The Arc of California Bill File 2005 (home) (Action Center) (Governmental Affairs)
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| AB 172 | (Chan) Universal preschool. (A-05/26/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 06/15/2005-Referred to Com. on ED. | ||||||
| Current Location: 06/15/2005-S 2 YEAR | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law, the Child Care and Developmental Services Act, establishes various full- and part-time programs for a comprehensive, coordinated, and cost-effective system of developmental services for children to age 14 and their parents. Other existing law, the Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Program, permits, until January 1, 2011, school districts to participate in the program to provide kindergarten preparedness opportunities to increase a child's readiness for school. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer state preschool programs including part-time day and preschool appropriate programs for prekindergarten children 3 to 5 years of age. This bill would make certain findings and state the intent of the Legislature with regard to universal preschool. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to report to the Legislature by January 1, 2007, on state preschool programs, with certain requirements. This bill contains other related provisions. |
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| AB 1412 | (Leno) Dependent children: out-of-home placements. (C-10/07/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/07/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 640 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/07/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires the juvenile court to conduct periodic status review hearings, and, in certain cases, to terminate the parental rights to, and to order a permanent plan of adoption or legal guardianship for, a dependent child of the juvenile court. Existing law also requires social workers to prepare various reports, including a case plan, regarding the child in connection with these hearings, and to make efforts to maintain relationships between the child and specified individuals who are important to the child. Several of these provisions apply specifically to a child who is 10 years of age or older who is placed in a group home for 6 months or longer from the date the child entered foster care. This bill would revise those provisions to apply to a child who is 10 years of age or older and who has been in an out-of-home placement, subject to appropriation through the budget process and by phase, as specified. The bill would also require that a child be involved in developing his or her case plan as age and developmentally appropriate. By expanding the class of children to whom these provisions would apply, the bill would impose additional duties on social workers, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 114 | (Cohn) Child abuse. (C-10/04/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/04/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 464 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/04/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Under existing law, evidence of a person's character, such as opinion or specific instances of conduct, is generally not admissible to prove a defendant's conduct on a particular occasion, with specified exceptions. Existing law provides, however, that when a defendant is accused of domestic violence in a criminal action, evidence of the defendant's prior acts of domestic violence may be admitted to prove the defendant's conduct, except as to the findings and declarations of a regulatory agency or when the acts occurred more than 10 years ago or the court exercises its discretion to exclude the evidence of prior acts, as specified. This bill would provide that when a defendant is accused of child abuse in a criminal action, evidence of the defendant's prior acts of child abuse may be admitted to prove the defendant's conduct, except as specified and subject to an evidentiary hearing. The bill would also define "child abuse" for purposes of that provision and would make other nonsubstantive changes. |
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| AB 217 | (Vargas) Sex offenders: nursing facilities. (C-10/04/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/04/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 466 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/04/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law regulates the licensure and operation of health facilities, including long-term health care facilities, as defined. A violation of these provisions is a crime. 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 these statutory provisions. This bill contains other existing laws. |
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| AB 1188 | (Wolk) Abuse: reporting. (C-09/02/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/02/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 163, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/02/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Under existing law, the failure of a mandated reporter to report child, elder, or dependent adult abuse, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for up to 6 months, or by a fine of up to $1,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. A supervisor or administrator who impedes or inhibits a report of child abuse is guilty of an infraction that is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000. Any mandated reporter who willfully fails to report elder or dependent abuse, where that abuse results in death or great bodily injury, is punishable by up to one year in a county jail, by a fine of up to $5,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would make the impeding or inhibiting by a supervisor or administrator of the report of child, elder, or dependent abuse punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for up to 6 months, or by a fine of up to $1,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would provide that any mandated reporter who willfully and unlawfully fails to report abuse or neglect, or any person who impedes or inhibits a report of abuse or neglect, where that abuse or neglect results in death or great bodily injury, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for up to one year, a fine of up to $5,000, or both that fine and imprisonment. Because the bill would revise existing or create new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 1683 | (Horton, Shirley) Sex offenders. (A-06/09/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 06/14/2005-In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 06/09/2005-S 2 YEAR | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires the Director of Corrections, prior to the release of a person from custody convicted of certain crimes of a sexual nature against 2 or more victims, to refer the person to the State Department of Mental Health for evaluation. The law authorizes civil commitment for a 2-year term, as a sexually violent predator, if the person is adjudicated to be likely to engage in sexually violent criminal behavior if discharged. This bill would require the department to provide the court with a copy of the written terms and conditions of outpatient treatment signed by the patient and a copy of the written contract entered into with any public or private person or entity to monitor or supervise the patient's outpatient placement and treatment program. The bill would, except for confidential medical and treatment information, require the department to provide copies of the agreement to prescribed local officials. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| ACR 8 | (Dymally) Elder and dependent adult abuse. (C-05/03/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 05/03/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 28, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 05/03/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: This measure would proclaim the month of May this year and every year thereafter as Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month. |
