The Little Hoover Commission supported 97 pieces of legislation in 13 different topic areas during the latest two-year (1995-1996) legislative session. Thirty-seven of these measures concerned the criminal justice system, 18 measures dealt with education in California, and 15 measures concerned the State’s civil service system. Forty-seven measures were carried by Democratic legislators, 44 by Republican legislators, four by Independent legislators and two by the Reform Party legislator.
Nineteen measures passed both legislative houses this session. Fifteen measures have been signed into law and four were vetoed by the Governor. The Commission’s support of 17 bills had to be withdrawn when amendments made them no longer compatible with Commission recommendations. Thus, of the 80 bills the Commission supported in their final versions, 24 percent successfully passed the Legislature and 19 percent were signed into law by the Governor.
Children’s Services
AB 159 (W. Murray)
Summary: Originally allowed foster child’s relative’s income to determine AFDC for Foster Care.
Final Action: Died in Committee. Reintroduced as AB 2078.
AB 2078 (K. Murray)
Summary: Allows foster child’s relative’s income to determine AFDC for Foster Care.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
AB 3062 (Friedman)
Summary: Requires every person serving as a foster parent to complete training annually.
Final Action: Chapter 1016, 1996.
Civil Service
AB 1553 (Kaloogian)
Summary: Creates the Quality Demonstration Project Act to allow DPA to test alternative ideas and concepts in the State’s classification and compensation programs.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 2503 (Ackerman)
Summary: Opens the examination process for Career Executive Assignment (CEA) positions to non-civil service applicants.
Final Action: Dropped by author.
AB 2519 (Kaloogian)
Summary: Allows the State Personnel Board to redefine “class” to encompass a “broadband” classification concept.
Final Action: Assembly Floor Failed Passage.
AB 2570 (Margett)
Summary: Limits the Administrative Procedure Act as it applies to internal civil service personnel rules.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 2709 (Brulte)
Summary: Eliminates automatic salary increases. Revises salary statutes so that all salary increases will be based on job performance.
Final Action: Assembly Inactive File.
AB 2747 (Ackerman)
Summary: 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.
Final Action: Assembly Inactive File.
AB 2772 (Cortese)
Summary: Limits the application of the Administrative Procedure Act as it applies to State Personnel Board internal personnel rules.
Final Action: Chapter 935, 1996.
AB 2775 (Miller)
Summary: Reforms the civil service examination process.
Final Action: Chapter 772, 1996.
AB 3282 (Cunneen)
Summary: Streamlines the civil service discipline process.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 3427 (Baugh)
Summary: Reforms the civil service selection and certification process.
Final Action: Assembly Floor Failed Passage
ACA 11 (Morrow)
Summary: Eliminates the constitutional provision against contracting out.
Final Action: Dropped by author.
ACA 22 (Speier)
Summary: Abolishes the State Personnel Board.
Final Action: Dropped by author.
ACA 35 (Kaloogian)
Summary: Eliminates the Constitutional prohibition against contracting out. Allows the State to contract with private entities to perform state functions and services.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
ACA 42 (Poochigian)
Summary: Eliminates the Constitutional prohibition against contracting out. Allows the State to contract with private entities to perform state functions and services.
Final Action: Assembly Floor Faild Passage.
SCA 20 (Monteith)
Summary: Eliminates the Constitutional prohibition against contracting out. Allows the State to contract with private entities to perform state functions and services.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
Crime
AB 12 (Katz)
Summary: Reduces worktime credit for serious offenders.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 69 (W. Murray)
Summary: Prison Education: creates Superintendent of Correctional Education and bars prisoners from working until they are literate.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
AB 126 (Rainey)
Summary: Restructures sentencing system.
Final Action: Died in Conference Committee.
AB 300 (Rainy)
Summary: Eliminates worktime credit for violent offenders.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 344 (Ducheny)
Summary: Requires work programs be established and administered by Department of Corrections.
Final Action: Vetoed.
AB 488 (Baca)
Summary: Requires collection of data pertaining to the juvenile justice system.
Final Action: Chapter 803, 1995.
AB 589 (Rainey)
Summary: Lengthens maximum parole violation sentence.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 716 (Lee)
Summary: Places priority on the rehabilitation of nonviolent, first-time offenders.
Final Action: Chapter 49, 1995.
AB 889 (Rogan)
Summary: Allows victim testimony in the juvenile court process.
Final Action: Chapter 234, 1995.
