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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections. Collection: Reagan, Ronald: Gubernatorial Papers, 1966-74: Press Unit Folder Title: Releases - Bills Signed and Vetoed 1969 [02/4/1969-07/29/1969] Box: P22 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 2-4-69 #63 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the follow- ing bills: AB 22 - Moretti Permits state agencies to transmit funds (Chapter 2) received which were intended as payment of a local tax to the local government entitled to such funds. The bill will enable the Board of Equalization to transmit to the city of Los Angeles city sales tax receipts erroneously remitted to the board. Present law requires that such erroneous payments be returned to the taxpayer. AB 184 - Dunlap Facilitates the transfer of city assessment and (Chapter 4) tax collecting functions by extending the time within which a city may file its transfer ordinance with the county. The extension provided for in the bill is permissive and requires acceptance by the county board of supervisors. The bill also permits a city to request the county to only prepare a secured roll in the first year of transfer and there- after both secured and unsecured rolls. The county tax collection for a city is to be on a calendar-year basis, where city collection was previously on calendar-year basis. AB 221 - Sieroty Permits candidates for the Los Angeles Junior (Chapter 3 College Board of Trustees to list their occupa- tions on the ballot. The bill's provisions are effective until July 1, 1969. # # # EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR MEMO TO THE PRESS Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck / 74 445-4571 3-27-69 #202 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 36- Lanterman Validates organization, boundaries, acts, (Chapter 13) proceedings, and bonds of counties, cities, and specific districts, agencies and entities. First Validating Act of 1969. AB 46 - MacDonald Provides that certain water code provisions (Chapter 18) concerning the commencement of water service by a publicly owned utility to land included in a county water district are applicable if the vote to incur an indebtedness to the federal government was by two-thirds of the two-thirds of the registered voters in the water district. AB 67- Schabarum Requires that certain out-of-state vehicles (Chapter 11) (1955-1962 models) be equipped with crankcase pollution control devices when the vehicle is registered in California by a person residing within a pollution control district. AB 93 - Wilson Appropriates $900,000 to the California (Chapter 8) State Colleges in augmentation of 1968 Budget Act to enable the Trustees of the California State Colleges to provide for the acceptance of as many qualified students as feasible. The bill specifies legislative intent that $325,000 is for reimbursement of California state college student fee revenues previously utilized for instructional purposes AB 167 - Chappie Provides that the board of law library trustee: (Chapter 17) may consist of not less than three members in a county in which a municipal court has not been established and in which there is no county bar association. AB 369 - Badham Authorizes the director of Professional and (Chapter 12) Vocational Standards to fix employment agency license fees within a prescribed range. AB 516 - Porter Raises the permissible interest rate on (Chapter 14) Central Valley Project revenue bonds from 5½½ per cent to 61/2 per cent. SB 36 - Way Reappropriates $15,000 of an appropriation (Chapter 6) in the Budget Act of 1968 for the purchase, placement and operation of navigational facilities in Owens Valley. SB 60 - Danielson Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 10) Public Utilities Code. This bill was suggested by the Legislative Counsel as a part of his continuing program of codification to maintain the codes. SB 133 - Grunsky Makes several technical clarifying amendments (Chapter 9) to Penal Code and Vehicle Code provisions relating to traffic infractions and misdemeanors. -1- #202 SB 134 - Burgener Defers the repayment of state school (Chapter 16) building loans for the 1968-69 fiscal year for school districts where there was an insufficient tax levy to make such loan payments. The bill provides for the payment of such loans in the 1969-70 fiscal year, plus 5 per cent interest. SB 216 - Lagomarsino Specifies that property otherwise eligible (Chapter 7) for assessment as openspace lands shall be so assessed for the 1969-70 fiscal year if the instrument reflecting the fact that the property is enforceably restricted to open-space uses is signed and recorded on or before May 15, 1969. SB 233 - Moscone Includes law enforcement employees of the (Chapter 5) San Francisco Port Authority in the local policeman category of membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System with respect to the City and County of San Francisco. SB 278 - Moscone Appropriates $158,000 to the University (Chapter 15) of Californ ia in augmentation of the Budget Act of 1968 to provide additional funds to construct alterations at Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. ##### EJG -2- OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR MEMO TO THE PRESS Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 4-1-69 #207 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 35 - Duffy Makes nonsubstantive amendments (Chapter 21) to the Medi-Cal statute. AB 531 - Crown Provides for cancellation or refund of (Chapter 22) two-thirds of the property taxes imposed for any fiscal year commencing in 1968 on property as to which the college property tax exemption would have been available if the property had been acquired earlier. Application for exemption must be made on or before April 15, 1969. AB 894 - Townsend Provides that the governing board of the (Chapter 23) Lawndale Elementary School District may call an election to put the school distric tax override measure that was defeated on March 4 before voters of the district again, no later than May 15, 1969. SB 106 - Grunsky Requires the disclosure of the entire (Chapter 19) content of accident reports to any person having a proper interest in them. The bill also permits an attorney representing such persons to directly obtain copies of such reports. SB 257 - Dills Authorizes boards of supervisors or the (Chapter 20) legislative body of a chartered city which assesses and collects its own taxes to provide by ordinance for the reassessment of property damaged or destroyed by a majo disaster prior to April 1, 1969, in an area or region subsequently declared by the governor to be in a state of disaster. if such damage is in excess of $1,000. ###### EJG Sacramento, California Gontact: Paul Beck 445-4571 4-10-69 #219 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 62 - Hayes Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 26) Vehicle Code. AB 113 - Davis Provides that directors of the Tehama County (Chapter - 27) Flood Control and Water Conservation District will receive $25 for each day of attendance at official meetings of the district board. AB 133 - Stacey Prohibits the Kern County Water Agency from (Chapter - 33) levying its administrative tax on lands with- in the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency or the Devils Den Water District as long as each agency continues to have sub- stantially the same powers it now possesses and continues to have a contract with the state for a water supply. AB 160 - Veysey Extends for two years the Vehicle Code (Chapter 28) provisions authorizing a combination of vehicles consisting of a power unit and two cotton trailers to exceed a total length of 60 feet. Such vehicles cannot exceed a total length of 70 feet. AB 185 - Karabian Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 29) Revenue and Taxation Code. AB 283 - Z'berg Provides that certain sanitation districts (Chapter 30) which file a statement and map or plat as required by law on or before March 1, 1969 and certain zones within a county service area which file the required statment and map on or before Aprill 1969, are formed for assessment and taxation purposes for the 1969-70 fiscal year. AB 367 - Lewis Authorizes the Mojave Water Agency, for (Chapter 34) purposes of paying variable costs of purchasing up to 10,000 acre-feet of water from the State Water Project, to establish a zone of benefit within the area contiguous to Mojave River. AB 539 - Monagan, Appropriates $770,000 to pay overtime (Chapter 32) compensation to those state employees required to receive such compensation by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. AB 709 - Quimby Authorizes the San Bernardino County Flood (Chapter 31) Control District to have specified work done and to acquire materials, equipment and supplies without advertising for bids under specified circumstances. The bill specifies that such provisions are applicable only to work in areas which have been declared as a disaster area by the governor and which are required to be done as a result of such disaster. SB 2 - Sherman Requires the board of directors of the San (Chapter 24) Francisco Bay Area Rapid Tran sit District to levy a one-half percent sales and use tax in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco to finance completion of the BART system. SB 125 - Danielson Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 25) Financial Code. # # # # OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 4-28-69 #255 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has vetoed AB-602, Gonzalves, the so-called "raw milk"bill. In a letter to members of the Assembly, the governor said: "I am returning without my signature Assembly Bill No. 602 entitled, "An act to add Section 35928 to the Agricultural Code, relating to milk and milk products, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.' "AB-602 limits the authority of local health or milk inspection officers to prohibit the use, sale or disposal of certified raw milk or certified raw milk products. officers "The bill generally prevents local health/from taking certified raw milk off the market when disease organisms are found unless illness results which can be proved traceable to the consumption of certified raw milk. Exceptions are provided in the case of seven specified disease organisms. "In the case of several other disease producing organisms such as anthrax, botulism, cholera, para-typhoid fever and poliomyolitis, the local public health officer must go to the local county milk commission and obtain that body's approval to enjoin the distribution of milk containing such organisms. "It appears that the principal stimulus for the passage of AB-602 was alleged harassment by government officials. The remedy for such a situation, if true, is best provided by administrative action and the courts, rather than by general legislation which restricts all state and local health officers. These officials must have the power to control the distribution and sale of food products found to contain disease organisms. "I have no desire to restrict the right of people to use certified raw milk or certified raw milk products, but AB-602 unduly limits the authority of health officers to take necessary precautions for the protection of the public. "My decision in this matter is based also on the recommendations of the California Medical Association, the State Board of Public Health, local public health officers, and the State Departments of Agriculture and Public Health." ######## EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 1 445-4571 4-28-69 #256 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 76 - Davis Appropriates $25,000,000 plus certain other (Chapter 52) described funds for repair, restoration or replacement of local non-highway public facilities damaged or destroyed by storms occurring between September 1, 1968 and December 31, 1969. The governor objected to the $25 million appropriation and reduced it to $7.5 million. The bill makes funds available in the Street and Highway Disaster Fund available for the repair of damage to state highways and local roads damaged or destroyed by storms occurring between September 1, 1968, and December 31, 196' It also imposes a one cent per gallon increase in the gasoline and diesel fuel taxes for six months or until the governor proclaims that such tax increase is no longer needed. AB 89 - Pattee Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 41) Agricultural Code. AB 121 - Porter Increases from $25 to $35 per month the (Chapter 42) maximum allowance that may be paid to a a member of a mosquito abatement board in lieu of payment of expenses incurred in connection with meetings or business of the board. AB 144 - Biddle Makes nonsubstantive amedments to the Penal (Chapter 43) Code. AB 209 - Johnson, H\ Authorizes a court to order the return of (Chapter 44) depositions as well as exhibits, filed as well as introduced, to the attorneys filing as well as introducing them upon expiration of the appeal period in a civil action. AB 211 - Johnson, H Permits the destruction of records of a notary (Chapter 45) who leaves office after 10 years from the date of deposit with the county clerk if no request for or reference to the records has been made. AB 212 - Johnson, H. Requires that = copy of a foreign will which (Chapter 46) is offered for probate in this state and the order or decree admitting it to probate in the other state or foreign country satisfy prescribe requirements of the Evidence Code, rather than be duly authenticated or proved. AB 216 - Belotti Removes the expiration date from the Fish and (Chapter 47) Game Code provisions relating to the seasons for the taking of crabs. AB 276 - Burton Authorizes a court in any county, rather than (Chapter 48) only in counties of one million or more population, to order the destruction or disposal of any exhibit or deposition introduced in the trial of a civil action after a prescribed period of time. AB 80 - Monagan Extends the application of the Senior Citizens (Chapter 51) Property Tax Assistance Law to premises where the householder owns the dwelling or the land on which the dwelling is situated, or has a possessory interest in either. -1- -1- AB 278 - Russell Specifies that a mutual insurer which has (Chapter 49) completed specified voluntary mutualization proceedings or which has converted to a mutual legal reserve insurer is not subject to provisions generally applicable to mutual insurers. The bill specifies that this provision is declaratory of existing law. The bill further provides that a mutual insurer which completes specified voluntary mutualization proceedings may thereafter establish new classes of policyholders. SB 54 - Collier Imposes an additional recording fee of $1.00 (Chapter 36) for each reference to a previously recorded document, other than the first reference, requiring additional indexing. SB 78 - Wedworth Requires, rather than permits, the County of (Chapter 50) Los Angeles to perform the property tax assess- ment and collection functions for cities within the county without compensation. SB 124 - Danielson Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 37) Corporations Code. SB 136 - Grunsky Repeals the Government Code provisions (Chapter 38) authorizing issuance of writs of habeas corpus by justices of the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal. Provisions for the issuance of such writs are contained in the Constitution,, as adopted by the voters in 1966. The bill also revises provisions relating to the return of writs of habeas corpus. SB 138 - Beilenson Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 39) Government Code and Health and Safety Code. SB 150 - Deukmej ian Deletes the requirement that jury and traffic (Chapter 40) commissioners of the Los Angeles Municipal Court be appointed from the staff of the Clerk of the Court. Jury and traffic commissioners must possess the same qualifications as a municipal court judge (five years of law practice). There is no requirement that employees of the clerk's office be lawyers. The present limitation in the law makes it difficult to find qualified persons for these posts. -2- EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck ( 445-4571 4-29-69 # 258 Acting Governor Ed Reinecke announced today he has signed the following bills: AB .1 - Badham Establishes the Dana Point and Doheny (Chapter 56) Beach Marine Life Refuges in Orange County. AB 45 - Cullen Allows a person who, after January 1, 1968, (Chapter 57) obtained a city carrier permit to convert that permit to a radial highway common carrier permit without any additional fee. If such a person already has a radial permit then the bill calls for a refund of the city carrier permit fee. AB 414 - Wakefield Amends the Vehicle Code to permit the (Chapter 58) Department of Motor Vehicles to accept a certificate of competence from law enforcement agencies for officers who operate two-wheel motorcycles in the course of their duties. SB 129 - Cologne Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 53) Business and Professions Code. SB 154 - Lagomarsino Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 54) Public Resources Code. SB 210 - Short Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 55) Fish and Game Code. # # # # # # EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 5-2-69 #272 The following bills have been signed by Acting Governor Ed Reinecke: AB 143 - Biddle Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 61) Civil Code. AB 151 - Mobley Includes a school district library district (Chapter 62) in term"school district" for purposes of provisions relating to contracts for school and community educational television programs. AB 281 - Chappie Authorizes lands subject to sale for unpaid (Chapter 63) irrigation district assessments to be sold to the state under the optional alternative procedure for the collection of district assessments by the county. AB 290 - Crandall Authorizes selection of names for the grand (Chapter 64) jury list from the different supervisorial districts of counties in specified proportion, rather than only from the different wards or judicial districts of counties in such proportion AB 392 - Fenton Provides that computation of workmen's (Chapter 65) compensation death benefits shall be made with reference to death resulting from an original injury sustained after the effective date of Section 4702 of the Labor Code, as amended by Assembly Bill 1 of the 1968 First Extraordinary Session. AB. 874 - Lanterman Appropriates $3,786,631 in augmentation (Chapter 66) of Item 263 of the Budget Act of 1968. The emergency fund provides a source from which the Department of Finance can allocate funds to state agencies for expenses which result from unforeseen contingencies and which are not covered by specified appropriations. SB 203 - Mills Corrects cross-references in a Civil Code (Chapter 59) provision relating to public assistance recipients. SB 606 - Moscone Permits the San Francisco County Board of (Chapter 60) Supervisors to hire a chief justice probation officer who does not meet the state and county residency requirement of existing law. # # # # # Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 5-8-69 #278 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 11 - Greene, L. Removes the 1969 termination date from (Chapter 73) the law which requires a medical test for newborn children to detect phenylketonuria (PKU) and other preventable heritable dis- orders which lead to mental retardation or physical defects. AB 68 - Dent Authorizes a flood control project on (Chapter 74) Alhambra Creek in Contra Costa County in accordance with congressional action at such estimated cost as may be appropriated for state cooperation by the legislature upon recommendation by the Department of Water Resources. AB 587 - Conrad Extends the war voter provisions of the (Chapter 75) Elections Code to include United States citizens temporarily residing outside the country. AB 1086 - Britschgi Redefines producer-distributor for the (Chapter 76) purposes of milk equalization pools. SB 21 - Sherman Permits conservators, in lieu of executing (Chapter 67) a surety bond, to file a cash bond, or an assigned interest in a bank or savings and loan account or by the posting of bearer or endorsed bonds of the United States or the state. SB 120 - Cologne Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 68) Water Code. SB 206 - Grunsky Would permit members of the board of directors (Chapter 69) of a garbage and refuse disposal district who are not full-time public employees to receive up to $25 per meeting, not to exceed $75 per month. The bill also provides that the chairman and secretary of the district board shall receive $50 per month in lieu of any other compensation. SB 227 - Grunsky Raises fees for certain writs, and for (Chapter 70) abstract of judgment, in justice courts from $1 to $1.50. SB 230 - Cologne Provides that governing boards of municipal (Chapter 71) water districts may enact ordinances which adopt codes by reference. The bill provides that the election for directors of such districts shall not be held if there are insufficient nominees on the 74th day, rather than the 65th day prior to the election. It further provides that taxable property in areas annexed to a municipal water district will be taxed as if they Mad always been in the district only if the terms and conditions of annexation so provide SB 289 - Danielson Authorizes a teacher to serve the required (Chapter 72) two years of service