ol. It.No. 17 Api a;',~ 1975 Join Leislatie UFW BOYCOTT BACKED Urge "Yes' Vote Nowv .l Prk SIated NsorwGay's VWay reM l In Scramento H-ennin S-ays Details of a three-day joint "No unemployment, no, pov- ] " t legislative conference at which erty anld a democratic society. AFL-CIO unionl officials will re- Furthermore, Cesar Chavez is The California view the of California AFL-CIO'this of stores that have adoptedAiffe progress as well known in Oslo as he-is week called on AFPL'CIO un- eode. on, their goods have eftu- AFL CIO-backed legislation and in San Franc'isco or ILos An- ions throughout the state to lnated individual priee m'ark- discuss key issues with mem- geles. vour rieht and the 9 bers of the legislature h a v e Dorotect ing. been senlt to all affiliates of the That's the way John F. Hen- right of all consumers to know Both John F. Hlenning, exee- California Labor Federation. ning, executive secretary-treas- the price of goods before you utive secretary-treasurer of the 'The conference will be held urer of the California Labor take them off the supermarket Cilifornia Labor Federation, at the Inn-Woodlake in Federation, AFL-CIO, this week shelf by writing to your State AFL-CIO, "and Jerry Lench, Quality summed up his impressions of Senators now to urge them to representing the Retail Clerks Sa'cramento June 24. vote 'Yes' on SB 261."9 in of the "Withi a million Californians Norway following a visit to that Union, spoke support. counitry as a representative of That was the gist of a letter bill prior to the vote at the now jobless -union representa- thie AFL-CIO. sent -yesterday'to all FPedera- committee hearing Wednesday. tives will want to take a close in of the look at In the tion affffates after thie bill, a Testimony support the progress beinlg made response to United measure sponsored by the Re- measur was also given by by our s t a t e legislators in Farm Workers' boycott, Norwe- tail Clerks Union -and intro- Leonard Lloyd, president of the. strengtheniing the state's social gian longshoremen do nlot un- duced by Senator David Rober- California State Council of Re- insurance programs, enactang load any cargoes of grapes or ti (D-Los Angeles), won the tail Clerks, and by three spokes- measures to stimulate the hous- lettuce from the United States. a,Dproval of the Senate Business men for San Firancisco Con- ing. industry and _providing The -longshloremen's cooperation and Professions Committee on sumer Action. (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) a 6 to O vote Wednesday. Voting -for this basic consum- It is expected -to be taken er-interest measure were:" 0 V 0 u,D for a v'ote on the Senate Senators Jaek Sehrade (R); floor next week. David Roberti (D); Anthoy The bill would require gro- -Beflenson (D); Milton Marks 1-. cery, -stores to cont.inue to price- (R); Omer Rains (D); and BRI mark individual retail food Greene (D). goods even if they start using Absent at the time of the. computer codes to tally the committee vote were: llle appointments ot -two la- | _ price at the _ tstands. Senators George DenkJmeJian bor. o M_.- and a human In comme en the bfl}, (R); Alfred 1K. Song (D); and xWexpier Xtlopo state Jobs, 6 Senator Roberti said: James. E. Whetmore. (R). .: 'nS X s kby._ _ "'Our fear. the. groenr woud .(See story, "Booldet Cites e-Umi "ab.gw .#'ietbg. b.~ -'ooteir.`Vu Pfas" to ,,d-1},,1'^'l1 O.*t~~~~~~~~Xe,r-b
-AFL4~IO I UnWrffnal :-As's-o Calif.AFlAC10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~B-cks-Stnd ciUnof Michinists and Aero- space. Workers in Burbank, was^named Chief of thie Divi- IOmfthsno Bee IsWorkers- sion of Labor Law Enforce-- ".ne, CaMiforma AFI CIO took own editoriaI employees on th metin the State Departmenlt sharp exception this week to a F'resno Bee an effective umon of Inbdustrial Relations. claim by C. K. McClatchy, edi- securty clause," Jolm F. Hen- Jacice Wals, state organiz-_ tor-in-chief of thie Bee papers ning, execultive secretary-treas- er -of the Hotel -and Restaurant in Sacramento, Fresno and Mo- urer of the Californxa Labor Employees' a n d Bartenders" desto., thiat it has not changed. Federation, AL-CIO, sad.this International Uion and presi- MF B QUIILIN IJACICE: WAISH its position on thie so-called. dent of the union's San Fran- Laor O nmisster New IW.C'Comm'issioner "right-to-wor.k.' issue in. con- Pointing out-that 'osare, cisco Joint Executive tract, nego#tiaons wfit -it-s edi- based on the Board, 1 48 of the Wait- atolyem-' was -appointed 'to the five- tive, of Local mission since 6.He-.H .is a torial employees on thie FresDo braced principle 'of - majorlty .member 'State- Industrial Wel- resses Union:Ifrom 1940-to 19-71. member of the NAACP and rule wfith lort rights., Hen- fare Commssion. Earlier 'she },had worked'as -a served from. 1963 to 1967 as a'n "Sncee.- the Sacramento Be' nAadthat 'sth Sinstence WMiami L. Becker, executive S ihier, food check- assistant to former. Governor strolgly sppR Cailifornia" by. Mr. C. K. McClatchy that- director o-f the San Francisco> e,haler,head .lai tress, front office Edmund G. Brown for human workers In. the. fight to defeat 'an employe shoudd have the *HXum-an Rights Co'mnssion,, casShier and hlotel manager. rightse- the so called "right - o-work" right not to .join'-.a lm and was appointed deputy director Sh as apiwpointed to a-lduir- From 1953 t l ewas the _measure 'n the'November15 .not pay any fee for-the srr of the State Department of In- year termo i the Comnuissi'on executive dir-ector for the Jew- ballot which was rejected by,a' icbs tht the unon is-'required rheodore Todd -of? ish Labor Committee- i'n 'San one mil-hion vote margn, it'is by.'federal -law to provude to all D term expired in Francisco, deeply distress'ing to learn -that employees in the, unt is. clarly Becker was -also active' in - Qiln 45, served as busiU the -paper's pentmnage- a. completep 180 degree turn Becker, 56, ,,as served.. as early AFL-CIO efforts to' o'r- ment. is now vo'icing thie stand- fom the paers long-standiiig ness representative for IAM executi;ve dirretor of -the San Calfori m from 192. ganie. farm work- ard line-of such'a'nt-unio'n prow traditional policy of support. Lodge to 1969 Francisco Huunan Rights Com- ers. moters in attamtngt (Continued on Page 2) when he was elected president. denyii -Earlier, from 1952 to 1962 he was a tool maker and e'ngi- 9 neering inspector for Lockheed. A Aircraft Corp. in Burbank, FL-CIO~~Cal onCnges AMrs. Walsh served as presi- dent and business representa-T PutTopPririt onJob I u Jobs -for America's unem- (D-Aa.) and othier members of liec needs, Abel urged Congress ployed are more important than -te House Public Works Com- to "cast aside. once and for all holding down the:budget defi- mittee, including Rep. Robert. the idea that government. spend- ci't, AFL-CIO President George A. Roe (D-Ala-.) whose subcom- ing is wastefuL " Georgine Me'any told Congress. mittee is holdi,ng the hearings. stressed that the'- real waste is Meany strongly. endorsed a It is one of the economic re- in the workers-, machinery and proposed $5 billion program of covrery measures announced by equipment idled by depression. accelerated- public works be- House Speaker Carl Albert. as Meany sharply challenge'd the ing considered by a HIouse sub- part of thie Democratic leader- budget line thiat President Ford committee. ship's program. drew in a redent televiised Along withi other economic Steelworkers President I. W. speech *hen he pointed -to a stimulants, he testified, this. Abel and Pre'sident R o b e r t projected budget deficit on a could help point, the nation back Georgine of the'AFL-CIO Build- chart and said that point "is as to economic health while en- ing & Construction Trades. Dept. far as we dare to go." abling cities and -states to build' testified -both to the need for It was "a sad commentar.,y needed facilities.- the legislation and its potential on the pr.iorities of this Admin- :~-BEII EIR The legislation is sponsored value to.'the nation. istration," Meany said, that -:-JmedDepit D-irector by Chairman Robert E. - Jones. Citing -urgenst and unmet pub-. (Continued. on .Page -4) m
.1 (Con-tinued from Page 1) cling to it.." tolerate free riders "woul e ing the Califomia workers' right In response, Me-Clatchy de- sult not only in- flagrant lnequi- to strong, effective unions." nied "'that the company's re- ty, but might eventually seri. Ed'itorial employees on the fusal to agree to a contract pro- ously undermine the unilon's Fresno Bee voted overwhelm- vision which would require em- ability to perform its bargain- ingly 15 months ago to join the ployees to become members of Ing funwtion."l Sacramento Newspaper Guild. a union as a condition of em-. Late -last month, the Fresno Shortly thereafter Modesto Bee ployment is somehow a change Bee Guild unit plac'ed:an ad editorial employees followed in the principles enunciated by in the Fresno Bee summarizing suit and join-t contract nego- C. K. McClatchy through his the dispute as -follows- tiations were initiated in be- 'priod of editorship of the ''The McClatchy hierachy' in, half of thie workers at bothi Bees." Sacramento is stubbornly de- papers. McClatchy went on to state termined to exclude'any form But in recent months pro- that "we have and will defenld of unon security guarantees for gress has beenl stymied by the worker's right to organize, Fresno. Bee editorial employ- management's refusal to accept just as we. must continue to ees. Sacramento Bee employ- any union security provision defend the workers' right not ees, however, have enjoyed thiis even though editorial employ- to be reqliired to join a union." basic job protection for manly ees on the chain's Sacramento Henning called atten-tion -to years., McClatchy's obstinancy. Bee have had a mnain-tenance the fact-that late last ye-ar the has been made clear in 14 of -membership clause requir- U.S. Supreme Court refused to months of fruitless effort to ing 9 out of 10 empl'oyees to be consider a claim by two con- gain a first contract with its union membe'rs since 1963, un- servatiJve news commentators Fresno employees. ion spokesmen said. - William. F. Buckldey and M. "In January 1974 Fresno Bee More than two months ago Stanton Evans -that a union n1ews department personnel GREETING THtE -PRESIDENT at the Whfte House Con- Lanny Larson, chairman both shop agreemen-t requiring them voted overwhelmingly in a se- of the Fresno Guild unit and of to become members of a un- cret ballot election for The ference on Domestic and Economic Affairs in San Diego is John the commttee, ap- ion violated c'onstitutional guar- F. Henning, executivre secretary-treasurer of the Callifornia La- negotiating. Newspaper Guild, a labor union pealed to McClatchy to re-c'on- antees of free speech. of affili- bor Federation, AFL-CIO. But during the conference HIenning sider the management position The high court's action, in newsiDaper employees blasted of the Ford-Nixon Administrations that created ated with the AFL-rCIO, to rep- policies and reaffirm. the editorial po- effect, affirmed a decision resent thiem in union matters. the present depression and ealled for the resignation of U.S. sitio'n taken -by his namesake, handed down last Spring by a Treasury Secretary W;iMam Simon and for adoption of the AFL- C. K. McClatchy. In- 1911, the three-judge appellate court that "In the sDirit of collective CIO's six point program for economie recov'ery. Hennig also elder C. K. McClatchy had edi- found that the union shop bargaining in good faith, thie contrasted the Democratic Party's tax program adopDted by Con- torialized on the right of work- serves a "substantial public in- Gudld has offered compromises gress with Ford Administration tax plans that would have ignored ers to organize, saying: "The terest." on the-union shop-unon secur- the needs of low and middle incme wage earners. The confer- only weapon the laboring man The appellate court pointed ity issue, because there are ence was held at the El Cortez Hotel In San Diego April 3. has is his He should oul; that to unons to compromises available. Howev- uniity. require er, McClatchy ma~nagement in .,Sacramento,' which for more than six decades has to-ld read- ston Toxic Chemisals0 ers 'the only weapon the labor- ing man has is his unity, re- Hazardous chemicals are a The chemical revolution - stance controls in the last three before they are sold over the fuses