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AB 368 - Requires the State Department of Education to develop and maintain a registry of career technical education equipment that is listed for sale and make the registry accessible to school districts via an Internet Web site. The equipment listed in the registry would be offered for sale to other school districts before it could be purchased by an outside party.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 368 in the Human Services Committee on May 31, 2005
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AB 1286 - This bill makes technical changes to one of Assemblymember Evan's bill which became law - AB 1492 - that authorized community college districts to use an "intercept" financing mechanism for lease-revenue bonds that fund energy saving improvements. AB 1286 adds a three-year sunset to the authority granted and clarifies that a district's debt obligations inPREVred through the Public Works Board's Lease Revenue Bond program would be met first, before any obligations under the authority given by AB 1492. It is sponsored by the Los Angeles Community College District.
AB 1287 Requires a sub-contractor to file a 20-day notice with a general contractor in order to retain the right to file a claim against the general contractor's payment bond. Under existing law, a subcontractor must file a 20-day preliminary notice with the general contractor of job. This gives the general contractor the ability to verify that all subcontractors have been paid before the close the account. However, if a subcontractor does not file the 20-day notice, they may still file a claim against the subcontractors bond. This means that a general contractor sometimes pays for the work of a subcontractor twice. This bill is sponsored by the Construction Employers Association.
AB 1292 - This bill would take many of the recommendations made in a joint Air Resources Board and Department of Health Services report on indoor air quality and turn it into a comprehensive measure intended to significantly improve indoor air quality in California's schools. Many of these recommendations made in the report were categorized as high priorities, with high benefit actions at a relatively low lost. Specifically, the AB 1292 would do all of the following: 1) Require that all schools meet existing state regulations on operations and maintenance of HVAC systems; 2) Require that districts and schools develop guidelines for improving indoor air quality in schools; 3) Require certification of HVAC Technicians and Contractors.
AB 1297 This bill will reduce development sprawl and improve the economic health of blighted urban communities by removing costly and unreasonable requirements on the rehabilitation of old underutilized buildings. At issue is the discretion local governments possess to determine whether a property owner or developer must bring a non-residential property up to all codes when the building's use is not changed. Typically, local governments require upgrading for any substantial building rehabilitation. In order to address this disincentive to infill development, this bill would create a California Building Rehabilitation Code Advisory Council to help the state determine whether the adoption of state rehabilitation guidelines will spur building rehabilitation, reduce costs, and improve building safety. Vetoed by the Govenor on September 29, 2005.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 1297 in the Human Services Committee on June 2, 2005
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AB 1298 - This bill adopts a recommendation of the California Performance Review to simplify the verification of assets for public benefit programs. It creates a process involving all relevant government agencies and affected stakeholders to develop policies to align rules and procedures in the CalWORKs, Healthy Families, Medi-Cal food stamps and child support programs.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 1298 in the Human Services Committee on May 31, 2005
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AB 1318 Adds Sonoma County to the counties authorized to appoint, rather than elect, the Public Administrator. In the past, the legislature has given this authority to eight other counties: Glenn County, Madera County, Mendocino County, Napa County, Solano County, Trinity County, Tuolumne County, and Lake County. This bill is sponsored by County of Sonoma. Signed by the Governor on September 29, 2005. Chapter 407.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 1318 on the floor of the State Assembly, August 30, 2005
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AB 1322 Clarifies previous legislation regarding the disqualification of a judge who has a current arrangement concerning prospective employment or other compensated service as a dispute resolution neutral or is participating in discussions regarding such prospective employment. This bill clarifies that a "discussion" means the judges actively participated in making an inquiry. The bill is sponsored by the Judicial Council and the California Judges Association. Signed by the Governor on September 22, 2005. Chapter 332.
AB 1367 Declares the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would direct state and regional agencies to take into account locally passed land use initiatives when calculating the fair share of regional housing for cities and counties. This legislation is sponsored by Napa County.
