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    "ocrText": "Ronald Reagan Presidential Library\nDigital Library Collections\nThis is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections.\nCollection: Reagan, Ronald: Gubernatorial Papers,\n1966-74: Press Unit\nFolder Title: Press Releases -\n09/27/1974-09/30/1974\nBox: P16\nTo see more digitized collections visit:\nhttps://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library\nTo see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit:\nhttps://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection\nContact a reference archivist at: [email protected]\nCitation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing\nNational Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#548\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today signed into law three pieces of\nlegislation involving the medical profession, two bills (AB 4481-\nVasconcellos and AB 2296-Sieroty) giving institutionalized patients\nthe right to refuse shock treatment and a third (AB 3560-Arnett)\nlawfully defining death.\n\"These laws involving shock therapy afford patients the protection\nof having control over the situation, either through their own consent\nor the approval of someone legally designated to represent them, If\nthe governor said, \"and giving death the legal definition of total\nand irreversible cessation of brain function, confirmed by a second\nphysician, will reverse a dramatic decline in the availability of\nhuman organs for transplantation. I consider these important rights\nto the individual.\"\nAB 4481 gives patients under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act the\nright to refuse psychosurgery, provides that such rights may not be\ndenied for good cause and requires written informed consent. Shock\ntreatment shall be performed only after a committee of three doctors\nhas reviewed and unanimously agreed with the treating physician's\ndetermination.\nAB 2296 prohibits the administration of organic therapy to a\nnon-consenting inmate of a state institution or a person who lacks\nthe capacity to give informed consent. To engage in organic therapy,\nthe state Department of Corrections must obtain a court order.\nAB 3560 prohibits both doctors, one who pronounces the death and\nanother who confirms the death independently, from participating in\nthe removal of a body part or the transplant procedure.\n\"Putting on the books of this state for the first time a law\nthat describes and defines death, and at the same time clears the way\nfor transplant donations to save many other lives, is an admirable\ncause I wholeheartedly support, II Governor Reagan added.\n######\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nMEMO TO THE PRESS\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#549\nGOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE\nSeptember 27, 1974\nthrough\nOctober 1, 1974\nFriday, September 27\np.m.\n-Depart Los Angeles for Albuquerque, New Mexico\n4:15 p.m.\nNews availability with Congressman Manuel Lujan,\nAlbuquerque Airport\n8:10 p.m.\nDinner for Congressman Lugan, Downtown Convention\nCenter, Albuquerque. Speech.\nSaturday, September 28\na.m.\nDepart for Council Bluffs, Iowa\n10:15 a.m.\nNews availability with Congressman William\nScherle, Lewis Central High School\n10:30 a.m.\nRally for Congressman Scherle. Speech.\np.m.\nDepart for Norfolk, Nebraska\n12:45 p.m.\nRally for Congressman Charles Thone, Norfolk\nAirport. Speech.\nNews availability follows rally at Norfolk\nAirport\np.m.\nDepart for Denver, Colorado\n2:15 p.m.\nNews conference, Writers Manor Hotel\n7:30 p.m.\nRally for Congressional candidate Frank Southworth,\nMile-High Stadium. Remarks.\nSunday, September 29\na.m.\nDepart for Amarillo, Texas\n1:00 p.m.\nLIVE three-TV pool and all-media news conference,\nKVII Studio\np.m.\nDepart for Pampa, Texas\n3:40 p.m.\nBarbecue for Congressman Bob Price, Price Ranch.\nSpeech.\nMonday, September 30\na.m.\nDepart for Little Rock, Arkansas\n10:45 a.m.\nNews availability, Camelot Inn\nNoon\nLunch for Congressional candidate Judy Petty,\nGolden Knight Room. Speech.\np.m.\nDepart for Mobile, Alabama\n5:00 p.m.\nNews conference, Ramada Inn\n8:00 p.m.\nDinner for Congressman Jack Edwards, Skyline\nCountry Club. Speech.\n-1-\n#549\nTuesday, October 1\na.m.\nDepart for Baton Rouge, Louisiana\nNoon\nLunch for Congressional candidate Henson Moore,\nPrince Muriat Inn. Speech.\n2:00 p.m.\nNews conference, Prince Muriat Inn\np.m.\nDepart for Los Angeles\n# # #\n-2-\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#550\nPrivate school tuition aid for certain educationally handicapped\npupils with visual disorders and experimental education programs for\nphysically handicapped pupilstare provided I for in separate legislation\nsigned today by Governor Ronald Reagan.\nUnder SB 1586 by Senator Milton Marks (R-San Francisco), certain\nexceptional children with visual perception difficulties which make\nit difficult for them to learn become eligible for state support in\nprivate schools when there are no appropriate public special educational\nfacilities available.\n\"Existing law provides for tuition payments to parents of\nphysically handicapped children for whom no adequate special education\nfacilities are available, said the governor, \"and this bill amends\nthe state Education Code to allow representation for the parent or\nguardian before an admission committee, which decides if the child\ncannot get an adequate education because of a visual disorder in our\npublic schools. Also, because of the visual problems encountered,\nthe bill allows optometrists rather than physicians to determine\nif private school attendance is necessary to meet the child's\neducational needs. =\nThe other bill, SB 1908 by Senator Donald L. Grunsky (R-Watsonville),\nauthorizes five county school superintendents to immediately conduct\nspecial experimental programs for youngsters with specified physical\nhandicaps between the ages of 1½ and 3 years and to experiment with\nindividualized instruction for physically handicapped pupils who,\nbecause of another specified primary handicap, already are enrolled\nin special education classes or receiving special services. Both\nexperiments will be in effect for two years, at a total cost of $380,000.\n\"Currently, county superintendents may conduct programs for these\nhandicapped infants and toddlers, but must engage in a contract with\nthe district of residence for costs of instruction,' the governor said.\n\"The bill I have signed eliminates the district as a middleman. The\nresultant transfer of foundation support and any necessary small school\nallowances becomes unnecessary and the county providing the programs\ngets the funds directly. I find this a much better way of conducting\nbusiness.\"\n#####\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#551\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation (AB 4525-Fong)\nauthorizing payment by a school district to the surviving spouse\nof any employee murdered while on the job during or after the\n1973-74 school year.\nThe bill provides payment be restricted to the amount remaining\nin the deceased employee's contract.\nUnder provisions of the bill, the widow of Dr. Marcus Foster,\nsuperintendent of the Oakland Unified School District who was\nslain last year after leaving a school board meeting, will receive\npayment.\n######\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#552\nGovernor Ronald Reagan has signed identical Assembly and\nSenate bills making various changes in laws relating to county\nclerks and the Secretary of State's duties in retaining, inspecting\nand destroying petitions for initiatives, referendums and recalls.\nThe bills are SB 1507 (Marks) and AB 2690 (Fenton).\nSaid Governor Reagan, \"My signature signifies my agreement with\nthe majorities of both houses that the practice of county clerks\nmarking the voter registration affidavits to indicate which petitions\na voter has signed should be eliminated. Since the affidavit is a\npublic record, anyone can determine which petitions a voter has\nsigned and compile a profile of a voter's political views. This\nis an invasion of privacy that should not be condoned.\"\nThe bills provide that petition lists and related information\nmay be used only for the purpose of qualifying a petition and\ndetermining if a person has signed the same petition more than once.\nThe governor noted that some counties have changed their system\nalready in this regard, with minimal additional cost. He signed\nboth bills, however, with the understanding that if additional\ncounty expenses emerge, funds will be provided in next year's budget\nto cover those costs.\n#####\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOF ONALD REAGAN\nRELEA\n..\nFRIDAY P.Ms.\nSacramento, California 95814\nSEPTEMBER 27, 1974\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#553\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation (AB 3342-Sieroty)\nwhich will declare void a provision found in some credit card company\ncontracts which prohibits merchants accepting that credit card from\noffering discounts to cash-paying customers.\n\"This bill does not require merchants to give a discount to\ncash-paying customers,\" the governor noted. \"However, discounts\nof up to six percent could result since merchants who accept a\ncredit card must pay the credit card issuer a service charge ranging\nfrom three to six percent of the sales price. The savings on the\nservice charge could be passed on as a discount to a cash customer.\n\"I feel that this measure promotes free enterprise and\ncompetition and enables merchants to operate their businesses\nwithout an unnecessary restriction.\"\nThe new law becomes effective January 1, 1975.\n#####\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#554\nGovernor Ronald Reagan has signed into law AB 3862 (Knox)\nwhich creates a pilot program of 3.750 new tuition grants for\nCalifornia college students who are residents of the state and\ncome from middle income families.\n7\nThe three-year program, to be administered by the State\nScholarship and Loan Commission, will make available 1,250 new\ngrants for the 1975, 1976 and 1977 fiscal years.\n\"Freedom of choice is too often denied to qualified students\nwhen they select a college or university, simply because their\nparents cannot afford to send them to most independent colleges\nand they cannot qualify for scholarship funds for lower income\nfamilies, the governor said. \"This bill will benefit these\nstudents 'caught in the middle' while also permitting the independent\ncolleges to achieve a greater balance in their student bodies. It\nwill be exceptionally welcome to those families having more than one\ncollege-age student.'\nGrants under the new law are limited to $900 or one-third of\ntuition, whichever is less.\n\"I see this as one favorable means of narrowing the gap in\nstudent charges between public and private schools and, at the same\ntime, increasing the academic freedom of choice for middle income\nstudents,\" Governor Reagan said.\n######\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: SATURDAY, SEPT. 28\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#555\nGovernor Ronald Reagan has signed two bills authored by\nAssemblyman Bill Bond (R-Long Beach) which express the intent of\nequal opportunity for both males and females as participants in\nsports programs of the state's public high schools and colleges.\nThe governor and the assemblyman both were collegiate athletes\nthemselves, Reagan in football at little Eureka (Illinois) College\nin the early 1930s and Bond in basketball at Stanford University in\nthe late 1950s and early 1960s.\nBond's AB 3650 directs the Department of Education to study the\ncost of augmenting inter-high school athletic programs and report\nback to the legislature within six months of the bill's effective\ndate, which is next January 1.\nAB 3651 directs the California Postsecondary Education Commission\nto study the cost of augmenting intercollegiate athletic programs\nand report its findings to the legislature within six months. The\nbill appropriates $2,545 from the state's General Fund to the\ncommission for the study.\n\"These bills will go a long way toward telling us what will be\nneeded to fully integrate qualified female athletes into school\nsports. They should be given the chance to prove themselves and\nthis legislation will be helpful,\" the governor said.\n#####\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE:\nImmediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#556\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today appointed an El Centro attorney\nas associate justice for Division Two of the Fourth Appellate Court\nDistrict.\nHe is Franklin D. McDaniel, 54, a partner in the law firm of\nByrd, Sturdevant, McDaniel and Pinney. He replaces retired\nAssociate Justice John Gabbert.\nMcDaniel has been associated in law practice with Charles A.\nPinney, Jr., since 1959. Before that he was a deputy district\nattorney in Imperial County for more than seven years and for five\nof those years was the county's chief civil deputy before the\noffice of county counsel was established.\nHe was admitted to the California Bar in 1949 after receiving\nhis law degree from Stanford University. McDaniel earned his\nbachelor's degree at Purdue University.\nThe Akron, Ohio, native received a commission as a second\nlieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in 1943 and retired\nfrom the reserves as a major in 1957. He served 14 months overseas\nin the Pacific Theater of Operations and was awarded the Distinguished\nFlying Cross and other decorations.\nMcDaniel was president of the Imperial County Bar Association\nin 1954, served two three-year terms on the local administrative\ncommittee and was on the State Bar Disciplinary Board for three years.\nHe has been a delegate to every Conference of Bar Delegates since\n1949 and was appointed to the conference's executive committee in 1968.\nThe appointee, a Republican, will receive an annual salary of\n$48,389.\n######\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#557\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today announced he has pardoned John A. Brown,\nconvicted of murder in 1963, because he believes the man is innocent of\nthe crime. The governor's action followed a recommendation by the\nRiverside County District Attorney's office that Brown be pardoned on the\nbasis of innocence.\nBrown, 33, was convicted February 8, 1963 in Riverside County for\nthe murder of 14-year old Peter Libay. Brown had confessed to the crime.\nWhen he learned he would not receive the death penalty, he pled not guilty\nbut was subsequently convicted of first degree murder.\nOne of the attorneys who assisted in prosecuting Brown was instrumental\nin reopening the case in 1969. An investigation was commenced by Riverside\nCounty authorities with the assistance of the California Adult Authority.\nA preliminary finding that Brown was guilty of the offense was made in\n1971, but Riverside County authorities persisted in investigating the\ncase. The investigation culminated in 1973, when tape recordings were\nfound in the files of the Riverside County Clerk's office. The recordings\nproved Brown's original confession was falsified because he wanted to die\nin the gas chamber and be reincarnated.\nHe was originally implicated in the crime when authorities were\ninformed by a fellow prisoner that Brown was responsible for the then\ntwo-year old, unsolved murder. The prison informant supplied Brown with\nthe details of the crime, and the informant was also charged with the\nmurder.\nBecause the informant, Wayne L. Sass, was declared insane at the\ntime of the trial, he was not prosecuted and since that time has been\ncommitted to Atascadero State Hospital.\nUpon receipt of the District Attorney's investigation and request\nfor clemency, Governor Reagan ordered an immediate review of the case by\nhis legal affairs secretary, Herbert E. Ellingwood. After review and\nrecommendation by Ellingwood, the governor issued the pardon.\nThe governor commended Riverside County authorities for their\npersistence in conducting the investigation over a period of years.\nThe gubernatorial pardon may not result in Brown's release. He is\nalso serving a one-year to life sentence for lewd and lascivious conduct\ncommitted prior to his conviction for murder.\nThe last gubernatorial pardon based on innocence was granted by\nformer Governor Edmund G. Brown in 1965.\n# # #\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#558\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Leonard\nE. Anderson of Murphys as a member of the Calaveras County Board of\nSupervisors.\nThe appointment is effective November 1, 1974. Anderson will\nsucceed Supervisor Henry Middleton whose resignation becomes effective\non that date. He announced his resignation September 16.\nAnderson, a 61-year old Republican, is a general contractor\nspecializing in small construction and custom homes.\nHe is a director of the Ebbetts Pass Water District and is a former\ndirector of the Ebbetts Pass Wonderland Association.\nAnderson attended Modesto Junior College.\nHe will receive an annual salary of $7,668.\n# # #\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nMEMO TO THE PRESS\nsacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#559\nGovernor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the following bills:\nAB 85 - Bee\nAmends the Teachers' Retirement Law to increase\nChapter 1433\nsurvivor's benefits of persons who were eligible for\nsuch benefits prior to June 30, 1972.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nAB 490 (Quimby)\nRequires that the Superintendent of Public Instruction\nChapter\n1509\nadminister a high-quality instructional television\nservice by working with local educational authorities\nto (1) improve local coordination and provide for\nstatewide acquisitions of programs on behalf of\nregional organizations, (2) develop statewide\nevaluation procedures, (3) improve production quality\nafter regional organizations and local school districts\nhave determined subject areas, and (4) develop and\nimplement teacher training programs and maximize the\neffective home and school use of ITV. The bill also\nprovides for the appointment of a State Instructional\nTelevision Advisory Committee and requires the State\nBoard of Education to report annually to the Legis-\nlature on instructional television activity.\nAB 687 (Quimby)\nDeletes provisions requiring parcel maps to be made\nChapter 1537\nby a person engaged in business of developing and\nselling real estate.\nProvides that if a building permit is requested for\nconstruction of a residential structure or structures\nwithin four, rather than two, years of a land\ndivision not otherwise amounting to a subdivision\nand not used for residential purposes, such permit\nmay be conditioned on the dedication of land or\npayment of fees in lisu thereof for park or\nrecreational purposes.\nRequires that local ordinances include definite\nstandards for determining the proportion of a division\nof land not defined as a subdivision to be dedicated\nand amount of fee paid.\nAB 738 (Ralph)\nIncreases the amount of wages that can be earned by\nChapter 1510\nan individual eligible for unemployment compensation\nbenefit without affecting reduction of his weekly\nbenefit amount from $12 to$18 per week.\nAB 760 (Brown)\nRequires, rather than permits, the Administrative\nChapter 1435\nDirector of the Division of Industrial Accidents to\nestablish a rehabilitation unit within the medical\nbureau of the division. Further requires, in\naddition to temporary disability indemnity, the\nemployer or insurance carrier to provide additional\nliving expenses necessitated by the rehabilitation\nand all reasonable and necessary vocational training\nfor the injured workman when he chooses to enroll in\na rehabilitation program, rather than a specified\nsum as an advance on permanent disability indemnity.\nDeletes provisions relative to initiation of rehabili-\ntation plan by employer or carrier.\nAB 814 - Dixon\nCreates a one-year pilot program to provide regular\nChapter 1436\ncommunity college opportunities to prison inmates\nand Youth Authority wards. The bill becomes effectiv\non January 1. 1975.\n-1-\n#559\nAB 898 - Alatorre\nAuthorizes receipt of up to four years of service credit\nChapter 1437\nby a local member of the Public Employees' Retirement\nSystem other than a school member for any continuous\nactive military or merchant marine service as public\nservice upon payment of employer and employee contri-\nbutions and interest. The contracting agency must\nelect to grant such credit. The changes made by this\nbill become effective January 1, 1975.\nAB 905 - Sieroty\nAuthorizes taxpayers to carryover for five years the\nChapter 1438\ncontributions to charitable or ganizations in excess\nof the allowable annual limit of 20% of adjusted\ngross income. The bill becomes effective on January 1,\n1975.\nAB 927 -- Woods\nCreates in the Public Employees' Retirement System a\nChapter 1439\n\"state industrial member\" category and prescribes\nindustrial death and disability benefits for such members\nin addition to benefits payable to state miscellaneous members.\nProvides that such death and disability benefits shall also\napply to any state employee whose death or disability\nresults from a viSlent act by an inmate or parolee of a state\ninstitution. Eliminates the \"prison member\" category.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nAB 1318 -- Ingalls\nProvides that a person who was a University member of\nChapter 1440\nPERS who has been separated from University employment\ndue to lay-off and who is reemployed by the University\nshall have the right to elect PERS membership in lieu of\nmembership in the University System in accordance with\nrules of the Regents. The changes made by this bill\nbecome effective January 1, 1975.\nAB 1529 (Murphy)\nChanges various provisions relating to person's\nChapter 1511\n\"sanity\" in criminal proceedings to relate instead\nto person's \"mental competence\" and makes provisions\nfor commitment and trial of person found to be\nmentally incompetent.\nAB 1587 - Gonsalves\nExtends the business inventory exemption to business\nChapter 1441\ninventories assessed as escaped property beginning\nin 1975-76.\nAB 1828- Badham\nExpands definitions of \"funeral director\" and \"funeral\nChapter 1512\nestablishment\" for purposes of provisions relating to\nlicensing thereof. The changes made by this bill become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nAB 2296 - Sieroty\nProhibits persons confined, under certain penal pro-\nChapter 1513\nvisions, in state institutions and prisons or public\nor private hospitals, sanitariums or similar faciliti\nfrom being administered or subject to any organic\ntherapy, as defined, without such person's informed\nconsent. Prohibits such persons from being admini-\nstered or subject to psychosurgery, as specified,\nif they lack the capacity for informed consent.\nAuthorizes the court to enjoin the administration of\nany organic therapy. Requires warden or superintende\nto obtain the appropriate order to administer organic\ntherapy. Requires court to appoint public defender\nor other attorney to represent and an independent\nmedical expert to examine, an indigent person in such\ncourt proceedings.\nProvides for shock treatments in certain emergency\nsituations and other types of treatment for such\npersons under specified conditions. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\n-2-\n#559\nAB 2453 (Waxman)\nRequires the Department of Health to secure a tell\nChapter 1442\nfree phone number for the use of pharmacists and other\nMedi-Cal providers in requesting prior authorization\nfor services under the supplemental schedule of\nbenefits.\nAB 2471 (Sieroty)\nSpecifies that an action for an injunction to enforce\nChapter 1443\nspecified provisions of law relating to construction\nand operation of public or private facilities not\nconforming to building requirements with respect to\nphysically disabled persons; may be brought. Specifies\nthat prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attor-\nney's fees.\nAB 2477 (Waxman)\nDefines \"special hospitals,\" as well as general acute\nChapter 1444\ncare hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, skilled\nnursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities,\nas classes of health facilities subject to provisions\nregarding licensure of health facilities.\nAB 2499 - Nimmo\nAppropriates $1,000,000 from the State Beach, Park,\nChapter 1514\nRecreational, and Historical Facilities Fund of 1974\nto the Department of Parks and Recreation for the\nacquisition of certain lands in the County of San\nLuis Obispo adjacent to state-owned wet lands in the\nMorro Bay estuary for the state park system as an\naddition to Morro Bay State Park. The bill becomes\neffective immediately.\nAB 2690 (Fenton)\nMakes various changes in statutes relating to county\nChapter 1445\nclerks and the Secretary of State's duties in\nretaining, inspecting, and destruction of initiatives\nreferendums, and recall petitions.\nAB 2797 -- Alatorre\nRequires consumer contracts to be made available\nChapter 1446\nin both Spanish and English where such contracts\nare made by persons engaged in a trade or business\nconducted primarily in Spanish. Violation of this\nact makes the contract voidable at the option of the\nconsumer. It provides for the Department of\nConsumer Affairs to approve Spanish-translated\ncontractual forms and defines the limits within\nwhich the department and its employees are liable\nfor errors and omissions in translation. The changes\nmade by this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nAB 2920--Priolo\nAppropriates $2, 500, 000 to the Department of Parks and\nChapter 1515\nRecreation for the acquisition of Los Liones Canyon and\nother lands adjacent to Topanga Canyon State Park in the\nSanta Monica Mountains for the state park system. This\nbill takes effect immediately.\nAB 2926 - Deddeh\nProvides that school members of the Public Employees'\nChapter\n1398\nRetirement System shall receive credit at retirement\nfor unused sick leave. The bill becomes effective\nimmediately.\nAB 2948 - McAlister\nRevises the law relating to attachment of property\nChapter\n1516\nprior to a hearing on the merits of the claim to be\nsecured by attachment. It requires notice to the\ndefendant and a hearing prior to issuance of a writ\nauthorizing attachment of his property. The changes\nmade by this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\n-3.\n#559\nAB 2975 - Fenton\nAuthorizes the Labor Commissioner to revoke, suspend,\nChapter 1447\nor refuse to renew any license of a farm labor\ncontractor when it is shown that the licensee, or his\nagent, has failed to comply with any provisions of the\nVehicle Code regarding farm labor vehicles. The bill\nprohibits on and after July 1, 1975, any person, other\nthan a person who possesses a valid schoolbus driver's\ncertificate, from operating a farm labor truck, or a\nfarm labor bus unless he has a driver's license and a\ncertificate issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles\nThe bill also requires that the Department of the\nCalifornia Highway Patrol inspect every farm labor\nvehicle at least once annually. The bill also\nappropriates $100,000 from the Motor Vehicle Account\nin the State Transportation Fund to the Department of\nthe California Highway Patrol to carry out the duties\nimposed upon it by this act. The bill takes effect\nimmediately.\nAB 2999 - Dunlap\nExtends the supplemental schedule of benefits under\nChapter 1448\nMedi-Cal to include physical therapy and related\nservcies, subject to utilization controls. The bill\nbecomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nAB 3018 - Lanterman\nRevises provisions regarding fees required to be paid\nChapter\n1449\nfor the registration of a gasoline-powered vehicle,\nother than a motorcycle, of 1975 or later model year,\nhaving a compression ratio of more than 8.5 to 1, by\nmaking such fee applicable only to the original regis\ntration of such a vehicle first sold and registered 1\nCalifornia. Provides that such fee is in addition\nto the fees specified in the Vehicle Code and the\nRevenue and Taxation Code, rather than providing that\nthe fee is in addition to the registration fee. The\nbill becomes effective immediately.\nAB 3021 - Fong\nRequires by December 31, 1982, every pay telephone\nChapter 1450\nwithin certain local emergency telephone systems\nto enable a caller to reach an operator by dialing\n\"0\" without inserting a coin.\nAB 3046 - Cline\nMakes it unlawful for any person to falsely represent\nChapter 1451\nand provide for compensation, with intent to defraud,\nrather than a misdemeanor to willfully and falsely\nrepresent, a device, substance, method or treatment\nas effective to diagnose, arrest, prevent, or cure\ncancer.\nDeletes the provision that third and subsequent\nviolations of provisions re cancer cures are felonies\nand, instead, prescribes punishments for violations\nof provisions re cancer cures which, except for cer-\ntain specified exceptions, would make such violations\nfelonies. The bill becomes effective January 1, 1975\nAB 3055 (Wilson)\nPermits safety members of the County Employees\nChapter 1452\nRetirement Law of 1937 to retire upon completion of\n20, rather than 30, years, regardless of age and\nprescribes the formula for computing allowances\nbetween ages 41 and 50.\nAB 3094 - Maddy\nProvides that the Governor shall prepare and maintair\nChapter 1453\na Central Registry of Appointive Offices containing\nspecified information relating to appointments to\nboards and commissions to which members are appointed\nby the Governor, any member of the executiv e branch,\nor the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, the\nPresident pro Tempore of the Senate, and theSenate\nRules Committee, open to the general public and\navailable at various specified locations.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\n-4-\n#559\nAB 3109 (Sietoty)\nChanges \"workmen's compensation\" to \"worker's\nChapter 1454\ncompensation\" in various codes.\nAB 3123 - Beverly\nAuthorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to\nChapter\n1518\nacquire Palos Verdes Peninsula pursuant to the Property\nAcquisition Law for the state park system and appropri-\nates funds for development at Bolsa Chica State Beach\n($3,133,000) and at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park\n($518,800) subject to compliance with the 1974 Park\nBond Act procedures.\nB 3147 - Sieroty\nIncludes cultural enrichment within purposes for\nChapter 1455\nwhich school districts may, under specified conditions\nconclude arrangements with proper authorities of any\nforeign country or of any state, territory or posses-\nsion of the United States for the hiring for specified\nlimited periods of time as sojourn certificated\nemployees, bilingual teachers employed in public or\nprivate schools thereof, who hold the necessary valid\nCalifornia credentials. The bill becomes effective\non January 1, 1975.\nAB 3148 (Sieroty)\nExtends newsmen's immunity from being adjudged in\nChapter 1456\ncontempt for refusing to disclose their sources of\ninformation to persons connected with or employed\nupon a magazine or other periodical publication.\nAB 3309 - Keene\nAuthorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to\nChapter 1519\nwaive, under certain circumstances, the prescribed\nmaximum enrollment in classes for educationally\nhandicapped, physically handicapped, and mentally\nretarded pupils in cases where additional classroom\nspace is not available after the beginning of the\nschool year. The changes made by this bill become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nJB 3342 - Sieroty\nMakes any provision in a contract between a credit\nChapter\n1520\ncard issuer and a retailer which has the effect of\nprohibiting the retailer from offering discounts or\nfrom charging a different and lower price to persons\nwho pay cash, instead of by credit card, void as\ncontrary to public policy. The changes made by this\nbill become effective January 1, 1975.\nAB 3359 - Lewis\nThis bill will establish a procedure by which land\nChapter 1538\npreviously subdivided may be returned to its original\nstate, provided it consisted of less than four parcel\nand a new parcel map is filed. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\nAB 3375 (B. Greene)\nAppropriates a sum equal to the annual Federal appro-\nChapter 1457\npriations, in 1974-75, not to exceed $150,000 for the\noperation of the California Advisory Council on\nVocational Education and Technical Training. Would\nrequire Legislative Analyst to undertake study of the\neffectiveness of the Council and report to Legislature\non July 1, 1975.\nAB 3460 - Mobley\nProvides that the Director of the Department of\nChapter\n1458\nEmployment Development and the State Controller shall\nfrom time to time transfer the unencumbered balance\nof the Contingent Fund exceeding $1,000,000 to the\nUnemployment Fund and the Disability Fund in a pre-\nscribed proportion. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nAB 3481 - Montoya\nSpecifies that employees appointed by a personnel\nChapter\n1459\ncommission shall be accorded all the rights, benefits,\nand burdens of any other classified employee serving\nin the regular classified service.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\n-5-\n#559\nAB 3560 (Arnett)\nProvides that a person shall be pronounced dead if it\nChapter 1524\nis determined by a physician that the person has\nsuffered a total and irreversible cessation of brain\nfunction. Requires independent confirmation of the\ndeath by another physician.\nSpecifies that nothing in the act shall prohibit a\nphysician from using other usual and customary pro-\ncedures for determining death as the exclusive basis\nfor pronouncing a person dead.\nRequires independent confirmation of death of the\ndonor, when a part is used for direct transplantation\npursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, by anoth\nphysician when the death is determined by determining\nthat the donor has uffered a total and irreversible\ncessation of brain function. Prohibits both the\nphysician making the determination of death and the\nphysician making the independent confirmation from\nparticipating in part removal or transplant procedure\nRequires that complete patient medical records meeting\nprescribed requirements be kept, maintained, and pre-\nserved with respect to the requirements of the act\nwhen a person is pronounced dead by determining that\nthe person has suffered a total and irreversible\ncessation of brain function.\nAB 3585 - Carter\nMakes technical amendments to the Education Code\nChapter 1460\nprovisions relating to financial support for the\nschools. The bill becomes effective immediately.\nAB 3594 (Dunlap)\nRequires the Director of Parks and Recreation to cause\nChapter 1461\nto be prepared, and continuously maintained, a\nCalifornia Recreational Trails System Plan, consisting\nof specified elements.\nProvides that the Legislature may review and comment\nupon the proposed plan, as specified, and requires\nthe Director to consider any advice offered by the\nLegislature prior to completion of the plan.\nAB 3650- Bond\nExpresses legislative intent that opportunities for\nChapter 1525\nparticipation in athletic programs between high schools\nbe provided equally for students of both sexes. Directs\nthe Department of Education to conduct a study of inter-\nhigh school athletic programs and report to the Legialature\nwithin six months of this bill's effective date. The changes\nmade bv this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nAB 3651 (Bond)\nExpresses legislative intent regarding equal oppor-\nChapter 1526\ntunities for participation in intercollegiate athletic\nprograms in the public institutions of higher educa-\ntion for male and female students.\nThe bill directs the California Postsecondary Educa-\ntion Commission to conduct prescribed study regarding\nintercollegiate athletic programs to report its\nfindings to the Legislature within six months. The\nbill also appropriates $2,545 from the General Fund\nto commission for the study.\nAB 3668 - Sieroty\nProvides for bringing of state prisoners to court in\nChapter 1462\nany action brought to terminate the parental rights\nof such person. The bill provides a court may order\nsuch appearance in any other action brought affecting\na state prisoner's parental or marital rights.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nAB 3729 - Briggs\nIncreases the maximum rate of charges which may be\nChapter\n1463\ncharged by a personal property broker lending various\nspecified sums of money. Provides that such increase\nshall be repealed effective January 1, 1977. The\n1975. changes made by this bill become effective January 1,\n-6-\n#559\nAB 3765 - Brown\nModifies AB 2068 of 1973, the child health screening\nChapter\n1464\ndisability prevention program, and makes a $2,500,000\nappropriation to the Department of Health to augment\nItem 300 (3) of the 1974 Budget Act. The bill\nbecomes effective immediately.\nAB 3784 (Gonzales)\nThis bill would require cities and counties to give\nChapter 1465\nmailed notices of hearing regarding proposed zoning\nchanges to all persons owning real property within\n300 feet of the property involved in the zone change,\nincluding business and governmental entities.\nAB 3790--Sieroty\nAppropriates $2,000,000 from the Transportation Planning\nChapter 1466\nand Research Account for subvention to local agencies\nfor transportation planning and research. The bill takes\neffect immediately.\nAB 3862 (Knox)\nCreates a pilot program of tuition grants to be\nChapter 1528\nadministered by the State Scholarship and Loan\nCommission for California resident undergraduate\nstudents enrolled in prescribed independent\ninstitutions of collegiate grade level.\nThe bill makes available up to 1,250 new grants in\neach of the 1975-76, 1976-77, and 1977-78 fiscal\nyears.\nAB 3889 - Kapiloff\nDefines \"documented vessel\" for property taxation\nChapter\n1467\npurposes to include a vessel registered with or\nlicensed by the Departmentof Motor Vehicles.\nThe bill eliminates the requirement that the port of\ndocumentation of a documented vessel be in this state\nin order to be assessed at 1% of its full cash value\nand includes vessels engaged or employed exclusively\nin carrying or transporting people for hire for\ncommercial passenger fishing purposes among documented\nvessels entitled to such special assessment. The\nbill is operative from the lien date 1975 to lien\ndate 1979, inclusive. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nAB 3893 - Murphy\nAuthorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to\n(Chapter) 1529\nacquire rights-of-way for riding, hiking, and bicycle\ntrails in Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Santa Clara\nCounties between specified units of the state park\nsystem. The bill requires such acquisitions to be\nsubject to the provisions of the Property Acquisition\nLaw.\nThe bill reappropriates $600,000 of funds appropriate\npursuant to subdivision (a), Section 2, Chapter 265,\nStatutes of 1974, to the department for purposes of\nthe act. The bill becomes effective immediately.\nAB 3905 (Fong)\nRevises provisions with respect to leaves of absence\nChapter 1530\nfor state employees for pregnancy to provide that a\nstate employer shall grant to state officers and\nemployees a leave of absence for a period of up to\n60 days, and may grant a leave of absence without\npay for a period not exceeding one year, for\npregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery\ntherefrom.\nAB 3923--berman\nSpecifically incl udes women within term minority for\nChapter 1468\npurposes of the Employment Development Act of 1973.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nAB 3925 - McAlister\nAuthorizes a court in awarding costs to the parties\nChapter\n1469\nin condemnation actions to allow the condemnee under\ncertain circumstances all expenses reasonably and\nnecessarily incurred in preparing for and conducting\ncondemnation a trial, including, among other expenses\nattorney's fees, appraisal fees, surveyor's fees, and\nfees of other experts. The bill becomes effective or\nJanuary 1, 1975.\n-7-\n#559\nAB 3941 (Priolo)\nProvides a mechanism for use of federal funds for\nChapter 1470\ntransportation planning, Federal Highway Safety Act,\nand Urban System Funds. The bill also allows the\nDepartment of Transportation to assist in obtaining\nfederal funds for aged and handicapped to be used\nby private non-profit transportation entities.\nAD 3973 (Vasconcellos)\nAppropriates $10,000 to enable the California Post-\nChapter\n1471\nsecondary Education Commission and the State Scholar-\nship and Loan Commission to study and report to the\nLegislature by December 1, 1975, on the feasibility\nof implementing a California Community Service\nFellowship Program.\nThis program would permit individuals performing\nservices in certain specified types of community\nservice work to accrue monetary benefits receivable\nat the time the participant enrolls in a postsecondary\ninstitution.\nAB 4012 (Lanterman)\nRequires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to\nChapter\n1472\nreimburse school districts and county superintendents\nof schools for specified costs of services provided\nby sheltered workshops and other work establishments\nfor occupational training of physically handicapped\nand mentally retarded pupils.\nThe bill specifies that amount of reimbursement shall\nbe cost of services up to $650 per year, less the\nlocal share as determined by State Board of Education\nThe bill also appropriates $170,000 from the General\nFund to the Department of Education.\nAB 4108 (Knox)\nRevises provisions regarding eligibility and prioritie\nChapter\n1473\nin financing projects under the California Pollution\nControl Financing Authority Act. Prohibits the\nfinancing of more than an aggregate of $50,600,000\nof projects in any calendar quarter. Provides that\nthe California Pollution Control Financing Authority\nshall obtain from appropriate state control agencies.\nRequires the authority to make a prescribed annual\nreport to the Legislature.\nAB 4220 (R. Johnson)\nPermits the State Park and Recreation Commission to\nChapter\n1474\nhold hearings regarding the classification or reclassi\nfication of a state park system unit, or the approval\nof a resource management plan or general plan for a\nunit, within a radius of 100 miles of specified cities\nrather than requiring the commission to hold such\nhearings only in such cities.\nThe bill also requires the Department of Parks and\nRecreation to interpret, as well as administer,\nprotect, and develop, the state park system.\nAB 4253 (Bagley)\nDeletes the provision permitting the Public Utilities\nChapter 1539\nCommission to hold executive sessions to deliberate\non decisions and the institution of proceedings or\nlitigation. The bill provides instead that the\nmeetings of the commission shall be open and public\nin accordance with provisions of law generally\nrequiring open and public meetings of state agencies,\nbut permits executive sessions to deliberate on (1)\nthe institution of enforcement proceedings or\nlitigation, or (2) decisions to be reached in matters\nfor which public hearings have been held.\nAB 4304 Sieroty\nProhibits any person engaged in the business of extracting\nChapter 1475\noil or gas from lands within the state, or of refining\ngasoline within the state from refusing to sell to any city\nor county sufficient quantities of his petroleum products\nfor the essential services provided by such city or county.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\n-8-\n#559\nAB 4343 - Chacon\nAuthorizes a city to emact an ordinance providing for\nChapter\n1476\nthe sale of residential property acquired by the city\nat less than market value under specified conditions.\nMakes legislative findings re such sales. The bill\nbecomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nAB 4354 - Russell\nEliminates the current maximum interest rate or bye\nChapter\n1477\nthat is chargeable on Cal-Vet loans, replacing it wit\na floating interest rate, and establish a cut-off\nfor eligibility earned during the Vietnam period.\nThe bill becomes effective immediately.\nB 4392 - Fong\nProvides that any city with a population of 1,000,000\nChapter 1478\nor more with a pension or retirement plans which\nrequire officers and employees of one sex to pay\ngreater contributions than those of another sex who\nare the same age shall be revised so that contribution\nare the same commencing with contributions for service\non and after January 1, 1975.\nAB 4412 - Papan\nExtends to public institutions of higher education\nChapter 1479\nexisting law which authorizes local school districts\nto submit names of seniors who drop out of school\nto private business or professional schools. The\nbill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nAB 4438 ( Wood)\nChanges per diem for members appointed by the Governo\nChapter 1399\nto the board of administration of the Public Employee\nRetirement System from $25 to $50 per day of actual\nattendance at meetings of the board.\nRedefines various terms. Revises provisions relating\nto contractual obligations for miscellaneous members.\nDefines rate of contribution by the state for state\nmiscellaneous members.\nRepeals and consolidates various provisions. Require\nstate's contributions for state miscellaneous members\nto be held exclusively for the benefit of specified\npersons.\nAB 4449 (Wood)\nProvides that a person in full-time employment which\nChapter 1480\nin the opinion of the Board of Administration of the\nPublic Employees' Retirement System is on a seasonal\nor temporary basis is excluded from membership in\nthe system unless the employment is compensated and\nthe appointment or employment contract fixes a term\nof employment in excess of six months or, if a term\nis not fixed, the employment under such appointment\nor contract continues for more than six months or the\nperson is a member at the time of entering such\nemployment.\nAB 4467 (Waxman)\nChanges required elements of complaint or cross-\nChapter 1481\ncomplaint arising out of personal injury or wrongful\ndeath, and filed in any superior court proceedings\nto not include a statement of specific amount\ndemanded as recovery.\nProvides that defendant may demand damages statement.\nProvides for petition to court to order plaintiff or\ncross-complainant to serve such responsive statement\nSpecifies that even though no demand for damages\nstatement is made, plaintiff must give notice to\ndefendant of amount of general and special damages\nbeing sought prior to entry of default; or, where\nanswer is filed, at least 60 days prior to time\nset for trial.\nAB 4468 (Waxman)\nRequires insurers writing dental or medical mal-\nChapter 1482\npractice insurance to report statistics to the\nInsurance Commissioner on an unknown date each year.\n-9-\n#559\nAB 4481 (Vasconcellos)\nProvides for the right to refuse psychosurgery, as\nChapter\n1534\ndefined, to patients under the Lanterman-Petris-\nShort Act. Provides that such rights may not be\ndenied for good cause, and requires written informed\nconsent, as defined, to be secured along with other\nrequirements prior to such treatment. Authorizes\nshock treatments to be performed only after review\nand approval by a committee of three physicians upon\ncertain determinations and approval of a responsible\nrelative, parent, guardian or conservator.\nProvides for civil penalties, and revocation of\nlicense of a physician violating such provisions and\nan action for civil damages.\nAB 4505 - Thurman\nAppropriates $79,974.95 from the General Fund to the\nChapter 1483\nState Controller for disbursement to Merced County\nfor property tax revenues lost by reason of specified\nprovisions of law regarding the assessment as open\nspace land of land subject to a wildlife habitat\ncontract which restricts the use of the land to\nwildlife habitat and nature pasture. The bill takes\neffect immediately.\nAB 4525 (Fong)\nAuthorizes payment by a school district to a surviving\nChapter 1535\nspouse of any employee murdered while in the course\nof his employment the amount that the deceased would\nhave received if he had lived to complete the time\nremaining in his contract with the district. The\nbill is applicable to the surviving spouse of such\nemployees who were murdered during or after the\n1973-74 school year.\n# # # # #\n-10-\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#560\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation (AB 4040-Lanterman)\nauthorizing a three-year pilot program to evaluate the state\nDepartment of Education's Master Plan for Special Education.\nThe bill carries a 1974-75 General Fund appropriation of\n$450,000 for plan development and administration, and $10.3 million\nin 1975-76 for administration and support of the programs it generates.\n\"This measure will permit the consolidation of our current\nfragmented categorical approach to special education into a single\ncomprehensive plan prepared at the local level and approved by the\nSuperintendent of Public Instruction,\" the governor said.\n\"This will eliminate excluding certain children from an\neducational opportunity because of their physical or mental condition,\nsegregating children from the regular school program solely because\nof their handicap, and will permit all children to receive an\neducation on the basis of their need.\n\"I am particularly pleased to sign this bill because it is\nanother step forward in maintaining California's position of\nleadership in the field of special education.\"\n######\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#561\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today signed a Senate bill (SB 1860)\nauthored by Senator Peter Behr (R-San Rafael) that will train\nhigh school students to be parents and an Assembly bill (AB 4134-\nMcCarthy) allocating funds for the expansion of migrant child\ncare centers, including one center for infants.\nSB 1860 appropriates $600,000 from the General Fund to the\nSuperintendent of Public Instruction in order to enter into agreements\nwith school districts or county superintendents for high school\nstudents to learn how to care for infants and accept parental\nresponsibilities. The programs are designed to encourage teenage\nmothers to complete their educations and get jobs rather than\ndropping out of school and becoming dependent on welfare in order\nto care for their children.\nAB 4134 appropriates $200,000 to the Department of Education\nto develop and operate additional child day care centers. Employment\nDevelopment Department currently operates 26 such centers at EDD\nmigrant camps. The bill provides for infant care at one of the new\ncenters.\n\"In signing these bills I expect both will lead to improvement\nin child-rearing practices and reduce significantly child abuse\nresulting from improper care due to inadequate knowledge of child\ndevelopment, \" the governor said.\n#####\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#562\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today signed SB 2267 (Mills), which\ndirects the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility\nof upgrading rail passenger service to ease travel congestion\nbetween Los Angeles and San Diego.\nThe department will include an engineering feasibility report,\nconsidering alternatives and costs, in its report to the legislature\ndue October 1, 1975, on all modes of travel in the Los Angeles-\nSan Diego corridor.\nThe bill also directs the department to give consideration to\nextending rail passenger service to the Mexican border.\n\"The Los Angeles-San Diego corridor is the most heavily\ntraveled in the southern part of the state and certainly the movement\nof persons by train requires thoughtful consideration, \" the governor\nsaid.\n######\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#563\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation (AB 27 - Vasconcellos\nimplementing 1972 ballot Proposition 5, which was approved by the\nvoters.\nThe bill authorizes the governing boards of the state's school\ndistricts to carry on educational programs and activities until\nJanuary 1, 1976, which are not in conflict with the laws and purposes\nunder which school districts are established.\nIt also authorizes, after that date, governing boards to initiate\nand carry on any program or activity that is not inconsistent with\nthe laws relating to school districts.\nSchool districts, in both cases, include community college\ndistricts.\n\"There is an acknowledged need for revision of the state Education\nCode, \" the governor said, \"and this bill carries out the wishes\nexpressed by an overwhelming majority of the voters two years ago.\nIt fully conforms with the principle of local authority and autonomy.\" \"\n#####\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#564\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today assured California school children\nof breakfasts and lunches by signing SB 2020 (Moscone).\nThe measure authorizes school districts to apply for state\nand federal funds to furnish paid, reduced price or free meals.\n\"Nutrition is vital to every child's growth and development,\"\nsaid the governor, \"and I am pleased that we are able to make it\neasier and less expensive for parents who have seen the prices of\nhot breakfasts and lunches soar past the reach of their pocketbooks.\nI realize that many parents have not been able to keep up with the\nincreases. Hopefully, many children who haven't been able to\nparticipate can now get back into the program.\"\nThe bill carried a General Fund appropriation to the Superintendent\nof Public Instruction of $13.6 million, which the governor reduced\nto $12.5 million. \"Current estimates show that the amount ($760,000)\nfor disbursement to local agencies is not required and that\n$340,000 for the Department of Education to develop, implement,\nsupervise and evaluate nutrition programs is not necessary.\n\"The appropriation I have approved will be adequate to implement\nthe provisions of this measure.' \"\n######\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nMEMO TO THE PRESS\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#565\nGovernor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the following bills:\nSB 8--Deukmejian\nChanges the compensation, number, and positions of\nChapter 1400\nstaff of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The\nchanges made by this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 391 (Biddle)\nVests authority in Department of the Youth Authority\nChapter 1401\nto reduce crime and delinquency by assisting in\ndevelopment, establishment and operation of a com-\nprehensive community based program for crime and\ncrime prevention.\nSB 640 - Beilenson\nExtends the law regarding radiologic technology\nChapter 1402\nregulation until January 1, 1980. Requires the\nDepartment of Health to evaluate and report to the\nlegislature by January 1, 1976, the Department's\nregulation of radiologic technology. The bill\nbecomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nSB 771 - Lagomarsino\nAbolishes the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement in the\nChapter 1403\nDepartment of Justice and transfers its functions to the\nDepartment of Justice generally and to the Attorney General.\nThe bill deletes the requirement that two of the agents of\nthe Department of Justice be registered licentiates in\npharmacy. The bill also revises the composition of the\nResearch Advisory Panel regarding marijuana and hallucinogenic\ndrug research. The changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nSB 788 - Way\nRepeals existing statutory provisions which establish\nChapter 1404\nquality and maturity standards for certain fruits,\nnuts, and vegetables. Provides for the establishment\nof administrative standards and procedures, for\nadopting, modifying, or rescinding quality and mat-\nurity standards for any nuts, fruits, and vegetables\nby the Director of Food and Agriculture. Provides\nneither appropriation nor obligation for cost\nreimbursement to any local agency. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\nSB 884 - Dills\nExempts from property taxation certain cargo container\nChapter 1405\nprincipally used in the transportation of cargo by\nvessels in ocean commerce; operative from lien date\nin 1975 to lien date in 1978, inclusive.\nAppropriates from the General Fund to the Controller\nan amount sufficient to reimburse local government\nfor such losses as specified in the enactment.\nThe bill becomes effective on Janua ry 1, 1975.\nSB 977 - Gregorio\nRepeals Subdivision Map Act and provides comprehensive\nChapter\n1536\nrevision of procedures for approval of subdivisions.\nRepeals provisions relating to public access to\nnatural resources and provides for revision of such\nprovisions. The bill becomes effective on January\n1, 1975.\nSB 1115 (Stiern)\nRevises the exemption from sales, transactions, and\nChapter 1406\nuse tax purchases of trailers or semitrailer with\nunladen weight of 6,000 pounds or more for use\nexclusively outside of California, under prescribed\nconditions. Covers purchases from a dealer within\nor without this state for use exclusively in inter-\nstate commerce or exclusively outside of California.\nSB 1322 (Nejedly)\nProvides for the certification of qualified nurses,\nChapter 1407\nas specifield, to be nurse-midwives and authorizes\nthe practice thereof, as defined.\n-1-\n#565\nSB 1451 - Robbins\nCreates the 51st District Agricultural Association in\nChapter 1408\nthe San Fernando area of Los Angeles County. The\nbill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nSB 1471 (Bradley)\nRequires the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend\nChapter 1409\nthe driving privilege of any driver or owner of a\nmotor vehicle involved in an accident more than $250\ndamage unless such person files proof of ability to\nrespond in damages for a period of three years.\nSB 1507 (Marks)\nMakes various changes in statutes relating to county\nChapter 1410\nclerks and the Secretary of State's duties in\nretaining, inspecting, and destruction of initiatives,\nreferendums, and recall petitions.\nSB 1521 (Alquist)\nProhibits the sale or installation of new residential-\nChapter 1411\ntype gas appliances, as defined, equipped with a\npilot light 24 months after the development of an\nintermittent ignition device, as defined, or January\n1, 1977, whichever time is later.\nDirects State Energy Resources Conservation and\nDevelopment Commission to develop by January 1, 1976,\nspecifications for intermittent ignition devices.\nProvides that the State Energy Resources Conservation\nand Development Commission shall notify specified\nmanufacturers of regulations, shall locate and\ndistribute a seal of certification for complying\nmanufacturers, and shall make periodic inspection\nto determine compliance with specified provisions.\nProvides for injunctive relief and civil penalties\nfor violations of the act as specified.\nSB 1586--Marks\nEstablishes educationally handicapped pupils with visual-\nChapter 1501\nperceptual disorders as a category for which payment may\nbe made toward tuition in private schools in specified\ncircumstances. The bill establishes rights of parents\nregarding determination of tuition eligibility. The changes\nmade by this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 1628 (Bradley)\nAppropriates $576,586.42 for disbursement to 69\nChapter 1412\nspecified agencies for reimbursement of costs\nincurred in the preparation of dam failure inundation\nmaps.\nSB 1644 - Collier\nCreates the Collier Park Preservation Fund in the\nChapter\n1502\nState Treasury, and requires state park system revenue\nnot exceeding $7,000,000 collected in any one fiscal\nyear to be paid into the fund and available, when\nappropriated by the Legislature, for the acquisition,\nplanning, and development of state park system\nprojects. The bill becomes effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 1729 (Alquist)\nCreates a Seismic Safety Commission and requires the\nChapter 1413\ncommission to report annually to the Governor and\nLegislature on its finding, progress, and recommen-\ndations relating to earthquake hazard reduction.\nProvides that the Strong-Motion Instrumentation Board\nand the Building Safety Board shall report annually\nto the commission.\nAppropriates $85,000 to the Seismic Safety Commission\nfor the purposes of this act.\n-2-\nSB 1766 (Behr)\nRevises the law regarding the importation, trans-\nChapter 1503\nportation, possession, and release alive into the\nstate of live wild animals, as defined. Requires\npayment of a fee in an amount to be determined by\nthe Director of Fish and Game for a permit to\nimport, possess, or transport any wild animal.\nDeclares legislative intent.\nProvides that neither appropriation is made nor\nobligation created for the reimbursement of any\nlocal agency for any costs incurred by it pursuant\nto the act.\n3 1852 - Beilenson\nProhibits sale or disposal of prophylactics unless\nChapter 1414\nprophylactic packaging conforms to designated standard\nRedefines terms prophylactic, wholesaler, and retailer\nRequires wholesale dealers to keep record of sale for\n3 years and make such records available to board or\nany law enforcement officer. Prohibits purchase of\nprophylactics for retail sale except from licensed\nwholesaler. The bill becomes effective on January 1,\n1975.\nSB 1853 -- Beilenson\nAuthorizes municipal and justice courts to specify the\nChapter\n1415\ntime, terms, and conditions, including installment payments,\nfor the payment of money judgments. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 1905 - Rodda\nPermits high school graduates who are visually handi-\nChapter 1505\ncapped, orthopedically handicapped, or deaf, to\nattend regional occupational centers or programs.\nRequires that additional special instruction be\nprovided to such students as long as no duplication\nof effort would occur with existing programs.\nIncludes provisions for additional funding of such\nspecial instruction from the State School Fund in the\nevent that the services are not provided by a com-\nmunity college located within a reasonable commuting\ndistance of the Regional Occupational Center.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nSB 1908 Grunsky\nAuthorizes five county superintendents to conduct experimental\nChapter 1506\nspecial programs for specified physically handicapped pupils\nbetween 18 months and 3 years of age. The bill also\nauthorizes five county superintendents to conduct experimental\nindividualized instruction for specified physically handicapped\npupils. It limits apportionments to $380, 000 for purposes\nof the bill. The bill takes effect immediately.\nSB 1909 -- Nejedly\nProvides that counties must comply with specified\nChapter\n1416\nrequirements regarding equal availability of facilities,\nprograms, services, and privileges for male and female\ninmates in adult detention facilities. County compliance\nis not required until the Legislature appropriates money\nto fund this program. The counties are mandated,\nhowever, to report to the Legislature by January 1, 1976.\non the feasibility of such compliance. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 1966 (Mills)\nRequires the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit\nChapter 1417\nDistrict to continue to impose the transaction and\nuse tax until December 31, 1977, or until an\nadditional $82.2 million is received from the tax.\nSB 1978 - Robbins\nDeletes provisions, with respect to persons retired\nChapter 1418\npursuant to the, Public Employees Retirement Law,\nrequiring expiration of a one-year period from the\neffective date of retirement before the Board of\nAdministration of the Public Employees Retirement\nSystem may reinstate such persons. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 2044 - Nejedly\nDescribes a railroad grade separation project in the\nChapter\n1419\nCity of Pittsburg which is eligible for funding from\ngrade separation funds. The bill becomes effective\non January 1, 1975.\n-3-\n#565\nSB 2066 - Carpenter\nRequires assessors in counties having 10% or more\nChapter 1420\nSpanish-surname or Spanish-speaking persons according\nto the latest federal decennial census to send certain\nnotices relating to the homeowners' property tax\nexemption and senior citizens property tax assistance\nto homeowners in both English and Spanish. Authorizes\nassessors in other counties to send such notices in\nSpanish. The bill becomes effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 2167 -- Robbins\nProvides that certain nonprofit organizations with the\nChapter + 1421\nprimary purpose of implanting specified character traits\nin youth through a supervised program of competitive\nsports are, for sales and use tax purposes, consumers of\nfood products and nonalcoholic beverages which they sell,\nrather than retailers, provided that the profits are used\nsolely in furtherance of such purpose. The bill takes\neffect immediately.\nSB 2201 - Robbins\nProvides that an executor or an administrator of an\nChapter 1422\nestate may grant an exclusive right to sell property\nup to for 90 days if executor or administrator obtains\nprior court permission upon showing of necessity and\nadvantage to the estate, at specified times. The\nchanges made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nSB 2249 (Grunsky)\nRequires that when applications are made in the\nChapter 1423\nsuperior court for release from a state mental\nhospital where the defendant is confined, all\ndocuments requested by the superior court shall\nbe forwarded from the committing county.\nSB 2259 -- Petris\nProvides that all state employees and employees of\nChapter 1424\nthe University of California and the California\nState University and Colleges shall have the right\nto communicate with Members and employees of\nthe Legislature. This bill permits such employees\nto assert such right of communication as a defense\nat a punitive action hearing, where such employee\nbelieves that the punitive action is in retaliation\nfor communication with Members and employees of\nthe Legislature. The changes made by this bill\nbecome effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 2264 - Moscone\nExpresses legislative intent regarding the education\nChapter 1425\nof Indian children and establishment of ten California\nIndian education centers. It provides that the centers\nshall be designed to perform certain specified function\nand further provides that the State Board of Education,\nupon the advice and recommendations of the Superinten-\ndent of Public Instruction, shall adopt guidelines for\nthe selection and administration of the centers. There\nis an appropriation of $400,000 for the 1974-75 fiscal\nyear to the Department of Education for the purposes\nof this act. The bill takes effect immediately.\nB 2266 - Mills\nAuthorizes San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties\nChapter 1426\nto enter into a joint powers agreement and request\nAMTRAK to increase passenger train service by up to\ntwo trains per day. The counties may make contribu-\ntions not to exceed $260,000 annually to the joint\npowers entity to meet any losses suffered by AMTRAK\nfor this service. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975.\n-4-\n#565\nSB 2268 - Mills\nRequires reduced state and local share of grade\nChapter 1428\nseparation when ANTRAK contributes a specified por-\ntion of the cost. Authorizes the Public Utilities\nCommission to give such projects a higher priority\nthan other non-ANTRAK funded separations.\nThe bill also provides for demonstration projects for\n(1) a passenger interconnection between AMTRAK, BARTD,\nand the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District; (2)\nconstruction and evaluation of bus Transit passenger\nshelters; and (3) providing services for bicyclists\nand pedestrians so that they may cross bridges where\nexisting facilities do not exist. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\nSB 2291 - Song\nAppropriates $325,000 to provide assigned judges and\nChapter 1429\nsupporting staff to assist the Court of Appeal in\nSan Francisco. The changes made by this bill become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nSB 2368 (Walsh)\nChapter 1430\nExempts certain commercial vehicles and cranes\nregistered under the Vehicle Code and licensed under\nthe Vehicle License Fee Law from property taxation.\nThe bill also excludes cranes from provisions of the\nVehicle Code which authorize the issuance of one-trip\npermits by the Department of Motor Vehicles for\noperating certain vehicles.\nSB 2379 -- Stull\nLimits the maximum state contributions for salary of\nChapter 1431\ncounty veteran service officers to those officers not employed\nin such capacity on a full-time basis. The bill appropriates\n$400, 000 in addition to other previously appropriated funds\nfor this purpose. The changes made by this bill become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nSB 2419 ( Marks)\nProhibits any person, on or after July 1, 1975, from\nChapter 1432\ncausing or permitting the spraying of any substance\ncontaining more than ½ of 1% asbestos in or upon a\nbuilding or other structure during its construction,\nalteration, or repair; and, on or after July 1, 1976,\nprohibits the spraying of any substance containing\nany amount of asbestos.\nExempts cold process cutback asphalt roof coatings\nfrom such prohibitions.\n# # #\n-5-\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON D REAGAN\nRELEASE\nImmediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#566\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today announced that he has vetoed the following bills:\nAB 16 -- Z'berg\nMandates the 2 percent at age 50 (Highway Patrol Formula)\nChapter\nfor local safety members of PERS which is now available\nat the option of a contracting agency. The bill makes an\nopen-ended appropriation to reimburse local governments\nfor the mandated costs. The changes made by this bill\nbecome effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 16\nVETO:\nentitled, \"An act to amend Sections 20603.01, 20980, 21252.01,\nand 21252.45 of, and to repeal Section 21252.03 of, the\nGovernment Code, relating to the Public Employees' Retirement\nSystem, and making an appropriation therefor.'\nThis bill would mandate the two percent retirement factor at\nage 50 for local safety members of the Public Employees' Retire-\nment System and makes an open-ended appropriation to reimburse\nlocal governments for the mandated costs.\nThe provisions of this bill are already available to local\ngovernment on an optional basis.\nThis bill is an attempt to have the state assume the financial\nburden for local retirement programs. I can find no justifica-\ntion for the state to assume this obligation.\nAB 218 - Quimby\nThe bill would permit any private providers or local\nChapter\ngovernmental entities to submit a claim to the State\nBoa rd of Control for reimbursement for emergency\nambulance service rendered to an indigent who is not\na California resident. A claim would be reimbursed\nonly for costs not covered by another source.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 218 entitled,\nFOR\n\"An act to add Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 13958) to Part\nVETO:\n4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to\nemergency ambulance services.\"\nThis bill would require the State of California to reimburse any\nperson or local governmental entity providing emergency ambulance\nservice to an indigent who is not a state resident.\nWhile it may well be that the cost of providing this type of service\nis high in the counties contiguous to the inland boundaries of the\nstate, persons and local governmental entities in other counties\nwould not have the same advantage of reimbursement. Enactment,\ntherefore, would be discriminatory to these other counties. I also\nfind the bill deficiant in providing guidelines capable of uniform\nadministration. I believe those persons and local governments pro-\nviding such services in the State of California should be treated\nalike.\nAB 352 - McCarthy\nCreates the Housing Rehabilitation Fund for the\nChapter\npurpose of making loans and grants for the rehabilita-\ntion of low and moderate-income housing and loans\nfor the rehabilitation of commercial structures.\nAppropriates $20,000,000 from the General Fund. The\nChanges made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nREASON FOR VETO - SEE NEXT PAGE\n#566\nREASON FOR VETO OF AB 352 - McCarthy\nThis bill would create a Housing Rehabilitation Fund representing\nan appropriation of $20 million from the State General Fund to\nmake below-market rate loans and grants for the rehabilitation of\nhousing under specified conditions.\nThis is a new housing program activity for California which basically\nduplicates the Federal Section 312 rehabilitation program administered\nby the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Recently, new\nfederal money, previously impounded, was released and channeled into\nthis program. Future funding of this rehabilitation program will be\nmade available through the federal Housing and Community Development\nAct of 1974 (PL 93-383). It appears, therefore, that the federal\ngovernment is maintaining continued emphasis on this particular\nprogram.\nFurthermore, on July 10, 1974, I signed Senate Bill 1495 (Marks)\nwhich extended the provisions of the Marks-Foran Residential Rehabi-\nlitation Act to permit all cities, counties, cities and counties,\nredevelopment agencies, and housing authorities to issue local bonds\nfor primarily the same purposes as are suggested in AB 352. In this\nway, local jurisdictions can determine whether the program proposed\nin this bill is a priority within their jurisdiction. If so, then\nthat jurisdiction has the ability to issue bonds for such program\nwithout this bill.\nAB 396 - Z'berg\nProvides that under state civil service appeals from\nChapter\nrejections during probationary period, punitive\nactions, medical separations, tranfers, denials of\nsick leave, reports of performance, and layoffs shall\nbe held by the State Personnel Board or a hearing\nofficer assigned by the Office of Administrative\nHearings. The changes made by this bill will become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 396\nFOR VETO:\nentitled, \"An act to amend Section 18671 of the Government\nCode, relating to hearing officers.\"\nThis bill provides that, under state civil service, appeals\nfrom rejections during probationary period, punitive actions,\nmedical separations, transfers, denials of sick leave, reports\nof performance, and layoffs shall be held by the State Per-\nsonnel Board or a hearing officer assigned by the Office of\nAdministrative Hearings.\nResponsibility for review of state personnel disciplinary\nactions is given to the State Personnel Board by Article\nXXIV of the California State Constitution.\nThe Personnel Board currently makes use of both board hearing\nofficers and hearing officers assigned from the Office of\nAdministrative Hearings. This bill would limit the use of\nhearing officers to those assigned by the Office of Administra-\ntive Hearings.\nI am not aware of any reasons to justify limiting the State\nPersonnel Board's authority to determine which hearing officers\ncan best assist in exercising the Board's constitutional\nresponsibility.\nAB 417 - Wilson\nMakes comprehensive changes in the Senior Citizens\nChapter\nProperty Tax Assistance Program. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO NEXT PAGE\n#566\nEASON FOR VETO OF AB 417:\n1 am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 417 entitled,\n\"An act to amend Sections 19502, 19523, and 19526 of the Revenue\nand Taxation Code, relating to senior citizens property tax\nassistunce\".\nThe Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Program which was first\nenacted in 1967 was intended to reduce the residential property\ntax burden on our low-income senior citizens and was limited to\npersons 65 or over whose home did not exceed $20,000 in market\nvalue, and who met a gross income test of $10,000, and had a maximum\nhousehold income of $3,350 or less. The state cost of this program\nwas $7,800,000 per year. Since that time, the program has been\nexpanded to include all persons 62 years of age or over, whose homes\ndo not exceed $30,000 in market value, who meet gross income tests\nof $20,000, and have a maximum household income of $10,000 or less.\nThe state cost of the program during the last fiscal year exceeded\n$60,000,000. Further, I approved legislation in 1973 which extended\nthe program to senior citizens on welfare at an estimated annual\nstate cost of $13,300,000.\nThe bill would revise the definition of \"household\" and increase\nthe reimbursement schedule, assessed valuation amount on which\nassistance is granted, and gross household income restrictions under\nthe Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Program.\nApproval of this bill would increase state costs by an additional\n$60,000,000 per year. In addition, some of the reimbursement provi-\nsions contained in the bill could result in over-assessments with the\nstate assuming the cost. The bill also removes the means test,\nthereby extending the program to citizens who can well afford to pay\nproperty taxes.