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CA AB 109 AUTHOR: Knox
TITLE: Employment: Sick Leave
INTRODUCED: 12/23/1998
LAST AMEND: 06/21/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Requires an employer who provides sick leave to permit an
employee to use in any calendar year accrued sick leave, in an
amount not less than the amount earned during 6 months'
employment to attend to the illness of a child, parent, or
spouse of the employee. Applies to the state, political
subdivisions of the state, and municipalities. Prohibits
specified disciplinary reactions by employers against employees
for using sick leave as specified.

STATUS:
07/15/1999 In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE.
*****To ASSEMBLY for concurrence.
07/15/1999 In ASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLY concurred in SENATE
amendments. To enrollment.

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NEUTRAL
03/11/1999

CA AB 223 AUTHOR: Wiggins
TITLE: Property Tax Revenue Shifts: Fire Districts
INTRODUCED: 01/26/1999
ENACTED: 06/08/1999
CHAPTER: 34

SUMMARY:
Relates to fire districts. Clarifies that the application of
specified exclusions under existing property tax law applies to
a special district, regardless of whether the county contracts
with the state for the protection of state responsibility areas,
and specifies that this exclusion should not be construed to
affect the exclusion as it previously existed.

STATUS:
06/08/1999 Signed by GOVERNOR.
06/08/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.34

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JACKET WATCH
03/11/1999

CA AB 240 AUTHOR: Honda
TITLE: Public employees: agency shop
INTRODUCED: 01/28/1999
LOCATION: To Governor

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SUMMARY:
Relates to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, and agency shop
agreements. Deletes the provision that makes an agency shop
agreement inapplicable to management, confidential, or
supervisory employees.

STATUS:
07/12/1999 Enrolled. *****To GOVERNOR.

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03/11/1999 03/11/1999

CA AB 264 AUTHOR: Mazzoni Burton
TITLE: Redevelopment: Hamilton Army Airfield
INTRODUCED: 02/03/1999
ENACTED: 06/28/1999
CHAPTER: 38

SUMMARY:
Authorizes the redevelopment agency of the City of Novato to pay
to any specified agencies any amounts of money that in the
redevelopment agency's determination are appropriate to
alleviate any financial burden or detriment caused to those
other agencies by the Hamilton Field Redevelopment Projects.

STATUS:
06/28/1999 Signed by GOVERNOR.
06/28/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.38

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CA AB 302 AUTHOR: Floyd
TITLE: Public Works: Prevailing Wages
INTRODUCED: 02/08/1999
LAST AMEND: 03/25/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Revises the definition of "public works" for purposes of
provisions of law relating to the payment of prevailing wages to
include the hauling of refuse from a public works site to an
outside disposal location with respect to contracts involving
any political subdivision of the state, thereby requiring the
payment of prevailing wages in connection with all such
contracts involving any local public entity.

STATUS:
07/15/1999 In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. To
enrollment.

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03/11/1999

CA AB 316 AUTHOR: Machado
TITLE: County retirement cost-of-living adjustments
INTRODUCED: 02/08/1999
ENACTED: 06/28/1999
CHAPTER: 39

SUMMARY:
Authorizes county boards of supervisors to elect to provide an
additional prefunded 1% increase in the present cost-of-living
adjustment for each full 3% annual increase in the cost of
living over the existing maximum cost-of-living adjustment
factor.

STATUS:
06/28/1999 Signed by GOVERNOR.
06/28/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.39

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NEUTRAL
03/11/1999

CA AB 343 AUTHOR: Campbell
TITLE: Local agency finance: commercial paper: investment
INTRODUCED: 02/11/1999
LAST AMEND: 06/23/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Authorizes counties to make purchases of commercial paper for
purposes of types of investments in which a local agency may
invest the money belonging to or in custody of the agency,
including its surplus money, that may not exceed 40% of the
county's surplus money that may be invested, without the
requirement that the dollar-weighted average maturity of the
entire amount not exceed 31 days.

STATUS:
07/15/1999 In ASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLY concurred in SENATE
amendments. To enrollment.

