prospective student is unable to pass the tests, that it may be readministered only as specified. The bill would prohibit a student from waiving any requirement of the act, and provides that if an institution violates any provision of the act, the enrollment agreement and any other contract with the institution is unenforceable. The bill would specify further remedies and damage provisions. The bill would specify the bureau's authority and powers to enforce the act. This bill would require any written contract or agreement for educational services signed by a nonnative speaker of English with an institution to include an enrollment agreement containing specified information. The bill would require that the test and the score be placed in the student's file after enrollment. The bill would declare that its provisions are severable, and make legislative declarations and findings.

This measure would designate Monday, May 2, 2011, as California Peace Officers' Memorial Day and would urge all Californians to use that day to honor California peace officers.

This measure would acknowledge the 50th anniversary of service by African American justices in the California Courts, and would encourage all Californians to share in statewide and local celebrations throughout the year to recognize the contributions and diversity of these and other judicial trailblazers. The bill would also call upon the leadership of the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government, and the greater legal, educational, and justice communities, to sponsor and participate in educational and outreach activities that highlight the work of the justices of the California Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court.

This measure would recognize February 2011 as Black History Month, urge all residents to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents, achievements, and contributions that African Americans make to their communities.

This measure would designate that January 17, 2011, be observed as the official memorial of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth, commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement in changing public policy in California and in the United States of America.

This measure would designate that January 17, 2011, be observed as the official memorial of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth, commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement in changing public policy in California and in the United States of America.