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1 CALIFORNIA YMCA MODEL LEGISLATURE AT SACRAMENTO 0 REGULAR SESSION MODEL LEGISLATURE DAILY FILE RED LEGISLATURE California YMCA Youth & Government Program Cole Cahill, Youth Governor

2 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME SB 0 Albany 0 Castaic AB 0 Albany Almanor AB Albany Tick AB Albany Alameda AB Anaheim Mendocino AB Anderson Munger Huntington AB Antelope Valley Moorpark AB Berkeley Consumnes River AB Berkeley Catalina AB Berkeley Gavenas SB Berkeley Coronado SB Berkeley Moorpark SB Burbank Community La Jolla AB Central Coast - Monterey Bay Leichenger SB Central Coast - Salinas Valley Trujillo AB 0 Conejo Valley Shasta SJR Conejo Valley De Anza AB 0 Corona Norco Clear SB 0 Crenshaw Shasta SB Crescenta Valley Merchant AB 0 Crescenta-Cañada Folsom SB 0 Crescenta-Cañada Tahoe AB Crescenta-Cañada Coronado AB Crescenta-Cañada Saddleback SB Crescenta-Cañada Leichenger SB Crescenta-Cañada Mendocino AB Culver-Palms Gardner AB Culver-Palms Coronado SCA Culver-Palms Blumenfeld AB 0 Culver-Palms Trinity SB 0 Culver-Palms Donner SB Culver-Palms Consumnes River SB DaVinci Baker AJR Desert Family YMCA Laguna AB Diablo Valley Mittelstaedt SB Diablo Valley De Anza AB Downey-South Gate Baker AB East Valley Family YMCA Merchant AB East Valley Family YMCA La Jolla SJR East Valley Family YMCA Gardner

3 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME SB East Valley Family YMCA Golden West AB 0 East Valley Family YMCA Mammoth ACR 0 East Valley Family YMCA 0 Palomar SB 0 East Valley Family YMCA Folsom AB 0 East Valley/Los Angeles Shasta AB East Valley/Los Angeles Skyline AB 0 El Dorado Donner SB El Dorado Skyline AB El Dorado La Jolla AB El Dorado Hancock SCA 0 El Dorado Shasta AB 0 EPIC- Irvine Mammoth SB 0 EPIC- Mission Viejo Donner AB 0 EPIC- Murrieta/Temecula 0 Castaic SB 0 EPIC- Newport Harbor Trinity AB 0 EPIC- Newport Harbor Folsom AB EPIC- Newport Harbor Blumenfeld SB EPIC- Sage Perry AB EPIC- San Gabriel Gardner SB Estancia Baker SB Fremont/Newark Crystal Cove SB Gardena-Carson Moorpark SB Gold Country Skyline SB Greater Long Beach- Fairfield Crystal Cove SB 0 Greater Long Beach- Lakewood/Los Cerritos 0 Carmel SB Greater Long Beach- Los Altos Venice SB Hilltop Mittelstaedt AB 0 Hollywood 0 Carmel AB 0 Ketchum-Downtown LA 0 Murdter SB Miller Hancock AB 0 Miller Oroville AB Montebello-Commerce Mittelstaedt AB 0 Newport-Corona del Mar Almanor AB Newport-Corona del Mar Tick AB Newport-Corona del Mar El Matador AB Newport-Corona del Mar Skyline SB Newport-Corona del Mar Gavenas SB Newport-Corona del Mar Mendocino SB 0 Newport-Corona del Mar Oroville AB 0 North Valley Oroville

4 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME SB 0 Office of Youth Governor Folsom SB Office of Youth Governor Coronado AB 0 Palisades-Malibu 0 Castaic AB Palisades-Malibu Blumenfeld SCA SRV/Fuerza Unida El Matador SB 0 Palisades-Malibu Oroville SB Palisades-Malibu Leichenger SJR 0 Palisades-Malibu 0 Palomar AB Palisades-Malibu El Matador SB Pasadena Mittelstaedt SB Redlands YMCA Trujillo SB Sacramento Central Catalina SB 0 San Luis Obispo County YMCA 0 Carmel ACR 0 Santa Ana 0 Carmel SB Santa Anita Perry SB Santa Barbara El Matador AB Santa Clarita Baker AB Santa Monica De Anza SB SDSC/La Jolla La Jolla SB 0 SDSC/Magdalena Ecke Alameda SB SDSC/Magdalena Ecke Clear SB SDSC/Mission Valley Tick AB SDSC/South Bay Family Perry SB 0 SFY/Buchanan 0 Castaic AB SFY/Burton Trujillo SB 0 SFY/Embarcadero 0 Murdter AB 0 SFY/Marin Clear SB SFY/Peninsula Venice SB SFY/Pescadero Huntington SB SFY/Stonestown Laguna AB Simi Valley Family YMCA Golden West AB Sonoma Alameda ACA South Pasadena San Marino Venice SB South Pasadena San Marino Merchant AB South Pasadena San Marino Trujillo ACA South Pasadena San Marino Golden West SB South Pasadena San Marino Saddleback AB Southeast Rio Vista Huntington