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| SB 570 | (Migden) Mentally incompetent minors. (C-09/22/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/22/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 265, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/22/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires the Judicial Council to perform various duties designed to assist the judiciary. This bill would require the Judicial Council, to the extent resources are available, to provide education on mental health and developmental disability issues affecting juveniles in delinquency proceedings to judicial officers and other public officers and entities, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 972 | (Poochigian) Crime victims: restitution. (C-09/21/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/21/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 238, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/21/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires a court to impose a restitution fine and order upon a person who is convicted of a crime. This bill would authorize a court to specify that funds confiscated at the time of arrest may be applied to the restitution fine or order, if the funds are not otherwise exempt from confiscation. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 1018 | (Simitian) Elder and dependent adult abuse. (C-08/29/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 08/29/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 140, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 08/29/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the confidentiality of financial records but does not prohibit various state and local officers and agencies from requesting information from an office or branch of a financial institution and the office or branch from responding to the request, as to whether a person has an account or accounts at that office or branch and if so, any identifying numbers of the account or accounts. This bill, from January 1, 2007, to January 1, 2013, inclusive, would provide that a county adult protective services office and a long-term care ombudsman when investigating the financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult is similarly not prohibited from requesting financial information and the office or branch is not prohibited from responding to the request. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 89 | (Horton, Jerome) Health care: employer coverage: disclosure. (V-10/07/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/07/2005-Vetoed by the Governor | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/07/2005-A VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for various health programs under which qualified low-income persons are provided health care services. These programs include the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Services, and the Healthy Families Program, and the Access for Infants and Mothers Program, which are administered by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board. This bill would require the department and the board to collaborate to, on or before March 15, 2006, transmit to the Legislature a report identifying all employers who employ 25 or more persons who are beneficiaries or who support beneficiaries of these programs. The bill would also require the department and the board to make the report available to the public as provided in the bill. |
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| Governor's Message: I am returning Assembly Bill 89 without my signature. Although I share the Legislature?s interest in exploring ways to provide health coverage to the uninsured, I have doubts that this report would provide useful information. The report would not account for the complex and multi-faceted decision-making process that employees and employers consider when choosing health insurance options or differentiate between part-time, seasonal and full-time workers. Rather than imposing new reporting mandates that will be of limited or no benefit, we should strategically focus marketing of public health care programs to the harder to reach and under-enrolled Medi-Cal and Healthy Families populations. The Legislature did just that in the current budget when, at my request, they appropriated funds to reinstate the Healthy Families Certified Application Assistance program (CAA). The CAA program has proven to be an effective means for successfully enrolling children in Healthy Families and Medi-Cal. Such focused, strategic investments will actually help us enroll more eligible Californians in Medi-Cal and Health Families. The report required by this bill will do nothing to decrease the number of uninsured and I do not believe that it will yield valuable information to help in this effort. For these reasons, I am returning Assembly Bill 89 without my signature. |
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| AB 90 | (Laird) 2005-06 Budget. (A-05/27/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 05/31/2005-Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. | ||||||
| Current Location: 05/31/2005-A 2 YEAR | ||||||
| Summary: This bill would make appropriations for support of state government for the 2005-06 fiscal year. This bill contains other related provisions. |
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| AB 131 | (Committee on Budget) Budget Act of 2005: omnibus health trailer bill. (C-07/19/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 07/19/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 80, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Current Location: 07/20/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Under existing law, the State Department of Health Services has licensing authority over several categories of clinics and other health facilities. Existing law requires the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code and the regulations adopted by the department to prescribe standards for adequacy, safety, and sanitation of the physical plant, of appropriate staffing, and of services, based on the type of health facility and the needs of the persons served. These regulations are required to permit program flexibility in various contexts, as long as statutory requirements are met, and the use has the prior written approval of the department or of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. This bill would expand the program flexibility permitted under the department's regulations to include bulk purchasing of pharmaceuticals. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 688 | (Matthews) Health facilities: quality assurance fees. (V-10/06/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/06/2005-Vetoed by Governor | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Other Group Positions: CAHF - Support |
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| Current Location: 10/06/2005-A VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities by the State Department of Health Services. Existing law provides for the imposition of a quality assurance fee upon designated intermediate care facilities each state fiscal year, as a condition of participation in the Medi-Cal program. This bill would require the department to notify a county organized health system of its obligation to pay any rate increases to any designated intermediate care facility that is receiving payment for services through that county organized health system. This bill contains other related provisions. |
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| Governor's Message: I am returning Assembly Bill 688 without my signature. Medi-Cal managed care contracts are based on the concept that the managed care plan, in this case, a county organized health system (COHS), should have flexibility to manage health care for enrollees. Part of that management is negotiating rates with providers. For this reason, Medi-Cal managed care contracts do not mandate how the managed care plans spend their total monthly capitation payments. AB 688 would incorrectly assert that COHSs have an obligation to pay rate increases to Intermediate Care Facilities for the developmentally disabled (ICF/DD) and would inappropriately require the Department of Health Services (DHS) to advise COHSs of this non-existent obligation. Additionally, the bill?s requirement that DHS devise a method to advance funds to COHSs so the COHSs will pay these rate increases would clash with the objective of providing them with flexibility to negotiate rates. It could also create a precedent where other providers also request statutory guarantees of rate increases from COHSs or other Medi-Cal managed care plans. Finally, the bill?s requirement that DHS convene a workgroup to study reimbursement issues related to ICF/DD care is unnecessary. State law is not needed to authorize provider organizations to meet, discuss topics of mutual concern, and offer proposals to the Legislature. For these reasons, I am returning AB 688 without my signature. |