\nB\n493 (Quimby) Creates the California Public Telecommunications Council with\nChapter\nresponsibilities to develop and implement a State\nPlan to ensure the orderly growth of public tele-\ncommunications, provide a system to interconnect\npublic telecommunications facilities in the State\nand make grants to eligible agencies, departments,\ninstitutions, and nonprofit educational broadcasters\nto produce program material and acquire broadcasting\nfacilities. The bill appropriates $775,000 to the\nCouncil for 1974-75 fiscal year.\nEASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 493\nOR VETO:\nentitled, \"An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section\n11800) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, to repeal\nSection 14657 of, and to repeal Article 8 (commencing with\nSection 14716) of Chapter 2 of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of\nTitle 2 of, the Government Code, relating to the television\nadvisory committee, and making an appropriation therefor.\" \"\nAssembly Bill No. 493 would create the California Public\nTelecommunications Council with responsibilities, among\nothers, for development and implementation of a State Plan\nto assist agencies, institutions, and nonprofit organizations\nprovide instructional and noncommercial public broadcasting\nservices, make grants to applicants to provide these services,\nand establish a telecommunications system to interconnect\npublic telecommunications facilities for program distribution.\nIt would appropriate $775,000 to the California Public Tele-\ncommunications Council to defray expenses of the Council, to\nmake grants, and for establishing an interconnection system.\nAs in the past, I have advocated that the educational, cul-\ntural, and community needs of the citizens of our state can\nbest be served without the intervention and controls of the\nstate as would be the situation in creating the California\nPublic Telecommunications Council and its authorities. Under\nthe Council which AB 493 would create there exists a potential\nfor public telecommunications becoming a centralized state\nsystem which, I believe, could not effectively be responsive\nto the needs of the local communities.\n-3-\n#566\nAB 600 date Dunlap\nChapter\nExpands the basis for reimbursing counties for child\nsupport activities from the Support Enforcement\nIncentive Fund (SEIF).\nEASON I am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 600 entitled,\nDR VETO An act to amend Section 15200.1 of the Welfare and Institutions\nCode, relating to public social services, and making an appropria-\ntion therefor.\"\nThis bill would provide for amounts paid by absent parents directly\nto recipients of AFDC for support as the result of local enforce-\nment action to be included for the purposes of determining the\nstate appropriation to the Support Enforcement Incentive Fund to\neach county to offset county costs.\nThe Welfare Reform Act of 1971 provided an incentive for counties\nto establish and maintain a sound system of obtaining child support\npayments from absent parents, applying such payments to the welfare\ngrants received by the families involved, and ensuring the punctu-\nality and correctness of the payments.\nThis bill not only dilutes this provision of the reform act, but\nprovides incentives for development of a system of child support\ncollections which is contrary to the safeguards that were included\nin the Welfare Reform Act.\nI cannot agree to any system which resurrects the administrative\nproblems and reestablishes the loopholes removed by the Welfare\nReform Act.\nAB 725 (Sieroty)\nRevises the penalty for unlawfully using or being\nChapter\nunder the influence of marijuana to eliminate the\n90-day mandatory minimum term of imprisonment and\nto make such offense punishable by imprisonment\nfor not more than one year in the county jail.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 725\nET\nentitled, \"An act to amend Section 11550 of the Health and\nSafety Code, relating to controlled substances.\"\nThis bill would eliminate the mandatory minimum term for\npersons found to be under the influence of marijuana.\nAlthough present law provides that persons convicted of\nunlawfully using or being under the influence of marijuana\nwho are sentenced to jail must serve a minimum of 90 days,\nit also permits persons deemed by the court to be good\nrisks to be given probation or diverted to a treatment\nprogram prior to prosecution. Under this judicial flexi-\nbility judges can make the level of sentence fit both the\ncrime and the offender.\nAB 726 - Sieroty\nMakes certain provisions for the sealing of criminal\nChapter\nrecords applicable in specified cases of violations\nof specified laws relating to possession, use, or\nbeing under influence of marijuana. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\nEASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 726 entitled,\nOR VETO:\n\"An act to amend Sections 851.7 and 1203. 45 of the Penal Code,\nrelating to sealing of records\".\nThis measure would permit the sealing of records of arrests for\nmisdemeanor arrests or convictions of possession of marijuana,\npossession of narcotics-related paraphernalia, being under the influence\nof marijuana or being in a place where it is being used. The measure\nfurther provides that if the offense occurred prior to March 7, 1973,\nand the person was under the age of 21 rather than the age of 18 at the\ntime of commission, the record may be sealed.\nReason for veto continued on next page.\n#566\nReason for veto of AB 726 continued:\nMinors affected by this measure are those being tried in adult court\nafter certification by the juvenile court as being unfit to be tried as\njuveniles. Thev do not represent the casual rehabilitable youngster.\nThe sealing of such records would not only deny the courts and law\nenforcement agencies necessary information needed in handling these\nindividuals for future narcotic offenses, it could also preclude treatment\nor specialized rehabilitation programs.\nApproval of this bill would not be beneficial to society or to the individual\ninvolved and could act to the detriment of both.\nAB 736 (kalph)\nTreats tips in excess of $20 as wages for purposes of\nChapter\ndetermining employer and worker contributions to\nunemployment fund.\nAuthorizes employers to estimate and withhold sufficient\nunemployment contributions from workers salary to\ninclude contributions derived from tips.\nMakes employer liable for employee contributions on\ntips to the extent such tips are reported as wages\nby workers.\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 736\nentitled, \"An act to amend Sections 926, 984 and 1085\nof, to add Sections 927, 976.2, 986.5, 987.5 and 1088.5\nto, and to repeal Section 927 of, the Unemployment Insurance\nCode, relating to unemployment insurance\".\nThis bill would make cash tips and gratuities received by\na worker from persons other than his employer \"wages\"\nfor unemployment and disability insurance purposes if such\ntips and gratuities equal or exceed $20 a month.\nThis measure would not only result in increased unemployment\ninsurance taxes for many employers, but it would also\nincrease disability taxes payable by many employees. The\nnumber of persons benefiting from this measure are very\nsmall, yet all employees who receive tips would suffer a\ntax increase. Taxing many employers and employees for\nthe be sfit of only a few is unsound.\nAB 791 (Lewis)\nDesignates law regarding dismissal and evaluation and\nChapter\nassessment of performance of public school certificate\nemployees as the Stull Professional Competence Act.\nThe bill provides that the system of evaluation and\nassessment of public school certificated employees\nmay be uniform throughout district or individually\ndeveloped for territories or schools within district.\nIt requires that all certificated employees of a\ndistrict be subject to a system of evaluation and\nassessment. The bill prohibits evaluation and assess-\nment guidelines from including publishers' norms\nestablished by standardized tests as criteria for the\nevaluation and assessment.\nThe bill also requires governing board of each school\ndistrict prior to changing any health and welfare\nbenefit program or group insurance program, to meet\nand confer with the certificated employee council or\ncertificated employee organizations.\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 791\nentitled, \"An act to amend Sections 13408, 13485, and\n13487 of, and to add Sections 13007.6 and 13491 to, the\nEducation Code, relating to school employees.\"\nEASON FOR VETO OF AB 791 CONTINUED\n#566\nAssembly Bill b. 791 would make numerou. changes to the\nEducation Code provisions relating to dismissal and\nevaluation and assessment of the performance of public\nschool certificated employees. It further would require\ngoverning boards of school districts, prior to changing\nany health and welfare benefit program or group insurance\nprogram, to meet and confer with the certificated employee\ncouncil or certificated employee organizations, except as\nto the determination of the carrier or carriers of such\nprograms.\nI cannot approve this measure for two reasons.\nThe first is the fact that the bill denies the governing\nboard the right to meet and confer regarding insurance\ncarriers. \"Meet and confer\" should apply to all areas\nof employee benefits.\nThe second is the provision that would prohibit evalua-\ntion and assessment guidelines from including publishers'\nnorms established by standardized tests as criteria for\nthe evaluation and assessment of certificated personnel.\nExisting statutes contain no requirement that standardized\ntests, or their publishers' norms, be used as criteria\nfor the assessment of teachers. It should be assumed\nthat such criteria would be used only if they are deemed\nappropriate and useful in the evaluation process.\nPublishers' norms for standardized tests are one of the\nmost acceptable means available to relate the academic\nprogress of groups of pupils to nationwide averages or\nstandards of scholastic achievement. It would be in-\nappropriate at this time for the state to limit the\nevaluation options available to school districts. If\nthe evaluation and assessment guidelines are to be\nmodified, the changes should be based upon real experi-\nences, not upon anticipatory fears.\nAB 938 - Warren\nRequires that an environmental impact report prepared\nhapter\npursuant to the Environmental Quality Act of 1970\ninclude a statement of measures to reduce wasteful,\ninefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy.\nAuthorizes inclusion in an environmental impact report\nof an economic impact statement, as specified. The\nchanges made by this bill become effective January 1,\nREASON FOR VETO:\n1975.\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 938 entitled, \"An act to\namend sections 21000, 21061, and 21100 of the Public Resources Code, relating\nto economic and environmental impact.'\nThis bill would require that an environmental impact report prepared pursuant\nto the Environmental Quality Act of 1970 include a statement of measures to\nreduce wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy and would\nauthorize inclusion in an environmental impact report of an economic impact\nstatement.\nWhile it is a laudable objective of the bill to achieve a balanced considera-\ntion of economic as well as environmental factors in the preparation of\nEnvironmental Impact Reports, I feel this objective has been satisfactorily\nmet through the preparation of guidelines for Environmental Impact Reports by\nthe Secretary of the Resources Agency. Such guidelines were adopted in early\n1973 and require that each Environmental Impact Report include a section\non the \"Growth-Inducing Impact of the Proposed Project. 11 Under such provision\nthe ways in which the proposed project would foster economic or population\nrowth are to be discussed.\nPurthermore, the Secretary of the Resources Agency will be releasing on\nJanuary 1, 1975, the Economic Practices Manual, prepared pursuant to AB 635,\n1973 session, which is intended to provide assistance to local public\nagencies to evaluate the possible economic impact of a proposed project\nwithin their jurisdiction. It would not only be premature to enact this\nlegislation, which would take effect at the same time as the release of the\nmanual, but would also result in a duplication of effort which would not be\nin the public's best interests.\nFinally, this legislation requires specific economic considerations to be\nincluded in an Environmental Impact Report which will only lead to additional\nexpense and delay to project applicants, and which will subsequently be\nnassed on to the consuming public in the final price of the project.\n#566\nAB 1052 - Dunlap\nDefines alternative schools, declares purpose and\nauthorizes governing board to establish, specifies\nmaximum daily attendance, and requir es that support\nbe at the same level as other educational programs\nfor children of the same age level operated by the\ndistrict. The bill becomes effective on January 1.\n1975.\nEASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1052\nOR VETO:\nentitled, \"An act to add and repeal Article 2.3 (commencing\nwith Section 5811) to Chapter 5 of Division 6 of the\nEducation Code, relating to alternative schools.\"\nThis bill would define alternative schools, declare the pur-\nposes thereof, and would authorize the governing board of\nany school district to establish and maintain such schools.\nI have just signed AB 27, which provides for a permissive\nEducation Code. Because AB 1052 would place requirements\nand restrictions on local school districts which are not in\ncompliance with AB 27, I am returning this bill unsigned.\nAB 1091 (Sieroty)\nRequires the Department of Health to determine\nhepatitis risk areas and hepatitis risk area buffer\nzones by regulation according to specified criteria\nand not to issue or renew licenses to blood banks\nin these areas.\nProvides that the act does not apply to a blood bank\nlocated on the premises of a general acute care\nhospital if the persons donating blood to such blood\nbank do not receive payment, as defined, for the\nblood donation.\nREASON FOR\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1091\nETO:\nentitled, \"An act to add. Section 1603.4 to the Health and\nSafety Code, relating to blood.\"\nThis bill requires the Department of Health to issue regula-\ntions which define hepatitis risk areas and hepatitis risk\narea buffer zones geographically, and to not issue or renew\nlicenses to blood banks in these areas.\nThis would require the development of objective criteria\nabout which knowledge is limited and fragmentary. Establish-\ning buffer zones of blood exclusion with any degree of confi-\ndence would be impossible because of varying regional condi-\ntions and conflicting informed opinion.\nFurther, even if meaningful criteria were developed, there is\na question whether geographic restrictions would have any\nmaterial effect because of the mobility of donors.\nAB 1192 @ Thurman\nIs enabling legislation to extend minimum producer\nprice control to manufacturing milk. A producer\nreferendum is required to place the plan in effect.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nEASON FOR\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1192\nETO:\nentitled, \"An act to amend Sections 62048, 62241, 62243,\n62414, 62416, and 62489 of, to add Sections 32508.5, 32509.5,\n61809.3, and 61809.7 to, and to add Article 16 (commencing\nwith Section 62271) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 21\nOf, the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to milk, and\nmaking an appropriation therefor\".\nThis bill would require the remaining Class 2 dairy products\nwhich may now be made from either manufacturing or market milk\nto be made exclusively from market milk. This requirement\nwould unduly restrict the available outlets for manufacturing\nmilk producers and would place processing plants specializing\nin these products in an unnecessary adverse economic position.\nThis would tend to increase the price of the product and\nwould not be in the consumers' best interests.\n-7-\n#566\nAB 1314 (I.. Greene)\nDeletes the monetary fine imposed for failure of\nschool employees to report assault by pupils against\nother employees.\nRequires districts with more than 1501 ADA to dis-\nseminate rules and regulations relative to procedures\nfor identification, reporting and controlling trespass\nviolence and other disruption on school grounds and\nat school-sponsored functions. Permits school\ndistricts with less than 1501 ADA to disseminate such\nrules.\nTransfers the authority relative to closure of a\nschool because of violence or disruption from the\nlocal Board of Education to the school principal\nunless the school Board exempts the district from\nthis act by resolution.\nContinues ADA payment and employee salaries during\nthe period of closure.\nProvides for paid release time for employees testify-\ning in proceedings or hearings resulting from dis-\nruptive activities.\nAppropriates $60,000 for additional costs which may\nbe incurred by local school districts pursuant to this\nact.\nEASON FOR VETO:\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1314 entitled,\n\"An act to amend Section 12916.1, 12916.2, and 12916.3 to, the Educa-\ntion Code, relating to schools, and making an appropriation therefor.\"\nThis bill makes numerous changes to the laws governing the closure of\nschools if violence or disruptions occur. It would, among other things,\ndelete from the statutes, the monetary fine for failure of school\nemployees to report assaults by pupils against other employees and\nwould transfer the authority to determine the closure of a school because\nof violence or other disruption from the local school board to the school\nprincipal.\nI cannot approve any measure which would encourage noncompliance with\nthe statutes requiring that assaults on school employees be reported\nor which would transfer the authority from the local school board to\nthe school principal who has no accountability to the voters.\nAB 1322 - Ralph\nDeletes the 5-year limit in which horseracing associa-\ntions pay reduced license fee in specified circum-\nstances. Revises Horseracing Law with respect to\ndistribution of license fees, purses and commissions\nas applied to specified horseracing association.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1322\nentitled, \"An act to amend Section 19614 of the Business and\nProfessions Code, relating to horseracing\".\nThis measure would revise the statutory horseracing parimutuel\nlicense fee rate for racing associations which generate total\nparimutuel pools not in excess of $25 million.\nIn 1970, a comprehensive horseracing bill was enacted which\nrevised the parimutuel license fee schedule. That bill\ninvolved extensive n egotiations with various segments of\nthe horseracing industry to ensure fairness to the taxpayer,\nthe betting public, and the industry.\nAB 1322 would benefit a small number of racing meets at a cost\nto the General Fund in 1975-76 of nearly one-half million\ndollars. I am not aware of any compelling evidence to support\nthe change in the license fee schedule proposed by this bill.\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\nWalthall\n-8-\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD\nAGAN\nREI SE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#567\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today vetoed the following bills:\nAB 1609 - Sieroty\nEnacts \"California Right to Financial Privacy Act.\"\nProvides that no officer, employee, or agent of a\nstate or local agency, as defined, or department\nthereof, may request or obtain from a financial\ninstitution, as defined, copies or information on any\ncustomer except in specified circumstances. Limits\nuse of financial records authorized to be received.\nMakes violation a misdemeanor. Authorizes injunctive\nrelief. Authorizes reasonable attorney's fees upon\nsuccessful action. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1609 entitled,\n\"An act to amend Sections 10145 and 10146 of the Business and Pro-\nfessions Code, to amend Section 25606 of the Corporations Code, and\nto repeal Section 1917 of the Financial Code, and to amend Sections\n12537 and 12586 of, and add Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 7460)\nto Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to add Sections 904\nand 1703 to the Insurance Code, and to amend Section 11703 of the\nVehicle Code, relating to financial records.'\nThis bill would enact the \"California Right to Financial Privacy Act\"\nand would provide that no officer, employee, or agent of a state or\nlocal agency, as defined, or department thereof, may request or obtain\ninformation from a financial institution except in specified circum-\nstances. It also would limit use of financial records authorized to be\nreceived.\nWhile I believe strongly in the principle of the right of an individual\nto privacy in his financial affairs and agree with the intent of this\nbill, I also believe that the right of privacy must be balanced against\nthe right of the public to have their savings and investments protected.\nThis protection can only be effective if the various agencies of govern-\nment can have speedy access to records of financial institutions.\nThe restrictions imposed by the bill on the use of administrative subpoenas\nwill severly impede investigations and reduce the effectiveness of the\nvarious agencies charged with the responsibility of assuring that persons\nor organizations in fiduciary positions do not violate their trust.\nAB 1618 - Wood\nDeletes PERS optional settlement one and provides for\npayment to beneficiaries of amount of accumulated\ncontributions in excess of total benefits paid up\nto the time of death of a member or certain surviving\nbeneficiaries.\nThe bill appropriates $1,350,000 to the State Con-\ntroller for allocation and disbursement to local\nagencies for costs incurred by them pursuant to this\nact. The bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1618\nFOR VETO:\nentitled, \"An act to add Sections 20750.02 and 21265 to, and\nto repeal Sections 21332 and 21332.5 of, the Government Code,\nrelating to the Public Employees' Retirement System, and making\nan appropriation therefor.\"\nThis bill would eliminate Optional Settlement One for retired\npublic employees and would vest in the retired employee's estate\nan amount equal to his lifetime contributions less amounts he\nand his principal survivor received.\nWhile this concept may have merit, this benefit was not consid-\nered as a top priority item by state employees in developing\nthe recently approved Total Compensation Act. Perhaps a future\nbenefits proposal will encompass this benefit improvement.\nApproval of this measure would result in the expenditure of\nfunds in excess of those allocated for employee benefits in the\ncurrent fiscal year.\n-1-\n#567\nAB 1682 - McAlister\nProvides that for purposes of sabattical rights,\nlibrarians of the California State University and\nColleges shall be deemed academic employees.\nAppropriates $55,000 to the Trustees of the California\nState University and Colleges for the costs incurred\nby them pursuant to this act. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1682 entitled,\n'OR VETO:\n\"An act to add Section 24209. 6 to the Education Code, relating to the\nCalifornia State University and Colleges, making an appropriation\ntherefor\".\nThe bill provides. that for purposes of sabbatical rights, librarians of the\nCalifornia State University and Colleges shall be deemed academic\nemployees. The bill also appropriates $55, 000 to the Trustees of the\nCalifornia State University and Colleges for the costs incurred by them\npursuant to this act.\nIt has been the policy of this Administration that sabbatical leaves should\nbe permitted only for those faculty members whose primary function is\nteaching. This policy is based on the reasoning that faculty members are\nexpected to have a thorough understanding of the most recent and innovative\ndevelopments in their academic field of interest as well as an understanding\nof basic concepts and theories. Although a librarian is considered an\nacademic employee and is expected to keep abreast of new technology in\nhis field, the extent to which he achieves this does not have nearly as much\nimpact on the instructional process as it does for a faculty person who has\ndaily and direct contact with students.\nAB 1719 - Wilson\nRequires an employer to give specified notice to an\ninjured employee or dependents that they may be\nentitled to workmen's compensation benefits when the\nemployer obtains knowledge of employee's injury or of\nassertion of claim of injury.\nThe bill requires the Administrative Director of the\nDivision of Industrial Accidents, with respect to all\ninjuries, to prescribe rules and regulations requiring\nan employer to give specified notice. The bill\nbecomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1719\nFOR VETO:\nentitled, \"An act to amend Section 5402 of, and to add\nSection 138.3 to, the Labor Code, relating to workmen's\ncompensation\".\nThis bill would create a responsibility upon an employer to\nadvise an employee that he may be entitled to workmen's\ncompensation benefits. This request would, in part, duplicate\nthe requirements of Labor Code Section 138.4 pertaining to\ninjuries involving loss of time.\nThere are approximately 1,000,000 industrial injuries per year\nin which the employer would be required to give this notice.\nMany of these injuries and others which are never reported\nrequire little more than minor First aid. This bill would\nplace an unreasonable burden on the employer without any\ncorresponding benefit to the employee.\nAB 1775 - Dixon\nAdds provisions providing for employer-employee\nrelations between school districts with an a.d.a.\nin excess of 400,000 and their classified employees.\nPrescribes rights, powers, and duties of classified\nemployees, employee organizations, public school\nemployers, and personnel commissions.\nProvides for determination of appropriate employee\nrepresentation units, majority representation, certi-\nfication and decertification, scope of representation\nmeeting and conferring in good faith, resolution of\nimpasse, and implementing rules.\nREASON FOR VETO OF AB 1775:\n67\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1775\nentitled, \"An act to add Article 5.5 (commencing with Section\n13760) to Chapter 3 of Division 10 of the Education Code,\nrelating to public school employer-employee relations.\nThis bill would establish the Los Angeles Personnel Commission\nas the negotiating board with respect to classified employees\nof the Los Angeles Unified School District.\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the Los Angeles City\nBoard of Education. The Board is in support of the existing\nstatutory procedures, which apply statewide, and believes\nthis bill will substantially diminish the authority of the\nBoard in the area of employee compensation negotiations.\nAB 1923 (Dunlap)\nReduces matching requirement for smaller cities to\nobtain State funds for airport development.\nREASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1923\nFOR VETO:\nentitled, \"An act to amend Section 21684 of the Public\nUtilities Code, relating to aviation.\"\nThis bill would reduce matching requirements for smaller cities\nto obtain State funds for airport development.\nThe original intent of the $5,000 annual payment to cities\nowning airports was to provide \"seed money\" to encourage airport\ndevelopment. I am not aware of any hardship relative to the\ncities' capacity to match these funds.\nAB 1955 - Berman\nRequires mandatory reinstatement of a probationary\nstate college employee upon receipt of a favorable\ncourt judgment, regardless of a possible appeal.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 1955\nFOR VETO:\nentitled, \"An act to add Sections 24303.5 and 24310.5 to\nthe Education Code, relating to the California State University\nand Colleges.\nAssembly Bill 1955 would require immediate reinstatement of\nany probationary academic employee of, and any employee of, a\nState University or College who receives a court judgment in\nhis favor, regardless of whether or not an appeal is taken\nfrom such judgment, to his position in the State University or\nCollege.\nI cannot approve this measure because there are safeguards in\ncurrent law which are more than adequate to handle problems of\nthis nature. Currently, rules of the Trustees are reviewable\nunder Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, which permits\nthe court to order the reinstatement of an employee regardless\nof pending appeal. This bill would eliminate this discretion\nand make reinstatement mandatory. This would make an undesir-\nable exception to the general rule in the case of a state\ncollege probationer.\nAB 2034 (Wilson)\nIncreases, under specific circumstances, the maximum\npayment in which the state will participate for\nchildren receiving foster care under the Aid to\nFamilies with Dependent Children (AFDC) program.\nThe bill adds a cost-of-living escalator to such\nmaximum.\nREASON FOR\nI am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 2034\nVETO:\nentitled, \"An act to amend Section 11450 of, and to add\nSection 11452.3 to the Welfare and Institutions Code,\nrelating to public social services, and declaring the\nurgency thereof, to take effect immediately.\"\nReason for veto continued on next page.\nREASON FOR VETO OF AB 2034 ONTINUED:\n#567\nThis bill would increase the state's financial participation\nbase for foster care expenditures under the Aid to the\nFamilies with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. However,\nthe increased state participation is made available to\ncounties only if certain requirements are met. Making\nstate financial participation contingent upon the require-\nments provided by this bill changes the nature of the\ncurrent program. Until now the state had shared in the\ncosts of foster care under an approach which has allowed\nthe county to shape the foster care program to best meet\nlocal needs. There is little justification for changing\nthis system SO that some additional state funding can be\nprovided only if rate increases are granted during specific\ntime frames and distributed in a prescribed ratio between\nfoster homes and institutions.\nFinally, in my opinion, the cost-of-living change is an\nelement that should be considered when counties negotiate\nrates to be paid for foster care. Instead this bill applies\nthe cost-of-living adjustment to the factor that governs\nthe state share of expenditures. Thus, the state's share\nis subject to increase or decrease without regard to whether\nor not the counties foster care rate has undergone any\nadjustment.\nAB 2292 - Sieroty\nRequires the Adult Authority, upon denial of parole\nto a prisoner, to provide a written notice of evidence\nspecifying the reasons for denial. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON I am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 2292 entitled,\nFOR\n\"An act to add Section 3042.7 to the Penal Code, relating to parole.'\nVETO:\nThis bill would require the Adult Authority, within 20 days of\ndenying parole to a prisoner, to prepare a written statement of\nevidence relied upon and all reasons for denying parole.\nA recent United States Supreme Court decision, In Re Sturm, imposed\nthe requirement that inmates be furnished in writing the reasons for\ndenial of parole. The Adult Authority has implemented this decision.\nHowever, Assembly Bill 2292 goes considerably beyond the requirements\nimposed by the court in that it requires the Adult Authority's report\nto include reference to the evidence upon which the decision is based,\nand requires the report to be filed within 20 days. A violation of\nthis new procedural requirement could allow dangerous criminals to be\nreleased from prison if the Adult Authority were unable within 20 days\nto furnish in writing all reasons for denying parole. I believe such\na possibility is not in the best interests of the people of California.\nAB 2327 - Wood\nProvides that the value of housing and utilities\nprovided to AFDC children living with a nonneedy\nrelative caretaker will not be considered income or\nresources to such children unless the caretaker\ndeclares them to be a voluntary contribution.\nAppropriates $586,750 to the State Controller for\nallocation and disbursement to local agencies for\ncosts incurred by them pursuant to this act from\nJanuary to July 1975.\nREASON I am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 2327 entitled,\nFOR\n\"An act to add Section 11261 to the Welfare and Institutions Code,\nVETO:\nrelating to public social services, and making an appropriation\ntherefor.'\nThis bill eliminates consideration of the value of any item of need\nsupplied by a nonneedy relative caretaker in determining income or\nresources for purposes of AFDC unless he declares them in writing as\na voluntary contribution.\nThe provisions of this bill are unnecessary. The Department of Benefit\nPayments is currently preparing instructions for the counties which\nprovide that only the voluntary contributions made by nonneedy rela-\ntives will be counted as income or resources.\n-4-\n#567\nAB 2415 - McCarthy\nExpands the coverage of the \"Rumford Act\" to prohibit\ndiscrimination on the basis of sex in publicly\nassisted housing accommodations.\nThe bill also makes the California Fair Employment\nPractice Act applicable to discrimination because\nof marital status. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO: I am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 2415\nentitled, \"An act to amend Sections 35720 and 35730. 5 of,\nand to add Section 35742. 5 to, the Health and Safety Code,\nand to amend Sections 1411, 1412, 1419, 1420, and 1432 of the\nLabor Code, relating to discrimination\".\nThis bill would expand the coverage of the \"Rumford Act\" to\nprohibit liscrimination on the basis of sex in publicly\nassisted housing accommodations.\nI am vetoing this bill at the author's request. AB 2415\nwould chapter out provisions enacted in 1973 relating to\nemployment discrimination based on physical handicap.\nAB 2472 (Sieroty)\nAB 2472 revises the State Scenic Highway Program.\nThe bill also appropriates annually, beginning with\nthe 1974-75 fiscal year, $1,000,000 from the General\nFund for allocation to counties and cities on a\nmatching basis for purposes of enhancing highways.\nREASON\nThis bill revises the State Scenic Highways program and appro-\nFOR VETO:\npriates $1,000,000 annually from the General Fund for allocation\nto counties and cities on a matching basis for purposes of enhanc-\ning highways.\nThe use of General Fund resources, on a continuous basis for\nhighway related activities, would represent an unprecedented\nfunding source. A better approach yould be the use of funds\nfor the Highway Users Tax Account of the Transportation Tax Fund.\nAB 2474--Sieroty\nRequires a redevelopment agency which destroys, as part\nof a redevelopment project, dwelling units which house\npersons and families of low and moderate income,\nto develop for rental or sale to such persons an equal\nnumber of dwelling units within the project area or within\nthe jurisdiction of the agency. Makes other related changes.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nREASON Under existing relocation law, a redevelopment agency responsible\nFOR\nfor a public project must find equivalent housing in the general\nVETO:\nvicinity for persons displaced by a project.\nThis bill could place an arbitrary straitjacket on the options avail-\nable to local government. I believe that local government can best\ndetermine on an individual basis, the location of replacement housing\nwhich will meet the needs of people involved.\nAB 2573--Quimby\nRequires the State to pay the cost of pretrial and trial\nproceddings resulting from indictments filed between\nOctober 6, 1972, and December 31, 1972. The bill takes\neffect immediately.\nREASON\nThe State currently reimburses counties for court costs relating to\nFOR\nthe trial of inmates accused of committing crimes while incarcerated\nVETO:\nby the Department of Corrections. However, it has been the policy\nof the State that local jurisdiction absorbs the cost of prosecuting\nand trying cases involving crimes by persons not incarcerated by\nthe Department of Corrections.\nThe only exemption to this policy in recent history involved a con-\nspiracy trial of statewide importance. However, I am not aware of\nany compelling reason to justify another exemption to this policy.\n-5-\n#567\nAB 2586 Vasconcellos\nRevises provisions regarding composition of the Board of\nGovernors of California Community Colleges to: specify a\nrequired method of such appointments; require at least one\nmember appointed by the Governor to be an alumnus of a\npublic community college; add two nonvoting members with\nright of full participation, one community college faculty\nmember and one community college student.\nThe bill establishes nomination procedure for the Governor's\nappointments to the Trustees of California State University and\nColleges and the Board of Governors of the California\nCommunity Colleges. The bill also revises provision regarding\nthe composition of the Trustees of the California State Univer-\nsity to: specify a required method of such appointments; add\na member who is a representative of the alumni association\nof the state university and colleges; and add two nonvoting\nmembers with right of full participation, one state university\nor college faculty member and one state university or college\nstudent.\nThe bill creates a Higher Education Advisory Committee to\npropose nominees for the Governor's appointments to the Board\nof Governors of California Community Colleges and the\nTrustees of the California State University and Colleges. The\nchanges made by this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the Trustees of the California\nState University and Colleges and the Board of Governors of the Cali-\nfornia Community Colleges. They contend that constituencies subject\nto the board's governance should not sit on the board and that the\nrelationship to their constituencies becomes even more critical with\nthe advent of collective bargaining. Secondly, they feel that full\naccess by faculty and student representatives is presently provided\nand therefore, their membership on the board is unnecessary and\ninappropriate.\nAB 2600 Vasconcellos\nCreates a pilot program in drug education, with a three-\nyear duration, to be centered in one high school and to\ninclude all the elementary and junior high schools in that\nhigh school's attendance area. Appropriates $282, 000\nfor expenditures in 1975-76. The changes made by this bill\nbecome effective January 1, 1975.*\nREASON\nThe intent of this bill, while commendable, does not recog-\nFOR VETO:\nnize the need to coordinate the proposed school drug abuse\nprevention project with existing state and community programs.