after a sabbatical leave when the unified school district in which he is employed is divided into a junior college district and a unified school district OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck # 286 of 445-4571 5-19-69 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 248 - Davis Authorizes the Lassen-Modoc County Flood (Chapter 82) Control and Water Conservation District to acquire authority to proceed with a project which consists of a contract with the United States for a water supply from a proposed federal reclamation project. The bill also authorizes the district board, where the proposal for the creation of a zone or zones for such a project is successful, to levy a tax in the zone or zones for the purpose of paying any expenses incurred by the district to formulate and present its plan justifying construction of the proposed federal reclamation project. AB 338 - Dent Permits an elective constable who becomes (Chapter 83) a non-elective marshal or deputy marshal by operation of law to remain a member of a county retirement system for the uncompleted elective term regardless of his age. The need for the bill arose from the consolidation of two justice courts in Contra Costa County. The resulting court was ruled to be a municipal court. An elected constable of one of the justice courts, being 70 years of age, would be compelled to retire by oper- ation of existing law. AB 351 - Biddle Establishes procedures for claiming the wel- (Chapter 84) fare exemption from property taxation for the 1968-69 fiscal year for property other- wise eligible therefore, except that on the lien date in 1968 the articles of incorporation of the nonprofit corporation owning such property did not contain a statement of irrevocable dedication. AB 425 - Johnson, H. Provides that the power of a court to rule (Chapter 87) on a motion for a new trial shall expire 60 days after mailing of the notice of entry of judgment by the court clerk or 60 days after service on the moving party of a written notice of entry of judgement, which- ever is earlier. If no such notice is given the pcwer to so rule/60 days fter filing of a notice of intention to move for a new trial. AB 501 - Johnson, H. Provides that service by one party of a (Chapter 85) written notice of trial on an adverse party will be deemed notice of trial with respect to the party serving the notice. -1- #286 SB 109 - Marks Permits the San Francisco Unified School (Chapter 35) District to conduct classes at the San Francisco International Airport and the San Francisco County Jail. Authority to conduct classes at the airport and county jail is needed because both facilities are located outside the school district in San Mateo County. SB 144 - Moscone Makes the Vehicle Code provision prohibiting (Chapter 77) parking or stoppingof vehicles or animals on designated public premises except in accordance with regulations established by the governing board or officer thereof applicable to a municipal airport. SB 169 - Kennick Removes authority of the Secretary of State (Chapter 78) to deny, revoke or suspend a commission as a notary public on grounds of bankruptcy. In 1967, when the laws relating to notaries public were amended, the Secretary of State was required to deny an appointment as a notary public in instances where the applicant had been adjudicated a bankrupt within the five year period immediately preceding the date of application for appoint- ment. After applying such a provision for a few months, it became quite apparent the bankruptcy provision was quite harsh and unfair. In 1968, the Secretary of State recommended an amendment which permitted him discretion in granting appointments. SB 199 - Danielson Prohibits putting any human waste into (Chapter 79) navigable waters of this state which are within any marina, yacht harbor, fresh water lake, or fresh water impoundment, from any vessel, tied to a dock, slip, or wharf, that has toilet facilities available for the use of persons on such vessel. Makes any violation a misdemeanor. The bill further declares that legislative intent is not to preempt the field of pollution by vessels and not to prohibit any city, county, or district to enact and enforce more stringent regulation of pollution by vessels. SB 207 - Grunsky Excludes employees of garbage and refuse (Chapter 80) disposal districts authorized to weigh garbage and refuse from regulation as public or private weighmasters when performing such duties. SB 274 - Stiern Extends the date which the State Board of (Chapter 81) Equalization must forward to the county assessor its findings with respect to eligibility of applicant for welfare exemption from property taxation in cases where the Board conducts a hearing. The purpose of SB 274 is to give the state board of equalization greater time to hear appeals by persons whose claims initially are denied. #286 Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke signed AB 2344 on May 14 extending the time for filing claims for homeowner's exemption from property taxation for the 1968-69 and 1969-70 fiscal years from April 15, 1969 to May 23, 1969. Author of the bill is Milias. ###### EJG 23 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 5-23-69 #291 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 92 - Beverly Authorizes a redevelopment agency to contract (Chapter 95) with its local jurisdiction or other public corporation for the purpose of constructing, installing or reimbursing for all or part of buildings or land for public facilities bene- fiting the redevelopment project. AB 98 - Hayes Makes it a crime for a person to mis-appropriate (Chapter 106) any money or thing of value in an initiative, referendum, or recall campaign or campaign on a ballot measure. The bill declares that money raised to promote such campaigns cannot be used to pay personal expenses. The bill also requires that anyone circulating a petition for an initiative, referendum or recall which does not qualify for the ballot submit a statement of receipts and expenditures. AB 154 - Mobley Provides that all county warrants not presented (Chapter 107) for payment to the county treasurer within six months are void unless an ordinance provides otherwise. The bill makes void all warrants, rather than only warrants issued for certain payments to the needy, not presented for payment to county treasurer within six months unless ordinance provides otherwise. The bill also reduces the time for application for new warrant from five years to two years. AB 162 - Mobley Provides that taxes on property on the secured (Chapter 96) roll be distributed to each fund on the basis of the rate established for the current secured roll on which they are charged and in same proportion that the tax rate for each fund bears to total applicable rate. The bill becomes operative on July 1, 1970. AB 268 - Barnes Permits state funds appropriated for the San (Chapter 102) Diego (Sunset Cliffs) Beach Erosion Control Project to be expended prior to the appropriation of construction funds by the Congress. AB 277 - Beverly Permits municipal court attaches to reside (Chapter 97) permanently in counties adjoining the county in which they are employed. AB 316 - Badham Establishes standards for persons performing (Chapter 108) blood gas analysis tests. The bill is operative until December 31, 1971. AB 353 - Davis Provides that the general regulatory powers of (Chapter 110) the Fish and Game Commission shall be extended from the 91st day after the 1969 Regular Session of the Legislature to the 91st day after the 1973 Regular Session. The bill also provides that the commission may hold a special meeting in May or June to reconsider and revise the salmon limits and season for sport fisherman. -1- #291 AB 418 - Schabarum Eliminates the requirement that real estate (Chapter 98) broker applications contain the recommenda- tions of two property owners. The bill also adds members of the United States Air Force within the definition of military licensee. AB 435 - Quimby Raises the maximum rate of interest that can (Chapter 109) be paid on bonds of the Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency from 5 to 7 percent. AB 590 - Badham Repeals a provision of the Electronic Repair (Chapter 99) Dealer Registration Law which requires the director of Professional and Vocational Standards to submit annual reports of activitie of the Bureau of Electronic Repair Dealer Registration. AB 624 - Chappie Requires that voters in the Sierra Lakes (Chapter 100) County Water District be owners of real property in the district and specifies that voters need not be residents of the district. AB 900 - Quimby Authorizes county boards of supervisors to (Chapter 101) waive requirement that contractors file a bond for work performed to replace or repair structures in cases of great emergency. SB 153 - Marks Provides for the cancellation or refund of (Chapter 88) 75 percent of property taxes, and all penalties and interest for church property acquired after the lien date in 1968 but prior to October 5, 1968. The bill provides for the cancellation of proportional amounts of tax, interest and penalty on property acquired after the lien date in any fiscal year by an organization qualified for the college, cemetery, church, exhibition, orphanage or welfare exemption. It also amends the Revenue and Taxation Code to exclude from taxation the personal effects and household furnishings of any person which exceed the constitutional exemption. SB 178 - Grunsky Permits money collected in one zone of the (Chapter 89) San Benito County Water Conservation and Flood Control District to be loaned to another zone of the district for establishing that zone or for meeting costs and expenses for that zone. SB 226 - Bradley Provides a reciprocal insurer need not obtain (Chapter 103) a power of attorney from a policyholder acquired by compulsory assignment from the California Assigned Risk Plan. SB 238 - Short Substitutes "track-type tractors" and (Chapter 90) "crawler tractors" for "caterpillar tractors" in the Vehicle Code provision defining "special construction equipment. SB 269 - Harmer Includes motorcycles within the scope of the (Chapter 104) Insurance Code provisions relating to cancellation or failure to renew automobile insurance policies. SB 308 - Short Provides that the establishment of 70 miles (Chapter 91) per hour maximum speed limits on newly constructed freeways will be on the basis of design standards and projected traffic volumes, rather than the current criteria of an engineering and traffic survey. -2- #291 SB 356 - Bradley Modifies procedures governing the disposal (Chapter 92) of surplus real property by the Santa Clara County Flood Control and Water District. SB 479 - Short Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 105) Insurance Code. SB 530 - Rodda Requires school districts maintaining a (Chapter 93) kindergarten to report separately on second period and fiscal year attendance reports, the days of attendance for specified types of single-session kindergarten classes maintained after November 13, 1968. The bill provides for adjustment of such days of attendance for purposes of computing average daily attendance of district. SB 611 - Coombs Permits the Department of Alcoholic (Chapter 94) Beverage Control to extend on-sale general licenses for seasonal business in areas declared to be disaster areas by the governor. # # # # # -3- PB OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California 7 Contact: Paul Beck 42 445-4571 5-29-69 #300 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the following bills: AB 104 - Pattee Gives applicants for the welfare property (Chapter 123) tax exemption until the next succeeding lien date, rather than a period of 6 months, to amend their articles, bylaws, constitu- tion or regulations. The bill also reviews the law generally with respect to procedures for claiming various exemptions from property taxation. Changes the time periods prescribed for the AB 173 - Moorhead purposes of will contests from six months to (Chapter 124) four months after probate or after disability of certain specified persons is removed. It also changes the time period after which a petition to determine heirship may be filed from four months to two months. AB 175 - Quimby Restricts assignment of liens on vehicles (Chapter 125) to those for labor or materials or for storage or safekeeping of a vehicle when abandoned on private property. It provides for written notice of assignment of lien to be given by certified mail as well as by personal delivery or by registered mail. AB 194 - Bagley Authorizes the state controller to transfer (Chapter 126) funds received by the department of motor vehicles as vehicle license fee for trailer coaches to the county in which trailer coache are registered. The bill provides that such funds may be used for county and city purpose AB 195 - Bagley Permits cities and counties to use Motor (Chapter 127) Vehicle License Fee funds for city and county purposes. AB 196 - Veneman Permits cities and counties to use Cigarette (Chapter 128) Tax funds for local purposes, rather than requiring that such funds be used solely for purposes of general interest to the state. AB 285 - McDonald Provides procedures for assessment and (Chapter 129) reassessment of taxable property suffering over $1000 damage between March 1, 1969, and May 15, 1969, due to a major calamity, excluding off-shore oil leaks, in a declared disaster area, and requires a recomputation of state school equalization aid, supplements support and transportation allowances, and the payment of any edditional aid that might result, because of such recomputations. -1- #300 AB 305 - Knox Authorizes a board of supervisors to delegate (Chapter 130) certain functions relating to the administra- tion of the property tax to other county officials. AB 310 - McDonald Repeals provisions requiring the imposition (Chapter 131) of a floor stock tax in connection with the one-cent increase in the gas tax which will become effective June 1, 1969. AB 315 - Mulford Adds specified vehicles to the combinations (Chapter 132) of vehicles whose total length may exceed 60 feet but may not exceed 65 feet. The bill requires that a forklift truck which is towed upon the highway at the end of a combination of vehicles be equipped with specified lamps and brakes. AB 336 - Ketchum Adds a provision to the vehicle code which (Chapter 133) defines "oil well production service unit." AB 343 - Knox Provides that a judge may, pursuant to a (Chapter 134) warrant, have a defendant, judgment debtor, debtor, or holder of property brought before the court to answer for failure to appear as required, if the order requiring appearance was served by sheriff, constable, marshal, or some person specially appointed by court in the order. AB 358 - Belotti Requires a rubbish dump maintained in a (Chapter 135) fireproof container used primarily for transport for final disposition to maintain a minimum clearance of flammable material of 30 feet from the container. AB 373 - Foran Provides that authorities in charge of any (Chapter 136) highway may designate it or any part thereof, for one-way traffic at all or such times as indicated by official traffic control devices. AB 378 - Chappie Extends the time in which the statement, map (Chapter 137) or plat, and certificate of completion regard- ing annexation of a fire protection district may be filed for the annexation to be effectiv for assessment and tax purposes in 1969. AB 387 - Schabarum Makes statutory changes necessary to conform (Chapter 138) to Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1968. AB 415 - Pattee Amends the 1968 imitation milk law to revise (Chapter 139) assessment provisions necessary to cover the cost of administration of the Act. It authorizes milk stabilization assessment funds to be used for this purpose. in the event license and registration fees are inadequate. The bill also deletes the present provisions which authorize an assessment to be levied against the milk components used in the production of products that resemble milk products. -2- #300 AB 416 - Beverly Permits any person subpoenaed to appear in (Chapter 140) court to agree with person at whose request the subpoena was issued to appear at a time other than that specified in the subpoena. AB 417 - Beverly Provides a procedure whereby any person (Chapter 141) posting security in an action for an in- junction or restraining order places himself under the jurisdiction of the court in such action with respect to liability on the security, in the event it is determined that the injunction should not have been issued. AB 439 - Duffy Provides workmen's compensation benefits (Chapter 142) to firemen while firefighting or preserving or protecting life or property anywhere in the state. AB 442 - Dunlap Permits legal guardian or conservator of (Chapter 143) person claiming veterans' exemption, or one who has been granted a power of attorney by such person, to appear for and file affidavit for such exemption. AB 458 - MacDona/Id Authorizes the division of highways to rent (Chapter 144) tools and equipment for 20 days, instead of 10 days, without competitive bidding during an emergency. AB 503 - Priolo Requires the owner of a boat livery to keep (Chapter 145) specified records and to preserve such records for at least six months. It prohibits the owner of a boat livery or agent from permitting departure of a vessel without equipment required by applicable laws and regulations. AB 504 - Priolo Provides specifically that a person water (Chapter 146) skiing from a vessel shall be considered a person on board that vessel for the purpose of the Harbors and Navigation Code provisions, which require every undocumented vessel to carry at least one approved life preserver, ring buoy, or other device for each person on board. AB 527 - Veysey Prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing any (Chapter 147) prescription except in a container correctly labeled with prescribed information. AB 542 - Dent Declares that an annexation by a city accomp- (Chapter 148) lished by an ordinance adopted prior to November 26, 1968, are effective for assess- ment and taxation purposes for the 1969-70 fiscal year, if the required statement and map or plat were filed with the state board of equalization on or before February 10, 1969. -3- #300 AB 569 - McGee Provides that notices of execution, fore- (Chapter 149) closure, or probate sale of real estate may give the street address and other common designation, if any, of such property, but a failure to do so does not affect validity of the notice. AB 571 - Murphy Provides that savings banks may invest up (Chapter 150) to specified limit in stock, bonds, debentures, and other obligations of the Government National Mortgage Association. AB 577 - Brown Requires county clerks to provide county (Chapter 151) central committee, free copies of cards or tapes relating to all voters, instead of only to voters of the central committee's party. AB 1005 - Chappie Requires that voters in the Camp Far West (Chapter 152) Irrigation District be owners of real property in the district and specifies voters need not be district residents. SB 50 - Marler Repeals the vehicle code provisions (Chapter 111) authorizing the disconnecting of new car odometers in specified instances. The bill specifies that mileage warranty period for new motor vehicles shall commence with mileage indicated on such vehicle's odometer on date vehicle is first sold as new. SB 86 - Coombs Permits a licensed vocational nurse, when (Chapter 112) directed by a physician and surgeon and after instruction by a physician and surgeon in proper procedures, to withdraw blood from patients for purposes of testing. SB 99 - Song Authorizes the execution of a power held by (Chapter 113) several persons when one or more of them either is legally incapable of exercising the power or releases the power, as well as when one or more of them dies, by the others unless otherwise prescribed by the terms of the power. SB 102 - Song Provides for expiration of certificates of (Chapter 114) business fictitious name filed with county clerks before January 1, 1967, on January 1, 1972, unless a renewal certificate is filed not later than December 1, 1971. SB 105 - Song Eliminates the Code of Civil Procedure (Chapter 115) provision that a jury verdict on the issue of damages be supported by substantial evidence before a court can grant a motion for a new trial subject to the condition that such motion is denied if the defendant consents to an increase in the damages award as determined by the court. SB 205 - Grunsky Abolishes game refuge 3B in San Benito and (Chapter 116) Monterey Counties and eliminates the provisions establishing the Huntington Lake Game Refuge. -4- 6 #300 SB 232 - Sherman Authorizes a county welfare department to (Chapter 117) contract with a city, county, a local health district or with an individual under exceptional circumstances in addition to a voluntary nonprofit agency for homemaker services. SB 248 - Grunsky Provides that a district attorney shall (Chapter 118) make the original transcript of a preliminary examination available, upon request, to a judge a reasonable time in advance of any motion or other proceedings relating to the accusation. SB 282 - Rodda Validates certain final apportionments of (Chapter 119) state school building aid based on conditional apportionments made prior to the 61st day after final adjournment of the 1969 Regular Session. SB 288 - Coombs Declares that prescribed alliances by (Chapter 120) members of Indian