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| AB 1535 | (Bass) Developmental services. (A-08/15/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/08/2005-To inactive file on motion of Senator Perata. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Other Group Positions: PAI - Support ARCA - Oppose |
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| Current Location: 09/08/2005-S INACTIVE FILE | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to allocate funds to private nonprofit regional centers for the provision of community services and support for persons with developmental disabilities and their families, and sets forth the duties of the regional centers, including, but not limited to, development of individual program plans and the monitoring of services. This bill would require the department to prepare, or contract with an appropriate research entity to prepare, a report every 3 years that sets forth expenditures for the purchase of services and denials of eligibility for the prior 3 fiscal years for each regional center , and statewide, aggregated by race and ethnicity of the consumers, would require the department to post the information on its Internet Web site, and would require the regional center to submit related information and to include a link to the department's reports on its Web site, if any . |
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| SB 481 | (Chesbro) Self-Directed Services Program. (A-05/27/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 06/28/2005-Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Oppose - Unless Amended | ||||||
| Other Group Positions: CRA - Support with
Amendments PAI - Support with Amendments CAIC - Support with Amendments ARCA - Watch |
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| Current Location: 06/09/2005-A 2 YEAR | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to allocate funds to private nonprofit regional centers for the provision of community services and support for persons with developmental disabilities and their families, and sets forth the duties of the regional centers, including, but not limited to, development of individual program plans and the monitoring of services. This bill would establish the Self-Directed Services Program, which would expand the self-determination pilot projects to every regional center catchment area, consistent with federal approval of a self-directed waiver, and provided the participants meet certain eligibility requirements. It would also require the department to develop, revise, and maintain regulations implementing these requirements, and would permit the adoption by the department of emergency regulations to implement these provisions. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 642 | (Chesbro) Medi-Cal: adult day health care services. (I-02/22/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/07/2005-Placed on inactive file on request of Senator Chesbro. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/07/2005-S INACTIVE FILE | ||||||
| Summary: The California Adult Day Health Care Act provides for the licensure and regulation of adult day health centers, with administrative responsibility for this program shared between the State Department of Health Services and the California Department of Aging pursuant to an interagency agreement. This bill would eliminate the requirement that the interagency agreement delegate the performance of financial reviews and the resolution of audit appeals to the California Department of Aging. The bill would eliminate the requirement that the California Department of Aging make the recommendations regarding licensure. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 666 | (Aanestad) Congregate living health facilities. (C-09/30/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/30/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 443, Statutes of 2005. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/30/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including congregate living health facilities, by the State Department of Health Services. A congregate living health facility is a residential home that provides inpatient care, which includes specific basic services, and that is limited, with certain exceptions, to a capacity of no more than 6 beds. This bill would increase the capacity of a congregate living health facility to no more than 12 beds, with certain exceptions. This bill contains other related provisions. |
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| SB 962 | (Chesbro) Adult Residential Facility for Persons with Special Health Care Needs: pilot project. (C-10/05/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/05/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 558 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Other Group Positions: ARCA - Support |
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| Current Location: 10/05/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of community care and residential facilities by the State Department of Social Services. Under existing law, a violation of any of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would, until January 1, 2010, authorize the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Developmental Services, to jointly establish and administer a pilot project for licensing and regulating Adult Residential Facilities for Persons with Special Health Care Needs, to the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, and would make conforming changes. The bill would authorize entering into a contract for independent evaluation of the program, and would require a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2009. By changing the definition of crimes provided for under the California Community Care Facilities Act, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SCR 51 | (Perata) Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism. (C-09/14/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/14/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 124, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/14/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: This measure would establish, until November 30, 2007, the Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism. The measure would require the commission to report related findings and recommendations to the Governor and to the Legislature no later than September 30, 2007. |
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| AB 65 | (Daucher) Medi-Cal: health care benefits. (C-06/09/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 06/09/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 13, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Other Group Positions: ARCA - Watch |
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| Current Location: 06/09/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Services and under which qualified low-income persons are provided health care services. This bill would additionally authorize a county, by ordinance, to authorize the special commission to provide delivery systems for persons eligible to receive health care services under the Medicare program and under both the Medi-Cal program and Medicare program. This bill would require a special commission providing delivery systems pursuant to this provision to obtain a license under the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act under certain circumstances, to conform to applicable state licensing and freedom of choice requirements as directed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and to provide notice that includes eligibility and enrollment information for those persons who are dually eligible to receive medical benefits under both the Medi-Cal program and the Medicare program. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. This bill contains other existing laws. |