to budge in Fresno when deadly risk to milIions of whiceh ha-s spawned the devel- Congresses, but in each in- counter, no such protection for it involves its own employees." workers and even their fami- opment of thousands of, new stance the effort fell short. Last workers are provided in the In the same edit;ion of the lies, the AFL-CIO warned in substances. e'very year--arries year, measures were -approved- -Occupational Safety & Health paper thiat the ad appDeared, -the calling for swift congressional a deadly risk to the entire en- by both houses of Con-gress be- Act and thousands of chemi- Fresno Bee's managing elditor, action on legislation to control viroment,, affeeting cons-um- fore the legisla,tidn died in con- cals are u-sed in1 industry that George Gruner, was quoted as toxic substanlces. ers and workers alike, Biemil- ference. have not been' screened. saying. "t is unfortunlate. nego- A strong bill is needed to fill ler'deelared.' Biemliller -pofited -dut that F'Ony when aubst-ance has lWathns--betw&A Me"., -FW the gap existing in current en- Organized labor has support-, while controls 'are placed on been determned as' hazardouas untim' of-w the -Newspaper, Gui-ld vironmental .and occupational ed the passage of toxic sub- numerous consumer products to workers can the zgovermnent and thie Fresno Bee have bogged health legislation to. protect act under the federal, safety down with -only one rema'im'ng boththe public andthe nation'sl* _ law. Even. then, thie process is- dif-ference under discussion: a workers, a Senate Commerce 0. nt als slow. demand of the union-.which subcommittee was told by five ze on, LA ouRt Biemi1r noted that the Na- would require Bee management representatives of organized tionsltitute for Oceptleno to discharge em-oloyees who do Employee ellations. Ishshue al Safety & Health has a list- not seek or maintain member- The bill before the Senate The Los Angeles County prolonged," Aryw'itz said. inag of 13,0W0 chemicals on ship in the union, or who are would give the Environmen-tal Board of last week which some klnd of heafth in- not willing to pay a service Supervsors ."If necessary, we can meet fee." Protection Agency authority to directed three key Los Angeles every night.- We can meet on formation exists., bult.'the agen- screen all toxic substances be- officials to confer with cy has: recommended stand- Larson, the Fresno unit chair- County weekends. Maybe we can per- man, vigorously-objected to that fore they are introduced in the union le-aders to seek to re- fect the Employee Relations ards for only 46. There are no workrplace. solve a touched off sta-adards for 1,300 cancer- story on grounds that it im'- problem Ordinance so"it ca'n a'gain be plied that thie unionl was seek- "We 'are particularly eon- March 18thafterSuperiorCourt what it was -when first adopted causing chemicals thiat are on cemned over the inci- thie NIOSH toide substances ing thie firinar nf 'FresRno BPeA alarming Judge Normanl R. Dowds ruled --- a model for the entire coun- editorial employees who 're- dence of occupational illnesses that orders of the County Em- try. to list, he eharged. in the worlaces of Relations fused to -join the union -or pay America," ployee Comission Among the proposals to be CEHANGES SUGG;ESTED a serv'ice fee to cover the co-st AFL-CIO Legislative Director ha've no binding effect on man- discussed by county offlicials He urged the subcommittee of Guild representation. Andrew J. Bie-miller testified. agement. to strengthen thie Senate bil by' "These diseases not only in- Unions representing public and county employee rep-resen- "The main.point. of disagre- tatives are proposals suggested including several amendments ment (with the story) is what capacitate; they k;0l. And the employees in-volvred withi the Counsel Larson 'and that would avoid jurisdictional effects can be carried into thie board subsequently announced by County we consider to be a'n inaccurate. Supervisor Ed Edelman to conflicts between the EPA and statement of our position." La'r next geinration-' that they would boycott the -amenld thle Employee Relations other govern-ment agenc'ies. Commission since, according to Jacob Clayman, secretary- son said, em"phasmng that-'the the the 'Board Ordinance as well as a pr- union is not -trying, tG have -peo' Court's -ruling, posal by Supervisor Hayes to treasurer of the Industrial Un- ple fired. was impotent. merge the Employee Relations ion Dept., told the subcommit- But on the Los An- He pointed out thatthe'.-un-, April 15, C:ommission w'ith the Civ"il- Serv- tee that interagenlcy'collabora- ion's propo'sal for an "agency geles County Board adopted a ice Commission. tion and separation of author- shop" under which employee's' motion offered by:'Board Chair- The ERC was set up -in 1968 ity would be vital. to the effec- not members of the Guild w"oud man James A. HIayes which to provide ground- rules in de- tive administration of the pro- be required. to pay a serv"cee directs Chief Administrati-ve termining representatio'n units po'sed law. fee, is intended to apply only' Officer Harry L. Hufford, Coun- Clayman suggested thiat and of- em'ployees that negotiate to new employees, no't to those ty Counsel -John H. LJarson agreements withi the C'oun-ty on EPA's resear*ch function 'be presently on the Bee's editorial Personnel Director Gordon T. wages, hours anld working con- limited to short-term regula- staff. Nesvig to initiate discussions ditions. tory programs,- lea-ving t.he The Fresno Bee printed the immediately with a joint coun-' lon-g-termn re-search cil of employee unions. The Commission also heard 'pogram unAion's objections to the imiti-al union grievances on wages, with- NIOSH 'and the Nationial stor-rn, by t}ie 'PAPWs' man- Sigmund Arywitz, executiver hours and working conditions Institute for Egnvironmental ageme6nt on the, unioWs ad- two secretary-treasurer. of the Los and laid out guide lines to Health 'Sciences. da:ys' later.' Angeles Coun-ty Federation of settle disputes between man- Labor and a vice president of and certified em- the California AFL-CIO was -agement San Dieg'o Culinary Unios'Me're designated by the. unions as ployee organizations, princi- The merger of two San Diego 3.George Mer'icantante is.its pally through fact-finding, me- Alliance & Ho- presidenxt. their principle representative diation or arbitration. unions-Culinary in these talks. tel Service Employees LocalI Temre nts-w'o Two- weeks ago, on April 4, Hayes has suggest-es1 that the 402 and Waiters & Bartenders Temre me too the three commissioners of the two commissions of three mem- Loca50Was ben anouI.ced San'Diego's senior unions. Lo- bers each be into a Employee Relations Commis- merged by Joseph Tinch, who wifl ser've cl4!wscatrdand Local 500 receivedet its3 sion resigned. They are Ben, Labor Relations Commission of as screarytresure ofthe 1909, Nathanson, Thomas T. Roberts fieve members. and Irving Helbling, who are The discussions'are expected The nlew local, whith has a Local 30's address is 1020 labor relations consultants and to result inl recommendations membership of 4,300, will be Eighth Ave., San Dliego 92101, arbitrators'. to the Supervisors withzin the known as HIotel &: Restaurant and its telephone number is "This crisis should not be next few weeks. Employees & Bartenders Local (714) 239-9201. Pg Z April 25, 1 *S Bookseies. Labr' hen legshtv VFW BOYCOTT BACKED J' 'Norway's WVay Conferenee Slated June 2-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~Is a Good Ons, Pricing PiflsI "A New Supermarket Rip- (Continued from Page 1 ) V Enactment of a multi-ml the insurance pro- Henning. Says effective collective disabilityr .(Continued from Page 1) off: PACKAGES WITHOUT bargaining lion dollar bond issue to provide gram. with the boycott has been 100 PRICES." is the title of a book- rights for public employees and urgently needed housing for low A letter announcing the Joint, percent effective, said. let just published by the Con- farm workers," -John F. Hen- and middle income families; Legislative Conference was sent Henni'ng executive officer of the Henning'-s visit represented a sijer Federation of America, ning, V Authorization of a $ 5 0 0 to all Federation affiliates last program of continuing AFL-CIO an organiation long supported California AFL-CIO,;Isaid. million bond issue for public week, along with delegate cre- contact with the trade union by the AFL-CIO. The conference is being spon- works to help create jobs; dential forms and other mate- sored the California Labor movement in Norvvay... N e x t IT-he booklet provides ques- by V Action to expedite thie use rials. monthi a thee-man te-am from tions and answers on thie tech- Federation, AFL-CIO, in con. of impounded federal funds for -Affiliates are urged to- return .the National AFL-CIO executive nical junction with the State Building highways, sewage facilities and the duplicate credential as soon -and 'economic impact of and body in Washington wil meet the so-called Universal Product Construction Trades Coun- other projects as they are re- as soon as possible. with leaders of .the Norwegian Code (UPC) pricing system, cil of California headed by leased by the federal govern-- The registration fee for thie Federation of Labor. which has a I r e a d y been in- James S. Iee, and the Califor- ment; conference is $20 per delegate, Henning said that' nia State Council of Carpenters V Legislation to require eco- which includes the cost of the _Norwvay stalled in some supermarkets headed Ramos. must be couinted among fthe in Califoia. by Anthon-y nomic impact reports whenever diimer on Tulesday night, most prosperous nations 'M e It points out that although Earlier this year, the Califor- environmental impact reports June 3. world. The unemployiAent r-ate this system has been under de- nia AFL-CIO spelled out a se- are required; and, Additional credentials may be is below one, percent" he said. velopment for more than 10 ries of measu'res needed at the V Enactment of a compre- obtained by writing to the Cali- The cost of living is high but years, the CFA doesn't know of state level to cope with the cur- hensive state health security fornia Labor Federation, AFL- ~free medical. and dental care any consumer group that was rent depression, including:. program. CIO, at 995 Market Street', Suite and free university education asked for its advice anywhere V An increase -in unemploy- In addition, the Federation is 310, San Francisco, Ca. 94103. relieve. the general public of in -the nation. ment benefits, including a boost pressing for action on a number The first gen-eral session of burdens borne by low and mid- It also notes that "with thou- in the maximum weekldy benefit of other improvemen-ts in the thie conference is scheduled to dle income w o r k e r s in the sands of jobs at stake, manage- to $12 to bring it within reach state's unemployment i ns ur - convene at 10:00 a.m. Monday, United States. ment has carefully avoided con- of two - thirds of a worker's ance, workers' compensation June 2. Henning said that Norwegans witlgmth the affected trade weekldy earnings; and disability insurance pro- want no part of dictatorships of unions, the Retail Clerks, the V Action to make the pres- grams, including coverage for the left or right. Despite the Meat Cutters and the Team- ent temporary 52-week benefit childbirth and pregnancy under FLSA Changes fact that the Soviet UIiion is on- sters."1 duration period permnanent; In. Overt'ime Pay its northern borders, the Nor- Elmination of price marldng V Iegislation to insure con- Council 'Meeting Set wegian tra-de unon movement would obviously elimnate thou- tinuing health care coverage for The Exel-Iutive Council of the Effecffive May I has been hostile. to Communist sands of jobs but the CFA book- unemployed workrers and their California Labor Federation, Nearly two million workers party activities in, the country. let notes that "In all of thie vast families; AFL-CIO, will meet at the will benefit from new federal Henning. also said that con- amutof literature on the sub- W A boost in the state's min- Quality Inn-Woodlake in Sacra- laws on overtime pay sched- trary to Soviet positions, Nor- ject, there is never any men- imum wage to $3 an hour; mento on Wednesday and uled to go into effect rMay 1 way strongly sympathizes with tion by any industry figure of a Thursday, June, 4-5 following as a result of amend- Israel and with the right of possible reduction in prices." W Legislation to assure col- recent Jews to leave Russia for lective bargaIing rights for the adjournment of the Annual ments to the federal Fair La- any .Moreover, the booklet points Joint Legislative Co'W`erence, bor Standards Act, the Labor country of their choice. out, there is no need to remove public employees; John F. the Federa- W to as- Henning', Department reported this week. price,s from goods in order to Separate legislation tion's Executive officer said Included are: install -the system. sure farm workers full collec- this week. "What 18 the dollIars and tive bargaining rights; V 1,521,000 hotel and motel Special Elecion cets cost of keepinlgthe priee workers who will1 become en- on? The Industr says that a titled to overtime at 1% times Stfr Vacancy 0ere with '$ mflon M San Diego Labor to Honor their regular rate of pay after sas and wiffh no -prices on the 46 hours instead Of the present In Assembl pahgs woWk sw a ut sav- 48. About 250,000 workers in klpfen: anll automated he Atorney for Ci0,vic Serv*ice this category will become en- A special election in the va- -.Sa 1i4 ate0 e Beontce tefields of education titled to o v e r t mxaeter_ 44 cant 47th Asqf!Mbly, District in aw..f$7;-ear--4he~ 4alth, Los Angeles his 'been set' for dofte left the prices on Uef n, Wrms. wil receive the Thomas or public service, according to hours on May 1, 1976 and after L. P;itts Award for 1975 when Labor 40 hours on May 1, 1977; June 17 by Governor Edmund the savings woul be $12,M0 Council Secretary-Treas- G. per year. For about $225 per San Diego Labor's- Comminity urer R. R. Richardson. 