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03/11/1999

CA AB 676 AUTHOR: Brewer
TITLE: Property taxation: Legislative Analyst: study
INTRODUCED: 02/23/1999
ENACTED: 07/13/1999
CHAPTER: 94

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SUMMARY:
Requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare a report to the
Legislature presenting alternatives for restructuring the
property tax allocation system in a manner consistent with
specified goals.

STATUS:
07/13/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.94

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03/11/1999

CA AB 947 AUTHOR: Lempert
TITLE: County employees retirement: benefits
INTRODUCED: 02/25/1999
ENACTED: 07/13/1999
CHAPTER: 116

SUMMARY:
Authorizes the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County, under
the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, to adopt the
definition of final compensation utilizing the highest year
salary.

STATUS:
07/13/1999 Signed by GOVERNOR.
07/13/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.116

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03/11/1999

CA AB 1412 AUTHOR: Wildman Hughes
TITLE: Public employees
INTRODUCED: 02/26/1999
LAST AMEND: 06/29/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Prohibits any state or local government employee from
interfering with the right of any person to disclose an improper
governmental activity to an investigating committee of the
Legislature.

STATUS:
07/12/1999 In ASSEMBLY. ASSEMBLY concurred in SENATE
amendments. To enrollment.

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WATCH
03/11/1999
 

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CA AB 1683 AUTHOR: Committee on Info Tech
TITLE: Public records: Internet data bases
INTRODUCED: 03/18/1999
LAST AMEND: 04/15/1999
LOCATION: To Governor

SUMMARY:
Specifies that provisions prohibiting state or local agencies
from posting the home address or telephone number of any elected
or appointed official on the Internet without first obtaining
the written permission of that individual shall not be construed
to prohibit a state or local agency from maintaining a
searchable Internet data base, as long as the home
addresses/telephone numbers, of specified officials cannot be
accessed.

STATUS:
07/06/1999 Enrolled. *****To GOVERNOR.

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CA AB 1694 AUTHOR: Committee on Rev and Tax
TITLE: Ad Valorem Taxation: Fire Detection
INTRODUCED: 03/25/1999
LAST AMEND: 05/24/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Relates to existing law regarding an exclusion defining a "fire
detection system;" expands this exclusion to specify that a fire
detection system includes, as provided, all equipment used to
transmit fire alarm activations and related signals to a remote
location. Provides that no appropriation is made and the State
shall not reimburse local agencies for property tax revenues
lost by them pursuant to the bill.

STATUS:
07/15/1999 In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. To
enrollment.

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JACKET 3 SUPPORT
06/11/1999 06/11/1999

CA SB 16 AUTHOR: Burton Villaraigosa
TITLE: Public works: prevailing wages
INTRODUCED: 12/07/1998
ENACTED: 06/01/1999
CHAPTER: 30

SUMMARY:
Provides that holidays upon which the prevailing rate of per

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diem wages shall be paid on all holidays recognized by the
applicable collective bargaining agreement and that if the
prevailing rae is not based on a collectively bargained rate,
the holidays upon which the prevailing rate shall be paid shall
be as provided by a specified provision of exiting law.

STATUS:
06/01/1999 Signed by GOVERNOR.
06/01/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.30

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03/11/1999

CA SB 36 AUTHOR: Baca et al
TITLE: Veterans' Preference: Local Agencies
INTRODUCED: 12/07/1998
LAST AMEND: 02/24/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Relates to veterans' preferences and local agencies; establishes
a civil service system to implement a veterans' preference
system by 1/01/2002;

STATUS:
07/15/1999 In ASSEMBLY. Read third time. Passed ASSEMBLY. To
enrollment.

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03/11/1999

CA SB 47 AUTHOR: Sher Wayne
TITLE: Hazardous substance account: extension
INTRODUCED: 12/07/1998
ENACTED: 05/26/1999
CHAPTER: 23

SUMMARY:
Repeals, reenacts, and revises the Johnston-Filante Hazardous
Substance Cleanup Bond Act of 1984; directs the Department of
California Regional Water Quality Board to require a responsible
party who is required to comply with operation and maintenance
requirements to demonstrate and maintain financial assurance, in
a specified manner.