AB 1405 - Enacts a modified version of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) that has been adopted by other states and ratified by Congress, until January 1, 2008. The purpose of these compacts is to provide mutual aid among the states in meeting any emergency or disaster, whether natural or otherwise, such as the recent Gulf Coast hurricane. EMAC has now been adopted by all states, except California and Hawaii.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 1405 on the floor of the Assembly on May 16, 2005
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AB 1435 This bill will solve the problem now stalling the transferal of county courthouses to the state. The problem rests with recent state audits of local Courthouse Construction Funds created by the legislature in 1991 to meet local courtroom and court facility needs. These audits have interpreted existing law governing the use of these funds more narrowly than intended. Consequently, counties that operated in good faith under the law are open to a windfall of unforeseen and unintended financial liabilities which take effect when county courthouses are transferred to the state. AB 1435 clarifies the intent of existing law and eliminates this financial windfall which has stalled the court transfer process. Signed by the Governor on September 29, 2005. Chapter 410.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 1435 on the floor of the State Assembly, September 7, 2005
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 1435 on the Assembly Floor on June 2, 2005
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AB 1450 Allows local governments to require long term affordability covenants on the moderate income units and prohibits "insider" transfers of moderate units at less than fair market value. Last year, the legislature passed SB 1818 (Hollingsworth), which enacted significant changes to the state's density bonus law in the areas of density bonuses, continued affordability, concessions and incentives, waivers and modifications of "development standards", land donations, and park standards. As written, SB 1818 does not allow local governments to require long term affordability covenants on the moderate income units. It also appears to allow "insider" transfers of moderate units and less than fair market value, thus depriving cities of their share of appreciation. AB 1450 seeks to resolve these two issues. This bill is sponsored by the Sonoma County Housing Advocacy Group.
AB 1492 AB 1492 would authorize community college districts to use an “intercept” financing mechanism for lease-revenue bonds that fund energy saving improvements. This authorization is similar to that for state agencies and K-12 districts, and results in lower finance rates. The lower finance charges, in addition to the lower energy costs, will allow community colleges to dedicate more operational funds to instruction. Cost savings associated with AB 1492 is expected to be substantial. For example, a $100 million bond measure would save between $8-12 million in issuance and interest costs. Signed by the Governor on September 28, 2005. Chapter 363*.
AB 1511 - AB 1511 would extend the sunset date for California's design-build construction statute that authorizes specified counties to use the design-build process for certain buildings and other directly related infrastructure. AB 1511 would also expand the design-build statute by authorizing additional counties to use the design-build process and enabling counties to apply design-build on smaller construction projects. Since authorizing the design-build process for the counties of Alameda, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Solano, and Tulare in 1995 (AB 1717, Cortese), and reauthorizing the statute again in 2000 (AB 2296, Dutra) and adding the counties of Contra Costa and Sonoma, counties have saved millions of dollars and experienced better price certainty, less liability, and faster project completion for public works projects compared to traditional design-bid-build projects. In fact, because of the advantages of design-build, some counties have used design-build for multiple public works projects and others have proposed many future projects to be done through the design-build process. Signed by the Governor on September 22, 2005. Chapter 350.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 1511 in the Local Government Committee on May 4, 2005
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AB 1553 - Provides that the time period to demand or initiate arbitration of a dispute is 30 days after a final determination is made by the court that the dispute must be submitted to arbitration, or until 30 days after the final termination of the action that initiated the delay, whichever comes first. This bill is sponsored by the California State Bar.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB 1553 on the floor of the Assembly on April 11, 2005
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AB 1584 - Enacts the Excluded Employee Mediation Act to permit an excluded employee who has filed a grievance with the Department of Personnel Administration to request mediation of the grievance if specified conditions are met.
AB 1595 Tbill will help appointed and elected government officials protect themselves and their families from aggrieved individuals seeking revenge through intimidation or an attack at home. AB 1595 helps officials keep their home address and phone numbers private through establishing that website operators may not “publicly post” or “publicly display” the home addresses and phone numbers of defined public safety and government officials once a written confidentiality request has been submitted. It also prevents individuals, businesses or associations from soliciting, purchasing, or trading such information with the intent to cause bodily harm to the official or other persons residing at the same home address. Signed by the Governor on September 22, 2005. Chapter 343.
