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OFFICE OF THE GOVEP OR
RELEASE: Irr
diate
Sacramento, Califo. ia
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
9-2-69
#491
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the
following bills:
AB 870 - Zenovich
Exempts from withdrawal procedure and fee
(Chapter 1055)
insurance companies that are merging with
an admitted insurer providing that they
receive the Insurance Commissioner's
prior written consent.
AB 1000 - Dent
Authorizes a peace officer, in cases involvin
(Chapter 1056)
traffic accidents to issue and deliver a
written notice of violation to any person
who he has reasonable cause to believe has
committed a violation of the Vehicle Code
not declared to be a felony, or a violation
of local vehicle ordinance.
AB 1027 - Milias
Creates the Mountain View Shoreline Regional
(Chapter 1109)
Community Park in Santa Clara County.
AB 1061 - Veysey
Provides a new method for the taxation
(Chapter 1057)
of livestock. The new tax is five mills
($0.005) per head-day on all livestock
subject to the Act except sheep. The rate
on sheep is 0.55 of one mill ($0.00055)
per head-day on all sheep. Covered by the
Act are cattle other than dairy cattle,
male animals held for breeding purposes,
and sheep. The tax will be administered
by county officials pursuant to rules and
regulations of the State Board of Equalizatio
AB 1082 - Campbell
Requires the governing board of school
(Chapter 1058)
district to increase the salary of classified
employees for the period he is required
to work out of classification, if the
period exceeds 5 days within 15 calendar
days.
AB 1087 - Fong
Changes the period of scholarships, relating
(Chapter 1059)
to nursing education, awarded to persons
under specified provisions from 10 months
to 12 months.
AB 1093 - Priolo
Provides for submission to the voters at
(Chapter 1060)
1970 primary election of Assembly
Constitutional Amendments Nos. 28, 29, 30,
and 31.
AB 1113 - Deddeh
Revises provision allocating costs of
(Chapter 1061)
engineering and traffic surveys to determine
the need for traffic control devices near
schools, by deleting requirement that they
be borne equally by the requesting school
district and the city, county, city and
county, or state agency involved, and by
providing that the city, county, city and
county, or state agency involved may require
the requesting school district to pay an
amount not to exceed 50 percent of the
costs of such survey.
AB 1137 - Beverly
Provides that an insurer may insure against
(Chapter 1062)
expense of defending suit for serious and
willful miscondut by an employer or his
agent.
AB 1144 - Z/Berg
Requires FEPC to maintain liaison with
(Chapter 1063)
human relations commissions of cities,
counties and city and county, and to
provide any non-confidential information
to such commissions on request.
#491
AB 1147 - Burke
Extends the license period of Motor Vehicles
(Chapter 1064)
Pollution Control Device and Inspection
Stations to provide that they are valid for
not less than one year nor more than four
years, as established by the Commissioner
of the Highway Patrol, rather than only
one year.
AB 1219 - Stull
Authorizes the Department of Water Resources
(Chapter 1065)
to grant under the Davis-Grunsky Act to the
Poway Municipal Water District up to $860,000
for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement
in connection with the construction of the
Poway Water Storage Project.
AB 1221 - Russell
Provides that the money penalty in lieu of
(Chapter 1066)
suspension of license or other action against
an insurer found for the first time by the
Insurance Commissioner to have violated the
insurance law shall not exceed 20 percent of
gross commission, rather than 1½ percent
of gross premiums, or any unlawfully received
and retained amount such as a rebate.
AB 1239 - Greene, B.
Authorizes cities and counties to contract
(Chapter 1067)
and cooperate with federal, state and local
agencies and private entities in federal
housing programs and other federal programs,
and to do all acts necessary to participate
therein.
AB 1240 - Greene, B
Changes the name of the Division of Job
(Chapter 1068)
Training and Development within the
Department of Human Resources Development to
the Division of Job Training, Development
and Placement. The bill authorizes an Office
of Manpower Utilization within that Division
to plan and develop entry level jobs for
economically disadvantaged persons and specifies
purpose and functions of the office.
AB 1245 - Barnes
Provides that school districts which participat
(Chapter 1069)
in federally financed programs shall charge
the Federal Government for all retirement
costs associated with such service including
that portion which is presently financed by
the State General Fund.
AB 1308 - Stull
Authorizes the Department of Water Resources
(Chapter 1070)
to grant under the Davis-Grunsky Act to the
City of Escondido up to $857, for recreation
and fish and wildlife enhacement, in connection
with the construction of the Dixon Dam and
Reservoir Project.
AB 1312 - Veysey
Provides that for the current fiscal year
(Chapter 1071)
only, upon approval of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, the deductible amount of f
fire insurance for any school district may
exceed $1,000 for each occurrence.
AB 1327 - Knox
Authorizes the Commission on Peace Officer
(Chapter 1072)
Standards and Training to carry out specified
functions and programs and allocate money
therefor, with respect to peace officer
members of regional park districts and
policemen of districts authorized by statute
to maintain police department.
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#491
AB 1335 - Dunlap
Specifies eligibility of designated persons
(Chapter 1073)
to be granted psychiatric technicians' licenses
without examination. States that no provision
of chapter relating to psychiatric technicians
shall be construed to prevent persons from
performing specified services for purpose of
training to qualify for licensure under a
program authorized by the Board of Vocational
Nurse Examiners of the State of California.
Provides that persons may perform services
limited to licensed psychiatric technicians
if they are training in another professional
field.
AB 1388 - Moorhead
Amends the California Uniform Gifts to
(Chapter 1074)
Minors Act to permit the donor to designate,
in the same transaction and by the same
document by which the gift is made, one or
more successor custodians to serve consecutively
under conditions prescribed in the bill.
AB 1407 - Chappie
Provides for regulation and identification
(Chapter 1075)
of snow-mobiles as vehicles exempt from
registration but provides for payment of a
$5 fee and issuance of an identification
plate.
AB 1408 - Chappie
Grants authority to certain junior college
(Chapter 1076)
districts meeting specific criteria, to
award bids for the initial equipment of
buildings and facilities which have been
approved by the Board of Governos of the
Community Colleges and the Department of
Finance.
AB 1412 - Greene, B
Makes provision allowing governing board to
(Chapter 1077)
recommend minimum educational and work
experience requirements for classified
service positions, requiring the personnel
commission, in approving such requirements, and
requiring position duties and qualifications
to be prepared and approved prior to issuance
of announcement for competitive examination
to fill position vacancies, applicable to
school districts with a.d.a. of more than
400,000 and to junior college district in
territory of city with population of more
than 4,000,000.
AB 1421 - Chappie
Authorizes the Department of Alcoholic
(Chapter 1078)
Beverage Control to issue four additional
original on-sale general licenses in any
county where the inhabitants number less than
7,000 and where the major economy of the
county is dependent upon the continual use
of that county's recreational facilities.
Provides that to qualify for such a license
a premises must have a seating capacity for
100 or more diners.
AB 1466 - Duffy
Authorizes director to adopt rules and
(Chapter 1079)
regulations for payment of services by
monthly payment for each recipient and for
methods of enrollment. Provides that the
department may provide that once enrolled
the enrollment of the recipient may not be
terminated, except for good cause, within
one year of enrollment.
AB 1491 - Gonsalves
Eliminates January 1, 1969, termination date
(Chapter 1080)
on authority of Professional Engineers Board
to register industrial engineers without
examination, re-opens opportunity to apply
for such registration without examination
until January 1, 1970.
#491
AB 1509 - Priolo
Under specified conditions, authorizes
(Chapter 1081)
the Insurance Commissioner to deny the right
of cancellation on fire insurance policies
unless 60 days' notice is given.
AB 1558 - Bagley
Requires school districts when referring
(Chapter 1082)
to a pupil's surname to use the surname
on the document submitted to prove the pupil's
age for admission to school. If the surname
has been changed subsequently pursuant to
judicial process, the surname shown on the
court order shall be used.
AB 1588 - Burke
Directs the escrow holder required in
(Chapter 1083)
alcoholic beverage business of license
transfer involving purchase price or
consideration to notify the transferor's
bona fide creditor who files a claim with
escrow holder, in a case where the transferor
disputes the claim.
AB 1596 - Stacey
Directs the State Department of Public
(Chapter 1084)
Health to maintain, in cooperation with
local agencies, Emergency Medical Services
Program, and enumerates functions. Provides
program shall terminate if federal funds
become unavailable.
AB 1599 - Stacey
Authorizes the Kern Delta Water District
(Chapter 1086)
to adopt a water allocation plan and establish
ground water charges and assessments.
AB 1600 - Stacey
Amends the Water Storage District Law to
(Chapter 1086)
clarify procedures and broaden the authority
of a district to finance projects and contracts
AB 1601 - Stacey
Revises fee schedule for waterright application
(Chapter 1087)
and establishes an annual application fee
equal to the amount in such schedule if the
application is delayed. Requires payment
of fee equal to one-half the amount specified
in the fee schedule for applications at the
time the permit is issued.
AB 1613 - Greene, B
Requires governing board of each school
(Chapter 1088)
district to prescribe regulations requiring the
evaluation of pupil's achievement for each
marking period and requiring written report
to, or conference with, parents of failing
pupil not later than the week during which
the end of the first half of instruction
for the course falls.
AB 1623 - Miller
Requires each sheriff and chief of police
(Chapter 1089)
to furnish the Bureau of Criminal Statistics
with a specified annual report of justifiable
homicides committed in his jurisdiction.
AB 1667 - Foran
Authorizes officers of the University of
(Chapter 1116)
California Police Department to remove
vehicles from University property.
AB 1692 - Unruh
Authorizes the Los Angeles County Board of
(Chapter 1090)
Supervisors to lease property to nonprofit
entities, not to exceed 40 years and without
bidding, for public medical or dental schools
use including related public health care
facilities, title to revert to the county
upon end of lease.
AB 1698 - Moorhead
Eliminates the requirement that narcotics
(Chapter 1091)
and opium pipes which are required to be
turned over to the Department of Justice
be turned over immediately. The bill also
provides method for the seizure and dispositior
of restricted dangerous drugs.
#491
AB 1939 - Chappie
Authorizes issuance by the Department of
(Chapter 1092)
Fish and Game of a permit for delivery by a
licensed domesticated fish breeder of live,
domesticated fish to a licensed wholesale
fish dealer or processor. The bill requires
such dealer or processor to kill such fish
and then to tag or package the fish in a
prescribed manner.
AB 1992 - Pattee
Raises the maximum amount of a contract of a
(Chapter 1093)
school district for materials or supplies
(but not for work to be done) exempt from
the lowest responsible bidder requirement
from $4,000 to $5,000. The bill also permits
a school district, with an average daily
attendance of 1,000 or more, to let a contract
for materials or supplies, but not for work to
be done, to the lowest responsible bidder
without publishing the bid notice if the
cost estimate is less than $8,000 rather
than $7,000.
AB 1993 - Pattee
Increases amount of surety bond required of
(Chapter 1094)
farm labor contractors to $5,000 from $1,500.
AB 2243 - Crandall
Changes the cutoff date for filing an application
(Chapter 1095)
for reassessment with the county board of
equalization from August 26 to September 15
in counties of the second to ninth classes.
AB 2256 - Campbell
Makes it a misdemeanor for unauthorized
(Chapter 1096)
persons to willfully and knowingly enter
into and remain within an area immediately
surrounding any command post activated to
abate any calamity or riot or other civil
disturbance if such area has been closed
by certain peace officers.
AB 2263 - McCarthy
Authorizes the Trustees of the California
(Chapter 1097)
State Colleges to rent, lease, sell, or trade
state property used for the San Francisco
State College Downtown Center.
AB 2273 - Stull
Revises definition of "veteran" and
(Chapter 1098)
"disabled veteran" as those terms are used
with reference to merit systems in school
districts.
AB 2302 - Fenton
Increases the homestead which may be selected
(Chapter 1099)
and claimed by person 65 years of age or older
who is not head of a family from not exceeding
$75,000 to not exceeding $15,000 in actual
cash value over and above all liens and
encumbrances on property at time of levy of
execution.
AB 2357 - Crandall
Raises the permissive interest rate on
(Chapter 1100)
State College Revenue Bond Act of 1947 revenue
bond anticipation notes and revenue bonds
from 6 percent to 7 percent.
SB 14 - Collier
Authorizes placement of yield right-of-way
(Chapter 1101)
signs at entrances to any highway or inter-
section rather than only those which are not
through highways. The bill also clarifies
requirements to yield the right-of-way at
intersections controlled by a stop sign.
SB 38 - Stiern
Exempts transfers of real property from
(Chapter 1102)
documentary transfer taxes, if any entity of
government is acquiring title, rather than
providing for the collection of such taxes
from the other party liable therefor.
#491
SB 225 - Rodda
Authorizes the State Board of Education,
(Chapter 1110)
for purposes of any provision of California
Constitution which requires adoption of
a series of textbooks for use in elementary
schools; to adopt one or more separate
series of textbooks for any of several courses,
or any combination of such courses, offered
in elementary schools.
SB 368 - Moscone
Authorizes the widow and any surviving
(Chapter 1111)
children of a private citizen who prevented
a crime, apprehended a criminal, aided in
preventing a crime, or aided in the apprehensic
of a criminal and who died as a consequence
thereof, to file a claim with the Board of
Control for compensation for such death and
for any related personal injury and property
damage, to extent not compensated from any
other source. Limits amount of claim which
may be approved by board to $5,000. To be
operative only upon enactment of SB 108.
SB 510 - Carrell
Provides that driver training can be offered
(Chapter 1103)
only to pupils who are at least 15½ years of
age at the completion of a driver training
course and not more than 18 years of age
at the time of enrollment in such a course.
SB 532 - McCarthy
Provides that institutional prisoners fighting
(Chapter 1112)
a fire at the request of the United States
Government shall be employees of the State
Department of Corrections for purposes of
workmen's compensation. Cost of workmen's
compensation can be considered in fixing
the reimbursement paid by the United States
for the services of prisoners.
SB 632 - Grunsky
Authorizes person with designated subject
(Chapter 1113)
credentials in vocational education to
teach physically handicapped minors in
special day or remedial classes. The bill
also permits a $910 allowance for reader
services, mobility instruction, and purchase
of braille books to also be used for individual
supplemental instruction in vocational arts,
business arts or homemaking.
SB 635 - Carrell
Extends authorization to conduct driver
(Chapter 1104)
training programs to county superintendents
of schools, the California Youth Authority and
the Department of Education.
SB 658 - Lagomarsino
Requires each applicant for a commission
(Chapter 1105)
merchant or produce dealers license or for
the renewal of such license to include a
financial statement with the application.
It authorizes the Director to require a current
financial statement when he has reason to
believe a licensee is in an unsound financial
condition.
SB 734 - Beilenson
Deletes provisions authorizing construction
(Chapter 1106)
of state college student body center buildings
to be financed by means of borrowing in whole
or in part under specified conditions by the
student organization. The bill also provides
that all state college student fees collected,
under specified provisions shall be available
for financing, operating, and constructing
a student body center.
SB 822 - Marks
Provides that textbook contracts entered
(Chapter 1114)
into by the State Board of Education shall
include the right to reproduce the book
to make it useable for handicapped minors.
This bill further authorizes the State Board
of Education to produce or contract for
production of texts for the use of handicapped
minors, and makes related changes.
#491
SB 840 - Burgener
Consolidates the statutes relating to
(Chapter 1107)
functions and programs of the Department of
Rehabilitation into the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
SB 851 - Marler
Provides that a documentary transfer tax
(Chapter 1108)
is not to be paid by a government agency
when it is acquiring property. A tax will
be paid where a public agency conveys title
to real property.
SB 1018 - Lagomarsino
Provides for State cooperation in implementatio
(Chapter 1115)
of a national flood insurance program. It
permits the Department of Water Resources to
cooperate in studies of flood prone ageas
and management of such lands as are effected
by flooding; review and comment on flood
insurance applications made by local agencies;
and provides assistance to public agencies
in identification of flood areas and development
of plans for management.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO.
RELEASE: Imm
iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
9-2-69
#492
Governor Reagan today issued the following statement:
"I would like to take this opportunity to personally commend
Los Angeles schoolteacher Miss Vianne Perry for the great courage she
*
displayed in attempting to free all her fellow passengers aboard a
hijacked TWA jetliner in Damascus over the weekend.
"I know that millions of Californians share my admiration and
pride for the leadership she assumed in confronting Syrian authorities
to rightly demand freedom for all the detained passengers aboard the
plane.
"At the same time I want to express my deep unhappiness at the way
in which the Syrians have handled the hijacking, particularly the
detention of six innocent passengers whose only 'crime' was Israeli
nationality. I understand that two of these persons are still being held.
"This act of piracy piracy of human beings goes infinitely
beyond the accepted norms of governmental behavior, indeed, to the
extent that one must seriously question the legitimacy of such a regime
to take its place among the civilized community of nations.
"As an American citizen, I join the millions of others around the
world in repeating Miss Perry's demand that Syria immediately release
those still detained so they may return to their homes and families."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Imm liate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
9-3-69
#493
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 44 - Veysey
Exempts a trap wagon or spray rig when empty or
(Chapter 1214)
when transporting not more than 1,000 gallons of
flammable liquids from provisions relating to
the transportation of flammable liquids on
highways.
AB 54 - Greene, L.
Revises minimum age requirements in special
(Chapter 1215)
education programs to reflect minimum age of
six for compulsory attendance at public schools.
AB 83 - Chappie
Increases salary of supervisors in Tuolumne
(Chapter 1216)
County from $7,800 per year to $8,700 per year.
AB 100 - Dunlap
Provides for the establishment of salary and
(Chapter 1217)
classification of the superior court judicial
secretary in Solano County by approval of the
board of supervisors and a majority of the
judges of the superior court.
AB 122 - Schabarum
Requires the Division of Industrial Welfare to
(Chapter 1218)
appoint such staff as needed to carry out its
duties and to loan the necessary staff to the
Industrial Welfare Commission during periods
when the commission is revising its orders.
The Industrial Welfare Commission is to include
a statement which is concurred in by a majority
of the commissioners indicating a basis upon
which each revised order is predicated. To
afford legislative review the orders of the
commission are to be promulgated during the first
three calendar months of the year and become
effective on a date fixed by the commission
which is not less than 60 nor more than 90 days
from the publication of the orders.
AB 124 - Deddeh
Provides generally for payment by the state of
(Chapter 1219)
assessments against state-owned land used for
public functions, rather than, as now, for
payment by city benefited by improvements when
assessments remain unpaid for period of 30 days.
Makes exception as to property acquired prior
to recordation of notice of assessment or notice
of award of contract for assessment within
boundaries of a state highway or freeway or
route therefor. Provides that state is not
obligated to pay such assessment until
legislature has appropriated funds to make
payments therefor. No direct state cost. Any
assessments would be subject fo future
appropriations by the legislature.
AB 158 - Hayes
Deletes requirements for a coroner's jury and
(Chapter 1220)
instead permits the hearing to be conducted by
the coroner, his deputy or a hearing officer.
The bill requires the coroner to subpoena all
persons whose names have been given to him by
the next of kin, attorney for the next of kin
or the district attorney if he believes they
are necessary witnesses. Findings by the
coroner or coroner's jury shall not include
nor make any reference to civil or criminal
responsibility on the part of the deceased.
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#493
AB 162 - Z'berg
Requires a notice of payment which is due to be
(Chapter 1221)
mailed by registered mail to the owner of
property delinquent on bond payments before
certain actions for foreclosure of bond lien
under the Improvement Act of 1911 are commenced.
AB 174 - Chappie
Requires the State Lands Commission to conduct
(Chapter 1222)
research and investigations, as well as title
searches, of Lake Tahoe beaches dedicated for
public use. The bill allows the commission to
contract with individuals, private organizations,
and public agencies to conduct such research and
investigations.
AB 192 - Waxman
Authorizes the solicitation of funds and
(Chapter 1223)
recruitment of members or workers, during school
hours, by a nonpartisan, charitable organization
organized by act of Congress for charitable
purposes for nonpartisan and charitable purposes
with the approval of the county board of
education of the governing board of the school
district.
AB 219 - Bagley
Requires meetings of Regents of University of
(Chapter 1224)
California to be open to the public. Authorizes
the holding of special meetings so long as
public is notified in specified manner of the
time and place of meetings. Excepts meetings
to consider matters relating to national
security, the conferring of honorary degrees
or other honors, matters involving gifts,
devises and bequests and matters involving
purchase and sale of investments for endowment
and pension funds; matters involving litigation
where open discussion could adversely affect
public interest, matters involving acquisition
and disposition of property, matters relating
to complaints or charges against employees of
university unless employee requests public
hearing, and matters relating to appointment,
employment, performance, compensation, or
dismissal of officers and employees.
AB 232 - Cory
Changes the date or organizational meeting of
(Chapter 1225)
the Democratic State Central Committee from the
day following a Saturday in August following the
direct primary to the fourth Sunday in January
following a general election. The bill changes
the date of organizational meetings of the
Democratic county central committees from the
second Tuesday in July following primary to the
second Monday after first day in January
following the primary.
AB 257 - Barnes
Clarifies and makes minor amendments in
(Chapter 1226)
service credit provisions.
AB 258 - Barnes
Revises, without substantive change, provisions
(Chapter 1227)
of retirement statutes relating to employment
of retired persons.
AB 375 - Brathwaite
Establishes a program to provide relocation
(Chapter 1228)
assistance and information to owners of homes,
businesses and farms taken for purposes of
airport expansion and development.
AB 402 - Hom
Authorizes state, county or city authorities
(Chapter 1229)
charged with maintenance or operation of any
highway, highway facilities or public works
facilities, in cases necessitating prompt work
on or service to such highway or facility, to
move to nearest available parking location any
unattended vehicle which obstructs or interferes
with the performance of such work or service or,
if such moving would be impractical, to remove
and store such vehicle.
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#493
AB 424 - Townsend
Permits contributions to pension funds and to
(Chapter 1230)
health and welfare benefit to be made by state,
city, and county in same manner as private
employer.
AB 455 - Porter
Authorizes the Department of Public Works to 1
(Chapter 1054)
lease to a local agency for park purposes the
remaining portion of land, not to exceed 200
feet from the closest boundary of the state
highway or public work, where the department
acquires a whole parcel of land and only a part
of it is needed for highway purposes.
AB 478 - Biddle, et al
Enacts the Tear Gas Act of 1969. Exempts from
(Chapter 1231)
definition of tear gas any economic poison, as
defined, not intended for use to produce
discomfort or injury to human beings. The bill
defines "tear gas weapon" and regulates selling,
purchasing, possessing, and transporting such
weapons. The bill further requires the Commissio
of Peace Officer Standards and Training to
prepare course of instruction in use of tear gas.
AB 480 - McCarthy
Authorizes the State Water Resources Control
(Chapter 1232)
Board to make water quality control studies of
the type made by the board pursuant to Chapter
1351, Statutes of 1965. This bill authorizes
continuation of the Bay=Delta Study within the
State Water Resources Control Board.
AB 494 - Badham
Makes several clarifying amendments to the
(Chapter 1233)
Employment Agency Act regarding fees, exemptions,
notice requirements, contracts, disassociation
of qualifying persons and qualifications of
Advisory Board members.
AB 518 - Z'berg
Authorizes the Attorney General, in connection
(Chapter 1234)
with actions brought pursuant to state or federal
antitrust laws for recovery of damages by state
or its political subdivisions or public agencies,
to enter into contracts relating to investigation
and prosecution of such action with any other
party plaintiff who has brought a similar action.
AB 521 - Ketchum
Authorizes Department of Water Resources, upon
(Chapter 1235)
demonstration by the district of the statewide
interest in the project, to grant under the
Davis-Grunsky Act, to the County of Kern an
amount of $5,620,000 for enhancement of fish and
wildlife and recreation in connection with
construction of the Buena Vista Aquatic
Recreation Area Project. Also provides that
the grant not be made until a favorable project
report is filed with the legislature.
AB 544 - Chappie
Creates the Tuolumne County Water Agency,
(Chapter 1236)
consisting of the territory of Tuolumne County.
AB 558 - Priolo
Provides for proportionate relief against
(Chapter 1237)
liability to participate in assigned risk
program for property difficult to insure to
insurers who voluntarily write basic property
insurance in areas designated as "brush hazard
areas."
AB 622 - Badham
Requires the State Lands Commission, whenever
(Chapter 1238)
the granting of a permit for geological or
geophysical surveys, or the offering of any tide
or submerged land etc., is being considered, to
hold, prior to granting the permit, a public
hearing and give not less than 60 days' notice
thereof to each city and county adjacent to the
area involved.
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AB 623 - Chappie
Provides that a person is a resident student of
(Chapter 1239)
this state for state college residency
determinations for the year immediately following
the date he becomes 21 years of age if he was
deemed to be a resident student under specified
conditions.
AB 658 - Brown
Requires Youth Authority to adopt standard
(Chapter 1240)
governing confinements of minors in juvenile
halls.
AB 666 - Briggs
Enacts the "Pure Pet Food Act of 1969."
Chapter 1241)
AB 675 - Burke
Permits the issuance of small identification
(Chapter 1242)
plates for publicly owned special construction
equipment, special mobile equipment and
cemetery equipment for no fee.
AB 692 - Moorhead
Requires that in the application to disability
(Chapter 1243)
insurance of provisions relating to insolvency,
reserves for unearned premiums and amounts
estimated to reinsure outstanding risks are to
be determined according to designated provisions.
AB 712 - MacGillivray
Requires priority status be given project for
(Chapter 1244)
the construction of the Imperial Valley
Warmwater Hatchery.
AB 720 - Deddeh
Authorizes the Department of Public Works and
(Chapter 1245)
County of San Diego to enter into a joint powers
agreement relative to joint acquisition of
rights-of-way for State Highway Route 54 and
the Sweetwater Flood Control Project.
AB 747 - Campbell
Permits the governing board of a school district
(Chapter 1246)
to increase the annual salaries of persons
requiring certification qualifications during
the school year at any time rather than only when
the board has retained this right to increase the
salaries of such employees by rules and
regulations adopted by the board prior to the
commencement of the school year or when the
contracts of such employees contain such
provisions.
AB 776 - Gonsalves
Extends date of notice of election to receive
(Chapter 1247)
credit for service as safety member under County
Employees Retirement Law of 1937 from April 1,
1968, to April 1, 1970. Makes provisions giving
right to have past service credited as safety
membership service effective until April 1, 1970,
rather than April 1, 1968. Includes within such
provisions persons employed in active fire
suppression service prior to January 1, 1965,
Allows member of retirement system employed in
active law enforcement or fire suppression who
could have elected to become a safety member.
Permits the member to elect to receive credit for
service as a safety member from 1955, rather than
from 1952.
AB 798 - Lewis
Includes additional violations which are not
(Chapter 1248)
required to be reported by the court clerk or
judge, within 10 days after conviction, to the
Department of Motor Vehicles.
AB 816 - Priolo
Increases the bond for a yacht and ship broker's
(Chapter 1249)
license or renewal from $2,500 to $5,000 and
transfers funds in the Yacht and Ship Brokers
Fund to the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund.
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AB 819 - Beverly
Will extend from 10 to 15 years the period
(Chapter 1250)
during which the California legislature may
appropriate, for administrative expenses of the
Department of Employment, federal "Reed Act"
money. Changes the period to be utilized in
connection with appropriations for administrative
expenses from, and determines the availability
of moneys therefor in, the state's account in
Unemployment Trust Fund under federal Social
Security Act from 10 to 15 fiscal years.
AB 866 - Hayes
Prohibits, with prescribed exceptions, the
(Chapter 1251)
concealment of a child proposed to be adopted
within the county in which adoption proceedings
pertaining to the child are pending or, except
with court approval, the removal of such child
from such county. The bill makes violation of
the prohibition a crime.
AB 886 - Mobley
Raises the maximum interest rate payable on bonds
(Chapter 1252)
issued pursuant to the Veterans Bond Act of
1968 to 7 percent. To become operative, ACA 87
must be approved by the voters.
AB 896 - Hayes
Makes existing motor vehicle air pollution
(Chapter 1253)
emission standards for gasoline-powered motor
vehicles applicable to motor vehicles which
have been modified or altered to use a fuel other
than gasoline or diesel. The bill requires the
State Air Resources Board to adopt test
procedures to establish that Such motor vehicles
are in compliance with specified standards.
AB 907 - Knox
Requires approval of faculty adviser to student
(Chapter 1254)
body organization and representative of student
body organization, as well as employee or
official designated by governing board of school
district, for expenditure of funds of such
organization.
AB 909 - Stull
Requires the Director of Social Welfare to
(Chapter 1255)
immediately serve a copy of a request for a
public assistance appeal on the other party to
the hearing and allows such other party to file
a written statement supporting or objecting to
the requests.
AB 930 - Lanterman
Provides for apportionment of a condemnation
(Chapter 1256)
award between holder of senior lien and holder
of junior lien in a specified manner and under
designated circumstances in cases where only a
portion of encumbered property is sought to be
taken, where encumbered property sought to be
taken or some portion of it is also encumbered
by junior lien, and where junior lien is against
only a portion of the property is encumbered by
senior lien.
AB 934 - Miller
Authorizes governing board of a school district
(Chapter 1257)
which establishes and supervises a work
experience education program in which mentally
retarded students are employed in part-time jobs
to use funds derived from any source, to the
extent permissible by appropriate Law or
regulation, to pay wages of such students.
AB 937 - Crandall
Provides that grants to students under College
(Chapter 1258)
Opportunity Grant Program may be made to students
who are admitted to and enroll in a California
public community or junior college accepted as a
recognized candidate for accreditation by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
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AB 939 - Murphy
Provides whenever an arrested person is booked
(Chapter 1259)
for a misdemeanor it would require that there
be an immediate check into the person's back-
ground to determine whether he is a fit subject
for immediate release upon notice to appear.
Whenever a defendant is unable to obtain his
release from pre-trial custody within a week
after having his bail set, he will be entitled
to an automatic review of his case to determine
whether bail should be lowered. The bill would
also provide for an automatic transference of
bail from one accusatory pleading to another
when both pleadings charge offenses arising from
the same set of facts.
AB 957 - Greene, B.
Provides that a joint apprenticeship committee
(Chapter 1260)
shall have the discretion to exempt a public
works contractor from certain apprentices to
journeymen ratio requirements under specified
conditions. The bill provides that individual
contractors will not be required to obtain
exemptions from local joint apprenticeship
committees when an organization representing
contractors on a statewide basis has been
granted the exemptions, provided such individual
contractors are already covered by local
apprenticeship standards.
AB 984 - Wilson
Revises requirements relating to the notice which
(Chapter 1261)
every person, including the insurer, who makes
advance payment or partial payment of damages
as an accommodation to an injured person or to
heirs of deceased person is required to make
to the recipient thereof.
AB 996 - Fong
Permits State Department of Education, as well
(Chapter 1262)
as school districts and county boards of
education, to contract with teacher-training
institutions for assignment of certificated
personnel to the institution for a period not to
exceed one year. Permits such employment to
be on a part-time as well as full-time basis.
AB 997 - Fong
Authorizes the State Board of Public Health and
(Chapter 1263)
the State Department of Public Health to consult
with the California Conference of Local Health
Officers on matters affecting health generally.
AB 1094 - Knox
Codifies various provisions now found in Art.XI
(Chapter 1264)
of California Constitution relative to cities
and counties which are to be omitted from
proposed revision of this article. The bill is
operative on adoption by the voters of Assembly
Constitutional Amendment No. 29.
AB 1100 - Dunlap
Provides that school district governing board
(Chapter 1265)
shall prescribe rules for government and
discipline, rather than government only, of
schools under its jurisdiction. Provides that
such provisions may be enforced by suspending,
or, if necessary, expelling pupils who refuse
or neglect to obey such rules.
AB 1123 - Campbell
Permits school marching bands to perform at
(Chapter 1266)
private athletic events under certain conditions.
AB 1220 - Mobley
Makes records of special proceedings of any
(Chapter 1267)
board of inquiry convened by the commanding
general of the state military forces to investi-
gate any accidents involving National Guard
aircraft for purpose of preventing future
accidents not admissible for any purpose in the
courts. Requires collateral investigation when-
ever such accidents involve property damage or
personal injury to ascertain the cause and makes
records of such collateral investigations
subject to discovery.
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AB 1325 - Lanterman
Provides that the state miscellaneous
(Chapter 1268)
members with 20 or more years of service
may elect to have 3 years' military service
terminating within 10 days of entering state
service counted as state service for
disability retirement purposes.
AB 1356 - Wilson
Burke
Includes firefighting employees within the
(Chapter 1269)
definition of "public employee" for purposes
of the public employer-emplcyee relations
law.
AB 1410 - Veysey
Provides for reimbursement by local govern-
(Chapter 1270)
ment to a school district for cost of educa-
tion in grades kindergarten to 12 of non-
citizen children without immigration status
in same manner as nomimmigrant children.
AB 1444 - Deddeh
Amends the County Employees Retirement Law
(Chapter 1271)
of 1937 to permit the board of retirement
in a county system to pay for all or a
portion of the premiums on a policy or
certificate of life insurance or disability
insurance required for the benefits under
the bill; such payments to be made from the
reserves over and above the one percent limit
on the total assets of the retirement fund.
AB 1475 - MacDonald
Provides that the funds of wards, patients
(Chapter 1272)
of state hospitals, or inmates under the
control of the Directors of Youth Authority,
Mental Hygiene or Corrections, respectively,
may be invested by such director when
authorized by the inmate or patient or a
person in his behalf, in securities eligible
for the investment of surplus state moneys.
AB 1539 - Schabarum
Authorizes conveyance of all lands included
(Chapter 1273)
within the Puddingstone State Recreation Area
to the County of Los Angeles upon specified
conditions.
AB 1595 - Stacey
Provides that cost reports, the basis for
(Chapter 1274)
computation of nursing home per diem rates,
be considered as true and correct unless
audited within 18 months after July 1, 1959,
close of the period covered by the report,
or the date of submission of an amended re-
port, whichever is later.
AB 1700 - Beverly
Enacts Insurance Holding Company System
(Chapter 1275)
Regulatory Act to permit, under prescribed
conditions, domestic insurer, either alone
or in cooperation with any one or more
others, to organize or acquire one or more
subsidiaries through investments in securities,
mergers and other means. Provides for
administration by Insurance Commissioner.