\nThere is a real question as to whether or not enactment would\nimpose an unreasonable burden upon community prevention and\ntreatment programs in the locale of the pilot project. In\naddition, the bill emphasizes development of a new prototype\nfor drug prevention. Current state priorities emphasize\nimproved utilization and implementation of strategies and\nprograms which have already passed the developmental state.\nFinally, project such as this, which are of a demonstration\nnature, can more appropriately be funded out of federal funds.\nAB 2609 (Wilson)\nRequires, whenever a warrant of arrest or a citation\nto appear has been issued pursuant to specified\nprovisions of the Vehicle Code regarding the giving\nof notice with respect to the violation of any\nregulation governing the standing or parking of a\nvehicle under the Vehicle Code or any ordinance\nenacted by local authorities and with respect to the\nviolation of any provision of the Vehicle Code\nrequiring the display of any evidence of registration\nthat the magistrate or clerk of the court give notice\nof the fact to the Department of Motor Vehicles.\nProhibits the arrest of any person under any warrant\nor citation to appear issued pursuant to such\nspecified provisions of the Vehicle Code.\nREASON FOR VETO OF AB 2609 ON NEXT PAGE\n-6-\nEASON FOR VETO OF AB 2609:\n#567\nThis measure would nullify a law enforcement officer's authority\nto arrest an individual who intentionally disregards his responsibilities\nand allows such parking citations to go to a warrant of arrest knowing\nthat he cannot be arrested and consequently not be prosecuted for his\nacts. This would not be in the best interests of the general public.\nAB 2684 - Meade\nRequires any contract or agreement for thedisposition\nand sale of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons taken in\nkind by the State Lands Commission pursuant to any\nlease which provides for cancellation by the purchaser\nto also provide for cancellation by the state. The\nbill becomes effective immediately.\nREA )N FOR VETO:\nThis bill would authorize the State Lands Commission to retain crude\noil taken in kind for the purposes of allocation to State agencies\nand to other public agencies if an emergency fuel shortage condition\nexists or such action will effect a substantial cost savings to the\nState. It would require the Department of General Services to enter\ninto contracts with refiners to have such oil refined. It further\nrequires any contract or agreement for the disposition and sale of\noil and gas by the State Lands Commission to provide for cancella-\ntion by the State if the lease provides for cancellation by the pur-\nchaser.\nAssembly Bill No. 2684 will only serve to create administrative prob-\nlems for the State of California. It purports to establish a mechanism\nwhich would allow the State to make fuel allocations to alleviate\nemergency fuel shortage conditions. The provisions of this bill,\nhowever, cannot be implemented without time-consuming legal, and\nadministrative problems. Because of these problem areas, this\nlegislation would not help alleviate any emergency fuel shortage con-\nditions that may arise.\nProvisions of this bill, if enacted, are actually preempted by federal\ncontrol over fuel allocations. State efforts would be futile because\nallocations from refineries are subject to federal control. Thus,\nthis bill's proposed mechanism would only prove to be time consuming,\ncostly and uncontrollable. These are other negative features arising\nfrom this legislation which would result in a reduction or elimination\nof potential bidders for the disposition and sale of oil and gas.\nIf potential bidders knew that contracts would provide for \"easy out\"\ncancellation by the state, they would be extremely wary because they\ncould not be assured of a continuing and constant supply of oil for\nprocessing. This is a mandatory feature of the bill and could lead\nto reduced state income arising from the bidding process.\nAB 2686 - Berman\nExpands the exemption from the misdemeanor offense of\nexhibiting or possessing obscene matter with the intent\nto exhibit to any person to include one who is employed\nby a person licensed by any city or county acting\nwithin the scope of his employment, who has no financia\ninterest in the place wherein he is so employed, and\nwho has no control, directly or indirectly, over the\nexhibition of obscene matter. The changes made by\nthis bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nIn effect, this legislation would allow absentee owners of\nbusinesses which exhibit obscene matter to escape prosecu-\ntion and still be able to continue their businesses. This\nbill would impair the ability of law enforcement agencies\nto prosecute those who exhibit obscene matters.\nB 2696 - Quimby\nRequires all restaurants, as defined by the Californi\nRestaurant Act, except eating establishments owned\nand operated by a city, county, or school district\nor located on the premises of specified types of\nhealth facilities, whether the health facility licen-\nsee operates the eating establishment or not, to have\nupon the premises a device approved by the State\nDepartment of Health that is designed and intended\nfor use in removing food stuck in a person's throat.\nRequires the state department to approve devices that\nit determines may be used safely and effectively\nby laymen to remove food stuck in a person's throat.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO ON NEXT PAGE:\n-7-\n:EASON FOR VETO OF AB 2696:\n#567\nWhile the intent of the bill is worthy, there is a serious\nquestion over the ability of an untrained person to properly\nuse such an instrument. In addition, there is a substantial\npossibility of serious, perhaps fatal, injury to a person\nfrom the use of such an instrument improperly used; or its\nuse when the choking symptoms are due to some other condition\nsuch as asthmatic attack, embolism or epileptic sizures. I\nbelieve that the potential for injury at the hands of an\nuntrained person far outweighs the benefits which could accrue\nthrough the use of such a device.\nAB 2712 (Foran)\nExpands the Auto Repair Act to (1) cover persons who\nperform repair or diagnostic work on motor vehicles\npursuant to a new or used car warranty; (2) apply\nto commercial vehicles as well as passenger vehicles,\nand (3) cover alteration and modification of vehicles\nas well as their repair and maintenance.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nThe traditional purpose of the Auto Repair Act has been\none of protecting the individual automobile owner who\ndoes not have the time or the ability to determine what\nis a proper automobile repair or the charge therefor.\nAssembly Bill No. 2712 expands the Bureau of Automotive\nRepair's jurisdiction beyond this traditional role by\naffecting the business relationships in the commercial\nworld. No sufficient need has been demonstrated to\njustify this intrusion and as such would result in an\nadditional costly governmental program expansion without\nproper justification.\nAB 2758 (Sieroty)\nMakes simple possession of two ounces or less of\nmarijuana in public a misdemeanor, or possession of\nfour ounces in a private residence a misdemeanor.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nI cannot approve any measure which weakens the social sanctions\nagainst the illicit use of marijuana or which could be interpreted as\na move by the state to condone its use. Nor can I approve a measure\nwhich could permit pushers to avoid the felony charge by carrying\ntwo ounces or less, an amount amply sufficient to make well over\n100 marijuana cigarettes.\nAB 2884 - Ingalls\nRevises the Air Resources Board from a half-time\nboard to a full-time board with increased salaries.\nQualifications to the board are also revised. The\npresent board would be terminated on March 1, 1975,\nand would be replaced by a board with members serving\nfour-year terms. Directs the Governor, at least 30\ndayssprior to March 1. 1975, to appoint five new\nboard members. Directs the Governor to fill any\nvacancy within 30 days.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nThe bill would also revise the qualifications for membership on the\nboard so that only medicine, automotive engineering, chemistry or\nmeteorology, and environmental preservation would be represented.\nWhile I have no criticism of the specialization or skills required\nof the members, I am concerned about the small number of highly-\nspecialized points of view which would be applied to such a problem\nof broad magnitude. I do not believe that such a full-time board,\nas proposed by this bill, is necessary or desirable.\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\n-8-\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD R\nGAN\nRELEAS\nImmediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#568\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today announced that he has vetoed the following bills:\nAB 2959 all Foran\nProhibits a subcontractor, listed as furnishing and\ninstalling carpeting, from voluntarily subletting\nany portion of the labor to be performed pursuant to\na subcontract unless he specified the subcontractor\nin his bid to the prime contractor. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nI can find no compelling reason to involve government in\nthis type of business relations between subcontractors\nand their subcontractors.\nI believe that the present Subletting and Subcontracting\nFair Practices Act, which was designed to prevent bid\nshopping and bid peddling by subcontractors, is sufficiently\nbroad and is accomplishing its\nAB 2966 - Chacon\nEnacts the Chacon-Zenovich California Housing Finance\nAct providing for the creation of the California\nHousing Finance Corporation. The California Housing\nFinance Corporation is to be administered by a Board\nof Directors of 13 voting members including a chair-\nperson and the Director of Finance. The members of the\nBoard are to be appointed by the Governor. The State\nTreasurer, the Secretary of the Business and Transpor-\ntation Agency, and the President of the corporation\nshall serve as non-voting ex officio members of the\nboard. Empowers the corporation to issue up to\n$200,000,000 of revenue bonds, exclusive of bonds\nissued to refund renew previously issued bonds,\nnot secured by the taxing powers of the State. The\nchanges made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nRE,\nN FOR VETO:\nThough I have recognized the need for increased housing,\nparticularly in recent legislation concerning rehabilita-\ntion programs by local governments, homesteading opportunities\nand recent changes to the Veterans Loan program, this Bill\nrepresents an inappropriate change in public policy. When\nstate government enters the bond market, it is not creating\nnew capital and, in this particular case, it would be assum-\ning a risk traditionally underwritten by private enterprise.\nAdmittedly, the market place and other factors have driven\ninterest rates to unreasonable levels. This has had a\nnegative effect on the housing industry. However, when the\nstate enters the bond market, it experiences similar increases\nin interest rates. Although the state has not sold revenue\nbonds recently, a state agency, via a joint exercise of\npowers, sold revenue bonds to construct an office building\nlast week at an interest rate of 7.6 percent. Housing\nRevenue Bonds are likely to experience even higher interest\nrates in today's market, which makes it clear this measure\nwould not benefit those who need relief the most - low-income\nCalifornians.\nДВ 2966 would create a Housing Pinance Corporation \"indspen-\ndent of all other State agencies\". This quasi-public\ncorporation would be vested with vast powers, yet the bill\nprecludes the traditional checks and balances by the\nLegislature and the Governor over the operations and\nactivities of this corporation. Furthermore, although\nthe corporation is intended to be independent and \"self-\nsufficient\", Section 41214 requires the Governor to\ninclude in the budget the funds necessary \"to restore\neach specified capital reserve fund to the bond reserve\nfund requirement for such account\". Such provision could\nrequire significant General Fund appropriations.\nBasically, the bill provides an excessive delegation of\npower, places an inappropriate burden on California's\ncitizens to relieve big business, and, unfortunately,\nwould not help those truly in need.\n#568\nAB 3019 (Z'berg)\nEstablishes an 11-member Capitol Planning Commission\nand directs the commission to prepare, adopt and\nmaintain a master plan for the orderly development of\nstate buildings, excluding the State Capitol and\nlegislative buildings, and related features of the\nState Capitol complex in the City of Sacramento. The\nbill requires the commission implement the plan\nfollowing its adoption by the Legislature.\nThe bill further requires City of Sacramento and\nCounty of Sacramento to hold public hearing prior to\nsubmission of their comments on the plan to the\ncommission.\nAppropriates $100,000 to the commission from the\nGeneral Fund without regard to fiscal year to carry\nout its functions and for transfer to the State\nController for allocation and disbursement to the\nCity of Sacramento and County of Sacramento for costs\nincurred by them pursuant to this act.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nThis bill would add another unnecessary layer of government to the\nplanning and development of the Capitol Area Plan without adding to,\nor increasing capabilities and mechanics which already exist within\nthe Department of General Services. The Department of General\nServices has been and is carrying out this planning function as dir-\nected by law and has, and is securing input from the City and County\nof Sacramento. The impact of this bill would have a detrimental effect\non the ability to establish effective controls over the continued\ndevelopment of the Capitol Plan.\nThe end result would be to split much of the authority between the\nDepartment and the Commission without adding any abilities or expertise\nwhich do not already exist within the Department of General Services.\nAB 3062--Holoman\nDesignates the composition of the local agency formation\ncommission in Los Angeles County.\nUnder existing law, the composition of all local agency formation\ncommissions consists of two members representing the county,\ntwo members representing the cities within the county\n(selected by the city selection committee), and one member from\nthe general public.\nThis bill would make an exception for Los Angeles County by\nchanging the composition of the Los Angeles County local agency\nformation commission to one member for the City of Los\nAngeles, one member from at city of more than 50, 000 but not\nover one million population, one member from a city with less\nthan 50, 000 population, two representatives from the county,\nand two public members. The changes made by this bill\nbecome effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nThe bill would give the City of Los Angeles a permanent seat\non the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission.\nThe sole justification for this measure appears to be only\nthat the population of the City of Los Angeles predominates\nin Los Angeles County.\nI have grave concerns that such legislation would set a\nprecedent for other cities which predominate in a county to\nassert that they too are entitled to permanent representation\non the local agency formation commission. Such action could\nundermine balanced local representation on local agency for-\nmation commissions.\nAB 3068 (Mobley)\nAppropriates $3,997,732 from the General Fund to the\nVeterans Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nAlthough statutory changes no longer permit this subvention,\nthe subject monics were properly appropriated during the\nstated period and no legal obligation crists to repay the\nmoney. Int do not believe it is appropriate to supercede\nbudgetary priorities agreed upon by the Legislature in each\nof the preceeding nine years.\n#568\nAB 3119 (McAlister)\nRequires appointment of counsel to represent interests\nof minor in actions relating to adoption or foster\nhome placement in which custody is disputed. Provides\nthat, if any of real parties in interest is unable\nto afford counsel, county shall pay the proportionate\nshare of such party for counsel.\nREASON FOR\nI agree that legal counsel should be provided in some cases,\nVETO:\nbut I do not feel it should be mandated in every case. The\ncourt should be allowed to determine when legal counsel is\nneeded.\nAB 3151--Dunlap\nRequires Director of Corrections to provide personael\nfor preparation of specified studies and reports, and\nspecifies qualifications and mandatory training of persons\npreparing such studies and reports. The changes made by\nthis bill become effective January 1. 1975.\nREASON FOR\nThis measure would restrict the constitutional authority of\nVETO:\nthe State Personnel Board to determine minimum qualifications.\nIn accordance with federal civil rights legislation, courts\nhave held that minimum qualifications for civil service classes\nmust have a relationship to the job itself. In the absence\nof any evidence to establish such \"job relatedness\", it is\nobvious that the proposed minimum qualifications could be\ndeclared illegal by a court.\nAB 3152 - Dunlap\nRequires that institutional progress reports and\nparole pre-release reports made to the Adult Authority\nbe prepared or approved by a correctional counselor.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR\nVETO:\nAlthough this is current administrative practice, I\nquestion the wisdom of assigning duties to particular\nclasses by statute. Placing this type of administra-\ntive detail into the statutes reduces the flexibility\nof the Department of Corrections to deploy its resources\nwith maximum efficiency.\nAB 3196 (MacDonald)\nRequires counties to pay expenses incurred in remonu-\nment surveys.\nAppropriates from General Fund to the Controller\namounts necessary to reimburse local agencies one-\nhalf of the amount expended each year for such\npurposes up to $100,000 per year per county each\nyear for such expenses provided such governmental\nagency maintains an expenditure level equal to or\ngreater than that expended for such program during\nthe 1973-74 fiscal year.\nREASON FOR VETO ON NEXT PAGE\n-3-\nEASON FOR VETO OF AB 3196:\n#568\nThis bill would not place any new responsibility on the\ncounties but reiterates what is already cristing law relative\nto the requirements that the counties pay necessary expenses\nincurred in remonument surveys. It would, however, mandate\nthe State to reimburse counties for cost of of complying with\nGovernment Code requirements which were in effect before the\nenactment of SB 90 of the 1972 Session.\nI can find no justification for the State to assume the fund-\ning of a program which has been a local responsibility for\nmany years.\n3 3200 (Thurman)\nDefines \"common trade or business\" of public agencies\nproviding industrial, domestic or agricultural water\nservice for purposes of workmen's compensation group\npolicies.\nIncreases minimum weekly compensation rate for\npermanent partial disability from $20 to $35 per week.\nAppropriates $17,000 for local mandated cost.\nREASON FOR The subject of this bill is presently under study by the\nVETO:\nWorkmen's Compensation Advisory Committee. Purther action\non proposals of this type should be deferred until the\nstudy is completed.\nAB Priolo\nAuthorises the Department of Navigation and Ocean\nDevelopment to prescribe the wearing of an approved\npersonal flotation device of the size and type prescribed\nby the department on board any canoe, kayak, inflatable\nraft, paddled or oared craft, or similar vessel, whether\nor not such vessel is equipped with a motor, upon the\nfinding that recreational boating on a particular body\nof water, or portion thereof, poses an extraordinary\nhazard to the safety of persons using such waters.\nThe changes made by this bill becomes effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the River Touring\nFOR VETO: Sections of the Sicrra Club. The Section points out that the\nbill calls for lifejackets designed for use in flat water, but\nthat no one with expertise on how lifejackets can be liability\nin whitewater was consulted. In addition, the Coast Guard has\nrecognized the special requirements of this sport by exempting\nit for the use of approved lifejackets.\nIn view of the serious questions which have been raised concern-\ning the potential liability of wearing an approved lifejacket\nwhile river-running, and the fact that Coast Guard has granted\nthe above exemption, I feel that mandating the waring of any\nlifejacket should await the development of one that is accept-\nable to experts in this field.\nAB 3244 - McCarthy\nRevises provisions of Education Code regarding admini-\nstering, and investigating and reporting violations,\nof specified laws which relate to employment of\nminors, and imposes specified limitations upon hours\nof employment of minors in agriculture.\nEstablishes a system for issuance of citations for\nviolating child labor laws, and includes provision\nfor imposition of civil penalties in designated\namounts under such citation system. The bill becomes\nREASON FOR VETO:\neffective January 1, 1975.\nWhile I do not under any circumstances condone the illegal use of child\nlabor, I have grave concerns about adding administrative and civil\nenforcement penalties on top of the present criminal sanctions which\nappear to be adequate to protect against the illegal use of child labor.\nIt has not been demonstrated that such administrative and civil enforce-\nment penalties, that could be violative of the due process protection\nguaranteed all of us, would be effective in remedying any abuse of\nchild labor. Without this protection, the administration of such a\nlaw is subject to arbitrary and capricious application.\nReason for veto continued on next page.\nREASON FOR VETO OF AB 3244 \"ONTINUED:\n#568\nIf, after additional investigation, it is determined that there is an\nillegal abuse of child labor and that additional criminal sanctions are\nneeded, further legislation should be introduced to give those who\nare charged with the criminal enforcement of the child labor laws more\nefficient tools to remedy such an abuse.\nAB 3297 - Chappie\nCreates the Public Paths and Trails Account in the\nGeneral Fund and transfers $3,000,000 to the account\nto be used for the purpose of providing grants to\ncities, counties, and districts for construction of\nbicycle, equestrian, or hiking paths for trails, or\nany combination thereof. Prescribes requirements\nfor eligibility of a governmental entity to obtain\nany such grant. Requires that at least 85 percent\nof any grant received by an entity be used for acqui-\nsition and construction costs. Requires the Department\nof Parks and Recreation to determine the eligibility\nof an entity to receive such a grant, and to establish\npriorities, as specified. Requires the department to\nconsult with the Department of Transportation re\nmatters pertaining to the California Transportation\nPlan. Requires the Department of Transportation to\nreview and approve the plan and design of paths and\ntrails contiguous to public highways. Requires the\ndepartment to establish criteria for the grant pro-\ngrams after holding public hearings, and requires\nsubmission of the criteria to the Legislature.\nRequires appropriations for the grant program to be\nincluded in a section of the Budget Bill for each\nfiscal year, as specified. The bill becomes effective\non January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nChapter 1092, Statutes of 1972 created a \"Bicycle Lane Account\" in\nFOR VETO :the State Transportation Fund. The fund is generated from a monthly\ntransfer of $30,000 from a tax imposed under the Motor Vehicle Fuel\nLicense Tax Law for allocation to cities and counties which is\nadministered by the Department of Transportation.\nI find no reason, at this time, to establish a new program which\nclosely parallels an existing program, nor can I agree to commit\nthe state to a specified minimum level of expenditures in future\nyears. I believe that future legislatures and Governors should have\nthe opportunity to expend State General Fund monies on the basis\nof the needs of the people at the time.\nAB 3330 - Powers\nAmends the State Contracts Act to prohibit withholdin\nof final progress payments to the original contractor\nfor work accepted and not in dispute when project\nwork has been tentatively completed but final accep-\ntance has been withheld due to a dispute over the\nwork of one or more subcontractors. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON The bill is not clear whether the subcontractor dispute is between the subcontractor\nFOR\nand the public agency or the prime contractor.\nVETO:\nIt is not clear what constitutes \"completed\" for the purposes of payment under\nthe bill as distinguished from completed for the purposes of \"final acceptance\"\nunder the bill. The bill implies that a piecemeal or tentative acceptance\nprocedure is required. At the present time, if the project is \"completed\",\nit will immediately be \"accepted\".\nIt would be necessary to keep S eparate records of the value of work done by the\nvarious subcontractors and by the prime contractor so that in the instances in\nwhich the provisions of this bill are operative, payment can be made in compliance\nwith the requirements of the bill.\nAt the present time, the public agency in administering the contract, and\ndetermining compliance and payment, deals solely with or through the prime\ncontractor; this bill erodes that effective current relationship and weakens\ncontract management by the state,\nExisting law provides the protection sought by this bill.\n-5-\n#568\nAB 3334 (Ralph)\nCreates the Law Enforcement Total Service (LETS)\nProject within the Department of Justice to develop\nprograms, policies and techniques to allow local law\nenforcement to better sense community social needs\nand bring those needs to the attention of appropriate\nagencies.\nIthough I support the concept of a LETS project and\ncloser relations between law enforcement and the\ncitizenry, I must veto this bill since it will duplicate\nthe efforts of a project which the Peace Officers\nStandards and Training Commission is just beginning.\n.B 3347 - Papan\nAmends the County Employees' Retirement Law of 1937 to\nmake the contribution rate which presently applies to\nmales only and the method of computing the retirement\nallowance which currently applies to females only\napplicable to all members. The changes made by this\nbill become effective January 1, 1975.\nThe funding provisions of the bill; namely, the rate or\namount of member contributions, are not based on sound and\naccepted actuarial principles and assumptions which take\ninto account the higher mortality rates for men as versus\nwomen.\nA sound retirement program must give equal value to both\nmale and female retirees. This bill would seriously\ndistort this fundamental principle sclely in order to\navoid the actuarial discrimination which is inherent in\nthis concept.\nThis bill would also require the state to absorb some of\nits costs, and I cannot in good conscience approve any\nbill which lacks a reasonable predetermined estimate of\nfuture costs.\nAB 3372 \" Bagley\nIncreases the State Supplementary Program (SSP)\nbenefit levels to reflect decreases in the state's\nbaseline expenditure for the SSP program. The bill\nbecomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nThere is little justification in mandating a policy of this\nsignificance several years before the potential savings\nbecome available. Policy decisions of this type, which would\ninvolve substantial amounts of state funds, should be made in\nthe context of the budgetary process when and if savings do\noccur. This permits a periodic review of the benefit structure,\nthe needs of the program, and the establishment of priorities.\nAB 3400 - Fenton\nDeletes provisions that exclude agricultural workers\nfrom the provisions of the Unemployment Insurance\nCode and makes unemployment compensation insurance\nlaw applicable to agricultural labor. The bill\nbecomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nThis measure would provide unemployment insurance coverage\nfor agricultural workers in California, thereby placing the\nstate's major industry at a competitive disadvantage.\nCalifornia's agricultural products must compete with farm\nproducts from states which do not provide similar benefits\nto their agricultural work force.\nRepresentatives of my administration have urged passage of\na national unemployment insurance system for farm workers.\nUnfortunately, the Congress has not acted.\nIn addition, the enactment of this measure would have the\neffect of increasing food prices for California umers.\n#568\nAB 3415 (McCarthy)\nDeletes provisions regarding special programs for\nmentally gifted pupils and establishes new programs\nfor gifted individuals, as defined.\nSpecifies content of such programs and prescribes pow-\ners and duties of certain public offices with respect\nto such programs. Provides for program approval by\nSuperintendent of Public Instruction.\nSpecifies allowances for pupil participation in pro-\ngrams and for specified amount per pupil for identi-\nfication.\nProvides for demonstration programs.\nPermits waiver of Education Code provisions to estab-\nlish appropriate learning opportunities for gifted\nindividuals.\nProvides for apportionment from Section A of State\nSchool Fund of $3.73 per unit of statewide a.d.a. for\nexpenditure for programs and increases maximum amount\nto be transferred from General Fund to Section A of\nState School Fund per unit of statewide a.d.a.\nThis bill would replace the existing \"Mentally Gifted Minors\"\nprogram with a \"Program for Gifted Individuals\" and would increase\nthe number of students for whom state funding would be provided\nfrom three percent to four percent of the statewide K-12 ADA.\nCurrent law provides that districts should have received $80 per\ngifted pupil in 1973-74. However, because of statewide enrollment\nin excess of the three percent limit, the apportionment was prorated\nand resulted in districts receiving an average of about $68 per\npupil. The gifted enrollment in excess of the three percent limit\nis the result of vague identification guidelines and inadequate\ncontrols. In 1972-73, 49 percent of the districts operating gifted\nprograms had identified more than three percent of their X-12\npopulation as gifted. Twelve percent of the districts had enrolled\nover 10 percent of their K-12 students in gifted programs. One of\nthese districts had identified and enrolled 43.6 percent of its\nK-12 population as gifted.\nI feel that this bill will not solve the problems of reduced allow-\nances due to excessive enrollments and could result in an even\ngreater problem. Any expansion of this program must include adequate\ncontrols and clear guidelines for enrollment of gifted students.\nAB 3416 - Dixon\nAuthorizes Los Angeles Unified School District, with\nthe cooperation of the Los Angeles Urban Project, to\ndevelop and implement a three year pilot program for\nexamining, on a sample basis, the medical and dental\nhealth of pupils in the elementary grades of the\ndistrict for purposes of determining the extent to\nwhich pupil medical-dental health affects learning\nability.\nThe bill appropriates $200,000 from General Fund to\nLos Angeles Unified School District for purposes of\nimplementing the pilot program. The bill takes effect\nimmediately.\nThe state is already engaged in implementation of the type of\nhealth screening program proposed in AB 3416 on a statewide\nbasis. There is no need to initiate this fragmenting approach\nat this time. When the present screening program becomes fully\noperational, answers to the type of questions raised by this\nproposed legislation will be available from data which will be\naccumulated.\n#568\nAB 3433 (Powers)\nIncludes within definition of \"state employee\" for\nunemployment compensation purposes, those persons\nexempt from civil service.\nDeletes requirement that for purposes of unemployment\ncompensation a state employee must have terminated\nemployment due to a reduction in staff.\nThis bill would remove the requirement that a state employee,\nto receive unemployment benefits, must have terminated his\nemployment as the result of a layoff or mandatory transfer by\nthe state. It also provides unemployment benefits for exempt\nemployees.\nThe cost to the state of the benefits required under this bill\nwould be $3.7 million in a year such as 1974. State employees\nare adequately covered under the current provisions of\nunemployment insurance law. The need to expand unemployment\ninsurance benefits has not been shown.\nAB 3469 CED> Brown\nRequires under the state supplementary program for\nthe aged, blind and disabled that an additional\namount of $100 of an ineligible spouse's income and\n$105 of the eligible individual's income be disregard-\ned in determining the eligible individual's income.\nEliminates definition of the applicant's share of the\ncommunity property. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975\nThis bill would require California to disregard, in addition to that required by\nfederal law, specified amounts of income for the purpose of determining certain\neligible spouse's entitlement to benefits under the State Supplementary Program.\nProvision of the bill would increase by up to $205 the amount of income that\ncan be disregarded by a spouse eligible for benefits whose husband or wife is\nineligible. The disregards required by this bill are in addition to those required\nby federal law. The combination of disregards is so substantial that the disparity\nbetween b enefits received by couples with any outside income and those who have\nnone would be increased drastically. This runs counter to the SSI program's\nintent to provide a uniform standard of benefits nationwide.\nFinally, the proposal would increase current state costs substantially; eventually\nmore than $37 million dollars per year. I am informed that the federal government\nwill not administer this type of income disregard on behalf of the state. Conse-\nquently, the state and counties would be required to administer these provisions\nwith the state providing the total cost of administration.\nInasmuch as California already supplements federal Supplemental Security\nIncome to a level which is among the highest in the nation, I see no current\njustification for this proposal.\nAB 3484 - McAlister\nProvides that those civil service positions designated\nby the State Personnel Board as professional education\npositions shall be eligible for educational leave.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nThis bill would authorize state agencies to grant \"educational\nleaves\" to non-credentialled employees who serve in professional\neducator positions so designated by the State Personnel Board.\nCurrent law authorizes only those civil service employees in\npositions requiring educational credentials to be eligible for\n\"educational leaves\". These leaves are granted to employees\nto attend accredited schools, colleges, and other institutions\nfor furthering their education. It is inappropriate for such\nmanagerial and consulting positions to be provided with a\nspecial fringe benefit generally determined to be for practicing\nacademicians when other civil service personnel with similar\nresponsibilities are not entitled to this benefit.\n#########\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR\nSacramento, California S 14\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#569\nFour separate measures to aid crippled and autistic children and persons\nsuffering from kidney disease and hemophilia have been signed into law by\nGovernor Ronald Reagan.\nThe two relating to crippled children and kidney disease take effect\nimmediately, the other two on January 1, 1974.\nThe crippled children measure, AB 3114 by Assemblyman Jerry Lewis\n(R-Redlands) calls for a study by an outside agency of the state's Crippled\nChildren Services Program and requires the Department of Health to contract\nwith that agency by October 1. A report, including specific recommendations,\nmust be delivered to the department and the legislature by next March 31.\nAn expenditure of $55,000 for the study is authorized.\n\"It is imperative that we find out the extent that medical services\nrequired by handicapped youngsters are being received when the parents are\nunable to pay, \" the governor said. \"Also, we should determine whether\nadditional diseases should be covered and if satellite clinical facilities\nare feasible for treatment of children who live in rural and remote areas\nof the state. \"\nThe kidney disease bill (AB 3970-Montoya) will establish separate\neligibility provisions under Medi-Cal for patients who depend on dialysis\ntreatment to continue working. Persons with resources of less than $5,000\nor earning less than that amount annually will receive treatment at no\npersonal cost, while persons above that income level will be liable for one\npercent of the cost for each $5,000 they earn.\nSaid Governor Reagan: \"This bill, because of the nature of the disease\nand its treatment, enables a group of persons in this state to remain employed\nwhile receiving treatment for their disease. The dependency they have on\ndialysis treatment and the catastrophic financial bills that quickly bankrupt\nare most compassionate considerations. Sadly, we cannot do anything about\nheir dependency, but I have signed the bill to prevent these courageous\npersons from becoming destitute.\"\nA $2 million appropriation to carry out a program for the medical care\nof hemophiliacs is contained in SB 2265 (Moscone).\n\"When a parent is put in the position where his financial judgment may\ninfluence whether his child will become a dependent cripple or a useful member\nof society, we have a moral and legal obligation to do all we can, said\nGovernor Reagan. \"A scientific breakthrough isolating the blood clotting\nfactor makes it possible for hemophiliacs to be rehabilitated. As in the\ncase of kidney dialysis patients, hemophiliacs whose families have a net\nworth below $5,000 will pay nothing for the services and those whose worth\nis above that level will pay one percent for each $5,000 of net worth. I\nconsider this a reasonable way to bring many of the state's 1,600 hemophiliacs\noff the welfare rolls.'\nSpecial education programs for autistic children, with a $50,000\nGeneral Fund appropriation for the first year of supervision and consultation,\nare provided in AB 3854 (Burton).