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| AB 117 | (Cohn) Vehicles: ignition interlock device. (A-06/09/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 06/13/2005-Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Other Group Positions: CAHF - Support with
Amendments ARCA - Support |
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| Current Location: 06/13/2005-S RLS. | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law generally allows a court to require the installation of an ignition interlock device and to prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device for a person convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both (DUI). This bill would require a court to order a person who is convicted of a DUI offense that occurs within 10 years of 2 or more separate DUI violations that resulted in convictions to install an ignition interlock device on any vehicle that the person owns or operates and to prohibit that person from operating a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device. The bill would require that this restriction be for the rest of the person's life. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 1434 | (Horton, Shirley) Home health agencies: licensing enforcement. (C-09/22/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/22/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 335, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/22/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires private or public organizations, including, but not limited to, any partnership, corporation, political subdivision of the state, or other governmental agency within the state, to obtain a home health agency license before providing or arranging for the provision of skilled nursing services in the home. Existing law provides for licensing of home health agencies by the State Department of Health Services. Existing law gives the department full range of authority over accredited home health agencies to ensure that the licensure and accreditation requirements are met, including the entire scope of enforcement sanctions and options available for unaccredited home health agencies. Existing law makes a violation of these licensing provisions a crime. This bill would require the department to ensure that unlicensed entities are not providing skilled nursing services in the home, except as specified, would require field staff to be informed of these requirements, and would make technical and conforming changes. The bill would preclude unlicensed entities from using "home health" or similar words in their name or advertising or making related statements. The bill would also preclude unlicensed entities from using the words "skilled" or "nursing," in their name to imply licensure as a home health agency to provide those services. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 23 | (Migden) Healthy Families Program and Medi-Cal. (V-10/07/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/07/2005-Vetoed by the Governor | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/07/2005-S VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires the Employment Development Department to administer the unemployment compensation system, under which employers pay contributions to the department to fund the system. The department also collects other amounts from employers, including remittances of personal income taxes withheld by employers from employees. This bill would require the board, in collaboration with the State Department of Health Services, to develop an informational document that may be referred to as the "Healthy Families/Medi-Cal Workplace Notice," containing certain information about the Healthy Families Program and the Medi-Cal program. The bill would require the Employment Development Department to notify employers, as specified, who would be required to provide the notice to their employees. This bill would also require the board to establish processes that would allow an employer to elect to allow employees to have the family contribution payments for health care coverage under the Healthy Families Program deducted from the employee's pay and transmitted to the board by the employer, or to have the contribution payments transferred from a designated financial institution to the board. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| Governor's Message: I am returning Senate Bill 23 without my signature. Senate Bill 23 would require the Employment Development Department (EDD) to forward a notice about eligibility and enrollment for Healthy Families and Medi-Cal programs to all employers for purposes of distributing the information to all employees. I agree with the overall objective of this bill ? to increase enrollment of eligible children in the Medi-Cal and Healthy Families programs. In fact, the budget I signed funds a more effective and targeted enrollment effort. At my direction, the Healthy Families certified application assistance program that has proven to be an effective means to successfully enroll eligible children in the Healthy Families and Medi-Cal programs has been reinstated. I am concerned that the approach in SB 23 would be inefficient and ineffective. SB 23 requires the widespread distribution of a mandated notice to all employers, regardless of whether the employees and their families already receive health coverage or qualify for these public programs. This approach is not strategically designed to focus on the harder-to-reach and under-enrolled populations. This bill would require the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB) to develop a process by which family contributions to the Healthy Families Program may be deducted from a financial account and a process for deduction from an applicant?s pay. These regulations are unnecessary. MRMIB has had an electronic fund transfer mechanism in place for more than a year. In addition, MRMIB anticipates implementation of payroll deduction system in 2006. Finally, this legislation does not include resources to fund the outreach, marketing, and additional reporting activities, activities that cannot be absorbed by affected departments in light of current state budgetary constraints. |
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| SB 38 | (Alquist) Healthy Families Program. (A-05/31/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 06/02/2005-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 06/02/2005-A 2 YEAR | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law establishes the Healthy Families Program, administered by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, to arrange for the provision of health services to an eligible person. Existing law provides that a child less than 19 years of age meeting specified requirements, including coming from a family with an annual or monthly household income equal to or less than 200% of the federal poverty level is an eligible person. Existing law also provides that all income over 200% of the federal poverty level, but less than or equal to 250%, is to be disregarded in calculating annual or monthly household income. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to instead provide that income over 200% of the federal poverty level but less than or equal to 300% is to be disregarded in calculating annual or monthly household income. |