5 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME AB SPPY/WY- Palos Verdes Gavenas SB SPPY/WY- Palos Verdes Saddleback AB SPPY/WY- San Pedro Merchant AB SPPY/WY- San Pedro Catalina AB SPPY/WY- San Pedro Consumnes River SB SPPY/WY- San Pedro Gavenas SB SPPY/WY- Wilmington Catalina AB SRV/Valle Lobo Crystal Cove SB SRV/Valle Lobo Consumnes River AB 0 SRV/Valle Lobo Tahoe AB 0 SRV/Valle Lobo 0 Murdter AB SRV/Valle Lobo Moorpark SB 0 SRV/Valle Lobo Clear SB SRV/Valle Lobo Blumenfeld SB SRV/Vista Diablo Laguna AB 0 Stuart C. Gildred Tahoe AB 0 SVC/Central Trinity AB SVC/East Palo Alto Mendocino SB SVC/El Camino Hancock SB 0 SVC/Northwest Mammoth AB SVC/Palo Alto De Anza AB Torrance - South Bay Leichenger SB 0 Torrance - South Bay Mammoth AB Tri-Valley Saddleback SB Triunfo Huntington SB 0 Ventura Family Trinity SB 0 Verdugo Hills Almanor SB Verdugo Hills Tick AB Verdugo Hills Perry AB Verdugo Hills Venice SB 0 Weingart East Los Angeles Almanor SB Weingart East Los Angeles Alameda AB Weingart Urban Laguna ACA 0 West Valley Donner

6 DAILY FILE BILL INDEX BILL NUMBER DELEGATION COMMITTEE AND NAME SCR West Valley Gardner AB 0 Westchester 0 Palomar AB Westchester Crystal Cove SB 0 Westchester Tahoe SB Westchester Golden West AB Westside Family Hancock SJR 0 Westside Family 0 Murdter SB 0 Westside Family 0 Palomar Blue Committees are named after California Lakes Gold Committees are named after Youth Governors Red Committees are named after Iconic California Beaches Silver Committees are named after California Community Colleges

7 RED LEGISLATIVE DOCKET COMM # LA JOLLA COMM # VENICE AB East Valley Family YMCA ACA South Pasadena San Marino SB SDSC/La Jolla SB Greater Long Beach- Los Altos AB El Dorado AB Verdugo Hills SB Burbank Community SB SFY/Peninsula COMM # CORONADO COMM # LAGUNA AB Culver-Palms AJR Desert Family YMCA SB Office of Youth Governor SB SFY/Stonestown AB Crescenta-Cañada AB Weingart Urban SB Berkeley SB SRV/Vista Diablo COMM # EL MATADOR COMM # BAKER AB Newport-Corona del Mar AB Santa Clarita SB Santa Barbara SB Estancia AB Palisades-Malibu AB Downey-South Gate SCA SRV/Fuerza Unida SB DaVinci COMM # CRYSTAL COVE COMM # HUNTINGTON AB SRV/Valle Lobo AB Southeast Rio Vista SB Greater Long Beach- Fairfield SB SFY/Pescadero AB Westchester AB Anderson Munger SB Fremont/Newark SB Triunfo COMM # CATALINA COMM #0 CARMEL AB Berkeley AB 0 Hollywood SB Sacramento Central SB 0 San Luis Obispo County YMCA AB SPPY/WY- San Pedro ACR 0 Santa Ana SB SPPY/WY- Wilmington SB 0 Greater Long Beach- Lakewood/Los Cerritos

8 ASSEMBLY BILL No. East Valley Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Referred to the La Jolla Committee An act to amend Section of the Penal Code, relating to animal abuse. AB creates an animal abuse registry comprising of individuals who are cruel, abuse, neglect, or have had sexual relations with an animal SECTION. Section of the Penal Code is amended, to read:. (a) Any employee of a county child or adult protective services agency, while acting in his or her professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment, who has knowledge of or observes an animal whom he or she knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of cruelty, abuse, or neglect, may report the known or reasonably suspected animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect to the entity or entities that investigate reports of animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect in that county. (b) The report may be made within two working days of receiving the information concerning the animal by facsimile transmission of a written report presented in the form described in subdivision (e) or by telephone if all of the information that is required to be provided pursuant to subdivision (e) is furnished. In cases where an immediate response may be necessary in order to protect the health and safety of the animal or others, the report may be made by telephone as soon as possible. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose a duty to investigate known or reasonably suspected animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect. (d) As used in this section, the terms animal, cruelty, abuse, neglect, reasonable suspicion, and owner are defined as follows: () Animal includes every dumb creature. () Cruelty, abuse, and neglect include every act, omission, or neglect whereby unnecessary or unjustifiable physical pain or suffering is caused or permitted. () Reasonable suspicion means that it is objectively reasonable for a person to entertain a suspicion, based upon facts that could cause a reasonable person in a like position, drawing, when appropriate, on his or her training and experience, to suspect animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect. () Owner means any person who is the legal owner, keeper, harborer, possessor, or the actual custodian of an animal. Owner includes corporations as well as individuals or groups of individuals.

