|
|
| AB
76 |
(Lieber)
Corrections: female inmates. (A-07/09/2007
html
pdf)
|
|
Status: 07/18/2007-Read
second time. To third reading. |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 43 SEN THIRD READING FILE |
| |
This bill
would require the Dept of Corrections and Rehabiiltation to
create a master reform plan for female offenders, contract for services
geared for female offenders, design and implement evidence-based gender
specific rehabilitative programs and establish a family service
coordinator at each female prison. The bill would also prohibit
converting a female prison into a male prison without legislative
approval. |
|
|
| AB
95 |
(Beall)
Domestic violence: probation: treatment programs. (A-02/28/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 06/01/2007-Failed
Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(5). Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE
FILE |
| |
This bill
would place a person convicted of domestic violence
against a cohabitant on probation and requires participation in a
Batterer's Treatment Program (BTP). The Bill specifically incorporates
recommendations from the State Audit on BTP which found huge
discrepancies in the way the program was being administered throughout
California. The bill requires County Probation Offices to monitor all
cases on probation involving DV on a more formal level. The bill also
makes compliance with the BTP more strict and allows a defendant to
miss a maximum of 3 sessions to fall out of compliance with the
BTP. |
|
|
| AB
98 |
(Niello)
CalWORKs eligibility: work activities. (A-04/18/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 08/31/2007-From
committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) . Read second time. To third
reading. |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 95 SEN THIRD READING FILE |
| |
This bill
would allow the state to count time spent in domestic
violence, mental health and substance abuse counseling to count toward
the work participation rate. This means that families on CalWORKs who
face these barriers will not only receive these services and their cash
grants, but will help ensure these families attain the skills to be
self-sufficient. |
|
|
| AB
225 |
(Beall)
Crime. (A-06/20/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 06/20/2007-From
committee chair, with author's
amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time,
amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| |
This bill
would make repeated telepone calls and other electronic
communications at a person's home and workplace that are intended to
harasses the victim a punishable offense. It updates the law relative
to the availability of cell phones and text messaging that allows
victims to be harassed anywhere he or she may be located. The bill
creates a stratified sentencing scheme for the offense and allows a
first offense to be charged as an infraction and repeated contacts with
a threat to be charged as a misdemeanor. |
|
|
| AB
268 |
(Calderon,
Charles) Evidence: admissibility of statements. (A-05/03/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 06/27/2007-In
committee: Hearing postponed by committee. (Refers to 6/26/2007 hearing) |
| |
This bill
would allow into evidence the statement of an unavailable
declarant provided that the unavailibility is knowingly caused by the
party against whom the statement is being offered; or has been
memorialized by a tape recording or a written, sworn statement made by
the declarant before the death or kidnapping of the declarant. |
|
|
| AB
289 |
(Spitzer)
Protective orders. (A-09/05/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/06/2007-Read
second time. To third reading. |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 180 SEN THIRD READING FILE |
| |
This bill
would allow the Court to issue a protective order for
upto 10 years if the defendant is sentenced to state prison, county
jail or if the imposition of a sentence is suspended and the defendant
is placed on probation. |
|
|
| AB
314 |
(Soto)
CalWORKs: welfare-to-work activities. (E-09/06/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/06/2007-Assembly
Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. |
| |
This bill
would expand welfare to work activities to include study
time spent in credit or non-credit hours spent in the classroom,
laboratory or other educational activity. |
|
|
| AB
335 |
(De
Leon) CalWORKs: aid: homeless assistance. (I-02/13/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 06/28/2007-Read
second time. To third reading. |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 27 SEN THIRD READING FILE |
| |
This bill
would allow domestic violence victims to access the
homeless assistance program once a year. It would allow a DV victim to
submit a sworn statement to attest that they are a victim of DV to be