AB 1633 - Requires the California Department of Social Services to convene a workgroup to develop best practice guidelines for county welfare departments to assist children residing in the state's or a county's custody who are eligible for social security benefits and supplemental security income benefits. AB 1633 also expands existing law to allow 18-year-old foster youth to remain in their foster home until age 19 while they are in the process of completing their high school equivalency certificate. Signed by the Governor on October 7, 2005. Chapter 461.
AB 1657 This bill addresses the need for state support of Multidisciplinary Interview Centers, or MDIC's. MDIC's, sometimes referred to as Child Advocacy Centers, serve sexually and physically abused children by providing them with a child-friendly place to tell their stories of abuse and receive medical examinations. In the past, child crime victims were interviewed several times by different investigators, thus enduring the traumatizing experience of repeating a difficult story. MDIC's allow children to be interviewed one time by a single interviewer who is trained to conduct exacting and challenging forensic interviews. These interviews are videotaped and monitored by law enforcement, prosecutors, and Child Protective Services Social Workers, and then used as evidence in both criminal and child dependency court hearings. MDIC's also conduct forensic medical examinations, which gather physical evidence of sexual abuse. MDIC's allow abused children to be better protected, help protect people wrongly accused of child abuse, and help send actual child abusers to prison. AB 1657 will support that work and allow more counties to make use of this important resource.
ACR 15 - Proclaims the second week of November to be In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Home Care Worker Recognition Week, and would recognize, and commend the contributions of IHSS caregivers who give their time, patience, care, and support to their families and the entire community. Passed by the Legislature on September 1, 2005. Res. Chapter 129.
AJR 2 - AJR 2 would urge the Congress and the President to enact legislation to rescind the 1946 Rescission Act and provide Filipino World War II veterans full U.S. Veterans Affairs benefits as originally promised with President Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order on July 26th, 1941 that inducted the Commonwealth Army of the Philippines, Philippine scouts, and recognized guerillas into the military of the United States formerly known as the United States Armed Forces of the Far East (USAFFE). Passed by the Legislature on August 29, 2005. Res. Chapter 117.
AJR 31 - This resolution calls upon the United States Congress to enact a shield law for America's journalists. The lack of a federal shield law undermines California's ability to protect freedom of the press under our own laws because there are no protections for California journalists subpoenaed to testify in federal court under federal law. A federal shield law would provide journalists with some legal protections against the forced disclosure of confidential news sources. Absent such protections, potential whistle blowers may remain silent and the public remain uninformed about issues of importance to the public interest. AJR 31 is sponsored by the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AJR 31 on the floor of the State Assembly, August 25, 2005
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ABX1 6 - This is the third bill in a comprehensive package of public pension reform measures introduced by the Assembly democrats this year to improve our public pension systems. This particular measure is an effort to eliminate or reduce pension spiking and disability retirement abuse. Specifically, ABX1 6 does three things: 1) the bill establishes a limit on the amount of salary used to calculate retirement benefits and employee contributions. This helps prevent the creation of unfunded liabilities by keeping pensions to reasonable amounts; 2) The bill narrows the definition that determines final compensation for all independent and '37 Act public pension plans. This addresses the unfunded liabilities created when the Supreme Court ruled that '37 Act counties had to include all non-salary, incentive pay and other pay elements in an employee's final compensation even though the employee had not contributed to the system under that pay amount; and 3) The bill fixes a flaw in our public pension statutes by preventing public safety employees from receiving disability retirement from one agency while performing the same or similar work with another agency. This prevents employees from collecting disability pensions when they may in fact not have a disability which exposes the state to additional unnecessary costs.
Video: Noreen Evans presents AB X1 6 in the Committee on Public Sector on May 25, 2005
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AB 2108 - This bill requires children to ride in booster seats until age 8. It also requires children 12 years and younger to ride in the back seat of the car. This is consistent with recommendations from U.S. Transportation Chief Norman Mineta, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. It also clarifies existing law requiring infants to ride facing backward until they are 1 year old and weigh at least 20 lbs. This bill is sponsored by California Coalition for Children's Safety and Health, Safe Kids Worldwide, and Safety Belt Safe U.S.A.