\n\"Parents of children afflicted with autism have an inordinate burden\nto bear, said the governor. \"This bill, I am happy to say, will give\nautistic children the same educational opportunities other handicapped\nchildren have had in California. There is increasing evidence that autistic\nhildren will benefit dramatically from special education taught by special\nteachers.\n\"\n#####\nMcKelvey\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR ..ONALD REAGAN\nRELE, CE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#570\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today announced that, to assure a\nbalanced budget, he has vetoed more than $302 million in spending\nproposals sent to him last month by the California legislature.\nIn making his reductions, the governor noted that the legislature\npassed 1, 184 bills during the closing days of the regular session\nlast month. This was twice as many bills as he received in the\nprevious eight months.\n\"Obviously many of these bills, containing substantial\nexpenditures of the taxpayers funds, did not have the careful\nconsideration needed to be sure that they were necessary, \" the\ngovernor said.\n\"As I near the end of my two terms in office, I am proud of\nthe fact that this administration has reestablished fiscal\nresponsibility in California's state government.\nIn a time of high inflation, when the citizens' purchasing\npower is reduced, it is essential that government act responsibly.\n\"The state now has a balanced budget and a reasonable surplus.\nHad I signed any substantial number of the bills I have just vetoed\nthat surplus would have been dissipated and a tax increase in the\nnear future would have been a certainty.\n\"If the next administration exercises the same policy of fiscal\nresponsibility, the state's General Fund surplus will exceed $200\nmillion next June 30. In addition to this, there will be another\n$200 million in federal revenue sharing. This represents the last\nof five annual payments from the federal government. The first four\npayments during my administration were used almost exclusively.\nfor the support of local schools, permitting substantial relief to\nproperty taxpayers.\n\"During my almost eight years in office, I have vetoed or\nreduced spending proposals by more than $2 billion. Many of these\nproposals were for unnecessary programs which would have continued\nand grown each year. It is no exaggeration to state that, without\nthese reductions, the state budget today would exceed $15 billion\nand every California taxpayer would be paying a higher rate of taxes, =\nthe governor concluded.\n#####\nWalthall\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#571\nGovernor Ronald Reagan has signed legislation earmarking\nfunds for state and local park projects, mountain and beach land\nacquisitions and trails.\nThe total amount to be spent is nearly $125.5 million, of\nwhich more than $97 million was authorized by the voters in June\nwhen they approved Proposition 1 at the primary election.\nLargest of the expenditures are contained in AB 3438 (Z'berg)\nand SB 907 (Collier), each of which exceed $41 million.\nThe Z'berg bill grants monies from the state Beach, Park,\nRecreational and Historical Facilities Fund created by Proposition 1\nto cities and counties for 298 local projects.\nCollier's bill appropriates from the same fund monies for the\nacquisition of 33 projects in the state park system.\nOther individual projects to be financed from the Proposition 1-\ncreated fund include:\n--$1 million for an addition to Morro Bay State Park in San\nLuis Obispo County (AB 2499 - Nimmo, R-Bakersfield).\n--$2.5 million for the acquisition of Los Liones Canyon and\nother lands adjacent to the existing Topanga Canyon State Park in\nthe Santa Monica mountains (AB 2920-Priolo, R-Los Angeles).\n--$3,651,800 for the development of Bolsa Chica State Beach\nand Cowell Redwood State Park (AB 3123-Beverly, R-Manhattan Beach).\n--$7.6 million for the acquisition of lands between Newport Beach\nand Laguna Beach for the state park system (AB 3477-Badham, R-Newport\nBeach).\nExcess revenues from offshore oil lands, transferred earlier\nthis year by Assemblyman William Bagley (R-San Rafael) into a\nconservation fund, will provide $27,850,000 for 25 land purchases\nfor the state park system under AB 3401 (Priolo).\nThe acquisition, a network of riding, hiking and bicycle trails\nconnecting six state parks and a state beach in the counties of\nSanta Cruz, Santa Clara and San Mateo is provided for in AB 3893\n(Murphy, 4-Santa Cruz) with an appropriation of $600,000. This\nbill implements a bill passed earlier this year, SB 420 by Collier,\nsetting up hostels and trails.\n- 1 -\n#571\n\"This is a very large sum of money, \" Governor Reagan said,\n\"but it creates something that is very much in the public interest.\nWe are taking a big step here toward providing additional parks\nand recreational facilities for the use and enjoyment of\nCalifornians throughout the state. The projects have been carefully\nselected and new and better leisure-time facilities will benefit\ngreat numbers of Californians.\"\n######\nMcKelvey\n- 2 -\nFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD P GAN\nRELEASE\nImmediate\nacramento, California 958_4\nlyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n16-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#572\novernor Ronald Reagan today announced that he has vetoed the following bills:\nAB 3508 (Foran)\nEliminates the AFDC community work experience program.\nBill becomes effective January 1, 1975.\nEASON\nThe bill would have stopped a key portion of the employables\n\"OR VETO:\nprogram in the last six months of the test--at the very\ntime when complete data would become available to measure\nits value. The result would be a complete waste of the\ntime and money spent on this significant program.\nI have no hesitation in vetoing this bill. It reached my\ndesk with a vote that was split largely along party lines,\nindicating the partisan nature of this attempt to undercut\na vital part of our welfare reform program.\nI am further confounded by the spectacle of Democrat legis-\nlators voting en bloc to kill a program which has helped,\nand is helping thousands of welfare recipients work their\nway off the rolls.\nThe allegation has been made that, because only a few\nrecipients end up in public service jobs, the program is\na failure. The exact opposite is true. The public service\njobs are a last resort. In those counties having a CWEP\nprogram, thousands of welfare recipients are being placed\nin jobs before they ever have to go into public service.\nIf this program was not working, the public service job\nrolls would swell and, presumably, CWEP would be declared\nby its critics to be a resounding success.\nWhen this effort began in 1971, welfare costs and welfare\nrolls were rising at an alarming rate. We were increasing\nat the rate of 40,000 recipients a month. If we had just\nleveled off, it would have been a tremendous savings. But\nwe did much better than that. In the past three years, we\nhave seen a complete turnaround. Welfare rolls have steadily\ndecreased and overall savings of more than $1 billion have\nbeen achieved in federal, state or county costs.\nIn the same period we have seen a drop of 357,000 recipients\nof Aid to Families with Dependent Children, which is the\ncategory directly affected by this program. At the same\ntime we are paying the highest grants in the nation to the\ntruly needy.\nThree years ago we were managing to find jobs for about 15,000\nrecipients a year. Last year we placed 75,000 in regular\njobs through the Employment Development Department.\nThis Community Work Experience Program is only a small part\nof welfare reform, but I believe it plays a vital role. It\ntests the concept that an employable person will try harder\nto find a job rather than seek welfare if the welfare pay-\nment is tied to work experience assignments.\nIt is also demonstrating that welfare recipients find jobs\nfaster if they get some work experience.\nFurthermore, local government officials have praised the\nvalue of this program. It also is clear that useful public\nwork that would not otherwise be done has been accomplished\nby participants in local work experience programs.\nOn the face of it, this is a reasonable proposition which\nhas every right to be tested and already has produced results\nthat indicate that the test should continue. To cut it off\nnow, at the eleventh hour, when final evaluation is about\nto start, makes no sense.\n-1-\n#572\nAB 3523 (Lockyer)\nProhibits takeoffs and landings on runways when\ncertain types of overwater approaches are available\nexcept in emergencies or other extraordinary circum-\nstances in accordance with regulations to be\nestablished by the Department designed to assure the\nsafety and welfare of persons residing in the vicinity\nof the airport. (Oakland airport)\nREASON FOR\nIn the opinion of Legislative Counsel this bill, if enacted,\nVETO:\nwould be unconstitutional because federal law has already\npreempted this area of aviation.\nAB 3553 (Wakefield)\nRequires the state or any person or political sub-\ndivision proposing to construct a new airport to\nsubmit the proposal to the board of supervisors of\nof the principal county, as defined, within the\naffected area, as defined. Requires the board of\nsupervisors of the principal county to conduct an\nelection within the affected area, on such proposed\nconstruction, and prohibits commencement of any\nconstruction until the proposal is first approved\nby a majority of the voters voting on the proposition.\nRequires such election to be held at the first general\nelection following 90 days after receipt of the pro-\nposal by the principal county's board of supervisors,\nand permits the principal county to apportion the\ncosts of the election among all counties in the\naffected area on the basis of each county's population\nincluded within the affected area.\nLimits the applicability of this act to the proposed\nChino Hills Airport.\nREASON\nThe bill would give to those living in the vicinity of a pro-\nFOR VETO:\nposed airport the authority to veto construction of the airport.\nThe approach mandated by AB 3553 ignores existing approval pro-\ncesses which, though giving great weight to the environmental\nconcerns of local citizens, also considers the economic and social\nfactors involved, together with the public good of the entire\narea and indeed the state itself. As such, the bill appears\ninconsistent with the transportation planning processes embodied\nby existing laws, including those providing for the forthcoming\nregional transportation plans and the California Transportation\nPlan.\nAB 3535 - Arnett\nEstablishes a newly prescribed base-year amount of\neach county's share toward the cost of care and\nadministration of the Medi-Cal program. Subsequent\nfunding would be determined beginning with the\n1974-75 fiscal year by the most recent annual\npercentage of increase in civilian population for\neach county, consistent with estimates prepared by\nthe Population Research Unit of the Department of\nFinance. The changes made by this bill bedome\neffective January 1, 1975.\nREASON This bill would reduce the 1974-75 county share of funding for the\nFOR\nMedical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal) from $285.4 million to $271.8\nVETO:\nmillion, a reduction of $13.6 million. It would also adjust future\nyear's county shares based on changes in each county's civilian\npopulation rather than the current method of adjusting the county\nshares based on the changes in assessed valuation.\nThe proposed reduction is not fiscally sound because it represents\na direct violation of the concepts of SB 90 (1972) as they relate to\nthe shift of costs between counties and the state.\nVeto message continued on next page\n/ETO MESSAGE FOR AB 3535 cr 'INUED:\n#572\nThe state and the counties share a responsibility for the cost of\nthe Medi-Cal program. Yet, the state's suggestion for equity was\nnot included in the proposed legislation. The state proposed that\nthe counties have a percentage share of the total Medi-Cal program\nand that each county's share be based upon its population in relation\nto the statewide population. In this manner I feel the county share\nwould be equitable. There is no question but that counties, like the\nstate, are experiencing soaring health care costs. Some new state-\ncounty cost sharing formula must be found. Shifting $13.6 million to\nthe state in this fiscal year, and an estimated $91 million to the\nstate by fiscal 1979, does not solve the equity question and would\nplace an unfair burden on statewide taxpayers. There also is no\nprovision in this legislation to reduce county property tax rates\nfrom savings proposed by rebate to taxpayers of monies that would\nbe saved from this bill.\nCurrently the county share is tied to its ability to pay through\nan assessed valuation formula which guarantees no tax increase to\nany county due to its Medi-Cal share\nAB 3569 (Z'berg)\nWould abolish the Department of Conservation, create\na separate Department of Forestry to assume the\nfunctions of the current Division of Forestry, and\nassign the other divisions of the Department of Con-\nservation with their boards to the Resources Agency.\nREASON\nAlthough I am sympathetic with the desire to establish a separate\nFOR\nDepartment of Forestry, I believe this bill creates other problems\nVETO:\nin attempting to deal with this objective.\nThe bill would make a fundamental change in the purpose and function\nof the Resources Agency. The Resources Agency was created to coor-\ndinate related units and exercise general supervision over them,\nbut the day to day control of them was deliberstely assigned to\ntheir top executives. It is unfeasible to assign six units from\nthe Department of Conservation directly to the Resources Agency\nand give the Agency Secretary the responsibilities of a director\nof their operations.\nAnother area of concern is the problem of fragmented responcibilitios\nwithin the department. Difficulties in the Department of Conserva-\ntion were experienced earlier this year because of overlapping and\npotentially conflicting authorities between the department director,\nthe State Forester, and the Board of Perestry. These difficulties\nwere the original reason for this bill, but 16 fails in See Times\nform to deal adecuately with the causes of the problems. 3 statute\ndeputy director should not be given authority independent of that\ngranted to the director. Assembly Bill 3569 would violate this\nprinciple and could lead to an exacerbation of past problems.\nAB 3593 - Arnett\nReduces the maximum class size for summer school\neducationally handicapped (autistic) programs from\n12 to 8. A new class allowance is provided for\nthese classes. This bill also increases the amount\nof tuition available to parents for the same classes\nand revises the method of determining local tax\ncontribution for such tuition to conform to provisions\nof AB 1267 (Chapter 208/73). The changes made by\nthis bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am vetoing this bill because I have approved Assembly\nFOR VETO:\nBill No. 3854 which is a much broader bill. AB 3854 provides\nalmost $7,000,000 additional state funds for autistic\nchildren programs and also provides funds to the Department\nof Education to develop special education programs for\nautistic pupils.\n#572\nAB 3611--Burke\nCreates the Public Beach Fund and the Public Beach Fund\nFinance Committee and -specifies the committee's membership.\nPermits expenditure of money in the fund only pursuant to\nappropriation by the Legislature in a section of the annual\nBudget Bill bearing a specified caption. Requires the transfer\nof $3, 000, 000 each fiscal year of certain revenues, moneys,\nand remittances received by the State Lands Commission to the\nfund. Permits cities and counties to apply for funds on behalf\nof special districts and regional goverments maintaining\nbeach areas in their jurisdictions. It also requires the transfer\nof $80,000,000 for the 1974-75 fiscal year, and each fiscal year\nthereafter, of such revenues, moneys, and remittances received\nin excess of specified distributions. Provides that the balance\nshall be transferred to the General Fund. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would create a $3 million Public Beach Fund that\nFOR VETO:\nwould provide state reimbursements for \"excess cost\" to\ncities, counties, special districts and regional governments\nthat administer public beaches. The \"excess costs\" are those\ncosts which the local entities allegedly incur because of\nnonresidents who utilize the local facilities.\nI believe that this type of legislation would establish an\nextremely dangerous precedent that would require state tax-\npayers to assist any local entity that has a recreational or\ntourist facility that attracts nonresidents to the area.\nAB 3620 - Arnett\nRequires specified reports to be filed with the\nDepartment of Health by physicians concerning injury\nto specified persons who are injured while on premises\nof specified employers, but are not employees of such\nemployers, or are injured as a result of explosion\nor other accident if they are not on employer's\npremises. The bill becomes effective on January 1,\n1975.\nREASON\nThis bill is not necessary. Current statutes require the sub-\nFOR\nmission of similar reports covering employees to the Department\nVETO:\nof Industrial Relations. There is no compelling reason for the\ngathering of such statistics which would place an additional\nburden on doctors who are already required to report injuries of\nemployees.\nAB 3635 (Lanterman)\nChanges the composition of the local advisory board\nof the community mental health service, authorizes\ncounties with less than 100,000 population to only\nhave a 10-member advisory board; authorizes such\nboard to have its own staff and budget reimbursable\nunder the Short-Doyle formula, authorizes advisory\nsubboards in counties with a population of 100,000\nor more, requires the local advisory board to review\nthe county Short-Doyle plan and specifies the conten\nof the board's annual report to the governing body.\nProvides that in counties having an independent alco\nholism advisory board, such board has responsibility\nto review and approve procedures.\nREASON\nThis bill would authorize the local Mental Health Advisory\nFOR VETO: Board to have its own staff and budget, reimbursable under the\nShort-Doyle program. Staff may be provided by the community\nmental health services except in counties with a population of\n1,000,000 or more, where other methods may be used.\nThere is no fiscal appropriation for this bill, and it has been\nestimated that implementation would require a minimum of $1.6\nmillion of Short-Doyle funds, to be squeezed out of the existing\nShort-Doyle allocation.\nPassage would divert money ordinarily used for treatment and,\nthereby, do unwarranted harm to local mental health services.\n#572\nAB 3666--Dunlap\nProvides that rules, regulations, or similar procedures\nadopted by a public agency regarding submission of employer-\nemployee disputes or grievances to compulsory and binding\narbitration shall be donsidered arbitration agreements for\npurposes of Code of Civil Procedure provisions regarding\narbitration. The changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON\n]. am vetoing this bill at the request of the County Supervisors\nFOR VETO:\nAssociation and the League of California Cities. It is their\ncontention, and I agree, that many of the provisions in this\nbill are inconsistent with local government policy in the area\nof employer-employee relations and would interfere with\nmeaningful attempts by local government to \"meet and confer\"\nwith their employees.\nAB 3671 - Deddeh\nRevises schedule of high quarter base period wages\nrequired to qualify for unemployment compensation\nfrom current increment amounts to $25 increments in\nwages for each $1 increase in weekly benefits, with\n$90 weekly benefit amount payable with $2,125, rather\nthan $2,748 high quarter base period wages. The\nbill appropriates $242,550 to State Controller for\nallocation and disbursement to local agencies for cost\nincurred by them pursuant to this act. The bill\nbecomes effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would increase weekly unemployment benefits for about\nFOR VETO:\n65 percent of all claimants by from $1 to as much a S $20 a week,\nby providing uniform $25 step increments for each $1 increase\nin the weekly benefit schedule.\nAB 3671 would result in at least $53 million annually in increased\nbenefits, depleting the Unemployment Fund in a year like 1974 by\nat least $45 million. This proposed increase in unemployment\nbenefits is made only one year following a 20 percent increase in\nthe maximum weekly benefit award. To place the Unemployment\nFund in a deficit situation at this time would be unwise.\nAB 3693 - Foran\nRequires that the State Personnel Board provide cash\ncompensation at a rate on one and one-half times the\nregular rate of pay or compensating time off at a\nrate of one and one-half hours of time off for each\nhour of overtime worked. The changes made by this\nbill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nEmployees of the State of California are covered under the\nFOR VETO:\nFederal Fair Labor Standards Act. The effect of this bill\nwould be to require the state to pay premium overtime compen-\nsation to certain management level employees now exempt from\nthe overtime provisions of federal law.\nI do not believe the state should be required to exceed the\ncostly and generous practices required under the federal act.\nIt is not possible to determine the costs involved in this bill\nand I do not believe as a matter of principle that it is proper\nto sign into law legislation whose fiscal impact on the state and\nits citizen taxpayers cannot be determined.\n..B 3696 (Z'berg)\nProvides that the normal workweek of all employees,\nrather than only permanent employees, in fire\nsuppression classes of the Division of Forestry shall\nnot exceed 60, rather than 84, hours a week.\nREASON The present work week of the Division of Forestry's fire suppression\nFOR\nclasses is 84 hours. The 1974 amendments to the Federal Fair Labor\nVETO:\nStandards Act will reduce this work week to 60 hours effective\nJanuary 1, 1975. Prior to January 1, theSecretary of Labor will adopt\nregulations concerning the application of the 60 hour work week to\nthose fire departments which use duty periods of 24 hours or more.\nThese regulations could allow the exclusion of regularly scheduled\nsleeping periods and bona fide meal periods from consideration as\n\"hours of work\" for employees having duty periods of 24 hours or\nmore. Exclusion of these work hours would considerably decrease the\nfiscal impact of the 60 hour work week on state and local government.\nREASON FOR VETO OF AB 3696 ONTINUED:\n#572\nAB 3696 provides a 60 hour work week but does not provide for\nexclusion of sleeping and eating periods should the Secretary of Labor\nallow the exclusion under the federal law.\nAB 3707 - Lockyer\nProvides that the State shall grant to any permanent\ncivil service employee a leave of absence without pay\nfor purposes of pregnancy, childbirth or the recovery\ntherefrom for a period determined by such employee,\nnot to exceed one year. The bill becomes effective\non January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nWhile there is merit in the concept of a nondiscretionary\nFOR\nleave of absence without pay for purposes of pregnancy, child-\nVE\nbirth or recovery therefrom, I believe the leave provisions\nof this bill are excessive. Mandating an employer to grant a\nleave up to one year in duration could result in significant\noperational problems.\nI have recently signed Assembly Bill No. 3905 which requires\nthe appointing power to grant a 60-day leave of absence for\npregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery therefrom and\nthe option of extending the leave to one year if conditions\npermit.\nAB 3743 - Arnett\nProvides an exemption, under specified conditions, for\nrerefined or reclaimed lubricating oil from the\nlabeling requirement of having the words \"made from\nused oil\" placed on the rerefined oil.\nThe bill provides for a procedure of certification\nby the Department of Food and Agriculture to permit\nthe sale of such exempted rerefined petroleum and the\nprocedure for revocation by the department of such\ncertificates. The bill becomes effective immediately.\nREASON\nThis bill would provide an exemption, under specified conditions,\nFOR\nfor rerofined or reclaimed lubricating oil from the labeling\nVETO:\nrequirement of having the words \"made from used oil\" placed on\nthe rerefined oil container. It would also provide for a\nprocedure for certification by the Department of Food and Agri-\nculture to permit the sale of such exempted rerefined petroleum\nand a procedure for revocation by the department of such certifi-\ncates.\nI am vetoing the bill at the request of the author because it\nconflicts with SB 2417 and would chapter out its desired provisions.\nAB 3791 (Gonsalves)\nAuthorizes school districts which have entered into\ninter-district agreements for conducting certain\nspecial education programs to continue to maintain\nsuch programs, and exempts such districts from a\nspecified county tax for such programs.\nREASON\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the Department of Education. It\nFOR\nis the Department's position that it is especially important in the area\nVETO:\nof the special education of handicapped children that school districts\nand county school offices achieve a high degree of cooperation to ensure\ncoordination of program opportunities for these children. The present\nlaw which requires the approval of the county superintendent of schools\nbefore small school districts may establish their own programs\nencourages this coordination which should be continued. In addition,\nthe exemption of small school districts from the county-wide tax may\njeopardize the ability of the county to provide programs for the handicapped\nfrom the rest of the county. I share the Department's view in this matter.\nAB 3793 (Gonsalves)\nRequires a county milk commission to hold its public\nhearings in public buildings and give reasonable\npublic notice of such meetings.\nThe bill provides for $25 per diem for members of\nmilk commission. Prohibits official travel out of\ncounty without approval of county board of supervisors\nThe bill also includes, milk, irrespective of whether\nit is produced in the county in which a county milk\ncommission is located or in a contiguous county,\nwithin the provisions requiring the commission to\ncertify milk under prescribed conditions. This bill\nalso provides standards for Kefir milk.\nREASON FOR VETO OF AB 3793:\n#572\nThis bill would extend the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Milk Com-\nmission over the five contiguous counties. Approval of this bill\nviolates the principal of local control and could result in jurisdic-\ntional disputes relative to farm and milk plant installations as well\nas the county milk pasteurization ordinances in the contiguous counties.\nAlso, it may impair the ability of a county health office to take\nnecessary action on unsafe certified milk.\nAB 3821 - Sieroty\nProhibits public employers from requiring the dis-\nclosure or asking for the disclosure of any arrest,\ndetention, or proceeding which has been sealed or the\nfact that the record of such has been sealed pur-\nsuant to specified code sections.\nThe bill permits an applicant for employment or em-\nployee to answer any question relating to employment\nby a public employer, after such a sealing procedure,\nas if such arrest, detention, proceedings and sealing\nprocedure never occurred. The bill becomes effective\non January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI agree that a person's prior sealed arrest record should not\nFOR\nbe the subject of inquiry by a public employer in most cases.\nVETO:\nHowever, I feel that prior arrests and detentions, even where\nthe record has been sealed, should be disclosed if a person is\nseeking employment as a peace officer. Since a peace officer\nholds a unique position of trust, he must possess a high degree\nof integrity. A thorough background investigation must be made\nto determine if the peace officer applicant is fully qualified\nfor a law enforcement post.\nAB 3821 would restrain a thorough investigation.\nAB 3880 (Alatorre)\nCreates the Office of Rural Health in the State\nDepartment of Health.\nSpecifies the duties and objectives of this office.\nRequires Director of Health to appoint advisory\ncommittee to Office of Rural Health.\nRequires development of and submission to Legislature\nof recommended legislation relating to rural health\ncare.\nMakes a General Fund appropriation of $350,000 for\n1974-75 to the Department of Health.\nThere already exists in the Department of Health an organizational\nREASON FOR\nVETO:\nstructure to provide programs and to coordinate the use of state,\nfederal and other funds directed to the objectives of rural health\ncare needs proposed by this bill. Therefore, this measure is\nunnecessary.\nAB 3891 (Murphy)\nProvides that no new mobilehome shall be issued this\ndepartment's insignia of approval without an\ninspection of the mobilehome by the Department of\nHousing and Community Development.\nREASON\nRegardless of cost, there is substantial reason to doubt that\nFOR VETO:\nthis bill would produce the improved mobilehome quality that is\nintended. The Department of Housing and Community Development\nhas made substantial changes in its mobilehome enforcement\nprogram which have not had time to take full effect. The new\nrequirement for a permit and set-up inspection for each mobilehome\nat the time of installation at a site is expected to further reduce\nthe number of complaints by consumers. In addition, the bill does\nnot address one of the most important problems of mobilehome\nquality control: Workmanship and materials. Without further\nlegislation, this area will remain beyond the department's legal\nreach.\nAB 3898 - Gonsalves\nAuthorizes prepaid health plans under Medi-Cal to\nprovide for the services of a registered dispensing\noptician when the contract requires vision care\nservices. The bill becomes effective on January 1,\n1975.\nVETO MESSAGE ON NEXT PAGE\n-7-\nThis bill will not appreciably affect the manner in which\nvision care services are provided by prepaid health plans,\nsince they may already provide the services of registered\ndispensing opticians to enrollees if they so choose. Further-\nmore, it will not affect the present scope of practice of\nregistered dispensing opticians.\nI find no need for legislation which merely confirms in\nstatute the administrative policy of a State agency, unless\nthat policy were in jeopardy of being replaced and such replace-\nment would be detrimental to the public good. Such is not the\ncase with the policy that Assembly Bill No. 3898 would place\ninto statute.\n2.\n3899 - Gonsalves\nDeclares legislative finding that an area, which has\na noise level which exceeds specified decibel measure-\nment requirements, is a blighted area for Community\nRedevelopment Law purposes. The changes made by this\nbill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nTo declare residential blight because of environmental noise\nFOR\nlevels is a new concept in law, needing careful research and\nVETO:\nformulation. This bill was sponsored as a special interest\nmeasure by a city, without reference to other existing noise\nprovisions of State and federal law or to the work already being\ndone by state agencies.\nThe bill is also inconsistent with noise standards and measuring\ntechniques now in effect for airports and new residential struc-\ntures. The noise levels specified in the bill are such that\na substantial percentage of California's residential areas would\nqualify as blighted. The legal and practical side-effects of\nthis are difficult to predict and require more study.\nAB 3926 (Keene)\nRequires that sterilized flavored drink, sterilized\nflavored milk, sterilized flavored cream, sterilized\nhalf-and-half, sterilized dairy spread, sterilized\nmilk drink mix, whipped cream or cream topping,\nwhipped cream mix or cream topping mix, eggnog, sour\nhalf-and-half dressing, or sterilized sour flavored\nhalf-and-half be made from market milk, market cream,\nor derivatives of market milk.\nREASON\nThis bill would, subject to referendum, permit the establishment of\nFOR\nminimum prices that manufacturing milk producers would receive.\nVETO:\nThe need to extend guaranteed prices to manufacturing milk producers\nhas not been sufficiently justified nor has it been demonstrated to\nbe in the best interest of producers or consumers.\nAB 3936 - Boatwright\nIncludes service in various specified public retire-\nment systems for the purpose of qualifying for dis-\ncontinuance of member contributions to a retirement\nsystem established under the County Employees\nRetirement Law of 1937 after 30 years of service.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would amend the County Employees Retirement Law to\nFOR VETO:\ninclude prior service in various specified public retirement\nsystems for the purpose of qualifying for the discontinuance\nof employee-member contributions to a retirement system\nestablished under the County Employees Retirement Law of\n1937 after 30 years of service.\nThis bill would permit a member to use his total public serv-\nice with two or more public retirement systems so that with\na combined total of 30 years he would no longer have to make\nretirement contributions. In 1972, a change in the law per-\nmitted such a member to receive up to 100 percent of his\nfinal compensation instead of the prior maximum of 75 percent.\nThe changes proposed by this bill would affect a relatively\nsmall number of long-service employees who already have an ade-\nquate retirement program. This bill would also require the\nstate to absorb some of its costs, and under the above cir-\ncumstances, I cannot approve any bill which lacks a clear\npredetermined estimate of future costs.\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\nWalthall\n-8-\nFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD RJ\n¡AN\nRELEAS'\nImmediate\nacramento, California 95814\nlyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n16-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#573\n|overnor Ronald Reagan today announced that he has vetoed the following bills:\nAB 3955--Chappie\nAppropriates $2, 800, 000 from the General Fund to the\nDepartment of Parks and Recreation for the acquisition of\ncertain lands in the County of Placer for the state park system.\nRequires such acquisition to be subject to the provisions of\nthe Property Acquisition Law. The bill takes effect immediately.\nRE\nN\nAlthough I agree that the property in question would make an\nFOR\nexcellent addition to the state park system, I cannot agree to the\n/ETO:\nuse of General Fund monies for the purpose of park acquisition.\nPark acquisitions should be funded from park bond funds or from the\nBagley Conservation Fund.\nAB 4033 - Kapiloff\nAuthorizes the Department of Health to make grants\nto counties for various, but specified, special\nprojects related to foster care services. The bill\nappropriates $500,000 of General Fund money-90%\nof which is for reimbursement to counties and 10% for\nDepartment of Health project evaluation efforts.\nThe bill becomes effective immediately.\nREASON\nThe intent of the bill is already being carried out. Efforts\nFOR\nare currently underway to improve foster care which will achieve\nVETO:\nmany of the same objectives. These include such activities as\nthe establishment of a foster care reporting system, the issuance\nof new regulations requiring regular review of each child's\npotential for return home, adoption or guardianship, and improved\nprocedures for county case management.\nAB 4048 - Waxman\nRequires Department of Health to print on face of\nMedi-Cal card that when all of a recipient's Medi-\nCal labels for services have been used, authorization\nfor additional services may be requested by his\nphysician, pharmacist, podiatrist or hospital by\ncalling the nearest Medi-Cal district office. The\nbill becomes effective on January 1. 1975.\nREASON\nThe bill would add on the face of the Medi-Cal card the state-\nFOR\nment: \"When you have used all the medical or drug labels on\nVETO:\nthis card, authorization for additional treatment or services\nmay be requested by your physician, pharmacist, podiatrist, or\nhospital by calling the nearest Medi-Cal field office.\"\nBasic services are available only with Medi or Drug labels.\nTherefore, the statement can only result in confusion for the\nMedi-Cal card holder and added workload on the part of the\nprovider and Department of Health's field offices in explaining\nthe difference between basic and supplemental benefits.\nBeneficiaries do not request Treatment Authorizations (TARS).\nProviders, who are best qualified to determine when additional\nservices may be needed, are kept well informed via Medi-Cal\nbulletins sent out monthly to all providers. This is in addi-\ntion to the information sent to beneficiaries with their Medi-\nCal cards informing them of program requirements and changes.\nAB 4096--Gonzales\nSpecifies that a sentencing court shall give special consideration\nof reparation to the victim as condition of probation in any\nproper case of theft, burglary, or robbery. The changes\nmade by this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would mandate the sentencing court, in an\nFOR\norder granting probation, to give special considera-\nVETO:\ntion of reparation to the victim in any case of theft,\nburglary or robbery.\nCurrent law already allows the court to consider\nreparation \"in proper cases\". I know of no compelling\nevidence to change the law in this regard.\n#573\nAB 4113 (Fong)\nAppropriates $600,000 to the Department of Food and\nAgriculture. Requires the Director of Food and\nAgriculture to allocate such funds to county agri-\ncultural commissioners for purposes of carrying out\ndesignated pesticide and worker safety provisions.\nEASON\nCurrent worker safety regulations require the Department and\nOR\nthe County Agricultural Commissioner to perform enforcement\nETO:\nduties. This work is currently funded through the economic\npoisons registration fees, the economic poisons mill assess-\nments and local funds.\nI find no justification for the General Fund to assume this\nburden. I feel that the current source of funds is appropriate\nat this time.\nAB 4128 (Keysor)\nDeletes specified information from voter affidavit\nof registration.\nEASON\nProponents support the bill as a cost-saving measure to allow\nOR\ncounty clerks to process a more compact affidavit. I do not\nETO:\nbelieve these reasons are sufficient to justify the deletion\nof information currently required to insure that only those\npersons properly identified and eligible are allowed to vote.