AB 1716 - Beverly
Authorizes the Director of Parks and Recrea-
(Chapter 1276)
tion to transfer specified parcels of park
units or portions thereof upon terms and
conditions as the director determines are in
the best interests of the state park system
and to retain specified property within the
system for two years from effective date of
act.
AB 1738 - Britschgi
rohibits a winegrower or brandy manufacturer
(Chapter 1277)
from selling in his off-sale premises any
wine or brandy, other than wine or brandy
produced or produced and packaged for him
and which is sold under a brand name owned by
him (operative July 1, 1970). The bill also
provides that when a winegrower has not
carried on the business of a winegrower
actively for one year such license may be
transferred only to a person qualified as a
winegrower as defined.
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AB 1741 - Britschgi
Authorizes service of summons upon corpora-
(Chapter 1278)
tions by registered or certified mail with
respect to offenses involving violations of
the Vehicle Code or local traffic ordinances.
AB 1743 - Badham
Requires interstate highway carriers to regis-
(Chapter 1279)
ter annually with the California Public
Utilities Commission, pursuant to standards
adopted by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Registration is conditioned on proving suffi-
cient insurance coverage or surety bonds, and
designating a local agent to receive service
of process.
AB 1749 - Briggs
Prohibits a bank from establishing or maintain-
(Chapter 1280)
ing a place of business unless it is author-
ized to do so by the Superintendent of
Banks. The bill provides procedures and fees
for applying for and issuing a certificate
authorizing a bank to establish and maintain
a place of business.
AB 1752 - Briggs
Permits a California branch of a foreign bank
(Chapter 1281)
to accept deposits that originate in foreign
countries without Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC) insurance coverage.
AB 1779 - Duffy
Provides that disadvantaged children between
(Chapter 1282)
ages three and six years who are not currently
enrolled, rather than between ages three and
five years or until enrolled, in the public
schools are eligible for Department of Social
Welfare preschool educational programs and
makes related changes in programs operated by
the school district or county in conjunction
therewith.
AB 1781 - Duffy
Vests administration of certain local govern-
(Chapter 1283)
ment merit systems in the State Personnel
Board.
AB 1783 - Johnson, R.
Authorizes the Reclamation Board to provide
(Chapter 1284)
necessary assurances to the Secretary of the
Army required for flood control or clearing
work in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River
Basin and tributaries for emergency flood
control work on state-owned property.
AB 1812 - Belotti
Provides that one member of the Sonoma County
(Chapter 1286)
Board of Supervisors be appointed as a director
of the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District
operative on December 12, 1970.
AB 1826 - Milias
Permits members of agency contracting with
(Chapter 1287)
P.E.R.S. who did not elect coverage under
survivor allowance provisions to elect to be
subject to such provisions.
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AB 1847 Moretti
Increases fee of notary public for services transcribing
(Chapter 1289)
depositions.
AB 1875 - Mobley
Authorizes county board of supervisors to retain an
(Chapter 1290)
easement for future public road in a proceeding for
abandonment of a county highway. The bill also
revises provisions providing for reversion of title
on property abandoned by the county.
AB 1895 Murphy
Grants certain described tide and submerged lands
(Chapter 1291)
to the City of Santa Cruz upon certain trusts and
conditions.
AB
1906
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Brathwaite
Provides that if patient does not identify himself
Chapter 1292)
to provider as Medi-Cal beneficiary, provider may
submit his statement within 60 days after date
provider certifies as date when patient first so
identified provided that date is not later than one
year after service was rendered.
AB 1917 - Johnson
Revises the function of the Fairs Allocation and
(Chapter 1293)
Classification Committee. The bill broadens the
authority of the Committee to include investigation
and study of the effect and operations of the laws
relating to district agricultural associations.
Further it directs that the committee review
regularly the administration of the Fair and Expositio
Fund and to make recommendations to improve efficiency
and economy in the operation of fairs.
AB 1931 - Schabarum
Changes requirement of a permit number plate for the
(Chapter 1294)
placing of any outdoor advertising display to a
requirement of an identification number plate. The
bill also increases the original permit fee and the
annual renewal fee for an advertising structure.
AB 1937 - Chappie
Includes county boards of education in provisions
(Chapt er 1295)
presently authorizing establishment and maintenance of
opportunity schools or classes by school districts.
AB 1955 - Burton
Provides that mineral rights in San Francisco Harbor
(Chapter 1296)
lands reserved to the state shall not be exercised
so as to interfere with specified rights of persons
acquired under lease, franchise, permit, license,
or privilege; provided that lease, franchise permit
or license must contain a provision specifying the
place and manner of ingress and egress to subsurface
deposits.
AB 1958 - Vasconcellos Increases the membership of the Research Advisory
(Chapter 1297)
Panel from 6 to 7 members by adding the Chairman of
the Interagency Council on Drug Abuse.
AB 1985 - Schabarum
Provides that the Air Resources Board adopt
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regulations, emission standards and procedures for
(Chapter 1298)
assembly line emission tests and imposes a $50 penalty
on manufacturers for each vehicle which fails to
meet test procedures and standards specified by the
Air Resources Board.
B 2016 - Stacey
Revises provisions authorizing school district
(Chapter 1299)
reorganization proposals to include proposed
format of four or more unified school districts and
the division of four or more existing high school
districts, to remove lim tation of four or more as to
the number of new unified districts which may be
proposed, to specify that such proposal must be one
included in a county master plan, that it include two
or more xisting unified school districts, that an
election held in the territory shall not affect the
existing unifind districts, and that at such an
lect on the formation of Individual unified districts. may be approved
wh 10 other proposed unified district format one are disapproved.
Specifies that a county master plan under the revised provisions be
submitted to the State Board of Education on or before December 31, 1969
and that succeeding elections be held on or before June 2, 1970. Makes
provision for related matters.
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AB 2053 - Chappie
Permits boards of supervisors to levy special
(Chapter 1300)
assessment on property within a county service area
for recreational services and facilities benefiting
such property if such county service area has been
formed between January 1, and June 1, 1966.
AB 2065 - Knox
Requires that boundary changes made after protest
(Chapter 1301)
hearings regarding new cities or city annexations
be resubmitted to the local agency formation
commissions. The bill authorizes commissions to
approve city detachments and district formations
agreed to by all landowners without hearing,
election, or both, rather than only city annexations
as previously.
AB 2066 - Assembly
Prescribes number, salaries and qualifications of
Committee on Local
attaches and employees of various municipal and
Government
superior courts.
(Chapter 1302)
AB 2077 - Knox
Increases the maximum interest rate on joint powers
(Chapter 1303)
agreement revenue bonds from 6 to 7 percent.
AB 2078 - Milias
Provides that the California State Board of
(Chapter 1304)
Landscape Architects may fix an examination fee
at any amount not exceeding $50. The bill provides
that the renewal fee shall be fixed by the Board
at any amount not exceeding $75.
AB 2081 - Knox
Provides for licensing and regulation of commodity
(Chapter 1305)
advisers by Commissioner of Corporations.
AB 2039 - Sieroty
Permits an applicant for an assessment change to
(Chapter 1306)
cause an exchange of information with assessor by
submitting at time of application or at least 20
days before hearing, specified data relating to basis
of claim. Requires an assessor if such data is
submitted, to submit specified information relating
to his assessment at least 10 days before the hearing.
The bill prohibits, unless other party consents,
introduction of evidence on matters not so exchanged,
but permits new material based on information
received from other party.
AB 2126 - Russell
Excuses pupil from family life and sex education
(Chapter 1307)
instruction when it conflicts with religious training
and beliefs of parent or guardian and a written reques
is made by parent or guardian for excuse; and excuses
pupil from health education when same conflicts with
religious training and beliefs, rather than religious
beliefs, of parent or guardian and such written reques
is made for excuse. Defines "religious training and
beliefs" to include personal moral convictions.
AB 2163 - McCarthy
Requires each school district to meet with local
(Chapter 1308)
recreation and park authorities to review all possible
methods of coordinating planning, design, and
construction of new school facilities and school
sites or major additions to existing school facilities
and recreation and park facilities in the community.
The bill further declares that architectural and
engineering firms may be employed on a temporary
basis for a specific project by a governing board
or by the personnel commission of school district
when so designated by the commission.
AB 2174 - Johnson
Updates the container provisions of the Weights and
(Chapter 1309)
Measures Law to conform with the Federal Fair
Packaging and Labeling Act.
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AB 2187 - Veysey
Requires test results under Miller-Unruh Basic
(Chapter 1310)
Reading Act of 1965 to be submitted on a school-
by-school basis commencing in the 1969-70 school
year, and requires that priorities for allocation
of funds for expansion of programs be based upon
the performance of particular schools, rather than
entire districts.
AB 2200 - Greene
Permits child who will be 4 years and 9 months of
(Chapter 1311)
age on or before September 1, to be admitted to
pre-kindergarten summer program maintained by
school district for pupils who will be enrolling
in kindergarten in September.
AB 2210 - Fong
Authorizes school district governing boards to
(Chapter 1312)
utilize persons not having certification qualification
to supervise pupils during any breakfast period or
other nutrition period and authorizes such personnel
to be paid from funds from which lunch period
supervisors may be paid.
AB 2215 - Lewis
Prohibits the Secretary of State from disclosing
(Chapter 1313)
information, other than applicant's name and address,
on an application for notary public to other than an
applicant or officers or employees of governmental
agencies acting in their official capacities.
AB 2216 - Lewis
Provides that salary schedules for certificated
(Chapter 1314)
employees, other than employees in administrative and
supervisory positions, shall be based on a uniform
allowance for years of training and years of experience
Eliminates provisions specifying that in cities
teachers of beginners be ranked with highest salaried
elementary teachers of equal training and experience.
Prohibits salary schedule classification of employee
solely on basis of grade level taught. Excludes
substitute teachers and junior college teachers from
such provisions.
AB 2221 - Lewis
(Chapter 1315)
Makes changes with respect to hearing procedures
when probationary school employees are terminated.
It makes changes regarding a hearing officer's
findings relating to school or pupil welfare, and
requires the hearing officer to include these findings
in his proposed decision. It provides that the
proposed decision shall not contain a determination
as to the sufficiency of the cause or a recommendation
as to the disposition, and leaves these decisions
to the school boards.
AB 2241 - Z'berg
Provides that Democratic county central committee
(Chapter 1316)
of each county, (except those containing 20 or more
Assembly districts) may provide for the election of
all or a portion of central committee members to
represent districts with each member residing in the
district he represents. Each member is to be elected
at large within the Assembly district in which the
county central committee district he represents is
located.
AB 2242 - Z'berg
Provides that in Sacramento Couty the Democratic
(Chapter 1317)
county central committee may provide for 25 central
committee districts, with each member residing in the
district he represents. (Each member is to be
elected at large within the Assembly distric in
which the county central committee district he
represents is located.)
AB 2254 - Milias
Revises noise limit standards applicable to the
(Chapter 1318)
operation of motor vehicles and to new motor vehicles
at time sold or offered for sale.
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AB 2262 - McCarthy Requires that persons who have been convicted of
(Chapter 1319)
prostitution who have a prior such conviction be
sentenced for not less than 45 days in the county
jail, and for those who have two or more such
prior convictions to serve not less than 90 days.
AB 2267 - Russell
Amends and adds various sections to the Revenue and
(Chapter 1320)
Taxation Code, relating to tax-exempt organizations.
The primary purpose of this bill is to achieve an
information filing program for organizations exempt
from tax under the Bank and Corporation Tax Law
in order to enable the state to determine what is
happening in the exempt organization field. It relate
to the 60,000 organizations that are exempt from
paying state income tax.
AB 2279 - Stull
Permits the legal guardian, parent, or one having
(Chapter 1321)
custody of a child if its parents or guardians are
divorced or separated, to consult with a certificated
employee and inspect any written records concerning the
child. This bill also permits a child's parent or
guardian, upon written request, to receive the same
information in writing concerning the child's academic
performance, that is given to the parent or guardian
having custody of the child.
AB 2305 - Knox
Provides authority to cities and counties which
(Chapter 1322)
have signed land conservation contracts or agreements
to provide financial assistance to any elementary, hic
school, or unified school district in which there is
land covered by a land conservation contract or
agreement, if the decrease in assessed valuation
because of the conservation program seriously
affects the level of education.
AB 2338 - Wilson
Revises scope of Governor's economic report and
(Chapter 1323)
extends time for its submission.
AB 2345 - Knox
Permits a local agency to offer a reward for
(Chapter 1324)
information leading to identity and apprehension of
any person who willfully damages or destroys property
of such local agency. The bill makes the person who
destroys or damages property of a local agency or
parent or guardian of minor who destroys or damages
such property liable for the amount of such rewards.
AB 2359 - Thomas
Permits state agencies to budget expenditures by
(Chapter 1325)
program rather than requiring classification.
Authorizes the Department of General Services to
include a program cost accounting system as considered
necessary for the required accounting system for each
state agency.
SB 1238 - Marler
Authorizes Director of the Department of Public
(Chapter 1327
Works to lease non-operating right-of-way parcels
to public agencies for public purposes. The bill
provides that Director of Public Works may contribute
towards the cost of developing local parks and other
recreational facilities on such parcels, and that
he may accept for such state contribution any
substantial benefits the state will derive from the
local agency's undertaking maintenance or landscaping
costs which would otherwise be the obligation of
the state.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
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The following bills were signed by Acting Governor Ed Reinecke yesterday:
AB 53 - L. Greene
Establishes a state testing program and redefines
(Chapter 1408)
terms used in the chapter on testing programs. Provide:
that State Board of Education shall require a minimum
testing program in all school districts. It requires
the governing board of a school district to provide
the State Board of Education with the result of any
state testing program, except physical performance test
with a specified exception.
AB 284 - Badham
Includes within definition of dependent children,
(Chapter 1381)
for purposes of survivorship benefits, full-time
students under the age of 22.
AB 324 - McCarthy
Raises the maximum amount a retired teacher may earn
(Chapter 1382)
as a substitute teacher from $2,500 to $5,000 without
impairing retirement benefits.
AB 356 - Davis
Requires the Legislative Analyst to prepare an
(Chapter 1383)
analysis of measures submitted to voters if, in his
opinion, they involve additional cost.
AB 564 - Thomas
Provides that sardines may be taken for bait prposes
(Chapter 1384)
under permits issued by the Department of Fish and
Game up to a maximum limit for the state of 250 tons
per year. When this maximum limit is reached, the
Department of Fish and Game shall notify all permittee
of closure. After the closure, sardines may not be
taken or possessed on any boat except that loads of
fish may contain 15 percent or less by weight of
sardines taken incidentally to other fishing operation
Sardines taken incidentally may be possessed and used
for canning, peserving, and reduction only. Provides
that the Department of Fish and Game shall prepare
a comprehensive master inventory and preliminary
master plan for the utilization of all ocean fish
resources.
AB 643 - Quimby
Permits county board of supervisors to authorize and
(Chapter 1385)
provide for contributions to nonprofit educational
radio as well as television stations.
AB 916 - Chappie
Provides for time, place, and notice of quarterly
(Chapter 1387)
meetings to be held by Industrial Safety Board.
AB 950 - Duffy
Provides that the Director of Health Care Services
(Chapter 1386)
shall notify the appropriate state licensing,
certifying or registering agency of supension for
cause of any provider under the Medi-Cal program.
Along with such notice of action, he shall submit any
information obtained as a result of the director's
investigation.
AB 1165 - Cory
Modifies the prohibition against utilization of
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instructional aides to increase the number of pupils
(Chapter 1388)
in relation to the number of classroom teachers in
special education programs to make an exception to
allow class size ratios existing prior to November 13,
1968, in special education classes to be maintained
or decreased. The bill authorizes school district
governing boards to designate these positions by an
appropriate title other than "instructional aide."
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AB 1278 - Burke
Declares that provision of law authorizing public
(Chapter 1389)
agencies to adopt rules and regulations restricting
management and confidential employees from representin
employee organizations on matters of employment
relations, does not otherwise limit the right of
employees to belong to or hold office in employee
organizations.
AB 1305 - Burgener
Requires withholding from state apportionments to
(Cahpter 1407)
school districts for rembursement for transportation
of pupils with certain described handicaps to where
the Superintendent of Public Insturction determines
that the current expense of providing such
transportation does not equal or exceed the allowance
provided for such purpose. Provides for apportionment
of amount withheld to districts maintaining and
operating vehicles exclusively for handicapped pupils.
AB 1350 - Milias
Makes provision affording indemnification of public
& Mulford
employees regarding judgment against them applicable
(Chapter 1390)
to National Guardsmen in active service pursuant to
an order of the President of the United States as a
result of a state of emergency, if such active member
or person is not indemnified by the federal government
AB 1374 - Fong
Provides that attendance of pupils at junior college
(Chapter 1391)
summer schools be credited to district in fiscal year
in which last day of summer school falls. Provides
that July 21, 1969, may be deemed to be a regular day
of school attendance for certain specified purposes
and average daily attendance for that date shall be
deemed to be the actual attendance for July 22, 1969.
AB 1387 - Beverly
Authorizes a school district or county superintendent
(Chapter 1392)
of schools to use its school buses or contract for
transportation for any school related activity
conducted by the district or county superintendent.
It specifically allows for transportation for school
district employees and one adult person related to
each such employee.
AB 1394 - Briggs
Provides for registration and protection of dogs
(Chapter 1393)
engaged in sentry duty or dogs handled by sentry dog
company.
AB 1547 - Zenovich
Allows the Commission of Housing and Community
(Chapter 1394)
Development to establish a schedule of fees in order
to pay the cost of administration of the Earthquake
Protection Law.
AB 1564 - Fong
Requires rather than permits school district
(Chapter 1395)
governing boards to provide for leaves of absence
for pregnancy and convelescence following childbirth
and to adopt reasonable rules and regulations
regarding such leaves of absence.
AB 1746 - Badham
Abolishes California Districts Securities Commission
(Chapter 1396)
and transfers the powers, duties and responsibilities
heretofore exercised by the commission pursuant to
any provision of law to the State Treasurer upon the
date the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 becomes
operative. Authorizes State Treasurer to create a
board to assist him in carrying out such powers,
duties and responsibilities.
AB 1877 - Cory
Provides that continuing contracts for the transporta~
(Chapter 1397)
tion of pupils are renewable at the option of the
school district and the contractor, jointly, at a
rate not to exceed a 5 percent increase over the rate
currently set in the existing contract. At present,
the contract is renewable only at the school district'
option and at a rate not more than 5 percent above
the rate of the existing contract.
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AB 1828 - Milias
Provides that counties may abolish the office of
(Chapter 1398)
coroner and provide for office of medical examiner
to perform same functions. Requires that medical
examiner be a licensed pathologist.
AB 1913 - Stull
Requires an assessor to provide an assessee with
(Chapter 1399)
data relating to sales of comparable property, if
an assessment is based, in whole or in part, on such
sales.
AB 1956 - Burton
Provides that no amendment, modification, in whole
(Chapter 1400)
or in part, of the transfer of lands in trust provided
for in act authorizing the transfer in trust of the
state's interest in, and control of, San Francisco
Harbor to the City and County of San Francisco, shall
impair or affect the rights or obligations of
specified third parties.
SB 97 - Cologne
Specifies that irrigation districts providing electric
(Chapter 1374)
power to areas outside their boundaries shall be subject
to reasonable rules, regulations, and orders of the
governing body of the city or county areas being
served, but, in no event, more restrictive than those
imposed by the Public Utilities Commission upon
utilities providing such service. Provides no
district may impose rates, rules, regulations, or
orders in such area different from those imposed
within the district except with consent of the
governing body of the area.
SB 327 - McCarthy
(Chapter 1375)
Modifies terms of trust relating to tidelands granted
to County of Marin and purposes for which they
may be used. The bill extends for 10 years the period
within which such tidelands are required to be
improved, restored, preserved or maintained by such
county without expense to state.
SB 418 - Short
Provides that the employer's contribution, up to the
(Chapter 1376)
limit of $8 shall be the amount necessary to pay the
cost of the basic health benefits plan and that if
the state's contribution is less than the maximum
($3), the difference may be applied at the election
of the employee to the cost of enrollment of a family
member.
SB 421 - Rodda
Modifies the requirements for teaching credentials.
(Chapter 1401)
SB 541-Harmer
Requires a new system of accounting and reporting
(Chapter 1405)
of State College expenditures. Specifically, it
provides that the president of each State College shall
present to the Trustees and the Trustees in turn to
the legislature a report comparing in detail the
actual expenditures in comparison with budgeted
amounts with explanations for each deviation.
SB 542 - Harmer
Transfers audit staff in Chancellor's Office to the
(Chapter 1406)
California State College Trustees and specifies duties
of audit staff. Adds to Education Code the Trustees'
authorization for flexibility in the use of
appropriated funds and in the establishment and
classification of positions.
SB 870 - Moscone
Provides that neither federal funds distributed to
(Chapter 1377)
persons of California Indian descent by P. L. 90-507
nor property derived therefrom be considered for any
purpose in determining any type of public assistance
to needy persons.
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SB 879 - Collier
Authorizes the Department of Public Works to
(Chapter 1378)
restrict any portion of a state highway within the
Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District to a
particular mode of transportation provided such
restriction would expedite the flow of traffic.
SB 1252 - Moscone
Directs the Department of Education to develop and
(Chapter 1379)
implement, in cooperation with local school districts,
a demonstration program in a selected county or city
and county designed to promote specified purposes
with respect to providing bilingual instruction for
non-English-speaking students, to be administered by
county superintendent of schools, or city superintendn
of schools in the case of a city and county.
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#495
Governor Ronald Reagan today called President Nixon's nomination
of Arthur F. Van Court of Sacramento as U.S. Marshal in the eastern
district of California "an outstanding choice, one which will further
strengthen federal law enforcement activities in this area."
The Office of the President announced the selection of Van Court
today at the Western White House in San Clemente.
Van Court, 43, has served as travel secretary and coordinator of
security programs for the executive branch during the course of the
Reagan administration.
In a statement, the governor said:
"Art Van Court's nomination to this important post is an outstanding
choice, one which will further strengthen federal law enforcement
activities in this area.
"His many years in the field of law enforcement including two
decades as an investigator for the Los Angeles Police Department are
clearly first rate credentials for the job. I know that Art's first
love has always been law enforcement, and, in his new post, he will have
a great deal of knowledge and experience to draw upon in the conduct of
his important duties.
"Naturally, we all hate to see him go, but at the same time we are
very pleased that his abilities have been duly recognized by the National
administration.
"Moreover, Art's selection represents a significant advancement in
his own law enforcement career---a step up to even greater responsibility
for which he has proved himself so capable.
"I wish him the best of luck and every success during the months and
years to come in his new assignment, " Governor Reagan said.
Van Court joined the Los Angeles Police Department following World
War II. During the next 20 years, he worked in all phases of law
enforcement, including traffic and radio patrol, but specialized in
narcotics enforcement for the major portion of his career. He retired
from the department's intelligence division three years ago to become
tour director for Governor Reagan's gubernatorial campaign.
He took a leave of absence during 1964 to work as assistant chief
of security in the Goldwater campaign for president.
During World War II, he was a gunnery instructor and air crewman,
U.S. Navy.
A native of Oakland, Van Court is married, has four sons and resides
in Sacramento.
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#496
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation which will benefit
California consumers"by further strengthening poultry inspection
procedures in the state and, at the same time, saving taxpayer dollars."
The legislation (AB 970), imposes stricter inspection of poultry
products and plants to bring them up to federal standards.
The governor said: "I am pleased to sign this legislation, because
it promises to benefit California consumers in two ways--by further
strengthening poultry inspection procedures in the state and, at the
same time, saving taxpayer dollars."
The administration-sponsored measure, authored by Assemblyman
Ray E. Johnson, (R-Chico) authorizes the State Director of Agriculture
to enter cooperative agreements with federal agencies to enforce federal
standards on poultry plants and products.
By bringing the state inspection system up to standards required
under the Federal Wholesome Poulty Products Act, the state will be
reimbursed up to 50 percent of the cost of the program.
It is estimated that this will save California taxpayers more than
$30,000 annually.
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#497
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed
the following bills:
AB 974 - Foran
Creates a State Transportation Board in the Business
(Chapter 1404
and Transportation Agency. The Board will function
to advise and assist the Secretary of Business, and
Transportation in formulating and evaluating
state policy and plans for transportation.
AB 970 - Johnson
Authorizes the Director of Agriculture to adopt
(Chapter 1403)
standards and requirements equal to those of the
Federal Wholesome Poultry Products Act. It prohibits
the adoption of regulations less restrictive than
present state statutory requirements.
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#498
An important step toward meeting California's future transportation
needs was taken today when Governor Ronald Reagan signed a bill
creating the California Transportation Board.
In signing the measure, AB 974, the governor paid tribute to its
author, Assemblyman John Foran, D-San Francisco, and to Gordon C. Luce,
Secretary of Business and Transportation, who strongly supported it.
"Both Assemblyman Foran and Secretary Luce can take pride in their
efforts which brought us this important new tool to work on California's
future transportation needs," the governor said.
Creation of the seven member board implements a recommendation
made in November by the Governor's Task Force on Transportation following
an 18 month study of public and private air, land and sea transportation
systems.
Los Angeles architect William L. Pereira headed the 24-member
task force, initiated by Secretary Luce, which included experts in
every field of transportation.
The new board will review master plans, both private and public,
for the overall state-wide transportation system including the California
Freeway and Expressway System, the State Aviation Master Plan and
regional transportation plans developed by such organizations as the
Bay Area Transportation Study Commission, the Transportation Association
of Southern California, the San Diego Comprehensive Planning Organization
and the Sacramento Regional Area Planning Commission.
In addition it will assist the state in planning and developing
policies for new transportation systems including supersonic air
transport, automated highways, computer-dispatched urban transit systems,
super-tanker ships and containerized freight trucking.
"This board and our recently announced HUD grant will assist
our agency in bringing together the planning and coordination of
transportation in California and represents the culmination of efforts
by many people toward these goals," Luce said.
Five members of the new board will be appointed by the Governor,
subject to Senate confirmation. The remaining two posts will be filled
by the Chairman of the Assembly and Senate Transportation Committees
serving as ex-officio members of the Board. Members will serve without
pay and will meet at least four times a year.
Governor Reagan is screening potential members of the board.
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#499
Governor Ronald Reagan today climaxed a major effort by his
administration to "further strengthen state control and regulation of
pesticides" by signing into law two key bills in his legislative program
which "will benefit not only agriculture, but the general public as a
whole."
Both measures (AB-1209, Pattee and Ray Johnson; and AB-1210, Pattee)
were sponsored by the Reagan administration and approved unanimously in
the legislature.
In a statement, the governor said:
"During recent months there has been considerable scientific and
public concern over the use of pesticides in California.
"While the state has exercised tight controls over such usage for
more than half a century, this administration has been working actively
for the passage of legislation to further strengthen state control and
regulation of pesticides.
"I am pleased to say that these two bills will help us accomplish
these important objectives and will benefit not only agriculture, but
the general public as a whole."
AB. 1209 requires that before any pesticide application is made, the
applicator must have a written recommendation from the pesticide dealer
or his agent in considerable detail. This should prevent any mis-
application of chemicals due to misunderstanding or poor communication.
It also puts on record exactly where the responsibility for any misuse
of pesticides lies.
AB 1210 requires that a pesticide dealer must be licensed by the
director of agriculture and that the dealer's agent or salesman must be
registered with the agricultural commissioner of every county in which
he operates. To get a dealer's license, the applicant must pass a test
of his knowledge of laws and regulations governing pesticides.
Up to now, state laws did not regulate the operations of pesticide
dealers or salesmen. AB 1210 fills this gap.
It also provides California with additional tools to ensure that
pesticides are used properly. Dealers' license fees, to be shared with
the counties, will cover the cost of administering this program.
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#500
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed into law a key element in his
anti-crime legislative program, a bill (SB-66, Sherman) designed to I
protect informants who provide evidence of activities in such areas as
narcotics, bookmaking, prostitution and organized crime.
"The legislation," he said, "will give law enforcement another
effective means of obtaining evidence of vice activities by protecting
the informant against reprisal by protecting his identity. For, once an
informant is identified, he is useless for future activity and is in
danger of losing his life."
The bill establishes a judicial procedure which will protect the
informant against disclosure by permitting a closed hearing. On the
other hand, the defendant will be guaranteed a fair and open hearing
because, if the court determines in closed session that the informant is a
material witness to the alleged crime, the informant must be identified.
Governor Reagan noted that "some 90 percent of all narcotic
convictions are made possible through the use of confidential informants.
"Most vice activities such as narcotics, bookmaking, prostitution
and organized crime involve willing victims rather than complainants
who ask for police protection or prosecution. Those in the law
enforcement field are agreed that informants are necessary in the fight
against crime, 11 he said.
"I believe that this legislation with its protection of the
informant and fairness to the defendant will move California a step
closer toward insuring the safety of the state's law abiding citizens,"
he added.
The governor expressed his appreciation to Senator Lewis F. Sherman
who carried the bill for the administration and noted the support it
received from such organizations as the California Peace Officers'
Association and the District Attorneys' Association.
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#501
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed into law a bill which "could
substantially reduce the cost of housing construction to low income
families in California" by "cutting through red tape and speeding the
end product to the consumer."
The measure, AB-1971 (Wilson, R-San Diego), was sponsored by the
Reagan administration and will be known as the California Factory Built
Housing Law. It establishes a uniform state code for factory-built,
pre-fabricated housing and permits inspection of such construction at
the factory, prior to being accepted at the site.
Governor Reagan said: "The introduction of factory methods in
building homes coupled with the easing of an over-abundance of
regulations, as provided in this legislation could substantially reduce
the cost of housing construction to low income families in California.
"The bill will not only help meet the ever growing need for such
housing by cutting through red tape and speeding the end product to the
consumer, but it should also open up a new labor market, stimulate the
economy, and further develop space-age technology in the field of
housing, " he said.
Governor Reagan congratulated Assemblyman Pete Wilson for
successfully guiding the measure through the legislature and commended
the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California
Builders Council, the League of California Cities, and the California
Real Estate Association for their efforts in drafting the model housing
legislation.
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#502
Governor Reagan today signed legislation which would broaden the
protective and prevention features of California's highly successful
probation subsidy program. The bill part of the governor's legislative
program also appropriates $200,000 to finance delinquency prevention
projects throughout the state, the first such state appropriation ever
made.
The measure SB-428, Kennick will permit the counties to place
pre-delinquent youths and adults who have committed misdemeanors in specia
supervision programs which are financed by the probation subsidy.
Under the subsidy program, the state provides subsidies for counties
in return for reducing their expected level of commitments to state
institutions, both youth and adults. The subsidies must be used to set
up special supervision programs to provide intensive counseling,
psychiatric and other services to help rehabilitate those who are not
sent to the state institutions.
Governor Reagan noted that "during the first three years of the
program, commitments to state institutions were reduced by more than
7,000 persons. Although the state subsidy totaled $30 million, the state
was able to save several times this amount, taking into consideration
what it would have cost to build new institutions for these offenders
and for maintaining them," he said.
"By making it possible for pre-delinquents and lesser offenders to
receive probation services under the program," the governor said, "the
state will help the counties rehabilitate potential criminals before
they commit really serious offenses.
"I believe there is no more effective and economical way to meet
the problem of crime and delinquency than to prevent it. And, this can
best be done by providing opportunities for rehabilitation before the
potential offender has embarked upon his criminal career."
Governor Reagan said that the $200,000 appropriation for deliquency
prevention projects will qualify the state for several times that amount
in federal funds. The money will be disbursed to many of the counties
setting the stage for a community based assault on delinquency.
A portion of the appropriation will also be used to fund two
demonstration projects developed at the direction of State Human Relations
Secretary Spencer Williams to identify potential delinquents early in
their school careers and take prompt steps to prevent them from becoming
delinquent. The projects are called the Delinquency Early Warning System.
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#503
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the
following bills:
AB 109 - Briggs
Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles
(Chapter 1340)
to issue ID cards to any person 18 years
of age rather than 21 years of age or older
who does not hold a valid California
driver's license. Requires such cards
issued to those under 21 to expire on 21st
birthday and have a profile photograph
plus an overprint of the word "minor" and
a statement that the card expires on the
21st birthday.
AB 506 - Duffy
Changes the procedure for determining
(Chapter 1341)
whether market milk or products of market
milk should be degraded or excluded for
failure to meet the prescribed bacteria
count, coliform determinations, or cooling
temperature. Changes the procedure for
the reinstatement of the market milk or
product of market milk after its exclusion
or degrading. Specifies that violation of
the bacterial, coliform, and cooling
temperature standards shall be followed
promptly by inspection to determine and
correct their causes and provides that
this inspection shall be made immediately
after the notice required by these provisions
is sent. Provides that samples may be
taken from consecutive milking and consecutive
lots of processed products and shall be taken
when requested by the producer or processor
involved.
AB 717 - Cory
Permits savings and loan associations to
(Chapter 1342)
invest up to a maximum of 30 percent of
their capital structure in leasehold pro-
perties which are utilized in the operation
of the institution. It further amends these
investment powers to include investments in
various types of securities guaranteed by
the federal government.
AB 753 - Z'berg
Reappropriates $50,000 to the Tahoe Regional
(Chapter 1343)
Planning Agency provided by Chapter 988
of the Statutes of 1968 and in addition
provides that these funds shall be available
for expenditure by the California Tahoe
Regional Planning Agency until such time
as the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
commences operation.
AB 782 - Ketchum
Repeals the Agricultural Code provisions
(Chapter 1344)
requiring the registration and inspection
of public grain warehouses.
AB 972 - Arklin
Increases various fees charged by the
(Chapter 1345)
Public Utilities Commission.
AB 1223 - Dunlap
Extends from three to five years from the
(Chapter 1346)
date of sale the period during which
property sold for delinquent irrigation
district assessments may be redeemed and
after which the Purchaser will otherwise
be entitled to a deed and requires the
collector to give notice by certified
mail to last assessee 30 days prior to the
end of the redemption period.
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AB 1310 - Briggs
Requires all insurance carriers authorized
(Chapter 1347)
to transact business in this state, except
those writing specified types of insurance
to establish the California Insurance
Guarantee Association. Each such insurer
is to participate in association as condition
of its authority to transact business in
California.
AB 1417 - Lanterman
Authorizes Los Angeles County to acquire
(Chapter 1348)
land for and construct, or lease, or other-
wise acquire and maintain, special or
technical schools or institutes for
instruction in the dramatic or theatrical
arts.