10 About 246,000 workers in Brown, Jr. Services Award is held The election was called to wee}, the store eould satisfy its Banquet Miss Morrs is the founder of retail establishments who pre- fill- the vacancy created by-the Imrs demand for price May 2 at the El Cortez Hotel Crossroads Foundation, a reha- pare or provide food become in San election April 1 of Democrat marking,,"' the CFA b o okle t Diego. bilitation home for women alco- entitled to timie and a half pay Bill Greene to the State Sen- nots. The award is made each year holics. for work after 44 hours; ate. But if the i nd us t ry can- b y t h e San Diego - Imperial The Tho'mas L. Pitts Award 90 About 92,000 local. transit If no candidate wins a ma- succeed-in installing thie com- Counties Labor Council to a honors the memory of thie late drivers, conductors and opera- j-ority -of -the vote in the -June puterized pricing setup -while man or woman who has made executive secretary-treasurer of tors subject to state or local 17 balloting, there will be a eliin price marking on distinguiLshed contributions to the California Labor Federa- regulations will be entitled to runoff July 17. Pac,fleae with fts consequent the -San Diego Community in tion. -overtime pay after 44 hours. discouragement of comparison shopping, consumer e xp erts8 t fear that the industry's temp- -McCarthy tation to engage in price goug- C-alifornia AFL-CIO's 'VWe, Don't Patronize'- Uist Speak at Labor ing wiI be significantly in- The following -firms are cur- 2500 East Slausonl Ave., Ilun- Coffee Cantat creased. rently on the "We Don't Pat- tington Parkc; Vintnen Frum in S.F. Other objections to eliminat- ronize" list of the California La- 2890 South La Caenega Blvd., Hudson Bay West Assembly Speaker Leo Mc- ing price marldngs in%lud: bor Federation, AFL-CIO. Firms C-ulver City; Perry's Carthy will be the featured * There's no guarantee that are placed on the list in response 8500 South Flgueroa St., Los Victori Staio speaker at a labor luncheon some supermarkets won't sub- to written requests from affili- Angeles; The Dell ates and only after approval by 4700 Sunset Blvd.,, Los The Godfather forum at the TowneHouse Hotel stanti-ally reduce the aubrof Angeles; in San Francisco at noon Fri- chcotlanes when the Executive Council. 270 North La Clenega Blvd., Mingai Ya switching AU trade unionists and friends Los Angeles; Jim's GriaU day, May 2. to thie new sysUm, thius forcing 6353 Sunset Blvd.,, Los McCarthy, a San Francisco the food to wait as of organized labor are urged not Angeles; Restaurants in Ghirardelli shopper just to patronize firms listed here. 13636 Sberman Way, Van Nnys. Square, San Francisco: Democrat, will speak on "The long as before. Other Sacr'amento Scene and Labor." .0 Affilates Involved are urged Norm's Restaurants in Magic Pan The supermarkets are of- to inform the Federation of any Los. Angeles County excluding the The a .The forum is the second in a farifig no guarantee that they'll future contract settlements- or eight listed above, are in good Ghimideffl Whle &.Cellar, -Cafe series sponsored by the Labor share the savings with the con- other developments that. would standing with organized labor. Other eating places in .'San Studies Pro-gram of San Fran- suer. warrant the removal of any of Pemko. Mfg. Co., Emeryville, E*raneiseo: cisco Co mmnty College and * Having the price on the these anti-union firms from the Calif. the Labor Advisory Cotte itmat the time ft's used (in Federation's list. R & G Sloane Mfg. Co.,, 7606 Colonel Sanders KentackY Reservations for the lunch- the kithe) can reinforce the Unfair firms are: Clybourne Ave., Sun Valley, FFk Ikal (all); X1. Salt Fish & eon,' which costs $6 may be conusnss of price at the Broadway Theatre,, 4th and Calif. Esquire Chips made by Labor .time foods are -San Rafael llndependent-Jour- contacting prepared. Broadway, Santa Ana. nal. Jaclc In Ti Box (all); Lunch/FPorum, Labor Studies -S i n c e thie computerized Gaffen &. Sattler pr6iduets BeOf Program, San Francisco Com- sy*m- diiivers the caability lle aSKnowles,, San Fran. Sea World,, San Diego T.obLo;V eisd. The following San Diego area Read Hunter Amusement Parkc munity College District, 33 for ilnsta'ntaneous pniee of IB PS6;miv Gough St., San F9rancisco, Ca. ianges, you may wind.up Kndair Theater Corporation,, motels:- p'ay- Bahia'Motel and M.otor L%ge, Kau KEau Garde"; 94103. For further in-formati'on ing 51 cents for that 'can of operators of the following anti- Carol,D_as; phone 864-3200. beans whose -price was shelf- unon theaters in Santa Cruz and Catamarran Motor Hotel and Mabuhay Rtetal ran; and listled at 43 cents.-Wy? Be- Monterey Counties; Restaurant. The Casbah. cause someone at chain head- Cinema 70 in Monterey; The following: Queen Mary- Tennessee Plastles of Johnson Trnia's Yluaf"lutck Steinbeck Theater in Monterey; Specialty Restaurants in Long City, Tennessee. quares or in the, store raised Beach: "We do not measure our ad- Valley Cinema in Carmel Val. The Nut' Tree and the Coffee vancement in terms, of thie price between the time you ley; The Lord Nelson Room Tree Restaurants on Highway 40 the took the item from the shelf Globe Theater in Salinas; The Lady Hamilton between San Francisco and Sacra- profits' or. the luxrie of toe and got to the checkout counter. Cinema Theater in Soquel; ated, Sir Winston Churchill'Is mento. few. Our yardtck is'- th we- There's no guarantee this won't Twin I & II n Aptos. The Verandah Grill In addition the Federation is fare of--the many. We-think in happen. Montgomery Ward in Redding. All banquets and fast food supporting such national AFL- terms -of thO.- average man. Orders for copies of the book- Newporter Inn, Newport Beach stands. CIO sponsored boycotts as those -how; he lives, -what he can buy, let Should be directed to: Con- Norm's Restaurant at the fol- The following restaurants on in progress against the Los Aih- and Lthe freedom he enj'oys. stmer Federation of America, lowing locations in the Los An- Union Street in San Francisco: geles Herald-Examiner and the T7hese are the standards, by 1OWf14th Suite geles area; Thomas Lords Kingsport Press of Kigsport, which we measure our develo'p- St., N.W.-, 901, 1270' South Crenshaw, Los An. Mother Lade Tenn., publishers of t*'e "'World Wadlington, D.C. '2000 (phone geles; met. -Harry S. Truman, a"sk VWbe 2W7374732). Cooperage Book" and "'Cbildcraft" series.- *March 26, 19|51 Ap25,g 1975 * ~~~Pfte 3 AFI-CIO Calls on Congress~~~~.1 Curbs on olteal RigX,LaorAsk opPtlotity oR JOI}S F~~~~~~~~ireControlJl- Unions representing a big (Continued from Page 1) the nation recover from. the first, then mop up any excess The appointment of John L.'- majority of federal and po'stal. FPord wasn.'t pointing to an un- 1969-61 recession adbreak a water."' Petersen of uora, Ill., as di- employees are ulrging repeal employment chart when he cycle of recurr'ing recessions Meany said that even if the rector -of the new Fire Prev'en- of the Hatch Act restrictions drew -his line. each of which left a larger num- economic plunge were to -bot- tion & Con-trol Admiinistration. on the political rights of gov- "Americ'a -cannot stand cdlou- ber of workers out of jobs when tom niit in the nlaxt few months is 'a ";disaster that has st ernment workers. ble - digit unemployment. She the economy had supposedly re- - which most economists' don't a'nd angered just about,every cannot afford to was'te theIpro- turned to normal. expect to happen -the4egisla- one concerned with the- .fire The AFL-CIO Public Em- -ductivw -capacity -of --millions-s -of -- -Meculsenteconomccrisis- -tion -woifd still- be -weded"1-16opoImi-n thf--"ien'o,"~rs ploy'e'e Dept. "and a group of workers," Meany insisted. is worse than any of the re- help get hundreds of thousands dent W. Howard McClenn' _of affiliated unions testified at The cost of unemploymeniIt in cessions since World War II, of American workers off thie the Firle Fighters declared.- House hearings in suppwrt of poverty, suffering, crime, thie Meany said, and the task of bottom."'.H adte no ol the. Hatch Act repeal bill intro- stress on the nation's. so4cial recove duced by Willia'm L. ry is correspondinglY He told the subcommittee,, mounlt an immediate" natiow. R'ep. Clay fabric doesn't show ulo on larger. which was Joined for the hear- wide campaign to persuade the: (D.-Mo.) with 53 co-sponlsors. Ford's budget chart, Me, They argued that the Hatch noted.. The President "shc3uld legislation would creat'e 250,000 bers of the full Public Works Act has had a chilling effect, also be worri'ed about what un- jobs-half on construction site.s Committee.. that thi.s bill by it-towholenrsm :tfte on government workers, en- employment is doing to the 1peo- and half off the sites. But as self won't-end the nation's eco- nomination of Petersen. couraging, apathy as the "safe" ple of Americ'a." the paychecks flowed into thie nomic problems.Ptre,a4-erl u course and m a ki ng several Meany emphasized thiat thie economic s'tream, nearly a's "No single piece-of legislation rora law fitm partner, does million persons second class federal defici was caused Iby many additional jobs. wou'ld be. will," Meany said - not the not hv enc ary, experi- citi;zens. economic mismanagement and. generated. tax cut, not- accelerated public, ence for thie job, thie IAFF President Clyde M. Webber not by excessive federal.sp(end- Further, Meany noted, "work- 'works, nlot evven an end to the charged.. His only credential -is ing. of the American Federation of ers who have decent jobs aren't d.isastrous h i gh interest rate teer fie ihastervedt asaivod Government Employees de- Citing the Administratfion's drawing unemployment com- polic'ies of Arthur Burns." terrfihr,tsad clared that the only la'w need- own estimate-as to the reve,,nue pensationl or welfare" and are All of 'thiese programs "and Most of the nation!s firemen ed is -one that affirms the right drop ancd spending incrcBase also paying taxes to federal, much more are needed," he are, professional fire fighters of public employees "to free- caused by joblessness, Me,zany state and local governments. insisted. and ought to be represented by, dom in the political are-a with- -suggested that "if unemp )1Y- As. to the contention that Millions of unemployed and someone who understands their out fear of ment were at the same 14evel budget deficits spur inflation, -und'eremDloyed look to- Con. problems, the union said, eaU-- reprisal." in w He said the concept of a today that it was 1969, vhnMeany countered that when gress for help, Meany declared. intg appontmnent of Petersen "a merit system free from politi- Richard Nixon and Arlthiur America's economic house is ."They don't want a dole. They political on." Burns started _practicing heco- on fire, "let us put out that fire want to work." "ewl ejie nti f cal pressures should be pre- nomic black magic, thenl tl served through stiff penalties would be a budget surplus r'ght fort," McClennanI said, "sby fGr intimidating an employee now."1 to a work in I~ ~ a oro FiI ts fo P b many other organizations. con- support candidate, Meany noted that a $1 bil-~~~ C cerned with the fire'pobem a campaign or contribute lion accelerated public w(orks v ' P I*r_^szt.rere is a widespread belief, money. programn enacted during the *or ers o1n TO wage thatonthebasisofexperience, President James H. Rade- Administration he] leadership, readth of vision macher of the -Letter Carriers KennedyV !lped -_ termed the law's restraints on tioorand Overilme pav-- ~~~~andnominee.abilaty,does thenot-presidenJdgmneasure up voluntary, partisan political ac- The AFL-CIO has asked the thiey had to pay overtime tofire to thie challenges of the new tivity "unnecessary, u nwvi s e N1umber of Supreme Court to reject a fighters -"a false alarm." and -important post for' which and unconstitutionial."I Apprentices states' rights interpretation Of Congress, provided an elabo- he was appointed. Rademacher said the ''chill- .the Constitution thiat 'w ou I d rate, gradual phase-'in -of over- 'There is no lack of first;rateb,- igeffect" of the Hatch Act Dips to3356,G2 eypoecln-fth eea time coverage for fire fighters talent for this post.- has been demonstrated by the The number of state-app Fairv Labor Standards Act to under which initially no over-
