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2011 California Bills

March 14, 2011

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2011 California Bills:  The deadline for introducing new bills in California for 2011 passed in late February.  Here are a few of the bills that are currently being carried during this legislative session:



  • AB 130 & AB 131 (Cedillo) would allow students that meet the in-state tuition requirements to apply for and receive specified financial aid programs and Cal Grants that are administered by California’s public colleges and universities.



  • AB 556 (Wagner) re punitive damages for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract that is proven by clear and convincing evidence of guilt by oppression, fraud, or malice, in which exemplary damages are recoverable, to require the trier of fact to determine whether the defendant is liable for exemplary damages and require the trial court to determine the amount of the award and enter an order setting forth the amount of the award and its reasons.



  • AB 830 (Olsen), the “Workplace Flexibly Act of 2011,” would allow employers and employees the flexibility of choosing to work four 10-hour days or the traditional 8-hour work days.



  • SB 366 (Steinberg, Calderon  Pavley) directs state agencies (which includes state offices, officers, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, and commissions) to do a top-to-bottom review of their regulations to identify duplicative, inconsistent or outdated provisions.



  • SB 417 (Dutton) would prohibit welfare recipients from using their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which they received for food stamps and CalWORKS, to purchase alcohol or tobacco products.



  • SB 708 (Corbett) to enact the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act to provide for the licensure and regulation by the Commissioner of Corporations of debt settlement providers, to provide consumer notice and rights forms for a consumer entering into a debt settlement services agreement, to specify the required contents of debt settlement services agreements, and to regulate the fees and charges imposed by a provider, among other aspects of the proposed new law.