9 BILL (e) Reports made pursuant to this section may be made on a preprinted form prepared by the entity or entities that investigate reports of animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect in that county that includes the definitions contained in subdivision (d), and a space for the reporter to include each of the following: () His or her name and title. () His or her business address and telephone number. () The name, if known, of the animal owner or custodian. () The location of the animal and the premises on which the known or reasonably suspected animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect took place. () A description of the location of the animal and the premises. () Type and numbers of animals involved. () A description of the animal and its condition. () The date, time, and a description of the observation or incident which led the reporter to suspect animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect and any other information the reporter believes may be relevant. (f) When two or more employees of a county child or adult protective services agency are present and jointly have knowledge of known or reasonably suspected animal cruelty, abuse, or neglect, and where there is agreement among them, a report may be made by one person by mutual agreement. Any reporter who has knowledge that the person designated to report has failed to do so may thereafter make the report. (g) If convicted by the people s court of the county the crime committed, the guilty criminal will be added to an online, publicly accessible registry and database consisting of other animal abusers. It will consist of; () His or her name and title. () His or her business address and telephone number. (h) The report for the animal abuse itself will be by an individual who was any suspicion, with evidence, showing how the individual has abused their pet in any way. () The report itself shall be reporting the proper authorities, and the individual will then be put into custody and an investigation shall occur. () The individual who reported, has to give their identity to the authorities, but, when the offense is made public and the offender is added to the registry, the reporter may stay anonymous if they wish. (i) If the offender does not add themselves to the registry within seven business days of being found guilty, they will be given 0 days in jail. (j) The offender must re-register every 0 days, with new image identification, current address, current business address, current mobile phone number, and current business phone number. (k) Following this re-registration, there will be an in-person interview by police officials.

10 SENATE BILL No. La Jolla Branch of the YMCA of San Diego County Referred to the La Jolla Committee An act to add Section 0. to the Penal Code, relating to educating and preparing prisoners to re-enter society, as a potential employee SB creates mandatory career technical education course for the purpose of preparing prisoners to re-enter and thrive in society, with an ultimate goal of reducing recidivism in California. 0 0 SECTION : Section 0. of the Penal Code is added, to read: 0. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: () Recidivism rates vary by state, but California is among the highest in the nation. According to a 0 report by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, just over sixty-five percent (%) of those released from California s prison system return within three years. Prisoner education programs reduce recidivism rates. (b) After a quarter of an inmate s sentence has lapsed, all incarcerated citizens shall complete a mandatory pass/fail career technical education course designed teach inmates general or specific employment skills they will need to seek employment upon their release. (c) This course shall include preparatory education for reentry into society, such as managing finances and taxes, insurance and property owning, as well as voting and civic duty. (d) Completion of this course will appear as an official certification on a prisoner s employment record of their optimal preparedness and hireability as a potential employee and increase the likelihood of a former offender to be employed, and thus, successfully immersed into society. (e) Prisoners who exercise ill-behavior or failure to participate in the course will be penalized in accordance with the prison s individual system of punishment for offenses committed by prisoners (f) Prisons that do not enforce this bill two years after its enactment will be penalized with reduced funding until they do implement it (g) This legislation will go into effect by two years after it has been enacted.

11 ASSEMBLY BILL No. El Dorado Delegation of the YMCA of Superior California Referred to the La Jolla Committee An act to amend Section. of the Vehicle Code, relating to lane splitting. AB removes the authority of the Department of the California Highway Patrol to develop educational guidelines relating to lane splitting, defined as driving a motorcycle, as specified, between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane. AB also removes the requirement that the department consult with specified entities in developing those guidelines. AB prohibits a person from splitting lanes and states related legislative findings and declarations. By creating a new crime, AB imposes a state-mandated local program. AB provides that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. 0 0 SECTION. Section. of the Vehicle Code is amended, to read:.. (a) () Lane splitting is prohibited. () For the purposes of this section, lane splitting or splitting lanes means driving a motorcycle, as defined in Section 00, that has two wheels in contact with the ground, between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane, including on both divided and undivided streets, roads, or highways. (b) The Department of the California Highway Patrol may develop educational guidelines relating to lane splitting in a manner that would ensure the safety of the motorcyclist and the drivers and passengers of the surrounding vehicles. (c) In developing guidelines pursuant to this section, the department shall consult with agencies and organizations with an interest in road safety and motorcyclist behavior, including, but not limited to, all of the following: () The Department of Motor Vehicles. () The Department of Transportation. () The Office of Traffic Safety. () A motorcycle organization focused on motorcyclist safety. (b) The Legislature finds and declares that lane splitting should be prohibited in order to offer further protection for both the motorcyclist and nearby drivers and passengers of four-wheeled vehicles, by providing more visibility for all surrounding vehicles, avoiding blind spots, and ensuring that