AB 2158 - This bill addresses the lack of coordination between Councils of Government (COGs) and Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs) when proposed Regional Housing Needs Allocations (RHNAs) are developed. Specifically, this bill requires a COG to consult with the LAFCO in their region before developing projected housing allocations. The bill is sponsored by the League of California Cities.
AB 2172 - This bill will help the City of St Helena obtain state bond funding to complete its flood control project. PREVrently, the city's flood protection plan is pending federal and state approval which triggers an eligibility to receive state funds. The city is concerned that the certification of its project after the anticipated passage of a state infrastructure bond this year will disqualify them to receive such funds. The bill is sponsored by the City of St. Helena.
AB 2205 - This bill improves access to food stamps and school meals through the "categorical eligibility" mechanism. Sponsored by the California Food Policy Advocates.
AB 2251 - Women should never face risks to their safety as a result of making personal, private, reproductive choices. The same goes for the people who enable women to make these choices. This bill helps providers, employees, volunteers or patients of reproductive health facilities protect themselves by keeping their home address, telephone number, and visual image private. It creates a process for them to remove this information from websites and penalizes those who use the internet to harm abortion providers and patients.
AB 2291 - This bill will protect customer data held by car dealers through providing that computer vendors, franchisors or other persons cannot access this information without express written consent of the dealer. A similar law was passed in North Carolina last year after a report was published about one of the largest providers of dealership computer services in the country siphoning customer data from dealers' systems and selling it without the knowledge or dealers or customers. This bill is sponsored by the California Motor Car Dealers Association.
AB 2228 - This bill requires that prospective purchasers of residential real property in California are provided information concerning the availability of environmental disclosure reports, an option to purchase the report, and a baseline standard for these reports. Sponsored by Environmental Data Resources.
AB 2378 - This bill requires 30-year affordability covenants on moderate-income homes that use the density bonus law. This brings moderate-income homes in line with low- and very low-income homes. It helps ensure the availability of homes available to moderate-income households. Sponsor: Sonoma County Housing Advocacy Group.
AB 2460 - This bill establishes a process to ensure that the text of an initiative submitted to the Attorney General in order to launch a signature petition drive matches the text circulated for voter signatures. This is in response to the Proposition 77 case in 2006 in which the text submitted and the text circulated differed in at least 19 places. Sponsor: California Secretary of State.
AB 2469 - This bill allows a county with population less than 250,000 people to submit a claim to receive advanced funding for IHSS services for those funds that it is awaiting reimbursement from realignment accounts. Sponsor: SEIU.
AB 2480 - This bill requires the court to appoint counsel for foster youth in appellate proceedings. Sponsors: National Center for Youth Law, Children's Advocacy Institute and The Children's Law Center of Los Angeles.
AB 2481 - This bill improves foster care rates, and provides respite for and retention of foster parents. Sponsor: County Welfare Directors Association of California.
AB 2491 - This bill states the intent of the legislature to allow local governments more flexibility in setting speed limits on non-highway and non-residential streets. No sponsor.
AB 2565 - Federal law establishes that every special education student is entitled to an individualized education program to meet their needs. When a dispute arises over a student's education, parents are entitled to a mediation conference to resolve the dispute regarding the quality of education provided. This bill appropriates $3.5 million to cover the costs of these mediations. It is sponsored by the California Superintendent of Public Instruction.
AB 2609 - This bill increases training requirements for staff at residential care facilities for the elderly who assist residents with the self-administration of medication. Sponsored by the California Assisted Living Association & the Alzheimer's Association.
AB 2757 - This bill allows a non-profit community or free clinic, when submitting an application for state licensure as an "affiliate clinic," to also submit an application for a clinical laboratory license when the laboratory is on premises. Also allows a network of non-profit community or free clinics operated by a single non-profit corporation to use a central clinical laboratory for tests provided for clinic network patients. Sponsored by Planned Parenthood.
AB 2992 - This bill requires the Trustees of the California State University to report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of selection criteria use to award contracts through the competitive bidding process. Sponsor: IBEW
AB 2994 - This bill gives state managers or organization-representing managers meet and confer rights concerning conditions of their employment. Sponsor: California Correctional Supervisors Organization.