AB 1489 - Veysey
Deletes requirement that State Board of
(Chapter 1349)
Education must compute textbook credit
by subject matter for school districts.
Incorporates additional changes to Section
9308, Education Code, proposed by
SB 225, to be operative only upon enactment
of SB 225.
AB 1504 - Pattee
Revises provisions in the Milk Stabilization
(Chapter 1350)
Law concerning the suspension of resale
prices for fluid milk. The bill authorizes
the Director of Agriculture, after a hearing,
to suspend selectively for an indefinite
period minimum wholesale or retail prices
for any marketing area or zone within a
marketing area or any particular minimum
wholesale or minimum retail price in such
area or zone.
AB 1511 - Ryan
Makes technical changes in the State College
(Chapter 1351)
Trustees authority pertaining to agreements
with federal agencies. It authorizes them
to enter into agreements which result in
federal grants, matching funds and other
financial aid for construction of housing
and other educational facilities for students
and staff.
AB 1671 - Foran
Changes the name of the Advisory Committee
(Chapter 1352)
on a Master Plan for Scenic Highways to
the Scenic Highway Advisory Committee. The
bill also changes the portion of Route 75
in the scenic highway system to include
the new San Diego-Coronado Bridge.
AB 1751 - Briggs
Provides that if an insured by endorsement
(Chapter 1353)
has chosen not to buy uninsured motorist
coverage, such coverage need not be included
in new policies. The bill deletes the
provision of the uninsured motorist law
which allows uninsured motorist payments
to be reduced by medical payments available
to the insured.
AB 1827 - Milias
Increases boater registration and certificate
(Chapter 1354)
of ownership fees. The money thus obtained
would be deposited in the Harbors and
Watercraft Revolving Fund to be used for
a program of local assistance to boating
safety and local law enforcement according
to a formula defined by the Department of
Herbors and Watercraft.
AB 1876 - Murphy
Amends the California Marketing Act of
(Chapter 1355)
1937 to permit all types of regulations
authorized by the Act to be included in
a marketing order relating to milk.
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AB 1943 - Chappie
Requires all sewage or other waste within
(Chapter 1356)
Lake Tahoe watershed to be placed into a
sewer system and treatment facilities after
January 1, 1972. The bill further
appropriates $500,000 from the state to the
North Lake Tahoe Public Utility District
for construction of trunk lines to carry
effluent from the North Shore and out
of the Tahoe Basin.
AB 1975 - Wilson
Permits courts to grant immunity to witnesses
(Chapter 1357)
who are called to testify on the activities
of organized crime in the state. Witnesses
granted immunity would be compelled to
testify and could be cited for contempt
of court if they refuse.
AB 1979 - Davis
Appropriates $150,000 to the State Allocation
(Chapter 1358)
Board for a loan to the City of Crescent City
for the purpose of closing out the city's
redevelopment project.
AB 2139 - Davis
Includes enhancement of fish and wildlife
(Chapter 1359)
as a specifically mentioned beneficial
use of water the relative benefit from which
to be derived shall be considered by the
State Water Resources Control Board in
acting upon applications to appropriate
water.
AB 2220 - Lewis
Adds the Chancellor of the California
(Chapter 1360)
Community Colleges, or his designee, as
a member of the Apprenticeship Council.
AB 2323 - Wilson
Requires local peace officers to prevent
(Chapter 1361)
the entry into Mexico at the border by
any person under 18 years of age who is
unaccompanied by a parent or guardian
or who does not have their written
consent or who does not have a passport.
SB 316 - Grunsky et al
Repeals statutes relating to mechanics'
(Chapter 1362)
liens, notices to withhold, and other
matters relating to private and public
works of improvement. Enacts new title
of Civil Code revising and restating
law on mechanics' liens.
AB 140 - Townsend
Authorizes county superintendents of schools
(Chapter 1368)
with approval of county boards of education
and governing boards of school districts
to certify to the county auditor and county
board of supervisors, on or before August 10,
rather than on or before July 15, the
amount of money required to be raised by
tax for education of pupils attending
regional occupational centers or programs
maintained by the county superintendent
of schools or by the school district. It
requires the Department of Education to
submit annual evaluations of regional
occupational centers and programs for the
preceding fiscal year to the legislature.
AB 532 - Crown
Increases the California Industries for
(Chapter 1369)
the Blind contribution for each non-civil
service production worker for health
insurance from $6 to $8.
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AB 968 - Crandall
Requires that a sum equal to 4 percent of
(Chapter 1370)
the wages paid to a blind, or otherwise
disabled person, working at a Business
Enterprise Program vending stand, be deducted
from the service charge paid by vending
stand operators into the Special Deposit
Fund of the Department of Rehabilitation.
The 4 percent deduction is allowable only
if the vending stand operator pays his
employees wages equal to the standard
minimum wages required per the Labor Code.
The bill's provisions apply only to the
employees hired after July 1, 1969.
PB 978 - Moorhead
Revises the oath which candidates for
(Chapter 1371)
teaching credentials are required to
subscribe.
AB 1178 - Knox
Provides that agricultural land generally,
(Chapter 1372)
rather than only prime agricultural land,
may be restricted to agricultural purposes
under "contracts" between counties or cities
and owners of agricultural land. It deletes
provisions providing for "agreements"
between entities of local government and
owners of agricultural lands, and provides
for the establishment of open space
restrictions on such land only by "contracts".
BB 1397 - Moscone
Requires State Department of Public Health
(Chapter 1380)
to maintain program for Indians and their
families. Enumerates activities of
programs Appropriates from General Fund
$32,117 to State Department of Public
Health for expenditure by department during
1969-70 fiscal year pursuant to provisions
enacted by this act.
AB 1530 - Greene, L.
Specifies time period of on or before
(Chapter 1373)
July 1, 1970, for State Board of Education
to prepare and distribute model minimum
academic standards for graduation to each
school district maintaining a high school
for its consideration.
AB 2214 - Lewis
Permits school personnel to furnish names
(Chapter 1363)
and addresses of graduating seniors to
elected officials.
SB 730 - Stevens
Provides that a registered engineer or
(Chapter 1364)
licensed land surveyor who has furnished
services for design of work of improvement,
and gives preliminary notice not later than
20 days after work of improvement has
commenced, has complied with provisions
for giving written preliminary notice of
filing of claim of lien under mechanics'
lien law with respect to engineering or
surveying service furnished or to be furnished
SB 1075 - Walsh
Prohibits the future banning of trucks
(Chapter 1365)
from any section of this Interstate system
of highways unless an ordinance passed by
a city OF county is approved by a 4/5 vote
of the Highway Commission 01 California.
The bill further provides that any present
restrictions banning trucks from the interstate
system cannot be removed unless approved
by a 4/5 vote of the Highway Commission
and approved by the local authority.
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SB 1150 - Sherman
Includes the installation of protective
(Chapter 1366)
and warning devices and intrusion alarms
as well as any purpose for which a fire
marshal certifies the necessity as corrective
measures relating to fire and panic safety
which the governing board of a school district
may undertake without complying with certain
provisions concerned with the repair,
reconstruction, and replacement of school
buildings. Extends operative effect of
section from July 1, 1969, to July 1, 1971.
SB 1253 - Moscone
Conveys the state's interest in certain
(Chapter 1367)
specified parcels of land to the City
and County of San Francisco.
SB 572 - Sherman
Increases the license fees for various
(Chapter 1328)
clinical laboratory licensees.
SB 657 - Collier
Permits, for purposes of County Retirement
(Chapter 1329)
Law of 1937, conversion of system
integrated with federal social security
to system which is supplemented by federal
social security.
SB 715 - Cusanovich
Permits the transfer to the unappropriated
(Chapter 1330)
surplus of a special fund the unexpended
balance in any appropriation for capital
outlay made payable from such fund which the
Director of Finance, with the approval of
the Public Works Board, determines not to
be required for expenditure pursuant to the
appropriation.
SB 725 Teale
Alters the formula by which a school district
(Chapter 1331)
of residence of a blind or deaf pupil pays
the State Department of Education for each
pupil in attendance at the California School
for the Deaf and the California School for
the Blind from a basis of a general purpose
tax rate to a district tax rate with certain
designated exceptions.
SB 824 - Deukmejian
Raises the tax exemption allowed to certain
(Chapter 1332)
disabled veterans on their homes from $5,000
to $10,000. The bill extends this exemption
to homes owned by the widows of such veterans
until such time as they may remarry. The
bill grants an exemption for a blind veteran,
in lieu of those now provided, for his home
owned by corporation of which he is a share-
holder. The bill becomes operative upon
adoption of Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 29 by the votes.
SB 932 - Sherman
Extends to optometrists and manufacturers
(Chapter 1333)
and distributors of optical and optometric
supplies and equipment, the same prohibition
against certain business arrangements as
presently exists between medical licensees and
opticians. It further precludes any landlord-
tenant relationship, or any profit-sharing
arrangement in any form between optometrists
and opticians or other medical licensees.
SB 1009 Beilenson
Requires written notices of violations of
(Chapter 1334)
city or county parking ordinances to be
accompanied by written notice of the bail
for the offense and the address where bail
may be sent.
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SB 1023 - Stiern
Provides with respect to state competitive
(Chapter 1335)
graduate fellowship program that award may be
renewed for three additional years under
specified conditions and deletes present
provisions relating to renewal of such awards
under extraordinary circumstances or for one
summer term under certain conditions.
Explicitly limits total number of fellowships
to 2 percent of total number of baccalaureate
degrees awarded during preceding academic year
by accredited colleges and universities in
California. Deletes obsolete provisions.
SB 1072 - Harmer
Creates the State College Educational
(Chapter 1336)
Opportunity Program and establishes guidelines
for conduct of program.
SB 1134 - Cusanovich
Provides that all prescription glasses furnished
(Chapter 1337)
to persons 18 years and younger be of safety or
shatterproof glass. We require this in glasses
for police and firemen and the Division of
Industrial Safety requires it in certain
industrial areas.
SB 1379 - Stevens
Amends the Dental Practice Act to require,
(Chapter 1338)
commensing January 1, 1972, that every licensed
dentist certify to Board of Dental Examiners
that he or any person employed by him in operatio
of dental radiographic equipment has passed
examination in radiation safety conducted by
board or has passed equivalent examination as
dentist or dental hygienist.
SB 1433 - McCarthy
Authorizes the Director of General Services to
(Chapter 1339)
grant a right-of-way for public road purposes
over a part of Napa State Hospital lands to
the County of Napa.
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RELEASE: Immediate
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
SB 19 - Harmer, et al
Requires state college auxiliary organizations
(Chapter 1288)
to contract for and receive an annual audit,
and to submit such audit to Trustees of
California State Colleges and to Director of
Finance. The bill makes a number of related
changes governing the fiscal affairs of the
auxiliary organizations.
SB 59 - Mills
Increases the amount of the bond for a pro-
(Chapter 1326)
duce dealer from $2,000 to $4,000. It makes
the Produce Dealers Act applicable to
licensed slaughterers. The bill permits a
shortened time for hearings on a dealer or
commission merchant license when the licensee
is in financial difficulty.
SB 66 - Sherman
Provides protection for informers in all
(Chapter 1412)
criminal cases instead of just in the so-
called "hard" narcotics cases. It will
further establish a judicial procedure for
determining whether the informer is a mater-
ial witness whose nondisclosure might deprive
the defendant of a fair trial.
SB 72 - Carrell
Requires, if a person is arrested without a
(Chapter 1117)
warrant and is released without being form-
ally charged with a crime pursuant to
specified provisions of law, that such
person be issued a certificate describing
the action as a detention. The bill requires
the Attorney General to prescribe the form
and content of such certificate.
SB 190 - Teale
Includes persons who qualify to receive
(Chapter 1118)
benefits under Legislators' Retirement Law a
among persons authorized to redeposit contri-
bution previously repaid to them under State
Teachers' Retirement Law without being
employed in a status requisite for membership
in the system.
SB 427 - Short
Allows the Department of Mental Hygiene to
(Chapter 1120)
negotiate, arrange affiliations, or make
contracts with public or private institutions
or higher learning and hospitals for educa-
tional or training programs to assure adequate
supply of psychiatric technicians. The bill
increases the membership of each county
local mental health advisory board from 13
to 14 members, and requires such additional
member to be a psychiatric technician in
communities where there is a state hospital.
SB 428 - Kennick
Requires the Youth Authority to make periodic
(Chapter 1415)
reports on the experiences and results of
state aid for probation services to the
legislature. It would also eliminate
restrictions on who may be placed in special
supervision programs, broaden provisions for
reimbursement under unusual circumstances,
permit interpolation of the payment table to
the nearest one-tenth of one percent of
reduction in commitment rate, and makes
other technical changes in the wording to
clarify the intent of the law. The bill
also carries a $200,000 appropriation for
delinquency prevention.
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SB 453 - Dolwig
Provides that whenever the State Lands
(Chapter 1121)
Commission receives a survey plat from a
county surveyor of any survey which adjoins
or crosses certain types of state lands,
any action by the commission to contest such
survey must be commenced within 90 days
after receipt of the survey plat.
SB 496 - Short
Makes actual or attempted willful obstruc-
(Chapter 1122)
tion, by physical force and with an intent
to prevent attendance or instruction, of
any student or teacher seeking to attend or
instruct classes at any of the campuses or
facilities owned, controlled, or administered
by Regents of the University of California,
Trustees of the California State Colleges,
or junior college governing board punishable
by up to $500 fine, one year in county jail,
or both.
SB 536 - Schrade
Provides that the Department of Alcoholic
(Chapter 1123)
Beverage Control, under specified conditions,
may issue on a temporary basis a daily on-
sale general license to bona fide fraternal,
charitable, political, or religious organi-
zations which authorize the sale of dis-
tilled spirits, wine, and beer for consump-
tion on the premises where sold with no
off-sale privileges.
SB 586 - Burgener
Authorizes integrated programs and apportion-
(Chapter 1124)
ments therefore for educable mentally
retarded minors. The bill authorizes
experimental program for mentally retarded
minors to be supported at the level of
special day programs, but requires prior
approval of the Department of Education.
It also provides for apportionments for
educable mentally retarded minors in a work
study program.
SB 624 - Dymally
Authorizes the California State Colleges to
(Chapter 1125)
award the doctoral degree jointly with an
accredited private institution of higher
education, provided the proposed doctoral
program is approved by the Coordinating
Council for Higher Education.
SB 631 - Collier
Requires the tax assessor to audit books
(Chapter 1126)
and records of professions, trades and
businesses having tangible personal property
with a full cash value of $50,000 or more
before October 6, 1971, and at least once
each four years thereafter, rather than
auditing at least once each four years.
The bill also declares the time within which
certain assessments of property which
escaped taxation or was under-assessed must
be made to be on or before October 6, 1971.
SB 671 - Alquist
Authorizes employment by junior colleges of
(Chapter 1127)
teachers, subject to specified conditions,
to be classified as temporary employees
because a certificated employee was granted
leave for a semester, quarter, or year, or
is experiencing a long-term illness.
SB 679 - Collier
Increases per diem for directors of the
(Chapter 1411)
Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District
from $25 to $50. The bill limits the per
diem to a maximum of $2,400 per year. The
bill also increases the salary of Trinity
County supervisors from $300 to $450 per
month.
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SB 702 - Grunsky
Provides for transfer of mentally disordered
(Chapter 1128)
sex offenders temporarily placed in a state
hospital, as well as committed to a state
hospital, to an institution under the
Department of Corrections. The bill
requires the head of the institution to
which a mentally disordered sex offender is
transferred from a state hospital to file
necessary court papers.
SB 901 - Grunsky
Authorizes Director of Parks and Recreation
(Chapter 1129)
to transfer fee title or any lesser interest
in all or a portion of Twin Lakes State
Beach to the Santa Cruz Port District upon
specified terms and conditions and otherwise
as determined by Director of Parks and
Recreation. Provides for payment to the
state, by the Santa Cruz Port District, of
certain state costs incurred in acquisition
and development of property.
SB 913 - Moscone
Authorizes the State Board of Education to
(Chapter 1130)
grant temporary standard teaching credentials
to applicants who possess a professional
degree or certificate from an institution
of higher education under prescribed
circumstances. The bill requires such
applicant to be bilingual in the languages
used in the schools where he will be teaching.
SB 937 - Bradley
Makes it a misdemeanor for any person to
(Chapter 1131)
disregard any traffic signal or direction
of a nonstudent school crossing guard
authorized by a city police department or
the California Highway Patrol when he is
wearing official insignia and is in the
course of his duties.
SB 938 - Beilenson
Provides that specified persons may give
(Chapter 1132)
verbal authorization by telephone, tape
recording or other recording device, for an
autopsy of the remains of a deceased person.
SB 1014 - Harmer
Provides statutory authority for payment of
(Chapter 1133)
workmen's compensation insurance premiums by
the Department of Rehabilitation for its
clients in training with various persons,
firms, associations, or public or private
agencies.
SB 1016 - Short
Streamlines the procedures for preparing and
(Chapter 1134)
submitting certain reports by the Department
of Public Works to the legislature.
SB 1019 - Lagomarsino
Amends the Senior Citizens Property Tax
(Chapter 1135)
Assistance Law to raise the gross household
income limitation for senior citizens whose
principal trade or business is farming from
$10,000 to $20,000.
SB 1020 - Lagomarsino
Includes among techniques constituting a
(Chapter 1136)
particular form of burglary the use of
"burning bar,' "thermal lance," "oxygen
lance" or any other similar device capable
of burning through steel, concrete, or any
other solid substance.
SB 1021 - Lagomarsino
Amends Sec. 13520, Ed. C. Revises the
(Chapter 1137)
method of computing the amount of salary to
be paid to a person who is employed in a
position requiring certification qualifica-
tions who serves less than a full school
year.
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SB 1024 - Stiern
Provides that whenever any animal
(Chapter 1138)
delivered to any veterinarian, kennel,
pet grooming parlor, animal hospital or
any other animal care facility is not
picked up within 21 days after the animal
is due to be picked up, it shall be deemed
an abandoned animal. The bill provides
that any such abandoned animal shall not
be used for scientific experimentation, nor
shall it be turned over to any pound or
public agency.
SB 1026 - Richardson
Extends the Department of Veterans Affairs
(Chapter 1139)
rights of recovery to funds deposited out-
side the Veterans Home by deceased members
who are not survived by a spouse, parent,
child or grandchild.
SB 1027 - Marler
Changes maximum fee from $40 to $75 per
(Chapter 1140)
day for court-appointed psychiatrists in
mentally disordered sex offender examination.
SB 1028 - Short
Enacts the Urban Area Traffic Operations
(Chapter 1141)
Improvement Act, to implement TOPICS
Program, with assistance of federal funds,
to relieve traffic congestion in the urban
areas.
SB 1029 - Marks
Extends eligibility for admission to the
(Chapter 1142)
Veterans Home to those who have served in
campaigns during non-war periods, for
which campaign medals were authorized and
awarded.
SB 1030 - Marks
Provides that identification cards issued
(Chapter 1143)
by the Department of Motor Vehicles will
be valid for a term of 6 years instead of
current four years.
SB 1032 - Lagomarsino
Provides that an offense punishable as
(Chapter 1144)
either a felony or a misdemeanor, can be
filed and prosecuted by the district
attorney in the municipal court as a
misdemeanor, unless the defendant objects,
in which case the crime must be prosecuted
as a felony.
SB 1037 - Short
Amends Sec. 15957, Ed. C. Defines "day
(Chapter 1145)
labor" as the use of maintenance men, for
purposes of determining whether school
district governing board may use day labor
to make repairs, alterations, or additions
to school buildings, repair or build
apparatus or equipment, improvements on
school grounds, or erect new buildings.
SB 1039 - Schmitz
Provides that when a proposal to unify a
(Chapter 1146)
high school district is defeated three or
more times, the county committee on school
district organization shall submit to the
State Board of Education, within 18 months
of last election at which proposal was
defeated, a plan to divide such high school
district into two or more unified districts,
provided the plan meets specified criteria.
SB 1045 - Way
Provides that specialized textbooks,
(Chapter 1147)
reference books, recordings, study materials,
tangible apparatus, equipment and other
similar items for the use of visually
handicapped students in the central clear-
inghouse-depository established and main-
tained by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall be available for use by
visually handicapped students enrolled in
the public junior colleges, California
State Colleges, and the University of
California.
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SB 1046 - Way
Provides that the chief executive officer
(Chapter 1148)
of the board of governors of California
Community Colleges shall prepare and sub-
mit statement relating to official informa-
tion and statistics with respect to junior
college district organization proposals.
SB 1047 - Way
Creates the Tulare County Flood Control
(Chapter 1149)
District, consisting of all the territory
of Tulare County.
SB 1048 - Short
Requires issuance of permits for extra-legal
(Chapter 1150)
vehicles and loads to the extent of reim-
bursing administrative costs of such permits.
SB 1052 - Deukmejian
Gives the county clerk power to declare
(Chapter 1151)
nomination papers for an office entirely
within the county void if they lack the
number of signatures to qualify and thus
remove need to verify signatures. The bill
further requires the clerk to notify the
Secretary of State of total signatures on
nomination papers for office falling within
two or more counties and if he finds they
are less than number to qualify papers he
is to notify counties involved that they
need not verify signatures.
SB 1063 - McCarthy
Excepts from the provision of law permitting
(Chapter 1152)
transfers of alcoholic beverage licenses
for premises located near public institu-
tions a transfer to premises located nearer
by not more than 200 feet to the boundaries
of the institution. Only one such transfer
is permitted.
SB 1064 - McCarthy
Excludes photographs leased for one-time
(Chapter 1153)
use in a newspaper from sales and use tax;
the lease of such photographs would be
excluded from sales and use tax whether or
not produced to the special order of the
lessee.
SB 1082 -- Walsh
Requires state and local public agencies to
(Chapter 1154)
make provision in contracts for removal or
relocation of public utilities prior to
letting construction contracts for road,
street, or highway purposes and prohibits
assessment of damages against the contractor
for delay caused by a failure to provide for
removal or relocation of such facilities.
SB 1086 - Walsh
Allows a distilled spirits manufacturer,
(Chapter 1155)
distilled spirits manufacturer's agent,
distilled spirits general rectifier, or
distilled spirits general importer to pro-
vide the courses of instruction for licenses
and their employees on the subject of dis-
tilled spirits without charge.
SB 1097 - Dolwig
Revised Business and Professions Code pro-
(Chapter 1156)
vision relating to the contents of a certifi-
cate or license of podiatrists.
SB 1101 - Dolwig
Permits a member in the active service of a
(Chapter 1157)
county or district with a retirement system
under the County Retirement Law of 1937 who
previously elected deferred retirement under
the 1937 Act or the Public Employees' Retire-
ment System, to have his contributions in the
second system computed at the age at which
he entered the first system if he did not
receive a computation age based on such age
when he became a member of the second system
if he is an active member of the second
system or has elected deferred retirement
in the second system.
SB 1102 - Walsh
Prohibits any person, whether or not under
(Chapter 1158)
provisions relating to the healing arts,
rather than designated licensees in the
healing arts, from advertising or engaging
in advertising any representations in any
form which in any manner refers to the cost,
price or fee to be paid for any product or
service furnished by such persons. This
prohibition also pertains to services per-
formed by licensed persons when those
commodities are furnished in connection with
the professional practice of business for
which he is licensed. Makes violation of
these provisions relating to unearned
rebates, refunds and discounts a misdemeanor
as to all persons and provides injunctive
relief in relation to such article.
SB 1107 - Marler
Requires every domestic corporation annually
(Chapter 1159)
to file with the Secretary of State, and
to pay a fee for filing, a statement of the
names and addresses of its president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer, and a
statement of the location and address of
the principal corporate office. The penalty
for noncompliance is suspension of the
corporation by the Secretary of State.
SB 1113 - Lagomarsino
Requires candidates for office of district
(Chapter 1160)
attorney to pay filing fee of one percent
of the district attorney's annual salary.
SB 1115 -- McCarthy
Reconstitutes Department of Commerce.
(Chapter 1161)
Abolishes California World Trade Authority;
transfers functions to Division of World
Trade of Department of Commerce; creates
California Industry and World Trade Com-
mission to advise Department of Commerce;
transfers functions of Department of Agri-
culture with respect to Museum of Science
and Industry to Director of Commerce.
SB 1116 - McCarthy
Abolishes the California Museum of Science
(Chapter 1162)
and Industry Fund and repeals the provision
authorizing annual transfer of $15,000 from
Fair and Exposition Fund to the California
Museum of Science and Industry Fund.
AB 1120 - Schmitz
Permits county welfare departments to use
(Chapter 1163)
part-time as well as full-time employees
in providing homemaker services.
SB 1122 - Stevens
Adds to those categories of persons who may
(Chapter 1164)
possess loaded firearms in public places or
streets, regularly employed animal control
officers and zookeepers in scope of employ-
ment and regularly employed uniformed secur-
ity guards protecting property.
SB 1125 - Schmitz
Empowers the Commission of Housing and
(Chapter 1165)
Community Development to adopt specified
rules and regulations for construction and
operation of a mobilehome accommodation
structure as defined. It reserves to the
local authorities the right to adopt more
stringent structural and fire safety
standards.
SB 250 - Mills
Requires the Department of Mental Hygiene to maintain
(Chapter 1119)
records necessary to identify persons who are subject
to the provisions of the Welfare and Institutions
Code relating to mental patients possessing firearms.
It would also require other public and/mental health
facilities to submit similar information regarding their patients to the
Department of Mental Hygiene upon request. This provision of the bill
would not become effective until July 1, 1971. Such information is to be
made available upon request and upon a proper showing of cause to the
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
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SB 1128 - Rodda
Provides that proceedings to form a junior college
Chapter 1166)
district pursuant to a specified procedure for such
formation from territory of a unified school district
maintaining a junior college do not require approval
by the State Board of Education or the Board of
Governors of the California Community Colleges.
Reappropriates from State Construction Program Fund
amount of specified 1968 appropriation unexpended on
June 30, 1969, to be allocated for construction
projects pursuant to agreement between Department of
Finanace and Board of Governors of California
Community Colleges in augmentation of Item 369 of the
Budget Act of 1968, for construction of junior
college facilities.
SB 1135 - Alquist
Adds speed contests to those offenses requiring a
(Chapter 1167)
revocation of the driving privilege by the Department
of Motor Vehicles when a juvenile court finds there
are two or more or a combination thereof within a
12 month's period.
5B 1136 - Rodda
Authorizes school district teacher education
(Chapter 1168)
internship programs to be directed toward qualification
for restricted teaching credentials as well as other
specified credentials.
SB 1140 - Beilenson
Provides that the Director of Agriculture is
(Chapter 1169)
authorized to suspend or refuse registration of any
pesticide which has; (1) demonstrated serious
uncontrollable adverse effects either within or
outside the agricultural environment; (2) the use of
which is of less public value or greater detriment to
the environment than the benefit received by its use;
or (3) for which there is a reasonably effective and
practicable alternative material or procedure which
is demonstrably less destructive to the environment.
SB 1148 - Rodda
Transfers the duties of the Bureau of Readjustment
(Chapter 1409)
Education, in relation to private educational
institutions, to the Department of Education generally
and to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
SB 1149 - Schmitz
Requires cities and certain districts to file annual
(Chapter 1170)
budget or statement of anticipated revenues and
expenditures with county auditor.
SB 1154 - Deukmejian
Provides that, if prosecution is for offense of
(Chapter 1171)
grand theft, indictment shall be found, information
filed, or case certified to superior court within
three years after its discovery, rather than three
years after its commission.
SB 1155 - Cologne
Establishes a procedure for voluntary administration
(Chapter 1172)
of inter vivos trusts. The bill becomes operative
November 1, 1970.
SB 1158 - Burgener
Provides that governing board of elementary school
(Chapter 1173)
district situated within high school district
maintaining a junior high school is not required to
permit pupils who have completed the 6th grade to
attend the junior high school if the elementary school
district has withdrawn from that junior high school
system.
SB 1160 - Burgener
Revises the provisions relating to the contents of
(Chapter 1174)
the formal notice of school district bond elections
as to the rate of interest which must be stated
therein.
SB 1175 - Coombs
Creates the Bighorn Mountains Water Agency, consisting
(Chapter 1175)
of designated property in San Bernardino County.
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SB 1189 - Coombs
Requires that the Contractors' State License Board
(Chapter 1176)
prescribes a form which shall describe the state's
mechanics' lien laws dealing with filing with county
recorder a contact and contractor's payment bond for
private work and requires a licensed contractor to
give such form to an owner of a single-family dwelling
duplex, or triplex before entering into a contract
after December 31, 1969, in excess of $600 for
improvement of the property.
SB 1191 - Coombs
Permits a city annexation, which is part of a plan
(Chapter 1177)
of district reorganization, to be conducted together
with the reorganization in one proceeding under the
provisions of the District Reorganization Act. The
provisions would apply only if the affected city
consented to the procedure.
SB 1201 - Alquist
Authorizes school districts to enter into contracts
(Chapter 1178)
for the rental, lease, or lease-purchase of motor
vehicles, other than school buses, equipment, or
systems for a period of not to exceed five years,
and further authorizes school districts to renew such
contracts for an additional period not to exceed five
years. It further provides that specified provisions
identifying a portion of the annual rental or lease
payment which may represent tax exempt reimbursement
to the vendor, lessor, or his assignee, may be
included in bids for contracts for rental, lease,
or lease-purchase by school districts of motor vehicl
including school buses and motor vehicle equipment
or systems.
SB 1202 - Alquist
Removes the condition that construction of a portion
(Chapter 1179)
of State Route 87 may be commenced only after the
city of San Jose and the county construct a freeway,
and to provide that such construction may be commence
at any time provided the city and county convey
without charge all real property presently acquired by
them.
SB 1208 - Marler
Provides that the course of study for preschool,
(Chapter 1180)
kindergarten, grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and grades
7 and 8 of elementary districts maintaining grades
7 and 8 shall be prescribed and enforced by the
governing board. The bill provides that the
governing board of any school district may cooperate
with the county board of education to develop the
ourses of study required by Section 8054 of the
Education Code.
SB 1210 - Beilenson
Provides that the county animal control department
(Chapter 1181)
shall be responsible for duties that the county
clerk now perfoms in connection with the issuance of
dog licenses if designated by the county board of
supervisors.
SB 1214 - Burgener
Permits the legislative body of a local agency, at
(Chapter 1182)
the expense of the local agency, to meet, either
directly or by a representative, with representatives
of state, federal or local executive or administrative
agencies, to present views on actions benefiting or
detrimental to the local agency.
SB 1219 - Short
Repeals provisions relating to the registration of
(Chapter 1183)
employees of private investigators, insurance adjuster
and repossessors.
SB 1221-Petris
Increases number and salaries of certain attaches
& Sherman
in the Superior Court of Alameda County.
(Chapter 1184)
SB 1228 - Song
Permits a physical therapist to use an initial or
(Chapter 1185)
other suffix indicating possession of a specific
academic degree. The bill prohibits use of initials
"M.D.", unless physical therapist is licensed as a
physician and surgeon in this state.
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SB 1233 - Marler
Permits the Department of Public Works to sell excess
(Chapter 1186)
state highway land by contract of sale and under deeds
of trust, subject to approval of the California
Highway Commission, in addition to cash sales.
SB 1265 - Short
Provides that amount of deposit required of a party
(Chapter 1187)
who subpoenas member of the California Highway Patrol
marshal, deputy marshal, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or
city policeman as a witness, that is excess to actual
expenses shall be refunded and that no additional
deposit may be required if court continues proceeding
on own motion.
SB 1272 - Moscone
Requires that an applicant obtain a concealed weapon
(Chapter 1188)
permit from the sheriff or a chief of police within
the county of his residence.
SB 1273 - Moscone
Amends the Rees-Levering Automobile Sales and
(Chapter 1189)
Financing Act to require that a motor vehicle shall
not be delivered until the seller delivers to the
buyer, in additon to the presently required fully
executed copy of the conditional sales contract
or purchase order, any vehicle purchase proposal
and any credit statement which the seller has
required or requested the buyer to sign, and
which he has signed during the contract negotiations.
SB 1282 - Short
Permits the California Highway Commission to
(Chapter 1190)
establish the date upon which its Chairman's term
shall commence.
SB 1285 - Burgener
Exempts income derived by foreign corporations on
(Chapter 1191)
their international operation of aircraft or ships
from taxation under the bank and corporation tax.
Local governments also are prohibited from taxing
such income.
SB 1288 - Moscone
Includes in the definition of "retail installment
(Chapter 1192)
contract" under the Unruh Act" any contract which
provides for payment in four or more installments.
SB 1291 - Deukmejian
Authorizes the establishment of not more than
(Chapter 1193)
four county administered youth correctional centers.
The bill authorizes the Youth Authority to reimburse
counties at $200 per month per person being super-
vised by the center, and 50 percent of construction
cost not to exceed $3,000 for each offender the
program is designed to accom modate. The bill
appropriates $100,000 from the General Fund to the
Youth Authority to carry out a Youth Services Bureau
Program.
SB 1295 - Deukmejian
Provides that if, without sufficient excuse, the
(Chapter 1194)
defendant admitted to bail fails to appear when
lawfully required but the court has reason to believe
sufficient excuse may exist, the court, without
ordering forfeiture of bail or issuing bench warrant,
may continue case for reasonable period to enable
defendant to appear.
SB 1296 - Deukmejian
Permits the direct commitment of convicted felons
(Chapter 1195)
to the Department of Corrections for a pre-sentence
diagnostic evaluation rather than holding the
defendant in jail awaiting acceptance by the Director.
It also authorizes the Director to return the
defendant to court if he finds that the referral was
inappropriate.
SB 1298 - Song
Revises definition of a "limited production vehicle"
(Chapter 1196)
which is exempted from the Pure Air Act of 1968, to
include a make of motor vehicle of a model year prior
to 1971 which was manufactured or sold in California
in quantities of less than 2,000 units for such
model year.
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SB 1299 - Deukmej
Prohibits the transportation of a person
(Chapter 1197)
committed to the custody of the Youth Authority
until the Director of the Youth Authority
notifies the sheriff of the county of the
committing court of the time and place at which
the person may be received.
SB 1304 - Burgener
Provides for loans to teachers of educationally
(Chapter 1198)
handicapped minors so that such teachers may
attend specialized preparation during the summer,
The bill appropriates $50,000 for purposes of act
SB 1308 - Short
Revises and adds provisions dealing with training
(Chapter 1199)
and transfers of state employees whose positions
have changed or been eliminated by automation or
other management initiated action.
