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 Womens 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