D IG EST OF BIL L S The measures below introduced in the 1975-76 regular session of the California Legislature are classified by the California Labor Federation as "Good," "Bad," or "Wateh." An asterisk (*) indicates a bill sponsored by the California Labor Federation. Some bills will carry a cross (t) after the "Watch" desig- nation indicating that the Federation will defer to the wishes of affected affiliates on the ultimate classi- fication of the bill. Such bills are printed in the digest to inform affiliates involved. No bill may be taken up until 30 days after the date of introduction indicated in the digest, except by a three-quarters vote. When the abbreviation (H.A.DJ appears in the digest following the author's name, it means that the measure has been held at the Speaker's desk in the House of origin and has not yet been assigned to a committee. ASSEMBLY BILLS AB 1232-Keene (Fin., Ins., & Com.)-Existing law prohibits the Di- AB 1243-Lanterman (Ed.)-Under existing law, the governing board rectcr of Employment Development from approving elections made of any school district may generally adopt rules and regulations by employers to bring services performed by them within the scope which are not inconsis+-^nt with law for the government and dis- of covered employment for purposes of the unemployment com- cipline of schools. pensation insurance and unemployment disability compensation in- This bill would prohibit rules or regulations adopted by the gov- surance laws unless the director determines such employer is normal- erning board of any school district when the governing board is au- ly and continuously engaged in a regular trade, business, or occupa- thorized but not required to adopt such rules and regulations, from tion. becoming effective until 30 day, after the final adoption except as This bill would require the director to approve such an election otherwise specifically provided, and would make such rules and reg- made by a commercial fisherman who owns and operates his own ulations subject to a referendum by the school district electors pur- boat, even if the fisherman is not continuously so engaged, if he suant to provisions providing for referendum by the electors of a meets all other requirements for approval. March 20. local public entity. March 20. Education-Watcht Unemployment Insurance-Watch AB 1247-Ingalls (Trans.)-Under existing law, the State Transporta- tion Board is required to adopt the California Transportation Plan AB 1240-Wornum (Fin., Ins., & Com.)-Existing law permits a sav- and transmit it to the Legislature not later than January 1, 1976. ings and loan association to invest in real and allows them property, The board may not adopt the plan unless it is compatible with a to subdivide and develop real property for -residential use by vet- declaration of statewide transportation goals, objectives, and policies erans, housing for the elderly, urban renewal or improvement. enacted by the Legislature. This bill prohibits an association fromn subdividing or developing This bill would contain such declaration of statewide transporta- real property, or building homes or other buildings, but provides tion goals and policies. March 20. State & Local Government-Watch that this shall not prohibit an association from acquiring real prop- erty and constructing its home offices thereon. March 20. AB 1248-Alatorre (Crim. J.)-With respect to occupations and pro- Miscellaneous-Watcht fessions regulated under the authority of the Business and Professions Code, existing law provides that the regulatory board may deny KEY TO ASSEMBLY ABBREVIATIONS Committee KEY TO SENATE ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviations Committee (Agri.) .Agriculture Committee (Crim. J.) ...... Criminal Justice Abbreviations Committee (Ed.) ...... Education (Agr. & Wat. Res.) ...... Agriculture and Water Resources (Elec. & Reap.) ...... Elections and Reapportionment (B. & P.) ...... Business and Professions (Ener. & D.M.) ...... Energy and Diminishing Materials (Ed.) ...... Education (Fin., Ins., & Com.). . . Finance, Insurance, and Commerce (Elec. & Reap.) ...... Elections and Reapportionment (G.O.) ...... Governmental Organization (Fin.) ...... Finance (Health) ...... Health (G.O.) ...... i.Governmental Organization (H. & C.D.) ...... Housing and Community Development (H. & W.) ...... i.Health and Welfare (Human Res.) ...... Human Resources (I.R.)...... Industrial Relations (1ntergov. Rel.)...n....lntergovermental Relations (I. & F.l.) ...... Insurance and Financial Institutions (Jud.)...... Judiciary (Jud.) ...... Judiciary (Labor R.) ...... Labor Relations (L. Gov.) ...... Local Government (L. Gov.) ...... Local Government (N.R. & W.) ...... Natural Resources and Wildlife (P.E. & Ret.) ...... Public Employees and Retirement (P.E. & R.) ...... Public Employment ahd Retirement (Res. & L.U.) ...... Resources and Land Use (P.U., T., & E.) ...... Public Utilities, Transit and Energy (Rev. & Tax.) ...... Revenue and Taxation (Rev. & Tax.) ...... Revenue and Taxation (RIs.) ...... Rules (RIs.) . .. Rules (Trans.) ...... Transportation (Trans.) . . . Transportation (W. & M.) ...... Ways and Means
April 25, 1975 -123- ASSEMBLY BILLS; (Cond) a license on the ground that the applicant has been convicted of report thereon to the Legislature by December 31, 1978. a crime. This bill provides that no person who has not previously This bill would make certain findings and declarations relating obtained a license shall be denied a license solely on the basis to the need for special legislation. that he has been convicted of a crime if he has obtained a cer- This bill would -take effect immediately as an urgency statute. tificate of rehabilitation under Section 4852.01 and following, of March 20. Education-Watcht the Penal Code, or if his probation has been terminated and the information or accusation has been dismissed pursuant to Section AB 1252-Warren (Jud.)-Existing law provides for referees of the 1203.4 of the Penal Code. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the Workmen's Com- With respect to occupations regulated under the authority of the pensation Appeals Board, examiners of the Public Utilities Commis- Labor Code, there is no specific provision of law which provides sion, and hearing officers of the Office of Administrative Hear- that a license may be denied a person convicted of a crime. This ings. bill provides that a first time applicant, for a license regulated under This bill would change the names of such positions to administra- the Labor Code shall not be denied a license on the basis of a tive law judges. March 20. conviction of a crime if he has received a certificate of rehabilita- Unemployment Ins.-Disability Ins.-Workers' Comp.-Bad tion, or his probation has been terminated and the information or *accusation has been dismissed. AB 1257-Z'berg (Fin., Ins., & Com.)-Existing state law does not With respect to applicants for teacher's credentials, existing law limit the hours during which work may be performed on a public provides that persons convicted of specified sexual offenses and work near a residential zone, and does not limit the noise level narcotics offenses shall be denied licenses, irrespective of whether which may be created by such work in a residential zone. a termination of probation and dismissal of an accusation or in- This bill would, with prescribed exceptions, prohibit any contractor, formation has been made pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal subcontractor or employee thereof from working on any public work Code. This bill provides that no person who has not previously ob- located within 1000 feet of a residential zone before 7:00 a.m., tained a credential shall be denied a credential solely on the basis after 6:00 p.m., on Saturday or Sunday, or if the work will create a that he has been convicted of a crime if he has obtained a certificate noise level in excess of 80 decibels at any point in the residential of rehabilitation under Section 4852.1 and following of the Penal zone. Code, or if his probation has been terminated and the information This bill would specify procedures to be followed in applying for or accusation has been dismissed pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the a special permit issued by the local planning commission allowing Penal Code. With respect to credentials for community colleges, such work where required by special conditions. this bill provides that no person who has not previously obtained This bill also provides that neither appropriation is made nor ob- a credential shall be denied a credential solely on the basis that ligation created for the reimbursement of any local agency for he has been convicted of a specified sexual or narcotics offense any costs incurred by it pursuant to the act. March 20. if he has obtained or applied for a certificate of rehabilitation, or Labor Unions-Watcht if his probation has been terminated and the information or ac- cusation has been dismissed. March 20. Miscellaneous-Watch AB 1258-Z'berg (Rev. & Tax.)-Under existing law timber, except immature trees and trees of natural growth on land from which the merchantable original growth timber to the extent of 70 per- cent of all trees over 16 inches in diameter has been removed, SPECIAL NOTES is subject to property taxation. Additionally, the land on which such timber is growing, with some exceptions, is assessed and taxed SB 618-Dunlap which appears in this week's issue of the Digest according to its fair market value. of Bills, should have been printed in the April 18 issue to be in its proper numerical order. This bill (vould change the existing system of taxing both timber SCA 23-Song appeared in the March 28 and April II issues and the land on which timber is growing. Beginning with the 1977- of the Digest. The proper classification should be "Bad' as it 78 fiscal year, privately owned land and land acquired for state appears in the April II version. forest purposes which is primarily devoted to and used for growing and harvesting timber would be classified for property tax pur- poses as timberland and would be valued, in general, on the basis of its use for growing and harvesting timber only. AB 1250-Cline (Rev. & Tax.)