SB 1313 - Coombs
Makes numerous changes in the state inheritance
(Chapter 1200)
tax, clarifying the status of adopted children,
substitutes more recent U.S. mortality tables
lengthens the time for amending orders fixing
the inheritange and gift taxes, abolishes the
ceiling for fees for private service, conforms
the period in which a determination may be
contested with the period in which the controller
may modify a determination and makes other
changes to clarify existing law.
SB 1332 - Cologne
Increases the per diem compensation of members of
(Chapter 1201)
Board of Osteopathic Examiners from $10 to $25.
The bill also increases the maximum amount at
which board may set annual renewal fees from
$25 to $75.
SB 1342 - Nejedly
Provides that in any case where there is
(Chapter 1202)
conviction for the offense of failure to
willfully provide support for either minor child
or wife and there is order granting probation
which includes order for support, execution may
be issued on such order for support payments
that accrue during the time such probation order
is in effect.
SB 1370 - Harmer
Specifically includes governing boards of junior
(Chapter 1203)
colleges among governing boards of school
districts which may contract with private
attorney for legal services under specified
circumstances. The bill declares that the
provisions to be declaratory of preexisting law.
SB 1373 - Sherman
Authorizes the Board of Registration for
(Chapter 1204)
Professional Engineers to establish committees,
as necessary, to provide assistance in investi-
gating claims of violation of the Engineers Act.
SB 1378 - Stevens
Permits state and local officers and employees
(Chapter 1205)
who are authorized to serve process to receive
and execute warrants of arrest for violation of
laws which they have the duty to enforce. The
bill also permits designated officers and
employees to arrest without a warrant persons
whom he has reasonable cause to believe have
committed a misdemeanor violation of a law which
it is his duty to enforce.
SB 1381 - Stevens
Vests in members of the California National Guard
(Chapter 1206)
powers of peace officers under certain conditions
and prescribes authority of such peace officers.
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Makes every person guilty of a public offense who
(Chapter 1207)
with intent to cause, attempts to cause, or
causes, any officer of a public or private
educational institution or any public officer or
employee to do, or refrain from doing, any act
in the performance of his duties, by means of a
threat, directly communicated to the officer or
employee, to inflict an unlawful injury upon any
person or property, if it reasonably appears to
the recipient of the threat that such threat
could be carried out.
SB 1399 - Moscone
Enacts Moscone Automobile Leasing Act of 1969,
(Chapter 1208)
which regulates noncommercial lease and bailment
contracts involving motor vehicles, as defined,
prescribing the contents of such contracts.
SB 1402 - Beilenson
Exempts from the Psychology Licensing Law persons
(Chapter 1209)
with specified education and one year of
experience of the type which the Psychology
Examining Committee determines will competently
and safely permit the person to engage in the
activities regulated by such committee if they
are employed by nonprofit community agencies whic
receive a minimum of 25 percent of their financia
support from any federal, state, county, or
municipal governmental organizations for the
purpose of training and providing services.
Requires the agency to register such persons
with the committee at the time of employment.
Provides that exemption shall be for a maximum
period of two years from the date of registration
SB 1405 - Marks
Provides that when a court orders the Department
(Chapter 1210)
of Motor Vehicles not to suspend the driving
privilege of a person convicted for the first
time of driving under the influence of
intoxicating liquor without causing bodily injury
to another person, the court may limit the
driving privilege as a condition of probation
in any case, rather than only when it determines
that the suspension will affect the livelihood
of the person because of the nature of his
employment.
SB 1416 - Teale
Adds four members to be appointed by the Governor
(Chapter 1211)
to the California Council on Criminal Justice.
The new members of the Council are to include two
members of city councils and two members of
county boards of supervisors.
SB 1424 - Dolwig
Increases compensation and changes the number
(Chapter 1212)
of various attaches of municipal courts in
San Mateo County.
SB 1426 - Marler
Specifies that exclusion of certain roadways unde:
(Chapter 1213)
federal jurisdiction from the definition of
"highway" is for the purpose of certain provisions
of the Vehicle Code relating to registration,
equipment, towing and loading equipment, and size,
weight and load. The bill provides that the
California Highway Patrol shall not be required
to enforce any Vehicle Code provisions on such
roadways other than those applicable to private
property.
SB 1784 - Johnson, R.
Eliminates pheasant tag requirements in connection
(Chapter 1285)
with taking of wild pheasants and provides instead
for the issuance to licensed hunter of a pheasant
license stamp to be affixed to hunting license
and to be required in connection with taking of
any pheasant.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed into law two administration-
backed bills which lay the groundwork for greater highway beautifica-
tion and improved community values in the state.
The measures (SB 1238, Marler; and AB 455, Porter) will permit
the state to lease non-operating parcels of highway rights or excess
lands to local government for use as mini-parks and recreational areas.
The governor said his action "is in keeping with the concern of
this administration for preserving and improving California's
environment and assuring that all our citizens receive maximum benefit
from existing highway property."
SB 1238 permits the director of public works to lease non-operating
rights of way to local agencies to combine beautification and
recreational uses, and will allow the state to assume a more flexible
position regarding the cost of developments on such parcels by local
governments.
State funds cannot now be used to defray expenses in establishing
such a facility. The bill enables the state to allow a local agency
full credit for funds that would have been spent on landscaping,
maintenance or similar amenities that would have been required had the
land remained solely under state control.
"This could cut the cost of the lease by a substantial amount or
be applied to the actual development of the facility," Public Works
Director James Moe said.
The measure also authorizes the state to classify portions of
the state highway right of way as non-operating lands. It applies to
those lands which, while not actually required for traffic operation,
must be retained by the state because they are under a freeway, in an
interchange, or required for freeway drainage purposes.
Governor Reagan said AB 455 may prove, in the future, to be of
even greater assistance in improving community values because it involves
excess property which otherwise would be sold.
The bill provides that any excess parcels or portions of parcels
lying within 200 feet of the closest boundary of the state highway may
be leased to a local agency for park purposes. It will make it possible
for determinations to be made in each case that the development of a
park on such property would protect the highway and preserve its view,
appearance, light and air, and usefulness.
Both measures will make it possible for many communities to develop
mini-parks or recreational areas at very little expense.
Los Angeles and San Francisco recently expressed a desire to lease
space adjacent to operating freeways. San Diego is interested in lands
located in an interchange now under development.
Department of Public Works records indicate there are several
hundred potential sites where the joint use could become reality.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed into law five administration-
backed bills designed to help tighten up welfare and Medi-Cal
expenditures.
One measure (SB 847, Stevens) part of the governor's legislative
program not only saves the taxpayer the cost of an unnecessary state
subsidy to families with adequate financial resources, but also uses a
portion of the savings to expand placement opportunities for the
mentally retarded who cannot be kept in their own homes.
The bill corrects a present inequity under which aid is granted to
totally disabled persons, without regard to the financial resources of
the parents of such persons. It prohibits parents who are financially
well-off from claiming welfare allowances for room rent and other items
of household expense which would exist even though the disabled persons
were not living with them.
Governor Reagan said he was especially pleased to sign the legis-
lation because "it strengthens the important concept we have been
pushing during the course of this administration the need for family
responsibility wherever possible."
One half of the savings to the state general fund from the new
provision or, roughly $1.6 million this fiscal year will be allo-
cated to the State Department of Social Welfare to help pay private
institutional costs for mentally retarded persons who cannot be kept at
home.
These additional funds will permit the release of a number of
mentally retarded persons from state hospitals and pay for their
placement in private institutions, generally at less expense than the
cost of state hospitalization.
Another administration-sponsored measure (SB 857, Deukmejian)
signed by the governor will make sure that welfare funds intended to aid
needy children are not siphoned off for use by an unrelated man living
with the family.
Under the bill, the man will have to contribute to the expenses of
the family at least to the same extent it would cost him for the same
accommodations secured independently.
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A bill (AB 1351, Ketchum) to develop efficient, highly automated
processes for determining eligibility and making aid payments will also
reduce the cost of administering welfare programs. Heart of the
measure is the creation of an integrated welfare management information
system employing the most sophisticated electronic data processing
equipment.
In signing the legislation, Governor Reagan said:
"Development of this information system will enable the state to
greatly improve the management and the effectiveness of public assist-
ance programs. It will help analyze policy alternatives, make accurate
cost estimates, assist in controlling program costs, eliminate duplica-
tion of effort by various governmental agencies, and improve the
exchange of pertinent information."
When developed, the system should further cut down paperwork and
relieve social workers of clerical tasks so they can devote their time
to those who need their assistance.
The State Human Relations Agency will be responsible for developing
the system in cooperation with the counties and with the federal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare. HEW recently selected
California as one of four pilot states to help develop a nationwide
uniform social welfare information system.
The measure appropriates $108,000 as the state's share of first-
year development costs. The federal government will contribute
$350,000.
Plans call for the Welfare Information System to ultimately form
the nucleus of a broad, agency-wide information system serving nine
departments, and facilitating exchange of information in such welfare-
related fields as Medi-Cal, rehabilitation and human resource
development.
Another measure (AB 1454, Duffy) signed by the governor provides
for disqualification from Medi-Cal of any person who charges the program
more than the reasonable value of the services he receives.
A companion bill (AB 1460, Duffy) receiving the governor's
signature will strengthen the state's ability to recover the cost of
medical assistance given to persons who were injured by someone else
who is civilly liable. This measure will assist the state in recouping
its costs when, for example, a welfare recipient is injured by an
insured driver.
Governor Reagan said "the two bills will go a long way toward
reducing Medi-Cal costs to the state's taxpayers and appropriately
discipline those who try to gouge the program both prime objectives
of this administration." II
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed two bills designed to give
college administrators more muscle to deal with hard-core campus
troublemakers.
The measures are AB 534 by Assemblyman Frank J. Murphy (R-Santa
Cruz) and AB 1286 by Assemblyman John Stull (R-Encinitas).
The Murphy bill is aimed at those who disturb the peace on the
campus, students or employees who have been dismissed for campus
disruptions and re-enter without permission, those who fail to leave
the campus after ordered to do so by college authorities and outsiders
who are ordered off campus and return within 72 hours without permission.
Violators will be subject to misdemeanor complaints and if found
guilty could be fined up to $500 and jailed for six months, or both.
"Assemblyman Murphy's bill will give college administrators
muscle to deal with hard-core campus troublemakers by making it possible
to isolate them. It also provides criminal penalties if the trouble-
makers return to the campus," the governor said.
"This measure can assist in maintaining our campuses as educational
institutions--not battlegrounds," the governor remarked. "As I've
pointed out repeatedly, academic goals must be pursued through
legitimate educational channels without force or violence. Nonacademic
goals must not be allowed to destroy the educational process."
The Stull bill gives college and university officials the power
to discipline students or faculty members convicted of crimes arising
from a campus disturbance, and would withdraw state financial aid from
students participating in campus disorders.
It also allows the Regents of the University of California,
Trustees of the State Colleges and the governing boards of junior
colleges to adopt rules of student behavior and establish penalties
for violations which will be presented to each student at the beginning
of the semester or quarter.
"There is absolutely no reason why the state should financially
assist students who are actively engaged in destroying the schools that
are providing them with an education," the governor said.
"This bill will withdraw state scholarships from students who
commit criminal acts on and disrupt the peace of the campus.
"The people of this state, who have generously supported our
institutions of higher education, will no longer tolerate public
assistance to students who reciprocate by destroying the very institutions
this assistance enables them to attend. We will not pay for our own
destruction.'
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation which makes the
Monterey and Santa Cruz coasts a sanctuary from oil and gas drilling.
The measure, SB 57, written by Senator Donald L. Grunsky, (R-
Watsonville) and sponsored by Assemblyman Robert Wood (R-King City)
prohibits oil and gas leasing, drilling and exploration on more than
107,000 acres of state-owned tide and submerged lands along the coasts
of Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
"I am particularly pleased to sign this bill because it will
shield the beauty of Monterey Bay against adverse effects of underwater
drilling. Monterey Bay is one of California's greatest natural assets
and we must continue to protect it through every possible means," Governor
Reagan said.
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Governor Ronald Reagan, acting to prevent the possibility of a
chaotic maze of differing local ordinances pertaining to the licensing
and registration of firearms by hunters and sportsmen in California,
today signed legislation which will insure uniform regulations on
their use throughout the state.
The measure (SB 4, Richardson) affirms the authority of the state
to regulate the licensing of commercially manufactured firearms, in
much the same way as the state establishes uniform regulations
governing such things as traffic safety on highways throughout
California.
Governor Reagan said, "Without this legislation, sportsmen might
well be confronted in the future by a chaotic maze of differing local
firearm licensing regulations each time they entered another local
jurisdiction to go hunting.
"Imagine driving along a freeway from one county to another, not
knowing from one mile to the next if traffic regulations had changed
and, if so, in what way," he said. He noted that California now has a
comprehensive Deadly Weapons Control Act which provides for statewide
regulation of firearms.
"California's hunters and sportsmen who use firearms are a highly
mobile group. It is not unusual for them to travel from one part of
the state to another, often a number of counties away from` home, to
hunt," he said.
"Without the provisions of this bill, they could well face a
multiplicity of unfamiliar and dissimilar ordinances pertaining to
firearms each time they crossed into a different county.
"The potential for such a situation in the future would have been
very real had this legislation not reached my desk. Already, several
communities in the state have enacted separate local firearms licensing
and registration regulations.
"California's hunters and sportsmen represent a significant
segment of our population. Approximately one million hunting licenses
are taken out in California each year.
"These sportsmen should not be expected to have to cope with the
difficulties inherent in independent local regulation of licensing and
registration of firearms. The authority given to the state by this
bill will assure that the possibility of such a situation does not
arise," the governor said.
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Governor Reagan will sign the bill giving
a 10 percent income tax rebate to taxpayers in
his office at 2:55 p.m. today.
Press coverage is invited.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today vetoed a socalled "open primary"
bill (SB 3) authored by Sen. Alfred E. Alquist (D-San Jose) because
he said the legislation would create what he called a "compulsory
primary" in California "which would force all potential dark-horse
candidates to spend enormous sums of money to mount a campaign."
His veto message said:
"I am returning this bill unsigned because, although it has been
erroneously dubbed an 'open primary' bill by some, it would, in fact,
a
create in California/'compulsory primary' which would force all potential
dark-horse candidates to spend enormous sums of money to mount a
campaign.
"While perhaps benefiting advertising agencies and professional
campaign managers, the bill would, in effect, require an entrance fee
into the presidential sweepstakes far more onerous than similar laws
in much smaller states now impose.
"The fact is, California already has an 'open primary.' Any
candidate genuinely interested in running for the presidency can enter.
"Serious analysis must lead one to the conclusion that the present
system in California already provides for direct citizen involvement and
is far better than the proposed compulsory system.
"But the reasons I have outlined are not the only compelling ones
which bear on my decision.
"This bill delegates to one elected official, the Secretary of State,
the authority and responsibility for determing who is or is not a.
'generally recognized' candidate for his party's nomination for the
presidency, at least for purposes of gaining a place on the ballot. I
believe that determination should be made by the voters of each party
as it is now, through the requirement that supporters of each candidate
gather a reasonable number of signatures of registered voters.
"If a candidate is, indeed, 'generally recognized' as a serious
presidential contender, his supporters should have no difficulty in
gathering sufficient signatures to place his name on the California
ballot. If, on the other hand, they are unable to gather sufficient
signatures, that, in itself, would indicate a lack of broad-based appeal.
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"The present syste. in California is no handicap to serious
candidates, but the petition process does discourage capricious filings
for a place on the ballot by publicity seekers.
"Contrary to what its advocates contend, the so-called 'open
primary' system does not guarantee a choice among all potential
candidates.
"One needs look only to the 1968 election year for an example.
The eventual nominee of the Democratic Party (Hubert H. Humphrey) was
not on the ballot in either Oregon or Nebraska, the two states which
currently have so-called 'open primary' systems.
"The news media certainly recognized the former Vice President as
the major candidate for the Democratic nomination for president yet
he was not on the ballot in states having the same type of law which
this bill proposes.
"In conclusion, this legislation fails to provide any compelling
alternative to California's present 'open primary' system.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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Californians will be protected against insurance companies
that go broke under a bill signed today by Governor Ronald Reagan.
"Immediate effect of the new law will be to bring relief to
6,000 policyholders in a small defunct Northern California company
that has been taken over by the Department of Insurance," the governor
said.
The legislation- AB 1310--was authored by Assemblyman John V.
Briggs (R-Fullerton).
It creates the California Insurance Guarantee Association
which will respond to claims against policies issued by insurers that
have become insolvent, and sets up machinery for handling the claims
without the expenditure of public funds.
"This bill was enacted to bring relief to 6,000 policyholders
of a company that became insolvent, but it does far more," the governor
said in signing the legislation.
"It not only protects insured Californians against insolvent
companies but it also demonstrates that the states can provide this
protection without going to the Federal government for assistance,"
he said.
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Governor Ronald Reagan said today he has "reluctantly signed into
law a so-called 'conflict-of-interest' law Assembly Bill 325 by
Assemblyman Jesse Unruh.
"I have signed this bill only because it represents a tentative
step in the right direction and is therefore better than nothing.
"But the public should not be misled. This bill is not a compre-
hensive conflict-of-interest law. It is a watered-down disclosure law,
which requires, with many ambiguities, loopholes and exemptions, public
officials to list investments over $10,000 in businesses regulated by
state or local government.
"The opportunities for evasion in the bill are substantial.
"There is, however, one worthwhile feature and it is the principal
reason I have signed it. That requires candidates to list the donor of
each campaign contribution over $500 together with the amount of the
donation.
"But this section should be called the "Winton Act" in honor of
the former Assemblyman who attempted for many years to obtain passage
of a purity of elections law requiring the listing of all donors with
the amount of their donation.
"Unfortunately, Assemblyman Winton's bill was always defeated
during the period when then Speaker Jesse Unruh controlled the Assembly.
The disclosure provisions in this bill may, in certain cases,
prove a slight deterrent to wrongdoing. But disclosure is only one of
several necessary approaches to conflict-of-interest.
"Without accompanying laws prescribing wrongful acts, disclosure
provisions can be little more than window dressing. Disclosure must
serve public purposes not merely satisfy curiosity seekers, or furnish
ammunition for solicitation.
"A substantially different approach to the overall subject of
conflict of interest is represented by Assembly Bill 2343, which was
introduced on behalf of the administration by Assemblyman Newton
Russell (R-Tujunga).
"Unfortunately this constructive bill failed to get out of the
Assembly committee.
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"The purpose of AL 2343 was to:
(1) Broaden the coverage of existing laws to include all levels
of the executive branch of state government, including exempt and civil
service employees and members of boards and commissions; (2) identify
specific wrongful acts; (3) increase the penalties for violation; (4)
require disclosure of all assets in businesses regulated by the state;
(5) require really detailed campaign reporting; and (6) pull the
presently scattered statutes on this subject into one place in the
Government Code, so that all can find the law.
"I intend to again push for approval of Assembly Bill 2343 in 1970
and, where appropriate, to expand the coverage of the measure to insure
that the legislative and judicial branches of state government, and
officials of local government, all will be included.
"I hope the legislature will see fit to enact this far more useful
approach to this very important subject.
"The major emphasis of Assembly Bill 2343 is to forbid wrongful
acts, rather than to place total reliance upon the partial disclosure
of assets of a few people, as is the case with the Unruh bill.
"I prefer the more comprehensive approach of Assembly Bill 2343
for the following reasons:
(1) All public officials, including civil service employees,
should be subject to the same overall standards of ethical conduct.
The Unruh bill exempts the great majority of public employees from its
provisions.
"(2) Wrongful acts should be clearly identified and made known
to all public officials, and prohibited, with penalties for violation.
Assembly Bill 325 merely requires disclosure of some assets of individuals
(3) Disclosure provisions should not be based upon an arbitrary
standard of $10,000, as in Assembly Bill 325, but upon a percentage of
income, as in Assembly Bill 2343. Obviously, a $10,000 investment is
far more significant to some individuals than others.
" (4) Assembly Bill 325 only requires campaign contributions in
excess of $500 to be identified by contributors. Assembly Bill 2343
establishes the level at $5. The $500 level is obviously too high,
and evasions are virtually encouraged.
"It is very regrettable that AB 325 fails to get at the heart of
conflict-of-interest.
"And until the legislature enacts a tough, comprehensive conflict-
of-interest proposal such as AB 2343, California's laws will contain a
major gap in a key field. That gap must be closed in 1970."
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California's participation in a comprehensive western states study
designed to provide better short-haul air transportation facilities in
the future was assured today by a bill signed into law by Governor
Ronald Reagan.
The legislation (SB 885 - Collier) provides $100,000 as California's
share of the 13-state study.
Governor Reagan explained that the study of the West Coast Air
Corridor received the approval of the Western Governor's Conference in
Hawaii in November of 1968.
He said a principal objective will be to design and implement
feasibility demonstrations to determine the impact of aviation
technology on short-haul transportation. Special emphasis will be on
vertical, short take-off and landing systems.
Ultimate objective of the program will be the development of an
air transportation system for the western region.
"The short-haul--under 500 miles--segment of air transportation
has been sadly neglected in this age of supersonic, long-range
aircraft," the governor said.
"Because of this neglect, the tremendous advance in air speeds has
not resulted in any significant reductions in travel times. Instead,
we have seen the creation of a short-haul traffic jam which is stifling
travel and commerce."
He cited studies which project that by 1985 door-to-door travel
time between large cities will have reverted to the 1950 level because
of airport processing delays and extended surface travel time.
"The short-haul air transportation concept has the potential for
alleviating this situation by decentralizing air facilities and locating
them closer to the demand."
He said the West Coast Air Corridor Study had strong support from
Gordon C. Luce, state secretary for Business and Transportation, and
Joseph R. Crotti, director of the Department of Aeronautics.
A. W. Bayer, former chairman of the State Aeronautics Board, has
been named executive director of the study program by the Western
Conference of the Council of State Governments.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed into law a major bill in his
legislative program which "will both extend and improve the state's
compensatory education program for disadvantaged elementary school-age
youngsters. "
The measure (AB 938, Hom), which appropriates $9.5 million from the
state's general fund during fiscal 1969-70, extends the program another
and provides
three years/for the employment of special teachers on an average
statewide teachers' salary, rather than on an arbitrary basis.
In a statement, the governor said:
"I am pleased to sign this important legislation which was guided
through the legislature by Assemblyman Tom Hom and which has formed a
key part of our legislative program this year.
"The bill will both extend and improve the state's compensatory
education program for disadvantaged elementary school age youngsters
in California.
"I have long supported the principle of dealing with educational
deficiencies at the earliest possible age. Certainly, if we are to
achieve equal educational balance, we must support efforts to innovate
valid and meaningful programs from kindergarten through the sixth grade
level, as well as continue to encourage improvement in the professional
competency of those teaching in these programs.
"This legislation will help give our youngsters who, through no
fault of their own live in disadvantaged areas, a better opportunity for
a good start in school."
The bill requires cost effectiveness surveys and studies to improve
the achievement level of pupils in reading and mathematics, and provides
for improved teacher-pupil ratios.
"Educators and laymen alike," the governor said, "are agreed on the
important role compensatory education must play in the months and years
ahead. I am confident that the three year program provided by this
administration bill will see new strides forward in compensatory
education for our younger disadvantaged children."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
9-5-69
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation which raises
salaries for members of the legislature and top state executives.
One bill (SB-281, Wedworth) increases the annual salary of members
of the Senate and Assembly from $16,000 to $19,200, effective January 4,
1971.
Governor Reagan said his action will help offset increases in the
cost of living. Legislators have not received salary increases during
the past three years, and by the time this bill takes effect, it will have
been more than four years.
Another measure (AB-662, Bagley) increases the state attorney
general's annual salary from $39,132 to $42,500, effective January 1, 1971
The bill also provides that the attorney general's salary will no longer
be based on the earnings of an associate justice of the California
Supreme Court.
Two other bills (SB-362 and SB-363) authored by Senate Finance
Committee Chairman Randolph Collier (D-Yreka) increase annual salaries
of the state's constitutional officers, top administrators in the
executive branch, members of various boards and commissions, and members
of the governor's staff.
Both measures were sponsored by the Commission on California State
Government Organization and Economy (Little Hoover Commission) which
recommended the wage changes following an extensive study of the salary
structure of the executive branch.
In its findings and recommendations, the Little Hoover Commission
said:
1.
"Salaries for state executives are low. The current compensation for
state executives is substantially below that of executives with similar
responsibilities in local government in California and in other state
governments. The state must offer salaries which are at least competitive
with those paid to top executives in other large governmental jurisdiction
"In 1965, in its report on Management Manpower Requirements, the
(Little Hoover) commission said:
""The highest salaries paid by the State of California are low
when compared to those offered not only by private industry, but
also by the State of New York, the Federal Government, and by
some municipal governments---including local governments in
California. The incongruous fact is that 85 percent to 90 perce
of all California state employees in the lower and middle ranks
are paid salaries comparable to those of employees doing
equivalent work in private industry. However, those men and
women who serve in positions at the upper management levels are,
by and large, paid salaries significantly below the compensation
of individuals doing comparable work elsewhere.'
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"The same is still true today.
"It is clear that it is time for California to meet the level of
compensation offered by comparable employers in the field of executive
salaries.
"The efficient and responsible operation of the executive branch
requires the employment of the most qualified personnel available.
"To continue to attract and retain high caliber personnel, the state
must offer reasonably competitive salaries.
2. "Low statutory executive salaries have resulted in acute compaction
of the top management structure.
"The current differential in compensation of superior and subordinate
state executives is grossly inadequate to recognize substantial difference
in responsibility, to the point where the difference in monthly salary
between the director and the chief deputy director of 14 state departments
is less than $2.
"Clearly, the current salary differentials between directors and
their deputies is inadequate.
3. "The salary limits available to the governor should be increased
in order to provide salaries for the governor's secretaries which are
comparable to those for other top level administrators. These limits will
permit a logical salary relationship with other statutory executive
salaries.
"We believe the findings of the commission are sound and the
recommendations justified and, in some instances, long overdue. A basic
building block of proper administration of the California state
government is a reasonable compensation plan for positions of
responsibility," the Little Hoover Commission report said.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Sacramento, Califo* ia
Contact: Paul Bec.
445-4571 9-5-69
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the
following bills:
AB 52 - Greene, L.
Provides that when the Secretary of State
(Chapter 1520)
receives arguments for and against a
ballot measure he shall send copies of the
opposing arguments to the opponents and
they may submit a rebuttal aggument not
to exceed 250 words.
AB 61 - Wakefield
Provides that cities and counties can
(Chapter 1535)
enact ordinances prohibiting topless
and bottomless shows in public places open
to the public, or places open to public
view if such conduct is not expressly
authorized or prohibited by the Penal Code.
The bill exempts theater, concert hall,
or similar establishment, which is primarily
devoted to theatrical performances, from
such ordinances.
AB 66 - Britschgi
Changes the dates of certain current state
(Chapter 1521)
holidays "Washington's Birthday, Memorial
Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day) to
fall on a specific Monday.
AB 69 - Crown
Requires manufacturers of over-the-counter
(Chapter 1522)
drugs to disclose, by one of two ways,
the quantity of the active ingredients
of the drug, unless specifically exempted.
The disclosure requirement for non-prescript
drugs may be satisfied by either stating the
quantity of the active ingredients on the
drug label or in a separate statement filed
with the State Department of Public Health.
AB 74 Murphy
Extends the termination date of the provision
(Chapter 1523)
authorizing maximum school tax rate increases
for expenses incurred in the inspection or
repair of school buildings respecting
earthquake safety from July 1, 1970, to
July 1, 1975. Permits school districts
to accumulate excess proceeds of such tax
from year to year until July 1, 1975, rather
than requiring that it spend the excess
amount in the succeeding school year.
AB 95 - Greene, L.
Requires school districts to pay tuition
(Chapter 1524)
to parent or guardian of physcially
handicapped minor, mentally retarded minor,
severely mentally retarded minor, or multiple
handicapped minor in public or private
school in or out of state when special
education services needed are not available
under any district, county or state program
and cannot be reasonably provided because
of the cost or distance involved.
AB 116 - Briggs
Raises the maximum indemnity the owner of
(Chapter 1525)
a tuberculosis reacting bovine slaughtered
pursuant to law is entitled to from $50
to $100 for grade animal and from $75 to
$125 for purebred animals. Raises the
maximum indemnity the owner of a brucellosis
reacting bovine slaughtered pursuant to law
is entitled to from $75 to $100 for grade
animals and from $100 to $125 for purebred
animals. Appropriate $28,000 from General
Fund to carry out provisions of these
provisions.
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AB 193 - Bagley
Increases both the business inventories
(Chapter 1526)
tax exemption and subventions to local
government. It also repeals the scheduled
reduction in the bank and corporation
prepayments.
AB 229 - Crown & Knox
Provides that the State Department of
(Chapter 1527)
Public Health and county agencies designated
to administer crippled children's program
may accept handicapped child believed to
have severe chronic disease or severe
physcial handicap, as determined by the
state director of Public Health, for
diagnosis irrespective of whether child
actually has eligible medical condition
as specified in provision relating to
definition of handicapped child. Requires
department to keep and public annually
specified data in relation to diagnosis
of children diagnosed in connection with
the program. To become operative on
July 1, 1970.
AB 261 - Mulford
Makes it a misdemeanor for any person or
(Chapter 1528)
group of persons to willfully and
knowingly enter or remain within or upon
any part of the chamber of either house
of legislature unless authorized to enter
or remain within or upon a part of chamber
of either such house; engage in any conduct
within the state capitol which disrupts
orderly conduct of official business; or
to picket within the state capitol.
AB 271 - Brathwaite
Provides that no employer may discharge
(Chapter 1529)
any employee by reason of the fact that his
earnings have been subjected to garnishment
for one indebtedness prior to a final
order or judgment of a court. Allows the
Labor Commissioner to take assignment of
such wage claims.
AB 325 - Unruh
Requires enumerated public officials and
(Chapter 1512)
public employees (including constitutional
officers and members of the legislature
and candidates for state or local public
office to disclose their investments
and ownership of shares in corporations
other than inon-profit corporations
including investments and shares owned
by persons under their control. The bill
requires candidates for state or local
public office to disclose the sources and
amounts of political contributions
received which total more than $500.
AB 388 - Vasconcellos
Repeals the ban on issuance and distribution
(Chapter 1530)
of sectarian, partisan, and denominational
literature on junior college campuses.
The bill provides that distribution
activities must conform to reasonable
rules and regulations established by the
governing board of the junior college.
The bill further provides that no
unlawful acts can be advocated in the
distributed literature.
AB 410 - Badham
Authorizes the Bureau of Employment Agencies
(Chapter 1536)
to issue, in addition to the present
employment agency license which authorizes
the conduct of a general business and is
to be designated a general license, licenses
in the following categories: babysitting,
domestic, modeling, and farm labor. The
bill restricts type of business which may
be conducted to particular license
category.
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AB 4.1 - Badham
Requires employment counselors to register
(Chapter 1531)
with the Bureau of Employment Agencies.
AB 443 - 3egley
Appropriates $48,000 to the controller,
(Chapter 1532)
who is to contract for a study of the
computation of sales tax liabilities for
Rule 52E, of the State Board of Equalization.
AB 444 - Bagley
Specifies that "food products" exempt from
(Chapte:: 1533)
sales tax include fruit and vegetable
juices, and nonalcoholic, noncarbonated
beverages, and exclude bottled water,
whether liquid or frozen. Makes sales
and use taxes applicable to food products
sold at certain establishments where
admission charged. Declares vending machine
operator to be a consumer, and not a
retailer, of property which sells at retail
for 15 cents, rather than 10 cents, or
less and which is sold through a vending
machine.
AB 524 - Quimby
Specifies that counties or cities may
(Chapter 1534)
enact ordinances directly regulating topless
and bottomless entertainment. The bill
also exempts theater, concert hall, or
similar establishments which areprimarily
devoted to theatrical performances from
such ordinances.
AB 534 - Murphy
Makes a number of amendments to the Penal
(Chapter 1424)
Code to more effectively control those
involved in campus disturbances.
AB 591 - MacGillivray
Deletes provisions relating to master-
(Chapter 1537)
servant relationship including provisions
dealing with conditions and termination
of employment.
AB 703 - Ketchum
Provides that vacancies in school district
(Chapter 1513)
governing boards shall be filled by election
rather than by appointment. Provides that
a vacancy occurring within four months
of the end of a term shall not be filled.
Provides that if vacancies occur in a
majority of offices on school district
governing board, president of county board
of education having jurisdiction may appoint
members of county board of education until
new members of governing board are elected.
AB 739 - Mulford
Increases the number of superior court
(Chapter 1486)
judges in Alameda County from 22 to 23.
AB 789) - Stull
Requires that on or before July 1, 1970,
(Chapter 1421)
the State Board of Public Health is to
adopt regulations to be used in approval
of laboratories engaged in performance
of tests of blood, urine, breath, or tissue
for purposes of determining concentration
of ethyl alcohol in blood of persons
involved in traffic accidents or in
traffic violations, including qualifications
of employees of such laboratories who
perform determines are reasonably necessary
to insure competence of such laboratories
and employees.
AB 823 - Greene, L.
Extends state participation in the Educational
(Chapter 1538)
Commission of the states through December 31,
1973, rather than terminating participation
on December 31, 1969. The bill appropriates
$12,050 for purposes of the act.
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AB 837 - Miller
Eliminates the exemption of certain
(Chapter 1539)
agricultural workers and employers from
the scope of the California Fair Employment
Practice Act.
AB 859 - Moorhead
Provides the same authority to the
(Chapter 1425)
director of Corrections for the temporary
release of civil narcotic addicts from
the California Rehabilitation Center or
any of its branches as is presently
authorized for the felon inmates committed
to the Department.
AB 865 - Quimby
Includes active law enforcement personnel
(Chapter 1540)
of the California State Police Division as
"law enforcement members" of Public Employees
Retirement System.
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AB 877 - Brown
Specifies qualifications necessary to qualify
(Chapter 1541)
for license for gradua S of schools of
nursing outside of the United States. It
requires California Board of Nursing Education
and Nurse Registration to deny any accredita-
tion application made by, and to revoke the
accreditation given to, any school of nursing
which fails to give student applicants credit,
as prescribed by board regulations, for
previous experience or education in nursing
or other health care areas. The bill speci-
fies conditions under which licensed voca-
tional nurses may take registered nurse
examination. It further prohibits the Board
from requiring more than 30 units in nursing
and related science subjects to satisfy such
preparation.