eligible for the program. |
|
|
| AB
502 |
(Calderon,
Charles) Domestic violence. (E-09/06/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/06/2007-Assembly
Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. |
| |
This bill
requires the City Attorney of Los Angeles to contract
with, or arrange for, one or more nonprofit agencies to aid
undocumented victims of domestic violence over a 2-year pilot program
period. The bill was amended to include that the agencies who are
awarded a contract under this bill have at least 2 years of experience
working with DV victims and experience working with battered
immigrants. |
|
|
| AB
589 |
(Levine)
Pupils: teen dating violence and sexual violence prevention. (A-04/23/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 06/01/2007-Failed
Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(5). Last location was APPR. SUSPENSE
FILE |
| |
Establishes
a Statewide Task Force on Teen Dating and Sexual
Violence to develop school employee training and school curricula. In
consultation with with the domestic violence community, the task force
would also develop policies, protocols, and reports for school
implementation. Imposes penalties for non-compliance. |
|
|
| AB
603 |
(Price)
Voter registration: confidentiality. (E-07/09/2020
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/04/2007-Senate
amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2871.) |
| |
This bill
extends until 1/1/13 current law known as the "Safe at
Home" project that allows victims of domestic violence and stalking,
sexual assault, and the employees, volunteers, and patients of
reproductive health care centers to have their voter registration
information remain confidential. |
|
|
| AB
612 |
(Ruskin)
Child custody evaluations. (A-07/17/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 08/27/2007-From
THIRD READING: To INACTIVE FILE. |
| |
This bill
places limits on the court-ordered psychological testing
or diagnosis of a parent in child custody proceedings, by prescribing
who can perform the testing or evaluation and what information can be
concluded. By excluding non-scientific labels or diagnoses inconsistent
with generally accepted standards accepted by the medical, psychiatric,
or psychological communities, it is intended to bar Parental Alienation
Syndrome (PAS) which has been misused to question the ability of
mothers, typically, to raise their children. |
|
|
| AB
717 |
(Fuller)
Victims' compensation. (A-09/04/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/06/2007-Re-referred
to Com. on RLS. |
| |
Existing law
provides that crime victims may be awarded
compensation by the California Victim Compensation and Government
Claims Board from the state Restitution Fund for the pecuniary losses
they suffer as a direct result of criminal acts. The awarding of
compensation is subject to application procedures, eligibility
requirements, and specified limits on the amount of compensation,
including a limit of $3,000 for outpatient mental health counseling for
derivative victims not otherwise eligible for reimbursement and victims
of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. This bill would provide
that an award for outpatient mental health counseling for victims of
unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor may not exceed $4,000 and
would make derivative victims ineligible for an award for outpatient
mental health counseling under these provisions . This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. |
|
|
| AB
919 |
(Houston)
Electronic communication devices: threats to safety. (A-07/05/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 07/05/2007-From
committee chair, with author's
amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time,
amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| |
This bill
would make it a misdemeanor for any person who, with the
intent to place another person in reasonable fear for his or her
safety, or the safety of the other person’s immediate family,
by means
of an electronic communication device, and without the consent of the
other person, and for the purpose of causing that other person unwanted
contact, injury, or harassment by a third party, to distribute
specified identifying information.
|
|
|
| AB
1060 |
(Laird)
Public social services: CalWORKs and the Food Stamp Program:
redetermination and recertification. (I-02/23/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 08/30/2007-In
committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission. |
| |
This bill
requires semi-annual redeterminations of eligibility and
benefit amounts for CaWORKS and Food Stamps based upon semi-annual
reports of income and the circumstances of recipient households. It
repeals existing requirements for quarterly determinations and reports.