\nThere can be no valid objection to obtaining information on a\nregistrants occupation, derivation of citizenship, and literacy.\nSpecifying occupation serves to identify a person with more\ncertainty; citizenship information is useful to detect or\ndeter fraudulent registrations by aliens; and literacy, while\nnot a requirement for registration according to the courts,\nis helpful in determining if a potential voter will need\nassistance in understanding voting instructions and voting.\nAB 4155 (Wood)\nIncludes enterostomal therapy, subject to utilization\ncontrols within definition of health care services\nand within the basic schedule of benefits under the\nMedi-Cal program.\nProvides for the certification and regulation of\nenterostomal therapists by the Board of Nursing\nEducation and Nurse Registration.\nEASON\nThis bill would add certification standards to the Business\nOR\nand Professions Code for enterostomal therapists and would\nETO:\namend the Welfare and Institutions Code to include enterostomal\ntherapy in the Medi-Cal program's Basic Schedule of Benefits.\nThe bill would also require the Department of Health to recog-\nnize certified enterostomal therapists as providers under the\nMedi-Cal program.\nThis bill proposes standards for the certification of enter-\nostomal therapists which are not sufficiently specific to assure\nthe public the protection it requires. The bill is alos\nunnecessary because the present Medi-Cal program covers enter-\nostomal therapy services when such services are provided in a\nphysician's office by a physician or under his direct supervision,\nthrough a home health agency or in a hospital to inpatients.\nAB 4186 (Kapiloff)\nSpecifies that the fee for the building permit regard-\ning low-rent housing development for the elderly\nfinanced in whole or in part with federal or state\nfunds or by means of a loan incurred in whole or in\npart by the federal or state government shall not\nexceed the actual cost of plan checking and inspection\nrather than $25 times the number of one-story build-\nings in the development if such buildings do not\ncontain more than 10 dwelling units. Includes any\ntax or fee attributable to the construction permitted,\nwhenever paid or however specified.\nETO MESSAGE NEXT PAGE\n-2-\nJETO MESSAGE FOR AB 4186:\n#57\nThe bill specified that fees for building permits for low\nrent housing development for the elderly, financed in whole\nor in part with federal or state funds, shall not exceed the\nactual cost of plan checking and inspection. It also expands\nthe definition of building permit fee to include any tax or\nfee attributable to the construction permitted.\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the League of California\nCities and the County Board of Supervisors Association. They\nfeel that this is a matter of priority-setting by elected local\nofficials and should not be state-imposed.\nI have also been informed that several of the larger cities have\nalready adopted local ordinances accomplishing the same goals.\nAB 4190 (Vasconcellos)\nExpands the Campus Children's Center program and\nmakes a $3 million appropriation to be distributed\nproportionally among public higher education segments\non the basis of respective parent enrollments.\nProvides that public and private nonprofit agencies\nmay operate a campus children's center program in\naddition to the Regents of UC, the Trustees of CSUC,\nand the Governing Boards of Community Colleges.\nRequires a local maintenance of effort at the 1973-74\nprogram level, and provides for a 75 percent state,\n25 percent local sharing on expanded or new program\nfunding.\nSpecifies fee payment schedule and establishes\neligibility priorities on the basis of applicant\nincome.\nREASON\nWhile I am supportive of the campus child development programs that\nFOR\nserve children of needy parents in order that they may further their\nVETO:\neducation, I can find no justification to extend state financial support\nto those S tudents ineligible for public social services.\nB 4196 (Brown)\nEnacts the \"Safe Child Care Facilities Act of 1974\".\nRequires counties to maintain their 1970-71 level of\nexpenditure for child care programs, even though the\nState assumed the county share in the 1974-75 Budget.\nEstablishes a Child Care Facilities Fund and appro-\npriates $2.2 million to the Department of Education\nfor the purposes of constructing, leasing, renting,\nexpanding, purchasing or renovating child care\nfacilities. Establishes continuing appropriation to\nthe above fund consisting of all rents and charges\ncollected by local agencies for use of such facilities\nREASON\nSeveral provisions contained in this bill raise substantive issues\nFOR\nwhich cannot be resolved administratively. The bill would permit\nVETO:\nthe Superintendent of Public Instruction to make grants to public\nagencies who in turn would provide funds to private nonprofit\ncorporations. This provision attempts to subvert the intent of\nArticle XIII, Section 21 of the State Constitution.\nThe bill provides that the State Allocation Board shall set standards\nfor projects authorized by the bill and to make allocations to\npublic agencies. However, no authority is provided to the Board\nsince the grants are made by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.\nFurther, the bill Goes not provide guidelines for standards or give\nthe Board the authority to reject applications on the basis of\nstandards.\nThe bill also provides that the net proceeds for local agency charges\nfor the facilities shall be transferred to a fund and continuously\nappropriated to the fund. This language is so unclear as to imply\na continuous liability on the part of the state to fund any deficits\nin the fund.\nThis bill would also expand the current state policy of funding child\ncare Incilities on the basis of an hourly rate per child to one\nwhich includes funding for construction, leasing, renting, expanding,\npurchasing, or renovating of the facilities. I believe this to be\nan inappropriate function of state government.\n-3-\n#573\nAB 4200 - Lanterman\nAllows the criminally insane and persons who by reason\nof mental defects are predisposed to the commission of\nsexual offenses to such a degree that they are danger-\nous to the health and safety of others to be treated\non an outpatient basis. The bill provides that each\ncounty Short-Doyle plan may include outpatient treat-\nment services for the criminally insane and mentally\ndisordered sex offenders. It requires the State\nDepartment of Health to treat all Penal Code Commit-\nments and mentally disordered sex offenders who do\nnot require a secure treatment setting as near the\npatient's community as possible. The bill allows the\nDepartment of Corrections and the Youth Authority to\nprovide time off with pay to security and treatment\npersonnel who take courses on psychiatric management.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON This bill establishes an outpatient procedure for criminal defen-\nFOR\ndants committed to state hospitals pursuant to provisions of the\nVETO:\nPenal Code.\nThe fatal defect in this bill is that it fails to provide notice\nto district attorneys so that they can appear in court to contest\nthe release of prospective outpatients. In addition, the bill\ndoes not provide a procedure so that a district attorney may obtain\na court order returning a criminal defendant to custody if his\nbehavior indicates he is in need of additional secure treatment\nor confinement.\nThe district attorneys and peace officers of this state have\nvolunteered to meet with the author of this legislation so that\nan acceptable bill can be enacted early next year.\nAB\n4245 - Sieroty\nRequires delivery by the prosecuting attorney to\nthe defendant or his counsel of all discoverable\npolice, arrest and crime reports. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nCurrently, the prosecuting attorney may turn over arrest reports\nFOR\nto the defense counsel upon request or he may be compelled to\nVETO:\nturn over such documents pursuant to a discovery motion. This\nbill would create an absolute duty on the part of the district\nattorney to turn over police reports, arrest reports, and crime\nreports regardless of their contents. The district attorney may\nrefuse to turn over such documents if there is a fear that the\nreport contains confidential information which might jeopardize\nthe safety of a witness or the victim. Currently, the court\ndecides what information must be held in confidence, and what\ninformation may be released. This bill would delete necessary\nreview by the court and would make all documents discoverable.\nI agree with the California Peace Officers Association that\nthis change in current statutes could be detrimental to our\nsystem of justice.\nAB Berman\nAdds provisions of the Labor Code relating to the\nUninsured Employers' Fund. It appropriates $1, 000, 000\nfrom the General Fund to the Uninsured Employers' Fund.\nThe bill takes effect immediately.\nREASON The Uninsured Employers' Fund was created by Chapter 1598, Statutes\nF\nof 1971, for the purpose of making payment of workmen's compensation\nVETO:\nbenefits to employees whose employers are uninsured and failed to\nmake benefit payments required under the Labor Code. The Legisla-\nture passed and I signed the Uninsured Employers' Fund into law\nwith the understanding and assurance that it would be entirely\nself-supporting from recoveries of awards from uninsured employers\nthrough civil action, plus a penalty equivalent to a year's pre-\nmium cost for workmen's compensation insurance.\nI find no reason to provide General Fund support at this time. The\n1974-75 budget contains additional positions to monitor new employers\nfor workmen's compensation coverage. This should help to reduce\nthe number of claims by materially reducing the number of uninsured\nemployers.\n#573\nAB 4299 - Wilson\nProvides that safety members under the County Employ-\nces Retirement Law of 1937 who receive credit for\nprior public service, theprincipal duties of which\nconsisted of active service in the armed service of the\nUnited States during war or national emergency, shall\nhave pension or retirement allowance for such service\ncalculated on same basis as calculation of the retire-\nment allowance such member would receive pursuant\nto one-fiftieth formula. It provides that a safety\nmember who entered service as a peace officer prior to\nestablishment of safety provisions shall be considered\na safety member from initial hiring date for purposes\nof such one-fiftieth formula provision. The bill\nbecomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nCurrent law already permits counties to extend credit for\nFOR VETO:\nmilitary service to its employees for retirement purposes.\nThis bill would mandate that counties provide this credit\nfor certain local safety members.\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the County Super-\nvisors' Association which feels, and I agree, that approval\nof this measure could create inequities by denying the\nsame benefits to miscellaneous members who may have under-\ngone perilous military service.\nAB 4313 - Waxman\nProvides funding for one or more pilot projects to\ndevelop methods for testing related to hearing defects\nof infants at birth. The changes made by this bill\nbecome effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would authorize the Department of Health to establish\nFOR VETO: one or more pilot project to develop methods for testing infants\nat birth to determine if they have hearing defects.\nWhile I recognize the need for such testing, I believe that\nthis bill is not necessary at this time. There are current\nprojects at recognized, established medical research facilities,\nfunded by federal and private sources which are developing\nmethods for hearing testing and followup of infants at risk of\na hearing loss. Therefore, there appears to be adequate resources\nalready directed toward this problem.\nAB 4325 - Knox\nRevises definition of \"contiguous\" with respect to\nprovisions relating to annexation of territory by a\ncity.\nSpecifies after money for the support of a local\nagency formation commission has beenappropriated by\na board of supervisors proppsed expenditures by local\nagency formation commission are not subject to prior\nreview of board of supervisors or any county adminis-\ntrative officers. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON This bill would prohibit the board of supervisors from requiring that\nFOR\nthe local agency formation commission get prior approval from the\nVETO: board before an expenditure is made. I cannot, as a matter of public\npolicy, support this concept. It is the county board of supervisors\nwho are responsible to the people for setting the tax rate and\nestablishing the county budget, and to specifically prohibit the\nboard from seeking justification of the local agency formation commis-\nsion expenses is inconsistent with the best interests of the local\nelectorate.\nFurthermore, the board of supervisors already have the discretion\nunder existing law not to require prior approval of the local agency\nformation commission's expenditures. I feel it would be inappropriate\nfor the State to mandate that the board relinquish such discretionary\nauthority in a matter that is clearly a local concern.\n-5-\n#573\n4332 @ Keene\nDeletes the provision authorizing the Trustees of\nthe California State University and Colleges to fix\nfees for voluntary membership in student body organi-\nsations, and revises provisions re fixing such fees\nin accordance with a 2/3 vote of the students.\nProvides for student referendum, initiated by petition\non question of either: (1) eliminating the student\norganisation, (2) reducing the membership fee, or\n(3) increasing the membership fee, such proposal to\nbe adopted upon 2/3 vote of students voting thereon.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the Trustees of the California\nFOR\nState University and Colleges. The Trustees assert, and I concur,\nJETO:\nthat the immediate effect of this bill would be to create instabilities\nin the continuation of programs that work to the educational and\nsocial benefits of large numbers of students. Support for such\nprograms as forensics, drama and athletics, which are important\nextracurricular activities for many students, would be unpredictable.\nAN 4336--Keene\nRevises provisions relating to the termination of tenancies\nin mobilehome parks covering mobilehomes required to\nbe moved under permit. The bill permits a. temant to\nrequest and receive a written lease containing specified\ninformation. The bill also authorizes the Department of\nHousing and Community Development to suspend or revoke\npark permits pursuant to specified provisions of law for\nrepeated violations. The changes made by this bill become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would, among other things, give the Department of Housing and\nFOR\nCommunity Development responsibility to enforce provisions of the\nVETO:\nlandlord-tenant law relating to mobilehome parks.\nAt present, the landlord-tenant law is enforced where necessary by court\naction. I am reluctant to insert a state agency into a specialized area\nof landlord-tenant law as a quasi-judicial referee.\nFurther, the penalty provision under which the department would be\nexpected to enforce the bill is unworkable. Authority is given only to\nsuspend or revoke a mobilehome park's operating permit for violations.\nThis means all tenants would be required to vacate the park, an expensive\nand traumatic remedy which is surely worse than most violations for the\ntenants as well as for an erring landlord. In addition, the bill makes no\nprovision for the potentially high cost of enforcing it.\nAB 4442 (Keene)\nAppropriates from the Federal Revenue Sharing Fund\n$48,000 to the Department of Food and Agriculture, in\naugmentation of the 1974-75 support budget of such\ndepartment, which shall be allocated for designated\nagricultural research programs.\nRequires that the money appropriated by this act be\nmatched for each such program from amounts which may\nbe available from other sources.\nRE\nON\nThis bill would appropriate $48,000 from the Federal Revenue\nFOR\nSharing Fund to the Department of Food and Agriculture for\nVETO:\ngrape crop surveying, almond yield forecasting and walnut\nyield forecasting.\nI do not question the need for these programs. I do, however,\nquestion the use of federal revenue sharing funds for these\npurposes. Revenue sharing funds have been reserved for\neducation financing or income tax rebates. Approval of this\nmeasure would encourage piecemeal expenditures from this fund.\n-6-\n#573\nAB 4486 - Waxman\nRequires Board of Medical Examiners toparmit any\nperson to take physician's and surgeon's examination\nwho meets specified requirements, notwithstanding\ncertain existing premedical and medical training\nrequirements. Requires the board to permit any per-\nson, meeting specified requirements, to take the oral\nexamination for a physician's and surgeon's certifi-\ncate based on a foreign certificate which was issued\nfive or more years from date of filing notwithstand-\ning certain other requirements and requires the board\nto issue a reciprocity certificate to such person who\nsuccessfully passes such examination. Requires the\nboard to issue at physician's/surgeon's certificate\nto anyone meeting specified requirements.\nThe bill becomes effective immediately.\nEASON Variously, as to particular individuals, it would permit qualifica-\n)R\ntion on the basis of an oral rather than a written examination, excuse\nETO:\ncompliance with a requirement of graduation from an approved school\nand a requirement of hospital training in the United States and\nrecognize examinations in another state and another country which\nhave not been shown to be equivalent to the examination required in\nCalifornia.\nI am advised by the Board that in its judgment the qualifications\nthe bill prescribes are not sufficient to assure protection of the\nCalifornia public.\nGOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN TODAY ALSO SIGNED THE FOLLOWING BILLS:\nAB 27 - Vasconcellos\nAuthorizes, until January 1, 1976, the governing board\nChapter\n1508\nof any school district, including community college\ndistricts, to initiate and carry on any educational\nprogram, as defined, which is not in conflict with\nthe law or purposes for which school districts are\nestablished.\nThe bill authorizes, on and after January 1, 1976, the\ngoverning board of any school district, including\ncommunity college districts, to initiate and carry on\nany program, activity, or otherwise act in any manner\nwhich is not in conflict with or inconsistent with,\nor preempted by, any law or in conflict with the\npurposes for which school districts are established.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective January 0\n1975.\nAB 3114--Lewis\nRequires the State Department of Health to contract with an\nChapter 1517\nindependent agency by October 1, 1974, to make a study of\nthe Crippled Children Services Program. The bill takes\neffect immediately.\nAB 3401 - Priolo\nResppropriates $27,850,000 from the Bagley Conser vatic\nChapter 1521\nFund for land acquisition and development and plan-\nning for the state park system. The bill authorizes\nan exchange of specific parcels of land at El\nPresidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park.\nThe bill becomes effective immediately.\nAB 3438 (Z'berg)\nAmends and supplements the Budget Act of 1974 to\nChapter\n1522\nappropriate $41,119,064 payable from the State Beach,\nPark, Recreational, and Historical Facilities Fund\nof 1974 to the Department of Parks and Recreation\nfor grants to counties, cities, or cities and\ncounties for specified projects. The bill provides\nthat none of these funds shall be available for\nexpenditure unless and until such projects have been\nsubmitted to, and reviewed and approved by. the\nSecretary of the Resources Agency pursuant to\nspecified provisions of law.\nAB 3477 (Badham)\nMakes a $7.6 million appropriation from the General\nChapter 1523\nFund to the Department of Parks and Recreation for\nthe acquisition of lands located between Newport\nBeach and Laguna Beach for the State Park System.\nThe bill appropriates $7.6 million from the 1974\nPark Bond Fund to reimburse the General Fund.\n#573\nAB 3854 - Burton\nRequires each school district having an average daily\nChapter\n1527\nattendance of 8,000 or more and each county superin-\ntendent of schools with respect to minors residing in\ndistricts of less than 8,001 a.d.a., to provide for\nthe education, in special classes and programs, of\npupils diagnosed as being autistic. The bill directs\nthe Superintendent of Public Instructionnto annually\napportion to school districts and county superintendent\namounts up to $3,000 for grades K-8, $2,815 for grades\n9-12, and $2,745 for community college grades per\nautistic pupil in attendance upon special classes or\nprograms.\nThe bill also appropriates $50,000 from the General\nFund to Superintendent of Public Instruction for\nexpenditure during 1975-76 fiscal year for supervisory\nand consultative services in developing special\neducation programs for autistic pupils. The changes\nmade by this bill become effective Januarv 1. 1975.\nAB 3970 - Montoya\nEstablishes saparate eligibility provisions under\nChapter\n1531\nMedi-Cal for patients needing dialysis and related\nservices where such patients have a net worth, as\ndefined, above the Medi-Cal eligibility levels.\nRequires such persons to first utilize their prior\nlegal and contractual entitlements to dialysis\ntreatment and provides for liability of such patients\nto pay a fixed percentage of the cost of dialysis\nand related services where their net worth reaches\nspeuified levels. The bill becomes effective\nimmediately.\nAB 4040 (Lanterman)\nCreates pilot project to implement the Master Plan for\nChapter\n1532\nSpecial Education (MPSE) in as limited number of\ndistricts and counties during 1975-76, 1976-77 and\n1977-78.\nCreates pilot program for providing educational serv-\nices for individuals with exceptional needs, as defined\nRequires the State Board of Education to establish a\nCalifornia Master Plan for Special Education. Requires\nSuperintendent of Public Instruction to administer the\nprogram.\nRequires expenditure of $24,000,000 from the State\nSchool Fund for the 1975-76 fiscal year for the pur-\nposes of this act.\nAppropriates $300,000 for the 1974-75 fiscal year and\n$10,000,000 for the 1975-76 fiscal year, from General\nFund to the State School Fund for purposes of this act\nand appropriates $150,000 for the 1974-75 fiscal year\nand $300,000 for the 1975-76 fiscal year from General\nFund to Department of Education.\nAB 4134 (McCarthy) 1533\nRequires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to\nChapter\nestablish criteria for the allocation of funds for\nthe establishment of migrant child care centers. The\nbill requires that program for infants be established\nin one of such centers.\nThe bill also appropriates $200,000 to the Department\nof Education for development and operation of migrant\nchild care centers.\nB 1860 - Behr\nAuthorizes the Superintendent of Bublic Instruction,\nChapter 1504\nwith funds appropriated for such purposes, to enter\ninto agreements with school districts or County\nSuperintendents of Schools for high school programs\nregarding the care and development of infants, and\nthe training of students in the role of parents. The\nbill appropriates $600,000 from the General Fund to\nthe Superintendent of Public Instruction for programs\nfor the 1975-76 fiscal year. The changes made by\nthis bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nSB 2265 (Moscone)\nRequires the Director of Health to establish a program\nChapter\n1507\nfor the medical care of persons with hemophilia. The\nbill appropriates $2,000,000 to the Department of\nHealth for carrying out the program.\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD\nAGAN\nRELEA\n00\nImmediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n574\nSB 145 (Nejedly)\nEnacts provisions for partisan candidates' statements\nof qualifications. Makes related changes.\nAppropriates from the General Fund three hundred\neighty-two thousand dollars ($382,000), or so much\nthereof as may be necessary, for the reimbursement\nof counties for the specified expenses required by\nthis act.\nEACON\nThis bill would provide for inclusion in the ballot pamphlet of\nE\na statement of qualifications prepared by each candidate for\nVETO\npartisan office and approved by the Secretary of State. The\nbill would impose a fee on each candidate for the printing and\ndistribution of his statement of qualifications, but also\nappropriates $382,000 to offset county costs where fees collected\nare insufficient to fund the costs of program implementation.\nI believe there is great potential for abuse in allowing a partisan\nSecretary of State to become involved in approving and distribu-\nting of campaign materials of other candidates. I object not\nonly to the intrusion of government in the formulations and\ndistribution of partisan campaign literature, but also to the\nfact that the program which this bill would implement would\ninitiate a state program to subsidize partisan election campaigns.\nSB 148 (Moscone)\nTransfers all powers, duties, responsibilities, and\njurisdiction of the Commission of Housing and Commu-\nnity Development and Department of Housing and Commu-\nnity Development Department and the California Housing\nand Community Development Commission which the act\ncreates.\nAuthorizes the California Housing and Community Devel-\nopment Department, among other things, to purchase, or\nmake commitments to purchase, securities and mortgage\nloans, the proceeds of which are utilized for the\npurpose of financing housing for occupancy by persons\nand families of low and moderate income.\nPermits the department to make grants to nonprofit\ncorporations for specified expenses of planning, con-\nstructing, and operating developments under assisted\nmortgage financing programs.\nREASON\nThis bill would authorize the issuance of $100 million of revenue\nFOR\nbonds to finance housing for low and moderate income persons.\nVETO\nSuch issuance comes in a time of high interest rates and when\nthe demand for capital is at record levels, and would contribute\nto the present inflationary spiral.\nSB 148 would also permit the state to make direct grants to\nnonprofit corporations for expenses incurred in the planning,\nconstructing, or operating of housing developments. I believe\nit is inappropriate for the state to become involved in such\na program of direct grants for housing.\nProvisions of the bill would prohibit construction loans unless\nthe housing development is aided by a subsidy. By restricting\nconstruction loans, which is the implied effect of these pro-\nvisions in the bill, they will prevent a needed reduction in\nthe cost of housing, since low-interost construction loans\ncould save the consumer of housing substantial sums in interest.\nThe bill would require the newly created Housing and Community\nDevelopment Department to encourage housing corporations, non-\nprofit corporations, and limited dividend housing corporations\nengaged in the construction or rehabilitation of homes to\nutilize the labor of prospective individual purchasers in the\nconstruction or rehabilitation of housing units. The value of\nsuch labor is to be used to reduce the cost of the housing units.\nThis provision, a type of self-holp program, would require a\nsubstantial amount of technical (construction) assistance to\nCont 'd. on next page\nAdd SB 250\nincentives for cost control and open the way\nto imposing excessive costs on the State\nGeneral Fund. To risk such increased costs\nwhich exceed the authorized budget and with\nno parallel responsibility at the county\nlevel is unwarranted.\nSB 148\nREASON FOR\nVETO\nbe provided by the Department to prospective buyers. For example,\nCONT\"D.\nthe cost of such technical assistance for this type of program\nto the California Rural Housing Corporation is averaging $3, 500\nper home. This would create additional financial responsibilities\nfor the Housing and Community Development Department, yet the\nbill does not contain an appropriation to fund this provision.\nFurthermore, the bill prevents the sale of these bonds by the\nState Treasurer by granting such authority to the Department,\nthereby requiring the Treasurer to compete with another depart-\nment in marketing of bonds.\nSB 210 - Deukmejian\nCreates a 14 member California Commission for the Study\nof Capital Punishment with five-year existence commencing\nMarch 1, 1975, to study and report findings and recommendations\nto the Legislature concerning questions relating to imposition\nof capital punishment. The bill appropriates $100, 000 from\nthe General Fund to the California Commission for the Study\nof Capital Punishment for the purpose of carrying out the\nduties of the commission.\nI seriously question the need for a costly commission to\nREASON\nstudy the death penalty over a five year period. The\nFOR\nOffice of Criminal Justice Planning Standards and Goals\nVETO\nProject will, over the next two years, determine areas of\nneeded study. I believe the provisions of this measure\nshould be recognized for study.\nSB 250--Nejedly\nRequires the state to pay for in-home supportive services\nfrom the state share of federal social service funds for the\nfiscal year 1974-75. The bill revises formula for\ndistribution of the amount received from the federal government\nfor administration of services so that the counties receive\n$123, 600, 000 or 51 percent, whichever is less, of the federal\nservice funds, rather than at least 66 percent of the federal\nservice funds for the fiscal yaar 1974-75, requires the state\nto allocate to the counties under certain circumstances and\nadditional $3,708,000 for social services for the fiscal year\n1974-75, and provides for the utilization of the counties and\nstate unused service funds. It also establishes a Social Service\nTask Force to study and report by April 1, 1976, recommendation\nconcerning the social services delivery system. The changes\nmade by this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nFOR\nEASON appropriations. necessary for all parties concerned to exercise\nFederal and state It funds is in the social services program are closed-end\nETO\nrestraints to hold costs within budgeted funds. This legislation\nwould change the present state and county allocation and sharing\nmethods and provide the potential for open- end state funds for the\nin-home supportive the services. Removing counties from any participa-\ntion in costs of in-home supportive service; would remove important\nSB 546 - Alquist\nRequires each county included within the say ALUE\nAir Pollution Control District to appoint, not later\nthan March 1, 1975, to the board of directors thereof\nan additional board mamber for each 250,000 or portion\nthereof, of population above 500,000 as measured by th\nthe last federal decennial census, in that portion of\nthe county included within the district; and prescribe\nappointment procedure for such members.\nSpecifies that the additional board members that may\nbe appointed by a board of supervisors may be members\nof a county or city governing body and, if not a\nmember of the board of supervisors, shall serve for\nterms of 2 years. Increases from $1,200 to $1,800\nthe compensation of the board members may receive\nannually. Authorises the board members to receive\ncompensation for attending committee meetings of the\nboard. States legislative intent that the district\njoin any multifunctional regional government organi-\nzation having planning, conservation, and develop-\nmental responsibilities.\n-2-\n#574\n546 - Alquist\nCont 'd.\nAppropriates $27,000 to the State Controller for\nallocation and disbursement to local agencies for\ncosts incurred by them pursuant to this act.\nEASON\nI believe that this proposal would adversely affect the ability of the San Francisco\nFOR\nBay Area Air Pollution Control District to continue its effective air pollution\nETO:\ncontrol programs.\nSenate Bill 546 would make the board composition and membership a function\nof population which would have the effect of distributing decision-making powers\nunevenly throughout the area by tending to place that authority with the areas\nof largest population, which in this instance are also the areas of largest\npollution contribution. The net effect would be to establish a potential for\nself-serving regulatory interests at the expense of the less populated areas.\nFurther, and of even more basic importance, is the fact that, in environmental\nsituations as well as legal, the principles of equity must be followed.\nThe fact that the State would be required to augment local government budgets in\nthe amount of $27, 000 to defray expenses and per diem for board members who\nby virtue of their positions in their communities are already receiving compensation\nis not in the best interest of all the people of the state.\nFinally, requiring the San Francisco Bay Area Air Pollution Control District to\nmerge with any multifunctional regional government organization imposes a\nrestriction of freedom of action on this board not required of similar boards in\nother partsof the state.\nSB 512 Dills\nProvides specified nonindustrial disability retirement\npensions for local miscellaneous and local safety members\nbased upon amount of credited service if contracting agency\nelects to be subject to provision. The changes made by\nthis bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nor\nN\nThis bill would single out local members and make them eligible\nFOR\nfor an increased nonindustrial disability allowance. This is an\nVETO :\nunwarranted departure from the present policy of uniform disability\nbenefits. All employees are subject to the same kinds of risks\nof being injured in their off-work hours, so they should all\nhave the same disability retirement benefits.\nSB 614 - Moscone\nIncludes dental care benefits plans for state employ-\nees in Meyers-Geddes State Employees' Medical and\nHospital Care Act.\nThe bill appropriates $8,025,000 from the General\nFund during the 1974-75 fiscal year to the Department\nof Finance for allocation to state agencies for pay-\nment of employer contributions. The bill becomes\neffective on January 1, 1975.\nI find it necessary to veto this legislation, not because\nREASON\nof the appropriateness of dental insurance for state employ-\nFOR\nees, but because of the estimated state cost of $16 million.\nVETO:\nThe total compensation concept initiated by my Administra-\ntion has already allocated funds to recognize the benefit\nlag. Provisions for additional benefits to state employees\nshould be handled through the annual Total Equivalent Compen-\nsation process. Future annual total equivalent compensation\nstudies will need to consider dental insurance along with\nother desired benefits.\nSB 638 - Moscone\nProvides for salary increases for court reporters in\nFresno, Merced, Napa, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara,\nSonoma and Stanislaus Counties, The bill takes\neffect immediately.\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the County Supervisors\nREASON\nAssociation. The Association objects to the bill because it does\nFOR\nnot include any provision for the disclosure of income by court\nVETO:\nreporters. Similar language was added to other bills affecting\ncourt reporters salaries in other counties. The amendment was\nrejected in the case of this bill.\nI am fully aware that the affected counties support this bill.\nHowever, the need for income disclosure outweighs this support.\n#574\nSB 847 (Marler)\nWould delete the $73 maximum limit on excess trans-\nportation costs and would extend the State's\nliability for excess special education transpor-\ntation costs to 75 percent of the first 873 in excess\nof $389 and 50 percent of any expense in excess of\n$462. The bill also increases the derivation formula\nfor the Special Education Transportation allowance\nby $0.30.\nREASON\nWhile 1 have in the past approved legislation increasing\nstate funding for this purpose and would support an\nFOR\nadditional increase, I cannot approve any measure which\nVETO:\nwould delete the ceiling on state reimbursements. Such\nopen-ended appropriations deter periodic program review\nand preclude the proper review of program funding within\nthe context of competing budgetary priorities.\nSB 875 - Alquist\nPrecludes counties operating under the County Employee S\nRetirement Law of 1937 from denying nonservice connected\ndisability retirement benefits solely because of the\nintemperate use of alcoholic liquor. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nJ. am vetoing this bill at the request of the County Super-\nREASO\nvisors Association of California who feel that although\nF\nthe working atmosphere may or may not aggravate a personal\nVETO:\ndrinking problem, it is not possible to support the point\nof view that alcoholic addiction is a direct result of\nemployment conditions.\nFurther, both the County Employees' Retirement Law and\nthe Public Employees' Retirement System currently contain\nthis prohibition. These provisions were originally\nestablished for good and sufficient reasons, and I have\nseen no showing of fact to support their elimination at\nthis time. In my opinion, the reasons to support the\npresent prohibitions are as sound now as when they were\noriginally established.\nSB 886 - Dills\nIncreases survivors' benefits for specified members\nof retirement systems established pursuant to the\nCounty Employees Retirement Law of 1937 from 60% to\n75% of the amount to which the member would have been\nentitled had he retired in those counties in which\nthe board of supervisors so provide. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would increase survivors' benefits for specified\nFOR\nmembers of retirement systems established pursuant to the County\nVETO:\nEmployees Retirement Law of 1937, from 60% to 75% of the amount\nto which the memberwould have been entitled had he retired in\nthose counties in which the board of supervisors SO provide.\nCurrent law provides a one-half continuance to members in safety-\ntype categories and to miscellaneous members of local agencies\nwhich contract for the coverage.\nTo approve this increase in benefits would result in a further\nincrease of the present disparity between the Public Employees'\nRetirement System and the Retirement systems operating under\nthe County Employment Retirement Law of 1937.\nI find no demonstrated need for this change in benefits at\nthis time.\nSB 940 (Grunsky)\nThe bill increases the improvement factor for post\nretirement allowance from two to three percent for\nretirants of the State Teachers' Retirement System.