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| SB 375 | (Speier) Medicare supplement coverage. (C-09/06/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/06/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 206, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/06/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Under existing law, a plan or insurer that issues a Medicare supplement contract or policy, as defined, is required to comply with requirements in addition to those generally imposed on health care service plan contracts and health insurance policies. This bill would make certain changes to these Medicare supplement coverage provisions corresponding to revisions made to the Medicare program by the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. The bill would revise eligibility requirements for Medicare supplement coverage, including the guaranteed issue of coverage, and would add 2 benefit plans. The bill would also revise application procedures for this coverage. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 377 | (Ortiz) Medi-Cal: dental services. (C-10/07/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/07/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 643 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/07/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Services, that provides certain benefits to qualified recipients. Certain dental services are covered Medi-Cal benefits. This bill would declare that the Legislature has appropriated money in the Budget Act of 2001 and each subsequent Budget Act thereafter, for the provision under the Medi-Cal program of nonemergency benefits for the prevention and treatment of dental and periodontal disease for beneficiaries during pregnancy to prevent premature deliveries and low-birth weights. The bill would require the department to immediately implement the provision of these services by informing Denti-Cal and other Medi-Cal providers through provider bulletins that these benefits are included for pregnant beneficiaries. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations to implement the provision of these services on or before January 1, 2008, and would provide that implementation by provider bulletin of this provision shall not be delayed pending the adoption of these regulations. This bill contains other related provisions. |
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| SB 840 | (Kuehl) Single-payer health care coverage. (A-07/12/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 07/12/2005-Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 07/12/2005-A RLS. | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law does not provide a system of universal health care coverage for California residents. Existing law provides for the creation of various programs to provide health care services to persons who have limited incomes and meet various eligibility requirements. These programs include the Healthy Families Program administered by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, and the Medi-Cal program administered by the State Department of Health Services. Existing law provides for the regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and health insurers by the Department of Insurance. This bill would establish the California Health Insurance System to be administered by the newly created California Health Insurance Agency under the control of an elected Health Insurance Commissioner. The bill would make all California residents eligible for specified health care benefits under the California Health Insurance System, which would, on a single-payer basis, negotiate for or set fees for health care services provided through the system and pay claims for those services. The bill would require the health care system to be operational within 2 years of enactment, and would enact various transition provisions. The bill would require the commissioner to seek all necessary waivers, exemptions, agreements, or legislation to allow various existing federal, state, and local health care payments to be paid to the California Health Insurance System, which would then assume responsibility for all benefits and services previously paid for with those funds. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 394 | (Niello) Housing: discrimination. (C-09/22/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/22/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 297, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/22/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law prohibits discrimination in housing through restrictive covenants based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, disability, national origin, source of income, or ancestry and provides that discrimination in housing through a restrictive covenant includes the existence of a restrictive covenant regardless of whether accompanied by a statement that the covenant is repealed or void. This bill would delete the provisions authorizing a person to file an application with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, requiring the department to respond, and authorizing the person to strike out the restrictive covenant, attach a statement to the document, and record the modified document. The bill would instead authorize a person who holds an ownership interest of record in property that he or she believes is the subject of an unlawfully restrictive covenant based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, disability, national origin, source of income, or ancestry, to record a document titled Restrictive Covenant Modification, which would include a copy of the original document with the illegal language stricken. The bill would impose a state-mandated local program by requiring a county recorder to make available to the public forms for restrictive covenant modification. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 477 | (Baca) In-home supportive services pilot project. (V-10/08/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/08/2005-Vetoed by the Governor | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/08/2005-A VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, under which, either through employment by the recipient or by or through contract by the county, qualified, aged, blind, and disabled persons receive services enabling them to remain in their own homes. Counties are responsible for the administration of the IHSS program. This bill would require the department to establish a 4-year pilot project, that would authorize certain individuals who are not financially eligible to receive in-home supportive services or Medi-Cal services, to purchase in-home supportive services, in accordance with the bill. The bill would require the pilot project to be conducted in 3 counties that consent to participate, and would require the department to develop eligibility guidelines for individuals who purchase services under the pilot project, in conjunction with designated entities and stakeholders. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 899 | (Ridley-Thomas) In-home supportive services. (V-09/29/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/29/2005-Vetoed by Governor | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/29/2005-A VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, under which, either through employment by the recipient, or by or through contract by the county, qualified aged, blind, and disabled persons receive services enabling them to remain in their own homes. Existing law permits services to be provided under the IHSS program either through the employment of individual providers, a contract between the county and an entity for the provision of services, a contract between the county and a nonprofit consortium, or the creation by the county of a public authority. Existing law defines "supportive services" for purposes of the program, and establishes the maximum monthly amount of services an eligible person may receive. This bill, notwithstanding existing law, would authorize a service provider to receive wages for up to 6 hours of prescribed instruction per calendar year, approved by the department and pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement if it qualifies for the maximum federal participation. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| Governor's Message: Assembly Bill 899 without my signature, as it would constitute a departure from the focus of the IHSS program and increase costs for activities other than direct services to consumers. The bill would authorize counties to reimburse IHSS providers for up to six hours of training per calendar year. Although the Administration supports improved quality for IHSS providers and training activities, I believe IHSS program resources must be prioritized to serve beneficiaries first. The purpose of the IHSS program is to provide services to enable eligible persons to remain safely in their homes as an alternative to out-of-home care. This bill is a departure from the program's main purpose. This bill would lead to significant increases in training costs and administrative costs for both state and counties. Covering these increased costs would reduce available state resources for other priorities including maintaining eligibility for health and human services programs that serve millions of low-income Californians. For these reasons, I am returning this bill without my signature. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger |
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| AB 1326 | (Vargas) In-home supportive services. (A-08/31/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/06/2005-To inactive file on motion of Senator Simitian. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/06/2005-S INACTIVE FILE | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, under which, either through employment by the recipient, or by or through contract by the county, qualified aged, blind, and disabled persons receive services enabling them to remain in their own homes. Existing law permits services to be provided under the IHSS program either through the employment of individual providers, a contract between the county and an entity for the provision of services, a contract between the county and a nonprofit consortium, or the creation by the county of a public authority. Under existing law, a recipient of in-home supportive services who receives services either through a contract or managed care provider may select any qualified person to provide those services, subject to program requirements. This bill would extend the date by which the department is required to adopt the implementing regulations to December 31, 2006. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 257 | (Chesbro) Mental health services. (I-02/15/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 06/09/2005-Read second time. To Consent Calendar. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/07/2005-A INACTIVE FILE | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act, establishes the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, sets forth provisions relating to the appointment and qualification of its members, and prescribes the commissions oversight duties regarding the provision of services under the act. The act, an initiative measure, permits amendment by the Legislature to further the purposes of the act by a 2/3 vote of both houses and permits amendment to clarify procedures and terms by a majority vote of both houses. This bill would require the commission to elect, from its members, a chair and vice chair at its first meeting and annually thereafter. |
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| SB 258 | (Chesbro) Mental health: client rights. (A-06/21/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 08/25/2005-Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 06/29/2005-A APPR. SUSPENSE FILE | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law sets forth the powers and duties of the State Department of Mental Health, including, but not limited to, the administration of the state hospitals for the mentally disordered, the licensing of psychiatric facilities, and oversight responsibilities related to the provision of local mental health services. The law establishes the rights of persons provided involuntary services in those facilities. This bill would require the department to establish a working group to develop recommendations for improvements to the quality of residential care facilities providing board, care, and supervision for adults with mental illness and report to the Governor and the Legislature by February 15, 2007. |
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| AB 10 | (Daucher) Appropriate facility placement standards. (A-08/15/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 08/15/2005-In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Other Group Positions: ARCA - Support |
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| Current Location: 08/15/2005-S APPR. SUSPENSE FILE | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, by the State Department of Health Services. This bill would require the State Department of Health Services to select 3 voluntary pilot programs that utilize a documentation tool, if available, to be allowed to charge a fee for long-term care navigation services. The fee would be voluntary and would be charged to non-Medi-Cal seniors and persons with disabilities 18 years of age or older who are at risk for nursing home placement and who would like long-term care navigation services. The bill would declare that, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the fee revenue would serve as matching federal targeted case management dollars to provide funding for Medi-Cal eligible seniors and persons with disabilities at risk of nursing home placement to receive the same long-term care navigation services as persons who utilize the private pay method. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 462 | (Tran) Disability access. (C-09/22/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/22/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 299, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/22/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires the Department of General Services, for the purpose of ensuring access and use by persons with disabilities, to issue a written approval before a contract may be awarded where state funds are used for specified buildings or facilities, or where funds of counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions are utilized for the construction of specified educational buildings or facilities. This bill would authorize the Department of Transportation to approve plans for specified transportation facilities located within state highway rights-of-way to ensure access and use by persons with disabilities. The bill would require the Department of Transportation to use engineers certified through a specified program, if the State Architect establishes the program, to verify that the Department of Transportation's standards, guidelines, and design exceptions comply with requirements ensuring access and use by persons with disabilities. This bill contains other related provisions. |
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| AB 609 | (Lieber) Agnews Developmental Center: closure. (V-10/07/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/07/2005-Vetoed by the Governor | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/07/2005-A VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law establishes the State Department of Developmental Services and sets forth its duties and responsibilities, including, but not limited to, administration and oversight of the state developmental centers and programs relating to persons with developmental disabilities. Existing law requires the department to submit a plan to the Governor and the Legislature whenever it proposes closure of a developmental center. This bill would require the department to establish, until August 31, 2006, the Agnews Developmental Center Campus Advisory Group, to make recommendations to the department regarding disposition of the Agnews campus. The bill would require the recommendations to include options for retaining the land or its value for the use of people with developmental disabilities. The bill would require the advisory group to convene by March 1, 2006, and report its recommendations to the Legislature by June 30, 2006. |
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| Governor's Message: I am returning Assembly Bill 609 without my signature. This bill would require the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to establish an advisory group to make recommendations to the Legislature on options for retaining the Agnews Developmental Center (Agnews) property or its value for the use of people with developmental disabilities. DDS established the Advisory Committee on the Proposed Closure of Agnews and the Bay Area Project planning teams, which undertook a long and involved process to ensure that all stakeholders, including those mentioned in this bill, were encouraged to submit input into the Agnews Closure Plan. The Closure Plan, which has received legislative approval, reflects the stakeholder recommendations, including recommendations for the disposition of the Agnews property. Furthermore, existing law already creates a statewide process for legislative approval of the disposition of state surplus property by the Department of General Services (DGS). The DGS is required to annually report to the Legislature the lands identified as surplus by state agencies and request legislative authorization to dispose of the lands by sale or otherwise. This bill would create a separate process without DGS oversight for the disposition of the Agnews property. My Administration will continue to work with stakeholders throughout the closure process and welcomes continued discussions about how the State can improve community services provided to people with developmental disabilities. For these reasons I am unable to sign this measure. |