12 BILL SEC.. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.

13 SENATE BILL No. Burbank Community YMCA Referred to the La Jolla Committee An act to amend Sections 00 and 0 of the Penal Code, relating to gun shows. SB would ban the hosting of conventions with a focus on buyer-seller gun, weapon and ammunition transactions in the state of California SECTION. Section 00 of the Penal Code is amended, to read: 00. (a) No person shall produce, promote, sponsor, operate, or otherwise organize a gun show or event, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 0, unless that person possesses a valid certificate of eligibility from the Department of Justice. (b) Hosting a gun show or event with a focus on the buying and selling of firearms, weapons and ammunition is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for ten, twelve or fifteen years, a fine of up to two hundred thousand dollars ($00,000), orboth fine and imprisonment. (c) For purposes of this section, a banned gun show or event means a function sponsored by any national, state, or local organization, devoted to the buying and selling of firearms, weapons and ammunition, outside of federal firearm, weapon and ammunition regulations. (b) Unless the department s records indicate that the applicant is a person prohibited from possessing firearms, a certificate of eligibility shall be issued by the Department of Justice to an applicant provided the applicant does all of the following: () Certifies that the applicant is familiar with the provisions of this article and Article (commencing with Section 00). () Ensures that liability insurance is in effect for the duration of an event or show in an amount of not less than one million dollars ($,000,000). () Provides an annual list of the gun shows or events that the applicant plans to promote, produce, sponsor, operate, or otherwise organize during the year for which the certificate of eligibility is issued, including the date, time, and location of the gun shows or events. (c) If during that year the information required by paragraph () of subdivision (b) changes, or additional gun shows or events will be promoted, produced, sponsored, operated, or otherwise organized by the applicant, the producer shall notify the Department of Justice no later than 0 days prior to the gun show or event.

14 BILL 0 (d) The Department of Justice shall adopt regulations to administer the certificate of eligibility program under this section. (e) The Department of Justice shall recover the full costs of administering the certificate of eligibility program by fees assessed applicants who apply for certificates. A licensed gun show producer shall be assessed an annual fee of eighty-five dollars ($) by the department. (f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the certificate of eligibility program established pursuant to this section be incorporated into the certificate of eligibility program established pursuant to Section 0 to the maximum extent practicable. SEC. Section 0 of the Penal Code is repealed.

15 ASSEMBLY BILL No. Culver-Palms Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Referred to the Coronado Committee An act to amend Section 0 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to funding of clinics. AB requires that all free clinics, community clinics, and other eligible clinics covered by Section 0, be stocked with, and provide, menstrual hygiene products, as specified. AB requires, as part of an application for and receipt of grants under the grants-in-aid program, an agreement to allocate a certain amount of grant funds awarded to a clinic to the purchase of menstrual hygiene products. 0 0 SECTION. Section 0 of the Health and Safety Code is amended, to read: 0. The department shall conduct a program of grants-in-aid for the following purposes: (a) To assist in stabilizing the health care operations of community clinics and free clinics that provide a wide range of primary health care services. (b) To fund innovative and creative programs of such clinics designed to provide a high quality of health services at minimum cost. Eligibility for grants shall be limited to community clinics, free clinics, clinics exempt from licensure under subdivision (c) of Section 0, and any nonprofit corporation that is comprised of not less than three such clinics having a combined service area covering an entire county or more. Grants authorized pursuant to this article shall be limited in purpose to defraying operating expenses of the recipient clinic, including personnel costs, and for technical assistance provided to the recipient. Grants shall not be made or used for purchase of equipment, facility renovations, or purchase of land or buildings. As a condition to making a grant pursuant to this chapter, the director shall require the applicant to match not less than 0 or more than 0 percent of the amount granted. The required matching funds shall be determined by the director, based upon the ability of the applicant to provide matching funds. The required match may be in cash or in-kind contributions, or a combination of both. In-kind contributions may include, but shall not be limited to, staff and volunteer services. The director may waive all or a portion of the grantee match in individual cases of demonstrated hardship if the director determines that making the grant would effectively serve the purposes

16 BILL 0 of this chapter. The director shall adopt criteria to be applied in determining whether to grant requests for waivers. (c) All free clinics, clinics exempt from licensure under subdivision (c) of Section 0, eligible clinics defined by Section 0 as any nonprofit corporation that is comprised of not less than three such clinics having a combined service area covering an entire county or more, and community clinics within the State of California shall be stocked with, and provide, menstrual hygiene products made accessible and at no cost to patients. (d) An agreement to allocate a certain amount of grant funds under this chapter, determined by the State Department of Health Care Services, dependent upon the patient population of each eligible clinic and necessary quantity of menstrual hygiene products needed to fulfill demand, of grant funds awarded to each eligible clinic under subdivision (c) to the purchase of menstrual hygiene products is a requirement to apply for and receive those grants.