Requires the report to be signed under penalty of perjury. |
|
|
| AB
1172 |
(Runner,
Sharon) Inmate release. (E-09/04/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/04/2007-Senate
amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2881.) |
| |
Increases
notification requirements related to certain parolees and
sexually violent predators, including notice to law enforcement and
families of child victims regarding their hearings, scheduled
release,and conditional release as specified. |
|
|
| AB
1275 |
(DeSaulnier)
Domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, and family violence:
certified copies of vital records: fees. (A-06/20/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 06/12/2007-From
committee chair, with author's
amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time,
amended, and re-referred to Com. on L.GOV. |
| |
This bill
allows a county board of supervisors to increase fees for
certified copies of certain vital records to fund domestic violence
oversight and coordination among local agencies. |
|
|
| AB
1512 |
(Torrico)
Medi-Cal: foster children. (E-09/04/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/04/2007-Senate
amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2886.) |
| |
This bill
requires the Department of Health Care Services to
develop urgent disenrollment procedures that require county organized
health systems to disenroll foster children placed out of the county
within 2 working days to ensure they are enrolled in a Medi-Cal managed
care plan in the county in which they are placed. |
|
|
| ACR
11 |
(Beall)
Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (A-09/04/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/06/2007-From
ASSEMBLY: Read third time.Passed Senate to ENROLLMENT. |
| |
This measure
would proclaim the month of October 2007 as Domestic Violence Awareness
Month. |
|
|
| SB
1 |
(Cedillo)
Office of Immigrant Affairs. (A-08/31/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/07/2007-From
THIRD READING: Re-referred to HIGHER ED.. |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 86 ASM THIRD READING FILE |
| |
This bill
would establish the Office of Immigrant Affairs which
would serve as the lead agency in California for immigrants on domestic
violence, health, and education issues. |
|
|
| SB
28 |
(Simitian)
Department of Motor Vehicles: personal information. (I-12/04/2006
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/05/2007-Placed
on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Bass. |
| |
Existing law
requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon proper
application, to issue an original driver's license or identification
card, or a renewal, duplicate, or replacement driver's license or
identification card. This bill would prohibit the department from
issuing, renewing, duplicating, or replacing a driver's license or
identification card, if the license or card uses radio waves to either
transmit personal information remotely or to enable personal
information to be read from the license or card remotely. This bill
contains other related provisions. |
|
|
| SB
30 |
(Simitian)
Identity Information Protection Act of 2007. (A-08/31/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/05/2007-Placed
on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Bass. |
| |
This bill
establishes interim protections applicable to remotely
readable identification documents issues by state government entities
to include security measures and notice to holders. Imposes interim
civil and criminal prohibitions against disclosure of this information
and data about the holder's location. It would also prescribe interim
procedures to enforce these protections. |
|
|
| SB
42 |
(Torlakson)
CalWORKs. (I-12/21/2006 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 08/31/2007-Read
second time. To third reading. |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 66 ASM THIRD READING FILE |
| |
This bill
would count participation in an educational program as a
"work activity" in CalWORKS when the person has submitted a timely
application to a qualifying educational program and is awaiting
acceptance into the program. |
|
|
| SB
104 |
(Machado)
Crisis nurseries. (A-09/04/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/07/2007-SUPPLEMENTAL
EVENT: 09/07/07 270 SEN UNFINISHED BUSINESS SUPPLEMENTAL FILE #1 |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 270 SEN UNFINISHED BUSINESS
SUPPLEMENTAL FILE #1 |
| |
This bill
would extend until 1/1/13 the scheduled 1/1/08 sunset
date relating to DSS regulation of crisis nurseries as community care
facilities. The nurseries provide care for children. The bill makes
legislative findings regarding the need to provide continued short term
non-medical care and supervision in these facilities to provide
intervention and child abuse prevention services for families in
crisis. |
|
|
| SB
129 |
(Kuehl)
Criminal communications. (A-03/15/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 05/02/2007-Failed
Deadline pursuant to Rule 61(a)(2). Last location was PUB. S. |
| |
This bill
expands the scope of existing law that makes two or more
telephone calls or electronic communications to harass a victim a crime
regardless of where the communication is received. The bill addresses
the expansion of electronic technology to include cell phones and text
messages that permits a victim to be contacted anywhere he or she is
located, rather than simply at home or at work. It also increases the
penalty from 6 months to one year in county jail where the defendant
has a prior relationship with the victim or where a court order is in
place. |
|
|
| SB
153 |
(Migden)
Victim services. (A-08/31/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/04/2007-Read
second time. To third reading. |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 94 ASM THIRD READING FILE |
| |
This bill
would authorize counties to establish child advocacy
centers with the goal of coordinating activities among those agencies
that investigate and prosecute child abuse. Counties would be able to
apply for grants under the Office of Emergency Services to recover
costs of forensic evidentiary interviews. This bill deleted all
references to family violence. |
|
|
| SB
265 |
(Romero)
Division of Juvenile Facilities: specialized programming. (A-07/17/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/04/2007-Placed
on inactive file on request of Assembly Member Bass. |
| |
This bill
would require the Division of Juvenile Facilities to
explore and provide special programs outside of division facilities for
high risk or high need female juvenile offenders. Specialized
programming shall take into account offense, delinquency history, age,
gender, medical and mental health, risk levels and other commitment
criteria. |
|
|
| SB
353 |
(Kuehl)
Protective orders: companion animals. (E-08/30/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 08/30/2007-Enrolled.