tribes, bands, or groups entered into prior to 1958 are deemed valid marriages under the laws of this state and for the purpose of the application of the laws of succession to a decedent who entered into such an alliance prior to 1958. SB 298 - Cologne Limits the time within which approval of (Chapter 121) the real estate commissioner must be obtained for any material change in provisions contained in deeds, conveyances, declarations of restrictions, bylaws, management contracts, etc., used in planned development subdivisions or condominiums to three years after the date the subdivider ceases to hold or directly control one-third of the votes that may be cast to effect change. SB 383 - Cologne Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 122) Government Code. ##### -5- OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 6-6-69 #308 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 96 - Quimby Makes provision requiring surviving wife of (Chapter 153) patrol member to have been married to him for at least one year satisfied if the member was retired because of age within one year following amendment of retirement law, or a contract, lowering retirement age and wife was married to member on date of amendment. AB 328 - Badham Provides for Public Utilities Commission (Chapter 162) regulation of certain air carriers (aircraft with a takeoff weight of less than 12,500 pounds). AB 734 - Pattee Revises the standard container requirements (Chapter 163) for cantaloupes. AB 914 - Murphy Eliminates the requirement that when hay is sold (Chapter 164) by the bale in amounts less than one ton, that the net weight of each bale shall be indicated on a tag fastened to the bale. SB 93 - Collier Provides that the procedures and fees for the (Chapter 154) collection of judgments against assets of a judgment debtor held by political subdivisions of the state and other local public entities shall also apply to districts. SB 98 - Song, Creates a statutory body of law relating to powers (Chapter 155) of appointment. The bill becomes operative on July 1, 1970. SB 104 - Song Permits a court to compel specific performance (Chapter 156) of a contract by the defendant if such performance is otherwise appropriate and substantial counterperformance by the plaintiff is assured or, if the court deems necessary, can be secured to the satisfaction of the court. SB 284 - Rodda Repeals and amends obsolete and duplicated (Chapter 157) provisions of the Education Code. SB 349 - Kennick Provides that certain school district boundary (Chapter 158) changes shall be effective for tax and assessment purposes as of December 31, 1968, and for all other purposes as of July 1, 1969. SB 441 - Lagomarsino Allows boards of supervisors to post, instead (Chapter 159) of publish, a copy of governor's proclamation calling for a general election. SB 442 - Lagomarsino Permits clerks of cities and counties submitting (Chapter 160) measures to the voters, which cities and counties are in close proximity, to designate, with approval of their boards of supervisors or city councils, their respective measures by letters in a way to avoid confusion to the voters. SB 446 - Lagomacsino Permits governing board of city school districts (Chapter 161) with 50,000 or less pupils to construct walks, footbridges and tunnels within a mile of a school when necessary for the safety of the pupils attending that school. Noncity school districts presently are permitted to expend funds for "sidepath" construction within a mile of a school. LJG 4 # OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 6-16-69 #322 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 49 - McGee Permits the State Board of Registration for (Chapter 181) Professional Engineers to consider those applications for registration without examination as an industrial engineer which were filed prior to 1-1-69. AB 165 - Chappie Provides that certain teachers who taught (Chapter 165) 15 years or more before July 1, 1935, and rendered at least three schooldays of teaching service on or after such date and prior to July 1, 1950, even though the compensation for such service was not paid out of public funds, shall be eligible for a pension. AB 208 - Dent Permits judges who did not elect to have (Chapter 166) survivors' benefits coverage under the Judges' Retirement Law within the applicable time limitation, to make such election with a prescribed period. AB 317 - Badham Prohibits an employment agency from (Chapter 182) charging an applicant for employment a fee for accepting employment with the agency or any subsidiary of the agency, and also prohbits charging a fee when placement is with any person who has a financial interest in the employment agency. AB 474 - Biddle Eliminates the requirement that a person (Chapter 167) sign a receipt when he receives flares from the California Highway Patrolman, as replacement for flares used by such a person to warn traffic of any accident or other hazardous condition. AB 537 - Brown Establishes a procedure by which certain (Chapter 183) foreign-trained dental graduates will be eligible for examination for admission to practice in California. AB 568 - Moorhead Limits the maximum time for filing creditors' (Chapter 177) claims from 6 months to 4 months from the date of filing of an affidavit of publication of notice to creditors in cases where the affidavit is not filed within 30 days after completion of the publication. SB 571 - Marler Changes the specified percentage of soluble (Chapter 176) solids necessary for certain varieties of grape to be considered mature. AB 700 - Johnson, H. Makes a technical amendment to a Government (Chapter 178) Code provision relating to fees collected by county clerks. -1- #322 AB 727 - Beverly Provides that savings and loan associations (Chapter 179) may call their withdrawable shares or investment certificates, savings deposits; and may call dividends on such shares, interest. The bill reflects changes in federal law and regulation. The bill further specifies that different rates in return may be paid on different classes of such shares and investment certificates issued with as well as without passbooks and that a lesser rate of return may be paid on that portion of the value of such shares or certificates below amount set by the Savings and Loan Commissioner. SB 15; - Collier Redefines the term "through highway" as (Chapter 168) used in the Vehicle Code and revises power of local authorities to adopt rules and regulations regarding vehicles entering or crossing such highways. SB 49 - Alquist Authorizes the Santa Clara County Board (Chapter 180) of Supervisors to place before the voters the question of whether or not the Santa Clara County Transit District should be formed. The district will be empowered to impose a 1/2 percent sales and use tax, after a majority vote of the people, to finance the district. SB 119 - Teale Extends from May 1, 1969, to May 1, 1975, (Chapter 169) the expiration date of a provision in the Vehicle Code permitting use of pneumatic tires containing metal studs for use on snow or ice. SB 181 - Short Changes the original and renewal fee of (Chapter 175) a cargo tank for any biennial period commencing with on or after January 1, 1970 to $25, rather than having amount of such fee determined by tank's volumetric capacity. SB 339 - Schmitz Requires that the statement of qualifications (Chapter 170) for candidates be printed in type of uniform size, darkness, and spacing. SB 412 - Collier Declares the formation of any highway (Chapter 171) lighting district which files the required statement and map or plat on or before Marchl, 1969, to be effective for assess- ment and taxation purposes for the 1969-70 fiscal year. SB 445 - Lagomarsino Provides that a marshal or deputy marshal (Chapter 172) shall receive normal compensation and traveling expenses whencompelled to attend court as a witness in a civil action. The bill further provides that the party subpoenaing the marshal or deputy marshal shall pay $25 per day to the public entity employing them. The present law applies to members of the California Highway Patrol, deputy sheriffs and city policemen. -2- #322 SB 447 - Danielson Deletes requirement that highway carriers (Chapter 173) file a bond to secure the payment of lesser claims, except claims of lessors who are also employees of such carriers, when they lease equipment. SB 800 - Lagomarsino Increases the number of governing board (Chapter 174) members of the Embarcadero Municipal Improvement District from 3 to 5. ##### -3- EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 6-18-69 #341 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 215 - Belotti Includes the property of certain volunteer (Chapter 203) fire departments within the welfare property tax exemption. AB 401 - Dunlap Makes a technical, nonsubstantive change (Chapter 204) in the Penal Code provision relating to loitering. AB 566 - Arklin Restricts to explosive missiles the missiles (Chapter 205) included within the Penal Code definition of "destructive device.' AB 585 - Deddeh Increases the maximum sums that may be (Chapter 206) paid members of fire protection district boards from $10 to $20 for each meeting, not exceeding 4 meetings per calendar month. The increase is effective until the 91st day after the final adjournment of the 1971 Regular Session. AB 805 - Wilson Deletes the Vehicle Code provision making (Chapter 207) it unlawful for any pedestrian who is intoxicated to such an extent as to create a hazard to himself or others to walk or be upon any roadway. Existing Penal Code provisions provide needed authority to arrest intoxicated pedestrians. AB 1257 - Porter Recodifies without substantive change the (Chapter 209) Metropolitan Water District Act. AB 1798 - Ketchum Appropriates $1,300,000 for the Emergency (Chapter 210) Fund. The augmentation is necessary to cover the following expenditures: National Guard $754,000 Levee Patrol 300,000 Encephalitis Control 250,000 SB 76 - Danielson Permits construction of street lighting (Chapter 184) facilities in the same manner as other improvements under the Improvement Act of 1911. SB 142 - Dymally Requires that precedence on a court calendar (Chapter 185) for the day on which a case is set for hearing be granted cases in which the minor is detained and the sole allegation is that the minor is in a class of persons whom the juvenile court has jurisdiction to adjudge a dependent child of the court. SB 168 - Coombs Specifies the proper municipal, justice or (Chapter 186) small claims court in which an action on a retail installment contract subject to the Unruh Act is to be tried, rather than commenced. The bill further requires the person bringing the suit to file an affidavit showing that the suit has been brought in the proper court. -1- #341 SB 201 - Short Requires public entities which own or (Chapter 187) operate any cargo tank or tank vehicle to pay registration fee for the operation of cargo tanks to the State Fire Marshal. SB 231 - Cologne Adds television translator station facilities (Chapter 188) and services to the list of types of extended services which may be provided in county service areas. SB 279 - Sherman Eliminates the provision which permits a (Chapter 189) real estate licensee to use a corporate name or fictitious name in prescribed matter which the licensee publishes, or distributes, rather than a designation disclosing that the licensee is performing acts for which a real estate license is required. The bill also deletes the requirement that each broker erect and maintain a prescribed sign on the premise to indicate he is a licensed real estate broker. SB 367 - Petris Provides that grand jurors in Alameda County (Chapter 190) shall be paid $5 and necessary common carrier fare for each day's attendance at a committee meeting of the grand jury. SB 373 - Stevens Includes hearing reporters among those (Chapter 191) persons authorized to administer oaths and affirmations in proceedings under the Administrative Procedure Act. SB 424 - Danielson Requires complaints for the collection of (Chapter 192) lawful charges of highway permit carriers to be filed in court within three years from the time the cause of action accrues except that such three-year period shall be extended to include six months from the date a written refusal to pay such charges is given the carrier. SB 473 - Schrade Provides for membership in the Legislator's (Chapter 193) Retirement System for certain legislative employees. SB 501 - Lagomarsine Increases from 6 percent to 7 percent the (Chapter 194) meximum rate of interest on bonds which may be issued under the Junior College Revenue Bond Act of 1961, the Revenue Bond Act of 1941, by recreation and park districts, reclamation districts, and under the Sanitary District Act of 1923. SB 528 - Grunsky Authorizes the Santa Cruz Metropolitan (Chapter 195) Transit District to borrow against anticipated tax revenues for following fiscal year. -2- #341 SB 534 - Lagomarsino Amends the Ventura County Flood Control (Chapter 196) Act by limiting the requirement for consent and approval of legislative body of a city before fees or charges may be levied on the development of land within such city to fees or charges which are higher than any fees or charges levied on the development of land outside the city. The bill also increases until July 1, 1971, limit on aggregate taxes or assessments for any one fiscal year which may be levied on Zone 1 of the Ventura County Flood Control District. SB 537 - Collier Authorizes the district board of the Russian (Chapter 197) River Recreation and Park District to provide by resolution that all members of the board of directors shall be elected. SB 551 - Cologne Authorizes the Riverside County Flood (Chapter 198) Control and Water Conservation District to fix a drainage standby or availability charge in each fiscal year not to exceed a specified amount. SB 603 - Moscone Permits the custodian of records to comply (Chapter 199) with a subpoena duces tecum for the production of business records by delivering copies of such records only in actions where business is neither a party nor place where the cause of action arose. SB 784 - Lagomarsino Corrects an obsolete cross-reference in (Chapter 200) the Public Resources Code. SB 796 - Cologne Provides that any and all decisions or (Chapter 201) verdicts upon special defenses and all rulings on the trial thereof may be reviewed, rather than renewed, on motion for a new trial or upon appeal from such judgment. SB 969 - Bradley Revises provision in the Streets and Highways (Chapter 202) Code providing for discharge of a bond placed on property pursuant to provisions of Improvement Act of 1911 to specifically designate sums to be paid on discharge of bond. AB 1032 - Campbell Exempts job development corporations from (Chapter 208) regulation under the Personal Property Brokers Law. These corporations are presently regulated under the Job Development Corporation Law. ##### EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 6-26-69 #353 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 105 - Biddle Establishes presumptions affecting the burden (Chapter 231) of proof in drunk driving cases AB 146 - Monagan Empowers a board of supervisors upon receipt (Chapter 232) of a petition of 50 or more electors forwarded by the board of directors of a fire protection district requesting increase in membership of district board from three to five members, to appoint two new directors. AB 289 - Pattee Amends the California Marketing Act of 1937 (Chapter 217) for the purpose of making the act available for all milk. Under present law, a marketing order may only be established for Grade B or manufacturing grade milk. AB 462 - Veysey Authorizes vehicles used by county departments (Chapter 218) of agriculture in weed control or pest detection work to display flashing amber warnir lights when necessarily parked on highways or when moving at a speed slower than the normal flow of traffic. AB 514 - Dent Authorizes a county board of supervisors to (Chapter 219) pay special allowances to members of special commissions or committees of citizens when such allowances are authorized and reimburs- able under federal programs in which county participation is approved by the board. AB 526 - Veysey Permits a board of supervisors to provide (Chapter 233) that all delinquent taxes, penalties and costs, and a pro rata share of current taxes, penalties and costs on property acquired by a public entity in condemnation proceedings, be transferred for collection to the unsecured roll. AB 604 - Burke Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 234) Streets and Highways Code. AB 631 - MacDonald Permits school districts to satisfy street (Chapter 235) and highway dedication requirements when rights of way are being conveyed to a city or county or by a city or county to a school district by posting a notice of intention to convey in an appropriate location before conveyance. AB 663 - Briggs Makes applicable generally, rather than only (Chapter 220) to fire and casualty licensees, life licensees, and disability licensees, various provisions of the Financial Code relating to organizations licensees and military service certificates of convenience. -1- #353 AB 668 - Ryan Permits the Estero Municipal Improvement (Chapter 236) District to acquire, construct, maintain and operate recreational facilities for the public. AB 674 - Burke Permits members of the California Highway (Chapter 221) Patrol and employees of the Department of Public Works to push vehicles on vehicular crossings. AB 689 - Crandall Changes the name of two municipal court (Chapter 237) districts in Santa Clara County. The bill also increases the number of and salaries of attaches in the municipal courts in Santa Clara County. AB 765 - Beverly Makes a technical amendment to the Financial (Chapter 222) Code provision relating to financial reports and statements submitted by credit unions to the Commissioner of Corporations, AB 766 - Beverly Makes a technical amendment to the Financial (Chapter 223) Code provision relating to financial reports submitted by licensed check sellers and cashiers to the Commissioner of Corporations. AB 767 - Beverly Makes a technical amendment to the Financial (Chapter 224) Code provision relating to financial reports submitted by licensed escrow agents to the Commissioner of Corporations. AB 768 - Beverly Makes a technical amendment to the Financial (Chapter 225) Code provisions relating to financial reports submitted by industrial loan companies to the Commissioner of Corporations. AB 829 - Moorhead Removes the requirement that the Director (Chapter 238 ) of Corrections wait 60 days following receipt of a person involuntarily committed to a narcotic detention, treatment, and rehabilitation facility before concluding that he is unfit for confinement and treatment in such facility. The bill further provides that the written order of any member of Narcotic Addict Evaluation Authority shall be sufficient warrant for any peace officer to return outpatient to custody, AB 835 - Lewis Permits release of sworn statements and (Chapter 239) individual records of members of county system established pursuant to County Employee Retirement Law of 1937, upon written authorization by the member. AB 851 - Biddle Revises provisions relating to the refusal by (Chapter 240) the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue licenses and certificates to automobile dismantlers, dealers, transporters, and manufacturers. The bill also authorizes the department to suspend or revoke the license issued to a dealer, transporter, or manufact- urer of vehicles, and refuse to issue or suspend or revoke a vehicle salesman's license, if holder of such license or applicar for such license has violated any of the provisions of the Rees-Levering Motor Vehicle Sales and Finance Act, rather than specified provisions of such act. -2- #353 AB 856 - MacGillivray Makes the requirement for certain vehicles (Chapter 226) to follow within a specified distance outside of a business and residence district applicable only to vehicles restricted to a maximum speed of 55 mph and reduces the required distance between such vehicles from 500 to 300 feet. AB 858 - Fenton Exempts the Insurance Commissioner, insurance (Chapter 227) companies and reporting services from liability for certain acts and statements concerning notice of nonrenewal of automobile insurance. The law presently provides for such an exemption in the cases of notice of cancellation. AB 989 - Beverly Provides that any city, regardless of (Chapter 228) population, may be the consolidating city for purposes of consolidation upon consent being given by a majority vote of the legislative body of each city involved, instead of requiring that city having the largest population be the consolidating city. AB 1034 - Johnson R. Permits the Yolo-Zamora Water District to (Chapter 241) proceed under alternative provisons for the levy, collection, and enforcement of district assessments by the county. AB 1074 - Moorhead Permits a prisoner from a state prison to (Chapter 242) appear as a defendant or as a witness in a case other than that for which he was ordered removed. AB 1110 - Bee Makes a $500,000 loan to the Livermore Valley (Chapter 229) Unified School District to enable the distric to pay existing debts. The loan is to be repaid, plus interest, over a two-year period. AB 1139 - Johnson, R. Permits the Knights Landing Ridge Drainage (Chapter 243) District Board of Commissioners to use the tax rolls of Colusa and Yolo Counties to levy assessments for