17 SENATE BILL No. Office of Youth Governor Referred to the Coronado Committee An act to add Section. of the Government Code, relating to veterans resources SB will mandate that all new housing developments in urban areas determined eligible for displacement allocate a percentage of their housing units as affordable housing for the purpose of combating gentrification. The bill also establishes the Commission for Displacement Pressure to determine these percentages on a localized basis. 0 0 SECTION. Section. of the Government Code is added, to read:.. (a) The Legislature mandates that all new housing development in urban areas, as defined in Section 0 of the Public Resources Code, that are eligible for displacement, as determined by the Commission for Displacement Pressure, designates a minimum percentage of units to be affordable housing, as defined in Section 00 of the Health and Safety Code. () All affordable housing units must be in the same housing complex as the remaining proposed housing units; () The affordable housing units must not be segregated by a poor door, as defined in subdivision (iii), () A poor door is a separate entrance designated for residents living in affordable housing units of mixed-income developments. (b) The Commission for Displacement Pressure will evaluate and assess the threat of community displacement pressure throughout California. () The commission will consist of demographic and urban analysts with prior experience with zoning law. () The commission will determine the minimum percentage of required affordable units based on the desired development locality s ascertained displacement pressure as well as its area median income and refer this information to the necessary state agencies.

18 ASSEMBLY BILL No. Crescenta-Cañada Family Branch of the YMCA of the Foothills Referred to the Coronado Committee An act to amend Section of the Water Code, relating to water reuse. AB gives tax break for the usage of recycled water, or grey water, in toilets SECTION. Section of the Water Code is amended, to read:. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of potable domestic water for toilet and urinal flushing in structures is a waste or an unreasonable use of water within the meaning of Section of Article X of the California Constitution if recycled water, for these uses, is available to the user and meets the requirements set forth in Section 0, as determined by the state board after notice and a hearing then the user is eligible for a twenty percent (0%) tax break off of the total cost it took to install the grey water system. () Because current usage of water is often excessive and can cause large deficits in the available storage of clean water, using grey water as a substitute in toilet water offers an efficient and effective solution to water use. () The prevalent use of grey water would encourage greater technological development to help filter grey water more efficiently, meaning that the industry of grey water technology would expand. Better grey water technology would create a wider demand for its use, and the tax incentive provides further motivation for users to adopt grey water technology. (b) The state board may require a public agency or person subject to this section to furnish any information that may be relevant to making the determination required in subdivision (a). (c) For purposes of this section and Section, structure or structures means commercial, retail, and office buildings, theaters, auditoriums, condominium projects, schools, hotels, apartments, barracks, dormitories, jails, prisons, and reformatories, and other structures as determined by the State Department of Public Health. (d) Recycled water may be used in condominium projects, as defined in Section or of the Civil Code, subject to all of the following conditions: () Prior to the indoor use of recycled water in any condominium project, the agency delivering the recycled water to the condominium project

19 BILL shall file a report with, and receive written approval of the report from, the State Department of Public Health. The report shall be consistent with the provisions of Title of the California Code of Regulations generally applicable to dual-plumbed structures and shall include all the following: (A) That potable water service to each condominium project will be provided with a backflow protection device approved by the State Department of Public Health to protect the agency s public water system, as defined in Section of the Health and Safety Code. The backflow protection device approved by the State Department of Public Health shall be inspected and tested annually by a person certified in the inspection of backflow prevention devices. (B) That any plumbing modifications in the condominium unit or any physical alteration of the structure will be done in compliance with state and local plumbing codes. (C) That each condominium project will be tested by the recycled water agency or the responsible local agency at least once every four years to ensure that there are no indications of a possible cross connection between the condominium s potable and nonpotable systems. (D) That recycled water lines will be color coded consistent with current statutes and regulations. () The recycled water agency or the responsible local agency shall maintain records of all tests and annual inspections conducted. () The condominium s declaration, as defined in Section or of the Civil Code, shall provide that the laws and regulations governing recycled water apply, shall not permit any exceptions to those laws and regulations, shall incorporate the report described in paragraph (), and shall contain the following statement: NOTICE OF USE OF RECYCLED WATER This property is approved by the State Department of Public Health for the use of recycled water for toilet and urinal flushing. This water is not potable, is not suitable for indoor purposes other than toilet and urinal flushing purposes, and requires dual plumbing. Alterations and modifications to the plumbing system require a permit and are prohibited without first consulting with the appropriate local building code enforcement agency and your property management company or owners association to ensure that the recycled water is not mixed with the drinking water. (e) The State Department of Public Health may adopt regulations as necessary to assist in the implementation of this section. (f) This section shall only apply to condominium projects that are created, within the meaning of Section 00 or 0 of the Civil Code, on or after January, 00. (g) This section and Section do not apply to a pilot program adopted pursuant to Section..