\nREASON FOR\nIt is neither fair nor proper that all terpoyers should\nVETO:\npay for this benefit through the use of General Fund\nmonies.\n- 4 -\n#574\nSB 1086 (Nejedly)\nRequires Adult Authority to meet during prisoner's\n8th month of incarceration for the purposes of\nconsidering the setting of a parole date.\nRequires a written statement setting forth condition\nof prison term or reasons for not setting term must\nbe given to prisoners within 10 days of hearing.\nRequires a psychiatric report every three months.\nEASON\nSenate Bill 1086 would require many unproductive parole\nFC\nconsideration hearings. For example, I see no useful purposes\nin convicted murderers being considered for parole after\neight months in prison and each year thereafter.\nStenographic recording of parole consideration hearings would\nbe costly and serve little useful purpose. Requiring a\npsychiatric report each three months when an inmate is psychotic\nor emotionally unbalanced would be unproductive and poor use\nof psychiatric personnel.\nIt is estimated that the cost to the taxpayer for these non-\nproductive services would be more than $2,350,000.\nSB 1198 (Mills)\nCreates the California Environmental Improvement\nAuthority and prescribes its composition and functions.\nRequires the authority to administer the California\nEnvironmental Improvement Program, as specified, for\nthe purpose of giving financial assistance, as\nprescribed, to public agency and private entity\nenvironmental improvement activities.\nCreates the California Environmental Improvement\nFund and transfers $40,000,000 to such fund from\nthe Federal Revenue Sharing Fund for expenditure\nwhen appropriated for purposes of the act.\nREASON\nSB 1198 adds another governmental layer to study and fund programs relating\nFOR\nto environmental matters. The stated purposes of this measure simply\nVETO:\nreflect major program objectives of existing governmental agencies. Some\nof the bill's objectives, for example, are directed toward abatement of air\npollution, the development of conservation education, the acquisition and\nprotection of land for preserving the habitat of rare or endangered species,\nthe restoration of fishery resources, etc. It is obvious that establishing this\nAuthority to study these types of problems represents a substantial duplication\nof effort. By granting the Authority these powers, cumbersome and overlapping\nadministrative authority would be developed.\nThe composition of the Authority would include eight top state officials who\nare, hard pressed to meet their present obligations. Giving them one more\nmajor role will only detract from their present duties and capacity for\naccomplishing them.\nSB 1211 - Moscone\nAdds a new chapter to the Code of Civil Procedure\nentitled \"Judicial Arbitration\" requiring the Judicial\nCouncil to provide by rule for a uniform system of\narbitration of specified causes in superior courts.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON\nMy principal objection to the bill is that the legislature\nFOR\nfailed to provide either the substance or procedure for such\nVETO:\na system; instead, the responsibility for that was assigned\nto the Judicial Council.\nI believe that mandatory judicial arbitration is such a major\nchange that it necessitates a legislative process wherein\nelected representatives are required to hear and be sensitive\nto the needs of the public, the legal and the judicial\nconstituencies.\n#574\nSB 1290 (Dymally)\nEstablishes a statewide children's health care program.\nIt requires the State Department of Health to obtain\nemergency care, pre-admission screening, followup\nor any other medical care which is found to be needed\nby the diagnosis of a practitioner for all medically\nneedy children in child development programs and to\nenter into prepaid health care contracts for emergency\ncare, pre-admission screening and followup. The bill\nrequires the Department to review the quality of\ncare provided under such prepaid contracts. It also\nrequires the departmento identify medically needy\nchildren with unmet medical or dental problems and to\ncontract to purchase care for them.\nThe bill makes no appropriation but authorizes the\nexpenditure of up to $6,000,000 of federal funds if\nthey are available.\nSB 1290 seeks to establish services already available under Medi-screen and the\nEASON\nCalifornia Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal). The state has a category\nFOR\n/ETO\nof \"medically needy\" and all children who fit that definition are currently eligible.\nImplementation of the bill is dependent upon federal funds if available. It does\nnot appear that federal funds from Public Law 93-222, which is specifically\nmentioned, can be used for the purposes of this bill. The intent of PL 93-222\nis to provide grants and loan guarantees to public or nonprofit, private entities,\nfor planning and the initial expenses of e stablishing new health maintenance\norganizations. There is no obligation to pass this money through the state nor\ncan the money be used for services in existing plans.\nSB 1420 Dymally\nTransfers, only until January 1, 1976, jurisdiction of the\nMuseum of Science and Industry from the Department of\nCommerce to the Department of Food and A griculture.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nREASON Transferring the jurisdiction of the Museum of Science and Industry to\nFOR the Department of Agriculture while the issue of organizational placement\n/ETO: is being studied and then returning it to the Department of Commerce\nif subsequent legislative action is not taken would be disruptive to\nthe operation of the Museum and would accomplish nothing.\nOrganizational changes such as this one are normally studied by the\nExecutive Branch of government and proposed to the Legislature for\nconcurrence. If there are problems with the present approach or if there\nis another department more suited to the function of the Museum, then\nthose arguments should be studied by the new administration and recom-\nmendations submitted to the Legislature through regular reorganizational\nprocedures.\nSB 1485--Gregorio\nRevises provisions of law relating to minors with respect\nto freeing from parental custody and control, voluntarily\nplacement for foster home care, and declaration of status\nas dependent child of court. The bill provides for family\nreunification services to minors and their parents when a\nminor is placed in foster care either voluntarily or as a\nresult of being adjudged dependent child of court. The bill\nappropriates $25, 000, 000 for purposes of act. The changes\nmade by this bill become effective July 1, 1975.\nREASON\nUnder the provisions of this bill, family reunification service would\nFOR\nbe furnished tc every family regardless of family income and could\nVETO:\ncover almost any conceivable service or assistance.\nWhile the bill identifics problem areas brought to light by various\nstudies involving child abuse, foster care, custodial relinguish-\nment and related areas, I find current reallocation of program\nefforts preferable to the mandated redirection and rigidity that\nthis bill would impose. on excmple of administrative action almondy\ntaken is the redirection and augmentation of the adoption pregram\nto focus greater attention on the early relinquishment of children\nand to increase time devoted to the hard-to-place child.\n#574\nSB 1504 (Wedworth)\nMedi-Cal extends the supplemental schedule of\nbenefits to include psychological services, subject\nto utilization controls.\nThis bill would add psychology services to the Medi-Cal Supplemental\nEASON\nSchedule of Benefits, subject to utilization controls.\n'OR\nTO:\nThe bill would permit psychology services to be provided without\nbeing subject to the same program controls that apply to other\ncategories of ancillary services, i.e., speech therapy, chiropractic,\noptometric, etc. Passage of this bill would serve primarily to\nbenefit psychologists without affording Medi-Cal beneficiaries\nany greater availability of health care services. All necessary\npsychology services are available to Medi-Cal program or the\ncounty mental health programs.\nIn addition, this bill would have the effect of overriding the\nprovisions of the Medi-Cal Reform Plan. This plan was enacted to\ncontrol the runaway costs and abuses of the Medi-Cal program.\nSB 1520 (Roberti)\nProvides for creation and functioning of business and\nindustrial development corporations to stimulate\nbusiness prosperity and economic welfare in the state.\nThis bill is unworkable. It relies heavily on capital investment\nREASON\nfrom financial institutions, yet provides no incentive nor other\nFOR\ngood reason for these institutions to make such investments.\nVETO:\nThese corporations are subject to insufficient regulatory author-\nity considering their fiduciary responsibilities. Also, the\nprocedure for organizing such a corporation, is not at all\ncoordinated with general corporate law and is vague as to the\nduties of initial promoters and incorporating procedures.\nSB 1538 - Marler\nProvides that commencing with 1975-76 school year,\ngross State School Fund allocation for apportionments\nto county school service funds for \"other purposes\"\nshall be not less than the amount computed therefor\nfor the 1974-75 school year.\nMakes provision for allocation of dertain additional\namounts to be transferred from General Fund to State\nSchool Fund. The bill becomes effective January 1,\n1975.\nREASON\nI cannot approve this measure which would change the\nFOR\ncurrent concept of state funding which is based on the cost\nVETO:\nof the local district without regard to the number of students.\nSB 1539 (Mills)\nPermits transit agencies to enter into agreements\nwith the Department of Transportation to perform\nwork related to transit projects under certain\nconditions and requires departmental review and\napproval of mass transit guideway project reports.\nREASON\nWhile local transit systems are governed by local agencies or\nFOR\nregional transit districts, mandatory provisions in this bill\nVETO:\nwould require such districts to obtain proposals from the\nDepartment of Transportation in direct competition with private\nenterprise. State coordinating functions may be desirable in\ncertain instances, and it may also be desirable to make current\nexpertise within state government available to benefit local\ntransit efforts. I believe, however, the extent of state\ninvolvement mandated in this bill, coupled with the consequent\nexpansion in the size of state government, would constitute an\nunwarranted intrusion of state authority into local and regional\nmatters.\nSB 1552 (Marks)\nProvides that the evaluative criteria required by\nthe Department of Health for approval of a methadone\nprogram shall not require disclosure to the depart-\nment of the identity of patients or records containing\nidentifying information except under specified\nconditions.\n#574\nMethadone is a dangerous narcotic drug capable of producing physical\n1552addiction, psychological dependence, painful withdrawal symptoms, con-\nvulsions and death. Therefore, both federal and state laws require\nASON that its use be subject to careful, continuous review and control.\nFOR\nRoutine random sample review of patient charts generally does not\nETO:\nnecessitate that any personal identifier other than code or case\nnumber be attached to the clinical record. However, in any case\nwhere further information is needed to verify that legal or regula-\ntory requirements are being met the original unaltered record is\nnecessary. Both federal regulations and state law prohibit the\ntransmission of a name so obtained, to law enforcement officials or\nanyone else in any report. This rule must be observed absolutely by\nevery one of the inspectors or the inspector himself is guilty of\na defined criminal act.\nFederal agencies also monitor California methadone programs and by\nfederal regulations require access to complete records. By contract,\nstate methadone staff will be monitoring programs for the federal\ngovernment as well as for Department of Health purposes. Non-conform-\nity with federal regulations would jeopardize federal funding and/or\nfederal approval of methadone programs.\n1556 REASON FOR VETO: This bill would create a full-time Air Quality Control\niddle\nBoard, specify rigid and inflexible membership qualifications along with\nterms and salaries of members, to replace the Air Resources Board. I do\nnot believe the present board is deficient in the performance of its\nduties, nor do I believe the additional expense which the state would\nincur in support of a full-time board is either necessary or desirable.\nThis bill would create a single regional air pollution control district\nin the six counties comprising the South Coast Air Basin and abolish\nthe districts which now exist in each county. Five of the six affected\ncounties---the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, San\nBernardino, and Ventura---and the entire County Supervisors Association\nobject to this feature of the bill.\nThe bill also mandates that the district meet federal standards\nacknowledged to be unreasonable and unworkable. I do not believe that\nthe state should mandate this new district upon local government. If\na new district is to be formed, it should have broad support from\nthose who will be most affected. Present law already provides for\nthis action should the local jurisdictions desire it.\nSB 1592 - Dills\nRevises maximum basic amount to be transferred annually\nfrom General Fund to Section A of State School Fund\nfrom $393.42 per applicable unit of a.d.a. to $406.29.\nRevises maximum basic amount to be transferred annual-\nly from General Fund to Section B of State School\nFund from $481.89 per applicable unit of a.d.a. to\n$493. Revises amounts to be expended for basic aid\nand equalization aid in each fiscal year. Increases\nfoundation programs for all grade levels by $15 per\nunit of a.d.a. to meet increased costs of school\noperations resulting from inflation. Pmvides for\nadjustment of minimum allowance for school districts.\nRevises foundationpprogram schedule for community\ncollege districts and necessary small community\ncolleges. Increases foundation program for adults\nin high school and community colleges. Specified\nmethod of computing maximum revenue limit which\nelectors of school districts, other than community\ncollege districts, may choose. Increases revenue\nlimits for 1974-75 fiscal year by amounts equal to\nadditional amounts apportioned because of foundation\nprogram increases and increases in minimum allowances.\nAppropriates $5,564,229 for inflation adjustment for\nspecified programs in 1974-75 fiscal year. The bill\nbecomes effective January 1, 1975.\n- 8 -\n#574\nB 1592\nEASON\nAlthough inflation has affected school costs, the effect of inflation\nFOR\non our schools is no greater than that on all other segments of society.\nETO :\nThe massive increases of new state monies made available for education\nin the last two years have provided average yearly increases that\noutdistance the average percentage increase in inflation during the\nsame period.\nThis bill is further flawed by provisions that allow the \"high wealth\"\nschool districts to receive new state apportionments that appear\nunneeded and unwarranted.\nSB 1659 - Gregorio\nEnacts the California Urban Housing Rehabilitation\nand Mortgage Financing Act of 1974. Appropriates\n$5,000,000 to the Housing Rehabilitation Insurance\nFund. The changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would occasion a shift in risk from the private to\nFOR\nthe public sector. Stimulating private lending institutions\nVETO:\nto loan money for rehabilitation to high risk areas under the\nprovision that the state, and not the private lending institu-\ntion, would be responsible for assuming the debt obligation,\nrelieves the private institutions of such obligation.\nThe State would be assuming the risk for loans made to borrowers\nin specified high risk areas where individual private lending\ninstitutions have historically refused loans due to such high\nrisk. However, at the present time there is an association of\n27 savings and loan institutions which is making loan money\navailable for rehabilitation in certain high risk areas within\nthe State. This organization operates by creating \"mortgage\npools\". Under such plan a savings and loan would offer to\ninvest in a portion of the \"pool\" rather than assuming the risk\nfor the entire project.\nIn the last 2½ years this organization has provided over $30\nmillion for rehabilitation projects in traditionally high risk\nblighted areas.\nFinally, in that the private sector is collectively assuming\nthe responsibility in these \"high risk areas\", I believe it\ninappropriate to relieve the industry of this obligation to\nthe detriment of the state's taxpayers.\nSB 1666 (Stiern)\nRequires the state to refund to responsible relatives\nof recipients of aid to the aged amounts which were\npaid after October 1, 1971, that represent the state\nshare of aid paid and if available also the federal\nshare and appropriates $6,721,000 from the General\nFund to the Department of Benefit Payments for such\npurpose.\nREASON\nThe strengthening of family ties and the reaffirmation of family\nFOR\nresponsibility was a major goal of the Welfare Reform Act. Those\nVETO:\nwith sufficient means should assist in the support of their needy\nparents.\nThis bill denigrates that obligation to support one's parents which\nhas a legal as well as moral basis. I am aware that recent legis-\nlation has shaken this precept, but it would be weakened almost to\nthe point of nullification if this legislation should be enacted.\nIn addition to its $6.5 million General Fund appropriation, the\nbill requires the maintenance of individual files on each person\nreceiving a refund to ensure continuing compliance. Should the\nperson then fail to comply with his responsibility under the new\nrelative's responsibility scale the state is then placed in the\nabsurd position of seeking to recover the money it has just refunded.\n9 -\n#574\nSB 1700 (Berryhill)\nRequires the State Teachers' Retirement System to\nrecalculate the retirement allowances of certain\nspecified retired members.\nThe bill further provides that survivors of members\nof the stre who have been murdered during the first\nhalf of the 1973-74 school year in the course of\nemployment shall receive a benefit consisting of the\nremainder of the contract compensation when moneys\nare appropriated by the Legislature.\nI find no substantial justification for the State to assume the\nREASON\nfinancial burdens imposed by this bill.\nF\nVETO:\nI have recently signed AB 4525, which permits a local school\ndistrict to pay to a surviving spouse of any employee murdered\nwhile in the course of his employment the amount that the deceased\nwould have received if he had lived to complete the time remaining\nin his contract with the district.\nSB 1721 (Kennick)\nMakes it a misdemeanor to knowingly and willfully\nsolicit and receive a sealed record. Makes it a\nmisdemeanor for an employee of a public entity to\nknowingly furnish a sealed record or information\nobtained therefrom, or to transmit knowledge of the\nfact of the existence of such a sealed record,\nexcept as otherwise provided by law or court order.\nExcepts prosecuting attorneys, as defined, from\nliability for making such disclosure to defendant\nor his attorney in connection with the criminal\nprosecution of the defendant.\nREASON\nThis bill provides an exclusion for prosecutors so that they can\nreveal the contents of a sealed record to the defendant and his\nFOR\ncounsel. However, the bill does not permit employees of the\nVETO:\nDepartment of Justice to disclose to the prosecutor that a particu-\nlar defendant has a sealed record.\nI support that portion of this bill which would prevent the disclo-\nsure of the contents of a sealed record, but I cannot agree that\nthe mere disclosure a person's record has been sealed should be a\ncrime.\nSB 1739 - Song\nRevises the composition of the Contractors' State\nLicense Board by requiring the appointment of a\njourneyman member of a labor organization representing\nthe building trades to fill the first vacancy occurr-\ning after January 1, 1975, in the term of a public\nmember.\nAlthough the bill describes the proposed new labor member as\nREASON\na \"public member\", he would in fact be another representative\nFOR\nfrom within the construction industry. His appointment would,\nVETO:\ntherefore, conflict with the present basic statutory philosophy\nthat the public members of the boards in the Department of\nConsumer Affairs shall not be engaged in pursuits within the\nindustry or profession regulated by their boards.\nIf labor representation is to be added to the Contractors'\nState License Board, it should not be by means which dilute the\nnon-industry point of view the public members are intended to\nrepresent.\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\nWalthall\n- 10 -\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD AGAN\nRELEASE:\nmediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#575\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today announced that he has signed the following bills\nwith reductions indicated:\nAB 459 Lewis\nAppropriates $590,000 for development of Perris Reservoir\nChapter 1489\nand Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area from the\nRecreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund. The\nbill takes effect immediately.\nASON:\nI am reducing the appropriation contained in\nSection 2.6A of Assembly Bill No. 459 from\n$590,000 to $507,000 by reducing Schedule (ex)\nfrom $140,000 to $132,000 and Schedule (hx)\nfrom $450,000 to $375,000.\nThe reduced appropriation is adequate to com-\nplete the construction projects included in\nthis bill.\nSB 907 - Collier\nProvides for the outsblishment of state seashores\nChapter 1484\nwithin the state park system. The bill amerids and\nsupplements the Budget Act of 1974 to appropriate\n$64 million payable from the State Park Bond Act\nof 1974 for acquisition projects and one minor devel-\nopment project. It adds an additional permissible\nclassification called \"state seashores\".\nNumberous acquisition projects are appropriated from\nthe state's portion of the recently passed State park\nbond act. The bill becomes effective immediately.\nREASON:\nI am reducing the appropriation contained in Section 2.8B of\nSenare Bill No. 907 from $64,645,000 to $41,145,000, by\neliminating the following items:\n(q) Santa Monica Mountains, Los Liones\nCanyon Land acquisition\n2,500,000\n(y) Morro Bay, land acquisition\n1,000,000\n(kk) Griffith Park-Santa Monica Mountains\ntrail, land acquisition\n1,000,000\n(11) Griffith Park-Elysian Park-Arroyo Seco\nCorridor, land acquisition\n3,000,000\n(mm) Baldwin Hills Park project, land\nacquisition\n4,000,000\n(nn) Santa Susana Mountain Park, land\nacquisition\n4,000,000\n(oo) Santa Fe Dam Park, development\n4,000,000\n(pp) Castaic Park, development\n4,000,000\nI am deleting items (q) and (y) as the funding for these projects\nwas included in measures I have already approved.\nI am deleting items (kk), (11), (inm), (nn), (oo), and (pp) because\nthe projects involved were not included in the list of proposed projects\nsubmitted to the electorate at the time they voted on the State Beach,\nPark, Recreational, and Historical Facilities Fund of 1974. In\naddition, these projects were not reviewed or approved by the State\nParks and Recreation Commission or the Secretary of the Resources\nAgency.\n-1-\n#575\nSB 2020 - Moscone\nAuthorizes school districts to apply for state and\nChapter 1487\nfederal funds for purposes of furnishing paid, reduced\nprice, or free breakfasts and lunches to pupils.\nProvides that funds allocated to local agencies for\nmeals shall be disbursed on basis of 5 cents for each\nbreakfast served and 5 cents for each lunch served.\nThe bill appropriates $13,600,000 from the General\nFund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for\nallocation and disbursement to local agencies for\nfiscal year 1974-75 to reimburse such agencies for\ncosts incurred pursuant to this act. The bill also\npermits reimbursement for meals served prior to\nJanuary 1, 1975. The changes made by this bill become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nEASON:\nI am reducing the appropriation contained in Section 4 of Senate\nBill No. 2020 from $13,600,000 to $12,500,000.\nI have reduced the appropriation in this bill a total of\n$1,100,000. $340,000 made available to the State Department of\nEducation by the 2½ percent allocation for development, imple-\nmentation, supervision and evaluation in Section 11926 of the\nbill is not necessary. Also, $760,000 provided for disbursement\nto local agencies is not required based upon current estimates.\nThe reduced appropriation will be adequate to implement the pro-\nvisions of this measure.\nAB 1527 (Wood)\nRequires the State Department of Health to adopt rules\nChapter 1492\nand regulations including specified criteria regarding\nadministration of federal requirements for uncompen-\nsated services for persons unable to pay by facilities\nreceiving federal assistance under the California\nHospital Survey and Construction Act. Appropriates\n$159,000 for carrying out such provisions.\nREASON:\nI am reducing the appropriation contained in Section 2 of\nAssembly Bill No. 1527 from $159,000 to $100,000.\nI have been assured that $100,000 will be more than adequate\nto fund the purpose of this act.\nAB 2601 - Thurman\nDeclares that local entities are entitled to reimburse-\nChapter 1494\nment of their costs incurred as a result of the\nNovember 6, 1973, statewide special election and shall\nbe so reimbursed with funds appropriated in Item 56\nof the Budget Act of 1974. The bill becomes effective\nimmediately.\nREASON:\nI am reducing the appropriation contained in Section\n4 of Assembly Bill No. 2601 from $948,358 to $868,358\nby deleting the $80,000 appropriation contained in\nSchedule f).\nThe reduced item of appropriation is already included\nin AB 4505 which I have already approved.\nAB 2817 (Chacon)\nEnacts Bilingual Teacher Corps Program under which\nChapter 1496\nSuperintendent of Public Instruction is directed to\nimplement a program providing an annual $1,500 stipen\nplus necessary expenses, to teacher aides while\npursuing an approved educational program leading to a\nteaching credential.\nAppropriates $11,000,000 for the 1074-75 fiscal year\nto the Department of Education for the Bilingual\nEducation Act of 1972. Provides that not more than\n$500,000 thereof may be used by the department for\nadministration of the Bilingual Education Act of 1972\nAppropriates $4,800,000 for purposes of the Bilingual\nTeachersCorps Program, for expenditure during fiscal\nyears 1974-75 to 1978-79, inclusive.\nREASON:\nI am reducing the appropriations in Section 3 of Assembly\nBill No. 2817 from $15,800,000 to $4,800,000 by deleting\nparagraph (a).\nThe State Bilingual Education Program should not be expanded\nbeyond its current level until such programs have been evaluated\nfor their effectiveness. Also, in the future, districts should\nassume the costs of bilingual education after they have received\n#575\nAB 3407 - Brown\nAppropriates $750,000 from the General Fund to the\nChapter\n1497\nUniversity of California for the support of a program\nof basic and clinical health science education and\nprimary health care delivery research in the field of\npodiatry, to be developed and conducted cooperatively\nby the university and the California College of\nPodiatric Medicine. The changes made by this bill\nbecome effective January 1. 1975.\nEASON:\nI am reducing the appropriation, contained in Section 6\nof Assembly Bill No. 3407 from $750,000 to $541,000.\nI am in support of the basic purposes of this measure.\nHowever, I do not believe the entire amount appropriated\nis proper. Accordingly, I have reduced the amount\nbased upon a capitation allowance comparable to the\nprogram provided under Chapter 1519, Statutes of 1971.\nAB 4151 - L. Greene\nDeletes provisions authorizing the governing board\nChapter\n1499\nof any school district, through the Director of\nCompensatory Education and the State Board of\nEducation, to establish a preservice or in-service\ntraining program for any school in prescribed areas\nof poverty and social tension. It makes extensive\nchanges in the Professional Development and Program\nImprovement Act of 1968 to provide for an expanded\ntraining program for school personnel, including\nadministrators. Appropriates $1.3 million to the\nSuperintendent of Public Instruction for allocation\nto school districts during the 1974-75 school year\nfor professional development centers. The bill\ntakes effect immediately.\nEASON:\nI am reducing the appropriation contained in Section 17 of\nAssembly Bill No. 4151 from $1,300,000 to $650,000.\nThe $650,000 remaining in this bill is enough to provide match-\ning startup funds to 13 districts for in-service programs in\n1974-75.\nI agree with the Legislature that coordinated and consolidated\nin-service teacher training programs are a viable method of\nstrengthening instruction in California's public schools.\nI view this legislation as a necessary first step in more\neffectively coordinating the application of existing resources\nwhich are available for such purposes as teacher in-service\ntraining. These resources include the Educationally Disadvan-\ntaged Youth Program ($32 million), the Early Childhood Education\nProgram ($40 million), the Blementary and Secondary Education\nAct Programs ($136 million), and District funds. In order for\ncoordinated and consolidated in-service teacher training programs\nto have the maximum possible usage in California's public\nschools, they must be supported from a combination of these\nexisting resources.\nI believe that the funds provided by this bill should be\nutilized as \"seed money\" to enable school districts to begin\ncost-effective teacher training programs that can then be\nsupported from these other resources, and that preference should\nbe given to using the funds appropriated by this bill in sup-\nporting projects in school districts with very limited categori-\ncal aid resources. Through appropriate management of these\nresources, I believe we can begin to serve more students more\neffectively and with much less duplication.\nSB 1981 - Nejedly\nEnacts the Nejedly-Ragley-E'berg Suisun Marsh Preser-\nChapter 1486\nvation Act of 1974.\nThe bill appropriates $4,190,000 for the purposes of\nthe act from specified sources to the Department of\nFish and Game, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and\nDevelopment Commission, and the Wildlife Conservation\nBoard in accordance with a specified schedule.\nThe bill becomes effective immediately.\nREASON FOR REDUCTION ON NEXT PAGE\n-3-\n#575\nEASON FOR REDUCTION OF SB 1981:\nI am reducing the appropriation contained in Section 2\nof Senate Bill No. 1981 from $4,190,000 to $190,000\nby deleting the following subparagraphs.\n(c) From the Bagley Conservation Fund,\npursuant to the provisions of Item\n383.5 of the Budget Act of 1975 (Chapter\n375 of the Statutes of 1974), to the\nWildlife Conservation Board\n2,000,000\n(d) From the funds remaining in the Bagley\nConservation Fund after the expenditure\nof those sums actually required to\nimplement the programs funded by Item\n318.2 of the Budget Act of 1972 and by\nItem 350 of the Budget Act of 1973, as\ndetermined by the Director of Finance, to\nthe Wildlife Conservation Board\n2,000,000\nThe funding provided in (c) and (d) is unnecessary as I\nhave already approved other legislation which provides\nfunding for this project.\nGOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN TODAY SIGNED THE FOLLOWING BILLS WITH DELETIONS INDICATED:\nAB 1365 - Quimby\nProvides unemployment insurance coverage to nonteach-\nChapter 1490\ning personnel at state special schools on same basis\nas other state employees.\nThe bill appropriates $25,000 to the Department of\nEducation for purposes of the act.\nThe changes made by the bill become effective on\nJanuary 1. 1975.\nREASON\nI am deleting the $25,000 appropriation con-\ntained in Section 3 of Assembly Bill No. 1365.\nState agencies are self-insured for the purpose\nof unemployment insurance coverage. Therefore,\na special appropriation is unnecessary.\nAB 1413 - Russell\nRequires the Department of Parks and Recreation to\nChapter 1491\nunder take a feasibility and general development study\nfor described lands in Los Angeles County for a state\nreserve for the preservation of the native poppy, and\nto submit its findings and recommendations to the\nLegislature no later than January 1, 1975.\nAppropriates $15,000 from the Bagley Conservation\nFund to the department for such purposes.\nREASON:\nI am deleting the $15,000 appropriation\ncontained in Section 3 of Assembly Bill\nNo. 1413.\nI have been assured that the Department of\nParks and Recreation has sufficient resources\nwithin its existing budget to undertake the\nstudy required by the bill.\nSB 1599 - Carpenter\nRequires the Superintendent of Public Instruction wit\nChapter 1485\nthe approval of the State Board of Education to plan\nand develop a one-semester instructional program re\nconsumer economics for use in schools maintaining\nany of grades 7 through 12. Requires the Superinten-\ndent of Public Instruction to appoint an advisory\ncommittee to facilitate the development of the con-\nsumer economics program. Appropriates $100,000 from\nthe General Fund to Department of Education for the\npurposes of this act. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON FOR DELETION ON NEXT PAGE\nEASON FOR DELETION-SB 1599:\n#575\nI am deleting the $100,000 appropriations contained\nin Section 2 of Senate Bill No. 1599.\nState funds to support a consumer economics instruc-\ntional program do not appear to be necessary because\nthe Department of Education has a significant amount\nof resources dedicated to the consumer economics arcas.\nThese resources can be used to develop the one-semester\ncourse.\nSB 2100 - Deukmejian\nAuthorizes the Department of the Youth Authority to\npter\n1488\nestablish standards for and to share in the cost of\nthe establishment and operation of youth service\nbureaus by any public or private organization and\nappropriates $2,481,000 to the department for such\npurpose. Requires the department to seek advice from\nspecified persons in the development of such standards.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nEASON: I am deleting the $2,481,000 appropriation contained in Section\n4 of Senate Bill No. 2100.\nThis bill will become operative on July 1, 1975. For this reason,\nnecessary funding to support the establishment and operation of\nyouth service bureaus should be included as a part of the normal\nbudgetary process for the 1975-76 fiscal year.\nAB 2260 - Z'berg\nProvides for temporary justice court judgeships to\nChapter 1493\nmeet the criminal caseload necessitated by the\nCalifornia Supreme Court decision in Gordon V. Justice\nCourt. The bill appropriates $810,000 from the\nGeneral Fund for the purposes of the act.\nThe bill becomes operative on January 7. 1975, or\non the date that the decision in Gordon v. Justice\nCourt is final for all purposes, whichever is later.\nREASON:\nI am deleting the $810,000 appropriation contained\nin Section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 2260.\nThis bill provides an interim solution to a judicially\ncaused criminal caseload problem in certain justice courts.\nThe California Supreme Court in Gordon V. Justice Court\ndecided that nonattorney justice court judges cannot\nhandle criminal cases involving potential jail sentences.\nIn my opinion, this is bad law on the merits and a clear\nexample of judicial legislation; in fact, this court\nsolution has been rejected by the Legislature numerous\ntimes. The Attorney General has informed me that he will\nbe asking for a review of this case by the United States\nSupreme Court; I trust that court will reverse this decision.\nAs of August 1, 1974, there were only 82 attorney judges\nof a potential 213 justice court judge positions.\nThe substantive provisions of this bill will not be\nimplemented until final review by the United States Supreme\nCourt and are not effective after January 2, 1977. Because\nof this timeframe, it is doubtful that this solution will\never be utilized; therefore, I am deleting the money\nappropriated for that purpose. If the U.S. Supreme Court\naffirms the California decision, this interim structural\nsolution is available; the Legislature can then appropriate\nthe money or money in the budget for assignment of judges\ncan be used.\n-5-\n#575\nAB 2599 (NLanterman)\nContinues the SHARE program on permanent basis,\nChapter 1495\nexpands the program statewide, mundates the State\nto 50% funding of the program; requires the Legis-\nlatáve Analyst to conduct an evaluation of the\nprojects and report to the Legislature on 1-25-76; and\nappropriates $250,000 to the Department of Education\nto fund the program. Bill takes effect immediately.\nEASON:\nI am deleting the $250,000 appropriation con-\ntained in Section 5 of Assembly Bill No. 2599.\nState funding of the Operation SHARE Pilot\nProject was intended only to demonstrate its\ndesirability to local school districts. The\nobjectives of the pilot project have been\nachieved. The results of the project are\navailable to local school districts who wish\nto implement or continue this type of program.\nAB 3506 - Chappie\nRequires the\nCalifornia Highway Patrol\nChapter 1498\nin cooperation with the Department of Motor Vehicles\nand the Department of Parks and Recreation to prepare\nand submit to the Legislature no later than July 1,\n1975, suggested provisions for an \"Off-Highway\nVehicle Code, and suggested revisions of the Vehicle\nCode and the Public Resources Code consistent with\nthe development of an \"Off-Highway Vehicle Code\".\nThe bill appropriates $25,000 to the Department of\nthe California Highway Patrol from the Off-Highway\nVehicle Fund to carry out provisions of the act.\nThe bill becomes effective immediately.\nEASON:\nI am deleting the $25,000 appropriation\ncontained in Section 2 of Assembly Bill\nNo. 3506.\nI have been advised by the California High-\nway Patrol that the expense involved in the\ndevelopment of an Off-Highway Vehicle Code\ncan be absorbed within the existing depart-\nmental budget.\nAB 4238 - Chacon\nRequires Superintendent of Public Instruction, in\nChapter 1500\ncooperation with Director of Employment Development\nand Chancellor of California Community Colleges\nto establish in Department of Education a vocational\nmanpower management information system to provide\neducators, students, and manpower planners in the\nstate's vocational planning areas, standard metro-\npolitan statistical areas, and other geographical\nareas in the state with specified statistical data\nand other information re to the labor market.