AB 3042 - This bill allows a city or county to enter into an agreement with another city or county to transfer some of its share of the regional housing needs, as long as the two cities or counties are in the same Council of Government and specified conditions are met. Sponsor: League of California Cities
2005 - 2006
AB 1277 - This bill would end a problem plaguing local transportation funding in 5 of the last 11 years. It would require the state to continue its monthly payments to cities and counties for local road construction and repair when passage of the state budget is late. If the budget is not passed before the end of July, local governments do not receive any these payments in August. While the state ultimately makes this payment, the delay creates a short-term financial crunch for local governments that borrow funds and/or delay, scale back or cancel road projects to fill the funding gap. This bill is sponsored by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. Died in committee.
AB 1287 - This bill provides for healthy choices by allowing exercise areas in California's health clubs to be gender-specific. This legislation would only apply to exercise areas - the legislation explicitly prohibits gender specific conditions in the dining areas, bars, seating areas, retail sales areas, and sports courts. This bill is sponsored by the International Health, Racquetball, and Sportclubs Association. Died in committee.
AB 1292 - The contents of AB 1292 were amended into AB 1297. Died in committee.
AB 1297 - This bill would take many of the recommendations made in a joint Air Resources Board and Department of Health Services report on indoor air quality and turn it into a comprehensive measure intended to significantly improve indoor air quality in California's schools. Many of these recommendations made in the report were categorized as high priorities, with high benefit actions at a relatively low lost. Specifically, AB 1297 would do all of the following: 1) Require that all schools meet existing state regulations on operations and maintenance of HVAC systems; 2) Require that districts and schools develop guidelines for improving indoor air quality in schools; 3) Require certification of HVAC Technicians and Contractors. Vetoed by the Governor on September 29, 2005. Veto message.
AB 1318 - Adds Sonoma County to the counties authorized to appoint, rather than elect, the Public Administrator. In the past, the legislature has given this authority to eight other counties: Glenn County, Madera County, Mendocino County, Napa County, Solano County, Trinity County, Tuolumne County, and Lake County. This bill is sponsored by County of Sonoma. Signed by the Governor - Statutes of 2005, Chapter 407.
AB 1322 - Clarifies 0506ious legislation regarding the disqualification of a judge who has a PREVrent arrangement concerning prospective employment or other compensated service as a dispute resolution neutral or is participating in discussions regarding such prospective employment. This bill clarifies that a "discussion" means the judges actively participated in making an inquiry. The bill is sponsored by the Judicial Council and the California Judges Association. Signed by the Governor - Statutes of 2005, Chapter 332.
AB 1367 - Declares the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would direct state and regional agencies to take into account locally passed land use initiatives when calculating the fair share of regional housing for cities and counties. This legislation is sponsored by Napa County. Died in committee. AB 1435 - This bill will solve the problem now stalling the transferal of county courthouses to the state. The problem rests with recent state audits of local Courthouse Construction Funds created by the legislature in 1991 to meet local courtroom and court facility needs. These audits have interpreted existing law governing the use of these funds more narrowly than intended. Consequently, counties that operated in good faith under the law are open to a windfall of unforeseen and unintended financial liabilities which take effect when county courthouses are transferred to the state. AB 1435 clarifies the intent of existing law and eliminates this financial windfall which has stalled the court transfer process. Signed by the Governor - Statutes of 2005, Chapter 410.
AB 1450 - Allows local governments to require long term affordability covenants on the moderate income units and prohibits "insider" transfers of moderate units at less than fair market value. Last year, the legislature passed SB 1818 (Hollingsworth), which enacted significant changes to the state's density bonus law in the areas of density bonuses, continued affordability, concessions and incentives, waivers and modifications of "development standards", land donations, and park standards. As written, SB 1818 does not allow local governments to require long term affordability covenants on the moderate income units. It also appears to allow "insider" transfers of moderate units and less than fair market value, thus depriving cities of their share of appreciation. AB 1450 seeks to resolve these two issues. This bill is sponsored by the Sonoma County Housing Advocacy Group. Died in committee. AB 1492 - Would authorize community college districts to use an "intercept" financing mechanism for lease-revenue bonds that fund energy saving improvements. This authorization is similar to that for state agencies and K-12 districts, and results in lower finance rates. The lower finance charges, in addition to the lower energy costs, will allow community colleges to dedicate more operational funds to instruction. Cost savings associated with AB 1492 is expected to be substantial. For example, a $100 million bond measure would save between $8-12 million in issuance and interest costs. Signed by the Governor - Statutes of 2005, Chapter 363. Signing message.