-Existing Personal Income Tax Law, In addition, the property tax on timber growing on timberland while authorizing the deduction of the cost of travel incurred within would be phased out beginning with the 1977-78 fiscal year until the scope of employment, does not authorize the deduction of costs the 1980-81 fiscal year when such timber would be fully exempt paid or incurred by the taxpayer in commuting to the taxpayer's from annual ad valorem property taxation. Instead, beginning on principal place of work. April I, 1977, a yield tax would be imposed on timber harvested This bill would authorize taxpayers who itemize their deductions from privately owned land or land acquired for state forest purposes to deduct the cost of commuting to work, to the extent such com- based on the volume of timber harvested, the immediate harvest muting is in exess of 10 miles, for the purpose of computing personal value of the timber, as determined by the State Board of Equal- income taxes, and would limit such deduction to $500 or less. ization, and the yield tax rate. The yield tax rate would be 1.95 This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but its percent as to timber harvested from April 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978, operative effect will depend upon the time at which it becomes 3.7 percent from July 1, 1978, to June 30, 1979, 5.45 percent from effective. March 20. Taxation-Watch July 1, 1979, to June 30, 1980, and after that date a rate established by the State Board of Equalization according to a specified formula. AB 1251-Hart (Ed.)-Under existing law, school districts may con- An additional yield tax at the rate of 0.5 percent would be imposed tract for data processing only in certain limited circumstances. on timber harvested from April 1, 1977, to June 30, 1978, and for This bill would authorize the office of the- Santa Barbara County four calendar quarters following certification by the Controller that Superintendent of Schools to contract with school districts for pro- the balance in the Timber Tax Reserve Fund, created by this en- viding such services, and in turn contract with a public or private actment, is less than $5,000,000, but in no case would the additional firm or agency to do the work. tax be imposed after June 30, 1984. This bill would require the county superintendent of schools to The bill would create three funds, the Timber Tax Reserve Fund, make annual reports to the Superintendeni of Public Instruction Timber Tax Transition Fund and Timber Tax Fund and would al- regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of the arrangement. locate revenues from the yield taxes to such funds according to a This bill would also require the Legislative Analyst to prepare prescribed formula. Moneys in such funds would be appropriated a study regarding ihe data processing services provided and to to pay the costs of administration of the tax by the State Board
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of Equalization and for allocation to local agencies pursuant to a AB 1260-Lewis (Ed.)-Under existing law, generally pupils, unless schedule based on the property tax revenues received by such otherwise excused, enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in the public agencies from timber and timberland prior to the exemption of schools are required to take physical education courses. timber and classification of timberland by this enactment. In addi- This bill would express the need for greater stress being given tion, $1,000,000 would be appropriated from the General Fund to to individual physical education programs. the Timber Tax Reserve Fund. The bill would allocate the balance This bill would establish a pilot program for the 1976-77 through in such fund or $1,000,000 whichever is less on July 1, 1984 back 1978-79 fiscal years in not more than 10 school districts to be se- to the General Fund. lected by the Department of Education in cooperation with the Additionally, existing law permits counties and cities under pre- human performance laboratories of the University of California, scribed conditions to contract with landowners to restrict the use Davis, and California State University, Sacramento, to provide in- of their land to agricultural uses, including timber production, and struction in grades 7 through 12 in individual physical education compatible uses. programs. This bill would prohibit a city or county from entering into any This bill would require the appointment of an advisory commit- new such contract or renewing an existing contract on or after Feb- tee, as specified, to assist in the planning and conducting of the ruary 28, 1977 with respect to land classified as timberland. project and in the developing of an individualized program of Existing law also limits the amount of debt which may be in- physical education in grades 7 through 12. curred by some local taxing agencies and school districts based on This bill would provide for the components of the pilot program a percentage of the assessed value of the agency. as specified. This bill would make provision for the consideration of revenues This bill would appropriate an unspecified amount to the Depart- received from the yield tax by the agency in computing such debt ment of Education for lhe purposes of this bill. March 20. limits. Education-Watcht Existing law also requires that the state appropriate funds for the reimbursement of local agencies for costs incurred by them pur- AB 1263-Badham (Res. & L. U.)-Under the California Coastal Zone suant to acts enacted by the Legislature after January 1, 1973. Conservation Act of 1972, any person wishing to perform any de- This bill would provide that notwithstanding such provisions of velopment, as defined, in a permit area of the coastal zone, as de- law, that no appropriation or reimbursement be made by the state fined, is required to obtain a permit from an appropriate r6gional for such costs because this enactment contains savings as well as coastal zone conservation commission or the California Coastal Zone costs which in the aggregate do not result in identifiable cost Conservation Commission on appeal, and the commission and regional changes. commissions are authorized to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the act. The existing law provides that any such permit This bill would also make related changes for the administration shall be subject to reasonable terms and conditions in order to en- and operation of the yield tax and the valuation of timberland. sure that certain enumerated objectives under the act are carried March 20. Labor Unions-Watcht out, including provisions to be made for solid and liquid waste AB 1259-Keysor (Elec. & Reap.)--Existing law contained in the treatment, disposition, and management which will minimize adverse Political Reform Act of 1974 requires that campaign reports and effects upon the coastal zone resources. statements of candidates for and persons holding the office of su- This bill would provide that any such terms or conditions or any perior court judge, legislator, and member of the State Board of regulations of the commission or any regional commission shall not Equalization shall be filed in each county which in whole or part be more restrictive than the standards established by any state is included in the district as well as with the Secretary of State. agency which was created and exists for the primary purpose of This bill requires instead of a filing in each county of the district, regulating solid waste disposal, air quality, or water quality. that such reports and statements shall be filed with the clerk of the The bill would take effect immediately as an urgency statute, most populous county included in whole or part within the district March 20. State & Local Government-Watch and with the clerk of the county in which the candidate or office- holder resides. This bill requires a filing with the Registrar-Recorder AB 1266-Kapiloff (Ed.)-Existing law authorizes a permanent non- of Los Angeles for a committee domiciled outside of the state. academic employee of the Califoinia State University and Colleges This bill makes the same changes in filing requirements as above to be employed at less than full time and retain permanent status, for a candidate for and persons holding any other elective office but makes no provision for the acquisition of part-time permament which is voted upon in more than one county and for committees status by academic employees. supporting such candidates and for committees supporting or op- This bill would permit the acquisition of part-time permanent posing measures to be voted upon in more than one county, but status by persons employed by the California State University and not statewide. Colleges as part-time academic employees, and would permit up to Existing law treats candidates for county central committees as 2 years of service as a part-time lecturer to be applied toward the other candidates for the purposes of filing campaign statements. acquisition of part-time permanent academic status. March 20. This bill makes special provisions for such candidates. Public Employees-Watcht Existing law imposes penalties without exception for the late filing of statements and reports or copies thereof required by the Political AB 1267-Egeland (Ed.)-Current law requires the governing board Reform Act of 1974. of a school district to adopt rules and regulations authorizing teach- This bill imposes penalties for the late filing of original statements ers, principals, and other certificated personnel to administer reason- and reports only. This bill also provides for a waiver of liability by able corporal or other punishment to pupils when such action is the filing officer for late filing under certain circumstances. This deemed an appropriate corrective measure. bill contains penalty provisions applicable where noncompliance con- Under the provisions of Chapter 1205 of the Statutes of 1974 tinues after notice of the filing requirements have been sent. the administration of corporal punishment to an educationally handi- This bill provides for no reimbursement to local government be- capped pupil, a physically handicapped pupil, or a mentally retarded cause the duties, obligations, or responsi6ilities imposed by this pupil, as defined pursuant to specified provisions, enrolled in special bill are minor in nature and will not cause a financial burden to education classes, without the prior written consent of the pupil's local govenrment. parent or guardian, is prohibited. This bill is an urgency measure and will take effect immediately This bill would prohibit the administration of corporal punish- and its provisions will be operative as of January 7, 1975. March 20. ment to any pupil, unless prior written consent of the pupil's parent State & Local.Government-Watch or guardian is obtained. March 20. Education-Watcht April 25, 1975 -D-125- ASSEMBLY BILLS' (Cond) AB 1269-Thurman (Ed.)-Under existing law public employees who AB 1296-Miller (Cim. J.)-The existing law makes,no express pro- are members of a military reserve unit or the National Gbard are vision for the existence of an Office of the Special Prosecutor in entitled to full compensation and salary while absent from duty state government to investigate-and prosecute corruption in state because engaged in ordered military or naval.duty. government. This bill would require school certificated employees to give the This bill would create an Office of the Special Prosecutor to employing school district not less than 30 days notice prior to being investigate and prosecute corruption in state government which" absent due to ordered military or naval duty. An employee who would be headed by a special prosecutor appointed by the Gov- failed to give such notice would not be entitled to salary or com- ernor with the advice and consent of the 'Senate and Assembly. pensation for the period during which he was absent from his duties. March 20. State & Local Government-Watch The provisions of this bill would be inapplicable in the case' of emergency military or naval duty ordered by then President or the AB 1297-Kapiloff (Ener. & D. M4.}-Under existi'ng Vehicle License Governor, nor in the case of an employee whose orders for military Fee Law, an annual fee is imposed for the privilege of'operating or naval duty were received by him less than 30 days prior to the any type of vehicle subject to registration under the Yehcile Code of such duty. March 20. Education-Watcht on the public highways in California, at the rate of 2% of the market commencement value of such vehicle. AB 1270-Fenton (Fin., Ins., & Com.)