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| AB 1378 | (Lieber) Developmental services facilities. (C-10/05/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/05/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 538 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/05/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, requires the State Department of Developmental Services to allocate funds to private nonprofit regional centers for the provision of community services and support for persons with developmental disabilities and their families, and sets forth the duties of the regional centers, including, but not limited to, development of individual program plans and the monitoring of services. Existing law requires the department to develop a plan for the proposed closure of any developmental center. This bill would authorize the department to operate any facility, provide employees to assist in the operation of any facility, provide other necessary services and supports, or contract with any entity for the use of the department's employees to provide services in furtherance of an orderly closure of Agnews Developmental Center. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 643 | (Chesbro) Nursing facilities. (C-10/05/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/05/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 551 | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Watch | ||||||
| Other Group Positions: PAI - Support |
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| Current Location: 10/05/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Services, and which provides health care services to qualified low-income recipients. The Medi-Cal program is partially governed and funded by federal Medicaid provisions. This bill would authorize the department to seek an increase in the scope of these waivers, in order to enable additional nursing facility residents to transition into the community, but would condition implementation of these amended waivers upon obtaining federal financial participation, and only to the extent it can demonstrate fiscal neutrality within the overall department budget. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 897 | (Coto) Braille standards. (C-10/05/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/05/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 530 | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/05/2005-A CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires school districts, special education local plan areas, or county offices of education to provide opportunities for braille instruction for pupils who, due to a prognosis of visual deterioration, may be expected to have a need for braille as a reading medium. This bill would require the Superintendent to utilize that task force to develop standards for pupils to learn, and to achieve mastery of, the braille mathematics code as they progress from kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The bill would require that these standards be developed for pupils who, due to a visual impairment, are functionally blind or may be expected to have a need to learn the braille code as their primary literacy mode for learning. The bill would require the task force to report to the state board by March 1, 2006, regarding those standards. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| AB 1531 | (Bass) High school exit examination. (V-10/07/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/07/2005-Vetoed by the Governor | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/07/2005-A VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to develop a high school exit examination in English language arts and mathematics in accordance with state academic content standards. Existing law requires, commencing with the 2003-04 school year and each school year thereafter, each pupil completing grade 12 to successfully pass the exit examination as a condition of graduation from high school. Existing law requires the board, in consultation with the Superintendent, to study the appropriateness of other criteria by which high school pupils who are regarded as highly proficient but unable to pass the exit examination may demonstrate their competency and receive a high school diploma. This bill would permit a pupil to satisfy the English language arts or mathematics portion of the high school exit examination by passing an alternative performance assessment offered by his or her school district or charter school if the Superintendent certifies that the alternative performance assessment meets certain minimum requirements. This bill contains other related provisions. |
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| Governor's Message: I am returning Assembly Bill 1531 without my signature. This bill would undermine the existing California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), weaken the ability of the state to establish minimum standards for high school diplomas, and diminish ongoing efforts to ensure that these students are receiving the assistance they deserve to successfully complete the exit exam. Under current law, students already have up to six different opportunities to pass the exit exam. Allowing school districts to offer alternative assessments at this time sends the wrong message to students, parents, teachers, and administrators that we do not expect students to achieve at the highest levels. I believe that every student can learn, and every student can graduate high school with the skills they need to go to college or enter the workforce. We have a responsibility to each of our students to believe in them, and not to have low expectations. This is why the 2005 Budget Act includes $70 million for additional support services and instruction for students most at risk of not passing the CAHSEE. I believe that targeted state resources should continue to be focused on helping students prepare for the exam, rather than developing alternative assessments. For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill. |
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| AB 1667 | (Saldana) Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: specialized physical health care services. (A-08/29/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/01/2005-To inactive file on motion of Senator Maldonado. | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/01/2005-S INACTIVE FILE | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law provides that any individual with exceptional needs who requires specialized physical health care services, as defined, during the regular schoolday, may be assisted by certain specified individuals. This bill would, instead, provide that any individual with exceptional needs, any pupil with a disability, as described, and any other pupil who requires specialized physical health care services, during the regular schoolday, may be assisted by certain specified individuals. The bill would expand the definition of "specialized physical health care services" to include the administration of medication, with certain exceptions. This bill contains other related provisions. |
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| SB 161 | (Soto) California Youth Access to Information Act. (V-10/07/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 10/07/2005-Vetoed by the Governor | ||||||
| Current Location: 10/07/2005-S VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law establishes certain rights relating to a child's ability to consent to certain medical care, rights relating to adoption procedures, and rights relating to criminal procedure. Existing law also provides pupils with certain rights relating to the attendance of safe schools, and the right to be free from discrimination in schools. This bill would require the State Department of Education to develop and post on its Internet Web site a statement of these rights, by July 1, 2006, as specified in the bill. The bill would require the department, when the statement is available on the department's Internet Web site, to notify school districts as to the availability of the information, and to encourage each school district to include on its Internet Web site a link to the department' s Internet Web page containing the information. The bill would also authorize a school district to display this statement to pupils, with certain requirements. |
