Charter Schools. Public Records. Open Meetings. Conflicts of Interest....
Requires charter schools and related entities to comply with state laws providing for public records upon request, providing for public access to meetings, and governing financial conflicts of...
View ArticleCampaign Finance. Political Communications. Donor Disclosure. Initiative...
Requires a nonprofit organization to disclose its $1,000 donors if it spends over $50,000 in donor funds, for year, on political activities in California. Requires certain nonprofit organizations to...
View ArticleDeath Penalty. Procedures. Initiative Statutory and Constitutional Amendment.
Gives state appellate courts jurisdiction over death penalty appeals, before consideration by California Supreme Court. Changes procedures governing state court petitions challenging death penalty...
View ArticleLow-Performing Schools. Intern Teachers. Charter School Administrators....
Bars use of intern teachers at a public school, including a charter school, if the school has had low academic performance rankings within the past two years. Bars charter school use of administrators...
View ArticleCriminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Statute.
Requires misdemeanor sentence instead of felony for petty theft, receiving stolen property, and forging/writing bad checks when value or amount involved is $950 or less. Requires misdemeanor sentence...
View ArticleSchool Teachers. Performance-Based Layoffs. Dismissals. Initiative Statute.
Requires school districts to use a classroom teacher's performance ratings, rather than seniority, to determine layoffs. Requires districts to conduct specified evaluations of each teacher's...
View ArticleSchool Teachers. Performance-Based Layoffs and Rehiring. Dismissals....
Requires school districts to use a classroom teacher's performance ratings, rather than seniority, to determine layoffs and make rehiring decisions. Requires districts to conduct specified evaluations...
View ArticleDivision of California into Six States. Initiative Statutory and...
Divides California into six states subject to approval by Congress. Assigns each county to a new state, unless county voters approve reassignment to different new state and second state approves....
View ArticleIn-Home Care Providers. Expenditures. Initiative Statute.
Requires businesses providing in-home care services to spend at least 75% of their total annual home care service revenue on direct patient care. Limits administrative expenses, management...
View ArticleCigarette Tax To Fund Brain and Stem Cell Research. Initiative Statute.
Increases cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack, with an equivalent increase on other tobacco products. Requires tax revenues to be deposited into a special fund to provide grants and loans to support brain...
View ArticleCigarette Tax To Fund Brain Research. Initiative Statute
Increases cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack, with an equivalent increase on other tobacco products. Requires tax revenues to be deposited into a special fund to provide grants and loans to support brain...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Rail. Future Bond Sales. New Transportation Technologies....
Prevents sale of high-speed rail bonds previously approved by voters for construction of a high-speed rail system, except to fund any segment already under construction. Permits construction of first...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Rail. No Issuance Or Sale Of Future Bonds. Termination Of Project....
Prevents the issuance and sale of the remaining amount of high-speed rail bonds previously approved by the voters to initiate construction of a high-speed rail system. Authorizes the Legislature to...
View ArticleMarijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute.
Legalizes under state law marijuana use, cultivation, possession, transportation, processing, distribution, and sale by persons 21 years and over. Erases prior convictions for certain...
View ArticleOnline Privacy. Initiative Statute.
Requires certain providers of Internet services or mobile applications to comply with a user’s instructions not to track user’s personal information, including contact information, government issued...
View ArticleMarijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute.
Legalizes under state law marijuana and hemp use, possession, cultivation, transportation, or distribution. Requires case by- case review for persons currently charged with or convicted of nonviolent...
View ArticleRevenue Bonds. Infrastructure Projects. State Legislature And Voter Approval....
Requires State Legislature approve use of revenue bonds for public infrastructure projects funded, owned, or operated by the state or any joint agency that includes the state, if the bond amount...
View ArticleReferendum to Overturn Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags.
If signed by the required number of registered voters and timely filed with the Secretary of State, this petition will place on the statewide ballot a challenge to a state law previously approved by...
View ArticleOnline Privacy. Initiative Statute.
Requires certain providers of Internet services or mobile applications to comply with a user’s instructions not to track user’s personal information, including contact information, government issued...
View ArticleProhibition Against Detention And Deportation Of California Residents....
Prohibits use of state, county, or city funds or resources to detain and deport any California resident. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state...
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