maintenance, repairs and incidental expenses. This method of levying assessments is currently available to reclamation districts. AB 1159 - Briggs Makes a technical amendment to the Financial (Chapter 244) Code section relating to unlawful rebates. AB 1451 - Johnson ,\H. Includes covenants made by grantees of land (Chapter 245) with the grantor among those which run with the land of both parties, where required conditions are met, AB 1932 - Schabarum Authorizes the use of official traffic (Chapter 246) control signals at freeway entrance ramps. AB 1933 - Schabarum Re-enacts the Streets and Highways Code (Chapter 247) provision in which California assents to the federal statutes relating to highways. -3- #353 SB 75 - Danielson Allows public jurisdictions when notifying (Chapter 211) the owner of property where sidewalk repairs are necessary, to mail to the owner an original and final notice to repair sidewalk, rather than mailing one notice and posting another on the property. SB 191 - Schmitz Requires cities and counties to include in (Chapter 212) annual financial report to controller amounts expended during preceding fiscal year for construction of public projects other than streets and highways. SB 197 - Dymally Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the Labor (Chapter 213) Code. SB 577 - Collier Specifies that the Department of Motor (Chapter 214) Vehicles may redeposit not more than once a check in payment of a fee or penalty without assessing additional penalities. SB 707 - Lagomarsino Deletes obsolete Public Resources Code (Chapter 215) provisions relating to state parks and monuments. SB 717 - Beilenson Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 216) Financial and Business and Professions Codes. SB 1055 - Cologne Authorizes the board of directors of the (Chapter 230) Metropolitan Water District by a 2/3 vote to issue general obligation bonds of the district without a vote of the electors, provided that the amount of such bonds does not exceed the then unissued balance of the amount of bonds authorized at an election held in the district prior to July 1, 1966, and the bonds are issued for the same purpose as that for which the proceeds of such unissued bonds could have been used. The bill increases the maximum rate of interest at which bonds may be issued by the district from 6 percent to 7 percent. # # # # -4- OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 6-30-69 #364 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 191 - Burton Permits a person receiving an allowance (Chapter 281) under Judges' Retirement Law to authorize deductions for credit union shares. AB 706 - Hom Revises the expiration dates of terms of (Chapter 282) members of the State Dry Cleaning Board and the number of terms to expire on each such new date. AB 778 - Bagley Permits the imposition of an escape (Chapter 283) assessment in the amount of the exemption if the assessor discovers that the inventory exemption had been incorrectly allowed because of erroneous information submitted by the taxpayer misclassifying as business inventories property not includable under the statutory definition of that term. The bill also provides for the interest and penalties normally applicable to escape assessments. AB 793 - Monagan Provides that each landowner in the Delta (Chapter 285) Water Agency shall have one vote for each dollar's worth of land to which he holds title. The bill also changes the maximum limit on assessments which may be levied by the agency for purposes other than payment under specified contracts. AB 890 - Brown Eliminates the requirement of a specified (Chapter 284) apprenticeship in California for any person who has been licensed and has practiced in any other state or country as an embalmer for minimum of three years within the seven years preceding his application for California license. AB 1142- Z'berg Authorizes the board of the Brannan-Andrus (Chapter 257) Levee Maintenance District under specified circumstances to issue time warrants payable at future dates with interest not to exceed 7 percent per annum. AB 1391 - MacGillivray Increases the maximum permissible interest (Chapter 258) rate on bonded indebtedness incurred by the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to pay the cost of any work or improvement in any district zone from 5 percent to 7 percent. SB 62 - Lagomarsino Makes a person who knowingly distributes, (Chapter 248) sends, causes to be sent, exhibits, or offers to distribute or exhibit harmful matter to a minor under 18, guilty of a misdemeanor. SB 63 - Lagomarsino Provides that, where circumstances indicate (Chapter 249) the matter is commercially exploited by a defendant for sake of its prurient appeal, such evidence is probative with respect to the nature of the matter and can justify concluding the matter is utterly without redeeming social importance. -1- #364 SB 113 - Dymally Provides that no record of the detention (Chapter 260) of a person taken into custody solely upon the ground that he is a person whom the juvenile court may adjudge to be a dependent child of the court, or a person adjudged such solely upon that ground, shall be made or kept by any law enforce- ment agency as a record of arrest. SB 123 - Teale Provides for purposes of computing (Chapter 250) bonding capacity of school districts, that taxable property of the district shall be determined upon the basis that the district's assessed value has not been reduced by the exemption of the assessed value of business inventories in the district or reduced by the home- owner's property tax exemption. SB 140 - Dymally Authorizes the two-year pilot program (Chapter 161) established by the Department of Social Welfare for hard-to-place children to be carried out by any licensed adoption agency rather than any licensed county adoption agency. SB 151 - Deukmej ian Provides that a building or place used (Chapter 262) for acts of illegal gambling as defined by state and local law is a nuisance, to be enjoined, abated, and prevented. The bill declares that nothing in such provisions shall be construed to apply the definition of a nuisance to a private residence where illegal gambling is conducted on an intermittent basis. SB 180 - Rodda Makes a minor change in the computation (Chapter 263) of tuition charges to be paid by elementary school districts to high school districts for attendance of 7th and 8th grade pupils in junior high schools. SB 242 - Marks Includes podiatric organization and (Chapter 264) pharmaceutic organization within definition of "professional society" for purposes of granting immunity from monetary liability and from causes of action for damages to member of duly appointed committee of state or local professional society for specified acts. SB 259 - Burgener Amends the Improvement Act of 1911 to (Chapter 251) provide for agreements between public utilities or public agencies and legislative body whose work or improvement includes mains and appurtenances for supplying or distributing a domestic or industrial gas supply. SB 302 - Cusanovich Retains in the Labor Code certain provisons (Chapter 252) relating to waterfront safety. -2- #364 SB 323 - Stiern Prohibits unsolicited offers to sell (Chapter 265) merchandise where the offer includes sending such merchandise not ordered or requested, and provides that receipt of any such merchandise so sent shall for all purposes be deemed a gift. SB 401 - Sherman Requires the State Department of Public (Chapter 266) Health to make a report to the Legislature each odd-numbered year, rather than at each general session. SB 402 - Sherman Requires applicants for sanitarian (Chapter 267) certification examination to pay a nonreturnable $15 fee for each such examination. SB 405 - Song Amends the Medical Practice Act by (Chapter 253) reducing from 10 to 3 the minimum number of nominations for each member appointed to each district review committee to be made by professional medical societies within the district, by the deans of approved medical schools, and by the State Board of Medical Examiners. SB 439 - Cologne Makes clarifying change in the Civil (Chapter 254) Code provision making unenforceable certain agreements in connection with sales of motor vehicles which provide for the inclusion of title to or a lien upon any personal or real property, other than the motor vehicle which is the subject matter of the Sale, or accessories therefore as security for payment of the contract balance. SB 440 - Cologne Repeals Civil Code provison which (Chapter 255) provides that a motor vehicle dealer must disclose any promise to compensate a purchaser for referrals in his conditional sales contract. The making of such promises was made a misdemeanor by legislation enacted in 1968. SB 526 - Beilenson Permits an authorized person, under the (Chapter 268) Anatomical Gift Act, to make a gift of decedent's body by the authorized person's telegraphic, recorded telephonic, or other recorded message. SB 540 - Short Authorizes the destruction or the (Chapter 269) disposition to a public or private medical library of accumulated old chest X-ray photographs and case records under specified conditions. SB 615 - Walsh Deletes the requirement for the (Chapter 270) Correctional Industries Textile Mill at San Quentin Prison to purchase California-produced raw cotton. It permits the purchase of cotton yern and synthetics for the textile mill. SB 618 - Beilenson Requires warning labels to be affixed (Chapter 271) to all containers of paint which have a lead content of 1 percent or more nonvolatile matter when traded at retail in California. #364 SB 630 - Moscone Provides that property received in (Chapter 259) trust which a trustee may retain includes stock in any corporation controlling, controlled, or under common control with the trustee. SB 682 - Stevens Provides an exclusive remedy for the (Chapter 272) removal of the trustee of a testamentary trust by petition to the court in which the will was probated or which has jurisdiction over a testamentary trust. The bill also provides that an appeal may be taken from an order removing or refusing to remove a trustee, or fixing, directing, or allowing payment of a trustee's compensation. SB 742 - Danielson Excludes use of alleys in determining (Chapter 273) a "block" for purposes of sidewalk and curb construction under the Improvement Act. SB 773 - Schmitz Adds a junior college district to (Chapter 274) designated school districts authorized to exchange real property for real property of another person pursuant to agreement. SB 776 - Sherman Makes a nonsubstantive amendment to a (Chapter 275) Civil Code provision related to condominiums. SB 799 - Danielson Provides for the construction of (Chapter 276) sidewalks and curbs under the Improvement Act of 1911 by a city or county in territory outside of the territory of the city or county in specified circumstances. SB 866 - Moscone Extends the time within which a plaintiff (Chapter 277) may give notice to defendant of an acceptance of an offer to compromise from five to ten days. SB 964 - Way Authorizes the marking of containers (Chapter 278) for plums or prunes with a size designation in terms of the maximum number of fruits for a specified weight in pounds. SB 998 - Bradley Permits sheriffs, with the consent (Chapter 279) of the county auditor, to establish bank accounts for deposit of bail and fine money. SB 1004 - Deukmejian Requires the application for an absent (Chapter 256) voter ballot to contain a statement of the precinct and county residence requirements for absent voting. The bill also requires that a statement informing voters of absent voting procedure at school district elections be included on the sample ballot envelope. SB 1307 - Short Raises the maximum rate of interest (Chapter 280) on additional Stockton Port District bonds from 6 to 7 percent per annum. # # # # # OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 7-1-69 #369 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 111 - Ryan Authorizes the provision or exclusion of (Chapter 296) payment of psychological expenses in a disability insurance policy. The bill prohibits any such policy from prohibiting the insured from selecting any person certified to perform psychological services covered under the terms of the policy. AB 306 - Crown Allows the San Leandro Unified and Albany (Chapter 297) Unified school districts to qualify for a 10c tax override for adult education regardless of the inclusion of "adult education purposes" in the list of purposes for which the tax overrides approved on April 9, 1968, and November 5, 1968, respectively, were to be used which appeared on the ballot. AB 314 - Mulford Makes several technical changes in the (Chapter 298) social workers and marriage, family and child counselors licensing law to conform to 1968 legislation. AB 319 - Murphy Extends the provision declaring yellow- (Chapter 299) billed magpies to be nonprotected birds under designated circumstances until the 61st day after adjournment of the 1971 regular session of the legislature, and it also changes the boundaries of Zone A licensed pheasant club zones. AB 341 - Schabarum Requires Director of Industrial Relations to (Chapter 301) make a determination of general prevailing rates of per diem wages in locality within 20 days, instead of 10 days, after the filing with the director of a verified petition asking for review of the grounds upon which wage rates have been determined. AB 357 - Briggs Provides that no person who sells real (Chapter 302) property shall require as a condition to making a sale that the buyer negotiate any insurance, or renewal of insurance, through a particular insurer, insurance agent, insurance broker, or insurance solicitor. AB 447 - Foran Allows the Bay Area Pollution Control (Chapter 303) District Board to establish compensation up to a maximum of $50 per meeting, not to exceed $1200 in any one year. AB 457 - Duffy Eliminates the October 1, 1969 expiration (Chapter 304) date for the Director of Agriculture to use the herd depopulation method in the control of brucellosis. -1- #369 AB 463 - Veysey Permits the Department of Veterans Affairs (Chapter 305) to waive occupancy requirements for those ) who buy a home or farm under Cal-Vet contract, and then re-enter the Armed Forces. AB 470 - Bagley Requires an emergency medical care committee (Chapter 306) to submit an annual report of observations and recommendations to county board or boards of supervisors for comment only and to the areawide comprehensive health planning agency for its area, in addition to submitting such a report to the Health Planning Council and the State Department of Public Health. AB 533 - Schabarum Increases the maximum interest rate allowed (Chapter 307) in temporary borrowing by local agencies from 6 to 7 percent. AB 620 - Badham Amends the Electronic Repair Dealer (Chapter 308) Registration Law to add good moral character as a requirement for registration as an electronic repair service dealer and lack of good moral character as ground for suspension or revocation of such registration. AB 640 - Mobley Requires certain schedules in county budget (Chapter 309) to show expected expenses of activities to which they relate, instead of expected expenditures for such activities. AB 659 - Brown Requires the presiding judge of the (Chapter 310) superior court with the concurrence of a prescribed juvenile court judge to appoint members of juvenile justice commissions. AB 680 - Karabian Deletes the requirement that the original (Chapter 311) subpoena be shown to a witness in a civil or criminal matter when such witness is served with a subpoena. AB 721 - Deddeh Clarifies and consolidates the Vehicle (Chapter 312) Code provisions relating to left-turn right-of-way. AB 745 - Greene, B Amends several sections of the Labor Code (Chapter 313) to provide uniform references to the California Apprenticeship Council. AB 769 - Beverly Specifies that nothing contained in (Chapter 314) prescribed Corporations Code provisions relating to regulation of retirement systems shall be construed to limit or modify exemptions from the Retirement Systems Law. The bill also requires a balance sheet and statement of income required of retirement systems to be accompanied by a report, certificate, or opinion of, rather than be prepared by an independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant. -2- #369 AB 840 - Mobley Permits the board of directors of a (Chapter 315) county waterworks district to fix compensation of not more than $10 per month. AB 855 - Burke Redefines objects and purposes of the (Chapter 316) Orange County Flood Control District to include assistance to Orange County and cities within the county in emergency operations to control or mitigate the effect of tides, waves, and ocean currents. AB 902 - Powers Provides that upon withdrawal from a (Chapter 317) retirement system established under the County Employees' Retirement Law of 1937, a district having no existing retirees may, at the election of its governing board, have district contributions refunded to the district or transferred, along with employee contributions, to another public retirement system. AB 929 - Belotti Modifies the compensation received by (Chapter 318) a county for collecting sewer charges for another entity. AB 931 - Milias Prevents state services from being denied (Chapter 330) to handicapped children placed for adoption on the basis of adopting parents' income, and eliminates requirement of payment of costs of services by the adopting parents. AB 1048 - Knox Revises the Government Code provision (Chapter 319) concerning fees and charges incurred on behalf of estate by the public administrator which are payable by the county when assets of an estate are insufficient therefore. AB 1059 - Whetmore Amends the Orange County Flood Control (Chapter 295) District Act to increase the maximum tax rate of the district from 20 cents to 30 cents for the 1969-70 fiscal year. In addition, the bill authorizes the electors of the district to change the maximum tax rate. AB 1071 - Briggs Permits insurance agents and brokers (Chapter 320) to offset return premiums paid to them by insurance companies against amounts owed by the same insured to the agent or broker for unpaid premiums on the same or any other policy. It also permits insurers to pay return premiums through agents and brokers for such purpose. AB 322 - Fong Includes within the meaning of "unsafe (Chapter 300) condition" the raising of the center of gravity or other modification of a vehicle so as to unsafely affect its operation or stability. -3- #369 AB 1104 - Dunlap Permits the governing body of county or (Chapter 321) city, as an alternative to appointing five commissioners of a housing authority, to declare itself to be the commissionersof the authority in certain cases. AB 1124 - Murphy Extends the effective period of a (Chapter 322) certificate or reservation of corporate name from 30 to 60 days. The bill further provides that a corporation organized or existing under California law, an arrangement plan of which pursuant to federal law has been confirmed by court order or decree, has full authority to carry out plan without further action on part of directors, and that such authority may be exercised by a trustee appointed in the arrangement proceeding or other specified person. AB 1179 - Knox Provides that Insurance Code provisions (Chapter 323) relating to standard provisions in disability insurance policies shall not apply to, rather than affect, specified insurance policies. It includes within policies required to meet such provisions selected group disability insurance. The bill further revises provisions relating to"blanket policy" AB 1182 - Knox Requires, rather than permits, the (Chapter 324) clerk to assume, in absence of proof to the contrary, that names on last equalized assessment roll are qualified signers of a petition to incorporate. AB 1276 - Belotti Permits a wrestling "exhibition" to be (Chapter 325) referred to verbally as a wrestling "match". AB 1456 - Duffy Deletes provisions authorizing the (Chapter 326) creation of the Hospital and Related Health Facilities and Services Planning Committee of the Advisory Hospital Council AB 1654 - Russell Directs the Superintendent of Banks (Chapter 327) to examine every state bank once each calendar year instead of once each fiscal year. The bill would also make a corresponding change in directors' examinations, requiring the board of directors of every state bank to examine the bank at least once each calendar year, instead of at least once each fiscal year. AB 1800 - Dent Broadens the authority of the retirement (Chapter 328) board of a municipal utility district to invest funds in corporate securities and bonds. -4- #369 SB 11 - Collier Makes it a felony to injure or destroy (Chapter 286) any part of an aircraft in such a manner as to render it unsafe for use. SB 79 - Lagomarsing Revises and recasts the Civil Code (Chapter 287) provisions relating to duty and liability of the county recorder with respect to recording only a portion of certain documents presented for recordation and containing specified instructions not to record a part thereof. The bill becomes operative on July 1, 1970. SB 129 - Marler Requires a mosquito abatement district (Chapter 288) to notify a state agency if any specified nuisance is found to exist on any property subject to the control of such agency. The bill allows the state agency and the district to enter into contractual agreements to provide control of the nuisance. SB 297 - Cologne Exempts persons, firms, or corporations, (Chapter 