STATUS:
05/26/1999 Signed by GOVERNOR.
05/26/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.23

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03/11/1999

CA SB 231 AUTHOR: Committee on Local Gov
TITLE: Validations
INTRODUCED: 01/25/1999
ENACTED: 05/04/1999
CHAPTER: 19

SUMMARY:
Enacts the First Validating Act of 1999, which would validate
the organization, boundaries, acts, proceedings, and bonds o the
state and counties, cities, and specified districts, agencies,
and entities.

STATUS:
05/04/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.19

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JACKET SUPPORT
02/16/1999

CA SB 307 AUTHOR: Rainey Torlakson
TITLE: Redevelopment plans
INTRODUCED: 02/04/1999
ENACTED: 04/22/1999
CHAPTER: 17

SUMMARY:
Prohibits the use of authority, with respect to extending for up
to 10 years a 20-year time limit on the establishment of
specified loans, advances, and indebtedness based upon
substantial evidence of blight that cannot be eliminated without
additional debt, to extend a shorter limitation by the use of an
ordinance on or after 1/1/1999.

STATUS:
04/22/1999 Signed by GOVERNOR.
04/22/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.17

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03/11/1999

CA SB 392 AUTHOR: Chesbro
TITLE: Property tax revenue allocations: redevelopment
INTRODUCED: 02/12/1999
LAST AMEND: 07/08/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Relates to revenue apportionment. Clarifies the process by which
incremental property tax revenues to be allocated to a

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redevelopment agency are withdrawn from those revenue shares
allocated to other local jurisdictions in a redevelopment
project area.

STATUS:
07/15/1999 In SENATE. SENATE concurred in ASSEMBLY amendments.
To enrollment.

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03/11/1999

CA SB 558 AUTHOR: Baca
TITLE: County employee retirement benefits
INTRODUCED: 02/19/1999
LAST AMEND: 05/18/1999
LOCATION: To Governor

SUMMARY:
Provides that the development of cancer by specified safety
members shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of
employment. Prescribes a similar presumption in the case of the
development of cancer by a safety member, firefighter member, or
member active in law enforcement, which presumption would extend
beyond the termination of services as specified.

STATUS:
07/14/1999 Enrolled. *****To GOVERNOR.

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WATCH
03/11/1999

CA SB 670 AUTHOR: Rainey
TITLE: County employees retirement: death benefits
INTRODUCED: 02/24/1999
LAST AMEND: 04/28/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Makes provisions of the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937
applicable by a majority vote of the board of retirement of any
county.

STATUS:
07/12/1999 In ASSEMBLY. Read third time. Passed ASSEMBLY. To
enrollment.

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3 SUPPORT
03/11/1999 03/11/1999

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CA SB 911 AUTHOR: Figueroa et al
TITLE: Emergency care: automatic external defibrillator
INTRODUCED: 02/25/1999
LAST AMEND: 06/15/1999
LOCATION: To enrollment

SUMMARY:
Provides immunity from civil liability to any person who, in
good faith and not for compensation renders emergency care or
treatment by the use of an automated external defibrillator at
the scene of an emergency, has completed a basic CPR and
automated external defibrillator (AED) use courses that complies
with regulations adopted by the Emergency Medical Services
Authority and the standards of the American Heart Association or
the American Red Cross.

STATUS:
07/12/1999 In SENATE. SENATE concurred in ASSEMBLY amendments.
To enrollment.

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JACKET 2 SUPPORT
03/11/1999 03/11/1999

CA SB 1165 AUTHOR: Sher Ortiz
TITLE: Expedited judicial review
INTRODUCED: 02/26/1999
ENACTED: 06/28/1999
CHAPTER: 49

SUMMARY:
Sets forth an expedited procedure for judicial review of
decisions by a local public agency regarding the issuance,
revocation, suspension, or denial of a permit involving
expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment to the
United States Constitution, as specified.

STATUS:
06/28/1999 Signed by GOVERNOR.
06/28/1999 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No.49

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03/11/1999