20 SENATE BILL No. Berkeley Delegation of the YMCA of the Central Bay Area Referred to the Coronado Committee An act to amend Section 0 of the Elections Code, relating to state and county voter information guides. SB requires all candidates for office to disclose the top ten donors who have contributed above $0,000 in all committee advertisements that promote the candidate or oppose the candidate s opponents. This information would be displayed on California state and county voter information guides. 0 0 SECTION. Section 0 of the Elections Code is amended, to read: 0. (a) () Each candidate for nonpartisan elective office in any local agency, including any city, county, city and county, or district, may must prepare a candidate s statement on an appropriate form provided by the elections official. The statement may must include the name, of the candidate and the identity of the top 0 donors who have contributed above ten thousand dollars ($0,000) in all committee advertisements that promote the candidate or oppose the candidate s opponents. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a withdrawal of of the candidate s candidacy from the election campaign. The statement may include the age, and occupation of the candidate and a brief description, of no more than 00 words, of the candidate s education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself. However, the governing body of the local agency may authorize an increase in the limitations on words for the statement from 00 to 00 words. The statement shall not include the party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. () The statement authorized by this subdivision shall be filed in the office of the elections official when the candidate s nomination papers are returned for filing, if it is for a primary election, or for an election for offices for which there is no primary. The statement shall be filed in the office of the elections official no later than the th day before the election, if it is for an election for which nomination papers are not required to be filed. If a runoff election or general election occurs within days of the primary or first election, the statement shall be filed with the elections official by the third day following the governing body s declaration of the results from the primary or first election. () Except as provided in Section 0, if a candidate withdraws his or

21 BILL her candidacy, the statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period. (b) () The elections official shall send to each voter a county voter information guide that contains the written statements of each candidate that is prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). The statement of each candidate shall be printed in type of uniform size and darkness, and with uniform spacing. () The elections official shall provide a Spanish translation to those candidates who wish to have one, and shall select a person to provide that translation who is one of the following: (A) A certified and registered interpreter on the Judicial Council Master List. (B) An interpreter categorized as certified or professionally qualified by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. (C) From an institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education. (D) A current voting member in good standing of the American Translators Association. (E) A current member in good standing of the American Association of Language Specialists. (c) () In addition to the statement prepared pursuant to subdivision (a), if the elections official who is conducting the election permits electronic distribution of a candidate s statement, the governing body of a local agency may permit each candidate for nonpartisan elective office in the local agency to prepare a candidate s statement for the purpose of electronic distribution pursuant to this subdivision. () A statement prepared pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the Internet Web site of the elections official, and may be included in a voter s pamphlet that is electronically distributed by the elections official pursuant to Section 00., but shall not be included in a voter s pamphlet that is printed and mailed to voters pursuant to subdivision (b). () A statement that is printed in the voter s pamphlet and mailed to voters pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be included with the statement that is prepared and electronically distributed pursuant to this subdivision. () A statement that is prepared and electronically distributed pursuant to this subdivision shall be displayed in type of uniform size and darkness, and with uniform spacing. () The elections official shall provide a Spanish translation to those candidates who wish to have one, and shall select a person to provide that translation who is one of the persons listed in paragraph () of subdivision (b). ***

22 ASSEMBLY BILL No. Newport-Corona del Mar Delegation Referred to the El Matador Committee An act to amend Section 00 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to toxic chemicals. AB would implement a ban on the sale of goods using brominated flame retardants in California by 0 in order to protect consumers. 0 0 SECTION. Section 00 of the Health and Safety Code is amended, to read: 00.(a) Chemicals known as brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are widely used in California. To meet stringent fire standards, manufacturers add BFRs to a multitude of products, including plastic housing of electronics and computers, circuit boards, and the foam and textiles used in furniture. (b) Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), which is a subcategory of BFRs, has increased fortyfold in human breast milk since the 0s. Women in California carry more PBDEs in their bodies than anyone else studied in the world. (c) PBDE has the potential to disrupt thyroid hormone balance and contribute to a variety of developmental deficits, including low intelligence and learning disabilities. PBDE may also have the potential to cause cancer. (d) Substantial efforts to eliminate BFRs from products have been made throughout the world, including private and public sectors. These efforts have made available numerous alternatives safe to human health while meeting stringent fire standards. To meet market demand, it is in the interest of California manufacturers to eliminate the use of BFRs. (e) In order to protect the public health and the environment, the Legislature believes it is necessary for the state to develop a precautionary approach regarding the production, use, storage, and disposal of products containing brominated fire retardants the sale of products containing brominated fire retardants is banned effective January, 0.

