This Week Inside the Capitol (6/15/2009)
June 15, 2009
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This Week Inside the Capitol is a weekly e-mail update of bills monitored by California Family Council. This Week is intended as a brief synopsis to alert you about which bills are being heard and when. CFC’s complete legislative analyses about these and other bills can be found at www.californiafamily.org.
Legislative Committees continue to meet as the State struggles to find solutions to its $25 billion deficit. Hundreds of spending measures were held in policy and fiscal committees over the past several weeks as the state faces insolvency. Nonetheless, many bills are now being heard in both the Senate and Assembly. Legislators and Committees will attempt to move legislation quickly before the Legislature recesses for the summer on July 17, 2009.
There are several bills that are being heard in committee this week on which CFC has taken a position. The bill to watch this week is Senate Bill (SB) 572. SB 572, the Harvey Milk bill, would encourage schools to sacrifice valuable student instructional time in order to commemorate the life of Harvey Milk, a homosexual San Francisco politician. While Harvey Milk’s life may have significance to specific groups, decreased revenues resulting in potential teacher layoffs and waning student performance are just two reasons why the measure should not be supported. Research has shown that increased instructional time improves student performance. In addition, no other historical figures are lauded simply for their sexual orientation, as would be the case with the implementation of a “Harvey Milk Day.”
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RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
Week of June 8, 2009
Week of June 8, 2009
On the Assembly Floor
ACA 10 – Taxation: Education Finance District - Majority Vote Taxation (Torlakson, D-Antioch)
No Vote Taken
Committee Hearings
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Senate Public Safety Committee – 9:30 a.m.
AB 247 – Child Abuse Reporting: Availability of Information (Emmerson, R-Redlands)
Passed, 7-0
Senate Judiciary Committee – 1:00 p.m.
AB 459 – Marriage Dissolution: Disclosure (Lowenthal, B., D-Long Beach)
Passed, 5-0
Assembly Health Committee – 1:30 p.m.
SB 158 – Health Care Coverage: Human Papillomavirus Vaccination (Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa)
Passed, 13-5
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Senate Education Committee – 9:00 a.m.
AB 167 – High School Graduation: Foster Children (Adams, R-Hesperia)
Passed, 8-0
Upcoming Committee Hearings
Week of June 15, 2009
Week of June 15, 2009
On the Assembly Floor
ACA 10 – Taxation: Education Finance District - Majority Vote Taxation (Torlakson, D-Antioch)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee – 1:30
ACA 6 – Tax Expenditures: Operative Period (Calderon, D-Montebello)
ACA 9 – Local Government Bonds: Special Taxes - Voter Approval (Huffman, D-San Rafael)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Assembly Public Safety Committee – 9:00 a.m.
SB 18 – Elder of Dependent Adult Abuse (Oropeza, D-Long Beach)
SB 226 – Identity Theft (Alquist, D-Santa Clara)
Senate Public Safety Committee – 9:30 a.m.
AB 114 – Juvenile Court Law: Purpose (Carter, D- Rialto)
AB 428 – Criminal History Records: Adoption (Fletcher, R-San Diego) SUPPORT
AB 870 – Crime: School Grounds: Prohibited Weapons (Huber, D-El Dorado Hills)
Senate Judiciary Committee – 1:00 p.m.
AB 941 – Adoption (Judiciary Committee) SUPPORT
AB 1185 – Birth Certificates: New Issuance - Venue, Gender Change (Lieu, D-Torrance) OPPOSE
Senate Election, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendment Committee – 1:00 p.m.
SCA 10 – Statewide Initiative Measures: Legislative Amendment (Ducheny, D-San Diego)
SCA 14 – Initiative Measures: Funding Source (Ducheny, D-San Diego)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Senate Education Committee – 9:00 a.m.
AB 81 – Interscholastic Athletics: Pupils in Foster Care (Strickland, A. R-Moorpark) SUPPORT
AB 261 – Pupil Records: Privacy Rights (Salas, D-Chula Vista)
AB 769 – State Preschool (Torres, D-Pomona)
AB 796 – Pupil Attendance: Civic (Political) Engagement Activities (Carter, D-Rialto)
AB 1393 – Foster Youth (Skinner, D-East Bay)
Assembly Education Committee – 1:30 p.m.
SB 572 – Harvey Milk Day: Official Designation (Leno, D- San Francisco) OPPOSE
Upcoming Committee Hearings
Week of June 22, 2009
Week of June 22, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Assembly Transportation Committee – 1:30 p.m.
SB 60 – Vehicles: Driver’s Licenses (Cedillo, D-Los Angeles)
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Assembly Judiciary Committee – 9:00 a.m.
SB 39 – Personal Liability Immunity: Disaster Service Workers (Good Samaritan Bill) (Benoit, R-Palm Desert) SUPPORT
SB 782 – Residential Tenancies: Domestic Violence (Yee, D-San Francisco)
Senate Judiciary Committee – 1:00 p.m.
AB 1143 – Marriage Name (Ma, D- San Francisco)
Senate Education Committee – 9:00 a.m.
AB 1510 – Public Schools: Parental Access (Eng, D- Monterey Park)
*Note: Not all bills reflect a CFC position. Others are included for informational purposes.
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