\nAppropriates $300,000 to Superintendent of Public\nInstruction for expenditure in fiscalyear 1974-75\nfor purposes of this act. The bill becomes effective\non January 1, 1975.\nEASON:\nI am deleting the $300,000 appropriation contained in Section\n2 of Assembly Bill No. 4238.\nThe U. S. Department of Labor has recently announced that it\nwill be making funds available to states for the development\nof occupational information systems. It is anticipated that\nCalifornia's share will exceed the amount included in this\nlegislation.\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\n#\n-6-\nWalthall\nFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD\nGAN\nRELEASE:\nmmediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#576\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today announced the following bills have been\nvetoed:\nSB 1804 - Grunsky\nIncreases the retirement allowance of local miscell-\naneous members and school members of the Public\nEmployees' Retirement System who retired before July 1,\n1971, and allowance of survivors of retired members\nwho died before that date. $3,600,000 is appropriated\nto reimburse local entities for mandated costs. The\nchanges made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nI do, however, disagree with the requirement that the state pay\nEASON\nthe cost of this benefit. I feel that the cost should properly\nFOR\nbe borne by local government and local school districts. A\nETO:\nbetter approach would be to give local government the authority\nto determine the level of benefits commensurate with their\nbudgetary ability.\nSB 1808 (Alquist)\nRequires that material in personnel file of academic\nand nonacademic employees of the State Colleges\nbe available to the employee for inspection. Excludes\nmaterial obtained prior to employment.\nProhibits entering derogatory material in the file\nwithout giving the employee the right to review the\nmaterial and attach his own statement to the material.\nGive each State College president the right to deter-\nmine which material is to be considered derogatory.\nBill becomes effective January 1. 1975.\nREASON FOR VETO:\nSB 1808 would undermine the principles of confidentiality in the personnel\nreview process. Confidentiality of peer judgment is a long-established and\n:cepted practice in the academic world. SB 1808 would make it impossible\n_or the California State University and Colleges to solicit candid and honest\nevaluations, on a confidential basis, when a faculty member is being reviewed\nfor retention, tenure, or promotion.\nI support a system of openfiles that would protect a faculty member's right\nto rebut defamatory or malicious allegations. It is not necessary, however,\nto eliminate confidentiality of personnel evaluations to protect these\nrights.\nThe Trustees of the California State University and Colleges have the author-\nity to adopt the policy and procedures relative to the handling of employee\npersonnel documents. I am writing to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees\ntoday, urging him to take appropriate action in this area.\nSB 1847 (Moscone)\nProvides that Board of Supervisors of the City and\nCounty of San Francisco may disapprove of conversion\nfrom occupied apartment houses to condominiums of\n1,000 units or more if adequate replacement housing\nis not available for the tenants displaced.\nREASON\nSB 1847 would have the effect of authorizing the City and County of San\nFOR\nFrancisco to redirect the investment of local developers and owners of\nVETO:\napartment houses, who wish to convert their properties to a dwelling\nownership project, to a legislatively ordained maintenance of a large pool\nof rental housing.\nFurther, the bill infers that local authority of any city or county may\ndisapprove a condominium or community apartment house project without\nrestriction. This could work to the disadvantage of the general public.\n1\n#576\nSB 1880 - Roberti\nCreates in the Division of World Trade, Department\nof Commerce, the positions of world trade specialist\nand world trade specialist assistant until June 30,\n1976, at which time the provisions of the act are\nrepealed. The changes made by this bill become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nThis legislation constitutes an expansion of program and the\nREASON\nestablishment of new positions which more appropriately should\nFOR\nbe handled as part of the normal budget process. It does not\nVETO:\nseem wise to ask the State Personnel Board to create such\nspecialized positions as those proposed by SB 1880 and establish\neligible lists until the necessary budget decisions are made\nby both the Administration and the Legislature.\nSB 1886 (Alquist)\nTerminates the counties' share toward the cost of\nstate supplementary aid after the 1978-79 fiscal\nyear and each year prior to such fiscal year gradually\nreduces the county share and provides for a pro-\nportionate reduction in local property tax rates.\nContinuing the policy of the counties' participation in the funding\nREASON\nof the adult categorical aids, as they had prior to the implementa-\nFOR\ntion of the State Supplemental Program, was an essential component\nVETO:\nof the funding arrangements that established California's benefit\nlevels for the aged, blind and disabled, which are among the highest\nin the nation.\nIn recognition that counties have limited abilities to secure addi-\ntional revenue, the counties' share of costs are limited to the cost\nthat the counties would have experienced had the benefit levels\nremained unchanged. An additional safeguard was extended to the\ncounties in that their cost will increase only if there is an\nincrease in the counties' assessed valuation. Therefore, the burden\nof funding the markedly increased benefit levels and all additional\nfuture increases falls on the state's General Fund.\nIn view of the existing fiscal safeguards already extended to the\ncounties and the significant current and future increase in General\nFund costs, I do not agree that this additional burden should be\nplaced on the General Fund.\nSB 1921 date Kennick\nRequires that the maintenance need for Aged, Bling,\nand Disabled Medically Needy persons be raised from\nthe present level to the maximum grant level for the\ncorresponding cash grant program. The changes made\nby this bill become effective January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nFederal regulations governing the Medicaid program have established\nFOR\nthe maximum maintenance need in the Medically Needy program.\nVETO:\nThe Department of Health has set the maintenance need in the Medically\nNeedy program at this maximum level. While it would be permissible\nto set a level higher than the federal maximum, such action would\nprove extremely costly to the state. Any amount over the federal\nmaximum would not be shared with the federal government and the\nstate would bear the full cost of medical care in excess of the federal\nmaximum.\nSince all other persons not covered by Medi-Cal are provided medical\nservices under other programs, I am returning the bill unsigned.\nSB 1939 (Nejedly)\nRequires that the Department of Corrections convert\na minimum of two-thirds of the Correctional Officer\npositions that become vacant during 1975-76 to\nCorrectional Program Supervisors and specifies their\ntraining.\n- 2 -\n#576\nSB 1939 No legislation is needed to convert Correctional Officer positions to\nREASON\nthe higher-paying, combination custody and casework Correctional Program\nFOR\nSupervisor positions nor to train them. The extent and timing of conversion\nis a budgetary matter that should be considered in that process and weighed\nagainst other priorities at that time, not decided in advance.\nFurthermore, the arbitrary conversion formula would be awkward to\nadminister since the Correctional Program Supervisors function efficiently\nonly in units. Scattering them through the system would not only be\ninefficient, but would create morale problems.\nSB 1940 - Nejedly\nRequires personnel of correctional personnel of\nDepartment of Corrections and Department of the\nYouth Authority to receive training as specified.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nWhile additional training for correctional personnel is desirable,\nFOR\nno legislation is needed to provide it. Especially not needed is\nVETO:\nlegislation that shackles the Administration to rigid specifics.\nWhat is necessary is an increase in appropriations. That is a\nbudgetary matter and should be considered at the appropriate time\nand in the full context of the fiscal resources available and the\npriorities for expenditure.\nSB 1954 - Berryhill\nRequires the State Forester to enter into cooperative\nfire protection agreements with any county which so\nrequests. Authorizes the State Forester to man and\noperate such fire stations statewide, as he deems\nnecessary to provide the best possible fire protection\nwithout reducing the Division of Forestry's efficiency\nor striking force in its primary mission of wildland\nfire protection. The bill becomes effective on\nJanuary 1, 1975.\nREASON\nUnder the provisions of this bill, rural and suburban counties\nFOR\nwould pay only for that time during which state personnel were\nVETO:\nresponding to a fire call. The State, rather than the counties\ninvolved, would have to pay for stand-by time.\nI do not believe that urban taxpayers should be required to sub-\nsidize fire protection service in areas historically supported\nby local districts.\nSB 1970 - Wedworth\nIncludes outpatient services of a chiropractor within\nthe supplemental schedule of Medi-Cal benefits. The\nbill provides that beneficiaries may obtain the\nservices of a chiropractor without the written pre-\nscription of a physician. The bill becomes effective\non Jamuary 1, 1975.\nREASON\nThe present Medi-Cal program permits each beneficiary to receive\nFOR\nup to two chiropractic services each month. The beneficiary\nVETO:\ndoes not need a physician's prescription to obtain chiropractic\nservices.\nIn addition, this bill would override one of the program controls\ncontained in the Medi-Cal Reform Act. These controls were\nimplemented to curb the rapidly increasing costs of the Medi-Cal\nprogram. Medi-Cal provides adequate coverage of health care\nservices (including chiropractic services) for Medi-Cal bene-\nficiaries. Passage of this bill would serve primarily to\nbenefit chiropractors without affording Medi-Cal beneficiaries\nany greater availability to health care services.\n- 3 -\n#576\nSB 1983 (Alquist)\nRequires the Commission of Housing and Community\nDevelopment to adopt regulations to require local\ngovernments to require by ordinance a geologic\nreport as a condition of approval of subdivisions\nwhich are \"likely to be affected by hazardous or\npotentially hazardous geologic conditions\". The\nreport would be prepared or approved by a geologist\nwho is registered by the state and certified in\nengineering geology. If the report indicated geologic\nproblems at the site, corrective procedures would be\ndesigned and incorporated into dwellings built there.\nSeveral local governments have independently enacted ordinances\nASON\nwith similar intent. Local general plans are required to include\nFOR\na seismic safety element to identify and appraise seismic hazard\nVETO:\nareas and take them into account in the local planning process. It\nseems to me, therefore, that this is appropriately a local question,\nand that local administrative resources and precedents for action\nalready exist. I see no need for state preemption.\nA state requirement of this nature would also introduce an additional,\nunpredictable cost factor into homebuilding, because there are only\nabout a thousand certified engineering geologists in the state, and\nseveral counties have none in residence.\nSB 1995 (Robbins)\nPermits private persons who are injured by air\npollution law violations to seek an injunction if\nthey can show lack of adequate legal remedy or\nirreparable damage or loss.\nREASON\nAlthough this bill was intended to extend the standing to sue,\nFOR\ncurrently placed only with the Attorney General, to individuals\nVETO:\nactually injured by the activities of persons violating air pollu-\ntion laws, it contains several serious deficiencies which make the\nbill unworkable. The bill attempts to establish the criteria to\nidentify grounds on which an individual may bring suit but lacks\ndefinition of terminology which would establish the kind of or\ndegree of injury envisioned by the bill.\nThe bill is also technically deficient in its construction which,\nin effect, causes the language to be so ambiguous and vague as to\nrender its intent uncertain and very likely undeterminable.\nSB 2014 - Harmer\nWould provide for in-service training programs for\ncertificated employees of school districts. The bill\nmakes a General Fund appropriation of $100,000.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nFor the past five years, the state has provided funding for pilot\nREASON\nFOR\nprojects concerning in-service training for school district employees.\nVETO:\nThese projects were designed, established, and operated for the\npurpose of formulating guidelines for programs that were to be\nadopted and funded by participating districts. Further, state\nparticipation should await a complete evaluation of the effectiveness\nof these projects.\nSB 2093 (Petris)\nReestablishes the California Low Income Home Manage-\nment Training Program with an appropriation of\n$200,000, to be administered by the Division of\nResearch and Assistance of the Department of Housing\nand Community Development. The director of the\ndepartment is authorized to make grants to housing\nauthorities, nonprofit organizations or developers\nof federally subsidized low income housing, for the\nestablishment of local training programs.\n- 4 -\n#576\nSB 2093 The final report on the demonstration program, which terminated on\nREASON\nJune 30, 1974, does not recommend reviving it with state funding for\nFOR\nthese reasons:\nVETO:\n1. The decline in new subsidized households means a decline in potential\nclientele for the program.\n2. The community development block grant provisions of the Federal\nHousing and Community Development Act of 1974 will permit funding the\nprogram locally if local priorities agree. Community Development\nDepartments now being formed in many communities are appropriate centers\nof action.\n3. The problems addressed by low income home management training are\nrelated to federal programs. The state should not take on the burdens\nof these programs when they are losing active support at the federal\nlevel.\nSB 2096 - Grunsky\nProvides for payment by the Department of Finance of an\namount equal to 7 percent of county expenditures for public\ndefenders rather than not to exceed 10 percent of those\nexpenditures. The changes made by this bill become\neffective January 1, 1975.\nI am returning without my signature Senate Bill No. 2096\nREASON\nentitled, \"An act to amend Section 987.6 of the Penal\nFOR\nCode, relating to costs of counsel.\"\nVETO:\nThis bill would provide for payment by the Department of\nFinance of an amount equal to seven percent of county\nexpenditures for public defenders rather than not to\nexceed ten percent of those expenditures.\nThe Supplementary Report of the Committee on the Confer-\nence for the 1974-75 Budget recommended that the Depart-\nment of Finance conduct a study of county needs and\nproper state funding. Until such study is completed,\naction should be deferred on proposals of this type.\nBB\n2117 (Moscone)\nExempts the performance of acupuncture or moxibustion\nby an unlicensed person from the Medical Practice Act,\nuntil July 1, 1976, when performed on the basis of a\nwritten referral from a licensed physician or dentist.\nRestricts performance of acupuncture to the extent\nof diagnosis contained in a written referral to be\nmade only by persons, as specified.\nProhibits licensed dentist, dental corporation,\nlicensed physician, group of physicians, or medical\ncorporation from sharing in any fee charged by a\nperson for performing acupuncture upon the referral\nof such person, group or corporation and prohibits\nsuch person, group or corporation from employing\nmore than one person to perform acupuncture services.\nSpecifies to whom referrals may be made for the per-\nformance of acupunctures.\nCreates an Acupuncture Advisory Board within the Board\nof Medical Examiners to be appointed by the Governor.\nRequires the Board of Medical Examiners, upon recom-\nmendations of the advisory board, to establish\nstandards, tests and experience required for the\nissuance of an acupuncturist certificate and, com-\nmencing July 1, 1976, to issue such certificate to\nqualified persons.\n- 5 -\n#576\nB\n2117 At the present time several research projects are being carried\nEASON\nout in conjunction with leading medical schools in California\nFOR\nas well as other parts of the nation. Until these research\nETO:\nprojects are completed and information provided on the scope\nand conditions under which ecupuncture may be utilized and the\nminimum skills and other requirements a certified acupuncturist\nmust have to perform his art, I believe it is unwise for the\nstate to enter into this field.\n2118 - Moscone\nEnacts the Duffy-Song-Moscone Acupuncture Act which\nauthorizes the practice of acupuncture, alone or in\nconjunction with other forms of traditional Chinese\nmedicine, by unlicensed persons for the primary\npurpose of scientific investigation if such procedures\nare performed on the basis of the diagnosis and writ-\nten referral of licensed dentist or physician and\nsurgeon and other specified conditions are satisfied.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nI am returning without my signature Senate Bill No. 2118\nREASON\nentitled, \"An act to add Sections 1626.5 and 2145.3 to,\nFOR\nand to repcal Sections 1626.5 and 2145.3 of, the Business\nVETO:\nand Professions Code, relating to acupuncture.\"\nThis bill would permit unlicensed and unregulated persons,\nregardless of training, to perform acupuncture upon the\nwritten referral of a doctor or dentist. It does not\ncontain any controls or qualifications to insure the\nquality of the acupuncture practitioner, therefore creating\nan unnecessary risk to the members of the public who might\nreceive such treatment.\nPresent law now permits safe and orderly research in the\nfield of acupuncture in approved medical schools. If it\nis the desire to expand existing programs beyond medical\nschools, then standards to insure quality of acupuncturists\nmust be developed. In addition, research procedures should\nbe outlined in any such legislation so that valid data can\nbe compiled and made available to the medical community.\nSB 2176 (Moscone)\nExpresses legislative intent re the assisting of\ngoverning boards of school districts in taking\naffirmative steps in order to rectify language\ndeficiency of limited-English-speaking and non-\nEnglish-speaking pupils enrolled in public schools.\nAppropriates $45,495,000 to the Department of\nEducation and the State Scholarship and Loan Com-\nmission, as scheduled, for purposes of the Bilingual\nEducation Act of 1972 and the Bilingual-Crosscultural\nTeacher Preparation and Training Act of 1973.\nREASON\nFunds made available for Bilingual Programs should be used for\nFOR\nstart up costs as provided by the Bilingual Education Act of\nVETO:\n1972. Future funding for Bilingual programs should be met\nthrough existing categorical funding sources with a requirement\nthat some portion of these funds be used solely for bilingual\neducation.\nThis bill further proposes to appropriate funds for the purposes\nof grants pursuant to the Bilingual-Crosscultural Teacher\nPreparation and Training Act of 1973 (SB 1335). I feel there\nare sufficient funds available to enable bilingual aides to\ncontinue their education without creating a new grant award\nsystem. Furthermore, the higher education segments should\ndevelop programs for training bilingual teachers without\nfurther financial incentives from the state.\n- 6 -\n#576\nSB 2214 (Marks)\nRequires the Department of Housing and Community\nDevelopment to complete the California Statewide\nHousing Element on or before March 1, 1975. The\nbill revises the required contents of the California\nStatewide Housing Element and requires the depart-\nment to annually update and revise it as prescribed.\nREASON\nI am vetoing this bill at the request of the League of California Cities\nFOR\nwho feel that at a time when cities are trying to analyze and evaluate\nVETO:\ntheir new relationships under the recently enacted U.S. Housing and\nCommunity Development Act of 1974, it would be particularly undesirabl\nto inject changes in existing state-local relationships as proposed by\nthis bill. It would only serve to delay and confuse local efforts to\nfully utilize the new federal legislation.\nSB 2222 - Petris\nPermits convicted felon who was placed on probation\nand who has fulfilled the conditions of probation for\nthe entire period of probation, or has been discharged\nprior to the termination of the period of probation,\nto apply for a certificate of rehabilitation and\npardon. Requires probation officer to inform proba-\ntioners involved of right to petition for, and of\nprocedure for filing petition for, and obtaining\na certificate of rehabilitation and pardon. The\nbill becomeseffective on January 1. 1975.\nREASON\nThis bill would add considerable unnecessary cost to the state\nFOR\nbecause of the required processing of requests for certificates\nVETO:\nof rehabilitation and subsequent Governor's pardons by probationers.\nThe provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code permit the\ncourt to enter a not guilty plea upon the successful completion\nof probation by an individual and dismiss the information. This\nis a much simpler method than the costly and time-consuming\nprocessing of certificates of rehabilitation and pardons which\nis used in the case of persons who have been committed to state\nprison and who have subsequently become law-abiding citizens of\nour community.\nSB 2228 - Zenovich\nAllows the governing board of a school district to\nauthorise the conversion of earned and unused sick\nleave into a cash lump aum or equivalent paid leave\nto classified employees at termination of employment\nor for reasons other than retirement, and exempts\nschool districts authorizing such conversion from\nother specified retirement credit procedures.\nThe bill becomes effective immediately.\nREASON\nI have already approved AB 2926, a more reasonable bill which is\nFOR\nconsistent with the conversion of unused sick leave to additional\nVETO:\nretirement credit at the time a classified employee retires. This\nbenefit now exists for certificated school employees and for state\ncivil service employees.\nSenate Bill No. 2228 would require a school district to grant a\ncash \"bonus\" or severance payment to any classified school employee\nwho resigns from his employment - for any reason - prior to his\nnormal retirement. No other group of public employees in Cali-\nfornia has this type of an arrangement. This measure would\nestablish a totally unacceptable and undesirable precedent as to\nthe use of unused sick leave.\nSB 2230 (Nejedly)\nLimits the maximum assessment fee on sales of\nregistered and labeled economic poison that a\nregistrant is required to pay to the Director of\nFood and Agriculture.\nThe bill makes a legislative declaration that the\ncost of the provisions relating to the sale use of\npesticides and worker safety shall be funded in the\nsame manner as other worker safety programs. It\nprovides for method of apportionment to the counties\nof any funds appropriated for the administration and\nenforcement of such provisions.\n#576\nSB 2230\nI veto this measure reluctantly. Although the bill has many\nREASON\ndesirable features, it contains provisions relative to the funding\nFOR\nof farm workers' safety regulations that are so vague and uncertain\nVETO:\nas to compound, rather than clarify, the confusion presently\nsurrounding this subject.\nThere is a need to make most effective use of the state and local\ngovernment capabilities for regulation enforcement and not create\nduplicative bodies by the allocation of funds. Therefore, I would\nencourage the author of this bill to introduce legislation next year\nwhich will provide this capability.\nSB 2242 (Roberti)\nRequires the Board of Medical Examiners to issue a\nphysician's and surgeon's certificate, without\nexamination to anyone who meets specified require-\nments.\nProvides for the issuance of a physician's and sur-\ngeon's certificate to an out-of-state physican\nmeeting specified requirements.\nProvides the act to be operative Until December 31,\n1975.\nREASON\nIt is my understanding that the bill is designed to meet\nFOR\nthe particular needs of three individuals who are unable\nVETO:\nor unwilling to meet the regular requirements. Variously,\nas to these individuals, it would allow qualification\nthrough an oral rather than a written examination, excuse\ncompliance with a requirement of graduation from a school\napproved by the Board and a requirement of hospital train-\ning in the United States, and recognize licensure in\nanother state without requiring that the examination taken\nin such state be equivalent to the one required in Cali-\nfornia.\nThe Board of Medical Examiners has informed me that in its\nopinion the requirements the bill prescribes are not\nsufficient to assure protection of the California public.\nSB 2260 (Petris)\nProvides that with respect to a person whose appoint-\nment is subject to Senate confirmation, such person\nmay take the oath of office only upon submission of\nthe appointment to the Senate for confirmation.\nThe bill specifies, with respect to public officers\nand employees, certain events which cause an office\nto become vacant.\nThe bill also prohibits the delegation of specified\npowers by the secretaries of various state agencies.\nREASON\nThe provisions of this bill, particularly as they relate\nFOR\nto the delegation of powers by agency secretaries, con-\nVETO:\nstitute an unwarranted interference with the Governor's\nauthority to manage the Executive Branch of State Govern-\nment.\nSB 2262 (Moscone)\nProvides that compensation of legislative committee\nreporters shall be the same as that paid official\nreporters pro tempore in the county in which the\nproceedings are held.\nSpecifies copy. rate for transcribing original and one\nREASON\nI am returning this bill unsigned since it provides for\nFOR\nthe payment of a transcription fee which is substantially\nVETO:\nhigher than that paid to reporters pro tempore. I know\nof no justification for the payment of a transcription\nfee at this increased rate.\n####\nTTPUOTEM\n- 8 -\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALI\nEAGAN\nRELEASE:\nImmediate\nSacramento, California 95014\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#577\nGovernor Ronald Reagan today announced the following bills have been\nvetoed:\n2275 - Roberti\nProhibits commercially printed residential lease\nforms from containing provisions that are void or\nunenforceable. Provides that a consumer who executes\na commercially printed lease form which contains a\nvoid or unenforcible provision would be entitled to\nrecover from the printer three times his actual\ndamages, or court costs, attorney's fees, and $100,\nwhichever is greater.\nThis bill would impose civil liabilities on commercial\nREASON\nprinters of residential lease forms which contain void\nFOR\nor unenforceable provisions while exempting from such\nVETO:\nliabilities the reproduction or sale of such forms by\nothers.\nThis bill attempts to solve problems arising out of the\nlandlord-tenant relationship by imposing an almost\nimpossible legal burden on commercial printers. Further-\nmore, the exemptions contained in the bill appear to\neffectively nullify its intent. This measure needs\nfurther legislative review.\nSB 2310- Behr\nProvides special allowances to local educational agencies\nfor student attendance in environmental education programs.\nThe changes made by this bill become effective January 1,\n1975.\nREASON\nExisting law authorizes local school boards to operate environ-\nFOR\nmental education programs for kindergarten through 12th grade\nVETO:\nstudents with state support in the form of ADA. I am not\naware of any factors which would justify giving this program\npriority over the needs of other educational programs.\nSB 2322 - Dills\nRequires the Department of General Services to pub-\nlish a bulletin containing information regarding\nprocurement and contracting activities of all state\nagencies. Provides that the bulletin be published\nbi-weekly and that a subscription fee be set for\nthe bulletin sufficient to provide for expenses\nincurred in the program.\nRequires state agencies to prepare synopses of all\nproposed procurements and contracts. Also requires\nstate agencies to prepare synopses of proposed awards\nof contracts and forward them to Department of\nGeneral Services. Appropriates $263,229 from the\nGeneral Fund to the Service Revolving Fund.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nWhile I agree with the intent to aid small and disadvantaged businesses\nFOR\nin obtaining a proportionate share of state business, I feel this bill\nVFTO:\nis somewhat premature and may not benefit those businesses it was\ndesigned to assist.\nIt is estimated the annual cost of publishing the bulletin would exceed\none million dollars. It is doubtful enough subscribers could be found\nto enable the Department of General Services to set a subscription fee\nthat would not be prohibitive to the subscribing businesses.\nThe Office of Small Business Procurements and Contracts was created by\nAB 1816 within the Department of General Services on January 1, 1974.\nThis office was charged specifically with working with appropriate state,\nfederal and private organizations in disseminating information on bidding\nprocedures and the opportunities of small businesses for state contracts.\nIt was also charged with assisting small businesses in complying with\nthe procedures for bidding on state contracts. This office is to submit\nto the Legislature, no later than January 1, 1976, a comprehensive\nevaluation of the program with recommendations for modification and\nexpansion. I feel the enactment of this bill would be premature to the\nreport of the Office of Small Business.\n1\n#577\nSB 2323 (Beilenson)\nEstablishes pilot projects during the 1975-76 fiscal\nyear in three counties whereby Department of Benefit\nPayments and the Department of Health is required to\ncontract with the Employment Development Department\nto supervise the county welfare department's\nadministration of the determination of eligibility,\ncomputation and payment of the aid grant and provision\nof social services for unemployed parents of recipients\nof aid to families with dependent children, sub-\nject to the regulations of the appropriate department\nand provides for reports to the Legislature on such\nprojects.\nREASON The concept intended to be tested under this project is one which\nFOR\nhas been considered and rejected in the past by the departments\nVETO:\naffected. It is agreed that implementing this concept would\nbifurcate the control over welfare program administration and\nresult in non-uniform administration of welfare payments and\nservices.\nI am aware that the Legislative Analyst has recommended a project\nsimilar to that proposed by this bill. In recognition of his\nrecommendation, I have asked the departments affected by the\nproposal to look into the matter again in terms of any benefits\nthat might be derived from such a proposal. Until this action is\ncompleted, I see no justification for changing my position.\nSB 2327 (Moscone)\nAuthorizes the State Department of Health to extend\nfor years dates regarding substantial progress and\ncompletion of specified hospital facilities not\nmeeting prescribed comprehensive health planning\nrequirements, where delay has resulted from the death\nof the original applicant or litigation concerning\ncontrol of the license and title to the real property.\nREASON\nAdequate time to attain substantial construction progress has\nalready been afforded applicants who were considering construction\nVL_O:\nin 1970 when the law was enacted. The present statutes have allowed\nthese applicants four years to attain substantial construction\nprogress. If an applicant has not been able to attain substantial\nconstruction progress in four years, the applicant should be\nreviewed for need by the voluntary health planning agency the same\nas a new applicant.\nSB 2328 - Mescone\nProvides Indian health services and the financial\ntraining and technical assistance to urban and rural\nIndian health programs. The bill appropriates\n$1,000,000 without regard to fiscal years from the\nGeneral Fund to the Department of Health and provides\nthat the program established by this bill shall in\nsubsequent years be funded according to customary\nbudget procedures. The changes made by this bill\nbecome effective January 1, 1975.\nEA- The bill would provide funds for services already available to Indians.\nSON\nApproximately $2,000,000 of federal funds are spent annually for health\nFOR\nservices for rural Indians in California. In addition, funds are budgeted\nETO: for California's Indians to promote basic health care and to increase the\nnumber of health aides. Also, medical services are provided through the\nMedi-Cal program which provides a wide range of health services for needy\nIndians in both urban and rural areas. Further, the State Department of\nHealth already maintains a program for the health and care of Indian\nfamilies pursuant to Article 17, Section 429.30 and 429.31 of the Health\nand Welfare Code.\nIn view of the programs that already exist, I find no justification to\nimplement a new program which would duplicate existing programs. A better\napproach would be to coordinate existing programs to ensure an appropriate\nlevel of services.\n- 2 -\n#577\n2336 - Mills\nRequires Superintendent of Public Instruction to make\nallowances to school districts and county superinten-\ndents of schools for cost of transporting certain\nmentally retarded pupils, where the districts and\ncounty superintendents are not receiving funds for\nthe transportation of such pupils. Specifies method\nfor computing such allowances and limits amount of\nfunds made available to $500,000 in any fiscal year.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1. 1975.\nState transportation allowances to local school districts currently\nREASON\ncover expenses for educable mentally retarded students in districts\nFOR\neligible for this allowance. A district is not eligible for state\nETO\nfunding if it can generate enough money to cover these transportation\ncosts with a minimal tax increase as established under current law.\nDistricts not qualifying for state funds can and should use their\nown resources to provide transportation to school for these pupils.\nSB 2344 - Short\nCreates the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund and\nauthorizes the Labor Commissioner to reimburse unpaid\nworkers from the fund when wages are uncollectible\nfrom their former employer. The bill permits the\nLabor Commissioner to collect unpaid wages on behalf\nof affected workers. It requires that wages so col-\nlected be deposited in a trust account in the Unpaid\nWage Fund, pending location of affected workers.\nThe bill becomes effective on January 1, 1975.\nREASON\nMeritorious as the concept appears to be, SB 2344 would place yet\nFOR\nanother underfunded program into the statutes. Uncollectible\nVETO:\nwages approximate $2 million annually, while the revenue to the\nUnpaid Wage Fund is projected at $100,000. It would be a cruel\nhoax on California's workers for their state government to under-\ntake a program which holds out a promise which could not possibly\nbe fulfilled.\nSB 2380 (Beilenson)\nRequires the Department of Consumer Affairs to\nestablish a pilot study to develop methods of train-\ning and retraining mechanics and the evaluation of\nmechanics for the performance of work for safe, low-\nemission, low-noise automobiles. The bill makes\na $25,000 appropriation from Automotive Repair Fund\nto carry out its provisions.\nREASON\nAlthough designated a \"pilot\" study, the study is expressly\nFOR\nrequired to \"be compatible with, and should be designed to\nVETO:\nbe the first phase of, a recommended total implementation\nprogram for automotive repair and maintenance and a mechanic\ntraining and certification program\". In essence, therefore,\nthe bill constitutes an advance determination that the state\nshould embark upon a questionable program of indeterminate\nform, size, and expense to the taxpayers.\nI regard this as an unsound approach to legislation in this\nimportant area and, accordingly, I am returning the bill\nunsigned.\nSB 2414 (Marks)\nAdds medical and psychiatric social services to the\nMedi-Cal basic schedule of out-patient benefits if\nprovided through an affiliation with a clinic or\nhospital.\nREASON Currently, there are provisions in the Medi-Cal program to insure\nFOR\nthat beneficiaries have available all necessary social services.\nVETO:\nSuch services are available on an \"as needed\" basis to Medi-Cal\nbeneficiaries through county welfare departments, home health\nagencies, county mental health programs, and the State Department\nof Health's Community Services Section. The Medi-Cal program\nreimburses the county agencies and home health agencies for the\nsocial services they provide to Medi-Cal beneficiaries.\nThis bill is unnecessary and would serve only to benefit social\nworkers without providing any greater availability of social services\nto Medi-Cal beneficiaries.\nOFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN\nRELEASE: Immediate\nSacramento, California 95814\nClyde Walthall, Press Secretary\n916-445-4571\n9-27-74\n#578\nGovernor Fonald Reagan today announced the following bills\nhave been signed:\nAB 3116 - Johnson, R.\nAuthorizes the Chancellor of the California\nState University and Colleges to develop a\nprogram of fiscal support, and requires the\nchancellor to consult with prescribed\norganizations regarding such program.\nSpecifies that act shall not become operative\nunless funds are appropriated to meet the\ninstructionally related needs of the campuses\nof the state university and colleges\nAppropriates $2,600,000 to the Trustees of the\nCalifornia State University and Colleges for\nfunding instructionally related activities\npursuant to this act.\nSB 1758 - Schrade\nWould revise qualifying criteria for membership\non the Commission on Peace Officer Standards\nand Training.\n######\nWalthall"
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