23 SENATE BILL No. Santa Barbara Family Branch of the Channel Islands YMCA Referred to the El Matador Committee An act to amend Section of the Health and Safety Code, relating to swimming in the ocean after rainfall. SB requires a permanent sign to be placed on every state beach informing people to not enter the ocean for at least three days after rainfall. 0 0 SECTION : Section of the Health and Safety Code is amended, to read:. (a) Whenever any public beach fails to meet the bacteriological standards established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 0, At each California state beach, the health officer shall, at a minimum, post the public beach a permanent sign with conspicuous a warning signs to inform the public of the nature of the problem and the possibility of risk to public health water conditions after rainfall that pose major health risks. (b) A warning sign shall be visible from each legal primary public state beach access point, as identified in the coastal access inventory prepared and updated pursuant to Section 0 of the Public Resources Code, and any additional access points identified by the health officer at every 0 feet along the state beach. (c) Any duty imposed upon a local public officer or agency pursuant to this section shall be mandatory only during a fiscal year in which the Legislature has appropriated sufficient funds, as determined by the State Public Health Officer, in the annual Budget Act or otherwise for local agencies to cover the costs to those agencies associated with the performance of these duties. The State Public Health Officer shall annually, within days after enactment of the Budget Act, file a written statement with the Secretary of the Senate and with the Chief Clerk of the Assembly memorializing whether sufficient funds have been appropriated. (c) The sign must be one and a half feet by three feet in bright orange color and must state Danger: Enter the Ocean at Your Own Risk Within Hours After Rainfall and include the following information: () The risk of bacterial infections when swimming in contaminated water () Exposure may cause fatal illnesses () Keep at least 0 feet away from the mouth of any creek connecting to the ocean () Check your local weather forecast to see if it has rained within the last hours.

24 ASSEMBLY BILL No. Palisades-Malibu Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Referred to the El Matador Committee An act to amend Section 0 of the Education Code, relating to middle and high school course offerings. AB would require high schools, as part of the adopted course of study for grades to, inclusive, to offer a semester-long college and employment preparatory course to th grade pupils. 0 0 SECTION. Section 0 of the Education Code is amended, to read: 0. The adopted course of study for grades to, inclusive, shall offer courses in the following areas of study: (a) English, including knowledge of and appreciation for literature, language, and composition, and the skills of reading, listening, and speaking. (b) () Social sciences, drawing upon the disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, designed to fit the maturity of the pupils. Instruction shall provide a foundation for understanding the history, resources, development, and government of California and the United States of America; instruction in our American legal system, the operation of the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, and the rights and duties of citizens under the criminal and civil law and the State and Federal Constitutions; the development of the American economic system, including the role of the entrepreneur and labor; the relations of persons to their human and natural environment; eastern and western cultures and civilizations; human rights issues, with particular attention to the study of the inhumanity of genocide, slavery, and the Holocaust, and contemporary issues. () For purposes of this subdivision, genocide may include the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide means the torture, starvation, and murder of,00,000 Armenians, which included death marches into the Syrian desert, by the rulers of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the exile of more than 00,000 innocent people during the period from to, inclusive. (c) Foreign language or languages, beginning not later than grade, designed to develop a facility for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the particular language. (d) Physical education, with emphasis given to physical activities that are conducive to health and to vigor of body and mind, as required by Section.

25 BILL 0 0 (e) Science, including the physical and biological aspects, with emphasis on basic concepts, theories, and processes of scientific investigation and on the place of humans in ecological systems, and with appropriate applications of the interrelation and interdependence of the sciences. (f) Mathematics, including instruction designed to develop mathematical understandings, operational skills, and insight into problem-solving procedures. (g) Visual and performing arts, including dance, music, theater, and visual arts, with emphasis upon development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative expression. (h) Applied arts, including instruction in the areas of consumer and homemaking education, industrial arts, general business education, or general agriculture. (i) Career technical education designed and conducted for the purpose of preparing youth for gainful employment in the occupations and in the numbers that are appropriate to the personnel needs of the state and the community served and relevant to the career desires and needs of the pupils. As part of career technical education, a high school shall offer to pupils in grade a semester-long course in college and employment preparatory education designed to help high school seniors prepare for the college admissions process and that shall include access to counselors and online resources. (j) Automobile driver education, designed to develop a knowledge of the provisions of the Vehicle Code and other laws of this state relating to the operation of motor vehicles, a proper acceptance of personal responsibility in traffic, a true appreciation of the causes, seriousness, and consequences of traffic accidents, and to develop the knowledge and attitudes necessary for the safe operation of motor vehicles. A course in automobile driver education shall include education in the safe operation of motorcycles. (k) Other studies as may be prescribed by the governing board.