289) and public entities, and their employees, from liability for damages resulting from the operation of equipment or acts of personnel when the equipment or services of personnel are gratuitously loaned to a school district and are under the control of the school district. SB 338 - Marks Transfers the McAteer alcoholism program (Chapter 290) from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Rehabilitation and deletes the provision which terminates the Act on the 6lst day after final adjournment of the 1969 regular session of the legislature. SB 470- Dymally Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 291) Unemployment Insurance Code. SB 668 - Short Authorizes a special tax levy in a (Chapter 292) reclamation district of less than 100 acres and situated within the plan of improvement for flood control and other purposes on the Lower San Joaquin River. SB 814 - Cologne Provides for the transfer of guardianship (Chapter 293) proceedings from the superior court to an appropriate court in another state, and revises provisions dealing with removal of property of nonresident wards from this state. SB 993 - Carrell Makes technical changes in descriptions (Chapter 294) of various state highway routes. SB 1240 - Marler Increases from 1 cent to 1.25 cents until (Chapter 329) June 30, 1970, per gallon tax on motor vehicle fuel and on use of fuel as maximum net revenue which may be expended by the Department of Public Works and California Highway Commission for general administratic and maintenance purposes. #### OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 7- 10-69 #380 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 57 - Greene, L. Deletes the minimum fees prescribed (Chapter 372) under the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors' Act. AB 63 - Hayes Requires the real estate commissioner (Chapter 373) to waive, in writing, expressly zoned industrial subdivisions which are limited in use to industrial purposes and commercial leases of parcels in a shopping center from the requirement of obtaining a public report prior to sale, lease, or offering for sale of any lot or parcel in a subdivision. AB 85 - Chappie Provides for the deposit for certain (Chapter 358) funds in the Placer County Water Agency treasury rather than the county treasury. The bill prohibits combining of the agency offices of treasurer and auditor. The bill further authorizes the agency board to create an advisory council. AB 101 - Dunlap Amends the Solano County Flood Control (Chapter 374) and Water Conservation District Act to allow the district to dispose of real property without a vote of the electors at an election. The district still would be required to hold an election before disposal of water rights or waterworks. AB 237 - Burke Clarifies the Government Code provision (Chapter 375) relating to the deposit of funds of a separate agency or entity created by a joint exercise of powers agreement to allow deposit in the treasury of the agency or entity created. AB 334 - Veysey Makes mandatory, rather than permissive, (Chapter 359) that county committee school district reorganization proposal include authorization for new maximum tax rate for proposed new district; and includes in the elements to be used in determining such rate the revenues required to provide for specified salary differentials resulting from the organization. AB 352 - Biddle Expressly authorizes a corporation which (Chapter 376) acquires its shares upon a merger or consolidation with a foreign corporation, or upon the distribution of the assets of a foreign corporation, to carry such shares as treasury stock or to retire them. -1- #380 AB 380 - Chappie Allows public utility districts which (Chapter 377) furnish water to fix and collect a water standby charge. AB 426 - Monagan Requires that judges, constables, and (Chapter 360) deputy constables of a justice court rather than judges, officers, and attaches, be residents eligible to vote in the judicial district or city or county in which they are elected or appointed for at least 54 days prior to their election or appointment. AB 430 - Ryan Transfers from the State to the City (Chapter 378) of Millbrae the right-of-way acquired by the state upon the dissolution of a specified highway district. AB 563 - Thomas Changes the schedule of contributions (Chapter 361) by the member states of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact and enlarges the compact to provide for the States of Alaska and Idaho to join. AB 567 - Moorhead Eliminates the requirement that an (Chapter 379) executor or administrator obtain a court order before commencing and maintaining an action against co-tenants for partition of property in which d decedent left an undivided interest. AB 641 - Moorhead Streamlines the procedure to be followed (Chapter 380) in granting five days good time credit per month for persons sentenced to a city or county jail or police facility by eliminating the need to get consent from the board of supervisors. Discretion is granted to the sheriff, chief of police, or camp superintendent. AB 653 - Foran Provides that a search warrant executed (Chapter 362) within 10 days after date of issuance shall be deemed to have been timely executed and no further showing of timeliness need be made. AB 688 - Porter Revises the schedule for fees which (Chapter 363) must accompany the application for the approval by the Department of Water Resources of the construction of any new dam or reservoir or the enlargement of any dam or reservoir. The bill also requires the payment of an annual fee by owners of dams based upon the height of the dam. AB 722 - Deddeh Clarifies the Vehicle Code requirements (Chapter 364) for stopping at a stop sign or railroad grade crossing. -2- #380 AB 1402 - Zenovich Requires that certain information be (Chapter 367) submitted with every city or county charter and charter amendment presented to the legislature for ratification. AB 1508 - Schabarum Substitutes the Los Angeles County (Chapter 387) Registrar of Voters for the secretary of the Southern California Rapid Transit District as the official responsible for providing for the preparation and the enclosure of arguments for and against measures with sample ballots. AB 1836 - Fong Revises time limitations within which (Chapter 368) notices of deficiency must be mailed and claims for increase in deficiency determinations must be asserted with regard to sales and use tax, motor vehicle fuel license tax, use fuel tax, motor vehicle transportation tax and alcoholic beverage tax. AB 1840 - Fong Makes several technical amendments to (Chapter 369) the Revenue and Taxation Code. AB 1893 - Murphy Amends the "fancy" and "C" grade for (Chapter 448) apples as provided in the Agricultural Code. AB 1915 - Russell Increases the maximum permissible (Chapter 449) interest rate of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency bonds from 5 to 6 percent, and authorizes the district board to issue general obligation bonds of an improvement district, in an amount not to exceed the unissued balance of the principal amount of certain previously authorized bonds. AB 1942 - Chappie (Chapter 388) Authorizes a public utility district in order to make payments to the United State under any contract between the district and the United States, to fix and collect charges, in lieu, in whole, or in part of levying assessments, for service of water by the district to any land. The bill also authorizes such a district to charge higher rates for water service to any landowner in the amount required to pay any interest costs charged to the district on any United States Bureau of Reclamation loan by reason of excess land held by such owner. AB 1946 - Chappie Authorizes the Joint Committee on (Chapter 370) Legislative Organization to contract to sell souvenir pieces of the State Capitol building. -4- #380 AB 725 - Bee Provides for specified exchanges of (Chapter 381) wine returns and provides for specified exchanges of wine in the same category under specified sections of the California Administrative Code when the wine quantity, container size, and posted price are the same. AB 791 - Moorhead Increases from 14 to 15 years the minimum (Chapter 382) age of student drivers taking a course of automobile drivers' training who may apply for student drivers' licenses. AB 873 - Milias Makes it unlawful to permit or allow any (Chapter 383) dog to run, track, or trail any antelope or elk, as well as deer, during the closed season. AB 911 - Hom Amends the Vehicle Code to provide that (Chapter 384) the Department of Motor Vehicles need not notify the registered owner when a vehicle is repossessed under a security agreement or upon transfer involving creation of security interests as in change of legal owner only. Notice is required to be given in repossession cases under the Civil Code and notice by the Department constitutes duplication of effort. AB 1022 - Moorhead Declares that unlawful assembly occurs (Chapter 365) when two or more persons assemble together to do an unlawful act rather than to do an unlawful act and separate without doing or advancing toward it. AB 1023 - Bagley Deletes the requirement that claims (Chapter 366) against the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District must be approved by an auditing committee consisting of 3 members of the district board of directors before payments of claims by the auditor. The bill also excludes employee benefit insurance and workmen's compensation insurance, as well as physcial damage insurance covering the bridge structure itself, from having to be submitted to public advertising before being awarded to an insurance carrier. AB 1173 - Ryan Reappropriates appropriations made in (Chapter 385) Budget Act of 1967 for the San Mateo Junior College District capital outlay to be available to construct a science building and physcial education facilities a and related site works at Skyline College. AB 1294 - Ryan Requires every commercial weighing or (Chapter 386) measuring device which automatically computes the price to contain an effective interlock which will return the measure- ment to zero prior to taking each subsequent weight or measure. -3- #380 AB 1987 - Johnson, H. Revises issuance procedure for Los (Chapter 450) Angeles County Flood Control District bonds issued after January 1970. It allows any issue to be divided into two or more series with different maturity dates and it authorizes call and redemption of all or part of a series if a redemption statement appears on the face of the bonds. AB 2024 - MacGillivray Permits cooperative projects or day (Chapter 451) labor work, as other construction contracts are allowed, to commence on or after January 1 preceding beginning of fiscal year for which funds are available for such projects or work. AB 2063 - Knox Requires notice of hearing to exclude (Chapter 452) uninhabited territory from a city to be published once, not less than 10 days prior to hearing. AB 2250 - Milias Removes from Republican State Central (Chapter 453) Committee the 20 county central committees chairmen who were delegates to the state convention. The bill also provides that the first meeting of Republican State Central Committee shall be held on date designated by committee chairman, rather than third Sunday of January following general election, but not less than 15 nor more than 45 days after the organ izational meetings of the county central committees. AB 2251 - Milias Requires vacancies in state conventions (Chapter 454) to be filled by county central committees not less than six weeks prior to the state conventions. The bill also requires vacancies in state central committees to be filled not less than three days prior to the first state central committee meeting. AB 2253 - Milias Requires the Secretary of State to (Chapter 455) immediately forward any proxy filed with him to the chairman of the state central committee or his designate. The bill also deletes requirement that the Secretary of State deliver to the state central committe chairman a certified alphabetical list of persons designated as proxies by new members, together with all proxies received preceding the day of the committee meeting. AB 2294 - Bagley Revisesand modifies various statutory (Chapter 371) provisions to bring them into conformity with the California Public Records Act enacted in 1968. -5- #380 SB 64 - Burgener Deletes provisons requiring adjustment (Chapter 331) in assessed valuation of school districts and reducing state equalization aid, supplemental support, and transportation allowances to school districts due to receipt by such districts of federal funds under Public Law 81-874, and revises provisions concerning reductions because of districts' receipt of miscellaneous funds to require 30 percent thereof to be considered for those purposes. The bill is operative for the entire 1969-70 fiscal year. SB 85 - Coombs Permits the authority awarding a contract (Chapter 332) to consent to substitution of subcontractor in prescribed cases. SB 120 - Teale Extends for five years (July 1, 1970 (Chapter 333) to July 1, 1975) existing provisions which authorize a governing board of a school district to levy a 10 cent tax per $100 of assessed valuation for the purpose of effecting corrective structural repairs, reconstruction or replacement of school buildings which do not meet earthquake safety standards. The bill also provides that the proceeds of such tax may be accumulated not longer than July 1, 1975, rather than requiring them to be expended in each succeeding school year. SB 236 - Harmer Revises standards with respect to (Chapter 334) pupil enrollment under which the State Board of Education may approve the unification of school districts main- taining grades kindergarten or 1 through 12, to authorize approval of less than 10,000 average daily attendance districts under specified circumstances. SB 255 - Collier Budget Act of 1969. (Chapter 355) SB 267 - Kennick Allows state aid for probation to continue (Chapter 335) rather than end on the 91st day after adjournment of the 1969 regular session of the legislature. SB 270 - Harmer Requires that a graduate of a foreign (Chapter 336) medical school, except a Canadian school, who meets certain prescribed requirements be granted a physician's and surgeon's certificate if he passes an oral examination SB 293 - Beilenson Authorizes a governing board of a school (Chapter 337) district maintaining a regional occupa- tional center to grant a high school diploma in accordance with the prescribed course of study of that school district. The bill also provides that instruction offered in the regional occupational center must be provided by a qualified teacher holding a valid teaching credential. -6- #380 SB 387 - Cusanovich Revises the Vehicle Code provisions (Chapter 338) relating to towing and loading equipment. SB 422 - Cologne Increases from $500 to $1, 000 the maximum (Chapter 339) amount in demand or value of property in controversy in municipal courts for which the court is not required to make written findings of fact and conclusions of law. 5B 434 - Teale Adds community service districts to the (Chapter 340) list of districts to which counties can presently make short term loans. SB 458 - Cusanovich Amenda and adds various sections of the (Chapter 341) Vehicle Code pertaining to lighting equipment for vehicles. SB 466 - Lagomarsino Provides that the party subpoenaing (Chapter 342) specified peace officers as witnesses shall reimburse the employing public entity $45 per day for each day that the officer is required to remain in attendance under subpoena. SB 488 - Teale/ Includes road commissioner and surveyor (Chapter 343) among those county offices that may have duties consolidated. The bill also authorizes the consolidation of duties of the sheriff, coroner, and public administrator into one office in certain counties. SB 553 - Collier Requires cities and counties to deposit (Chapter 344) into special gas tax street improvement or road funds for street or road purposes the interest received from investment of money in such funds. SB 574 - Grunsky Permits the filing of a motion to transfer (Chapter 345) prior to the time the defendant answers or demurs. The bill further amends the Code of Civil Procedure to provide that a defendant appears when he files a motion to transfer. Other provisons of the bill provide that the filing of a motion to transfer will avoid default. SB 598 - Carrell Requires that driving school operators (Chapter 346) must have 1,000 hours of actual behind the-wheel teaching instead of only 1,000 hours as a driving school instructor, unless otherwise qualified. The bill also requires driving school operators to furnish a $2,000 bond to the Department of Motor Vehicles. SB 605 - Moscone Increases the additional filing fee in the (Chapter 347) San Francisco Municipa] Court from $7 to $9.50. SB 640 - Deukmej ian Provides that the term of Youth Authority (Chapter 348) board member appointed in 1970 shall expire May 15, 1972, and that of the four board members appointed in 1971, two terms shall expire March 15, 1974, and two terms shall expire March 15. 1975. #380 SB 722 - Beilenson Expands the definition of "food crop" (Chapter 349) for purpose of Health and Safety Code provisions dealing with food crop growing and harvesting sanitation to include all fruits and vegetables intended for human consumption, rather than such fruits and vegetables as specified by reasonable regulations. SB 740 - Dolwig Makes the procedure for validation of (Chapter 356) acts and proceedings of local agencies taken under color of law for specified purposes applicable to acts and proceedings hereafter taken as well as to act and proceedings heretofore taken. SB 906 - Grunsky Provides that jurors' fees prescribed for (Chapter 350) attending justice courts shall be $5 for each day's attendance as a juror rather than $5 per day for each juror sworn SB 938 - Sherman Deletes an obsolete reference in a (Chapter 351) Business and Professions Code section relating to attorneys. SB 1031 - Lagomarsino Raises the salary of directors of the (Chapter 352) Montalvo Municipal Improvement District from $15 per meeting not exceeding $30 per month, to $30 per meeting not exceeding $120 per month. The bill also raises the maximum contract district can enter without bid from $2,500 to $3,500. SB 1274 - Moscone Requires, with respect to retail install- (Chapter 353) ment contracts subject to the "Unruh Act", that the seller give the buyer at the time of the buyer's signature, a legible copy of the contract or other documents the buyer has signed at the request of the seller. In addition, the measure provides that penalties applicable, generally, to such contracts including criminal sanctions, are applicab to a violation of this requirement. SB 1318 - Short Provides that counties contracting for (Chapter 354) special services may provide in such contracts that compensation is to be deferred. SB 1417 - Marks Establishes a rebuttable presumption (Chapter 357) that the most necessary public use for property appropriated for public use as a state, regional, county, or city recreation area, wildlife or waterfowl refuge, or historic site is such use. -8- #380 The following bill has been vetoed by Governor Reagan: SB 103 - Song Specifies that certain school psychologists, clinical social workers, and marriage , family and child counselors are "psychotherapists" for the purposes of the privilege protecting confidential communications between psychotherapist and patient. The bill provides that there is no psychotherapist-patient privilege if patient is under 16 years old, the psychotherapist has reasonable cause to believe the patient has been the victim of a crime. REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "I am not convinced that the benefits that may accrue from an extension of the psychotherapist privilege will outweigh the harm created by a measure that will operate to further exclude relevant evidence in criminal cases. Accordingly, he returned the bill unsigned. ###### EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 7-10-69 #389 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 77 - Monagan Permits the recipient of unsolicited merchandise (Chapter 400) to treat such merchandise as a gift. The bill further allows individuals who are members of any organization, such as record or book clubs, to cancel membership by certified mail and thereafter keep as gifts items received 30 days after the date the membership has been cancelled. The remedies available in order to enforce the bill's provisions are an action for damages and suits for injunctive relief. Also, attorneys fees and court costs are allowable to the prevailing party. AB 107 - Duffy Replaces boards of trustees of state hospitals (Chapter 459) with advisory boards for each state hospital, appointed by governor from list submitted by boards of supervisors of counties within each hospital's designated service area. The bill requires separate advisory board for each program at hospitals providing services for both the mentally disordered and mentally retarded. It enlarges the powers of the boards to include advice with respect to coordination of state, hospital programs with community mental health programs or regional programs for the mentally retarded. The bill also requires boards to make written annual reports to legislature throug the Department of Mental Hygiene. AB 115 - Ketchum Authorizes law enforcement agencies to retain (Chapter 401) seized firearms in lieu of destroying them or to turn them over to criminalistics