To Governor at 11:45 a.m. |
| |
This bill
authorizes a Family Law court to issue protective orders
that include animals. It requires the revision of application forms for
such order to include a checkbox that can be checked by the applicant.
The bill would also allow the court to issue a stay away order and to
order the served party to refrain from taking or harming or threatening
to take or harm the animal. |
|
|
| SB
407 |
(Romero)
Domestic violence. (E-08/30/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 08/30/2007-Enrolled.
To Governor at 11:45 a.m. |
| |
This bill
extends the existing Domestic Violence Victim-Counselor
Privilege to include communications with domestic violence advocates.
It revises the definitions of persons subject to the privilege and the
types of communications that are privileged. |
|
|
| SB
468 |
(Padilla)
Shaken baby syndrome. (A-06/21/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 08/30/2007-Set,
second hearing. Held in committee and under submission. |
| |
This bill
would make legislative findings regarding the need to
educate adults about preventing shaken baby syndrom with materials
developed by DSS and provided by health facilities. It establishes by
7/1/09 a voluntary pilot program for up to 10 counties opting into the
program and requires a report to the Legislature on or before
7/1/12. |
|
|
| SB
652 |
(Lowenthal)
Highway and structural designations. (E-09/06/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/06/2007-Senate
concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 28. Noes 8.) To enrollment. |
| |
This bill
requires counties to submit monthly reports to the
Attorney General on the total number of persons enrolled in BTPs and
those who have completed the programs. The reports would also be
submitted to the Governor, the Legislature, and the public. |
|
|
| SB
883 |
(Calderon)
Victims' compensation. (A-05/10/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/06/2007-Withdrawn
from committee. Ordered placed on third reading. |
| |
Calendar
Events: 09/07/07 157 ASM THIRD READING FILE |
| |
Existing law
provides that crime victims may be awarded
compensation by the California Victims Compensation and Government
Claims Board for the pecuniary losses they suffer as a direct result of
criminal acts. The awarding of compensation is subject to application
procedures, eligibility requirements, and specified limits on the
amount of compensation, including a limit of $3,000 for outpatient
mental health counseling. Payment is made under these provisions from
the State Restitution Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the
board for these purposes. This bill would increase the limitation of an
award for outpatient mental health counseling from $3,000 to $5,000,
and would make a conforming change. By increasing the amount of an
award authorized to be made from continuously appropriated funds, this
bill would make an appropriation. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. |
|
|
| SB
892 |
(Corbett)
Family law: child support. (E-09/06/2007 html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 09/06/2007-Senate
concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) To enrollment. |
| |
Under
current law, before the entry of a child support order a
child support obligor is required to file an application with the court
to reduce or eliminate the related child support security deposit under
certain circumstances.
This bill would also require the child support obligor to serve the
application and supporting and other information upon the child support
obligee and any other party to the proceeding. |
|
|
| SCR
8 |
(Battin)
Child Abuse Prevention Month. (C-04/30/2007
html
pdf)
|
| |
Status: 04/30/2007-Chaptered
by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 29, Statutes of 2007. |
| |
This measure
would recognize the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention
Month. |
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rows: 34 |