AB 1036 (Vasconcellos)
Summary: Creates the California Sentencing Commission.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
AB 1185 (Morrissey)
Summary: Decreases barriers to interagency sharing of information regarding at-risk juveniles.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 1300 (K. Murray)
Summary: Creates pilot project for treatment of at-risk juvenile offenders.
Final Action: Assembly Floor Failed Passage.
AB 1408 (Villaraigosa)
Summary: Originally set up a parole system for inmates who are medically incapacitated.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn. Vetoed.
AB 1592 (Boland)
Summary: Prohibits the sealing and destruction of juvenile records in specific circumstances.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committe.
AB 1678 (Granlund)
Summary: Reforms sealed records laws.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 1809 (Knox)
Summary: Lengthens the maximum parole violation sentence.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 2128 (W. Murray)
Summary: Requires the Department of Corrections and the Department of Youth Authority to complete a study on the effectiveness of the education programs offered in correctional facilities.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
AB 2139 (Cortese)
Summary: Creates a task force on the role of parks and recreation programs in providing at-risk youth recreational programs.
Final Action: Senate Inactive File.
AB 2447 (K. Murray)
Summary: Expands the Repeat Offender Prevention Project to more counties.
Final Action: Chapter 1049, 1996.
AB 2617 (Baca)
Summary: Authorizes school districts to participate in interagency data information systems to facilitate identification of and services to at-risk juveniles.
Final Action: Chapter 343, 1996.
AB 3112 (Golsmith)
Summary: Originally established a licensing and inspection system for private-sector structured programs for juveniles.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
AB 3224 (Poochigian)
Summary: Originally revised the confidentiality and sealed record laws regarding juvenile offenders.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn. Chapter 422, 1996.
AB 3288 (Miller)
Summary: Requires mandatory HIV, hepatitis B and C, and tuberculosis testing and hepatitis B vaccination of all inmates in state correctional institutions.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 3349 (Knox)
Summary: Moves some violent criminals into indeterminate sentencing system.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SB 90 (Haynes)
Summary: Removes limitations on consecutive sentences.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SB 138 (Polanco)
Summary: Establishes minimum standards for the development of boot camp/work-intensive programs.
Final Action: Died in Assembly Committee.
SB 165 (Polanco)
Summary: Establishes various pilot projects to test boot camps as an alternative sentencing option.
Final Action: Died in Assembly Committee.
SB 166 (Polanco)
Summary: Creates the California Sentencing Commission.
Final Action: Died in Assembly Committee.
SB 213 (Polanco)
Summary: Reforms sealed records laws.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SB 214 (Polanco)
Summary: Eliminates worktime credit for violent offenders.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SB 239 (Hurtt)
Summary: Removes limitations on consecutive sentences.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
SB 254 (Polanco)
Summary: Lengthens the maximum parole violation sentence.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SB 346 (Campbell)
Summary: Allows electronic monitoring as an alternative sentencing option for specified non-violent offenders.
Final Action: Vetoed.
SB 575 (Polanco)
Summary: Creates boot camp private-sector regulations.
Final Action: Senate Unfinished Business.
SB 604 (Rosenthall)
Summary: Allows additional alternatives for treatment of non-violent, first-time juvenile offenders.
Final Action: Chapter 72, 1995.
SB 1231 (Lewis)
Summary: Makes prisoners convicted of a murder ineligible to earn worktime credits.
Final Action: Chapter 598, 1996.
SB 2126 (Marks)
Summary: Revises the goals of juvenile justice law and increases options available to juvenile courts for sentencing.
Final Action: Died in Assembly Committee.
Education
AB 198 (Caldera)
Summary: Authorizes a total of 300 charter schools to operate in this state.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 1041 (Alpert)
Summary: Originally pertained to English learners education.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn. Chapter 507, 1996.
AB 2106 (Baldwin)
Summary: Originally expanded opportunities to create charter schools.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
AB 2107 (Baldwin)
Summary: Creates alternative petitioning methods to create charter schools.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 2135 (Mazzoni)
Summary: Requires an assessment of charter schools by LAO using a number of criteria.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
AB 2137 (Mazzoni)
Summary: Provides alternative petitioning methods to create charter schools.
Final Action: Dropped by author.
AB 2310 (Firestone and Alpert)
Summary: English learners education.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 2463 (Caldera)
Summary: Originally allowed alternative sponsors for charter schools.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn. Chapter 1129, 1996.
AB 2506 (Ackerman)
Summary: Allows schools to use commercial buildings built after January 1, 1990 that meet standard building codes.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
AB 2708 (Brulte)
Summary: Sets new parameters for financing school facility construction.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 3176 (Brulte)
Summary: Recognizes that the school construction funding process is lengthy and complex and requires a process to identify mechanisms to streamline the system.