laboratories of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation or of other local law enforcement agencies for use in official duties. AB 159 - Conrad Provides that an affidavit of registration may (Chapter 402) include a request for the voter's social security number. The bill also provides that no person shall be denied the right to register for failure to furnish it. AB 189 - Wakefield Increases penalties for various crimes involving (Chapter 403) possession and sale of restricted dangerous drugs The bill makes such penalties similar to those now in effect for offenses involving marijuana. AB 329 - Badham Makes various technical and nonsubstantive (Chapter 404) changes in the Passenger Air Carriers' Act. AB 340 - Schabarum (Chapter 460) Raises the per diem of members of the Industrial Welfare Commission, directors of the State Compensation Insurance Fund, members of the Industrial Safety Board, and members of the Apprenticeship Council from $20 to $25 per day. The bill also provides for per diem for members of the Apprenticeship Council for certain hearing and for meetings of other committees established by the council and approved by the director of Industrial Relations, in addition to meetings of the council. -1- #389 AB 469 - Bagley Amends the Elections Code to require that the (Chapter 461) residence of the wife is to be determined independently of the husband's residence. AB 502 - Briggs Provides that the Penal Code provision which (Chapter 405) restricts the sale of intoxicating liquors within 1-1/2 miles of a university or college campus shall not apply to the holder of a retail off-sale license outside of one mile of the closest building of the Claremont Colleges to these premises. The bill also provides that the measurement shall be by the shortest road or roads connecting the points in question. AB 538 - Priolo Permits a seller of a boat to relieve himself (Chapter 406) of civil liability either by making proper delivery of the certificate of ownership and certificate of number or by notifying the Department of Harbors and Navigation of such a sale, instead of requiring the seller to meet both requirements in order to avoid liability. AB 576 - Moorhead Provides title to tangible personal property of (Chapter 462) an estate passes to the purchaser at public sale on receipt or price and delivery to buyer without necessity of confirmation of sale by the court. The bill further provides executor or administrator is responsible for the actual value of such property so sold unless the court approves sale after sworn return and proper showing made by such personal representati AB 630 - MacDonald Authorizes the Ventura County Flood Control (Chapter 407) District to install and maintain landscaping in connection with any flood control or storm drainage facility or work of improvement with the district. AB 679 - Garcia Establishes a procedure whereby the Department (Chapter 408) of General Services may lease state-owned real property for a maximum term of 30 years for the purpose of having the lessee construct a parking facility thereon to be leased back to the state. AB 687 - Porter Authorizes the State Water Resources Control (Chapter 409) Board to adopt regulations governing the testing, licensing and use of any substance for cleaning up oil in state waters. AB 697 - Gonsalves Exempts from the prohibition against the sale (Chapter 410) of alcoholic beverages near a university any licensee within premises occupied by bona fide club meeting specified requirements located within one mile of Whittier College. AB 796 - Powers Broadens the exemption in the Business and (Chapter 411) Prefessions Code which requires meat, fish, and poultry to be sold according to weight. The bill enlarges the exemption to include any commodity sold by restaurants that is cooked or heated for immediate consumption on or off the premises. AB 801 - Britschgi Permits board of supervisors to pay from county (Chapter 412) funds rewards for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of persons who commit criminal acts against the person or residence of a public officer or employee. -2- #389 AB 814 - MacDonald Provides for the appointment of commissioners (Chapter 413) of port districts in Ventura County by the mayor of the city (with the consent of the council) within the district. AB 824 - MacGillivray Deletes termination date in regard to specified (Chapter 414) Water Code provisions authorizing water conservation districts to issue negotiable promissory notes. The bill also increases maximum interest rate at which such notes may be issued from 6 percent to 7 percent. AB 828 - Porter Permits certain maintenance districts organized (Chapter 415) prior to May 1, 1969, and county waterworks districts organized prior to January 1, 1969, to levy taxes commencing on July 1, 1969. AB 836 - Lewis Provides a method of computing final compensation (Chapter 416) of members of County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 who have less than three years of service. AB 838 - Lewis Amends the Vehicle Code to prohibit driving (Chapter 417) on the left side of a roadway when upon, as well as approaching, the crest of a grade and when approaching, as well as when upon, a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed. AB 839 - Lewis Amends the Vehicle Code to specify that a (Chapter 418) vehicle may be driven across a two-way left turn lane. AB 942 - MacDonald Authorizes a county sanitation district to (Chapter 419) borrow an amount equivalent to 85 percent of the district's annual revenue from a county or from another sanitation district. Such loans could be made only to repair damages caused by fires, earthquakes, landslide, mudslide or tidal waves. AB 983 - Wilson Permits a county purchasing agent, with the (Chapter 463) approval of the county board of supervisors and after giving published notice, to sell county electronic data processing equipment on condition that the equipment be leased back to the county. AB 1008 - Monagan Declares that a county has all powers granted to (Chapter 420) housing authorities by Farm Labor Center Law. AB 1012 - Foran Revises and expands the class of applicants (Chapter 464) for certificates of authority to engage in the insurance business that are exempt from prohibition aginst granting such certificates to certain out-of-state applicants. AB 1018 - Wakefield Changes the name of California Medium Security (Chapter 421) Prison to the California Men's Colony. The bill also augments the list of specific prisons and institutions presently under the jurisdiction 8 of the Department of Corrections. AB 1066 - Lewis Expands the regulation to insurance sold with (Chapter 422) loans of a duration of ten years or less. Prese regulation applies to loans of five years or less -3- #389 AB 1070 - Lewis Revises the definition of "revoked credit card" (Chapter 423) for purposes of provisions of the Penal Code relating to crimes involving credit cards. AB 1075 - Moorhead Makes it a misdemeanor for a person to (Chapter 424) fraudulently identify himself for purpose of securing admission to premises or grounds of specified correctional institutions if such person would not otherwise qualify for admission. AB 1125 - Biddle Provides that when specified persons petition (Chapter 425) for authorization to exchange stocks, bonds, or other securities, of an estate for other stock bonds, or other securities, the court, upon showi of good cause, may order that the required notice of such exchange be given for a shorter period than 10 days, or that it be dispensed with. AB 1171 - Powers Amends the American River Flood Control Act by (Chapter 426) changing the time within which a prospective candidate for the District Board of Trustees must file a statement of intention and nomination papers with the district board. Under the district's present Act this time period is different than that specified in the Election Code. AB 1189 - Dent Adds to the Contra Costa County Storm (Chapter 427) District Act an alternative procedure for dissolution of a district zone. AB 1222 - Dunlap Makes the installation of or the maintenance (Chapter 428) after April 1, 1970, of, two-way mirrors in specified areas such as rest rooms, locker rooms, fitting rooms, motel and hotel rooms a misdemeanor. The bill makes exemptions for areas used for correctional, custodial or medical treatment purposes, public or private educational facilities, and buildings operated by state and local law enforcement agencies. AB 1523 - Badham Changes the month in which the terms expire (Chapter 465) for members of 27 boards within the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards from January to June. AB 1264 - Duffy Deletes the requirement that the Research (Chapter 429) Advisory Panel order return of hallucinogenic drugs to the chief of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement upon withdrawing its approval of a research project. AB 1378 - Beverly Raises the maximum yield allowed on bonds issued (Chapter 430) under the Parking Law of 1949 from 6 percent to 7 percent. AB 1393 - Moorhead Deletes the requirement that an appearance must (Chapter 431) have been made on behalf of the decedent as of the time of death in order for a claimant to obtain relief from the late filing of a claim against the estate respecting a suit pending against the decedent at the time of his death. -4- #389 AB 1418 - Sieroty Deletes the Public Utilities Code requirement (Chapter 432) that a household goods carrier's failure to comply with applicable law, regulation or permit must be willful to authorize revocation or suspension of permit. AB 1433 - Ketchum Increases the maximum compensation paid to (Chapter 433) board members of a municipal water district from $20 to $30 for each meeting (for a maximum of two meetings in one calendar month). AB 1470 - MacDonald Provides for the merger of Ventura County (Chapter 434) Waterworks District No. 6 with the City of Thousand Oaks. AB 1516 - Crandall Provides, with respect to a vehicle or vessel (Chapter 435) parked or operated in an area within the state park system in violation of specified laws, rules, or regulations, that the registered owner of the vehicle or vessel is rebuttably presumed to be the person who parked or operated the vehicle in such area. AB 1535 - Greene, L Makes a clarifying nonsubstantive change in the (Chapter 436) Business and Professions Code provision relating to landscape architecture. AB 1622 - Greene, B. Provides that county officers designated by (Chapter 437) board of supervisors, rather than the probation officer, have various duties and responsibilities in respect to provisions of law relating to the support of wards, dependent children, and other minor persons. AB 1676 - Porter Makes procedural changes with respect to (Chapter 438) elections held under the Uniform District Election Law. AB 1677 - Deddeh Deletes various superseded and inoperative (Chapter 439) provisions of the County Employees' Retirement Law of 1937. AB 1691 - Mobley Provides that any surplus in an improvement (Chapter 440) fund under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 which is to be credited against an assessment payable in installments shall be credited against next unpaid installments rather than prorated against all unpaid installments. AB 1694 - Porter Makes numerous changes in the law governing (Chapter 441) metropolitan water districts. It incorporates Government Code provisions regulating the investment of surplus monies and operation of a retirement system. The bill deletes the requirement that the board of directors act by ordinance rather than resolution on certain administrative, personnel and contract matters. AB 1701 - Beverly Permits a lessor or lessee of real property to (Chapter 442) give notice in writing of termination of tenancy from month to month by mailing a copy of notice in a specified manner to the other party. The bill permits a lessee to give such notice to the agent of the lessor to whom the lessee has paid previous month's rent by the same manner or by personally delivering a copy of the notice to the agent. -5- #389 AB 1718 - Beverly Provides that applicants for a (Chapter 443) life insurance license may use their business address on the application where they are agents for a single insurer, rather than having to use their residence address. AB 1735 - Britschgi Adds a definition and standard in the (Chapter 444) Agricultural Code for dietetic fruit yogurt. AB 1747 - Arklin Requires the California Highway Commission to (Chapter 445) include information furnished by school districts among the factors which the commission must include, in its report to interested persons and public agencies, as having been considered in determining state freeway locations AB 1757 - Hayes Provides that in cases of a motion to (Chapter 446) disqualify a judge for cause, for the delivery of the written statement of objection to each party or his attorney who has appeared in the action. The bill also extends the time from five to ten days in which a judge may file his answer admitting or denying any of the allegations contained in the statement. AB 1841 - Fong Redefines the occasional sale exemption from (Chapter 447) sales and use taxes. AB 2064 - Knox Requires that a copy of an ordinance withdrawing (Chapter 466) city territory from a fire protection district be filed with the tax levying authority of the district. AB 2249 - Milias Requires the chairman of county central (Chapter 467) committees to notify the state central committee chairmen of appointments made to fill vacancies in county central committees. SB 364 - Deukmejian Provides that temporary teaching certificates (Chapter 389) issued by counties to teachers whose credentials are being processed shall be valid for not more than 120 days, rather than not more than 90 days in the case of all school districts. SB 475 - Beilenson Changes specified Education Code references (Chapter 390) to state college "semester" to college "term." SB 476 - Beilenson Repeals Education Code provisions no longer (Chapter 391) in effect relating to tenure rights of academic, teaching, and administrative employees of the state colleges. SB 568 - Danielson Repeals the Food Warehouseman Act. The Act's (Chapter 392) regulatory purposes are met by other provisions of the Public Utilities Code. SB 616 - McCarthy Provides that ordinances adopted by cities to (Chapter 393) decrease weight limits shall not apply to vehicles operated by any highway carrier regulated by the Public Utilities Commission while transporting any materials to or from a public works project when the bids for the project were opened prior to the adoption of the ordinance, unless an alternate direct route is provided. -6- #389 SB 627 - Petris Requires the board of directors of a regional (Chapter 456) park district to show the receipts and disbursements and balance of assets and liabilities of such district, rather than the receipts, and their source, and the disbursements and their purpose, in the annual publishing of the audit of the financial condition of the district. SB 718 - Song Provides that the failure of a seller to give (Chapter 394) required notice in connection with sale of drycleaning business or equipment of unlicensed person will make seller liable for any expense or damage caused by failure to give notice rather than make contract null and void. SB 761 - Dymally Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the Education (Chapter 395) Code. SB 806 - McCarthy Authorizes sheriffs to charge a fee to cover (Chapter 457) costs of furnishing reports on certain private investigators and adjusters. SB 931 - Deukmejian Provides that the articles of incorporation of (Chapter 396) nonstock corporation may be amended, if bylaws so provide by vote or written consent of tow-thirds of a specified policymaking committee. SB 933 - Song Deletes the provision which required the (Chapter 397 State Board of Registration for Civil and Professional Engineers to register without examination in metallurgical engineering applicants who applied prior to June 30, 1966, and who met specified qualifications. SB 1057 - Carroll Collects various Public Utilities Code (Chapter 398) provisions relating to airport obstructions under one article. The bill also updates certain references to Federal Aviation Administration regulations. SB 1060 - Whetmore Revises Civil Code language relating to (Chapter 399) waiver of provision precluding prepayment penalty for residential subdivision lots. SB 1279 - Way Provides for the continued existence of (Chapter 458) county committees on school district organization. # # # EJG -7- OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 7-15-69 #397 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 87 - Briggs Authorizes a county welfare department to (Chapter 469) refer a welfare recipient to a private employment agency at the same time the recipient is referred to the State Department of Employment, and authorizes the county to contract with private employment agencies for the cost of their services. AB 136 - Veysey Includes community colleges and community (Chapter 518 college students in work experience programs. The bill also includes work study programs for high school and community college students meeting specified criteria in purposes for which an appropriation is presently made for new or expanded work experience education programs in certain high schools. AB 200 - Cullen Provides that upon the recommendation of (Chapter 519) a judge of the juvenile court the Department of Motor Vehicles shall suspend immediately for a period of one year the driver's license of any minor if the court makes a finding that the minor was the operator of an automobile and violated any offenses relating to narcotics, marijuana, or restricted dangerous drugs. AB 293 - Crown Declares legislative intent regarding (Chapter 498) provisions in the state plan for the hospital construction program, relating to the relative need of the projects contained there- in. AB 413 - Porter Enacts the California Water Quality (Chapter 482) Improvement Act of 1969. The bill revises the laws governing water quality and water pollution control, including provisions relating to the State Water Resources Control Board, regional water quality control boards, the Water Quality Advisory Committee, state financial assistance for water pollution control, waste water reclamation and reuse, and other related matters. AB 448 - McGee Provides that when a judge who has left the (Chapter 470 bench and who had elected to leave contributions in the Judges' Retirement Fund, dies prior to age 65, his accumulated contributions shall be paid to a designated beneficiary. AB 464 - Stull Establishes the classification of underwater (Chapter 483) parks in the State Park System. AB 465 - Beverly Authorizes a court, both before and after (Chapter 520) submission of cause to jury, rather than only before such submission, to permit sworn jurors in criminal cases either to separate or be kept in charge of proper officer. The bill is effective December 31, 1971. #397 AB 472 - Bagley Gives board of supervisors power to delegate (Chapter 499) to the county administrative officer authority to execute certain contracts up to $2,500. AB 476 - Briggs Amends an Insurance Code provision relating (Chapter 471) to automobile liability insurance to add a cross-reference to relevant provisions of the Vehicle Code. AB 594 - Stacey Amends the Vehicle Code to establish a (Chapter 472) schedule whereby all special identification plates assigned to cotton and farm trailers will expire at a uniform time every three years. AB 629 - MacDonald Requires that the county cost of public (Chapter 484) assistance payments for persons released from state hospitals remain the responsibility of the county from which they entered the state hospital for a period of three years. AB 682 - Belotti Provides that every person who, in obedience (Chapter 500) to the summons of the state forester or his agent, assists in extinguishing a forest fire shall be compensated at the same wage rate, excluding fringe benefits, as state employees performing like services. AB 710 - Powers Provides that if a member of the County (Chapter 501) Employees Retirement Law of 1937 is unable to furnish certain prior county service information, that the rate of compensation applicable to him at the time he first became a inember of the system after the period to be credited shall be used in computing such prior county service. AB 714 - Vasconcellos Permits a court action to be brought for (Chapter 485) the purpose of obtaining for a child adopted by the petition a new birth certificate which specifies that a deceased spouse of the petitioner who was in the home at the time of the initial placement of the child is a parent of such child. AB 809 - Briggs Permits the Department of Alcoholic Beverage (Chapter 502) Control, when SO requested by a licensee or applicant, to place conditions on a license without the necessity of proceedings related to petitions for licenses, protests against the issuance of licenses, and actions to suspend or revoke licenses. Tt also allows the department to impose conditions related to the personal qualifications and conduct of a licensee. AB 830 - Moorhead Changes from $100 to $200 the minimum amount (Chapter 486) of property damage for purposes of application of the motor vehicle financial responsibility laws. -2- #397 AB 86) - Briggs Excepts student assistant or interns (Chapter 473) employed by the Departmnet of the Youth Authority in training programs from the Labor Code