-Under existing law, it is un A substantial part of the revenues derived under such law are lawful for a person to solicit a sale at the residence of a prospective continuously appropriated to counties and cities. buyer either in person or by means of telephone without making This bill would continue the imposition of such fee on all vehicles certain specified disclosures, including the person's identity, trade subject to registration, except 1977 or later model noncommercial name, and the kind of goods or services being offered fo'r sale. motor vehicles. The fee for the privilege of operating such non- Such requirements apply only where the buyer enters into an agree- commercial motor vehicles would be imposed according to a sched- ment to purchase goods or services. ule which progressively increases the fees for such vehicles according This bill deletes the provision which limits the application of such to their rate of fuel consumption. requirements'to instances where a buyer enters into an agreement While the revision of fees on such vehicles would change the base to purchase goods or services. March 20. Consumers-Good of the vehicle license fees, a substantial part of the total amount of the combined vehicle license fee revenues would continue to be *AB 1287-Foran (Fin., Ins., & Com.)-(1) The existing law requires appropriated to counties and cities. an employer to provide medical, surgical, and hospital treatment This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, and would reasonably required to care or relieve from the effects of an injury become operative on January 1, 1977. March 20. Taxation-Watch where liability for compensation exists under workers' compensation. This bill would, in addition, provide that the employer based on AB 1298-Kapiloff (Rev. & Tax.)-Pursuant to existi'ng law, a tax is qualified medical advice may, and at the request of the employee imposed on the taxable income of California residents and on the sha-ll, designate the area of medical specialty and provide a list of taxable income of nonresidents which is derived from California five such physicians to the employee, who may select one of the sources. Such tax is imposed at graduated fixed rates on incre- five or select a physician from the employer-designated specialty ments of taxable income as determined by the Legislature. within the geographical area. - This bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to annually re- (2) The existing law requires the employer to tender the em- compute income tax rates and adjust such rates according to the ployee one change of physician upon request, except where the inflation adjustment factor, as defined, commencing with the com- employer maintains an approved hospital and hospital staff for his putation of taxes for taxable years beginning on or after January employees. 1, 1975. ,This bill would delete the above exception to the requirement Existing Personal Income Tax Law, authorizes taxpayers to deduct that the employer tender the employee one change of physician- certain expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the 'tax- upon request. able year, for the purposes of computing taxable income. (3) This bill would also specify the means by which the employer 'This bill would reduce the total amount of nonbusiness' expenses may request a change of physicians, and would require the admin- which taxpayers with specified gross income may deduct in comput- istrative director to adopt specified rules pertaining to notices and ing taxable income. other specified matters. Existing Personal Income Tax Law authorizes taxpayers whq itemize (4) This bill would provide that neither appropriation is made deductions in computing taxable income to deduct medicai expenses nor obilgation created for the reimbursement of any local agency paid during the taxable year for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse for any costs incurred by it pursuant to this bill. March 20. and dependents, to the extent such expenses exceed certain limits. Workers' Compensation-Good This bill would eliminate such limits and allow the deduction of all such medical expenses. AB .1291-McVittie (L. Gov.)-Existing law requires when the ex- This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy. March. 20. penditure for a public project exceeds $3,500, that it be contracted Taxation-Watch and let to the lowest bidder after notice. for responsible AB 1312-McAlister (Ed.)-Under current law, the Trustees of the This bill would instead require, when sUch expenditure exceeds California State University and Colleges are required to adopt $5,000, that it be contracted for and let to the lowest responsible rules and regulations relating to the appointment, promotion, and bidder after notice. March 20. Labor Unions-Watcht dismissal of employees. There is no specified requirement regarding AB 1293-Kapiloff (Rev. & Tax.)-Under existing Personal Income Tax the evaluation of librarians. no This bill would requirb that the trustees adopt rules and regula- Law and Bank and Corporation Tax Law, there is authorization tions which require the evaluation of librarians to include the par- to apply as a credit against taxes imposed thereby amounts equal of other March 31. Public to costs paid by the taxpayer in the exploration and development ticipation librarians. Employees-Watcht of geothermal fields and the research and development of ma- AB 1314-Torres (Fin., Ins., & Com.)-Existing law allows manufacturers chinery and equipment designed to utilize geothermal energy. and distributors of trade marked products, including alcoholic bev- This bill would authorize such credits. erages, to bind jKurchasers not to resell except at prices set by the This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy, but its manufacturers or distributors. operative effect will depend upon the time at which it becomes This bill repeals these provisiorns with respect to commodities in effective. March 20. Taxation-Watch general and alcoholic beverages. March 31. Consumers--Good -D'126 April 25, 1975 ASSEMBLY BILS (Cont'Jd) AS 1315-Bannai (Ed.)-The law presently requires that the curriculum regulations controlling estimates of charges. It would specif tb in grades 7 to 12 include within the social sciences course,. instruc- conduct of proceedings by the commission, provide for the susp-P ; tion in the American legal system,. the operation of the juvenile sion or revocation of permits,.and provicde fines and penaltiesifoe and adult criminal justice systems, end the righis and -duties of violations. citizens under the criminal and civil law' and State and Federal-Con- It wo0ld appropriate an unspecified arnotnt to the State Co'ts stitutions. troller for allocation and disbursement to local agencies for cos' This bill' would direct the Superintencoent of Public Instruction incurred by them pursuant to the bill. March 31. Consumer -Witch to establish a unit within. the Dep'artment of Education to deal ex- in the AB 1317-Carpenter (Labor R.)-Existing law prohibits, with certain clusively with legal education public schools, and would specify execeptions, discrimination in employment by employers, labor or--. various functions of the legal education unit. The bill would' also ganizations, and employment agencies on the basis of race, religious''- direct the Superintendent of Public Instruction' to require each creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, or sex. school district to submit to the legal education unit in the Depairt- This bill in ment of Education by June 1976, a report on the feasibility of would also prohibit discrimination, specified aspectd 30, of employment, against individuals because they do. not have a integrating legal education in the district's curriculum. college degree or because they have more education than required' This bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from the Gen- for the position to be filled. March 31. .Labor Code-Watch eral Fund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the pur- poses of this act. March 31. Education-Watcht AB 1319-Dixon (P. E. & Ret.)-Existing state law includes various categories of law enforcement employees as policemen, -thereby AB 13 16-Carpenter (Fin., Ins., & Ctom.)-Present law contains no t-erminating federal social security coverage. provisions for the regulation of the storage of household goods and This bill would include specified county probation officers and related services by the Public' Utilities Commission. iuvenile hall employees- within the definition of policeman. It would This bill would enact the Household Goods Warehousemen's Act not become operative until action by the federal agency authorizing to require that persons and. corporations engaging in the business .such inclusion. March 31. Public Employees-Watcht of the storage of used household goods and other specified property AB 132S-Leroy F. Greene (Health)-There is no existing law which' secure a permit from the commission authorizing such operations. requires that meat, poultry, and fish be labeled as to whether it is- It would require proof of financial responsibility, protection against fresh or has been frozen. liability, and regulation by the commission of the facilities and This bill would require any person or establishment which sells at services of such warehousemen. It would provide for written disclosure retail meat, poultry, or fish to conspicuously label each package of of charges and authorize, subject to a specified procedure, the meat, poultry, or fish to, indicate whether it has ever been frozen. sale of unclaimed goods at auction. Any violation would be a misdemeanor under existing provisions of The bill would authorize the establishment or approval of rates law. by the commission, and would prohibit a -household goods ware- The bill would provide that no appropriation would be made nor:. houseman charging any different rate than the established rate. It obligation created for the reimbursement of any local agency for" would provide for the keeping of records and'the inspection' thereof state-mandated local program costs incurred by it under the bill.'.'. by the commission'. It would require the commission to.establish Ma-rch 31. Consumers-Good:.' ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ACA 44 Keysor (L Gov.)-The California Constitution now pro- This measure empowers the Department of Alcoholic Beverage`. vides that chartered counties be.governed by a board of supervisors Control exclusively to issue the types of alcoholic beverage licenses: of 5 or more members, as specified in the charter. provided by statute. This measure would prohibit a .single-ternber supervisorial dis- The existing Constitution empowers the department, in its. dis- strict from containing more' than 1,100,000 persons on and after cretion, to deny, suspend, or revoke upon a determinatiqn of the- January 1, 1977, and would provide for an increase in the number existence of good cause any specific license to protect the publics' of supervisors by election as necessary to comply with rone man welfare and morals. one vote. March 5. State & Local Government-Watch This measure exclusively empowers the department, in its discre- ACA 45-Knox (G. O.)-The existing Constitution provides that the t8on, to deny, suspend or revoke any specific license if it determines state, subject to the internal revenue laws of the' United Stales, that granting or continuing the license is cont.rary to public welfare has the exclusive right and power to control 'alcoholic beverages or morals, or that an applicant or licensee has violated a law pro- within the 'state and, subject to the :interstate. and foreign com- hibiting conduct involving moral turpitude. merce laws, has the. exclusive right and power to reg Olate'alcoholic The existing Constitution provides that the Legislature mry re' beverages with respect to imiportation into *and e*porato..n from move the Director of the Department' of Alcoholic Beverage Con--, the state. trol and the three Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board mem- This measure provides that the state has the exclusive. power to bers for dereliction of duty, corruption or incompetence. control alcoholic beverages. This measure permits the Legislature to remove such officials for. The existing Constitution directs the Legislature to provide -for neglect of duty, corruption or incompetence. licensing of premises for disposition of alcoholic' -beverages and The existing Constitution specifies the age of 21 below which a specifies types of premises, including bone fide public eating places person may not purchase, be sold, or otherwise furnished alcoholic and public premises, where the alcoholic beverages specified in. beverages. the licensesl may be sold or served fo.r consumption upon such This measure changes the age of 21 to the minimum age required- premises. for voting as the 'minimum age below which a person may not pur-: This measure require's the Legislature to provide for licensing of chase, be sold, or otherwi'so furnished alcoholic beverages. premises for on-sale and off-sale disposition of alcoholic beverages. The existing Constitution prohibits any person under the minimum The existing Constitution authorizes the Department. of Alcoholic age from entering and ramaining in any premise licensed for on- Beverage Control, e*cept as otherwises constitutionlly provided sale where the sale of food is incidental to the sale and service of and in accordance with state laws enacted by the Legislature, to alcoholic beverages. license the mahufacture. importation and sale of alcoholic beverages. This measure prohibi4s a person under the minimum age for vot- April 25, 1975 -D-127- ASSEM3LY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS (Cont'd) ing from remaining on premises where the primary business is on-sale. ACA 47-Hayden (Elec. & Reap.)