2003 Budget Priorities | 2004 Budget Priorities
2005 Budget Priorities | 2006 Budget Priorities
2007 Budget Priorities
2003 Legislative Priorities | 2004 Legislative Priorities
2005 Legislative Priorities | 2006 Legislative Priorities
2007 Legislative Priorities | 2008 Legislative Priorities

2004 Legislative Priorities

AJR 64 - Condemns bigotry and violence against Arab, South Asian, Muslim, and Sikh Americans.

Outcome: Adopted by the Legislature

AB 292 - Prohibits government agencies and private entities that receive state funding from using children under age 15 as interpreters with specified exceptions for emergencies and simple queries at public benefits agencies.

Status: Adopted by Assembly and in Senate Appropriations Committee

AB 2189 - Strengthens protections against immigration consultant fraud by requiring that corporate surety bonding companies notify local district attorneys or city attorneys offices when the bond required of each immigration consultant in the State has expired or has been cancelled. These bonds allow consumers to recover damages from a consultant in the event of fraud. Currently, local district attorneys and city attorneys offices do not know if a bond has expired or has been cancelled until a victim comes forward.

Status: Vetoed by Governor.

AB 2191 - Amends the law so that in cases where a perpetrator is found not guilty by reason of insanity, the victim is notified when the perpetrator is to be released to the community under supervised release (Conditional Release Program). The bill also gives victim(s) or the next of kin the right to submit a written statement for the conditional release hearing before the court.

Status: Vetoed by Governor.

AB 2324 - Addresses racial and ethnic health disparities by, among other things, expanding important data collection and bringing government agencies together to address the “root causes” of health disparities.

Status: Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee

AB 2408 - Strengthens existing state bilingual staffing requirements of the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act and ensures that state agencies are held accountable in complying with existing state law.

Status: Vetoed by Governor.

AB 2428 - Strengthens protections for hate crime victims and their families by providing for the issuance of a protective order absent compelling circumstances to restrict perpetrator communication and contact with victims upon release, and enhances the State’s ability to rehabilitate hate crime perpetrators with the option of appropriate sensitivity training.

Status: Signed by Governor.