AB 1511 - This bill would extend the sunset date for California's design-build construction statute that authorizes specified counties to use the design-build process for certain buildings and other directly related infrastructure. AB 1511 would also expand the design-build statute by authorizing additional counties to use the design-build process and enabling counties to apply design-build on smaller construction projects. Since authorizing the design-build process for the counties of Alameda, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Solano, and Tulare in 1995 (AB 1717, Cortese), and reauthorizing the statute again in 2000 (AB 2296, Dutra) and adding the counties of Contra Costa and Sonoma, counties have saved millions of dollars and experienced better price certainty, less liability, and faster project completion for public works projects compared to traditional design-bid-build projects. In fact, because of the advantages of design-build, some counties have used design-build for multiple public works projects and others have proposed many future projects to be done through the design-build process. Signed by the Governor - Statutes of 2005, Chapter 350.
AB 1595 - This bill will help appointed and elected government officials protect themselves and their families from aggrieved individuals seeking revenge through intimidation or an attack at home. AB 1595 helps officials keep their home address and phone numbers private through establishing that website operators may not "publicly post" or "publicly display" the home addresses and phone numbers of defined public safety and government officials once a written confidentiality request has been submitted. It also 0506ents individuals, businesses or associations from soliciting, purchasing, or trading such information with the intent to cause bodily harm to the official or other persons residing at the same home address. Signed by the Governor - Statutes of 2005, Chapter 343.
AB 1633 - Requires the California Department of Social Services to convene a workgroup to develop best practice guidelines for county welfare departments to assist children residing in the state's or a county's custody who are eligible for social sePREVity benefits and supplemental sePREVity income benefits. AB 1633 also expands existing law to allow 18-year-old foster youth to remain in their foster home until age 19 while they are in the process of completing their high school equivalency certificate. Signed by the Governor - Statutes of 2005, Chapter 461.
AB 1657 - This bill addresses the need for state support of Multidisciplinary Interview Centers, or MDIC's. MDIC's, sometimes referred to as Child Advocacy Centers, serve sexually and physically abused children by providing them with a child-friendly place to tell their stories of abuse and receive medical examinations. In the past, child crime victims were interviewed several times by different investigators, thus enduring the traumatizing experience of repeating a difficult story. MDIC's allow children to be interviewed one time by a single interviewer who is trained to conduct exacting and challenging forensic interviews. These interviews are videotaped and monitored by law enforcement, prosecutors, and Child Protective Services Social Workers, and then used as evidence in both criminal and child dependency court hearings. MDIC's also conduct forensic medical examinations, which gather physical evidence of sexual abuse. MDIC's allow abused children to be better protected, help protect people wrongly accused of child abuse, and help send actual child abusers to prison. AB 1657 will support that work and allow more counties to make use of this important resource. Died in committee. ACR 15 - Proclaims the second week of November to be In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Home Care Worker Recognition Week, and would recognize, and commend the contributions of IHSS caregivers who give their time, patience, care, and support to their families and the entire community. Passed by the Legislature - Statutes of 2005, Resolution Chapter 129. AJR 2 - AJR 2 would urge the Congress and the President to enact legislation to rescind the 1946 Rescission Act and provide Filipino World War II veterans full U.S. Veterans Affairs benefits as originally promised with President Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order on July 26th, 1941 that inducted the Commonwealth Army of the Philippines, Philippine scouts, and recognized guerillas into the military of the United States formerly known as the United States Armed Forces of the Far East (USAFFE). Passed by the Legislature - Statutes of 2005, Resolution Chapter 117. |