provisions limiting employment by public agencies of noncitizens. AB 880 - Brown Amends provisions of the Medical Practice (Chapter 503) Act relating to the licensing of graduates of foreign medical schools. AB 882 - Barnes Permits the carry over into succeeding fiscal (Chapter 521) year any unexpended balance of the moneys collected from school districts to pay one-fourth of the administrative costs of the State Teacher Retirement System. AB 906 - Knox Allows a land surveying practice to be (Chapter 474 carried on by partnership or other organization not composed entirely of licensed land surveyors or registered civil engineers if such a surveyor or civil engineer is in charge of all surveying practice of the organization. The bill also permits land surveying organization to operate under fictitious name or names of surveyors and engineers living or dead who are, or were when alive, members of the organization. AB 922 - Lewis Allows a local legislative body to issue bonds (Chapter 487) authorized prior to November 13, 1968, under the Vehicle Parking District Law of 1943 for a period of 24 years at 6 percent interest. The bill authorizes a commission formed pursuant to Vehicle Parking District Law of 1943, to consist of 3 or 5 members, rather than 3 members. AB 923 - Brown Provides that no court shall pronounce judg- (Chapter 522) ment on a defendant where the probation report is involved unless the court, prosecutor and defendant or his attorney have been given a copy of the probation officer's report at least two days, or upon request of the defendant, five days prior to the date of consideration for such report by the court for the purpose of judgement. The bill also provides that the court shall order the probation officer to discuss the contents of the probation report with the defendant who is not represented by an attorney. AB 947 - Duffy Prohibits the payment under Medi-Cal to a (Chapter 475) provider of service in which he or his immediate family has a significant beneficial interest unless there is on file with the Director of Health Care Service and the Health Review Program Council a statement of the nature and extent of such interest. -3- #397 AB 998 - Dent Authorizes the taking of shrimp and stag- (Chapter 488) horn sculpin in specified areas by trawl nets. It authorizes the taking of mollusks, sand crabs, and shrimp in a specified area by means of hand-operated applicances. The bill also standardizes the size of shrimp nets. AB 1015 - Beverly Allows the granting of a final decree of (Chapter 489) divorce one year after the appearance of the defendant in addition to one year from the service of the summons upon a defendant. The bill also provides that where a court appoints an attorney to represent either the minor or the parents who are unable to afford counsel in an action to have a minor declared free from custody and control of the parents, the attorney shall receive reasonable sums for such representation AB 1025 - Bagley Provides that the person having the (Chapter 490) responsibility to comply with provisions of the Uniform Supervision of Trustees for Charitable Purposes Act relating to registration and filing of reports shall pay the reasonable expense necessarily incurred by the state in the investigation and prosecution of any proceeding to secure such compliance. AB 1078 - Briggs Permits joint school district included (Chapter 476) within territory to which an areawide foundation program is applicable to increase school district tax rates for 1969-70 fiscal year by an amount sufficient to recover any loss of revenue because of omission to levy the maximum tax rate during the 1968-69 fiscal year. AB 1173 - Z'berg Provides that a trustee in bankruptcy or (Chapter 491) a holder of a conditional sales contract who has purchased the contract for his portfolio of investments and who is not an assignee for purpose of collection may commence in action in small claims court AB 1154 - Grunsky Permits general law cities electing mayors (Chapter 504) to provide for theelection of the mayor for a 2-year term rather than a 4-year term. AB 1237 - Veysey Provides that for purposes of membership (Chapter 477) in the Public Employees' Retirement System, "county peace officer" shall include the marshal and each regularly employed deputy marshal of a judicial district. AB 1279 - Hom Authorizes counties to establish checking (Chapter 505) accounts for purchasing agents for purchase of miscellaneous and emergency services and supplies. -4- #397 AB 1292 - Briggs Deletes the requirement applicable (Chapter 506) to certain insurance and insurers that contracts of insurance be executed or renewed through a resident agent or after approval of such agent and countersigned by such agent. AB 1293 - Ryan Raises the borrowing limits on negotiable (Chapter 507) promissory notes of a county water district from $500,000 to $1,000,000. AB 1304 - Pattee Allows beer manufacturers, as well as other (Chapter 508) specified person, to advertise in a defined type of publication of a bona fide food retailer trade association. AB 1326 - Knox Authorizes cities to remove, and to assess (Chapter 492) the costs of removing, overhead utility lines in underground utility districts if the owner refuses to remove overhead facilities after notice and within a reasonable time. AB 1334 - Hayes Requires that public assistance warrants (Chapter 509) be placed in mail in time for receipt on first postal delivery day of the following month. AB 1367 - Brathwaite Permits the Los Angeles Board of Education (Chapter 510) to bring requirements of the local district retirement system with respect to disability retirement into alignment with the State Teachers' Retirement System. AB 1494 - Gonsalves Provides that when a warrant of arrest has (Chapter 478) been delivered to a peace officer and the person named in warrant is otherwise law- fully in custody of the peace officer, the warrant may be executed by such peace officer or by any clerk of a city or county jail acting under authorization and direction of such a peace officer. AB 1515 - Crandall Permits candidates for any office to (Chapter 511) circulate and sign their own nomination papers. The bill also permits persons engaged in circulating nomination papers and recall, initiative and referendum petitions for signatures, to sign such papers and petitions themselves. AB 1682 - Briggs Revises the definitions of "bus passenger (Chapter 479) vehicle and "schoolbus" for purposes of the vehicle code. AB 1688 - Mobley Makes revisions in the Improvement Act of (Chapter 513) 1911 for provisions regarding payment of assessments levied upon certain publicly owned property including the rate and time of payment of the interest thereon, the payment of such time of payment of the interest thereon, the payment of such assessments in installments, and the form and contents of the certificates issued representing such assessments. #397 Ab 1697 - Moorhead Recasts the Probate Code provisions relating (Chapter 512) to reference of disputed claims in probate. AB 1790 - Waxman Specifies the procedure for the sale of (Chapter 480) unredeemed personal property of a tenant against whom a judgment in lawful detainer has been enforced. AB 1813 - Belotti Fixes the sheriff's fee for the service of (Chapter 514) various kinds of attachments and executions at $5. The bill also increases the fee for the service of a subpoena from $2 to $3. AB 1865 - Lanterman Requires planning commissions and legislative (Chapter 515) bodies of cities and counties to hold public hearing prior to recommending the adoption of a state highway route by legislature, as well as the selection of a state highway location by the California Highway Commission. The bill also requires a city council or board of supervisors to hold public hearing prior to entering into an agreement with the Department of Public Works regarding city street or county highway in connection with a state freeway. AB 1970 - Wilson Permits banks and savings and loan association: (Chapter 493) to issue and sell securities guaranteed under the National Housing Act. In addition, they would be authorized the acquire and hold stock in certain corporations created under the provisions of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Further, it permits investment in the Government National Mortgage Association bonds. AB 2079 - Knox Amends the Corporations Code, which sets (Chapter 481) forth the method of accounting for shares issued without par value. The change would allow the board of directors to designate the portion of consideration received for no-par value stock to be attributed to stated capital and paid-in surplus for shares having a liquidation reference. The bill also requires that noncapitalized surplus should be reflected on the books of an acquiring corporation according to "generally accepted accounting principles." " AB 2297 - Bagley Authorizes the use of declaratory relief (Chapter 494) to determine the applicability of laws relating to open meetings of state and local agencies, and mandamus or injunction to prevent violations of such laws. AB 2318 - Russell Provides that certain grant and annuity (Chapter 516) societies may reinsure their total liability under an annuity agreement with an admitted insurer for a single premium. AB 2337 - Wilson Permits an arresting officer to take a person (Chapter 517) before a magistrate for a violation of Vehicle Code provisions relating to the refusa. to submit a vehicle and load to an inspection, measurement, or weighing or a refusal to adjust a load or obtain a permit. -6- #397 AB 2350 - Ralph Appropriates $160,000 to the Enterprise (Chapter 523) City School District to enable the district to pay contracted indebtedness, due and owing, in the 1968-69 fiscal year. The loan is to be repaid plus interest over a two-year period. SB 321 - Burgener Provides that no member of the governing (Chapter 495) board of a junior college district shall, during the term for which he was elected, be eligible to serve on the governing board of a high school district whose boundaries are coterminous with those of the junior college district. SB 768 - Collier Requires voters in the Montague Water Con- (Chapter 496) servation District to be owners of real property in the district and specifies voters need not be district residents. SB 788 - Song Provides that no power of appointment (Chapter 468) affecting real property, where the creating instrument has been previously recorded or where the creating instrument was a will and the order or decree of distribution has been previously recorded, shall be terminated, in whole or in part, as to such appointive real property by execution of a release of such power until such release is recorded in the county where such appointive real property is located. SB 1035 - Mills Deletes an obsolete Election Code provision (Chapter 497) permitting any state senator running for reelection in 1966 to use the word "incumbent" on the ballot. # # # # # -7- EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 7-21-69 #412 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 84 - Chappie Authorizes irrigation districts to construct, (Chapter 533) maintain, and operate recreational facilities in connection with any dams, reservoirs, or other works owned or controlled by the district. AB 186 - Karabian Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the (Chapter 534) Education Code. AB 236 - Burke Authorizes the governing board of a school (Chapter 535) district, whose territory is served by one or more public agencies providing library services, to contract with them for library services for pupils. AB 252 - Foran Grants first priority to specified claims for (Chapter 524) wages, salaries or fringe benefits of employees of a seller or transferor of an alcoholic beverage license in distribution of consideration exchanged for such license when the consideration is not sufficient to pay claims of creditors of seller or transferor in full. AB 389 - MacDonald Provides receipt of premium on insurance policy (Chapter 536) may be cancelled for nonpayment of any or all of a premium which is actually unpaid if the cancellation right is reserved to the insurer in the policy. AB 393 - Amends the Labor Code to include constables and (Chapter marshals within the definition of "sheriff." Its effect would be to extend to those latter groups presumptive disability for heart trouble, hernia, and pneumonia under the Labor Code, and also a leave of absence with full pay up to 365 days in lieu of disability payments. AB 407 B. Provides that the Fair Employment Practice (Chapter 526) Commission may order employers engaged in unlawful employment practice to take action, rather than affirmative action. AB 446 - Belotti Makes several technical clarifying amendments (Chapter 537) to the Agricultural Code provisions relating to dairy standards. AB 465 - Baverly Authorizes a court, both before and after (Chapter 520) submission of cause to jury, rather than only before such submission, to permit sworn jurors in criminal cases either to separate or be kept in charge of proper officer. The bill is effective December 31, 1971. AB 471 - Bagley Authorizes community services districts to (Chapter 538) establish zones of benefit to finance improvemen and services within a zone. AB 595 - Stacey Deletes provision for the termination of (Chapter 539) suspension of registration card and license plates and the storage of motor vehicle where the owner or driver of motor vehicle gives prescribed proof of ability to respond in damages by having a specified motor vehicle liaibility policy. AB 671 - Burke Specifies that the services of a permanent (Chapter 540) employee of a school district may be terminated on June 30, if he has failed, upon request, to notify district by July 1 of his intention to remain in the services of the district. - 1 - #412 AB 699 - Foran Requires local authorities to give adequate (Chapter 541) notice by signs or marking before parking prohibitions are effective. The bill exempts alleys, and permits local authorities to restrict or prohibit parking between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without posting. AB 818 - Beverly Provides that the crime of pimping is committed (Chapter 542) when any person, rather than male person only, derives support from earnings of another person, or solicits for another person, and knows that such person is a prostitute, rather than knows that such female person is a prostitute. The bill also provides that the crime of pandering is committed when a person procures another person for purpose of prostitution, rather than a female person for a house of prostitution, or induces another person to become a prostitute, rather than a female person to become an inmate of house of prostitution, or receives or gives money or thing of value for procuring another person for purpose of prostitution, rather than a female person for a house of prostitution. AB 876 - Brown Provides that any person possessing either the (Chapter 527) education or the experience, or any combination of both, rather than only both the education and the experience, equivalent to accredited training may be licensed as a vocational nurse, where otherwise qualified. AB 903 - Schabarum Adds combinations of motor trucks and truck (Chapter 543) tractors while being operated in a "driveaway- towaway" operation to the combinations of vehicles whose total length may exceed 60 feet. AB 905 - Murphy Provides that, if an arrest is made for the (Chapter 528) commission of a misdemeanor or infraction, rather than misdemeanor only, an arrest can be made between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. if the arrest is made for offense committed in presence of arresting officer or private person making arrest the arrest is made in a public place; the arrest is made when person is in custody pursuant to another lawful arrest; or the arrest is made pursuant to warrant which, directs that it may be served day or night. AB 919 - Dunlap Eliminates the prohibition against the sale of (Chapter 529) intoxicating liquor within one and one-half miles of the exterior limits of the Veterans' Home of Yountville. AB 936 - Pattee Permits pasteurized process cheese food, (Chapter 544 pasteurized cheese spread, and cold pack cheese food, to be sold for institutional or industrial sale in packages larger than two pounds. Present law limits all consumer sales of these products to packages of two pounds or less. AB 987 - Cullen Amends the Penal Code to make it a misdemeanor (Chapter 545) or felony for a person to fraudulently submit a claim for payment to any state board or officer or any county, city, or district board or officer. As used in this bill, "officer" include a "carrier" as defined in the Welfare and Institutions Code. AB 988 - Beverly Prohibits the operation of aircraft in a manner (Chapter 530) that will result in the discharge into the atmosphere of specified air contaminant for period of over 10 seconds in any one hour. - 2 - #412 AB 1235 - Z'berg Provides that vacation credits accumulated by (Chapter 546) any public employee are exempt from attachment or execution. Present law exempts the vacation credits of state employees. AB 1243 - Mulford Authorizes regional park district police to (Chapter 547) remove abandoned vehicles from regional park district property. AB 1272 - Townsend Amends the County Employees Retirement Law (Chapter 548) of 1937 to permit county board of supervisors to elect to pay the costs of the increase in the member's contributions for his service retire- ment annuity resulting from a cost-of-living adjustment, and permits the board to elect to pay cost-of-living increases over 3 percent in both retirement and death allowances. AB 1303 - Pattee Includes beer manufacturers among those (Chapter 549) suppliers that are required to charge specific interest charges, and to impose specific credit restrictions on retailers delinquent in payment for beverages sold and delivered to them. AB 1306 - Hayes Permits a prescriber to authorize his employee (Chapter 550) to orally transmit a prescription if he gives the furnisher written evidence of the authori- zation. This authority is limited to pre- scriptions other than narcotics. AB 1695 - Moorhead Makes various changes in the Financial Code (Chapter 531) provisions relating to loans to officers, directors, and employees of banks. AB 1739 - Britschgi Deletes an obsolete Business and Professions (Chapter 551) Code section reference. AB 1761 - Hayes Authorizes the exercise of prescribed additional (Chapter 552) powers granted to a conservator pursuant to court order. AB 1920 - Sieroty Provides that specified reports of oil and gas (Chapter 553) operators filed with the Division of Oil and Gas shall be open to inspection by the State Board of Equalization and by the assessor of the county in which the well is located. AB 2101 - Hayes Provides that the Unruh Retail Installment Sales (Chapter 554) Act shall not apply to any building construction contract, with or without real property. AB 2182 - Veysey Authorizes school districts which maintain work (Chapter 532) experience and work study programs to provide for the employment of pupils in part-time jobs located outside the district and provides that such employment may be by any public employer. It also authorizes school districts to pay wages to these pupils whether assigned within or without the district. No payments may be made to or for private employers. AB 2269 - Russell Revises county authorization to apply to the (Chapter 556) Department of Finance for estimate of increase in its population for purposes of vehicle license fee distributions from each year to once each calendar year. - 3 - #412 AB 2175 - Johnson, R. Appropriates from the Harbors and Watercraft (Chapter 555) Revolving Fund an amount equivalent to the unexpended balance as of June 30, 1969, of the appropriation made by Item 288 of the Budget Act of 1967, making such amount available for the purposes provided in this item; and in addition, would provide $160, 000 for a grant to the County of Butte for construction of a two-lane boat launching ramp, parking and sanitary facilities at Lime Saddle Area of Oroville, Reservoir State Recreation Area. AB 2278 - Stull Provides for absent voting by persons confined (Chapter 557) by illness or disability in place of residence as well as in hospital, sanatorium or nursing home. The following bills have been vetoed by Governor Ronald Reagan: AB 655 - Brown Provides that the degree of proof necessary in juvenile court proceeding to support a finding that a minor is a person who committed crime is clear and convincing evidence rather than preponderance of evidence. REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The juvenile court is not considered to be a criminal court. Yet the degree of proof proposed by AB 655 would be a step towards establishing a criminal court for the juvenile offender. I do not think that such a change is desirable." Accordingly, he returned the bill unsigned. AB 925 - Brown Repeals Penal Code provision empowering the governor to revoke the parole of any prisoner. REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "This measure repeals Penal Code Section 3062, which empowers the governor to revoke the parole of any prisoner. I believe that this authority should be retained to cover those situations where, in the case of extreme emergency, the public safety requires that a parole must be revoked, and the members of the Adult Authority are not available to take immediate action." Accordingly, he returned the