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| Governor's Message: I am returning Senate Bill 161 without my signature. While I am supportive of providing students with information that affects their rights, this bill is unnecessary. Under current law, the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) can and should be posting information on the Department of Education website to assist students in understanding their rights and helping them with important issues. Furthermore, this bill is not inclusive enough of all the rights and issues important to our students? welfare, such as a student?s right to request confidentiality when reporting whether he or she has been abused or sexually assaulted. I encourage the Legislature and any other interested parties to work with Superintendent O?Connell to ensure that he provides as much information to students and parents to maintain the health and welfare of children in schools. For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill. |
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| SB 626 | (Soto) Special education: staff development. (A-05/04/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 08/25/2005-Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 07/13/2005-A APPR. SUSPENSE FILE | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires a school district, special education local plan area, and county office of education to provide a staff development program for special education teachers, administrators, certificated and classified employees, volunteers, community advisory committee members, and, as appropriate, members of the school district and county governing boards. Existing law requires a staff development program to include provision of opportunities for paraprofessionals to participate in ongoing development activities pursuant to a systematic identification of pupil and personnel needs. This bill would authorize each special education local plan area to develop a paraprofessional staff development program, and would require a paraprofessional development program to be funded through moneys made available to the special education local plan area pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The bill would prescribe the permissible uses of the funds. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 687 | (Simitian) School accountability report card: reporting requirements: standardized template: review and revisions. (C-09/28/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/28/2005-Chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter Number 358 | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/28/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: The Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act requires each school district to develop and implement a school accountability report card, as prescribed. The act prohibits any change to its provisions, except a change to further its purpose enacted by a bill passed by a vote of 2/3 of the Legislature and signed by the Governor. This bill would impose a state-mandated local program by specifying reporting requirements for the assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil, and would require that assessment of estimated expenditures per pupil include salaries of personnel at the schoolsite, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| SB 1006 | (Soto) Schools: educational technology access and instructional integration. (V-09/29/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 09/29/2005-Vetoed by Governor | ||||||
| Current Location: 09/29/2005-S VETOED | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law, the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, requires each school district that maintains an elementary or secondary school to develop and implement a school accountability report card, as prescribed. This bill would require the State Department of Education, on or before January 1, 2007, to establish common data elements to determine the extent of educational technology access and instructional integration in the public schools. The bill would further require the department, on or before April 1, 2007, to consider and recommend appropriate methods to collect, analyze, and publish the extent of educational technology access and instructional integration, and, on or before July 1, 2007, to the extent funds are made available in the annual Budget Act, to collect data and adapt existing data sources to facilitate reporting of information related to the educational technology access and instructional integration into curriculum and instruction. The bill would require the department, using the data collected, to, on or before October 1, 2007, and on or before October 1 of each year thereafter, post the data on its Internet Web site. This bill contains other existing laws. |
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| Governor's Message: I am returning Senate Bill 1006 without my signature. While I support access to technology in schools, this bill is unnecessary since the existing California School Technology Survey (Survey) already collects data on educational technology access. The current Survey could be modified to collect additional data, if necessary, without resulting in increased costs to both schools and the state. Finally, it appears inconsistent for the Legislature to approve this bill to mandate the collection of technology data, while denying funding for the existing K-12 High Speed Network during the 2005 budget process. Instead of creating another unfunded state mandate, as this bill would do, the Legislature should be working to continue funding for the K-12 High Speed Network so that schools would not lose access to the technology currently available to them. Therefore, I am unable to sign this bill. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger |
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| SB 1073 | (Simitian) Special education: out-of-home care. (A-05/27/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 07/06/2005-Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. | ||||||
| Arc CA Position: Support | ||||||
| Current Location: 06/09/2005-A 2 YEAR | ||||||
| Summary: Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, commencing with the 2004-05 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, to make certain calculations for, and the State Department of Education to apportion certain amounts to, special education local plan areas, as provided, with respect to children and youth residing in foster family homes, foster family agencies, group homes, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and community care facilities. Existing law requires that calculation to include youth referred by the State Department of Developmental Services that are 18 to 21 years of age, inclusive, residing in a community care facility. This bill, in addition , would require that calculation to include children and youth that are 3 to 21 years of age, inclusive, who are clients of the State Department of Developmental Services, residing in a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility in a special education local plan area other than the special education local plan area in which the home of the client is located . |
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| SJR 8 | (Soto) Federal Enhancing Education Through Technology Act. (C-08/24/2005 html pdf) | |||||
| Status: 08/24/2005-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter No. 95, Statutes of 2005 | ||||||
| Current Location: 08/24/2005-S CHAPTERED | ||||||
| Summary: This measure would request Congress and the President to fully restore federal Enhancing Education Through Technology Act funding to the amount originally authorized under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. |
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| Total Position Forms: 48 | ||||||