Legislative Update for Thursday, October 12, 2017  4:44 PM

SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today
announced that he has signed the following bills:

- AB 41 by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) - DNA evidence.
- AB 90 by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) - Criminal gangs.
- AB 228 by Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San
Diego) - Collectibles: sale of autographed memorabilia.
- AB 258 by Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula
(D-Fresno) - Child care and development services:
individualized county child care subsidy plan:
County of Fresno. A signing message can be found
here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_258_Signing_Message_2017.pdf
- AB 280 by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell)
- Personal income taxes: voluntary contributions:
Rape Kit Backlog Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
- AB 300 by Assemblymember Anna Caballero
(D-Salinas) - Child care and development
services: individualized county child care
subsidy plans: Counties of Monterey, San Benito,
Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz. A signing message can be found here.
- AB 340 by Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula
(D-Fresno) - Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis, and Treatment Program: trauma screening.
- AB 377 by Assemblymember Jim L. Frazier Jr.
(D-Discovery Bay) - Child care subsidy plans:
Counties of San Diego and Solano. A signing
message can be found here:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_377_Signing_Message_2017.pdf
- AB 404 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) - Foster care.
- AB 422 by Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula
(D-Fresno) - California State University: Doctor
of Nursing Practice Degree Program.
- AB 435 by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond
(D-Richmond) - Child care subsidy plans: Counties
of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and Sonoma. A
signing message can be found here:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_435_Signing_Message_2017.pdf
- AB 501 by Assemblymember Sebastian
Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles) - Mental health: community care facilities.
- AB 507 by Assemblymember Blanca E. Rubio
(D-Baldwin Park) - Resource families: training topics.
- AB 603 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
(D-Fullerton) - Child care: alternative payment
programs: child care providers: electronic payments: notice of service changes.
- AB 604 by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson
(D-Carson) - Nonminor dependents: extended foster care benefits.
- AB 752 by Assemblymember Blanca E. Rubio
(D-Baldwin Park) - Child care: state preschool programs: expulsion.
- AB 755 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
(D-Coachella) - Local agencies: capital investment incentive program.
- AB 766 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman
(D-Glendale) - Foster youth: students of the
California State University and California Community Colleges.
- AB 801 by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber
(D-San Diego) - County of San Diego Citizens Redistricting Commission.
- AB 819 by Assemblymember Jose Medina
(D-Riverside) - California State University: regulations.
- AB 901 by Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San
Diego) - County of San Diego: local elections.
- AB 1006 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (R-San Diego) - Foster youth.
- AB 1104 by Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Monterey
Park) - The California Political Cyberfraud Abatement Act.
- AB 1106 by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber
(D-San Diego) - Child care and development
services: alternative payment programs.
- AB 1157 by Assemblymember Kevin Mullin (D-South
San Francisco) - School property: school district
advisory committees: teacher and school district
employee housing: property tax exemption.
- AB 1410 by Assemblymember Jim Wood
(D-Healdsburg) - Penalty assessments: emergency
services and children's health care coverage
funding. A signing message can be found here:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1410_Signing_Message_2017.pdf
- AB 1444 by Assemblymember Catharine Baker
(R-Dublin) - Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority: demonstration project.
- AB 1530 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez
Fletcher (D-San Diego) - Urban forestry.
- AB 1535 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein
(R-San Diego) - Corporations: dissolutions: separate shareholder agreements.
- SB 12 by Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose) -
Foster youth: postsecondary education: financial aid assistance.
- SB 61 by Senator Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van
Nuys) - Personal income taxes: voluntary
contributions: Emergency Food for Families Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
- SB 138 by Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) -
School meal programs: free and reduced-price meals: universal meal service.
- SB 145 by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) -
Autonomous vehicles: testing on public roads.
- SB 213 by Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los
Angeles) - Placement of children: criminal records check.
- SB 250 by Senator Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van
Nuys) - Pupil meals: Child Hunger Prevention and Fair Treatment Act of 2017.
- SB 329 by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) -
Manufactured homes: financial assistance programs.
- SB 336 by Senator Joel Anderson (R-Alpine) -
Exonerated inmates: transitional services.
- SB 380 by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) - CalWORKs: child support.
- SB 469 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) -
Child support guidelines: low-income adjustments.
- SB 612 by Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los
Angeles) - Foster care: transitional housing.

The Governor also announced that he has vetoed the following bills:

- AB 26 by Assemblymember Anna Caballero
(D-Salinas) - Child care and development: child
care resource and referral programs: assistance
to license-exempt child care providers. A veto
message can be found here:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_26_Veto_Message_2017.pdf
- AB 1064 by Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon
(D-Whittier) - California State University:
student discretionary expenses survey. A veto
message can be found here:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1064_Veto_Message_2017.pdf
- AB 1239 by Assemblymember Chris Holden
(D-Pasadena) - Building standards: electric
vehicle charging infrastructure. A veto message
can be found here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1239_Veto_Message_2017.pdf
- SB 318 by Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La
Ca�ada Flintridge) - California State
University: personal services contracts. A veto
message can be found here:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_318_Veto_Message_2017.pdf

GOVERNOR BROWN SIGNS LEGISLATION SUPPORTING
CALIFORNIA'S WOMEN, WORKING PARENTS AND CHILDREN

10-12-2017

SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined
the California Legislative Women's Caucus today
to sign legislation that improves services and
support for women, children and families in California.