-The State Constitution presently The existing Constitution contains no exceptions to the prohibitions requires the Legislature to reapportion Senate and Assembly districts regarding persons under the age of 21. at the first regular session following each federal decenniat census. This measure permits the Legislature to provide exceptions from The State Constitution also provides that the Legislature may divide the prohibitions regarding remaining on premises where the primary any county into as many congressional districts as it may be en- business is on-sale in respect to persons under the minimum age titled to by law but in accordance with specitied limitations. but under parental control or engaging in religious ceremony. This measure would require the State Supreme Court to appoint a panel of three masters to draft a reapportionment plan for con- The existing Constitution provides that a concurrent resolution gressional and legislative districts based on the same criteria adopted for the removal of the Director of the Department of Alcoholic by the court in its 1973 reapportionment plan (Legislat,ure v. Rein- Beverage Control or any member of the Alcoholic Beverage Con- ecke, 10 Cal. 3d 396) which is presently in effect. The court would trol Appeals Board may be introduced only if 5 Senators, or 10 make the appointment in the first year of each decade following Assemblymen, join as authors. each federal decennial census and would order an approved plan This measure deletes such provision. March 6. into effect in time for the first general election following the census. Miscellaneous-Watch March 20. State & Local Government-Watch ACA 46-Bane (Rev. & Tax.)-Under existing law, a two-thirds vote ACA 48-Kapiloff (Ener. & D. M.)-The Constitution presently pro- of the membership of each house of the Legislature is required for vides that all property is taxable and shall be assessed at the same passage of bills imposing a tax on banks, corporations, franchises percentage of fair market value, unless the Constitution otherwise and insurers, and a majority vote of the membership is required to provides. impose personal income taxes and sales or use taxes. This measure would authorize the Legislature to provide for the This measure would, instead, require a majority vote of the mem- assessment and taxation of geothermal resources separate and apart bership of each house of the Legislature for the passage of bills from the land beneath which they lie in order to accomplish certain, imposing a tax on banks, corporations, franchises, and insurers and specified purposes. This measure would also authorize the Legislature would require a two-thirds vote to impose personal income taxes to provide other incentives, through taxation or exemption there- or sales or use taxes. March 6. Taxation-Good from, to accomplish such purposes. March 20. Taxafion-Watch ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIONS AJR 14-Lewis (Rls.)-Memorializes the Board of Governors of the the states for any highway improvements; (2) to authorize the use United States Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commissioner and the of such funds, at the discretion of the states, without matching re- Congress of the United States not to increase postal rates. March 31. quirements; (3) to enact legislation to insure that no state's share Miscellaneous-Good of federal highway aid from the Highway Trust Fund shall be less than 85% of its contribution to that fund; and (4) to reduce the AJR 16-Goggin (Trans.)-This measure would memorialize the Presi- number of federal aid highway programs to only interstate, urban, dent and Congress (1) to take such steps as necessary to imme- and rural and to have the administration of these programs at the diately release the impounded funds in the Highway Trust Fund to state level. April I. Labor Unions-Good SENATE BILLS SB 618-Dunlap (1. R.)-Existing statutes require the appointment of for workers' compensation benefits for injury or death arising out one member of the classified employee personnel commission for a of and in course of assigned employment; but that such persons are merit system school district, each, by the governing board, the not entitled to temporary disability indemnity benefits, and that classified employees (as defined) upon the agreement thereto by while incarcerated, such other benefits to which they may be en- the governing board, and I-he Executive Officer of the State Person- titled shall not be paid to them but shall be held in trust in spe- nel Board upon recommendation by the governing board. cified manner by Director of Corrections. This bill would delete the power of the governing board to refuse The bill would provide that a state prisoner's average weekly earn- to appoint the person recommended by the classified employees ings for purposes of determining permanent disability indemnity and, instead, would require the governing board to appoint the would be the amount computed in accordance with specified pro- person nominated by the classified employees unless they voluntarily visions of law, or the amount of the prisoner's earnings prior to withdraw the name of their recommendation and submit another, confinement if they do not exceed the amount so computed. and, in such case, to appoint the new nominess, and would provide It would also require that a claim for such benefits be filed with for the filling of vacancies in each position. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board within a specified period for This bill would delete the requirement that the third member be approval of the initial award, and that such award may be modified appointed by the Executive Officer of the State Personnel Board by the appeals board in accordance with the condition of the re- and, instead, would require the appointment of the third member cipient upon his release from confinement. by the other two members or if they fail to do so within 30 days. The bill would require the appointment of counsel by the pre- by the Executive Officer of the State Personnel Board and would siding referee of the appeals board for an indigent inmate, to be make corresponding changes in the provisions providing for filling paid by the Department of Corrections. It would also delete the of vacancies in such positions. March 20. Education-Watcht various provisions declaring inmates not be employees of state. The bill would further require the Director of Corrections and SB 627-Behr (1. R.)-Existing law does not, with certain- excep- the State Department of Rehabilitation to establish procedures for tions, provide workers' compensation coverage for injuries or illnesses rehabilitation of injured inmates, and would require an inmate to sustained by persons incarcerated in state penal or correctional in- cooperate in carrying out a rehabilitation plan established for him. stitutions. The bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from an un- This bill would specify that persons incarcerated in state penal specified fund for the purposes of the act. March 20. or correctional institutions are to be considered "employees" eligible Workers' Compensation-Watch -D-128 April 25, 1975 SENATE lBLL (Cond) SB 628-Smith (Rev. & Tax.)-Under existing Sales and Use Tax Law, SB 635-Song (Jud.)-Existing law prohibits an employer from occasional sales of property are generally exempted from such taxes. discharging any employee by reason of the fact that the employee's Such exemption does not apply to the occasional sale of motor wages have been subject to garnishment for the payment of one vehicles subject to registration under the Motor Vehicle Code when judgment. % a use tax is imposed on the purchaser. This bill would prohibit an employer from discharging an em- This bill would provide that a person who is licensed or certificated ployee by reason of the fact the employee's wages have been sub- under the Vehicle Code as a manufacturer, dealer, or dismantler ject to garnishment for the payment of two judgments, or less, in who makes a sale of a motor vehicle subject to registration under any period of 12 mcnths or less. The bill would also provide that a this part in the capacity of a broker would be a retailer, subject to judgment For which garnishments are levied in more than one 12- the imposition of sales taxes on such sale, rather than imposing the month period shall be considered as a judgment under the bill dur- use tax on the purchaser of such motor vehicle. March 20. ing the 12-month period in which the first garnishment is made, Taxation-Watch and shall not be considered as a judgment in any other 12-month period. SB 629-Song (Jud.)-Existing law makes no provision for elec- Existing law prohibits an employee who was discharged in viola- tronic recordation of municipal and justice court proceedings. tion of the prohibition against discharge for garnishment from re- This bill would authorize municipal and justice courts to order covering back wages from his employer if a criminal prosecution actions or proceedings to be electronically recorded whenever an based on the same discharge has been commenced under a specified official or temporary court reporter is not available. federal law. This bill also makes certain findings and declarations in regard This bill would remove such prohibition, and, instead, allow to legislative intent. March 20. MiscellaneousBad the discharged employee to recover back wages even though such SB 633-Rains (E. & R.)-Present law provides no method whereby a criminal prosecution has been commenced. March 20. the county clerk may utilize initial billings of publicly and privately Labor Code-Good owned public utilities to provide request forms for voter registra- SB 636-Wedworfh (Rev. & Tax.)-Existing law authorizes local agencies tion materials. to impose a business license tax for regulation, and in certain The bill requires the county clerk to select in his discretion certain circumstances, for revenue, unless otherwise exempted therefrom, publicly and privately owned public utilities within the county fur- and imposes a vehicle license fee on vehicles, in lieu of local taxes nishing power, light, and water to include along with their initial on vehicles. billings for new customers prepaid postcards requesting voter regis- This bill would impose a state license tax on persons in the busi- tration froms which contain no witnessing material and requires pub- ness of contracting or the operation of commercial vehicles, at the licly and privately owned public utilities furnishing power, light, or rate of 1/3 of 1% of gross receipts, as defined. Such license tax water to cooperate fully with county clerks in implementing those would be in lieu of local 'business license taxes on gross receipts provisions. and local taxes on vehicles. The bill also requires the county clerk to supply by mail to any This bill would appropriate to the State Controller those revenues person, upon receipt of the prepaid postcard, registration forms, derived from such tax which are contained in the Uniform Business which may be completed and returned, by mail or otherwise, to the License Tax Account in the General Fund, to be disbursed to local clerk. agencies, as specified. March 20. Taxation-Watch The bill prescribes method for notifying persons of defective forms and for correcting forms. SB 637--Holden (Ed.)