AB 878 - Brown
Requires the Board of Vocational Nurse and
(Chapter 1542)
Psychiatric Technician Examiners to deny any
accreditation application made by, and to
accreditation given to, any school of voca-
tional nursing which fails to give student
applicants credit, in the field of nursing,
as prescribed by board regulations, for
previous education and the opportunity to
obtain credit for other acquired knowledge.
AB 1031 - Wilson
Adds one judge to the San Diego division and
(Chapter 1487)
two judges to the San Bernardino division of
the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate
District.
AB 1035 - Monagan
Creates an Educational Research Commission
(Chapter 1493)
to administer innovative schools in grades
1 to 3 to experiment and explore problems
in education. The bill requires the State
Board of Education, in approving any state
plan for the use of Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, Title III, funds to assure
that specified amounts of such federal funds
are reserved and allocated to the commission.
AB 1052 - Sieroty
Requires a person to state in affidavit of
(Chapter 1543)
voter registration whether he has ever been
convicted of a felony, rather than that he
is not disqualified by reason of felony
conviction. The bill requires the affidavit
of registration to contain a statement that
not all felony convictions will disqualify
affiant from voting and directing him to
contact registrar for a determination of his
eligibility to vote.
AB 1073 - Monagan
Provides for the issuance of state bonds in
(Chapter 1544)
total amounts not exceeding $246.3 million
for health science facilities at the Univer-
sity of California, as may be provided for
by the legislature. The bill calls a special
election, to be consolidated with the 1970
direct primary, for submission of bond
proposal to the voters.
AB 1089 - Z'berg
Authorizes the Director of General Services
(Chapter 1488)
to quitclaim specified land to City of Galt
on condition land be used substantially for
park or recreational purposes.
AB 1161 - MacGillivray
Requires the State Lands Commission to
(Chapter 1426)
include in oil and gas leases of tide or
submerged lands or beds of navigable rivers
or lakes a provision prohibiting all impair-
ment of, and interference with, developed
shoreline recreational or residential areas.
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AB 1162 - Cory
Provides that, unless notice of release
(Chapter 1545)
is received by March 15, the contracts of
certain certificated employees holding
administrative or supervisorial positions
shall be renewed on same terms and conditions
as the employee's last contract.
AB 1174 - Milias
Permits the fixing of an effective retirement
(Chapter 1546)
date under the Public Employees' Retirement
System earlier than the first of the month
in which an application for retirement is
received at the system's office in Sacra-
mento if the board finds that the member's
employer caused a delay in transmission of
the application, and the allowance based on
age as of the effective date specified will
not be less. The effective date may be no
earlier than specified in the original appli-
cation. The bill affects only persons who
retired within three years prior to the
effective date of the legislation, and proof
of required facts must be presented by
December 31, 1969.
AB 1191 - Lanterman
Allows public entities, as defined, and
(Chapter 1489)
public utilities to give relocation advisory
assistance and make payments for moving
expenses and relocation cost to specified
recipients located in counties having
population of more than 4,000,000 in connectio
with acquisition of real property for public
use in such counties. Permits payments
for decline in value of property affected
by acquisition and change of use of other
property and authorizes adoption of rules
and regulations for relocation assistance
and compensation within such counties by
public entities and public utilities.
AB 1194 - Mayes
Adds one judge each to the Pomona, Santa
(Chapter 1490)
Monica, San Leandro, Central Orange, and
Sacramento Municipal Courts. The bill also
adds three judges to the San Diego Superior
Court.
AB 1209 - Pattee &
Requires that before any pesticide application
Johnson, R.
is made, the applicator shall be in
(Chapter 413)
possession of a written recommendation
showing the acreage to be treated, date,
name and dosage rate of pesticide, pest
to be controlled, crops or property to be
treated, and the name, address, company or
business represented by the person making
the application.
AB 1210 - Pattee
Adds new license and registration requirements
(Chapter 1414)
to the Agricultural Code with respect to
persons who distribute and sell pesticides.
It requires licensing by the director of
agriculture of dealers of pesticides and
the registration ofpest control agents with
each agricultural commissioner of the county
or counties in which he engages in the
business of the pest control agent.
AB 1286 - Stull
Amends various sections of the Education Code
(Chapter 1427)
to provide for more effective regulation
of those who participate in campus
disturbances.
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AB 1298 - Brathwaite
Creates the Southern California Transportatic
(Chapter 1547)
Study Commission, directed to conduct
studies and develop recommendations on
transportation plans, systems and needed
legislation for development and construction
of transportation facilities in the six
counties of Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange,
San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial.
1305 - Burgener
Requires withholding from state apportion-
(Chapter 1407)
ments to school districts for reimbursements
for transportation of pupils with certain
described handicaps to where the superin-
tendent of Public Instruction determines
that the current expense of providing such
transportation does not equal or exceed
the allowance provided for such purpose.
Provides for apportionment of amount
withheld to districts maintaining and
operating vehicles exclusively for
handicapped pupils.
AB 1351 - Ketchum
Enacts the Intergovernmental Welfare
(Chapter 1418)
Management and Information Systems Act
of 1969 providing that the department
of social welfare develop efficient,
highly automated processes for determining
eligibility and making aid payments and
develop an integrated welfare management
information system, and prescribes the
procedure therefor.
AB 1354 Townsend
Requires the General Fund contribution to
(Chapter 1548)
Teachers' Retirement Fund to be transferred
upon demand of the Teachers' Retirement
Board.
AB 1403 Zenovich
Permits former member of legislator's
(Chapter 1546)
Retirement System, who is a member of Public
Employees' Retirement System or State
Teachers' Retirement System and who with-
draw accumulated contributions upon leaving
the Legislators' System, to redeposit such
funds with interest and to then be eligible
for benefits under the Legislators'
Retirement Law.
AB 1404 - Duffy
Amends sections 437, 437.1 and 437.4 of
(Chapter 1550)
the Health and Safety Code to increase
membership of the Health Planning Council
from 13 to 21 members and specifies who
is to appoint new members. Requires that
the chairman and vice-chairman of the
council be appointed by the governor.
Directs that chairman be appointed from
the representatives of the general consumer
public or public officials with specified
exceptions, rather than that he be the
Secretary of the Human Relations Agency.
AB 1415 - Vasconcellos
Provides that social studies include
(Chapter 1551) & Ryan
ethnic studies, in the definition of
"academic subject matter area, 11 for
purposes of qualifying for a teaching credent:
AB 1454 - Duffy
Specifies that when the director of the
(Chapter 1419)
department of Health Care Services
determines that the services or products
of a provider cost the program more than
their reasonable value the provider shall
be disqualified from participation in the
program, but that no provider shall be
denied reimbursement on such basis unless
provided a public hearing.
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Permits the state, under The Medi-Cal Program,
(Chapter 1420)
in seeking to recover from persons responsible
for conditions requiring medical assistance to
file liens and prosecute actions in the same
manner as employers are permitted in seeking
recovery under the Workmen's Compensation laws
as provided for in the Labor Code.
AB 1534 - Greene, L.
Enacts the California School Testing Act of 1969.
(Chapter 1552)
The bill requires school districts to conduct
testing programs in accordance with rules and
regulations to be adopted by State Board of
Education.
AB 1546 - Zenovich
Authorizes the Commission of Housing and
(Chapter 1546)
Community Development to establish separate
fee schedule for mobilehome park operating
permits to defray enforcement costs where the
Department of Housing and Community Development
is the enforcing agency.
AB 1553 - Zenovich
Authorizes and directs the Director of General
(Chapter 1515)
Services to quit claim, at no cost, "Hammer
Field, adjacent to the Fresno Air Terminal,
to the City of Fresno for extension of their
airport.
AB 1563 - Fong
Permits retired state miscellaneous member to
(Chapter 1554)
receive service credit for service rendered a
committee of the legislature in 1931, 1932, and
1933 and for which he was compensated by Item
256.1 of the Budget Act of 1967.
AB 1587 - Burke
Expands the classes of lifeguard personnel
(Chapter 1516)
included in the definition of "law enforcement
member." Deletes the provision that the rate of
contribution applicable to "law enforcement
members" as included in provision shall apply
only to compensation paid after operative date
thereof.
AB 1799 - Dent
Increases certain filing fees and salaries and
(Chapter 1491)
salary schedules of various attaches in the court:
of Contra Costa County. The bill also adds one
judge to the Contra Costa County Superior Court.
AB 1820 - Greene, B.
As a major vocational education bill (Vocational
(Chapter 1555)
and Technical Training Act of 1969). The bill
makes numerous changes re acceptance of Federal
vocational education funds and creates California
Advisory Committee on Vocational Education which
will be responsible to planning and evaluating
occupational education and training. Further
creates an evaluation staff for the committee.
Creates up to 15vocational regions with regional
committees to direct and advise with respect to
vocational education within the regions. Requires
regional committees to develop Master Plans with
such plans used for development of a Master Plan.
Directs the State Board of Education to use
$150,000 from federal vocational funds for support
of the council.
AB 1821 - Milias
Allows voters to write in name of a candidate for
(Chapter 1556)
President on the primary ballot. Requires the
candidate to file endorsement of his candidacy
not later than 8 days before primary election.
AB 1842 - Fong
Provides assessors with authority to impose an
(Chapter 1557)
escape assessment when an assessee files a
property statement which inaccurately reports
taxable tangible property.
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AB 1883 - Barnes
Defines certain classes of the State Division of
(Chapter 1558)
Forestry employees as firemen for purposes of
facilitating exclusion from Social Security
(OASDI) coverage. Restores full state service
credit for such employees for period under OASDI.
AB 1898 - Brathwaite
Permits teaching experience in private high
(Chapter 1559)
schools accredited by Western Association of
Schools and Colleges to be counted for time as
part of the qualifications for a life diploma.
AB 1929 - Sieroty
Requires public accommodation, defined as a
(Chapter 1560)
building, structure or improved area used
primarily by the general public as place of
gathering or amusement, constructed with private
funds to meet specified standards for use of
public buildings by the physically handicapped.
Specifies that responsibility for enforcement of
such standards under provisions of act is that
of local building department.
AB 1971 - Wilson
Enacts the "California Factory-Built Housing Law"
(Chapter 1422)
The bill sets forth provisions relating to the
regulation of construction.
AB 1973 - Wilson
Permits a redevelopment agency, at the request
(Chapter 1561)
of the legislative body, to prepare applications
for federal programs and grants and to plan and
carry out such programs. The bill requires
legislative body to file with Secretary of State
a copy of ordinance suspending or dissolving an
agency. The bill also expands the property tax
"welfare" exemption of federally financed housing
for elderly or handicapped families to include
such housing financed under the federal Housing
Act of 1968.
AB 1977 - Wilson
Establishes California Low-Income Home Ownership
(Chapter 1562)
Training and Management Program to assist housing
authorities and other housing developers to
conduct programs to train and qualify low-income
families for home ownership.
AB 2026 - MacDonald
Requires licensed physician and surgeon or other
(Chapter 1563)
person, engaged in prenatal care of pregnant
women or attending such women at time of delivery
to obtain blood specimen of such women within
specified period.
AB 2076 - Assembly
Increases the annual compensation of various
Committee on Local Govt. county officers.
(Chapter 1410)
AB 2083 - Knox
Authorizes and prescribes the procedure by which
(Chapter 1564)
any district which is authorized to provide
sewer facilities may incur a bonded indebtedness
with majority, rather than a 2/3rds. vote of
registered voters voting at election on incurring
the indebtedness.
AB 2109 - Chappie
Creates a Vocational Rehabilitation Appeals Board
(Chapter 1565)
composed of five (5) members to be appointed by
the governor, to hear appeals of persons who have
been denied services by, or who are dissatisfied
with the services received from, the Department
of Rehabilitation.
AB 2129 - Wilson
Removes 1968-69 fiscal year limitation on
(Chapter 1566)
appropriation made by Chapter 1437, Statutes of
1968 for study on harmful drugs and hallucino-
genic substances by the Department of Education.
Appropriates an additional $20,000 for the
purposes of Chapter 1437.
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AB 2136 - Lanterman
Authorizes Board of Directors of Southern
(Chapter 1567)
California Rapid Transit District to impose sales
and use tax of one-half of one percent for a
single period of six months in conformity with
provisions providing for administration of such
taxes by Board of Equalization for BART.
Provides question of imposing taxes need not be
presented to voters. Provides for allocation of
funds collected from such tax to be distributed
to district and to cities within district
operating public transportation systems on the
basis of street mileage.
AB 2144 - Brown
Prohibits an insurance company from increasing
(Chapter 1517)
premiums payable on issuance or renewal of a
private passenger automobile insurance policy
because its insured or applicant has been
arrested, cited or convicted for traffic
violations committed while operating a motor
vehicle during his employment if his employer
has submitted to the carrier a written declaration
under penalty of perjury that the applicant or
insured was at the time of such operation so
driving for compensation within the scope of his
employment. The revised bill excepts certain
serious motor vehicle offenses from the operation
of such statute, such as homicide or assault
arising out of operation of a vehicle during
employment, or violations during such time of
certain motor vehicle code provisions such as hit
and run, failure to report an accident, drunken
driving, driving under influence of narcotics or
under influence of drugs.
AB 2189 - Veysey
Requires State Board of Education annually to
(Chapter 1568)
designate not more than 20 elementary school
principals as Outstanding Educators of the Year
on basis of pupils' achievement as measured by
standard reading test. Requires that persons so
designated be principal at school at which at
least one of specified special programs is in
operation.
AB 2213 - Lewis
Permits the Trustees of the California State
(Chapter 1492)
Colleges to waive or reduce tuition fees for a
nonresident graduate student of exceptional
scholastic ability and prior scholastic achieve-
ment who is either employed twenty hours a week
or more, but less than full time, by a state
college cr is enrolled for not less than 10 units.
AB 2218 - Lewis
Deletes the Insurance Codes provision which
(Chapter 1569)
requires that individual hospital, medical, or
surgical insurance policy contain on its face
page either a schedule of coverages or brief
description of the policy.
AB 2219 - Lewis
Provides that no admission or tuition fee shall
(Chapter 1570)
be required for full-time employees of the
California State Colleges, or their children or
spouses.
AB 2239 - Z'berg
Separates the Civil Code provisions relating to
(Chapter 1571)
dance studio contracts from those pertaining to
health studio contracts. Specifies the maximum
amount ($2,500) which may be required by contract
for dance studio lessons and other services. The
bill also provides for cancellation of contract
for dance lessons and other services in specified
circumstances, with return of specified percentage
of fee paid by student.
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AB 2245 - Milias
Authorizes counties and regional park districts
(Chapter 1572)
to impose an areawide privilege tax, not
exceeding $10 per animal per year, on certain
pleasure riding animals for privilege of access
to and use of public areas designated for use by
such animals. Requires revenue to be used for
acquiring and developing riding trails. Payment
of tax may be made a condition to use of riding
trails. Requires taxing agency to provide owner
of animal with durable record of payment of tax.
AB 2271 - Stull
Deletes the requirement that the teacher-pupil
(Chapter 1573)
ratio in automobile driver training classes must
be established in the same manner as such ratios
are established in other classes maintained by
school district.
AB 2281 - Stull
Permits the use of 4 percent interest rather than
(Chapter 1574)
3½ percent interest rate in computing reserves
and cash value for life insurance, and a 5 percen
rate rather than a 4 percent rate in computing
reserves for certain single premium and group
annuities. It will apply to policies or
contracts issued or entered into on or after
January 1, 1970.
AB 2287 - Stull-
Allows Superintendent of Public Instruction to
(Chapter 1575)
designate certain appointive deputies and
associates whose positions are exempt from state
civil service to participate in his place in the
proceedings of boards, commissions, committees
and other governing bodies of which he is a
member, except proceedings of Reapportionment
Commission, Board of Trustees of California State
Colleges and Regents of University of California.
AB 2293 - Bagley
Includes the cost of health and welfare benefits
(Chapter 1518)
provided by the school district within the meanin
of "salaries of classroom teachers, for purposes
of the statute requiring specified percentages
of current expenses of education to be expended
for such salaries.
AB 2300 - Ryan
Defines "full-time certificated nonteaching
(Chapter 1519)
employees" and prescribes the maximum number of
such employees to each 100 full-time equivalent
classroom teachers for the various types of schoo.
districts. The bill requires final apportionment
from the state school fund to be reduced by an
amount equal to the state's share of the full-time
certificated nonteaching employees' salaries for
such position in excess of prescribed maximums.
This provision is effective starting in fiscal
year 1972-73.
SB 172 - Rodda
Authorizes the Superintendent of Public
(Chapter 1494)
Instruction, for fiscal 1968-69 only, to permit
school districts an alternate method of computing
a.d.a. for regular day schools on basis of
attendance of each day of school month rather
than on actual attendance of last day of each
school month.
SB 192 - Richardson
Provides that commencing with the 1970-71 academic
(Chapter 1605
year, tuition fees charged foreign non-resident
students at California State Colleges will be
fixed by the California State College Trustees
at not less than $360. The bill authorizes the
Trustees until spring term of 1973 or until a
current student receives a baccalaureate degree,
to waive fee if the increased fee will cause a
severe financial hardhip on the student.
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SB 305 - Dymally
Repeals obsolete sections of the Education Code
(Chapter 1495)
and updates other sections by amendments. The
bill also contains provisions for a summer
vocational education program aimed to reduce
unemployment among youth and young adults by
broadening existing vocational education programs
to fit into the technological advancements of
our society, and appropriates $71,000 for
1970-71 fiscal year.
SB 533 - McCarthy
Allows contractor with state under State Contract
(Chapter 1496)
Act with approval of the state to require
retained percentage of contract payment under
act normally withheld pending completion of
contract to be paid into escrow and subsequently
to him upon the placing in escrow by him of
eligible securities of an equal or greater amount
SB 647 - Stiern
Adds two alternates for the representatives of
(Chapter 1497)
the Community Colleges on the Coordinating Counci
for Higher Education and deletes one alternate
for the representative of the State Board of
Education.
SB 674 - Way
Provides governor must submit executive
(Chapter 1423)
reorganization plans to Commission on California
State Government Organization and Economy at
least 30 days prior to submission of such plans
to the Legislature and to the legislative counsel
for drafting assistance and a digest prior to tha
SB 677 - Short
Appropriates $50,000 per year from the Motor
(Chapter 1498)
Vehicle Fuel Fund for engineering work done by
the Department of Public Works in assisting the
controller in auditing the distribution of fuel
funds to local agencies.
AB
SB 760 - Milias
Provides that the Department of Finance shall pay
(Chapter 1514)
to counties an amount not exceeding 10 percent of
amount actually expended, rather than amount
annually budgeted, by counties in providing
counsel for persons who are unable to afford
counsel in cases involving violations of state
criminal law and involuntary detention under
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.
SB 836 - Dolwig
Provides for payment of an additional fee of $2
(Chapter 1499)
for filing of first paper of plaintiff and
defendant in Superior Court and an additional
fee of $1 for such filings in Municipal Court
with the funds to be transmitted to the State
Controller for deposit in the Judges' Retirement
Fund.
SB 847 - Stevens
Provides that parents shall provide normal house-
(Chapter 1416)
hold needs of recipient of aid to the disabled
living with them as long as it does not add
appreciably to family expenses, and that such
support shall be considered in determining such
aid.
SB 857 - Deukmej
Requires that the unrelated adult male who resides
(Chapter 1417)
with a family applying for or receiving Aid to
Families with Dependent Children pay to the family
en amount equal to his support cost in accordance
with standards set by Department of Social Welfare
It also requires him and the mother of the family
to present facts of their sharing expenses
agreement, under penalty of perjury, to the
Department of Social Welfare or aid to the
family may be discontinued.
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SB 874 - Moscone
Provides that no tenancy or other estate at will
(Chapter 1500)
or lease in a mobilehome park with respect to any
mobilehome or trailer coach required to be moved
under permit may be terminated except upon the
landlord giving a 60 day written notice.
SB 887 - Teale
Authorizes school districts to establish dropout
(Chapter 1501)
prevention programs in order to encourage pupils
to complete elementary and secondary school
education. Specifies contents of such programs,
and establishes unit within the Office of
Compensatory Education to administer act and
other programs financed under Title VII of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Requires State Board of Education to adopt rules
and regulations to administer act and to approve
allocations of federal funds made under act, and
to distribute descriptions of successful programs
conducted under act.
SB 925 - Song
Requires that per diem wages on public works
(Chapter 1502)
contracts include employer payments for
apprenticeship or other training programs.
SB 982 - Marks
Creates a standard teaching credential with
(Chapter 1503)
specialization in early childhood teaching.
SB 1056 - Stiern
Establishes a Radiologic Technology Certification
(Chapter 1504)
Committee and requires the State Department of
Public Health to adopt regulations governing
the qualification and certification of X-ray
technologists.
SB 1091 - Marks
Provides that recipient of aid to families with
(Chapter 1505)
dependent children in program or rehabilitation
or job training or placement be considered as
unemployed and training not completed until his
income equals the amount of income to which he
and his family are entitled. To be operative
as a demonstrative project in a single urban
county subject to federal approval.
SB 1121 - Stevens
Makes bailiffs of the Supreme Court and courts
(Chapter 1506)
of appeal harbor policemen and port warden and
special officers of the Harbor Department of the
City of Los Angeles, peace officers while engaged
in the performance of the duties of their
employment.
SB 1123 - Schmitz
Revises the Government Code section providing
(Chapter 1507)
pay increases for judges every fourth year based
upon a rise in per capita personal income in
California to provide yearly increase based on
rise in California consumer price index as
compiled by California Department of Industrial
Relations instead.
SB 1127 - Beilenson
Removes the income tax exemption allowed to
(Chapter 1508)
churches on unrelated business income. It also
expands the information reporting requirements
to educational, charitable, and religious
organizations and organizations controlled by
religious organizations. The bill requires the
affected exempt organizations to report the
details relating to income derived from unrelated
business activities and the sources, without
amounts, from other income-producing activities.
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SB 1335 - Carrell
Deletes alternate procedures for tax sales and
(Chapter 1509)
payment of delinquent taxes in installments used
in collection of property taxes on the secured
roll in four equal installments. The bill also
prohibits the State Board of Equalization from
prescribing rules and regulations with respect
to the assessment and equalization of possessory
interests until the lien date in 1971, rather
than until the lien date in 1970.
SB 1387 - Stiern
Appropriates $69,875 from the General Fund to
(Chapter 1510)
the State Department of Public Health in
augmentation of Item 160 of the Budget Act of
1969 to be expended during the 1969-70 fiscal
year for a study of the community water supplies
within the area of Delano, California, to be
available only after the Director of Public
Health has certified to the Department of Financ e
that sufficient federal funds are not available
for the study.
SB 1413 - Stevens
Makes members of a fire department of a local
(Chapter 1511)
agency and persons designated by a local agency
as park rangers peace officers.
SB 1420 - Whetmore
Increases the number of judges of the Orange
(Chapter 1485)
County Superior Court from 21 to 22.
SB 1386 - Marks
Provides that a child of a veteran who was killed
(Chapter 1484)
in World War II can obtain educational benefits
of $50 per month plus tuition and fees for post-
graduate study if such dependent "speaks and
writes at least two Chinese dialects and has not
attained the age of 32 by December 1, 1969.
SB 966 - Bradley
Revises provisions relating to deposit of local
(Chapter 1483)
agency funds to allow pooling of securities
required as collateral to secure such deposits.
The bill designates the Superintendent of Banks
as Administrator of Local Agency Security.
BB 766 - Bradley
Increases the number of judges of the Santa
(Chapter 1482)
Clara Superior Court from 19 to 21.
SB 508 - Grunsky
Provides formulae for determining the relative
(Chapter 1481)
district ability of junior college districts
formed since June 30, 1964, for purposes of
determining minimum state share for construction
costs under the Junior College Construction Act
of 1967.
SB 484 - Lagomarsino
Increases the number of judges in the Santa
(Chapter 1480)
Barbara Superior Court from six to seven.
SB 481 - Marks
Provides for a 5 percent salary increase for
(Chapter 1479)
the psychiatric technician classes in state
civil services beginning July 1, 1969.
SB 300 - Moscone
Exempts from the bank and corporation tax
(Chapter 1478)
certain organizations performing services for
tax-exempt hospitals.
SB 243 - Deukmeji
Increases the number of judges in the Long Beach
(Chapter 1477)
Municipal Court from six to seven.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced he has signed the following
bills with certain deletions and reductions in appropriations:
SB 531 - Marks
Extends into 1972 the provisions regarding
demonstration programs in intensive instruction
in reading and mathematics for low-achieving
pupils in poverty areas. It also continues
into 1972 special teacher employment programs
and school housing aid for compensatory
education programs and for districts impacted
by seasonal agricultural employment.
DELETION
However, the governor objected to the
$9,500,000 appropriation in the bill and
eliminated it.
SB 481 - Marks
Provides for a 5 percent salary increase for
the psychiatric technician classes in state civil
services beginning July 1, 1969.
REDUCTION
The governor reduced the $3,676,633 appropriation
in the bill to $1,838,317.
AB 2204 - Vasconcellos
Authorizes Regents of University of California
to evaluate programs in research, treatment,
and education with respect to drug abuse as part
of its information exchange program relative to
drug abuse. Appropriates $85,000 to Regents of
University of California from General Fund for
expenditure in implementing activities of
regents in this area.
REDUCTION
However, the governor objected to $85,000
appropriation contained in the bill and reduced
it to $30,000.
AB 741 - Ryan
Requires Superintendent of Public Instruction
to establish three-year pilot master teacher
selection program at two selected school
districts; establishes minimum requirements for
master teacher selection panels and the selection
criteria. Provides for issuance of certificates
to persons appointed certified master teachers
and provides that they be paid by employing
school districts an extrastipend, above regular
salary, of $4,000,000 which is to be reimbursed
by state, from money appropriated therefor.
Appropriates $100,000 to Superintendent of Public
Instruction for purposes of act.
Provides that federal funds received for purposes
of act and application fees received pursuant
to act, are in augmentation of appropriation.
REDUCTION
However, the governor objected to the $100,000
appropriation contained in the bill anc. reduced
it to $10,000.
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AB 473 - Quimby
Provides a scholarship of $6,000 maximum over
a period not to exceed six years, with a maximum
of $1,500 per year, to dependents of peace
officers who died in the performance of, or from
injuries incurred in the performance of their
duties if they have demonstrated their financial
need for such scholarships. Provides that this
section shall not be interpreted to allow
admittance of dependents into a state college
or any university in California unless such
dependents are otherwise qualified to gain
admission to such college or university.
DELETION
However, the governor objected to the $11,000
appropriation in the bill and eliminated it.
AB 1362 - Monagan
Provides for "New Careers in Education Program".
The bill authorizes school districts and the
Department of Education to enter into agreements
with institutions of higher education to provide
training and share administrative costs of such
a program. It requires the Director of
Compensatory Education to prescribe rules and
give administrative assistance to the program.
The bill appropriates $125,000 for purposes of
the program.
REDUCTION
The governor reduced the $125,000 appropriation
in the bill to $62,500.
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RELEAS
Immediate
Sacramento, Calif ia
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
9-5-69
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has vetoed the
following bills:
AB 181 - Fenton
Authorizes the appointment of a traffic hearing
officer in municipal court districts having three
or more judges, to fix bail, arraign, or recommend
dismissals in cases involving specified state and
local traffic violations.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "I support
the concept of trained and well-
qualified hearing officers handling traffic offenses.
However, this bill does not provide any qualifications
for traffic hearing officer although the duties of tl
position are judicial in nature. I share the view
of the Judicial Council that minimum qualifications
should be established for any traffic hearing
officer-type position.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
AB 921 - Dunlap
Permits a retired member of State Teachers' Retirement
System who has elected one of the optional settlement:
to revoke the option if he is divorced, had nominated
his previous spouse as his beneficiary, and the divor
decree makes a disposition of the allowance but does
not give the beneficiary an interest in the allowance
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The
financing of a retirement system
is a function of the costs which evolve from its
operation. The election of an option at time of
retirement is taken into consideration in determining
the cost of the retirement system, and the rates of
contributions which are required from the employees
and employers. If persons are permitted after
retirement to change their retirement arrangement,
it forces the retirement system to value all benefits
as if no option had been elected. It forces the
tieing up, actuarially, of the maximum sum of money
which would have been payable had no option been
elected. It will be obligating money unnecessarily
which could be used for funding benefit improvements
in the retirement plan. Furthermore, the legislation
is poorly drawn, and is subject to numerous
interpretations.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
AB 1002 - Sieroty
Excludes psychological or physical conditions brought
about solely through the voluntary administration of
a narcotic or restricted dangerous drug from the type
of injury that must be reported by a hospital or
pharmacy to the police, marshal or sheriff.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The purpose
of this bill is to encourage injured
drug users to seek medical treatment. However there
is no evidence that the required medical reports
deter drug users from seeking medical assistance. In
view of the high rate of narcotic and drug abuse,
especially among our young people, law enforcement
needs every possible investigative weapon at its
disposal. Only through finding victims can law
enforcement agencies trace the drug peddler.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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AB 1231 - Z'berg
Provides that the Capitol ilding and Planning
Commission shall not be affected by Reorganization Pla
No. 1 of 1969.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "Reorganizatio
Plan No. 1 of 1969 transfers the
functions of the Capitol Building and Planning
Commission to the Department of General Services. I
can find no reason why the plan should be modified as
proposed by this bill.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
AB 1320 - McGee
Revises the composition of the Board of Vocational
Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners to provide
for, among other things, removal from the Board of
the public school administrator member.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "Removal of the
public school administrator member
would be detrimental to the functioning of the Board.
At the present time 65 of the 74 accredited vocational
nursing programs are offered by public schools and it
is anticipated that the newly developing psychiatric t
technician programs will also be offered by the
public school system. The knowledge and understanding
of a public school administrator is needed if the
Board is to assist in the training of health personnel
"Accordingly I am returning this bill unsigned." "
AB 1349 - Milias
This bill prescribes a procedure whereby membership
of a grand jury will include three members of the
preceding grand jury.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "There has
been no showing of need for
holdover members of the grand jury. The transition
process from one grand jury to another is now
adequately provided for by legal, judicial and other
official assistance. Prior reports of grand juries
are not only available but the law requires a response
to such reports by the departments affected.
Consequently, new jurors have available these reports
and responses for review.
" Practically speaking, the advantages of holdover jurors
are now available because the old and new grand juries
meet to discuss problems and old committee chairman
meet with new committee chairman to work on detailed
projects. There are potential abuses with holdover
members which are not outweighed by the alleged
advantages. Because of prior experience and desire,
holdover jurors could exercise undue influence over
new inexperienced jurors.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill without my
signature."
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AB 1468 - Duffy
This bill establishes a C ference of County Medi-
Cal Consultants composed of a county Medi-Cal
consultant appointed by the Board of Supervisors
from each county in the state in which county
consultants perform prior authorization functions to
consult with the Department of Health Care Services
regarding prior authorization of services and scope
of services provided by such county consultants.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "I share the
view that the administrators of a
costly and massive program like Medi-Cal need to
avail themselves of the best expertise that physicians
and other health professionals can offer; the county
Medi-Cal consultants' knowledge and experience
constitute advisory resources which the Department
of Health Care Services now uses and will continue
to use. In fact, regularly scheduled meetings have
been held, advice has been requested, and encouragement
has been given to initiate recommendations. I do
not share the view, however, that the Administration
should be mandated to establish what amounts to a
second statutory charge of advising the Department.
"As I have indicated in my reorganization plans, state
government needs to be simplified, not made more
complex. The creation of new boards, commissions,
and conferences inevitably carries with it a
presumed need for staffing and related expense.
"Notwithstanding my disapproval of this legislation,
the expertise of the Medi-Cal consulatants must be
utilized to the greatest advantage. I have the
assurance of the Secretary for Human Relations that
this will continue to be done.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill without my
signature."
AB 1659 - Vasconcellos Requires, with respect to juvenile court orders
to detain a minor, that such order be justified
pursuant to prescribed provisions under existing law.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The need for
this bill is not apparent. The law
already provides that the court shall release a minor
unless certain conditions are met.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill unsigned."
AB 1660 - Vasconcellos Provides that a minor shall not be detained
during the continuance of a jurisdictional
hearing unless the juvenile court finds that specifie<
grounds for detention exist, and establishes a
procedure to determine whether such grounds exist.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The law
already provides that the court
shall release a minor from custody unless these
special conditions exist. This is an unneccessary
piece of legislation.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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AB - 1687 - Mobley
Prohibits the Director of
ocial Welfare from
requiring academic attainment beyond a bachelors
degree as a qualification for any administrative
position in a county welfare department. It
provides that the Department of Social Welfare is
responsible for reviewing medical examination and
determination as to medical eligibility of
applicants for aid to the blind, aid to the potential]
self-supporting blind, and aid to the needy disabled.
The bill eliminates county responsibility for costs
of such medical examinations.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "I object to
the provisions of Assembly Bill No.
1687 which transfer the cost of eye examinations for
applicants for Aid to the Blind and the medical
examinations of applicants of Aid to the Disabled
from the county to state government. This language
was amended in conference without the benefit of
committee review.
"The cost of the administration of public assistance
programs in California has traditionally been paid
by county governments under the state-county
partnership plan of administration. The present cost
sharing arrangement provides that county governments
shall pay 50 percent of the cost of administration
not borne by the federal government and that county
governments shall be responsible for less than 8
percent of the overall cost of assistance payments
for the two programs covered by this bill. It is
estimated that the adoption of this bill would
increase General Fund costs by $1,600,000 annually.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
AB 1732 - Britschgi Requires each city or county building department to
retain an official copy of plans and specifications
for the life of each building which was required to
be designed by a professional engineer or designer
and for which a permit was issued.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "Although
the bill provides that city or
county building departments may prescribe fees to
pay the cost of retention of the material, it is
difficult to determine how such costs could be
analyzed for the unknown "life of the building,"
The mandatory retention of such material, particularly
in our large cities and counties will be very costly.
The retention of such plans should be the responsibili
of the building owner after completion is recorded
by the building department and the permit is closed.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned." "
AB 1804 - Dent
Provides that applications for federal funds for
various forms of student financial aid may be made
directly by the Board of Trustees of the California
State Colleges without prior approval of the
Department of Finance.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The purpose
of review of student assistance
fund request by the Department of Finance is to aid
in the estimating of future matching requirements
and administrative costs to the General Fund. A
review by the Department prior to submission to a
federal agency does afford an opportunity to
anticipate the magnitude of possible increases in
matching funds required, provided that the full reques
is granted by the federal agency. It should also
be noted that grant requests for funds anticipated
in the Governor's Budget are not subject to further
review by the Department of Finance pursuant to
Section 0911.1 of the State Administrative Manual.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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AB 2140 - Davis
Creates a Salmon and Steelnead Advisory Committee
within the Department of Fish and Game. The Committee
shall study and investigate all matters necessary
to develop a program for the preservation, protection,
restoration and enhancement of the salmon and steel-
head trout resources of the state.
Governor Reagan said, "This
REASON FOR VETO:/
administration is in strong
support of the preservation and
enhancement of our great anadromous fishery. For the
past several months the Department of Fish and Game
has completed a series of steps which vastly
strengthen our ability to effectively preserve this
outstanding resource.
"In my reorganization message I noted that the
Department of Fish and Game was moving to reorganize
itself to provide better coordination and improve
operation of our marine fisheries program. I have
approved the reorganization plans for the Department
which created the Marine Fisheries Branch and, more
pertinent to Assembly Bill No. 2140, an Anadromous
Fisheries Branch.
"In addition to these actions, the Director of Fish
and Game has already established a volunteer advisory
committee to participate with the Department to
accomplish the objectives stated in Assembly Bill No.
2140. It is my opinion that the creation of a
statutory committee as provided in this bill will
not only duplicate the programs already under way,
but will cause an unnecessary cost to the license
buyers and the taxpayers.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill unsigned."
AB 2222 - Lewis
This measure makes the Chancellor of the Califom ia
Community Colleges or his designee a non-voting ex
officio member of the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "There has
been no demonstration of any need
for violating the traditional concept of home rule
control which the present composition of the
Commission reflects. There has been no showing of
any breakdown in communication between the Commission
and representatives of the community colleges, since
the Commission has responsibilities other than the
training of peace officers. I question the need to
vest in the Chancellor or his designee a voice in the
control of police recruitment standards, department
counseling, and general police administration--matters
which are outside the Chancellor's area of expertise.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned." "
AB
2316 - Greene, Provides that student body funds may be used to
finance activities for noninstructional periods or
to augment or enrich school district programs.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The language
of Assembly Bill No. 2316 is not
clear. It could cover activities which normally are
considered a legitimate part of the educational
process and which are already provided for by public
funds with adequate controls. On the other hand, the
language could be interpreted to provide for the
financing of projects outside of the generally
accpted educational process, without appropriate
controls.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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AB 2342 - Wilson
Provides that when the holuer of an installment
sales contract institutes a suit to recover one or more
payments, he irrevocably elects his remedy and may not
thereafter repossess the goods and exercise power
of sale if the balance due is less than 50 percent of
the time sale price of the goods.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The Attorney
General's Office has advised me that
this bill as finally amended permits the very situation
which the bill sought to avoid when it was first
introduced in the legislature. Under existing law, a
company may sue a customer for the full amount of
the purchase, or he may repossess the merchandise.
Often when the merchandise is repossessed,
particularly in regard to the sale of used goods, the
company can make extra funds upon the repossession.
Under this bill, the company can not only make
additional funds but also can collect up to 50 percent
of the purchase price, plus attorneys fees and court
costs, besides repossessing the property.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 3 - Alquist
Deletes and amends the present Elections Code provision
dealing with delegates and candidates in the presidenti
primary. The bill provides that candidates on the
ballot will be those found by the Secretary of State
to be recognized candidates throughout the nation
or California for the office of President of the
United States or those whose names are placed on
ballot by means of a petition. The bill permits any
such candidate to withdraw by filing an affidavit that
he is not a candidate.
REASON FOR VETO: See Press Release No. 510.
SB 39 - Carrell
Revises the total monthly income permitted for
admission to children's centers. It requires the
Superintendent of Public Instruction to annually
adjust eligibility figures for admission to such cente
to reflect changes in cost of living as indicated
by the State Personnel Board findings as to
salaries in private industry and state service.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "I agree that
there is a need to adjust the
eligibility requirements for admission to children's
centers. However, the responsibility for making
adjustments in such requirements, should rest with
the legislature. This bill transfers such responsibil
to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned." "
SB 77 - Stiern
Appropriates all unallocated and unexpended funds,
if any, available for the Miller-Unruh Basic Reading
Act to be used for a summer elementary school reading
instruction program.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "These
funds have already been committed
for educational pruposes by the provision of
Assembly Bill No. 606 (Chapter 786, Statutes of 1969)
and the Budget Act of 1969.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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SB 91 - Mills
Appropriates $35,119 from
e General Fund to the
Department of Rehabilitation to augment staff for
the prpose of obtaining additional vending stands
and food service operations and placing blind
operators in such locations.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The 1969-70
Budget provides for sufficient
additional staff to support this worthwhile program.
T1 e additional augmentation provided for in SB 91 is
not necessary.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 100 - Song
Requires public entities to give notice to claimants
of the statute of limitations applicable to lawsuits
against public agencies. The bill also allows late
claims to be filed where the claimant did not have
knowledge of the time limit provided the public
entity had actual notice within the time limit of the
incident giving rise to the claim and the entity is
not prejudiced.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "I object to
the provision of the bill which allow
any late claimant to file a claim stating that he did
not have knowledge of the claim filing requirements.
This amendment would encourage the filing of late
claims and could in effect eliminate the claim
filing requirement. This amendment and its
consequences go far beyond the original recommendation
of the Law Revision Commission. "
"Accordingly, I am returnig the bill unsigned."
SB 111 - Dymally
Requires that by January 1, 1970, the Los Angeles
Coliseum Commission be increased by two members of the
legislature, one appointed by the Senate Committee
on Rules, the other by the Speaker of the Assembly.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "SB 111 is
virtually identical to AB 93 which
I vetoed last year on the grounds that unilateral
amendment of the existing joint powers agreement
would upset the present membership balance of the
agencies who manage and operate the Coliseum Complex,
and that legislative members sitting on the
Commission constitute a violation of the constitutional
requirement of separation of powers. I believe that
these grounds are still valid reasons for not
approving this bill.
"In addition there is a question whether the State,
as one party to the contract, can legally force a
unilateral change upon Los Angeles County and the
city of Los Angeles. Also, the holders of outstanding
bonds may have the right to object to such a
unilateral change in the composition of the Commission
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 158 - Beilenson
Requires that a driver of a motor vehicle involved
in an accident originating from the operation of a
motor vehicle on private property open to public for
parking or fuel, rather than only any street or
highway, which accident results in property damage
in excess of $200 or in bodily injury or in death,
report such accident in the prescribed manner.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The Department
of Motor Vehicles estimates that
this bill would require eight to ten additional
employees. During consideration of SB 158, the reporting minimum for all
accidents was raised to $300. This would have substantially reduced the
number of accidents reported to the Department and the increased workload
generated by this bill would have been balanced by the decreased number of
total accidents. However, the increased limit was stricken from the bill
and the reporting limit now remains at $200. I cannot support the
workload costs created by this bill. Accordingly, I am returning this bill
unsigned."
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SB 326 - Grunsky
Provides that regularly employed coroners and deputy
coroners are peace officers and specifies their
primary duties, and their authority as peace officers.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "A major study
was completed and legislation
enacted in 1968 to reduce and restrict the categories
of persons who should be peace officers. This
legislation adds various new categories. Serious doubt
has been expressed regarding the need for additional
peace officer classes especially so soon after such a
major revision. I have learned that the legislature i
going to continue its study of this subject in the
interim.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 374 - Short
Authorizes establishment of bid processing service
& Zenovich
by subcontractors and prime contractors.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "Substantial
questions have been raised regarding
the Constitutionality of this proposal. The Attorney
General has rendered an opinion detailing his views of
the applicability of federal anti-trust laws to
bid depository operations; he states that this bill
would be in conflict with those federal statutes and,
therefore, unconstitutional.
"The Legislative Counsel also rendered an opinion on
this bill which raises the possibility of unconstitu-
tionality on the same grounds although his opinion is
not as positive as that of the Attorney General.
"Many letters of support and opposition have been
received, both on the merits of the bill and on the
law. However, in view of the problem of constitutional
ity, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 360 - Collier
Appropriates $13,348,647 from General Fund to the
Department of Public Health for purposes of hospital
construction under provisions of California Hospital
Survey and Construction Act.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "Last year when
I approved legislation which provided
$16 million for hospital construction I reaffirmed the
State's policy that the responsibility for funding
future hospital construction must rest at the local
level. I have already approved SB 334 (Chapter 970,
Statutes of 1969) which authorizes the State to
guarantee loans for hospital construction. Since this
alternate method of state assistance for such con=
struction is now available, I am returning Senate
Bill No. 360 unsigned."
SB 468 - Bradley
Requires the Department of Corrections to reimburse
counties and cities for the cost of care and mainten-
ance of parolees held in county or city jails, industri
farms or road camps. The bill requires that the
Secretary of the Human Relations Agency set forth
rules and regulations under which the above
reimbursements shall be made.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "SB 468
would mandate a new "service" of
relatively low priority at a cost to the State of
over $500,000 per year.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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SB 494 - Alquist
Increases contribution of blic employer by 0.14
percent of the compensation paid to the members.
Deletes optional settlement one under Public
Employees' Retirement System and instead provides
that the accumulated contributions not paid as
retirement benefits to a retired member prior to
his death be paid to his designated beneficiary.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "SB 494 adds
annual state cost of $1,500,000.
The necessary funds to implement this proposal have
not been included in the 1969-70 Budget. The
benefit improvement is not of such significance as
would warrant priority over other demands for state
funds in excess of that presently budgeted.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 511 - McCarthy
Provides for special license for educational (school)
psychologists under the "Psychology Licensing Law."
Specifies that persons who are licensed under such
law can perform functions authorized by this act.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The
qualifications required for the
educational psychologist license category are too
low to afford adequate protection to the public. The
bill provides recognition to a class of persons who
perform psychology functions but have lesser
professional qualifications than those required for a
full psychologist's license. For instance, they
could practice psychotherapy without supervision of a
fully qualified psychologist. Creation of a
special license in this field is further
proliferation of license categories, which is not
in the public interest.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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SB 564 - Daukmejian
Would confer "law enforcement member" status
under the Public Employees' Retirement
System on institution fire chiefs and
institution firemen employed by state
agencies other than the Division of Forestry.
It is one of a number of bills presented to
this session of the legislature to provide
similar status for various other groups of
state and local agency employees.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"The extension of such
"law enforcement member" status to groups
of employees beyond those traditionally
recognized as entitled thereto, such as
local policemen and fire fighters and high-
way patrolmen is the subject of a pending
task force study report. The tentative
recommendations are that there be no addi-
tions to the member groups now entitled to
law enforcement member benefits.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
SB 744 - Collier
Appropriates $600,000 from the State Water
Quality Control Fund to the State Water
Resources Control Board for a loan to the
City of Healdsburg for construction of
sewage facilities.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"The State Water Resources
Control Board has the responsibility of ad-
ministering the State Water Quality Control
Fund and had adopted rules and regulations
following public hearings to fairly determine
priorities among applicants for the avail-
able funds. Loans should continue to be
made in accordance with this established
procedure. Approval of this legislation
would tend to upset the orderly procedure
by which the needs in this program area
have been heretofore met.
"The State Water Resources Control Board
has advised me that a loan to Healdsburg
could jeopardize the solution of the sewage
problems in the Lake Tahoe Basin because of
the limited resources available in the Water
Quality Control Fund.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed.
SB 775 - Teale
Offers State and University employees a third
chance to select OASDI coverage. It also
coordinates the Legislators' Retirement
System with Social Security as of January 1,
1964.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"I question the need to
provide state and university employees a
third opportunity to elect OASDI coverage.
This bill will require increased state
retirement contributions of approximately
$150,000 per year.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed."
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SB 805 - Burgener
Provides additional llowance, as specified,
for support of driver training instruction
for physically handicapped and educationally
handicapped minors. Requires training to
be given by qualified teachers, as prescribed.
Delcares legislative intent in regard to
such driver training instruction.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"The author has requested
that I not approve Senate Bill No. 805 be-
cause it would chapter out provisions for
special education contained in Assembly Bill
No. 606 (Chapter 786, Statutes of 1969).
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
SB 843 - Beilenson
Amends the Pharmacy Act to permit licensees
of the Pharmacy Board to sell prophylactics
to unmarried persons 18 years of age and
younger and permit persons to give pro-
phylactics to each other as long as such
prophylactics comply with standards pre-
scribed by law or adopted by the board
pursuant to law.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"I am certainly aware of
the high incidence of venereal disease,
particularly among our young people.
However, I seriously question whether the
unlimited availability of prophylactics will
solve this admittedly difficult problem.
The moral issue inherent in this bill must
outweigh whatever medical advantages which
might result from its approval.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
SB 865 - Short
Appropriates $1,900,000 to the Department of
Education, in augmentation of appropriations
for support and other purposes, to be appor-
tioned by the Department for the purpose of
the expansion of the enrollment of severely
handicapped minors and multi-handicapped
minors in development centers for handicapped
minors.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"Any expansion on a pri-
ority basis with other governmental expense
items during hearings on the budget bill.
"The augmentation now provided in this bill
was requested on March 10, 1969, by the
Department of Education for the 1969-70 Budget.
This was well after known available funds
were allocated on a priority basis for the
1969-70' year. Accordingly, I am returning the
bill unsigned."
SB 883 - Collier
Establishes and increases various fees and
privilege taxes for commercial and sport
fishing for salmon and steelhead. It re-
quires that the gross revenue which is
deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation
Fund from some of these revenues shall be
matched by an annual appropriation from the
General Fund to be used for salmon preserva-
tion and restoration programs.
REASON FOR VETO: "Governor Reagan said:
SB 883 provides that
approximately $215,000 from the General
Fund would be dedicated annually for a special
fisheries program more appropriately financed by a special fund. I have
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SB 883 (continued)
already approved AB 2232 which will provide
an additional $800,000 in revenue for the
Fish and Game Preservation Fund through
increases in certain commercial fishing fees
and licenses.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
SB 916 - Petris
Sanctions privately organized projects for
the control, prevention and rehabilitation
of delinquency, which are community-based
and provide housing and out-of-home counsel-
ing for both delinquents and those showing
tendencies for delinquency. Authorizes them
to receive payment for youths placed in the
projects on probation and parole. Provides
21-year age limit on those living in project.
Exempts operation of residential facilities
from licensing provisions for facilities for
the care of children under 16 years.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"This bill provides for
the sanction of privately organized projects
for the control and rehabilitation of delin-
quents in a group home setting. However, it
would exempt the operation of the residential
facility from licensing provisions for
facilities that care for children under 16
years of age. SB 916 would require the
Department of Youth Authority to set standards
and approve projects that are established
under the bill but makes no provision for
the additional cost of implementing standards
and approving projects. Accordingly, I am
returning the bull unsigned.'
SB 949 - Short
Provides that a minor who is arrested for a
felony without a warrant may petition the
court for an order sealing all the records
in the case if no complaint was filed after
the arrest. It makes it mandatory on the
court to grant relief if the court finds the
person is eligible for such relief. The
section would apply to arrests made before
as well as after the effective date of the
bill.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"SB 949 would extend the
concept of sealing of records, presently
limited to misdemeanors, to felony offenses.
Since the study of sealing of records is
still continuing, further legislation in this
subject area should be deferred until the
study is completed.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
SB 1017 - Lagomarsino
Exempts from the sales tax tangible personal
property incorporated into an aircraft to
be used or operated by the manufacturer as
a common carrier for outsize cargo.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"Applies to one corpora-
tion. It is an extension of an existing
exemption for a property incorporated into
an aircraft which is to be leased to a common
carrier. The purpose of the existing exemp-
tion is to protect the California aircraft
industry when it is dealing with third
parties. The extension of the exemption
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SB 1017 (continued,
proposed by this bi
is not consistent with
that purpose since it would cover a situation
in which a California manufacturer is dealing
with itself as a common carrier, rather than
dealing with a third party. Moreover, this
provision would exempt from tax property
purchased by a manufacturer for its own use.
"It is estimated that the exemption proposed
by this bill will result in a revenue loss
of $480,000 to the state and $120,000 to
local government.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
SB 1080 - Walsh
Provides that final completion and acceptance
of a project shall not await settlement of
legal action against the state or employee
thereof, to which the contractor is not a
party.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"This bill does not accom-
plish the intended purpose of precluding
withholding percentage payment on contracts
under the State Contract Act or State Col-
lege Contract Act because of pending legal
action against the contracting agency or
employee thereof to which the contractor
is not a party. Any change which removes
the safeguard the state presently has by
withholding a percentage of the contract
price, until the contractor is absolutely
cleared of a possibility of a third party
suit relating to any legal action pending
against the state would not be acceptable.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
SB 1147 - Rodda
Amends the Education provision dealing with
the right of teachers to join employee
organizations of their own choice and to
have a voice in the formulation of educational
policy, adds that academic senates and
faculty councils established by a school
district in a junior college may represent
the faculty in making recommendations on
academic and professional matters to the
administration and governing boards of the
district.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The
Board of Governors of the
Community Colleges, has given a high priority
to the development of the best possible means
of providing members of junior college
faculties with an equitable means of
communicating their respective views on a
statewide basis. It would be undesirable to
mandate a specific approach at this time
without first considering approaches recommend
by the Board of Governors.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
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SB 1165 - Dymally
Appropriates $500,000 to the Department of Social
Welfare for preschool education.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "The 1969-70
Budget already contains $16,480,000
for preschool education, funded one-fourth from the
General Fund and three-fourths from Federal funds.
"The preschool program has proven to be an
effective method of preparing children of needy
families for kindergarten. However, I believe that
all program increases should be considered at the
same time as part of the overall budget process.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 1168 - Dymally
Requires school districts to maintain for each
employee a single, separate personnel file
containing all matter which may serve as a basis
for affecting the status of his employment except for
matters obtained or prepared for the purpose of
initial employment. The bill makes such file open
for inspection of the employee and requires that
the school district give copies of such records to
the employee upon request.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "Senate Bill
No. 1168 has potential for
impairing the effectiveness and the validity of the
merit system for securing and promoting school
employees. The requirement that ratings and
examination papers be made available to the employee
may tend to inhibit objective evaluation of candidates
for promotion by raters and screening committees.
"The bill also imposes extra costs on each school
district. The financial burden on the larger school
districts would be substantial.
"The subject of this bill should be considered again
next year in order that the interests of both the
employee and the school district can be considered
together.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill unsigned."
SB 1185 - Coombs
Increases membership of the State Building Standards
Commission from 10 to 12. The bill also provides
that the governor shall appoint one electrical
contractor or engineer and one mechanical contractor
or engineer to the commission, and specifies that
terms of new members expire January 1, 1972 and
January 1, 1974.
Governor Reagan said, "Any
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increase in the membership of the
State Building Standards Commission
must be deferred until there is an opportunity to
more fully assess the Commission's role in state
government.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 1258 - Moscone
Declares that the Board of Pilot Commissioners and the
Pilotage Rate Committee for the Bays of San Francisco,
San Pablo and Suisun shall not be affected by
Reorganization Plan No. 1 and that specified
provisions of law relating to these bodies shall
remain in effect notwithstanding any other provisions
of law. Eliminates provisions limiting hearings
and reports by Pilotage Rate Committee to biennial
reports. Establishes procedure for hearings.
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ASON FOR VETO: Governor agan said, "The functions
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of the Board of Pilot Commissioners
and pPilotage Rate Committee can and should be
transferred to the local governments of the bay area.
During discussions with representatives of the San
Francisco Bay Bar Pilots Association it was agreed
that the termination date for the Board and the
Committee would be extended for a period not to exceed
three years. In addition it was agreed that these
two entities would be placed under the jurisdiction
of the Department of Harbors and Watercraft during
the time that the local government structure was being
established. SB 1258 does not provide for a terminate
date before which transfer of these functions to
local government takes effect nor does it place the
Board and the Committee within the jurisdiction of
the Department of Harbors and Watercraft. I have,
therefore, vetoed this bill and urge that the nine
bay area counties begin formulating plans to operate
both the Board of Pilot Commissioners and the Pilotage
Rate Committee at the local level.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 1262 - Wedworth
Requires that, in addition to the 50 cents allocated
to counties for each application for a homeowner's
property tax exemption, the difference between such
amount and the actual cost to the county of
processing each application, as certified by the
county auditor, shall be paid to the county, but
not to exceed 90 cents for each certified application.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "SB 1262 contai
a potential additional General Fund
cost of $1 million in 1969-70. No provision was
made for this added cost in the Budget Act of 1969.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
SB 1432 - Short
Provides for an allowance to school districts for
education of educationally handicapped minors who
reside in the district and for whom adequate
educational facilities do not exist and cannot
reasonably be provided, such allowance to be paid
to parent or guardian for tuition at public or
private nonsectarian school.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said, "I have
already approved AB 95 (Chapter 1,
Statutes of 1969), a comprehensive measure which also
deals with the payment of tuition allowance to
parents of handicapped children. Since this bill
and AB 95 amend different sections of the
Education Code, it is necessary that SB 1432 be
vetoed to avoid any possible legal conflicts.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill without my
signature."
SB 687 Dolwig
Would extend eligibility for the incentive retire-
ment allowance to judges over age 70 who have served
over 30 years as a judge and have contributed to the
Judges' Retirement Fund since the enactment of the
Judges' Retirement Law.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said: "The
incentive retirement provisions
of the Judges' Retirement Law have proven to be an
effective method of encouraging judges to retire at
age 70. Senate Bill 687 tends to defeat the incen-
tive retirement provisions by permitting judges to
work beyond age 70 without losing the benefits that
accrue with retirement at age 70.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill unsigned."
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed Assembly Bill 61, the
so-called "topless-bottomless bill"
"In the final analysis, it is up to the citizens of every
city and county to determine the moral and cultural standards of their
community," the governor said, in signing the legislation by
Assemblyman Floyd Wakefield (R-Southgate).
"The State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has
waged a long, intensive campaign to enforce laws against lewd performances
in liquor establishments. Its efforts have been thwarted by the courts.
"This bill will permit local government to accomplish what
ABC has been trying to do on their behalf," the governor said.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed the Family Law Act.
calling it a step towards removing some of the trauma between a
couple which is harmful not only to their children but also to society
as a whole.
The measure, S.B. 252, authored by Senator Donald Grunsky,
(R-Watsonville) and James A. Hayes (R-Long Beach) calls for revision
of state divorce laws.
"Divorce is a tragic thing and while we cannot eliminate it
or its causes through legislation, this bill will do much to remove
the sideshow elements of many divorce cases.
"I believe it is a step towards removing the
acrimony and bitterness between a couple that is harmful not only to
their children but also to society as a whole.
"While this bill contains some technical flaws which
should be corrected through legislation--and the authors assure me that
toward correcting
theywill be--it goes a long way
some abuses in our present
system," the governor said.
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Governor Ronald Reagan, emphasizing that his 1969-70 state
budget already provides for the establishment of three new regional
mental retardation centers in the state, announced today he has signed
a bill (AB-148 - McDonald) which echo's his earlier budget action.
In signing the measure, the governor said he appreciates "the
legislative endorsement of the administration's program in this vital
area"
However, he emphasized that his action on the bill is strictly
perfunctory since his current budget already appropriates $5,040,439 for
operation of mental retardation centers, including funds to establish
three new regional centers.
Last year's budget for the program was $2,434,868.
Based on the budget act and the existing statutory authorization
the Department of Public Health has already signed a contract with a
local organization to operate one of the centers, has forwarded a
signed contract to a local group for the second, and is negotiating
with the third.
One of the new centers, the far northern, will officially open
September 20. It is based in Redding with a branch in Chico and will
serve a nine-county area in Northeastern California.
A second, the tri-county center, will serve Santa Barbara,
Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. Public health officials expect
the center to open in November.
Negotiations are now under way with the children's hospital
in Orange County to serve that area. The tentative schedule calls for
the center to be in operation early next year.
The three new centers bring to nine the number authorized.
Four centers were authorized by the last Governor's budget. One was
opened in San Diego last November. Opening of others in Sacramento,
San Jose, and Fresno was delayed by litigation which was subsequently won
by the state. The centers are now in the process of recruiting staff
and getting started.
The far-northern center will serve Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen,
Shasta, Trinity, Tehema, Glenn and Butte counties under arrangements
already concluded and also is expected to serve Plumas County.
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California took another major step toward the control of noise
pollution today when Governor Ronald Reagan signed legislation
requiring the adoption of airport noise standards.
"This legislation should accomplish several major objectives,
not the least of which is bringing relief to ears of people who live
near airports," the governor said. "It will also provide an incentive
to airlines and aircraft manufacturers to work for the development
of quieter aircraft, and will alert airport management to consider
the effect of noisy airport operations when building new facilities
or expanding existing airports."
The bill (AB 645, Foran) resulted from interim hearings on airport
noise held by his committee in 1968.
The bill, which carries an urgency clause and will take effect
immediately, requires that the State Department of Aeronautics adopt
noise standards not in conflict with federal law for all airports
operating under departmental permit.
Governor Reagan shortly will announce the appointment of a seven-
member advisory committee to assist the Aeronautics Department, under
Director Joseph R. Crotti, in drawing up the noise regulations, which
will go into effect on January 1, 1971.
After that date, violations of the noise standards will become
misdemeanors carrying a $1,000 fine levied against the aircraft
operator.
AB 645 received the active support of State Secretary for
Business and Transportation, Gordon C. Luce, who said that a number
of school districts have found that aircraft noise increases the cost
of education in the vicinity of airports.
"In the Los Angeles area alone, about 40 schools are subjected
daily to aircraft noise and one has been closed because of it,"
Luce pointed out.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed five bills
(AB-68, AB 638, AB 720, AB 1719, and SB 426) which authorize construction
of various local flood control projects in the state,
In a statement, the governor said:
"For some time, this administration has been concerned that the
beneficiaries of flood control projects such as these, ones who receive
flood protection, have not participated in their financing. It is
inequitable for the general taxpayer of California to bear the costs of
these projects without requiring local interest to carry their fair
share of the financial load.
"During the past 10 years the state has expended over $138 million
for acquisition of lands, easements and rights of way and utility
relocations in connection with flood control projects.
"The question of local financing of the non-federal costs must be
resolved.
"I am today publicly giving notice to the members of the legislature
that my administration will propose a solution to this question next
January. Until this question is resolved, no further project
authorization bills will receive favorable consideration.
"The Task Force on Efficiency and Economy recommended this course
of action, as has the Department of Water Resources, the State Reclamation
Board, and the Department of Finance. If a flood control project is
needed, the direct beneficiaries should be willing to pay a portion of
the cost.
"Our proposal will, no doubt cause considerable debate when it is
presented to the legislature. Nonetheless, this issue must be faced and
resolved at the earliest possible time, " the governor said.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the
following bills:
SB 29 - Harmer
Exempts state colleges as well as Uni-
(Chapter 1429)
versity of California from purchasing
supervision of Department of General
Services for purchases not exceeding
$500.
SB 57 - Grunsky
Changes the boundary of specified area
(Chapter 1430)
in Monterey County within which state-
owned tide and submerged lands may not
be leased for oil or gas purposes and
provides that the State Lands Commission
shall not permit the taking of cores or
other samples by means of drilling oper-
ations on or under tide or submerged
lands within the specified areas.
SB 80 - Coombs
Requires contracts subject to State Con-
(Chapter 1462)
tract Act or State College Contract Law
to include provisions authorizing sub-
mission of disputes over monetary claims
of less than $25,000, in the aggregate
at option of either party, to a deter-
mination of rights, and makes provisions
for such claims and hearings under such
provisions.
SB 108 - Alquist
Permits indemnification to private citi-
(Chapter 1431)
sens for damages suffered while rescuing
a person in immediate danger of injury or
death as a result of fire, drowning, or
other catastrophe.
SB 220 - Teale
Provides for salary increase for all
(Chapter 1432)
county superintendents of schools.
SB 737 - Sherman
Provides that juvenile hall group coun-
(Chapter 1463)
selors and supervisors engaged in the
custody and control of youths detained
under physical security, may be deemed
to be safety members in counties under
the County Employees Retirement Law of
1937 in counties in which the board of
supervisors makes the provisions
applicable.
SB 767 - Rodda
Provides that a classified employee of =
(Chapter 1433)
school district who transfers to another
district shall have accumulated unused
sick leave transferred with him rather
than transferring accumulated unused sick
leave and other benefits only if the dis-
trict transferred to agrees. Requires
that transfer shall be in the same manner
as provided for certificated employees.
Makes section applicable to school dis-
tricts who have adopted the merit system.
SB 795 - Way
(Chapter 1434)
Provides that all districts rather than
only unified districts shall be provided
special additional transportation allow-
ance for sparsely populated areas if the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
determines that the transportation expense
of the district for the preceding fiscal
year is substantially affected by sparsity
of population.
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SB 010 - Schmitz
Provides that officers and employees of
(Chapter 1465)
the United States, state, city or county,
rather than just state and local law
enforcement officers, may be given access
to written pupil records re pupils of
junior college, college, or university
when needed in the course of their duties
without judicial process.
SB 825 - Deukmejian
Provides a 10 percent special tax credit
(Chapter 1464)
against the taxes imposed under the Per-
sonal Income Tax Lav for the 1969 calen-
dar year and for fiscal years beginning
in 1969. This credit would be allowed
on the 1969 return. The credit is limited
to $100 in the case of a single person or
a married person filing a separate return
and to $200 in the case of a head of house-
hold or a married couple filing a joint
return.
SB 044 - Beilenson
Revises provisions relating to the dis-
(Chapter 1435)
play and advertising of prophylactics.
SB 385 - Collier
Appropriates $100,000 from General Fund
(Chapter 1450)
to Department of Aeronautics to partici-
pate in the West Coast Air Corridor
Study Program to study, evaluate and
eventually test the short-haul systems
of air transportation.
SB 886 - Collier
Authorizes the State Controller, at any
(Chapter 1437)
time after the 20th day of January of
each calendar year, to transfer moneys
from Motor Vehicle Fund to the State
Highway Fund for specified purpose, and
requires that such transfers be agreed
to by the State Controller and the Direc-
tor of Public Works.
SB 923 - Short
Provides for a single annual fee of $350
(Chapter 1467)
for holders of off-sale general licenses.
SB 1065 - McCarthy
Makes it mandatory for an officer pro-
(Chapter 1438)
ceeding under the implied consent law to
advise a person arrested for driving
under the influence that he has a choice
of a chemical test of his blood, breath
OF urine.
SB 1079 - Walsh
Provides that local agencies shall with-
(Chapter 1439)
hold 5 rather than 10 percent from pro-
gress payments on construction projects
and may withhold 10 percent.
SB 1186 - Coombe
Requires mortgage, deed of trust or other
(Chapter 1468)
instrument securing loan, any of proceeds
of which may be used for construction of
improvements on real property, to bear
designation "Construction Trust Deed" and
specified information regarding real pro-
perty and lender on face of the instrument.
Requires the county recorder in the county
where instrument is recorded to indicate
in general index of official records that
such instrument secures construction loan.
SB 1261 - Deulmejian
Provides that except for judges of the
(Chapter 1469)
Supreme Court or court of appeal who are
nominated or appointed by the Governor to
fill a vacancy, every candidate for judi-
cial office must file a declaration of
intent not more than 15, instead of 10,
nor less than 4 days before first day
nomination papers may be circulated.
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SB 1206 - Burgener
Replaces the Director of Mental Hygiene
(Chapter 1471)
with Secretary of the Human Relations
Agency in the program providing services
for the mentally retarded.
SB 1389 - Moscone
Provides for detention of inebriates for
(Chapter 1472)
72 hours' treatment and evaluation under
the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act. Requires
approval of treatment facility by the
Director of Mental Hygiene in order to
receive Short-Doyle financing. To apply
only in those counties in which boards
of supervisors adopt a resolution to that
effect.
SB 1398 - Moscone
Provides for creation of physical therapy
(Chapter 1440)
corporations pursuant to the Moscone-
Knox Professional Corporations Act.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation that establishes
a system of innovative schools designed to test and put into practice
new and more effective methods of teaching reading and mathematics
in California's elementary schools.
The measure (AB 1035, Monagan) creates a nine-member non-salaried
Educational Research Commission to administer the pilot program.
"Although California leads the nation in its commitment to
education, we continue to be faced with an intolerable drop-out rate
in our schools," Governor Reagan said. "Public schools also confront
charges that many graduates of our present system are not truly
educated and are ill-equipped for advanced study.
"The innovative schools established under this bill will provide
a creative atmosphere in which extensive research may be made in
testing the effectiveness of educational methods currently being used
and to develop and test new classroom techniques.
"The goal of these programs is to help guarantee that California
will receive better results for the billions of dollars the taxpayers
devote to education."
Pupils in the innovative programs to be established by the end of
1972 would attend the classes on a voluntary basis, within the regular
school environment. Enrollment will be limited initially to grades 1
to 3 and the emphasis will be on improving the teaching of reading and
mathematics.
"Early achievement in these basic subjects is the key to learning
success in the higher grades," Governor Reagan said.
The innovative schools will be able to explore and test successful
teaching methods already used in other states, by private institutions
and by educational programs utilized in private industry.
"If our school system is to produce the highly-motivated, intell-
igent and educationally advanced students that today's technical society
demands, we must discover and institute improved methods of teaching in
the public schools," the governor said. "The development of our
current high level of industrial technology required private industry
to adopt and apply new and scientific methods. Our public schools must
demonstrate this same adaptability."
Speaker Monagan's legislation is an important first step toward
developing space age techniques for teaching a space age generation.
Two members of the Educational Research Commission would be
appointed by the Speaker, two by the Senate Rules Committee and five
members would be appointed by the Board of Education.
The legislation directs the State Board of Education to finance
for the money from California's allotment of federal education funds
under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
The initial allocation for the innovative school program would be
$512,000 in 1969-70. This would rise to $2,284,000 in 1970-71 and
$4,459,000 in 1971-72.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 5 - Burke
Repeals the provision making school district
(Chapter 1441)
maximum tax rate provision ineffective after
July 1, 1971.
AB 60 - Wakefield
Requires Department of Motor Vehicles to issue
(Chapter 1442)
to any person holding an unexpired license for
a class D radio station in the Citizens Radio
Service issued by the Federal Communications
Commission one set of special license plates
inscribed with the official call sign of the
applicant assigned by the FCC, in lieu of
regular license plates. Authorizes department
to charge fee of $20 for initial registration
and whenever the vehicle or ownership of the
vehicle is changed and $10 fee each succeeding
year at registration, in addition to regular
registration fee.
AB 148 - MacDonald
Requires the State Department of Public Health
(Chapter 1476)
to establish three new regional centers for
the mentally retarded from money appropriated
for that purpose in the Budget Act of 1969.
AB 638 - Davis
Adopts and authorizes the North Fork of the
(Chapter 1443)
Feather River near Chester flood control
project for state participation for the cost
of local cooperation subject to future
recommendation to the legislature by the
State Reclamation Board. Requires the
reclamation board to give assurances to the
Secretary of the Army of local cooperation
in connection with the project.
AB 647 - Townsend
Establishes a $10 registration and licensing
(Chapter 1444)
fee for privately owned school buses, as
defined, operated in a specified manner under
contract with private school or nonprofit
educational organization by owner or operator
of bus. Exempts such school buses from
payment of all other fees but is not
applicable to any schoolbus which is operated
pursuant to any contract which requires the
public school district or nonprofit educational
organization to pay any amount representing
the costs of registration and weight fees
unless and until the contract is amended to
require only the payment of an amount
representing the fee required by this bill.
AB 678 - Cullen
Requires Department of Social Welfare to
(Chapter 1445)
inform Department of Motor Vehicles of all
applicants for or recipients of aid to the
blind. Requires department of motor vehicles
to inform department of social welfare of such
applicants or recipients who hold valid
driving licenses.
AB 887 - Quimby
Authorizes a two-year pilot program of home
(Chapter 1446)
television for adults in Los Angeles.
Allocates $250,000 annually from federal funds
for the two-year costs of the program.
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AB 1108 - Dunlap
Provides that the boundary line or land
(Chapter 1447)
bordering upon tidal wat $ or a navigable
stream in the Sacramento-san Joaquin Delta,
is located at the ordinary high-water mark
when such land borders upon tidal lands not
under private ownership. The boundary line
is located at the low-water mark when such
land borders on a navigable stream where
there is no tide or where such lands consist
of privately-owned tidelands. In both cases,
the high-or low-water mark is construed to be
where it existed upon the effective date of
section and "from time to time thereafter"
where for 30 years continuously the land,
including any accretion, (a) has been occupied
openly and notoriously under claim of title,
(b) all taxes have been paid by the occupier,
and (c) a deed or map describing or depicting
the boundaries of the land has been recorded.
AB 1129 - Moretti
Permits the Santa Clara County Transit District
(Chapter 1448)
to operate charter bus service subject to the
following limitations:
a. No bus equipment which is designed solely
for charter service shall be purchased.
b. The board shall hold a public hearing
prior to adopting a charter rate schedule
or any amendment thereof. Notice of the
hearing shall be mailed to each charter-
party carrier operating within the district
at least 30 days prior to the hearing.
C. Charter service shall originate and
terminate within the area served by the
district unless a private charter-party
carrier requests the district to provide
service beyond the area served by the
district.
This measure is effective only if the voters
of Santa Clara County vote a transit district
as authorized by SB 49, Chapter 180, Statutes
of 1969.
AB 1186 - Knox, et al
Amends the Land Conservation Act of 1965 by
(Chapter 1473)
providing that an agricultural preserve may
be an area devoted to open space as well as
agricultural and compatible uses. Scenic
highway corridors and wildlife habitat areas
are also included in the types of land which
may be restricted under the land conservation
act. In addition, the bill allows saltponds,
managed wetland areas and submerged areas to
be designated agricultural preserves as open
space.
AB 1300 - Hayes
Increases salary of administrative director of
(Chapter 1449)
the courts from $30,000 to $36,687, of the
clerk of the supreme court from $22,000 to
$26,565, of the reporter of decisions of the
supreme court and of the courts of appeal from
$19,500 to $23,546, and of the clerk of the
appellate districts.
AB 1340 - Duffy
Provides for voluntary area planning programs
(Chapter 1451)
with respect to construction and expansion of
hospitals and related health facilities,
including facilities licensed by the Department
of Mental Health.
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AB 1341 - Duffy
Prohibits director of Health Care Services
(Chapter 1452)
from paying any hospital facility securing a
license after July 1, 1970, to cover a new
facility or additional bed capacity or the
conversion of existing bed capacity to a
different license category, unless such
facility has received a favorable final
decision by the voluntary area health planning
agency, the consumer members of a voluntary
area health planning agency acting as an
appeals body, or the Health Planning Council.
To become operative only upon enactment of
AB 1340.
AB 1474 - MacDonald
Provides that the Department of Alcoholic
(Chapter 1466)
Beverages Control, before accepting any
applications for intercounty transfer of
onsale general licenses, publish notice of
intention to accept such applications. The
bill authorizes the Department, if it is
determined that there have been less applicants
than on-sale general licenses available at the
end of the current application period, may
provide for a secondary application period
within 90 days of the conclusion of the
original application period. The bill also
provides for the creation of an on-sale
general bona fide public eating place
intermittent dockside license for vessels of
more than 15,000 tons displacement.
AB 1482 - Johnson
Authorizes director of the department of
(Chapter 1475)
public works to lease non-operating right-of-
way parcels to public agencies for public
purposes. The bill provides that the
director may contribute towards the cost of
developing local parks and other recreational
facilities on such parcels, and that he may
accept for such state contribution any
substantial benefits the state will derive
from local agency's undertaking maintenance
or landscaping costs which would otherwise be
the obligation of the state.
AB 1486 - Veysey
Provides for selection by the Superintendent
(Chapter 1454)
of Public Instruction of 20 school districts
as "experimental driver training districts",
and for entering into contracts between such
districts and certified commercial driving
schools for training of students in automobile
driving.
AB 1668 - Foran
Grants to City and County of San Francisco,
(Chapter 1474)
free of public trust for purposes of
navigation, commerce, and fisheries, all right,
title, and interest in certain described
parcels of land, subject to specified
reservations. Requires such lands to be sold
at a price equal to the fair market value of
the state's interest, to be determined as
specified. Requires proceeds to be used to
retire bonded indebtedness incurred for San
Francisco Harbor improvements and for which
the state is primarily liable. Authorizes
action to be brought, as specified, to
establish title to such lands.
AB 1705 - Beverly
Would reduce the tax rate on gress premiums
(Chapter 1455)
received upon policies or contracts issued in
connection with a pension plan or profit-
sharing plan from 1.0 to 0.5 percent for
1969 and thereafter.
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AB 1719 - Quimby
Authorizes the Cucamonga Creek Flood Control
(Chapter 1456)
Project of the corps of gineers for state
participation under the State Water Resources
Law of 1945 and the Flood Control Law of 1946.
State participation is limited to payment of
lands easements and rights-of-way costs
needed for project construction.
AB 1775 - Duffy
Requires Health Planning Council to review
Chapter 1457)
and pass upon all project grant applications
for public funds that relate to health and
which are administered either directly or
indirectly by state agencies, except funds
appropriated by legislature, and specifies
what review shall include.
AB 1787 - Conrad
Eliminates the requirement that declarations
(Chapter 1470)
of intention to run for the Assembly or the
Senate be filed with the secretary of state.
AB 1830 - Miller
Requires uniformed peace officer to wear
(Chapter 1458)
identification badge, nameplate, or other
device which bears his identification number
or name.
AB 1896 - Murphy
Makes $146, 100 appropriated in Chapter 1461,
(Chapter 1459)
Statutes of 1968, available for expenditure
by the Department of Parks and Recreation
during fiscal year 1969-70 for construction
of a groin at Capitola State Park.
AB 2265 - Zenovich
Adds a new chapter to the Public Utilities
(Chapter 1460)
Code which is to be referred to as the Downed
Aircraft Search and Location Act. It declares
that it is the policy of the state that all
civil aircraft, with certain enumerated
exceptions, located for tax purposes in s'tate
be equipped with an approved device capable
of indicating by radio transmission the
position of the aircraft when grounded.
AB 2315 - Bagley
Authorizes financial corporations to elect to
(Chapter 1461)
offset, in whole or in part, various taxes
against the franchise tax imposed pursuant
to the Bank and Corporation Tax Law over a
period of 4 years, rather than providing for
such offsets for the income year to which the
tax relates.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has vetoed
the following bills:
AB 130 - Karabian
Provides that school districts may
establish and maintain a summer
program of tutoring, counseling,
and other academic assistance for
potential dropouts. The bill directs
the State Board of Education to
allocate not less than 25 percent.
of fund received pursuant to Title
VIII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, to support
such summer dropout programs.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan
said:
"AB 130, by specifying that at least
25% of Title VIII ESEA funds shall
be used for a summer dropout program
damages the effectiveness of programs
already in operation that now rely
on these funds.
Accordingly, I am returning the bill
unsigned."
AB 723 - Deddeh
Repeals the Military and Veterans
Code provision requiring the denial
of a loan application of a female
veteran because of a loan acquired
by her husband, and permits the
purchase of successive properties
with Cal-Vet loans in prescribed
cases.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"This bill largely
duplicates the provisions of AB 596
(Chapter 1591, Statutes of 1969),
which I have already signed. Approval
of this bill is therefore unnecessary"
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill
unsigned.'
AB 740 - Ryan
Enacts the Teacher Licensing and
Preparation Law of 1969. It transfers
the credential issuance and renewal
administration from the State Board
of Education to a newly created
Commission for teacher Preparation and
Licensing.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
There is little
doubt that a major overhaul is very
much needed in the areas of teacher
preparation, evaluation, and creden-
tialling. Scarcely a voice has been
raised to the contrary. It is also
obvious that it would be desirable
to develop, as is stated in AB 740,
licensing regulations which are
'flexible, realistic, responsible, and
simple.' It is also clear that the
needs for improvement are so great
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AB 740 - Contd.
"In view of the above, it is perhaps not
surprising that responsible and informed
people of the greatest goodwill argue with
intensity on both sides, for and against,
AB 740. Within its many broad, complex,
and innovative provisions, there are some
things to please most. There are also some
things which give concern to many. I veto
this bill at this time not because I wish
to discourage attempts at change in this
area; on the contrary, I encourage change in th
the area covered by the bill. In my charge
to the Commission on Educational Reform,
teacher preparation and credentialling were
stated to be of high priority.
"Because so many responsible educators
report sections of the bill which they 'don't"
understand, because of elements within the
bill which are seen by some as contradic-
tory, because there is a major question as
to whether testing for measuring the quali-
fications of teachers is a hope for the
future or a proven dinosaur of the past,
because there are questions regarding the
jurisdiction and responsibility of the State
Board of Education in its relationship to
the commission suggested by AB 740, and,
finally, because, where there are so many
questions, it would be so much better to
develop clear answers before, and not after,
a bill becomes law, I veto this measure--
but express my hopes that the legislature,
the Commission on Educational Reform, and
others will see the basic elements of AB
740 as provocative and worthy of study and
discussion. I hope that AB 740 will serve
as a stimulus and that its veto will not
serve to discourage consideration of change
in an area needing it badly, and I assume
that by the next legislative session we will
have a strong consensus around a clearly
understood and well developed program of
legislation--or changes in policy and pro-
cedures within present departments and
boards to improve the preparation, evalua-
tion, and certification of teachers.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed.
AB 764 - Chappie
Amends the Government Code provisions en-
acted in 1968 relating to access to public
buildings by physically handicapped persons,
primarily to have the provisions apply to
buildings which are altered, remodeled, or
renovated with state or local government
funds. It also adds provisions that the
State Building Standards Commission shall
adopt rules and regulations, which may in-
clude a schedule of fees to pay the cost
of enforcement, and provides that the
Commission rather than the Director of Gen-
eral Services shall enforce the act where
state or any public school funds are
utilized.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"I question the transfer
of functions from the Department of General
Services to the State Building Standards
Commission.
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"Under present law the Director of General
Services had delegated responsibilities
concerning this subject to the State
Building Standards Commission, which has
adopted rules and regulations, including
enforcement procedures. Such responsibility
should continue to be assigned to the
Director of General Services. These powers
need to be retained with the Director in
order to continue the flexibility needed to
accomplish the responsibilities involved in
this program.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
AB 797 - Powers
Would abolish the present 19 member Calif.
Exposition and Fair Executive Committee and
create a 5-member California State Exposi-
tion and Fair Board. The board membership
would consist of the State Controller, the
State Treasurer and the 3 members of the
State Public Works Board. The bill would
require that the 'permanent exposition' and
an "annual fair" be constructed, operated
and maintained by a private corporation
through a contractual agreement with the
Board.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"The State Exposition and
Fair Committee is currently carrying on
active negotiations for the transfer of
the operation of Cal Expo to a private
corporation. I believe that these negotia-
tions would be adversely affected if the
State Exposition and Fair Committee were
replaced by the proposed California Exposi-
tion and Fair Board at this time. I do not
believe that this change is in the public
interest.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed.'
AB 871 = McCarthy
Would increase the survivor allowance upon
death of a member of the Public Employees'
Retirement System after attaining eligibi-
lity for retirement from 50% to 65% of the
allowance which the member would have re-
ceived had he retired.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"This bill would result
in an additional annual cost to the State
of $1,000,000. The additional funds to
implement this proposal were not included
in the budget. While the added benefit
may not be without merit, it cannot be
given sufficient priority among the many
additional demands for state funds to
warrant its approval at this time.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
AB 969 - MacDonald
Appropriates $75,000 from the Motor Vehicle
Fund to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles for the
establishment of a branch office in the
Simi Valley-Thousand Oaks area in Ventura
County. Establishment of this new branch
office will require 7 to 10 additional
employees. The office would have an annual
operating cost of $50,000 to $60,000.
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AB 969 - MacDonald
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
(contd.)
"Service to the area in
question is now provided by Department of
Motor Vehicles offices at Oxnard, Ventura
and Canoga. The additional cost of estab-
lishing this new office is not warranted at
this time.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed. =
AB 1064 - Powers
This bill places employees of the California
Disaster Office under the State Civil Service
System.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
" Such civil service status
was also proposed in AB 1729, which involved
a comprehensive revision of the California
Disaster Act. AB 1729 was referred to interim
study by the Legislature and will be reintro-
duced, including the civil service provisions,
at the next session of the Legislature. Since
it is desirable that changes in the Disaster
Office, including personnel status and polic-
ies, be effected as part of a coordinated
and integrated program, the partial change
involved in AB 1064 should be deferred and
incorporated in the more complete legislative
measure being prepared for the 1970 session.
It is noted that in the meantime Disaster
Office employees are protected under the
interim merit system.
= I have discussed this with Robert Carlson,
the President of the California State Employ-
ees' Association, and have assured him of
my support for civil service status for
Disaster Office employees.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed.'
AB 1148 - Deddeh
Provides that certain teachers may receive
retirement credit for portions of out-of-
state teaching service.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"In 1967 I vetoed a simi-
lar proposal which was somewhat more exten-
sive in its scope. The cost to the State of
AB 1148 is estimated by its proponents to
be $91,000.000. The benefits proposed in
this bill accrued from service outside of
the State of California and the correspond-
ing benefit was to the residents of those
states. Therefore I cannot ask the taxpayers
of California to assume their cost.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed.
AB 1248 - Monagan
Increases, for the 1970-71 and 1971-72 fiscal
years, the number of available scholarships
under the state competitive scholarship pro-
gram from 2 percent to 3 percent of the
number of California high school graduates
of the previous year. It increases such
percentage to 4 percent for 1972-73 and the
fiscal years thereafter.
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AB 1248 - Monagan
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
(contd.)
"Although the State
Scholarship program is extremely worthwhile,
the bill nevertheless would require an addi-
tional State expenditure of $2.6 million in
1970-71. The long range costs are even more
substantial with an estimated additional
annual cost of $16.3 million by 1974-75.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed. II
AB 1348 - Vasconcellos
Provides that gross income for purposes of
California's Personal Income Tax Law does
not include any amount received from the
state pursuant to rebate for homeowners'
property tax exemption for the 1963-69 fiscal
year.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"There is no reason why the
normal and equitable "tax benefit rule" should
not apply to this type of refund just as it
applies to all others. This bill, if approved,
would result in a net revenue loss to the
State of $4,500,000 in 1969-70.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed."
AB 1544 - Zenovich
Requires the Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs to establish contract amor-
tization schedules which take into account
low income and earning ability for the
purpose of home or farm purchase under the
Veterans' Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"For some years the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs has been administer-
ing an extended-term loan program for those
veterans with below-average incomes, by
extending Cal-Vet loan terms beyond the usual
23 years up to the statutory limit of 40 years.
This bill confers no additional authority,
imposes no additional limitation, nor aids
the Department of Veterans Affairs in admin-
istering its extended-term loan program.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
AB 1579 - Dunlap
Exempts from the provisions making it un-
professional conduct for a doctor to prescribe
specified dangerous drugs without prior
examination of a patient or medical indication
therefor, the prescribing of such drugs by
prescription to any agent or employee of law
enforcement agency, including the California
State Board of Pharmacy, or drug manufacturer
for specified investigative activities.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"I seriously question the
need for drug manufacturers being given
authority to enforce State laws relating to
drugs. This is a matter that can be best
handled by duly constituted regulatory
agencies such as the California State Board
of Pharmacy.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed.
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AB 1582 - Dunlap
Increases the number of judges in the Solano
County Superior Court from 3 to 4.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"The Judicial Council
reports that the Solano County Superior
Court will need 3.2 judges to carry its
projected caseload through 1969-70. The
Solano court's workload statistics do not
support the need for another judge at this
time."
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed.
AB 1640 - Bagley
Transfers existing sections in the Govern-
ment Code relating to hotel and mobilehome
occupancy taxes to the Revenue and Taxation
Code. The bill also specifies that the
hotel occupancy tax shall be the same rate
as the general sales tax.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"The setting of the hotel
occupancy tax rate is a prerogative of local
government. There is no compelling reason
why the State should fix the hotel occupancy
tax rate."
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
AB 1860 - Z'berg
Permits the Department of Veterans Affairs
to establish a waiting list and commitment
system for granting loans when funds are not
immediately available.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"On several occasions
during the past 10 years, Cal-Vet loan
commitments have been issued by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs when loan funds were
not immediately available. Most recently
the Department has been issuing loan commit-
ments on loan requests since April of this
year. This bill confers no additional
authority, imposes no additional limitation,
nor aids the Department of Veterans Affairs
in administering its loan commitment program."
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
AB 1930 - Sieroty
Makes a number of substantive changes in
the law relating to child care services and
children's center construction.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"It isn't possible to
determine the total fiscal impact of AB 1930.
Changes in this important program area must
of necessity be capable of proper fiscal
evaluation.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed. II
AB 1941 - Chappie
Changes the signature requirements on a
petition to form a new county from 65 to 15
percent of the electors in the area of the
proposed new county and changes from 50 to
10 percent that of electors in each county
from which the new county will be formed.
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AB 1941 - Chappie
REASON FOR VETO:
Governor Reagan said:
(contd.)
"This bill was introduced
at the request of El Dorado and Placer
Counties who desire to form a new county
from portions of both counties bordering on
Lake Tahoe.
"I fully appreciate the fact that AB 1941
was intended to help solve a local problem.
However, the bill has statewide implications.
The drastic reduction could encourage efforts
to unnecessarily fragment county government.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
AB 2264 - McCarthy
Makes it mandatory for all counties to par-
ticipate in the food stamp or surplus commod-
ity programs. Under present state law county
participation in such programs is voluntary.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"I am opposed to mandating
programs on local government, particularly
when the cost of such programs must be borne
by the local entity. Virtually every county
in this state already participates in the
food stamp or surplus commodity program. I
can find no compelling reason to direct the
counties to do what they are already doing
on a voluntary basis.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed.
SB 400 - McCarthy
Authorizes partial payments of mobilization
cost of contracts under State Contract Act
except for construction of water facilities
for specified percentages of completion of
projects.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"There is conflict among
contracting groups concerning the value of
the mobilization cost provisions contained
in SB 400. This bill should be reexamined
next year to insure that contractors are not
harmed financially by this type of legislation.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed."
SB 733 - Grunsky
Requires the Department of Education to
maintain a sufficient number of visiting
teachers to serve the needs of parents of
preschool blind children. It appropriates
$102, 000 to be used for the employment of
six visiting teachers and one supervisor in
1969-70."
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"The subject of this bill
is an item for budgetary review and should
be considered along with all other programs
competing for available funds on a priority
basis.
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed."
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SB 1326 - Marler
Provides a special separate transportation
allowance for junior college districts
transporting pupils residing 10 or more miles
from the attendance center.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"Although the cost would not
be substantial, this bill represents an
increase in the State School Fund for what
I believe is a low priority item in the
total school picture."
"Accordingly, I am returning this bill un-
signed."
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Contact:
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445-4571
9-5-69
#528
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed legislation authorizing state
/ing
match funds to expand the existing local-federal program that provides
free or reduced cost meals to needy California school children.
But the governor called the measure a "poorly drafted program based
on an unfair administrative formula that provides no help at all to
school districts which do not already have a locally-funded school lunch
program.
"These technical defects must be corrected, the governor said
"before the state matching fund allocation is expanded beyond a pilot
program basis."
The bill (SB-1393, Moscone) establishes statutory authority for the
state to match on a dollar-for-dollar basis the local funds that school
districts spent during the prior year for lunch subsidies. It included
a $5 million allocation.
In signing the measure, Governor Reagan exercised his authority to
scale back the initial allocation to $500,000, a sum he said would permit
the State Department of Education to finance a pilot program to develop
"workable administrative procedures to guarantee that these matching
funds really end up feeding more children and do not simply allow school
districts to use this new state aid to pay for existing lunch subsidy
programs previously financed with local funds."
"I have also directed the Director of Finance to hold back these
funds (the $500,000) until the State Department of Education drafts
sufficiently strong regulations to assure that this money is effectively
distributed for the purpose it is intended."
Governor Reagan said he had been advised that the "technical defects
in this legislation leave so many unresolved administrative questions
that a veto is more than justified.
"However, I fully endorse the goal providing meals for more hungry
children. For that reason, I am signing this bill so that the program
might be tested on a pilot basis to permit state participation in the
existing local-federal school lunch program."
Legal and fiscal aids to the governor said since SB-1393 allows the
state only to match what local school districts spent for lunch subsidies
in the previous year, it does not necessarily guarantee that the money
would be directed to the most deserving districts.
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Los Angeles, for example, which had a heavy concentration of poverty
level children, but which does not devote any local funds for lunch
subsidies, will not be eligible for any aid at all.
"Other districts which already have locally-financed school lunch
programs could have been able to claim the entire amount of state money
allocated for nutritional subsidies," " the governor said.
In addition, Governor Reagan said SB-1393 as originally constructed
permitted direct state cash grants to go to private and parochial schools,
a situation that raises "serious Church-State constitutional questions." "
"After these legal and administrative problems have been ironed out
and a workable formula is adequately tested, the legislature can then
determine how the state might best add to the current federal local
school lunch-breakfast program. If the governor said.
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445-4571
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 225 - Lanterman
Enacts the California Mental Retardation Services
(Chapter 1594)
Act of 1969, providing new procedures for the
care and treatment of mentally retarded persons
who are not dangerous, and providing for the
administration and financing thereof.
AB 530 - Hayes
Includes in "The Family Law Act," enacted by
(Chapter 1609)
SB 252, changes in the law relating to marriage,
divorce, annulment, and separate maintenance
made by SB 288, SB 574, and SB 1309, to be
operative only upon enactment of such bills.
The bill also makes technical changes in "The
Family Law Act.' The bill becomes operative
only if SB 252 is enacted.
AB 596 MacDonald
Permits transfer of Cal-Vet loan balance within
(Chapter 1591)
six months from sale of original property if
sale was caused by: condemnation or threat
thereof, job transfer, or for health reasons.
The bill also permits subsequent loans subject
to prescribed limitations.
AB 645 - Foran
Requires the Department of Aeronautics to adopt
(Chapter 1585)
noise standards not in conflict with federal
law for all airports operating under a valid
permit issued by the department. It provides
for a penalty for each infraction of the noise
standards. The bill also makes an appropriation
from the General Fund of $50,000, as a loan, for
the expenses of the department in connection
with the adoption of noise regulations, and
provides for repayment.
AB 662 Bagley
Increases the Attorney General's annual salary
(Chapter 1600)
to $42, 500, to become effective January 1, 1971.
Amends Government Code 68204 and repeals
Government Code 12505. The bill further
provides that the Attorney General's salary
will no longer be based on the salary of an
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
AB 737 Mulford
Requires the Bureau of Employment Agencies,
(Chapter 1595)
where an applicant for an employment agency
license is a member of a franchised system, to
accept a proposed name utilizing the name of
the system together with an identifying
designation not already licensed to another
agency. The bill provides that the right to
use such designation shall continue only so long
as advertised job positions are made available
to applicants at offices of other members of
franchised system.
AB 845 Duffy
Permits person who has served on active duty in
(Chapter 1592)
the medical corps of any U.S. armed forces, who
completed the course of instruction required to
qualify him for rating as a medical service
*echnician-independent duty, or equivalent
rating in his particular branch of the armed
forces, and whose armed service has been under
honorable conditions, to submit record of his
training to California Board of Nursing
Education and Nurse Registration, and to be
granted license as a registered nurse upon
meeting specified qualifications and passing the
standard examination for such license. Requires
board to establish by regulation criteria for
evaluation of such persons, to maintain specified
records concerning them, and to report findings
and recommendations relating to such persons to
legislature at prescribed times.
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AB 913 - Murphy
Permits blind minors rom 18 months to 3 years
(Chapter 1612)
to enroll in experimental programs similar to
those in which deaf and severely hard-of-hearing
minors 18 months to 3 years now enroll.
AB 938 - Hom
Extends into 1972 the provisions regarding
(Chapter 1596)
demonstration programs in intensive instruction
in reading and mathematics for low-achieving
pupils in poverty areas. They also continue
into 1972 special teacher employment programs
and school housing aid for compensatory educatio
programs and for districts impacted by seasonal
agricultural employment.
AB 993 - Powers
Makes technical changes in law reflecting transf
(Chapter 1597)
to Department of General Services from Departmen
of Financeof control over property within the
Capitol Area Plan, and the abolition of the
School Land Fund. The bill appropriates revenue
from such property, except that received for
parking, to the Department of General Services
for the maintenance, improvement, and care of
property under its jurisdiction.
AB 1117 - Deddeh
Requires each school after July 1, 1974, having
(Chapter 1586)
a substantial, as defined, population of student
of diverse ethnic backgrounds to provide an in-
service preparation program designed to prepare
teachers and other professional school service
personnel to understand and effectively relate
to the history, culture, and current problems of
the students of diverse ethnic backgrounds and
their environment. Requires Department of
Education to develop a list of approved courses
which shall be considered acceptable for meeting
requirements of the act. Requires department to
coordinate development of adequate course
offerings and to provide for necessary staff.
AB 1244 - Schabarum
Imposes a 2 cents per gallon tax on jet fuel used
(Chapter 1587)
in general (noncommercial) aviation. The revenu
would be used for local airport assistance.
AB 1254 - Britschgi
Authorizes San Mateo County to prohibit the use
(Chapter 1598)
of highways in unincorporated residential or
subdivision areas by commercial vehicles exceedir
a gross weight of 5,000 pounds. Utility vehicles
are exempt, and such ordinances could not prohibit
the use of a county highway by such vehicles wher
the highway is used as a direct route from a stat
highway for the delivery of goods and merchandise
AB 1643 - Bagley
Amends the Bank and Corporation Tax Law and the
(Chapter 1606)
Personal Income Tax Law to provide that an
exchange by a corporation of the stock of its
parent company for substantially all of the
properties of another corporation under a
transaction which is a merger qualifies as a
reorganization. In addition, the parent company
in such a transaction qualifies as a party to
the reorganization.
AB 1998 - Cory
Authorizes, rather than requires, the Superinten-
(Chapter 1588)
dent of Public Instruction to promote driver
training and hire the necessary personnel to
carry out the program. It also provides that
the legislature, rather than the Driver Training
Penalty Assessment Fund, shall fund the program.
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AB 2106 - Zenovich
Provides that Reorganization Plan #1 of 1969
(Chapter 1593)
shall have no effect upon Marine Research
Committee, provides that Reorganization Plan #2
of 1969 shall have no effect upon specified
functions, authorities, and responsibilites of
the State Lands Commission. Requires legislative
counsel to make appropriate note of this in
preparing bill making statutory changes called
for by the reorganization plan.
AB 2212 - Dent
Revises the number of hours which a minor may
(Chapter 1589)
work from not more than such time when added to
hours of required school time as equals 8 hours
but not to exceed 4 hours, to not more than 4
hours in any day in which he is required by law
to attend school.
AB 2272 - Stull
Provides that requirement of annual salary of
(Chapter 1590)
not less than $6,000 to be paid persons employed
full time, or proportionately less if not
employed full time, in position requiring
certification qualifications, is not applicable
to persons employed exclusively to teach driver
training who possess only a standard designated
subjects teaching credential in public safety
and accident prevention. Grants sole discretion
to governing board to set salary scales and
criteria for advancement, which shall be made
public, for such persons.
SB 23 - Harmer, et al
Allows self-employed individuals to deduct
(Chapter 1607)
contributions to pension and profit-sharing
plans made under the provisions of the Federal
Self-Employed Individual Tax Retirement Act of
1962. These deductions for tax purposes are
limited to 10 percent of earned income but not
in excess of $2,500.
SB 164 - Alquist
Authorizes junior college districts to establish
(Chapter 1579)
extended opportunity programs which may include
tutorial services, remedial courses, multi-
cultural studies, counseling services, and
recruitment services. It further authorizes such
districts to approve programs of loans or grants
to meet living costs, student fees, trans-
portation, scholarships, work experience programs
and job placement programs. The bill also
creates an Advisory Committee on Extended
Opportunity Programs and Services to advise the
board of governors of the Community Colleges on
the implementation of this act.
SB 192 - Richardson
Provides that commencing with the 1970-71
(Chapter 1605)
academic year, tuition fees charged foreign non-
resident students at California State Colleges
will be fixed by the California State College
Trustees at not less than $360. The bill
authorizes the Trustees until spring term of
1973 or until a current student receives a
baccalaureate degree, to waive fee if the
increased fee will cause a severe financial
hardship on the student.
SB 252 - Grunsky
Enacts "The Family Law Act." The bill revises
(Chapter 1608)
the law relating to marriage, divorce, annulment,
and separate maintenance.
SB 281 - Wedworth
Increases the annual salary of members of
(Chapter 1580)
legislature from $16,000 to $19,200, effective
at noon on January 4, 1971.
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SB 362 - Collier
Sets maximum level for salaries of governor's
(Chapter 1581)
aides at $20,000 except for eight secretaries
at $27,500 each and the executive secretary at
$35,000.
SB 363 - Collier
Raises salaries for state executives and members
(Chapter 1599)
of various boards and commissions.
SB 408 - McCarthy
Provides that annual salary of the secretary of
(Chapter 1601)
the California Horse Racing Board shall be set
by the Board.
SB 751 - Harmer
Increases the number of judges in the Newhall
(Chapter 1602)
Municipal Court District from one to two.
SB 975 - Marler
Requires the University of California to deposit
(Chapter 1603)
in a special aviation fund an amount of money
equal to the payment made by the Department of
Aeronautics to each public airport and specifies
that the amount deposited shall not include any
state or federal appropriated funds.
SB 992 - Carrell
Revises provisions relating to the administratio
(Chapter 1604)
of the Airport Assistance Revolving Fund.
SB 1034 - Mills
Extends certain special benefits authorized for
(Chapter 1582)
legislators displaced through reapportionment,
to also provide certain survivor benefits to
wives of deceased members who could have retired
in 1965 but who were retained in office. Extend
certain special benefits to members, subject to
reapportionment, who are elected or appointed to
another public office. Excludes future members
of the legislature from certain special benefits
SB 1226 - Coombs
Includes persons engaged in business and home
(Chapter 1583)
improvement activities within the definition of
"contractor" for purposes of regulation under
the Contractor's License Law.
SB 1301 - Deukmeji
Provides that no lender, who loans money, the
(Chapter 1584)
proceeds of which may be used by borrower to
finance specified activities with respect to
real or personal property, shall be liable to
third person for any loss or damage occasioned
by any defect in real or personal property used
in such activities, or for any loss or damage
resulting from failure of borrower to use due
care in such activities, unless such loss or
damage is a result of an act of the lender
outside the scope of the activities of a lender
of money or unless the lender has been a party
to misrepresentations with respect to such real
or personal property.
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AB 565 - Thomas
Extends privilege tax on handling of desig-
(Chapter 1614)
nated fish from December 31, 1969, to
December 31, 1970. Declares that Marine
Research Committee shall not be affected
by Reorganization Plan No. 1 and requires
Legislative Counsel to exclude any provision
of said plan affecting the committee in
preparing bill required by Sec. 12081, Gov.
C.
AB 1149 - Barnes
Deletes prohibition against more than one
(Chapter 1613)
constitional officer being represented by
a deputy at meetings or sessions of boards,
commissions, committees, or other governing
bodies, except for the State Lands Commission.
SB 503 - Grunsky
Revises the law relating to jurisdiction of
(Chapter 1610)
courts and service of process. The bill
becomes operative on July 1, 1970.
SB 900 - Grunsky
Revises the procedure relative to service
(Chapter 1611)
of process under various provisions of law.
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Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today ordered flags on all state,
county and municipal buildings to be flown at half mast in memory
of U.S. Senator Everett M. Dirksen.
"The nation has lost a gallant man. Throughout his long and
devoted service to his country, Senator Dirksen earned the respect of
men of all walks of life. He was a statesman and a gentleman. His
wise counsel and his colorful personality will be missed by us all,"
he said.
Flags will remain at half mast until the evening of the Senator's
funeral.
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Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
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#531
The following bill has been signed by Acting Governor Ed Reinecke:
SB 244 - Coombs
Permits a licensed cosmetology establish-
(Chapter 1619)
ment which immediately prior to November 8,
1967, represented itself to the public as
being primarily engaged in serving patrons
with both cosmetological services and
barbering services including representa-
tions that it performed haircutting on males
or females, or both males and females, to
make such representations if it obtains a
certificate to conduct a barbershop. Re-
quires the State Board of Barber Examiners
to issue a certificate to such an establish-
ment upon proof of specified facts.
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The following bill has been vetoed by Governor Ronald Reagan:
SB 1209 - Marler
Exempts the East Nicolaus High School
District and the Wheatland Union High School
District from the areawide aid computation
provisions of the Education Code.
REASON FOR VETO: Governor Reagan said:
"Existing law requires
an areawide tax for elementary and high
school districts included in a unification
proposal which was disapproved by the
voters. This tax is used in the computa-
tion of state support and is actually levied
to equalize funds between districts.
Exempting the school districts in question
from the areawide aid computation provision
establishes a questionable precedent which
tends to defeat the purpose of areawide aid.
There will be additional annual costs of
$110,000 if this bill is approved.
"Accordingly, I am returning the bill un-
signed.'
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445-4571
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#532
A task force that will decide how California can best cooperate
in President Nixon's recently announced program to curb inflation--
a program which calls in part for a voluntary effort of states and local
government to curtail construction has been appointed by Governor
Ronald Reagan.
The chairman is Gordon C. Luce, State Secretary of Business and
Transportation.
Other members are Norman B. Livermore, Secretary of Resources;
General Andrew Lolli, Director of General Services; James A. Moe,
Directorof Public Works; William Gianelli, Director of Water Resources;
Fred Hummel, State Architect; James Dwight, Chief Deputy Director of
Finance; Charles Le Menager, Director of Housing and Community
Development, and Art Costamagna, Deputy Director, Department of Commerce.
The combined membership represents all units of California government
that are involved in construction to a major degree.
The task force will inventory all major capital outlay projects
scheduled for award or advertising by the State of California during the
next 20 months. That period represents the budgetary period through
1970-71. Results of this inventory will be compiled and presented to
the governor.
Meanwhile a temporary halt on the awarding or advertising of new
contracts in the state has been requested by Luce pending a decision
from the governor.
Luce, however, has asked each department to use discretion and
continue ahead with such awards and advertising on projects that are
essential to the safety and health of the people of California.
According to Luce, the task force will also attempt to determine
what federal programs in California will be affected by Nixon's 75 percent
cutback.
Several economists in state government have been asked to advise the
task force and Robert La Liberte, Management Analyst, General Services,
will serve as staff to this short-term committee.
In addition, advice will be asked of leading private economists and
representative members of the private sector before recommendations are
made to the governor.
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"It is our aim to cooperate fully with the president by apprising
the governor of ways in which California can help with this important
nationwide çoal to curb inflation," Luce said. "Our task force will
carefully evaluate all projects and their impact on the state's
economy before recommendations to postpone or delay projects are made.
"It is our hope, that by pooling and coordinating all information,
any cutbacks will broadly involve many state programs and not severely
curtail or drastically affect any particular one, in any single
geographic area.
"We will certainly want to consider how such delays in federal and
state programs will affect unemployment and housing in California,"
Luce said.
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The following statement was issued today by Governor Ronald Reagan
in reference to "HIRE THE FORTY-PLUS WORKER" WEEK, September 15 through
19, 1969.
"Next week, the State Employment Service will be conducting a campaign
to promote equal job opportunities for middle-aged workers: those
aged over 40. There are several good reasons why this campaign should
receive the support of all employers.
"In the first place, there is plenty of scientific and statistical
evidence available now to dispel that old idea that a person is somehow
less capable after his 40th birthday. In fact, ability and skill
usually improve with years of experience. And men and women in the
40-plus age group of employees are generally above average in terms of
loyalty, stability, judgement and resourcefulness. The National
Association of Manufacturers calls them the 'cream of the crop.'
"It is therefore simply good business for employers to hire on the
basis of qualifications and ability to do the job, regardless of age.
And that's what the campaign is all about. There's a disproportionate
number of unemployed in the 40-plus age group and we believe this will
quickly be corrected if age discrimination is eliminated from hiring
practices.
"Secondly, from the standpoint of what's best for the state, we
must keep in mind that nearly half of our adult population in California
is aged 40 or older and every year the percentage of 40-plus workers
increases. Therefore, an increasing share of the manpower needs of our
expanding economy must be met by these workers. In other words, we
should be reversing the trend and employing more 40-plus workers.
"To have able, qualified and willing workers on the unemployment
rolls simply because they were born before 1929 makes no sense. It's
a waste of our resources, it's bad for the economy and it hurts the
taxpayer unnecessarily, including employers.
"So it's in everyone's interest that employers give this campaign
their full support. If hiring is conducted objectively, on the basis
of ability to do the job regardless of age, more employers will be
hiring 40-plus workers, not only next week but as a regular practice
in the future."
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#534
Governor Ronald Reagan issued the following statement on learning
of the death of Peter Weinberger, State Director of Industrial Relations:
"Nancy and I were shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death
of Peter Weinberger. He was an outstanding member of our administration,
a man of great integrity who each day brought a keen sense of personal
dedication to his important tasks and to the principles of good
government. His death represents a very real loss, not only to the
administration, but more importantly to the people of California he
served so well.
"We pray that in this very trying hour, God will bestow on the
family the healing and comfort which only He can give.
(Weinberger was appointed by the governor as state director of
employment January 26, 1967, and became director of the Department of
Industrial Relations last June.)
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MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
9-11-69
Governor Reagan is scheduled to speak at three
functions in Los Angeles tomorrow, Friday, September 12,
He will speak at a Sheriffs' Graduation Ceremony,
Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles, at 9:30 a.m.
At noon, he will address the 10th Anniversary FEPC
Lunch at the Beverly-Hilton Hotel.
Tomorrow evening, he will have remarks at a
Testimonial Dinner for Ivy Baker Priest at the
Beverly Hilton.
The governor is expected to return to Sacramento
later this weekend.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Judge John A. Arguelles to the Los Angeles County Superi or Court.
Judge Arguelles, a Democrat, is presiding judge of the East
Los Angeles Municipal Court. His salary will be $30,572 per year.
Active in numerous civic and legal groups, Judge Arguelles is
a former Montebello city councilman who was appointed to the municipal
court bench in 1963 and re-elected without opposition.
A graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles in
1950, he received his law degree from the U.C.L.A. Law School in 1954.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Mexican-
American Lawyers's Club, the Conference of California Judges, the
Los Angeles County Municipal Judges Association, the Judicial Process
Task Force of the California Council on Criminal Justice and a founder
and member of the UCLA Law School "Dean's Counsel."
His civic activities include service as an officer and member
of the Montebello United Way, Inc. (Community Chest), the Citizens'
Advisory Committee of the East Los Angeles Service Center and the
Community YMCA.
Judge Arguelles and his wife Martha have three children.
He will succeed Judge John Allport who was recently elevated
to the District Court of Appeal.
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Appointment of Sigurd (Sig) Hansen of Danville as a deputy
director with the newly-forming California State Department of Human
Resources Development was announced today by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Hansen, a 49-year-old Republican, will assume the $22,600-a-
year post as deputy director of HRD's Tax Collection and Insurance
Payments Division. He will direct the department's unemployment insurance
and disability insurance programs, as well as its accounts and tax
collections and its medical and investigations sections.
The Department of HRD, a part of the State's Human Relations
Agency, is headed by Gilbert L. Sheffield. It will be activated by the
end of the year, including among its components the Department of
Employment, State Service Center Program, State Office of Economic
Opportunity and Commission on Aging.
Hansen joins HRD following two years with the State's Department
of Professional and Vocational Standards, where he was chief of the Bureau
of Employment Agencies and the Bureau of Electronic Repair Dealer
Registration, licensing and regulatory authorities for the electronic
repair and employment agency industries.
He directed the formation of the employment agency bureau.
Prior to entering state service, Hansen spent 12 years as
business manager of the Lafayette (Calif.) School District and a
year and a half as director of purchasing for the Hayward High School
District.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business
administration at the University of California at Berkeley in 1948.
Hansen was a naval aviator during World War II and served in
the South Pacific, He remained active in the Naval Air Reserve and
Air Force Reserve, where he was commander of the Naval Air Reserve
Transport Squadron V.R. 872 in Oakland from 1946-54, and inspector
general of the 349th Troop Carrier Wing at Hamilton Air Force Base until
transferring to the retired reserve, USAF, five years ago.
Hansen resides at 149 Valle Verde Court in Danville with his
wife, Carolyn. They have three children: a married daughter, Mrs. Sue
Vincent, of Montclair; and sons Paul, a junior at California State
College at Hayward, and Dale, 3 freshman at Diablo Valley College.
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The appointment of Louis J. Johnson, Jr., of Los Angeles as
deputy director of the new Department of Human Resources Development
was announced today by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Johnson, 43, a Democrat, is principal of the Thomas Jefferson
High School in Los Angeles, and vice president of the Institute for
Training and Program Development of the Center for Developmental Education
an organization created to explore new concepts in education for
students in disadvantaged areas.
In his new position, Johnson will direct the Southern California
region of the Human Resources Development Job Training and Development
Division when the department is activated later this year. The position
carries a salary range of from $20,496 to $24,912 annually.
One of the principal aims of the new department is to provide
expanded manpower and training services to the hardcore unemployed.
A teacher and administrator with the Los Angeles City School
System since 1954, Johnson was principal of the city's Jefferson High
School last year.
He assumed the post there in March, 1968, following several
weeks of disturbances and turmoil at the predominantly Negro school.
As principal, he introduced several projects designed to
offer students realistic employment preparation within the school's
regular curriculum. Working with the aerospace industry, he also
helped develop a successful after-school aircraft assembly training
program at Jefferson.
Johnson also served as vice principal of Los Angeles' Alaine
LeRoy Locke High School and Henry Clay Junior High School, and taught
at John Adams Junior High School.
"Johnson has displayed imagination and creativity in developing
effective manpower training programs in disadvantaged communities,"
Governor Reagan said, adding: "He will be a valuable addition to HRD's
leadership staff."
In addition to his background in education, Johnson has been
active in youth groups and is a professional singer and voice coach.
A native of Texas, he holds degrees from Howard University
in Washington, D. C. and the University of Southern California.
He is a member of the Los Angeles Secondary School Administrator:
Association, the California Seconday School Administrators Association,
the Council of Black Administrators, the National Secondary School
Administrators Association, Pi Kappa Lambda Honorary Music Society, the
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the Screen Actors
Guild. He is also active in the YMCA, the Little League, Dollars for
Scholars, the Kedren Head Start and Mental Health Center and the National
Principals Advisory Committee for Upward Bound.
Johnson and his wife Signora have two children. The family home
is at 4949 Southridge Avenue, Los Angeles.
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GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
September 15, 1969
through
September 21, 1969
Monday, September 15
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, September 16
1:30 p.m. PRESS CONFERENCE
Evening
San Francisco Opera, San Francisco
Overnight - San Francisco
Wednesday, September 17
a.m.
Depart San Francisco for Los Angeles
7:00 p.m.
Arrive Anaheim Convention Center for State Conventic
Federation of Republican Women. Speech.
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, September 18
2:00 p.m. Drug Abuse Press Conference
Overnight - Sacramento
Friday, September 19
a.m. Arrive Richardson Hall, University of California
Extension Center. San Francisco Board of Regents
meeting.
p.m. Depart San Francisco for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, September 20
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, September 21
Afternoon Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
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Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"As you are aware, President Nixon has announced a 75 percent
reduction in new construction projects for the federal government and
requested state and local governments to join him in this fight to con-
trol inflation.
"This administration, I'm proud to say, has been in the vanguard
of the fight against inflation.
"We've never tried to keep secret the fact that this administration
is devoted to economy and to cutting the fat from government.
"You are also aware that we met yesterday with Gordon Luce,
Secretary of Business and Transportation, who heads a task force that
has been reviewing and studying this problem.
"I have removed the temporary freeze on state contracts that I
ordered a week ago to allow bids that were in the normal process to
continue. I feel that this is necessary for the state to meet its moral
obligations to contractors and workers.
"However, we are ready to implement a plan which could amount to
more than $200 million in capital outlay deferrals. We have had and
will continue to have the counsel and advice of a group of economists
so that this plan can be implemented or curtailed if it becomes neces-
sary for the preservation of California's economy.
"We will coordinate our efforts with those of the federal government.
The battle against inflation is the job of the federal, state and local
governments, and the private sector as well.
"Controlling inflation is everybody's business. Unless we make it
everybody's business and act now, there won't be a wheelbarrow large
enough to carry the money we'll need to buy a loaf of bread.
"What is required is an attack on inflation at every level. But
what is NOT required is a duplication of effort. It simply does not
make sense to fire both barrels of a shotgun simultaneously at the same
target.
"Therefore we can and will act to implement our program as soon as
we are informed of the federal cutbacks. But we are NOT going to be
responsible for a duplication of efforts which would defeat the very aim
of the President's program.
"In the meantime, all state projects are being carefully reviewed.
It would serve no useful purpose at this point to speculate on, or
isolate specific projects until we know what the federal plans are.
"Once again, I'd like to remind you that this administration has
pointed the way for others to follow in bringing about economies in
government and reductions in public spending. We intend to continue
on that course.
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Governor Reagan will attend a special press conference
at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 18, in the Governor's Council Room
to outline to the press an educational program aimed at combating
the serious drug abuse problem in California.
Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke and others from the private
sector who are cooperating in this important program will participate
in the press conference.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today nominated Mayor Donald F.
Pinkerton of Fairfield to fill an unexpired term on the Commission
on Housing and Community Development.
Pinkerton, a Republican, would fill the term of the late
Joseph A. Barbee which expires October 20, 1970. Senate confirmation
is required for the post which pays $25 per day and necessary expenses.
Pinkerton, a member of the Technical Coordinating Committee of
the State Water Quality Control Board, has been active in numerous
Fairfield and Solano County civic, service and youth organizations, in
addition to his service on the city council.
His home is at 1960 Downing Court, Fairfield.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today made the following statement to
reporters at a special news conference in the governor's office:
"In my State-of-the-State Message in January, considerable emphasis
was placed on the growing crisis of drug abuse in California, particularly
among our young people. From January through June, nearly 65,000 persons
were arrested in this state on drug abuse charges; some 20,500 of them
were youngsters under 18 years of age. This is a 50 percent increase ove:
arrests for a similar period in 1968, and indicates that drug abuse is
nearing epidemic proportions in California.
"In addition to activities conducted by various departments of state
government, my office and the office of the lieutenant governor, have
been taking steps during the past year to develop solutions to this
critical problem, with emphasis on utilizing the resources of the private
and volunteer sectors.
"In August, 1968, we began working with the California PTA,
California Medical Association and California Peace Officers Association
to encourage formation of drug abuse committees in high schools and junior
high schools.
"Last October, we formed, in conjunction with the California Medical
Association, the Interagency Council on Drug Abuse, which is designed to
bring together representatives of public and private agencies in an
effort to develop coordinated solutions. Dr. Edward R. Bloomquist, of
Glendale, chairman of the interagency council, is with us here today.
"Just three months ago, in June, another approach to this serious
problem began in California--a mass media public education program.
Details of this program will be presented to you in a few moments. The
program is being conducted by Grey Advertising, of San Francisco, in
cooperation with my office and the California Medical Association. It
represents an outstanding example of a cooperative commitment by
government and the private sector to work together to help solve the
problems of our citizens.
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"Experts point out that there is a desperate need to set the record
straight on the subject of drug abuse. A program such as this is
designed to help enlighten both parents and youngsters. Our citizens
must be able to define the extent of the problem and learn what they can
do about it before they can act appropriately, and not in strictly an
emotional way, against the further advancement of the illicit drug
culture.
"The first objective is to reduce the information vacuum about the
effects of dangerous drugs with informative material that is direct,
accurate and medically-sound. Initial newspaper advertisements and radio
and television announcements have been produced and distributed to media
throughout the state. Additional material is being developed and will
be provided the communications media in the future.
"Some 55 business firms, associations and foundations have
contributed funds to sustain the program. Other companies and individuals
are contributing production assistance, talent and services without
charge or "at cost." Well-known spokesmen dedicated to public service,
like Jack Webb and Robin King, have provided their talents without charge.
Private citizens, broadcast stations, newspapers and firms whose
activities relate to the mass media have offered to donate their services.
"Acceptance of the program by broadcast and print media, individually
and through associations, has been gratifying. Pledges of support have
been made by the California Newspaper Publishers Association, California
Broadcasters Association, Southern California Broadcasters Association
and the California Outdoor Advertising Association. The entire program
is a testimonial to the ability and willingness of the private sector to
work for the betterment of California's human environment.
"I want to introduce several others here, who will make a few comment
before your question-and-answer period. I have asked Lieutenant Governor
Ed Reinecke to head a task force on narcotics law enforcement in relation
to the Mexican border. His office is working closely with mine on the
entire problem of drug abuse. Dr. Bloomquist is a nationally-recognized
expert on dangerous drugs, author of the book, Marijuana, and contact for
the California Medical Association on this public education program.
Mr. Rod Farrow of Grey Advertising directs the program. First, I'd like
to call on Lt. Governor Reinecke for a few comments."
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
three Southern California students to his Advisory Committee on Children
and Youth.
They are:
Miles Mitchell, 2838 Sunset Place, Los Angeles
Eugene Clark, 4745 Grove Street, Riverside
-Marilyn Numair, 11666 McCormick, North Hollywood
Mitchell, 20, a freshman at the University of Southern
California, majoring in sociology, is the newly elected chairman of the
California Council of Youth, and vice president of the Mayor's Youth
Advisory Council of Los Angeles.
Clark, 17, newly appointed Boys State Governor, is a senior
at Polytechnic High School in Riverside. He is student commissioner of
the high school and chairman of the Black Students' Group.
Miss Numair, 17, newly appointed Girls State Governor, is
active in student affairs at Corvallis High School in North Hollywood.
She has also served as a member of the planning committee for the
Youth Power Conference in Los Angeles County.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
William C. Hern as acting director of Industrial Relations to succeed
the late Peter Weinberger.
Hern, chief of the Division of Labor Law Enforcement of the
Department of Industrial Relations, has offices in San Francisco. He
will serve at the governor's pleasure and will receive an annual salary
of $30,000.
Active in civic affairs and business management prior to his
appointment to his post in the Industrial Relations Department in 1967,
Hern holds degrees from San Jose State College and the University of
Chicago.
He is a vice president of the University of Chicago Alumni
Association, a past chairman of the San Mateo County Human Resources
Commission and in 1965 was named as San Mateo County's "Industry Man
of the Year."
His home is at 265 Vallejo Drive, Millbrae.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today reappointed C. L. Dellums of
Oakland to a four year term on the State Commission on Fair Employment
Practice, subject to Senate confirmation.
Dellums, a veteran international vice president of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, is an original member and former
chairman of the Commission.
A Democrat, he will receive $50 per day and necessary expenses.
Dellums joined the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in
1925 after a career as a school teacher, and four years later became
an international vice president of the union.
He has been active in the Alameda County Labor Non-Partisan
League and was an official of the West Coast Region, National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People.
He was first appointed to the FEPC in 1959 and reappointed in
1961 and 1965.
Dellums lives at 829 Brockhurst Street, Oakland.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today appointed District Attorney
Dean C. Lauritzen to the Mariposa County Superior Court bench.
Lauritzen, a Republican # will receive an annual salary of
$30,572. He succeeds Judge Thomas Coakley who was recently elevated to
the District Court of Appeals.
Active in numerous civic and legal groups, Lauritzen attended
Brigham Young University in Utah and was graduated from the University
of California at Berkeley. He received his law degree from Hastings
College of Law in San Francisco.
Lauritzen, district attorney and public administrator of
Mariposa County since 1955, was one of the organizers of the Mountain
Counties Water Resources Association and the District Attorneys' Family
Support Council.
His professional associations include membership in the
State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, the Merced Bar
Association, the Mariposa County Bar Association, the District Attorneys
and County Counsels Association of California, the California District
Attorney Investigators' Association, the California Public Administrators
Association, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the Hastings College of
Law Alumni Association.
He is also active in the Mariposa Chamber of Commerce, the
Mariposa County Historical Society, the Mariposa Volunteer Fire Department
and numerous service organizations.
Lauritzen and his wife, Marianna, have seven children.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Stanley H. Kragen of Stockton to a four year term on the California
Advisory Board of Collection Agencies.
Kragen, a Republican, owns and operates his own collection
agency in Stockton. He succeeds John Hollister of Fresno, whose term
has expired. The post pays necessary expenses.
Kragen is active in the California Collectors Association, the
Stockton Chapter of the Navy League and several civic and service
organizations.
He lives at 10 East Monterey Avenue, Stockton with his wife
Vladka. He has two daughters.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named San Jose attorney Eugene M.
Premo to the Santa Clara Judicial District Municipal Court bench.
Premo, a Republican, will receive an annual salary of $28,126.
He succeeds Judge Forrest L. Bentzien who has retired.
A native of San Jose, Premo was graduated from the University
of Santa Clara in 1957 with a bachelor of science degree and graduated
cum laude in 1962 from its law school.
He is a member of the California Bar, the Santa Clara County
Bar Association, the Barristers Club of Santa Clara County and is first
vice president of the Conference of Barristers of the State Bar.
Premo and his wife Georgine have four children. The family
home is in Saratoga.
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GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
September 22, 1969
through
September 28, 1969
Monday, September 22
9:15 a.m.
Professional and Vocational Standards Seventh
Annual Conference of Board Members, Senator Hotel.
Remarks.
4:30 p.m.
California State Employees' U. S. Savings Bond
Campaign Reception and presentation of awards,
Sutter Club.
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, September 23
9:45 a.m.
Brief remarks to California Industry and World Trade
Commission, Governor's Council Room.
3:00 p.m.
Courtesy call by Tinga Seisay, Consul General from
Sierra Leone at San Francisco and John Akar,
Sierra Leone Ambassador to the United States.
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, September 24
a.m.
Depart for Los Angeles
10:00 a.m.
Welcoming remarks to State Boards of Education
Convention, Century Plaza Hotel.
Proceed to Los Angeles Headquarters for Board of
Trustees meeting.
p.m.
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, September 25
Office Appointments
Overnight Sacramento
Friday, September 26
a.m.
Depart for San Diego
Noon
California Savings and Loan League Luncheon, Hotel
del Coronado. Speech.
2:00 p.m.
Depart for San Diego pier foot of Broadway
2:15 p.m.
Visit to Portuguese ship and brief appearance at
receiption for Cabrillo Day.
Depart for Los Angeles.
7:30 p.m.
Billy Graham Crusade, Anaheim Stadium. (Governor
Reagan to introduce Reverend Graham.)
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, September 27
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, September 28
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
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September 21, 1969
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Governor Ronald Reagan, in a consumer protection move to prevent
the invasion of privacy, announced today he has asked the State Department
of Motor Vehicles to cancel outstanding contracts for the sale of
driver's license lists.
The action resulted from a study by Motor Vehicles Department
Director Verne Orr.
Governor Reagan noted that at the outset of his administration he
directed Orr to severely curtail sales of the list. Regulations adopted
/er
more than 18 months ago prevented any buy from reselling, loaning or even
showing any portion of the list.
Under these stringent requirements, only two firms were purchasing
the information and each has been furnishing the department five copies
of all mailings sent to any portion of the list.
Coupled with the governor's request to the department to discontinue
selling driver's license lists, the governor asked all cabinet members to
survey information sold or given away by departments and to report back
to him. He said "the action is just another example of the administration
many efforts in the field of consumer protection."
The Governor's action does not alter the department's policy in
answering, for a fee, individual inquiries about information in the
driver's license file. However, by law, the department cannot reveal
confidential information concerning the physical or mental condition of
drivers.
Registration information, which is impersonal in nature, and widely
used by businesses, is not affected by the governor's action. Vehicle
registration files have been open to the public since the first car was
licensed in California in 1905. Driver's license files have been open to
the public since the first operator was licensed in 1915.
When it became apparent in 1941 that the number of individuals
getting information from the files was seriously hampering the work of
departmental employees, the legislature authorized the department to sell
the information. It has been sold for 18 years.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today took action to further strengthen the
administration's consumer protection program by creating a Division of
Consumer Affairs in the State Department of Professional and Vocational
Standards.
He said the new division will include the office of Consumer Counsel
Mrs. Kay Valory and will provide her with additional administrative
support at no additional cost to the taxpayer.
Also included in the division will be the Collection Agency
Licensing Bureau, Bureau of Electronic Repair Dealer Registration,
Bureau of Employment Agencies, Bureau of Furniture and Bedding Inspection,
and Bureau of Private Investigators and Adjustors.
The governor said his action will provide a focal point for consumer
inquiries by bringing together a number of key consumer protection
agencies in state government.
"By expanding the administrative services available to the consumer
counsel, our consumer protection program will find even broader
application. At the same time, the centralization of the program into
a single unit will result in obvious administrative efficiencies, the
governor said.
"This administration's consumer protection efforts," he said, "are
aimed at producing practical results by reconciling differences and
resolving problems between consumers and private enterprise. We do not
intend to spend taxpayer dollars as was too often the case prior to
1967---to harass business and industry, and exploit consumer complaints
for propaganda purposes.
"On the other hand, " he said, "reports of abuses against consumers
have been, and will continue to be, referred to proper law enforcement
officials for prosecution, under our consumer protection program.
"The newly created division recognizes and emphasizes the close
relationship between the consumer counsel and the regulatory functions of
the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards and other agencies
of the Executive Branch, II he added.
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The governor announced that Donald G. Livingston will serve as Chief
of the Division. To implement this, Livingston has been appointed Chief
of the Bureau of Electronic Repair Dealer Registration and the Bureau of
Employment Agencies, in addition to his responsibilities as Chief of the
Bureau of Furniture and Bedding Inspection. He was appointed to that
position by the governor in May of 1967.
Governor Reagan also announced that Gordon Bishop, chief of the
Collection Agency Licensing Bureau and the Bureau of Private Investigators
and Adjusters, will serve as assistant chief of the new Division of
Consumer Affairs.
Livingston, 31, was formerly administrative assistant to the
Republican Assembly Caucus, having served in that position since March,
1965. From 1961 to 1964 he was associated with Kaiser Aluminum and
Chemical Sales, Inc., Oakland,
A Republican, Livingston was graduated from San Francisco State
College where he served as student body president in 1959-60. In
1960-61 he was an intern in public affairs with the Coro Foundation in
San Francisco.
He resides with his wife Dodie at 4271 Oak Knoll Drive, Carmichael.
Bishop was appointed last March as chief of the Collection Agency
Licensing Bureau and the Bureau of Private Investigators and Adjusters.
He is a resident of Santa Ana, where he has been active in Orange County
civic affairs.
A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley in 1939,
Bishop has been engaged in citrus ranching and industrial relations work.
He also serves as oxecutive secretary of the governor's task force
on Credit and Personnel Reporting Practices.
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#551
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"On Yom Kippur, this solemn day in the season of Jewish High Holy
Days, I want to extend my warm best wishes for the new year to all my
fellow Californians of the Jewish faith.
In these uncertain times we can all take comfort and inspiration
from this rededication to the faith and values of such a great heritage.
These ideals are as true and applicable today as they were centuries
ago.
The Jewish faith, which has endured and given hope in the face of
adversity down through the centuries, strengthens the faith of men of
good will everywhere.
Again, my best wishes for a blessed and peaceful new year to all
who commemorate this sacred occasion.
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Governor Ronald Reagan will participate in pre-game ceremonies
honoring Don Drysdale at Dodger Stadium on September 27.
The ceremonies are scheduled for approximately 1 p.m. immediately
prior to the game between the Dodgers and the Giants.
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GOVERNOR'S
SCHEDULE
September 29, 1969
through
October 5, 1969
Monday, September 29
Noon
League of California Cities luncheon, Fairmont
Hotel, San Francisco. Speech.
7:30 p.m.
Nevada County Republican Fundraiser, Auburn
Fairgrounds, Women's Building. Speech.
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, September 30
1:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, October 1
11:15 a.m.
Proclamation signing for Wine Institute.
11:30 a.m.
Picture for Cotton Growers of Kern County.
p.m.
Depart for Los Angeles.
7:00 p.m.
Dinner honoring Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir
International Ballroom, Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Governor Reagan to introduce Mrs. Meir.
p.m.
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, October 2
Office Appointments
Overnight - Sacramento
Friday, October 3
2:30 p.m.
Brief tour and dedication of Humble Oil facilities
Benecia.
6:00 p.m.
Santa Barbara fund raising reception at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wilson, 1530 Roble
Drive, Santa Barbara.
p.m.
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
Saturday, October 4
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Sacramento
Sunday, October 5
p.m.
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the establishmet of a
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Management Evaluation System to study the operations of state
government and propose ways and means of streamlining services for
greater efficiency.
Under the plan, small task forces, composed of three or more
members, will concentrate on specific problems and transmit their
findings to the governor's cabinet for policy decisions.
"In essence, the aim of the system will be to see how we are
doing our job and box we can do it better," Governor Reagan said.
The program will be directed by Winfred W. (Win) Adams who
will serve as coordinator between the information-seeking task force,
department and agency heads, and the cabinet.
Adams, a former cabinet secretary and for the past seven months
an interim executive assistant to Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke, was
appointed last month to begin work on the project.
"Each member of the fact-finding team will be an expert in his
field," Adams said.
"We will examine every program in light of the short and long
range goals of the administration; assist in the development of
current administration policies and consider changes in technology
and methods which can be used to bring greater efficiency and economy
to government," Adams reported.
"Among other tasks, the fact-finding teams will also examine the
cost of programs and determine how and if they meet the needs of the
state and its citizens," he said.
"We will also study possible alternatives to existing programs
which could accomplish the same goals at less cost to the taxpayer,"
Adams said. "But I want to re-emphasize that the task forces are
purely information-seeking bodies. They will not make policy decisions."
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of John
M. Lee of Sacramento to the Board of Trustees of the American River
Flood Control District.
Lee, general secretary of the Sacramento Scottish Rite, will
succeed Dudley C. Colclough who has resigned. The position pays $40
per meeting and necessary expenses.
A Republican, Lee is active in numerous civic, service and fraterm
groups. He is a director of the Association of the U. S. Army, the
Sacramento Convention Bureau and a member of the Metropolitan Chamber
of Commerce.
A native of Sacramento, he attended Sacramento Junior College,
the University of Nevada and the University of California.
Lee and his wife have four children. The family home is at
140 Baxter Avenue.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today appointed Andrew L. Leavitt, San
Mateo real estate broker, to the California State Commission on
Government Organization and Economy.
Leavitt, a Democrat, succeeds Stanley E. McCaffrey of Berkeley
on "the Little Hoover Commission." The post pays necessary expenses.
Active in numerous real estate organizations, Leavitt is a
state director of the California Real Estate Association, the San
Mateo-Burlingame Board of Realtors and the National Association
of Real Estate Boards.
He lives at 3300 Countryside Drive, San Mateo.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Robert W. Long, a Grass Valley
businessman and civic leader, to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors,
Third District
Long, a 35-year-old Republican, succeeds the late John L. Hartman
of Nevada City.
A 1956 graduate of U.C.L.A., Long has operated his own insurance
agency in Grass Valley since 1963. He played professional football for
the Detroit Lions (1955-59), Los Angeles Rams (1960-61) and Dallas Cowboys
(1961-62),
Active in community affairs, Long serves as co-chairman of the
American Red Cross Fund Drive and has headed the children's activities
of the Grass Valley 4th of July Parade.
For the past three years he has been a member of the sponsoring
committee of the Nevada County Mayor's Prayer Breakfast and was named
the "Outstanding Young Man in Nevada County" in 1964.
He is a director and vice president of the Grass Valley RotaryClub,
and is a past president and charter member of the Nevada Union High
School Booster's Club.
A member of the Nevada Union High Schcol's Curriculum and Vocational
Education Committees, he also serves as vice chairman of the Nevada
County School Board.
He and his wife, Betty Jo, have two children and live at
200 Slate Creek Road, Grass Valley.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"I want to talk with you today about an epidemic- an epidemic
that has infected Californians in every walk of life and has reached
into nearly every community from Siskiyou County in the north to San
Diego in the south.
"The epidemic of narcotics addiction and drug abuse and if you
chink I'm being overly dramatic, listen to these facts:
"In the past eight years, marijuana, narcotics and dangerous drug
arrests have increased 300 percent among adults, and more than 2,000
percent among juveniles.
"Drugs can be bought easily at high schools in the cities, in the
suburbs and even in the smallest of towns.
"The facts are that it is almost as easy in many places for kids
to buy pills and pot as it is for them to buy soda pop. This is no
longer a problem restricted to high school students. Addiction and
drug abuse has spread to the junior high schools and even the elementary
schools.
"Last month in San Diego alone, six deaths were attributed to drug
overdose. Los Angeles officially records around 100 deaths a year from
drug overdose. Unofficially, we are told that the mortality rate from
drug overdose in Los Angeles is closer to 400 more than one death per
day.
"The Department of Justice reports that while marijuana remains
the favorite of users, the use of more dangerous drugs is increasing
at an alarming rate.
"Over the years many different methods have been tried to stem the
flow of narcotics and dangerous drugs into the United States. But the
flow hasn't been stopped. It has increased to a flood.
"Most officials estimate that as much as 80 percent of the
narcotics and dangerous drugs that flow into this country are smuggled
.cross the Mexican border.
"The federal government through Operation Intercept is attempting
CO bring it to a halt.
and
"I fully support President Nixon in this operation/pledged to the
federal government our complete cooperation and offered any assistance
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"For some time now, Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke and his task force
on the border problems have been meeting with federal and state
narcotics officials and will continue to do SO.
"There is no question that this project has caused more incon-
venience to tourists and workers who cross the border regularly. Some
are obviously experiencing a measure of economic hardship.
"But if this were an epidemic desease that crippled and took the
lives of our youth, the economic hardships and the inconvenience to
travelers would be considered inconsequential by all thinking
Californians.
"Narcotics addiction and the use of dangerous drugs is as
damaging to this nation and its future generations as any disease
spread by a germ.
"The economic hardship to some and the inconvenience to travelers
can not be balanced on the same scale with shattered lives, heart-
broken families and the astronomical cost of courts, judges, juvenile
facilities, law enforcement agencies and the rehabilitation and treat-
ment costs required to treat the addicted.
"There is only one way to stop an epidemic. And that is to
isolate the virus that causes it and destroy it. Operation Intercept
is trying to do just that."
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