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The Little Hoover Commission supported 97 pieces of legislation in 13 different topic areas during the 1995-1996 legislative session. In some cases, the bills were outgrowths of recent studies conducted by the Commission. But in other cases, Commission support for measures was based on recommendations from reports that are still relevant today despite being issued up to 10 years ago.
Commission support had to be withdrawn from 17 bills when amendments made them no longer compatible with Commission recommendations. Of the remaining 80, 19 measures passed both houses of the Legislature, and the Governor signed 15 of those measures. Four Commission-supported bills were vetoed.
The Commission's legislative activities during the 1995-1996 legislative session were primarily focused on the areas of crime, education and civil service. To a lesser degree, there was legislative activity in the topics of children's services, revenue and taxation, and general state management. Other subject matters, such as land use, elder care and worker's compensation, also received the Commission's legislative attention.
The tables on the following pages describe each bill (by category and in numerical order) that the Commission supported during the 1995-1996 legislative session.
Children's Services
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 159
(W. Murray) |
Originally allowed the income of a foster child's relative to determine eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Foster Care | Support Withdrawn |
| AB 2078
(K. Murray) |
Allows the income of a foster child's relative to determine eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Foster Care | Died in Assembly Committee |
| AB 3062
(Friedman) |
Requires every person serving as a foster parent to complete an annual training program | Chapter 1016, 1996 |
Civil Service
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 1553
(Kaloogian) |
Creates a program to allow the Department of Personnel Administration to test alternatives in the State's employee classification and compensation programs | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 2503
(Ackerman) |
Opens the examination process for Career Executive Assignment positions to non-civil service applicants | Dropped by author |
| AB 2519
(Kaloogian) |
Allows the State Personnel Board to redefine "class" to encompass a "broadband" classification concept | Failed Passage
Assembly Floor |
| AB 2570
(Margett) |
Limits the Administrative Procedure Act as it applies to internal civil service personnel rules | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 2709
(Brulte) |
Eliminates automatic salary increases and revises salary statutes to provide that all salary increases are to be based on merit | Assembly Inactive File |
| AB 2747
(Ackerman) |
Shortens and modifies the state's layoff process to eliminate overlapping jurisdiction and responsibility between the Department of Personnel Administration and the State Personnel Board | Assembly Inactive File |
| AB 2772
(Cortese) |
Limits the application of the Administrative Procedure Act as it applies to the internal personnel rules of the State Personnel Board | Chapter 935, 1996 |
| AB 2775
(Miller) |
Reforms the civil service examination process | Chapter 772, 1996 |
| AB 3282
(Cunneen) |
Streamlines the civil service discipline process | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 3427
(Baugh) |
Reforms the civil service selection and certification process | Failed Passage
Assembly Floor |
| ACA 11
(Morrow) |
Eliminates the constitutional prohibition against contracting out | Dropped by author |
| ACA 22
(Speier) |
Abolishes the State Personnel Board | Dropped by author |
| ACA 35
(Kaloogian) |
Eliminates the constitutional prohibition against contracting out | Died in Assembly committee |
| ACA 42
(Poochigian) |
Eliminates the constitutional prohibition against contracting out | Failed Passage Assembly Floor |
| SCA 20
(Monteith) |
Eliminates the constitutional prohibition against contracting out | Died in Senate committee |
Crime
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 12
(Katz) |
Reduces worktime credit for serious offenders | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 69
(W. Murray) |
Creates a Superintendent of Correctional Education and bars prisoners from working until they are literate | Died in Assembly committee |
| AB 126
(Rainey) |
Restructures the existing sentencing system | Died in Conference Committee |
| AB 300
(Rainey) |
Eliminates worktime credits for violent offenders | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 344
(Ducheny) |
Requires work programs to be established and administered by the Department of Corrections | Vetoed |
| AB 488
(Baca) |
Requires the collection of certain data relating to the juvenile justice system | Chapter 803, 1995 |
| AB 589
(Rainey) |
Lengthens the maximum sentence for parole violations | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 716
(Lee) |
Places priority on the rehabilitation of non-violent, first-time offenders | Chapter 49, 1995 |
| AB 889
(Rogan) |
Allows victim testimony in juvenile court proceedings | Chapter 234, 1995 |
| AB 1036
(Vasconcellos) |