-Current law requires all public schools If, upon the return of any registration form,- the county clerk and educational institutions to observe with suitable exercises Lincoln's finds that the form is complete, he shall notify the registrant by and Washington's birthdays; the anniver sary of the adoption of mail that he has been registered. the Constitution, Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day, Susan B. The bill requires reimbursement of the public utilities selected by Anthony Day; and Black American Day. county clerks pursuant to this act for actual costs incurred by them This bill would require all p'ublic schools and educational institu in performing the duties imposed by this act. tions to observe January 15th, the anniversary of the birth of Dr. The bill appropriates an unspecified amount to the State Con- Martin Luther King, Jr., with suitable exercises commemorating the troller for allocation and disbursement to local agencies for costs history of the civil rights movement in the United States, and par- incurred by them pursuant to this act. March 20. Eletions-Good ticularly the role of Dr. Martin Luther King,' Jr. The bill would provide that there shall be no reimbursement for SB 634-Rains (Rls.)-Existing law does not require that con- any state-mandated local program. March 20. tainers for beer or other malt beverages and mineral waters, soda State & Local Government-Watch water and similar soft drinks must have a refund value. This bill requires that containers, as defined, for such beverages SB 638-Rains (S. O.)-Under existing law, the Moscone Govern- must have a refund value of not less than five cents. It also pro- mental Conflict of Interests and Disclosure Act and the Waxman- hibits dealers from refusing to accept and pay deposit on specified Dymally Campaign Disclosure Act were superseded by the Political containers from consumers, prohibits distributors from refusing to Reform Act of 1974 on January 7, 1975. However, the law still re- accept and pay deposit on such containers from dealers, and pro- quires certain campaign statements and financial disclosure state- hibiks manufacturers from refusing to accept and pay deposit on ments covering periods prior to January 7, 1975, to be filed pur- such containers from distributors. The bill also requires container suant to Waxman-Dymally and Moscone. labeling or other marking to facilitate return and provides for en- This bill repeals the Moscone Act, but continues in effect the forcement by Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. It also provision found in that act which prohibits under certain circum- makes it a misdemeanor to violate any of such prohibitions. stances, governmental officers and employees from lobbying their The bill also requires the Joint Rules Committee of the Senate former agency or working for a person whose economic interests and Assembly to assign a joint committee to study its operation, were peculiarly affected by actions or decisions in which they in- economic impact, problems, effectiveness, and costs in endorsement. volved in their official capacity. The bill would become operative on January 1, 1977, but would This bill makes members of planning commissions and planning require the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to carry out offices 'of general law and charter cities and general law and its provisions. charter counties subject to the financial disclosure provisions and It also provides that neither an appropriation is made nor an penalties of the Political Reform Act of 1974. obligation created for the reimbursement of any local agency for This bill also continues in effect any local regulations requiring any costs incurred by it pursuant hereto. March 20. financial disclosure on the part of local agency officers or em- Miscellaneous-Watcht ployees which were adopted pursuant to the enabling provision of April 25, 1975 ,-D-129 SENATE tILS (Contd) *
the Moscone Act prior to its repleal .andc requires fhe rem.oval. of SB 656-Stull (G. O.)-Existing law specifies that for purposes of the persons intentional.ly violoting such-rutes.. California Emergency Services Act, conditions resulting from' a labor Existing law recluires that-statements- and reports filed pursuant controversy. shall not constitute either a "state of emergency" or a to the Political Reform. Act of 1974 be open for- public inspection "local emergency" as.such terms are used in the act. and reproduction: This bill provides that such' statements and re- This bill would delete this exclusion thus making it possi6le for 'ports shall not be copied..or used' for purposes of commercial or conditions resulting from a labor controversy to be duly proclaimed election campaign. solicitatidn' and makes the violation of such pro- ,as a "sta'te of emergency"- or a "local emergency." March 31. visibn a misdemeanor. .. State & Local Government-Bad The law presently prohibits eny pefron from receiving anonymous or cash contributions of $50 6r more and prohibits lobbyist con- SB 657-Siull (Rev. & Tax.)-Under existing law, there is no provision tributions to state candidates, commit,tees' supporting state candi-- authorizing the deferred' payment of property taxes beyond the dates, and state e!ected'officials. period within which payment must be made. Under present law. This bill prohibits a.ny. person required "to file *'campaign state- income,"' for putposes of determining benefits under the Senior ment from 'accepting any contribution during the 5 'days imme- Citizens 'Property'Tax Assistance Law, is defined to include social diately precediig an election. security and veterans' disability benefits received pursuant to federal Under existing law,t'here oare no provisions that limit' the amount la'. of financial contributions which a persbn +is permitted to expend- This bill would authorize persons who are 62 years of age or older on. a particular candidate or measure, except with respect to lob- and who have household income not exceeding $10,000 to elect byist. to 'defer payment of property taxes, not to exceed $1,500 for any .'This bill would enact the Political Campaign Contributions Act single fiscal year, to that time when the property on which the -and it would prohibit any person in any calendar year from' making tax was imposed is transferred. Persons making such election to or accepting either directly or indirectly'.a contribution or contribu-. defer taxes would not qualify to receive senior citizens property tions exceeding $3,000 in value to any one particul'ar candi.date or tax assistance for any fiscal year for which such election is made. measure, except as provided. Any'taxes which are deferred would become a lien on such property This bill repeals the W'xman-Dymally Act, but reenacts those in favor of the state. The bill would exclude social security apnd provisions which require those campaign statements required to. be' veterans' .benefits received from the federal government from ip- filed 6y dates occurring on. or 'after' January 7, 1975, which cover' come for -purposes of detfermining benefits under the Senior Citizens p'eriods prior to January 7, 1975, pursuant to the Waxman-Dymnbly Property Tax Assistance Law. Act, to be filed by March 31, 975, instead: such reenacted provisiohs This bill would reduire the Controller to reimburse local agencies are lo be operative until July 31, 1975: ' for the amount of taxes which have been deferred and for costs The bill provides that it shall not 'prevent' prosecution of criminal -incurred by such local agencies due to such deferral. or civil actions based on' violations. of the Waxman-Dy'mally Act. This bill would appropriate to the Controller an amount sufficient .The bill also appropriates an unspecified. amount .to' the State to make the re'imbursements required by this act sufficient to make Controller for allocation ahd disbursement to local a'gehnies for the reimbursements required by this act and authorizes -the Con- costs incurred by them pur.suant to'this act. troller to issue and sell state general obligation bonds in an un- The bill would take effect- immediafely as an urgency statute. specified amount for the purposes of this act. March 20. Elections-Bad Further, this, bill provides that reimbursement's to local agencies shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement that the state reimburse SB 646-Robbins (Ed.)- This' biJ,would create a Board of Equivalency local agencies for ccsts incurred as a result of state-mandated local Examiners 'for career personhel in induistry 'and applied healt.h sci- programs initiated by the tax deferral program and resultant reim- ences, to evaluate Ae quatifications ef candidate.s making applica- bursementprocedur:es contained in this act, 'and that this act shall tion for college,.credit based -upon' occupational experience, and apply to the 1976-1977 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter. training. . This bill would call for a special election, which would be con- The bill would -,authorize the board to, -recommend to *any state solidated with the primary election to be held on June 8, 1976, and Univor5ity.or college that a c'a'ndidate be ,ranted college equival- would take effect immediately. March 31. Taxation-Watch ency credit, and the amou_nt threnof, 6n'the. ba'sis of the candi.date's occupational experience and training 'in, industry or applied heilth SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL scienc'es, but would provide that- no state. uniyersity or college is, bound by the board's eelonm'mendations. March 3.1. AMENDMENT Edu.cation-Watcht SCA 26-Stull jRls.)-( I) Under the existing California Constitution SB 652-Wedworth (Rov. & Tax.)-Under existing. law, the Franchise the Legislat.ure is not required to specify whether a bill will poten- Tax Boardr and the State Board of Equaliza,tion are presumed to be tially require a tax increase. correct in their deterrmin'ations'for 'purposes of. the personal income This measure requires that each bill be accompanied by a fiscal tax and the bank an'd orporation tax Iews, and the burdenof p;oof or revenue synopsis prior to its approval by the fiscal committee of is on the pa.rty who 'would dispute'. the imposition of a tax under either house, except in the case of the Budget Bill. thos.e laws by such ageincies. This, measure also requires,. where the Legislature's fiscal analyst This bill would.. provide"that there. is ' rebuttable 'presumption deternrtines that a tax increase is required to fund a proposal in the affecti'ng the burden' of proof in fat'or',of a taxpayer in any admin- current year or in any of the following three years, that the fiscal istrative hearing involvi'n6 the imposition of a tax u'nder the personal .synopsis so state, and that the bill contain a statement that it will income tar. or bank and `corporation tax laws. March 31. potentially require a tax increase. Taxation-Watch The synopsis and statement required by the measure do not be- come a part of the statute enacted by the bill. SB 653-Wedworth (R.ev. & Tax.)--Under existin,g law, the State Board (2) Under the existing California Gonstitution the Legislature- of Equalization',.the state agency 'responsible for adrnministering many may approve any bill containing an expenditure of funds. 'state taxes, is presumed to be.-correct in, its 'determinations for pur- This measure prohibits the Legislature from approving any bill poses' of' taxation, and the b-urden of p.roof is on. the party. who providing for an expenditure of $1,000,000 or more of state funds, would dispute the assessment 'or imposifion f a- tax by such agency. unless such bill contains a new or increased tax to finance such ex- This bill would provide' that there 'is' a rebuttable presumption penditure, the reduction or elimination of an existing expenditure affecting tFW burden of proof in favor of a taxpayer in any admin- as a means to finance such expenditure, or a finding, under certain istrative hearing befor.e the State ' Board of Equalization involving conditions, that the bill can be funded from present revenues. the imposition of a' state tax. March 31. Taxation-Watch March 31. . Taxation-Bad D130- Apnil 25, 1975