26 SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. Fuerza Unida Delegation of the YMCA of the Central Bay Area Referred to the El Matador Committee Senate Constitutional Amendment No. -- A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State by adding Article thereto, relating to animal freedom. SCA states that no animal shall be held in an enclosure for public viewing and entertainment. Whereas no animal deserves to live in captivity and is entitled to a life in its natural habitat and no entity should gain financial benefit from an animal s exploitation. Resolved by the Senate, and the Assembly concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 0 Regular Session, commencing with the th day of February 0, two-thirds of all members elected in each two houses of the Legislature, voting in favor thereof, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California that Article of the Constitution, of the State is added, to read: 0 0 SECTION. (a) As of January, 0, no person or entity may keep captive land-roaming animals in animal enclosures. () This law shall not prevent the medical treatment of animals deemed endangered or that are in need of rehabilitation in an animal rehabilitation center. () Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting the private ownership of domesticated animals as pets. (b) For purposes of this section, animal enclosure means a permanent or semi-permanent structure that holds animals for the purpose of display for public entertainment or education. (c) For the purposes of this section, land-roaming animals means any non-human living being that does not exclusively live in water. Land-roaming animals include birds, reptiles, and insects. (d) For purposes of this section, an animal rehabilitation center means a physical location that is equipped to house endangered species or animals in need of rehabilitation. Such rehabilitation centers may not grant public access to the animals nor collect admissions for any purpose. (e) Marine and/or aquatic centers are exempt from this Article. (f) The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is hereby authorized to enforce this Article.

27 ASSEMBLY BILL No. Valle Lobo Delegation of the YMCA of the Central Bay Area Referred to the Crystal Cove Committee An act to add Section 0 to the Public Resources Code, relating to renewable energy. AB requires all state-owned buildings over twenty feet in height to install a minimum number of non-carbon emitting solar panels capable of producing five kilowatts of electricity by January, 0. SECTION. Section 0 of the Public Resources Code is added, to read: 0. (a) By January, 0 all state-owned buildings above twenty feet in height must have adequate non-carbon emitting solar systems that are capable of producing five kilowatts of energy. (b) The funds for this project will come from the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund.

28 SENATE BILL No. Greater Long Beach Delegation of the Fairfield Family YMCA Referred to the Crystal Cove Committee An act to amend Section. of the Education Code, relating to foster care. SB assigns an advocate to children in foster care with exceptional needs to represent the child in individualized education program meetings, to provide training for parents, and to provide related services. 0 0 SECTION. Section. of the Education Code is amended, to read:.. (a) Each special education local plan area shall be responsible for providing appropriate education to individuals with exceptional needs residing in licensed children s institutions and foster family homes located in the geographical area covered by the local plan, including providing an advocate to represent the foster youth in individualized education program (IEP) meetings and appropriate means of accommodating youth. (b) In multi district and district and county office local plan areas, local written agreements shall be developed, pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section., to identify the public education entities that will provide the special education services. (c) If there is no local agreement, special education services for individuals with exceptional needs residing in licensed children s institutions shall be the responsibility of the county office in the county in which the institution is located, if the county office is part of the special education local plan area, and special education services for individuals with exceptional needs residing in foster family homes shall be the responsibility of the district in which the foster family home is located. If a county office is not a part of the special education local plan area, special education services for individuals with exceptional needs residing in licensed children s institutions, pursuant to this subdivision, shall be the responsibility of the responsible local agency or other administrative entity of the special education local plan area. This program responsibility shall continue until the time local written agreements are developed pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section.. (d) This section shall apply to special education local plan areas that are submitting a revised local plan for approval pursuant to Section.0 or that have an approved revised local plan pursuant to Section.0.

29 ASSEMBLY BILL No. Westchester Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Referred to the Crystal Cove Committee An act to add Section. of the Penal Code, relating to peace officers. AB mandates police officers to wear active body cameras while interacting with the public. 0 0 SECTION. Section. of the Penal Code is added, to read:.. (a) Prior to engaging with the general public, peace officers must be supplied with a body camera. The camera will be considered a component of a standard issue uniform. (b) The officer is mandated to have their device turned on when interacting with the public. (c) Recorded video footage shall be hosted and stored in facilities along with video footage gathered from cameras within police vehicles. (d) Collected video footage shall not be released to the public unless a warrant is issued for its release. (e) Police Departments and their associated video facility shall institute a sign-in policy to track the permitted views of footage by individuals on a per view basis to include the date, time, and location. (f) Funding for body cameras will come from raising the fees associated with California Issued State Identification and Driver s Licenses by eleven dollars. () Excess funds shall be used to ensure the security of the video storage facilities. (g) Tampering with the body camera device or the footage captured shall be considered tampering with evidence and a perpetrator shall be subject to the same penalties of existing law. () Arrests in which a peace officer has knowingly failed to turn on or disabled their body cam shall be considered wrongful arrests and harassment.

30 SENATE BILL No. Fremont/Newark Branch of the YMCA of the East Bay Referred to the Crystal Cove Committee An act to add Sections 0. and.0 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy. SB exempts all menstrual products from the California sales tax and raises the sales tax on alcohol in order to outweigh the deficit. 0 SECTION. Section 0. of the Revenue and Taxation Code is added, to read: 0.. (a) In addition to the taxes imposed by this part, for the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail, a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers at the rate of five percent of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all alcohol sold at retail in this state. (b)this section shall become operative on January, 0. SEC. Section. of the Revenue and Taxation Code is added, to read:.. (a) There are exempted from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tampons, sanitary napkins, menstrual sponges, and menstrual cups. (b) This section shall become operative on January, 0. SEC. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.