bill unsigned. ######### PB OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 7-23-69 #417 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the following bills: AB 370 - Badham Declares that it is against public policy for (Chapter 560) an employer or group of employers to charge an applicant a fee for employment with such employer or with any employer who is a member of the group of employers. AB 625 - Schabarum Reduces the amount of the gas tax refunds on (Chapter 561) fuel used by crop dusters operating from public fields from 7 cents to 5 cents per gallon. AB 661 - Bagley Provides that persons appointed to an office (Chapter 575) of a district subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law, including a school district office, shall not use "incumbent description of the office or its title as a ballot designation but may use "appointed incumbent" if he is a candidate for that office at the next election. AB 676 - Burke Amends the Education Code provision which lists (Chapter 576) the persons and entities to whom the Superin- tendent of Public Instruction is authorized to distribute obsolete textbooks, by permitting the superintendent to donate such books to any nonprofit charitable organization, and to children and other persons in the state or in a foreign country for the purpose of increasing the general literacy of the people. AB 729 - Stull Provides for a maximum tolerance of 8 percent (Chapter 577) from the specified net weight requirement on avocados after the date of packing. AB 758 - Arklin Requires that all money received by an agent (Chapter 578) of the Department of Harbors and Watercraft from the sale of certificates of number shall be kept separate and apart from any other funds of the agent and shall belong to the state at all times. It declares that in case of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership or bankruptcy, the state shall have a preferred claim against the agent, receiver, cr trustee for all moneys owing to the state. AB 949 - Duffy Makes it a crime for any person, with intent to (Chapter 562) defraud, to present any false or fraudulent claim to submit false information for the purpose of obtaining greater compensation or to knowingly submit false information for the purpose of obtaining authorization for the furnishing of services or merchandise under Medi-Cal. The bill provides that such enforcement does not prevent the use of any other criminal or civil remedy. AB 991 - Powers Provides that a person may, by will, appoint a (Chapter 563) guardian for the property of a minor living or likely to be born. AB 992 - Powers Deletes the estimate of actual cash value of (Chapter 564) the premises from the required contents of a homestead declaration by heads of families and other persons, and separate homestead declarations by married persons. - 1 - #417 AB 1175 - Knox Provides the method for the assessment of land (Chapter 565) subject to an enforceable restriction under the Land Conservation Act during the interim period between the notice of nonrenewal of the contract and the termination of the enforceable restriction pursuant to the contract. AB 1398 - Brown Provides that an arbitration award shall not be (Chapter 579) conclusive on any party in an action or proceeding between the insured, insurer, legal representative, or heirs and the uninsured motorist to recover damages arising out of accidents upon which the award is based. AB 1485 - Veysey Provides for the inspection of schoolbuses by (Chapter 580) authorized employees of, rather than members of, the California Highway Patrol. AB 1518 - Priolo Requires examination of savings and loan (Chapter 581) associations by the Commissioner of Savings and Loan once every two years, rather than every year. AB 1560 - Biddle Revises provisions of the Government Code (Chapter 566) relating to the amount of the sheriff's special appropriation. AB 1706 - Beverly Requires the application by the plaintiff or (Chapter 567) his attorney for an entry of default or default judgment to include an affidavit that a copy of such application was mailed to defendant's attorney of record, or if none, to the defendant at his last known address. AB 1713 - Wakefield Makes clarifying amendments the Health and (Chapter 568) Safety Code provisions relating to the trans- portation of explosives. AB 1737 - Britschgi Provides that, if a school of cosmetology or (Chapter 569) electrology moves to a new location, without a change of ownership the licensee shall qualify only such new premises as would a new licensee. AB 1756 - Hayes Authorizes any part, not less than 10 days prior (Chapter 570) to commencement of the trial or at any settlemen conference to serve an offer in writing to the other party to have a judgment based on terms and conditions offered, and if the party to whom the offer is made refuses to accept it prior to certain date and there is a judgment less favorable to him than the refused offer, bars him from recovering costs and authorizes the court to order him to pay various costs of the other party, including fees to expect witnesses. AB 1805 - Dent Changes the date prior to which damage to (Chapter 582) property must have occurred for property owners to qualify under the calamity reassessment procedure from July 1, 1968 to August 1, 1968. AB 1806 - Dent Amends the penalty provision in the Agricultural Chapter 571) Code for local regulation and licensing of dogs. The bill doubles the fine for the first and second violation from $25 and $50 respectively to $50 and $100 respectively. In addition it deletes the mandatory 10-day jail sentence for the second offense. AB 1894 - Murphy Eliminates the mandatory first aid requirements (Chapter 572) for members of volunteer fire departments, except those who serve as member of an emergency reserve unit of a volunteer department or fire protection district. - 2 - #417 SB 295 - Beilenson Authorizes the governing board of a school (Chapter 558) district maintaining an opportunity school to confer a diploma upon any pupil who has satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study an opportunity school maintained by the district. The bill also includes opportunity programs within provisions governing opportunity schools and classes. SB 433 - Bradley Increases various application and annual fees (Chapter 559) for certificates of authority for reciprocal insurers and licenses for rating organizations, and revises due and delinquent dates for such fees. SB 709 - Grunsky Provides for exemption from liability for acts (Chapter 573) or omissions of any rescue team established by any licensed hospital or a hospital operated by federal, state or county government. SB 1230 - Marler Increases the number of shooting days permitted (Chapter 574) on Zone A (natural habitat) licensed pheasant clubs from 75 days to 100 days. ####### PB OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 7-23-69 #418 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed two bills tightening existing laws making it a crime for those who provide services under Medi-Cal to submit false claims. The bills, AB-949 (Duffy) and AB-987 (Cullen) both were supported by the governor. "It is indeed regrettable that a few selfish individuals have necessitated more stringent ammendments to current laws in order to prevent this type of dishonesty," the governor said. AB-949, which was part of the governor's legislative program, makes it a crime for any person, with intent to defraud, to present any false or fraudulent claim, to submit false information for the purpose of obtaining greater compensation or to knowingly submit false information for the purpose of obtaining authorization for the furnishing of services or merchandise under Medi-Cal. The bill provides that such enforcement does not prevent the use of any other criminal or civil remedy. AB 987 amends the Penal Code to make it a misdemeanor or felony for a person to fraudulently submit a claim for payment to any State board or officer, or any county, city, or district board or officer. As used in this bill, "officer" includes a "carrier" as defined in the Welfare and Institutions Code. The Department of Health Care Services said it had been difficult to initiate prosecutions because both prosecuting officers and the courts have not recognized the State's fiscal intermediaries as agents or officers of the State. # # # PB OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 7-29-69 #434 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the following bills: AB 102 - Greene Prohibits wards of the juvenile court (Chapter 590) under the age of 16 from laboring in fire suppression work. The bill provides that juvenile court wards and wards of the Youth Authority between the ages of 16 and 18 years may be required to labor in fire suppression work only if permission has been received from the parent or guardian and the ward has completed a prescribed course of training in forest fire fighting and fire safety. AB 259 - Veysey Authorizes the defendant, in actions for (Chapter 608) personal injuries against specified members of the health profession to move the court for an order requiring the plaintiff to furni a written undertaking, with at least two sufficient sureties in a sum not to exceed $500 AB 406 - Greene Makes it an unlawful employment practice, wit (Chapter 609) certain exceptions, for an employer to refuse to select a person for a training program leading to employment, or to bar or discharge him from such a training program, because of the race, religious creed, color, national origin or ancestry of such person. AB 493 - Pattee Provides that any wine, winery product (Chapter 610) or brandy produced or manufactured in California by a licensed winegrower, wine blender or manufacturer which now or here- after is held in bond by any such licensee shall be subject to taxation only on the t. first day in March immediately following its production or manufacture. AB 681 - Z'berq Requires that a copy of the written contract (Chapter 611) for health or dance studio services be given customer at time of signing contract. The bill permits cancellation of contract by the customer without penalty within 10 days after he receipt of such copy rather that within 10 days after date of contract. The bill also requires that a copy of the dance studio bond be filed with the Secretary of State. AB 763 - Zenovich Allows savings and loan associations to (Chapter 612) issue more than one class or series of g guaratee stock. AB 783 - Milias Provides that the governing boards of (Chapter 613) certain school districts can, by resolution, waive the districts' rights to receive aid previously authorized by the district's voters under the State School Building Aid Law of 1952. #434 AB 1273 - Townsend Amends the County Employees' Retirement (Chapter 621) Law of 1937 to allow the surviving spouse of a county employee who dies in service after working for the county for five years the choice of accepting either a life annuity or a lump sum plus a life annuity. AB 1274 - Hayes Require owners of 1958 year model vehicles (Chapter 622) to maintain the motor vehicle pollution control devices which were factory installed under the requirements of the National Emissions Standards Act. The bill further requires owners of 1969 and later motor vehicles to maintain crankcase devices that were factory installed pursuant to the same federal act. AB 1373 - Fong (Chapter 623) Changes the reference. from clerk to secretary of the governing board of a junior college district, in the Education Code provisions relating to the annual organizational meeting of such boards. AB 1480 - MacDonald Authorizes placement by the Department (Chapter 624) of Mental Hygiene of persons committed as narcotic drug addicts, habit forming drug addicts and mentally retarded persons) in any state hospital, rather than a designated state hospital. AB 1817 - Unruh Revises the "Unruh Act", relating to (Chapter 625) credit and installment sales of goods and services to make it conform to regulations under the federal Truth in Lending Act. AB 2056 - Knox Increases the maximum allowable interest (Chapter 600) rates on future issues of various public securities to 7 percent. The bill permits districts to sell certain general obligation bonds at 7 percent rate under specified conditions. It also permits redevelopment agencies to sell bonds at a discount of up to 5 percent on specified conditions. AB 2080 - Knox Removes limitations under the Corporate (Chapter 626) Securities Law of 1968 on advertising concerning securities which are subject to supervision, regulation or examination by specified public agencies or entities. SB 22 - Sherman Provides that if an instrument to be (Chapter 592) recorded is a release of any lien upon real or personal property, the county recorder shall not accept the instrument for record unless the release sets forth name of obligor or obligors whose obligation is basis of the lien being released. SB 27 - Harmer Amends the Penal Code to provide that to (Chapter 593) make a killing either murder or mansläughter the victim must die within three years and a day, instead of one year and a day. #434 AE 817 - Bee Repeals the prohibition against the (Chapter 614) sale of alcoholic beverages on the date of statewide elections. Existing law permits the sale of alcoholic beverages on the day of local elections. AB 853 - Conrad Repeals obsolete Labor Code provisions (Chapter 615) prescribing various building safety requirements relating to projection and related rooms of movie theaters. AB 916 - Biddle Amends the Medical Practice Act to (Chapter 616) permit medical students to treat the sick or afflicted whenever and wherever prescribed as a part of their course of study and to receive compensation for such work. AB 981 - Belotti Provides that the increase in the (Chapter 591) maximum tax rate of a junior college district to any interdistrict attendance agreements and any part and equipment lease agreements, shall remain in effect until the end of the seventh, rather than fifth, consecutive fiscal year following the election date at which the first district bond issue passed, in junior college districts in which such seventh year expires on July 1, 1971, rather than July 1, 1969. The bill also provides that such increases shall remain in effect until end of fifth, rather than fourth, consecutive fiscal year in districts in which such fifth, rather than fourth, year expires on July 1, 1971, rather than on July 1, 1970. AB 1042 - Stull Provides that 200 minutes of physical (Chapter 617) education shall be offered each 10 schooldays in an elementary school maintaining any of grades 1 to 8, rather than in an elementary school district. AB 1069 - Lewis Provides that braille books and other (Chapter 618) special materials purchased for blind students from state or federal funds, are property of the State of California and shall be available to blind students throughout the State as the State Board of Education shall provide. AB 1152 - Miller Authorizes school district governing (Chapter 619) boards to permit school facilities to be used for child care programs for children of elementary school age in addition to children of preschool age. AB 1225 - Crandall Permits employers to pay wages once (Chapter 599) each calendar month to executive, administrative, and professional employees as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act, provided that all of the wages earned or to be earned during the month are paid on or before the 26th of the month. AB 1266 - Lewis Adds an anti-discrimination article to the (Chapter 620) Insurance Code provisions regulating life and disability insurance. -2- SB 235 - Whetmore Requires swimming pool contracts to contain (Chapter 583) plans and specifications approved by purchaser, and to particularly describe work to be done. It requires prior written authorization for additional work. The bill further requires that the contractor's name, license number, and classification to be on contract, and that copy of signed contract be delivered to the party contracting for construction of pool. SB 388 - Cusanovich Requires a hospital to notify a patient, within (Chapter 584) ten days of the first day of his confinement, of his rights to disability insurance benefits, and to supply him with the necessary application forms if he is eligible. SB 404 - Sherman Substitutes for specific names of federal (Chapter 601 agencies with whose regulations on transportatic of radioactive materials those of State Department of Public Health must be compatible any federal agency or agencies required or permitted by federal law to establish such regulations. SB 410 - Stiern Provides that any member of a personnel (Chapter 602) commission in a school district having a merit system, must be a resident of and a registered voter in the concerned district, and must be a known adherent to the principle of the merit system, The bill prohibits an employee of the district or a member of a county board of education or the governing board of any school from serving as a commissioner. SB 456 - Deukmejian Authorizes the Director of the Youth Authority, (Chapter 585) with the approval of the Youth Authority Board, to participate in local work furlough programs that have been established by counties. 5,06 SB 606 - Petris Changes the 5 percent penalty period for late (Chapter 603) filing under the Bank and Corporation Tax Law from 30 days to a month. It extends the statute of limitations for filing refund claims where a taxpayer is required to report a change or correction by the Internal Revenue Service. The bill also expands the authority of the Attorney General to inspect bank and corporation tax returns and reports. SB 515 - Marler Requires that expenditure for city public works (Chapter 594) project exceeding $3, 500, rather than $2,500, be contracted for and let to the lowest responsible bidder. SB 644 - Moscone Increases the maximum fee which a sheriff may (Chapter 595) charge for caring for property which is under attachment, execution or claim and delivery, to $25 for an eight-hour period or any part thereof. It would also increase the maximum fee which a "keeper" may charge to $50 for a twenty- four hour period. SB 673 - Cologne Amends the Probate Code to provide authority for (Chapter 596 the executor or administrator to lease real property of an estate for a period longer than ten years where there is a showing of advantage to the estate with respect to a longer lease and that written notice of a hearing be mailed to all legatees and devisees or to all named heirs at least twenty days prior to the date of hearing on the petition. The bill further provides that such a lease may not be granted if any person interested in the estate objects. - 4 - #434 SB 676 - Cologne Authorizes the Riverside County Board of (Chapter 586) Supervisors to adopt by two-thirds vote a resolution or ordinance which shall be conclusive evidence of the public necessity of proposed public improvements by the Riverside County Flood Control District. SB 750 - Harmer Reduces from three to two months the time from (Chapter 604) the first publication of notice to creditors after which a petition for preliminary distribution of an estate may be brought. SB 760 - Dymally Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the Penal (Chapter 597) Code. SB 793 - Lagomansino Repeals obsolete provisions relating to (Chapter 587) admission to practice law. SB 944 - Stevens Provides that persons who participate in an (Chapter 588) educational program, pursuant to the work furlough law, will be treated as an escapee if they do not return to their present place of confinement upon completion of their participa- tion in the educational program. SB 1095 - Lagomarsino Requires the State Board of Optometry to admit (Chapter 605) to the examination for a certificate of registration as an optometrist any applicant who meets specified requirements. SB 1284 - Burgener Requires legislative advocates to get a (Chapter 606) certificate of registration from the appropriate. established legislative committees prior to acting as advocates. The bill allows appropriately established legislative committees to revoke certificate of registration for failure to file required expense reports after 90 days from date reports are due. SB 1300 - Deukmejian Dispenses with approval of a boundary alteration (Chapter 598) by the legislative body of the city from which territory is to be excluded if the territory is in a single block, zoned for single family residential use, and the boundary between the two cities runs through each of the residences located upon the territory to be excluded. SB 1302 - Way Provides that county of residence of person who (Chapter 589) is lost or in danger of life and is searched for shall pay to county or city and county conducting search in any case where the expenses of such search exceed $500, two-thirds of the reasonable expenses thereof in excess of $500. SB 1363 - McCarthy Requires that county clerks on the 135th day (Chapter 607) before each presidential and direct primary furnish the Secretary of State with specified supporting documents. The following bill has been vetoed by Governor Reagan: AB 112 - Z'berg Provides that where a person was convicted of possession of marijuana on or after September. 15, 1961, but prior to November 13, 1968, and was not sentenced to and did not serve a term in state prison but placed on probation, if the conditions of probation are met, the offense, upon application, may be declared a misdemeanor by the sentencing court. ####### PB