Creates the California Sentencing Commission | Died in Assembly committee |
| AB 1185
(Morrissey) |
Decreases barriers to interagency sharing of information regarding at-risk juveniles | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 1300
(K. Murray) |
Creates a pilot project for the treatment of at-risk juvenile offenders | Failed Passage Assembly Floor |
| AB 1408
(Villaraigosa) |
Originally established a parole system for inmates who are medically incapacitated | Support Withdrawn |
| AB 1592
(Boland) |
Prohibits the sealing and destruction of juvenile records in specified circumstances | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 1678
(Granlund) |
Reforms the sealed records laws | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 1809
(Knox) |
Lengthens the maximum sentence for parole violations | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 2128
(W. Murray) |
Requires the Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority to complete a study on the effectiveness of the educational programs offered in correctional facilities | Died in Assembly committee |
| AB 2139
(Cortese) |
Creates a task force to study the role of parks and recreation programs in providing at-risk youth recreational programs | Senate Inactive File |
| AB 2447
(K. Murray) |
Expands the Repeat Offender Prevention Project to additional counties | Chapter 1049, 1996 |
| AB 2617
(Baca) |
Authorizes school districts to participate in interagency data information systems to facilitate the identification of and the provision of services to at-risk juveniles | Chapter 343, 1996 |
| AB 3112
(Goldsmith) |
Originally established a licensing and inspection system for private-sector structured programs for juveniles | Support Withdrawn |
| AB 3224
(Poochigian) |
Originally revised the confidentiality and sealed record laws regarding juvenile offenders | Support
Withdrawn |
| AB 3288
(Miller) |
Requires mandatory HIV, hepatitis B and C, and tuberculosis testing and hepatitis B vaccination of all inmates in state correctional facilities | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 3349
(Knox) |
Moves certain classes of violent criminals into the indeterminate sentencing system | Died In Senate committee |
| SB 90
(Haynes) |
Removes limitations on consecutive sentences | Died in Senate committee |
| SB 138
(Polanco) |
Establishes minimum standards for the development of boot camp and work-intensive programs | Died in Assembly committee |
| SB 165
(Polanco) |
Establishes various pilot projects to test boot camps as an alternative sentencing option | Died in Assembly committee |
| SB 166
(Polanco) |
Creates the California Sentencing Commission | Died in Assembly Committee |
| SB 213
(Polanco) |
Reforms the sealed records laws | Died in Senate committee |
| SB 214
(Polanco) |
Eliminates worktime credit for violent offenders | Died in Senate committee |
| SB 239
(Hurtt) |
Removes limitations on consecutive sentences | Died in Senate committee |
| SB 254
(Polanco) |
Lengthens the maximum sentence for parole violations | Died in Senate committee |
| SB 346
(Campbell) |
Allows electronic monitoring as a sentencing option for certain non-violent offenders | Vetoed |
| SB 575
(Polanco) |
Creates regulations for private-sector boot camps | Senate Unfinished Business |
| SB 604
(Rosenthal) |
Allows additional alternatives for treatment of non-violent, first-time juvenile offenders | Chapter 72, 1995 |
| SB 1231
(Lewis) |
Makes prisoners convicted of murder ineligible to earn worktime credits | Chapter 598, 1996 |
| SB 2126
(Marks) |
Revises the goals of juvenile justice law and increases the number of sentencing options available to juvenile courts | Died in Assembly committee |
Education
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 198
(Caldera) |
Authorizes a total of 300 charter schools to operate in this state | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 1041
(Alpert) |
Originally authorized school districts to provide innovative instructional services to English learners | Support Withdrawn |
| AB 2106
(Baldwin) |
Originally expanded opportunities to create charter schools | Support Withdrawn |
| AB 2107
(Baldwin) |
Creates alternative petitioning methods to create charter schools | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 2135
(Mazzoni) |
Requires an assessment of charter schools by the Legislative Analyst's Office | Chapter 767, 1996 |
| AB 2136
(Mazzoni) |
Requires an assessment of charter schools by the Legislative Analyst's Office | Died in Assembly committee |
| AB 2137
(Mazzoni) |
Provides alternative petitioning methods to create charter schools | Dropped by author |
| AB 2310
(Firestone) |
Establishes a new program of instructional services for English learners | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 2463
(Caldera) |
Originally allowed alternative sponsors for charter schools | Support Withdrawn |
| AB 2506
(Ackerman) |
Allows schools to utilize commercial buildings constructed after January 1, 1990 which meet standard building codes | Died in Assembly committee |
| AB 2708
(Brulte) |
Establishes new parameters for financing school facility construction | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 3176