Final Action: Chapter 478, 1996.
AB 3384 (Knox)
Summary: Allows charter schools to access a revolving loan fund.
Final Action: Chapter 786, 1996.
ACA 40 (Mazzoni)
Summary: Changes 2/3 vote requirement to 58% for approval of bond measures for school facilities construction.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SB 98 (Greene)
Summary: Originally required the Department of General Services to develop a centralized tracking system for school facility projects.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
SB 569 (Maddy)
Summary: Originally changed 2/3 vote requirement to 58% for approval of bond measures for school facilities construction.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
SB 1452 (Rosenthal)
Summary: Requires school districts to provide each individual school in their jurisdiction at least 50% of any additional revenue that results from increased attendance.
Final Action: Died in Assembly Committee.
SCA 14 (Maddy)
Summary: Former companion measure to SB 569.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
Elder Care
AB 769 (Conroy)
Summary: Requires minimum standards for services to IHSS recipients regardless of the mode of delivery.
Final Action: Died in Senate Committee.
AB 2976 (Gallegos)
Summary: Increases fines for improper care in nursing homes and requires the State to be more responsive to complaints.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SB 278 (Killea)
Summary: Continues the process of encouraging counties to use managed care services for appropriate IHSS recipients.
Final Action: Died in Assembly Committee.
Environment
SB 220 (Haynes)
Summary: Provides that regulations adopted pursuant to the forest practice act shall become effective at a specific time of year.
Final Action: Chapter 425, 1995.
SB 1104 (Hayden)
Summary: Extends the public comment period for Timber Harvest Plan reviews.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
Health
SB 104 (Russell)
Summary: Expands the definition of “gravely disabled” for treatment of the mentally ill.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SB 260 (Wright)
Summary: Expands the definition of “gravely disabled” for treatment of the mentally ill.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
Land Use
AB 1930 (Sweeney)
Summary: Reduces the time limits for the approval of development projects under the Permit Streamlining Act and the California Environmental Qualilty Act (CEQA).
Final Action: Chapter 808, 1996.
Procurement
AB 3324 (Richter)
Summary: Originally permitted the development of the principles of “best value” and would have employed “best value” techniques for all purchases made by the State.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
SB 286 (Polanco)
Summary: Reforms information technology procurement process to allow performance based procurement.
Final Action: Vetoed.
SB 617 (Polanco)
Summary: Originally allowed state departments to purchase goods from the Prison Industry Authority based on best value.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
SB 910 (Polanco)
Summary: Originally allowed protesting bidders to use independent arbitration for bid protest resolution.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn. Chapter 932, 1995.
Property Management
AB 1459 (Rogan)
Summary: Gives the Department of General Services the authority to enter into long-term leases and dispose of surplus property.
Final Action: Dropped by author.
AB 2308 (Firestone)
Summary: Allows departments to redirect 25% of the revenue from certain property-related activities or savings from space-related decisions to enhance existing programs.
Final Action: Dropped by author.
AB 2428 (Alpert)
Summary: Reforms the rental rates charged by the Department of General Services for the buildings it controls and leases to other state agencies.
Final Action: Vetoed.
AB 2962 (Firestone)
Summary: Originally authorized a state agency to employ a licensed real estate broker to sell surplus state-owned property.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn. Chapter 1152, 1996.
Recycling
SB 174 (Killea)
Summary: Originally consolidated Division of Recycling and the Integrated Waste Management Board and reduced membership of Board from six to five.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
SB 1163 (Hughes)
Summary: Originally consolidated Division of Recycling and the Integrated Waste Management Board and reduced membership of Board from six to five.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
Revenue and Tax Collection
AB 255 (Speier)
Summary: Originally gave the State more effective tools to collect delinquent accounts.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
AB 2794 (Bowen)
Summary: Abolishes the Franchises Tax Board and the State Board of Equalization and transfers functions to the Department of Revenue.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
AB 3118 (Kuykendall)
Summary: Originally gave the State more effective tools to collect delinquent accounts.
Final Action: Support Withdrawn.
SB 1727 (Kopp)
Summary: Abolishes the Franchise Tax Board and the State Board of Equalization and transfers functions to the California State Tax Authority.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
SCA 29 (Kopp)
Summary: Companion measure to SB 1727. Abolishes the State Board of Equalization.
Final Action: Died in Committee.
Workers’ Compensation
AB 2695 (Bordonaro)
Summary: Prohibits compensation for psychiatric injuries except as specified.
Final Action: Died in Committee.