"The Legislative Women's Caucus is once again
paving the way toward a better California, and
today's actions will make a positive difference
for women, children and families across the state," said Governor Brown.

The Governor signed the bills at Women’s
Empowerment in Sacramento, which was founded in
2001 to educate and support women who are
homeless. The organization helps women obtain the
skills and confidence needed to get a job,
maintain a healthy lifestyle and secure a home
for themselves and their families, and has to
date served more than 1,000 women and 3,000 children.

The Governor signed the following bills today:

SB 63 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa
Barbara) increases workplace protections for new
parents who work for small businesses. The bill
provides 12 weeks of unpaid maternity or
paternity leave for Californians who work for
companies with 20 to 49 employees and protects
these new parents from losing their jobs and health care benefits.

"This is a great victory for working parents and
children in California, and I am grateful to the
Governor for signing this bill into law. With
more women in the workforce, and more parents
struggling to balance work and family
responsibilities, our policies must catch up to
the realities of our economy and the daily lives
of working families. No one should have to choose
between caring for their newborn and keeping their job," said Senator Jackson.

SB 500 by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino)
expands the crime of extortion to include demands
for sexual activity and images of intimate body
parts. Governor Brown signed SB 500 on October 5, 2017.

"I am proud the Governor signed SB 500. By
signing this bill, California is telling
sextortion victims that they matter and that they
absolutely deserve to be able to receive justice
in a court of law," said Senator Leyva.

AB 10 by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell
Gardens) requires public schools serving
low-income students in grades 6 to 12 to provide
feminine hygiene products in half of the school's bathrooms at no charge.

"By signing this bill the Governor sends a clear
message that California values and respects all
aspects of a woman's health and education.
Menstrual products are medical necessities and it
is important we recognize not having access to
these products impacts a young girl's education.
I've heard stories from many young girls that
struggle with their period on a monthly basis,
affecting their schooling, morale, and health,"
said chair of the California Legislative Women's Caucus Assemblymember Garcia.

AB 168 by Assemblymember Susan Eggman
(D-Stockton) prohibits all employers, including
the Legislature, the state and local governments,
from seeking salary history information about an
applicant for employment and requires an employer
to provide the pay scale for a position to an
applicant upon reasonable request.

"The practice of seeking or requiring the salary
history of job applicants helps perpetuate wage
inequality that has spanned generations of women
in the workforce. AB 168 is a needed step to
ensure that my 9-year-old daughter, and all
women, can be confident that their pay will be
based on their abilities and not their gender," said Assemblymember Eggman.

AB 273 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
(D-Winters) expands the eligibility criteria for
subsidized child care services to parents who are
taking English as a second language or high school equivalency courses.

"One of my goals as a legislator is to support
women. An essential part of doing that is to
ensure that women and their families have access
to affordable child care. AB 273 is going to
allow more parents to finish their GED, learn
English, enter job training, and pursue higher
education. This is a big victory for California
families," said Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry.

AB 480 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher
(D-San Diego) provides CalWORKs welfare-to-work
participants assistance with diaper costs for
children under three years old. A signing message can be found here.

"Whether it's single mothers who are trying to
hold down a job or one of the thousands of women
who are sexually assaulted each year, the work of
the Women's Caucus and Governor Brown's signature
today show California is again leading the way
when it comes to protecting women who need it the
most," said Assemblymember Gonzalez Fletcher.

AB 557 by Assemblymember Blanca E. Rubio
(D-Baldwin Park) makes CalWORKS homeless benefits
immediately available to applicants who are victims of domestic violence.

"My bill increases access to needed services and
helps ensure that timely actions are taken to
help survivors who need financial and housing
assistance in order leave an abusive home. Like
many Californians, I have seen first-hand the
impact domestic violence has on families and
communities - I know we can and will do more for
women, men and children who need help escaping
their violent environment. I applaud Governor
Brown for taking action today to help stop the
cycle of abuse," said Assemblymember Rubio.

AB 1312 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez
Fletcher (D-San Diego) extends the amount of time
that rape kits and forensic evidence must be kept
and adds specific rights for rape survivors to California law.

AB 1386 by Assemblymember Marie Waldron
(R-Escondido) provides patients with information
relating to breast cancer susceptibility gene
(BRCA) mutations in order to inform treatment
decisions and increase genetic counseling and screening rates.

"Women with newly diagnosed breast or ovarian
cancer who may have a genetic mutation often
don't get testing, or even a chance to speak with
a genetic counselor who would help them weigh the
necessity of such a test. Genomic testing is
vital as it can guide treatment options for these
women to give them the best possible odds of
survival," said Assemblymember Waldron.

For full text of the bills, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov