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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Following is a representation of the Senate Daily File. A re-sorted version of this report will be found filed under each committee -- showing all dates posted for that committee.


MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2
                            RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL
                               PROTECTION AND ENERGY
                                 LOWENTHAL, Chair
                                10 a.m. - Room 112
                                 hearing cancelled

                                  APPROPRIATIONS
                                 TORLAKSON, Chair
                   11 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
                            (Please note time change)
                          BILLS TO BE HEARD IN FILE ORDER
S.B. No.   1158 Scott. Student financial aid: Assumption Program of
                Loans for Education.
S.B. No.   1165 Kuehl. Environment: environmental impact report.
S.B. No.   1190 Oropeza. Certified ignition interlock devices.
S.B. No.   1201 Battin. Tribal gaming: gaming device licenses.
S.B. No.   1224 Machado. Insurance: viatical and life settlement contracts.
S.B. No.   1312 Yee. Registered interior designers.
S.B. No.   1332 Negrete McLeod. Medi-Cal: managed care.
S.B. No.   1354 Torlakson. School facilities: construction.
S.B. No.   1389 Padilla. Public utilities: telephone corporations: acquisi-
                tions.
S.B. No.   1407 Perata. Court facilities: financing. (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1455 Cogdill. Vehicles: specialized license plates.
S.B. No.   1459 Yee. Health care coverage: Cal-Health Act.
S.B. No.   1468 Oropeza. Local planning: schoolsites: freeways.
S.B. No.   1475 Torlakson. Autism pilot program.
S.B. No.   1562 Hollingsworth. Property taxation: exemption: fruit-bear-
                ing and nut-bearing trees: freeze, wildfire, and wind relief.
                (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1608 Corbett. Disabled persons: equal access rights: civil ac-
                tions.
S.B. No.   1628 Ducheny. Sales and use taxes: consumer: destination man-
                agement company. (Tax Levy)
S.B. No.   1642 Yee. Public contracts: claims.
S.B. No.   1681 Battin. State surplus property.
S.B. No.   1714 Negrete McLeod. Renewable electric generation facili-
                ties.
S.B. No.   1721 Yee. Health facilities: direct care nurses.
S.B. No.   1738 Steinberg. Medi-Cal: Frequent Users of Health Care Pilot
                Program.
S.B. No.   1752 Wyland. California National Guard Education Assistance
                Award Program. (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1753 Torlakson. Portable classrooms: formaldehyde.
S.C.R. No. *109 Cedillo. The Medal of Honor Recipient Eugene A. Obre-
                gon, USMC, Memorial Interchange
A.B. No.   1545 Eng. Professions and vocations.
                      RECONSIDERATION GRANTED - FOR VOTE ONLY
S.B. No.   1625 Corbett. Recycling: CRV containers.
* Pending Receipt

                              ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
                                SIMITIAN, Chairman
                               1:30 p.m. - Room 112
S.B. No.   1760 Perata. Energy: greenhouse gas emissions. (Urgency)

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1
                                     EDUCATION
                                   SCOTT, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                                 HEARING CANCELLED

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3
                         HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR &
                                 VETERANS AFFAIRS
                                  ALQUIST, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                                 HEARING CANCELLED

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4
                           STATE ADMIN., GENERAL GOVT.,
                            JUDICIAL, AND TRANSPORTATION
                                  MACHADO, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                                 HEARING CANCELLED

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008


                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2
                            RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL
                               PROTECTION AND ENERGY
                                 LOWENTHAL, Chair
                                10 a.m. - Room 112
                     MAY REVISE, OPEN ISSUES AND APRIL LETTERS

                                  PUBLIC SAFETY
                                  ROMERO, Chair
                               10:30 a.m.  to 12 m.
                        John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
                               INFORMATIONAL HEARING
SUBJECT: Sexual Assault Against Women:
 State and Global Perspectives

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1
                                     EDUCATION
                                   SCOTT, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3
                         HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR &
                                 VETERANS AFFAIRS
                                  ALQUIST, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4
                           STATE ADMIN., GENERAL GOVT.,
                            JUDICIAL, AND TRANSPORTATION
                                  MACHADO, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008


                       ENERGY, UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS
                                   KEHOE, Chair
                                9 a.m. - Room 3191
                            (Please note time change)
                               INFORMATIONAL HEARING
SUBJECT: AB 32 Implementation: Understanding a Cap and
 Trade System.

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                  DUCHENY, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1
                                     EDUCATION
                                   SCOTT, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2
                            RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL
                               PROTECTION AND ENERGY
                                 LOWENTHAL, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                        (Please note time and room change)
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3
                         HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR &
                                 VETERANS AFFAIRS
                                  ALQUIST, Chair
                 10:30 a.m. - Rose Ann Vuich Hearing Room (2040)
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES
 4260       Department of Health Care Services
 4300       Department of Developmental Services
 4440       Department of Mental Health
 4265       Department of Public Health
 4120       Emergency Medical Services Authority
 4280       Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
 4270       California Medical Assistance Commission

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4
                           STATE ADMIN., GENERAL GOVT.,
                            JUDICIAL, AND TRANSPORTATION
                                  MACHADO, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                                      RULES
                                  PERATA, Chair
                               1:30 p.m. - Room 113
S.C.A. No.   23 Maldonado. State officer salary increases: operating defi-
                cit.
                                    --------
                              GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES
                                REQUIRED TO APPEAR
JOHN C. DUNCAN, Director, Department of Industrial Relations
ROBERT A. JONES, Deputy Secretary, Labor and Workforce Development
   Agency
ANTHONY P. SAUER, Director, Department of Rehabilitation
LUCIANA C. PROFACA, PH.D., Chief Deputy Director, Department of Rehabi-
   litation
KATHLEEN R. BRUGGER, Member, Teachers' Retirement Board
ELIZABETH D. ROGERS, Member, Teachers' Retirement Board
                                    --------
                             SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION,
                            BUT NOT REQUIRED TO APPEAR
ANTHONY W. BATTS, D.P.A., Member, Commission on Peace Officer Stan-
   dards and Training
LAI LAI Y. BUI, Member, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
COLLENE T. CAMPBELL, Member, Commission on Peace Officer Standards
   and Training
SCOTT B. HIMELSTEIN, Member, Commission on Peace Officer Standards
   and Training
DEBORAH E. LINDEN, Member, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
   Training
MICHAEL J. SOBEK, Member, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
   Training

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008


                                  APPROPRIATIONS
                                 TORLAKSON, Chair
                           Upon adjournment of session
                        John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
                              PENDING RULES APPROVAL
                             REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS
S.B. No.   1138 Torlakson. State claims. (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1267 Yee. Whistleblower protection.
S.B. No.  *1527 Yee. State property: surplus property. (Urgency)
S.B. No.  *1760 Perata. Energy: greenhouse gas emissions. (Urgency)
              SUSPENSE - FOR VOTE ONLY   AUTHORS NEED NOT BE PRESENT
S.B. No.   1053 Machado. Real estate: brokers and salespersons.
S.B. No.   1056 Migden. Oil spill prevention and response. (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1058 Alquist. Health facilities: bacterial infections.
S.B. No.   1060 Ridley-Thomas. California Science Center: Exposition
                Park Authority: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commis-
                sion.
S.B. No.   1066 Migden. Domestic partnerships.
S.B. No.   1093 Wiggins. San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency
                Transportation Authority.
S.B. No.   1094 Cedillo. Office of Immigrant Affairs.
S.B. No.   1097 Torlakson. School curriculum: content standards.
S.B. No.   1108 Machado. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
                Program.
S.B. No.   1112 Scott. Class size reduction: apportionments.
S.B. No.   1114 Torlakson. Driver's education: provisional licenses.
S.B. No.   1121 Migden. Food labeling: cloned animals.
S.B. No.   1122 Correa. Mobilehome parks.
S.B. No.   1123 Wiggins. Public employee benefits.
S.B. No.   1132 Migden. Medi-Cal: foster care adolescents.
S.B. No.   1139 Cox. Necessary small high schools: Kings Canyon Uni-
                fied School District.
S.B. No.   1145 Machado. State Compensation Insurance Fund. (Urgen-
                cy)
S.B. No.   1147 Calderon. Medi-Cal: eligibility: juvenile offenders.
S.B. No.   1148 Cedillo. Dependent children: emancipation.
S.B. No.   1149 Wiggins. Telecommunications: grants to areas not served
                by local exchange carriers.
S.B. No.   1150 Corbett. Courts: judgeships.
S.B. No.   1151 Perata. Hospitals: lift teams.
S.B. No.   1170 Alquist. Intermediate care facilities: staff. (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1174 Lowenthal. Vehicles: hybrid and electric vehicles: visual-
                ly impaired pedestrians.
S.B. No.   1176 Perata. Water quality.
S.B. No.   1183 Wiggins. Developmental disabilities: health services: So-
                noma Developmental Center.
S.B. No.   1187 Battin. Sex offenses: Internet: public information.
S.B. No.   1189 Cedillo. Workers' compensation: supplemental job dis-
                placement benefits.
S.B. No.   1200 Ducheny. Indian tribes: economic development.
S.B. No.   1219 Cedillo. Student financial aid: member and former mem-
                bers of the Armed Forces.
S.B. No.   1222 Cedillo. County veteran service officers: funding.
S.B. No.   1226 Alquist. CalHome Program: Housing and Emergency
                Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006: mobilehome parks.
S.B. No.   1227 Hollingsworth. Disaster assistance: Disaster Response-
                Emergency Operations Account.
S.B. No.   1228 Maldonado. All-terrain vehicles: operating violations.
S.B. No.   1231 Correa. Fire safety.
S.B. No.   1240 Kehoe. Air pollution: low-carbon fuel standards.
S.B. No.   1244 Alquist. Employment retaliation.
S.B. No.   1253 Alquist. Sex offenders: assessments.
S.B. No.   1256 Ducheny. Salton Sea Restoration Council.
S.B. No.   1284 Lowenthal. Property tax: welfare exemptions: rental hous-
                ing and related facilities. (Tax Levy)
S.B. No.   1285 Corbett. Resource conservation lands: acquisition.
S.B. No.   1288 Scott. California State University: Doctor of Nursing
                Practice degree.
S.B. No.   1293 Negrete McLeod. Joint exercise of powers: reporting and
                disclosures.
S.B. No.   1298 Simitian. California Education Information.
S.B. No.   1308 Cox. Disaster assistance. (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1316 Correa. Transportation facilities: tolls: Orange and River-
                side Counties.
S.B. No.   1317 Steinberg. Developmental services: habilitation services.
S.B. No.   1319 Machado. Unclaimed property: escheat.
S.B. No.   1327 Wyland. Career technical education: Career Technical
                Education Facilities Program.
S.B. No.   1330 Torlakson. Education technology: Statewide Education
                Technology Policy Task Force.
S.B. No.   1338 Migden. Workers' compensation: medical treatment: pre-
                designation of physician.
S.B. No.   1339 Simitian. Government tort claims: childhood sexual
                abuse.
S.B. No.   1348 Cedillo. Breast cancer screening services.
S.B. No.   1351 Corbett. Hospital districts: transfer of assets.
S.B. No.   1357 Padilla. Beverage containers: processing payments:
                grants.
S.B. No.   1361 Correa. Vehicles: DUI: ignition interlock.
S.B. No.   1362 Margett. Electrician certification.
S.B. No.   1364 Cedillo. Autism spectrum disorders: advisory council:
                centralized registry.
S.B. No.   1366 Negrete McLeod. State Highway Route 66.
S.B. No.   1381 Ashburn. Local government: county sheriffs: funding.
S.B. No.   1386 Lowenthal. Carbon monoxide.
S.B. No.   1388 Torlakson. Vehicles: DUI: ignition interlock.
S.B. No.   1410 Corbett. Child care: reimbursement rate.
S.B. No.   1425 Steinberg. Pupil data.
S.B. No.   1428 Kehoe. San Diego River Conservancy.
S.B. No.   1437 Padilla. Education technology: California Virtual Cam-
                pus.
S.B. No.   1438 Padilla. Electricity: smart grid systems.
S.B. No.   1440 Kuehl. Health care coverage: benefits.
S.B. No.   1454 Ridley-Thomas. Healing arts: outpatient settings.
S.B. No.   1460 Wiggins. Solar energy projects: rented residential proper-
                ty.
S.B. No.   1470 Lowenthal. Homeless Youth Prevention and Assistance
                Act of 2008.
S.B. No.   1486 Ducheny. Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act.
S.B. No.   1489 Kuehl. Workplace protections: poster related to domestic
                violence and sexual assault.
S.B. No.   1490 Padilla. Employment: independent contractors.
S.B. No.   1494 McClintock. State agency Web sites: information.
S.B. No.   1500 Kehoe. Environment: CEQA: fire hazards: state responsi-
                bility areas.
S.B. No.   1502 Steinberg. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
S.B. No.   1507 Oropeza. Highway construction: school boundaries.
S.B. No.   1508 Corbett. Seismic safety standards: strengthening stan-
                dards.
S.B. No.   1515 Kuehl. Pupil discipline: restraint and seclusion.
S.B. No.   1516 Simitian. California Reading and Literacy Improvement
                and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Ac-
                tof 2010.
S.B. No.   1522 Steinberg. Health care coverage: coverage choice catego-
                ries.
S.B. No.   1523 Kuehl. Domestic violence victims: limited English profi-
                ciency procedures.
S.B. No.   1529 Oropeza. Mammography X-ray equipment: inspections:
                notices of violation.
S.B. No.   1531 Correa. Peace officer training: autistic persons.
S.B. No.   1532 Steinberg. High school graduation.
S.B. No.   1537 Kehoe. Disaster assistance: 2007 southern California
                wildfires.
S.B. No.   1538 Steinberg. Recovery strategy pilot programs.
S.B. No.   1545 Romero. Juvenile court schools.
S.B. No.   1549 Florez. Historic vehicles: special license plates.
S.B. No.   1552 Margett. State Allocation Board: Office of Public School
                Construction.
S.B. No.   1553 Lowenthal. Health care service plans.
S.B. No.   1555 Kuehl. Older prisoners.
S.B. No.   1556 Ducheny. School construction.
S.B. No.   1570 Vincent. Tribal gaming: satellite wagering.
S.B. No.   1575 Florez. Department of Toxic Substances Control: consum-
                er product recall enforcement.
S.B. No.   1576 Florez. Food commodities: country of origin labeling.
S.B. No.   1577 Florez. Airports: security checkpoint donation programs.
S.B. No.   1582 Simitian. Ocean resources: ocean rangers.
S.B. No.   1585 Padilla.  California Community Colleges: transfer students.
S.B. No.   1590 Alquist. Interrogation: recording.
S.B. No.   1591 Ridley-Thomas. Criminal investigations: eyewitness
                identifications.
S.B. No.   1593 Alquist. Health care coverage: children's health initia-
                tives.
S.B. No.   1594 Steinberg. Bleeding disorders: blood clotting products.
S.B. No.   1596 Yee. University of California: public contracts.
S.B. No.   1599 Wiggins. In-home supportive services: Project for Cali-
                fornia Independence.
S.B. No.   1602 Scott. Political Reform Act of 1974: behested payments.
S.B. No.   1606 Yee. Assisted outpatient treatment services.
S.B. No.   1607 Romero. Reading and language arts: framework.
S.B. No.   1611 Negrete McLeod. Public employees' retirement: service
                credit: California State University academic employees.
S.B. No.   1616 Florez. Problem gambling: therapist training and treat-
                ment programs.
S.B. No.   1617 Kehoe. State responsibility areas: fire-related benefit
                fees.
S.B. No.   1622 Simitian. California Health Benefits Service Program.
S.B. No.   1637 Torlakson. The California Technology Assistance Project.
S.B. No.   1650 Torlakson. The Standardized Testing and Reporting Pro-
                gram: independent evaluation.
S.B. No.   1651 Steinberg. Mentally ill offenders.
S.B. No.   1656 Romero. Student financial aid: Assumption Program of
                Loans for Education: eligibility.
S.B. No.   1657 Romero. School facilities: needs assessment.
S.B. No.   1668 Migden. Forests: sudden oak death. (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1670 Kehoe.  Energy efficiency and carbon reduction. (Urgency)
S.B. No.   1672 Steinberg. Energy: Renewable Energy, Climate Change,
                Career Technical Education, and Clean Technology Job Cre-
                ation Bond Act of 2010.
S.B. No.   1674 Torlakson. Before and after school programs.
S.B. No.   1687 Negrete McLeod. State contracts: participation goals: de-
                velopmentally disabled business enterprises.
S.B. No.   1688 Ridley-Thomas. Health facilities: level of care.
S.B. No.   1689 Lowenthal. Local agencies: redevelopment.
S.B. No.   1690 Wiggins. Dungeness crab.
S.B. No.   1698 Romero. Contractors: public works.
S.B. No.   1701 Romero. Sentencing.
S.B. No.   1702 Machado. Medi-Cal.
S.B. No.   1712 Migden. Adulterated cosmetics.
S.B. No.   1718 Perata. Public employment: State Bargaining Unit 2: com-
                pensation.
S.B. No.   1722 Oropeza. Metro Green Line Construction Authority.
S.B. No.   1729 Migden. Health facilities: training.
S.B. No.   1730 Padilla.  State correctional facilities: metal detection screen-
                ing.
S.B. No.   1734 Kuehl. Hospitals: level of care.
S.B. No.   1749 Oropeza. Precinct board members.
S.B. No.   1751 Runner. Vehicles: theft.
S.B. No.   1755 Romero. Education finance.
S.B. No.   1764 Kehoe. Disaster assistance: certification.
S.B. No.   1773 Corbett. Pet food: labels.
* Pending Receipt

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008


                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                  DUCHENY, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1
                                     EDUCATION
                                   SCOTT, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2
                            RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL
                               PROTECTION AND ENERGY
                                 LOWENTHAL, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3
                         HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR &
                                 VETERANS AFFAIRS
                                  ALQUIST, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4
                           STATE ADMIN., GENERAL GOVT.,
                            JUDICIAL, AND TRANSPORTATION
                                  MACHADO, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                               SELECT COMMITTEE ON
                       LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH CARE CRISIS
                               RIDLEY-THOMAS, Chair
                                 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
               California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities
                             1000 North Alameda Street
                                    Los Angeles
SUBJECT: OPTIONS FOR RE-OPENING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
 HOSPITAL

FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008


                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                  DUCHENY, Chair
                   10 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
                                 HEARING CANCELLED

                               SELECT COMMITTEE ON
                       BAY AREA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND
                                ECONOMIC PROGRESS
                                    YEE, Chair
                                10 a.m. to 12 m.
                          Milton Marks Conference Center
                              455 Golden Gate Avenue
                                   San Francisco
                               INFORMATIONAL HEARING
SUBJECT: Bay Area Organized Retail Crime

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1
                                     EDUCATION
                                   SCOTT, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2
                            RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL
                               PROTECTION AND ENERGY
                                 LOWENTHAL, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3
                         HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR &
                                 VETERANS AFFAIRS
                                  ALQUIST, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                               SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4
                           STATE ADMIN., GENERAL GOVT.,
                            JUDICIAL, AND TRANSPORTATION
                                  MACHADO, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008


                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                  DUCHENY, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008


                                      RULES
                                  PERATA, Chair
                               1:30 p.m. - Room 113
                              GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES
                                REQUIRED TO APPEAR
SUSAN L. HUBBARD, Director, Division of Adult Institutions, Department of
   Corrections and Rehabilitation
DAVID L. RUNNELS, Undersecretary, Department of Corrections and Rehabi-
   litation
                                    --------
                             SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION,
                            BUT NOT REQUIRED TO APPEAR
JOAN M. HANCOCK, Member, Contractors' State License Board
LISA E. MILLER-STRUNK, Member, Contractors' State License Board

                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                  DUCHENY, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008


                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                  DUCHENY, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008


                             BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
                                  DUCHENY, Chair
                        Upon call of the Chair - Room TBA
                            MAY REVISE AND OPEN ISSUES

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2008


                              ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
                                SIMITIAN, Chairman
                               1:30 p.m. - Room 112
                       BILLS WILL BE HEARD IN ORDER OF FILE
A.B. No.    109 Nunez. Air pollution: alternative fuels and vehicle
                technologies.
A.B. No.   1391 Brownley. Electronic waste.
A.B. No.   1479 Mendoza. State bodies: governance.
A.B. No.   1972 DeSaulnier. Solid waste: plastic bags: food and beverage
                containers.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008


                                 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
                              NEGRETE MCLEOD, Chair
                               9:30 a.m. - Room 112
                         MEASURES HEARD BY AUTHOR SIGN-IN
A.B. No.    212 Fuentes. Zoning decisions.
A.B. No.    704 Eng. Resident Advisory Commission on the Environment
                Act.
A.B. No.    811 Levine. Benefit assessments for renewable energy and en-
                ergy efficiency. (Urgency)
A.B. No.   1263 Caballero. LAFCO's spheres of influence.
A.B. No.   1275 DeSaulnier. County fees for domestic violence and child
                abuse programs.
A.B. No.   1764 Blakeslee. Williamson Act contracts.
A.B. No.   2427 Eng. Local regulations.

                                      RULES
                                  PERATA, Chair
                               1:30 p.m. - Room 113
                              GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES
                                REQUIRED TO APPEAR
STEPHEN J. EGAN, Member, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals
   Board
MELLONIE S. YANG, Chief, Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
                                    --------
                             SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION,
                            BUT NOT REQUIRED TO APPEAR
JENNIFER L. HUSBANDS, PH.D., Member, Commission on Teacher Creden-
   tialing
TING L. SUN, PH.D., Member, Commission on Teacher Credentialing

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2008

                            BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND
                               ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
                               RIDLEY-THOMAS, Chair
               1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment of session - Room 3191
                             BILLS HEARD IN FILE ORDER
S.J.R. No.    29Ackerman. U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
A.B. No.    547 Ma. Medical Board of California: licensure fees.
A.B. No.    844 Berryhill. Junk dealers and recyclers: nonferrous material.
A.B. No.   1436 Hernandez. Nurse practitioners.
A.B. No.   1816 Galgiani. Cemeteries: temporary manager.
A.B. No.   1867 Keene. Real estate appraisers.
A.B. No.   1897 Emmerson. Marriage and family therapists: licensure.
A.B. No.   2111 Smyth. Physical therapy: regulation.
A.B. No.   2189 Karnette. Shorthand reporters: continuing education re-
                quirements.
A.B. No.   2210 Price. Dentistry: emergency services.
A.B. No.   2412 Eng. Unlicensed contractors.
A.B. No.   2442 Nakanishi. Medicine: peer review proceedings. (Urgency)
A.B. No.   2444 Nakanishi. Medical Board of California: disciplinary ac-
                tions.
A.B. No.   2445 Nakanishi. Medical Board of California: disciplinary pro-
                cedures: applicants.
A.B. No.   2482 Maze. Physician assistants: continuing education.
A.B. No.   2649 Ma. Medical assistants: authorized services.
A.B. No.   2946 Hayashi. Cemeteries.
A.B. No.   3024 Duvall. Payment bonds: public works.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2008


                                  PUBLIC SAFETY
                                  ROMERO, Chair
                  9:30 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
                   SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION LETTERS DUE NO LATER
                    THAN 5 P.M. ON FRIDAY, MAY 30, IN ROOM 2031
                             BILLS HEARD IN FILE ORDER
A.B. No.    996 Spitzer. Department of Motor Vehicles: records.
A.B. No.   1769 Galgiani. Jury service: peace officer exemption.
A.B. No.   1976 Benoit. Emergency telephone system: abuse.
A.B. No.   2039 Arambula. Department of Motor Vehicles: records.
A.B. No.   2306 Karnette. Battering: writ of habeas corpus.
A.B. No.   2802 Houston. Vehicles: alcohol-related reckless driving.
A.B. No.   2816 Solorio. Crimes: graffiti.

                                    JUDICIARY
                                  CORBETT, Chair
                                1 p.m. - Room 112
                   SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION LETTERS DUE NO LATER
                  THAN 5 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MAY 29TH, IN ROOM 2187
                  TESTIMONY WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER
                    SIDE, TWO MAIN WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND TWO
                            MAIN WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
                    BILLS WILL BE HEARD IN AUTHOR SIGN-IN ORDER
S.C.R. No.  112 Padilla. Services for older adults.
A.B. No.    225 Beall. Elder abuse: protective orders.
A.B. No.   1340 Jones. Guardians and conservators: accountings.
A.B. No.   1356 Houston. Real property: equity purchasers.
A.B. No.   1394 Krekorian. Counterfeit: trademarks.
A.B. No.   1405 Maze. Juveniles: joint assessment of status: confidential
                information.
A.B. No.   1519 Ma. Human remains: commercial display.
A.B. No.   1824 Beall. Regional centers: employee liability.
A.B. No.   1866 Mendoza. Service contracts: retailers.
A.B. No.   1877 Adams. Child custody evaluations: confidentiality.
A.B. No.   1892 Smyth. Common interest developments: solar energy.
A.B. No.   1903 Hernandez. Liability: flood control and water conserva-
                tion facilities. (Urgency)
A.B. No.   2014 Tran. Conservators and guardians: property in foreign ju-
                risdictions.
A.B. No.   2025 Silva. Commercial real property: termination of tenancy:
                disposition of personal property.
A.B. No.   2059 Nunez. Mailed solicitations: disclosures.
A.B. No.   2193 Tran. Civil discovery: out-of-state proceedings.
A.B. No.   2248 Spitzer. Wills: requirements.
A.B. No.   2304 Plescia. Name changes.
A.B. No.   2343 Caballero. Public administrators and conservators.
A.B. No.   2379 Evans. Court records: appeal: attorney's fees.
A.B. No.   2433 Krekorian. Civil discovery: subpoenas.
A.B. No.   2449 Davis. Military service: privileges: job protection.
A.B. No.   2642 Niello. Unclaimed property.
A.B. No.   2801 Carter. Conflict of interest: settlements.
A.B. No.   2878 Anderson. Enforcement of judgments: exemptions:
                homesteads.
A.B. No.   2884 Portantino. Court reporters: rough draft transcript.
A.B. No.   2960 La Malfa. Custody orders: evidence of sexual abuse.
A.B. No.   3051 Committee on Judiciary. Family law: court appearances.
A.B. No.   3052 Committee on Judiciary. Court facilities.
                                  HUMAN SERVICES
                                  ALQUIST, Chair
                              1:30 p.m. - Room 3191
                         BILLS WILL BE HEARD IN FILE ORDER
A.B. No.    759 Karnette. Fire protection: residential care facilities for the
                elderly.
A.B. No.   1022 Saldana. Continuing care home service.
A.B. No.   1825 Beall. Developmental disabilities.
A.B. No.   2096 Bass. Foster children: extracurricular activities.
A.B. No.   2160 Carter. Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act: disabili-
                ty: definition.

                            TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
                               LOWENTHAL, Chairman
                  1:30 p.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
                             BILLS HEARD IN FILE ORDER
A.B. No.    290 De Leon. Vehicles: Department of Transportation ve-
                hicles.
A.B. No.    567 Saldana. Common Interest Development Bureau.
A.B. No.    633 Galgiani. Grade separation projects.
A.B. No.    660 Galgiani. Railroad-highway grade separations.
A.B. No.    830 Ma. Vehicles: charter-party carrier.
A.B. No.    837 Levine. Vehicles: registration fees.
A.B. No.   1065 Lieber. Public resources: building standards: greenhouse
                gas.
A.B. No.   1221 Ma. Transit village developments: infrastructure financ-
                ing.
A.B. No.   2019 Fuentes. Assisted housing developments.
A.B. No.   2042 Fuentes. Vehicles: removal.
A.B. No.   2060 Jeffries. Vehicles: fee exemption: tribal firefighting equip-
                ment.
A.B. No.   2074 Nava. Encroachment permits.
A.B. No.   2272 Fuentes. Vehicles: motorcycles.
A.B. No.   2273 Fuentes. Vehicles: nonrepairable vehicle certificates.
A.B. No.   2335 Nakanishi. Building permits.
A.B. No.   2714 Keene. Cargo loads: spilling.
A.B. No.   2742 Furutani. Firefighting equipment: leased or rented.
A.C.R. No.   80 Garcia. The CHP Officer Robert Franklin Dickey Memo-
                rial Highway.
A.C.R. No.   90 Fuller. Kern County Deputy Sheriff William Joe' Hud-
                nall, Jr., Memorial Highway.
A.C.R. No.   96 Carter. Deputy Frank M. Pribble Memorial Highway.
A.C.R. No.  102 Strickland. Airborne Memorial Highway.
A.C.R. No.  116 Strickland. Adolfo Camarillo Memorial Highway.
A.C.R. No.  122 Blakeslee. The Robert and Pat Nimmo Memorial High-
                way.
A.C.R. No.  128 Arambula. Officer Sixto Maldonado, Jr., Memorial High-
                way.
A.J.R. No.    52Karnette. Commercial motor vehicles.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008

                                      HEALTH
                                   KUEHL, Chair
                  1:30 p.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
                  TESTIMONY LIMITED TO TWO WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
                               AND TWO IN OPPOSITION
A.B. No.    184 Dymally. Public health: disease prevention.
A.B. No.    308 Galgiani. Medi-Cal: HIV drug treatment: developmental
                services: financing.
A.B. No.    501 Swanson. Pharmaceutical devices.
A.B. No.    572 Berg. Adult day health care services.
A.B. No.    671 Beall. Medi-Cal: frequent users of health services.
A.B. No.    851 Brownley. Medi-Cal: eligibility.
A.B. No.   1127 Carter. Perchlorate drinking water standards: Cities of
                Colton, Fontana, and Rialto.
A.B. No.   1150 Lieu. Health care coverage: underwriting practices.
A.B. No.   1154 Leno. Diabetes.
A.B. No.   1203 Salas. Health care service plans: poststabilization care.
A.B. No.   1646 DeSaulnier. Transactions and use taxes: counties: public
                health.
A.B. No.   1701 Dymally. Medi-Cal: skilled nursing facilities: reimburse-
                ment.
A.B. No.   2128 Emmerson. Health facilities: dietitians.
A.B. No.   2137 Saldana. Insurance: rescission of long-term care con-
                tracts.
A.B. No.   2216 Gaines. Diesel generators: health facilities.
A.B. No.   2352 Fuentes. Mental health services: confidential information.
A.B. No.   2374 Spitzer. Radiologic technology: scans.
A.B. No.   2540 Mendoza. Mobile food facilities.
A.B. No.   2658 Horton. Disease prevention: reportable diseases.
A.B. No.   2737 Feuer. Communicable disease: involuntary testing.
A.B. No.   2899 Portantino. Sexually transmitted diseases: HIV and AIDS:
                counseling.
A.B. No.   2996 De La Torre. Emergency and disaster response exercises:
                infectious diseases.
A.B. No.   3000 Wolk. Health care decisions: life sustaining treatment.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2008


                                 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
                              NEGRETE MCLEOD, Chair
                               9:30 a.m. - Room 112
                         MEASURES HEARD BY AUTHOR SIGN-IN
A.B. No.    847 Berg. Joint powers agreements and the Yurok Tribal Coun-
                cil.
A.B. No.    885 Charles Calderon. Metropolitan Water District's gover-
                nance.
A.B. No.   2803 Horton. Public agency payments.

MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008

                            BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND
                               ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
                               RIDLEY-THOMAS, Chair
               1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment of Session - Room 3191
                             BILLS HEARD IN FILE ORDER
A.B. No.   1907 Ruskin. Point-of-sale systems: price accuracy verifica-
                tion.
A.B. No.   3045 Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Econ-
                omy. Economic development.





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