(Brulte) |
States legislative finding that the school construction funding process is complex and that a process should be developed to streamline the system | Chapter 478, 1996 |
| AB 3384
(Knox) |
Allows charter schools to access a revolving loan fund | Chapter 786, 1996 |
| ACA 40
(Mazzoni) |
Changes the vote requirement for the approval of bond measures related to school facility construction | Died in Assembly committee |
| SB 98
(Greene) |
Originally required the Department of General Services to develop a centralized tracking system for school facility projects | Support Withdrawn |
| SB 569
(Maddy) |
Originally changed the vote requirement for the approval of bond measures related to school facility construction | Support Withdrawn |
| SB 1542
(Rosenthal) |
Requires school districts to provide each individual school at least 50% of any additional revenue that results from increased attendance | Died in Assembly committee |
| SCA 14
(Maddy) |
Companion measure to SB 569 | Support Withdrawn |
Elder Care
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 769
(Conroy) |
Imposes minimum standards for the delivery of services to IHSS recipients | Died in Senate committee |
| AB 2976
(Gallegos) |
Increases fines for improper care in nursing homes and requires the state to be more responsive to consumer complaints | Died in Assembly committee |
| SB 278
(Killea) |
Extends the process of encouraging counties to use managed care services for IHSS recipients | Died in Assembly committee |
Environment
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| SB 220
(Haynes) |
Provides that regulations adopted pursuant to the Forest Practices Act shall become effective at a specific time of year | Chapter 425,
1995 |
| SB 1104
(Hayden) |
Extends the public comment period for Timber Harvest Plan reviews | Died in Assembly committee |
Health
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| SB 104
(Russell) |
Expands the definition of "gravely disabled" for treatment of the mentally ill | Died in Senate committee |
| SB 260
(Wright) |
Expands the definition of "gravely disabled" for treatment of the mentally ill | Died in Senate committee |
Land Use
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 1930
(Sweeney) |
Reduces the time limits for approval of development projects under the Permit Streamlining Act and California Environmental Quality Act | Chapter 808, 1996 |
Procurement
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 3324
(Richter) |
Originally permitted the development of the principles of "best value" and would have employed "best value" techniques for all purchases made by the state | Support Withdrawn |
| SB 286
(Polanco) |
Reforms the information technology procurement process to allow performance-based procurement | Vetoed |
| SB 617
(Polanco) |
Originally allowed state departments to purchase goods from the Prison Industry Authority based on "best value" | Support Withdrawn |
| SB 910
(Polanco) |
Originally allowed protesting bidders to use independent arbitration for the resolution of bid protests | Support Withdrawn |
Property Management
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 1449
(Rogan) |
Provides the Department of General Services with the authority to enter into long-term leases and to dispose of surplus property | Dropped by author |
| AB 2308
(Firestone) |
Allows departments to redirect a portion of the revenue derived from certain property-related activities to enhance existing programs | Dropped by author |
| AB 2428
(Alpert) |
Reforms the rental rate structure utilized by the Department of General Services for the buildings it controls and leases to other state agencies | Vetoed |
| AB 2962
(Firestone) |
Originally authorized a state agency to employ a licensed real estate broker to sell surplus state-owned property | Support Withdrawn |
Recycling
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| SB 174
(Killea) |
Originally consolidated the Division of Recycling and the Integrated Waste Management Board and reduced the membership of the Board from six to five | Support Withdrawn |
| SB 1163
(Hughes) |
Originally consolidated the Division of Recycling and the Integrated Waste Management Board and reduced the membership of the Board from six to five | Support Withdrawn |
Revenue and Tax Collection
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 255
(Speier) |
Originally provided the State with more effective tools to collect delinquent accounts | Support Withdrawn |
| AB 2794
(Bowen) |
Abolishes the Franchise Tax Board and the State Board of Equalization and transfers functions to a proposed Department of Revenue | Died in Assembly committee |
| AB 3118
(Kuykendall) |
Originally provided the State with more effective tools to collect delinquent accounts | Support Withdrawn |
| SB 1727 (Kopp) |
Abolishes the Franchise Tax Board and the State Board of Equalization and transfers functions to a proposed State Tax Authority | Died in Senate committee |
| SCA 29
(Kopp) |
Companion measure to SB 1727 | Died in Senate committee |
Workers' Compensation
| Bill, Author | Summary | Status |
| AB 2965
(Bordonaro) |
Prohibits compensation for psychiatric injuries except under specified circumstances | Died in Assembly committee |