PUBLICATIONS FROM 1995 TO PRESENT (In Chronological Order - Starting with the Most Recent) 2001 CALIFORNIA STATE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS BY THE SENATE OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHICS (8.5 X 11 COLOR FORMAT) - This book includes the following information; list of counties, Senate & Assembly state maps, Congressional District maps, places by district with population totals and index. (Stock #1239-S; $28.55 - includes tax s/h) (12/03) 2001 CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT MAPS BY THE SENATE OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHICS (8.5 X 11 COLOR FORMAT) - This book includes the following information; list of counties, Assembly & Congressional state maps, Senate District maps, places by district with population totals and index. (Stock #1238-S; $27.48 - includes tax s/h) (12/03) 2004 MOBILHOME RESIDENCY LAW: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OCCUPANCY LAW AND OTHER SELECTED LAWS GOVERNING CALIFORNIA PARK RESIDENCY LAW - Most provisions of the MRL were enacted piecemeal over a number of years and eventually codified under Chapter 2.5 of the Civil Code in 1978. Since 1978, a number of sections have been amended and others added to the Code. The MRL is divided into 9 Articles, by subject, as indicated in table of sections. The RV Park Residency Law was first enacted in 1979. Violations, like those in the Residency Law, are enforceable through legal action in the courts. Now divided into 7 Articles, the RV Park Occupancy Law was substantially revised in 1992. Also enclosed are relevant laws on mobilehome resale disclosure and an Election Code Section relating to mobilehome polling places. (Stock #1237-S; $4.58 - includes tax s/h) (12/03)(Also available in Spanish #1237-X; $5.12) WORKERS' COMPENSATION REFORM WITHIN A UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM - On November 13, 203, Senator Sheila Kuehl, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Health Care for all Californian's, convened a non-partisan group of experts from California, Washington State, Pennsylvania, and British Columbia to discuss how the WC program might be organized under a single payer/universal health care system. This report summarizes the ideas, approaches and concerns of the participants as discussed during the six-hour roundtable. (Stock #1236-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (11/03) SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARIES OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS 2003 - Includes all California Senate and Assembly bills heard by the Committee during the 2003 legislative session. (Stock #1235-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h) (11/03) SENATE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 2003 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY - This report serves as an important resource of major interest to legislators, labor organizations, employer associations, community groups, individual employers and workers, and the Governor's office. (Stock #1234-S; $4.25 - includes tax s/h) (10/03) 2003 DIGEST OF SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION COVERING 12/2/02 THRU 9/29/03 - This publication contains digests of bills for the legislative period from December 2, 2002 through September 29, 2003. This summary includes all bills of consequence, which have been chaptered or vetoed, as well as those bills which were considered to be two-year bills. Prepared by the Office of Senate Floor Analyses. (Stock #1233-S; $34.48 - includes tax s/h) (10/03) SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 2003 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARY MEASURES SIGNED AND VETOED - The staff of the Senate Committee on Public Safety has prepared this summary of bills sent to the Governor in 2003 pertaining to the Committee's subject matter jurisdiction. Most laws will take effect January 1, 2004. Each of the measures included in this summary in available from several resources: Legislative Bill Room, State Capitol, Room B-32, Sacramento, CA 95814 have copies of chaptered bills. Legislative Data Center maintains a website where bills and analyses are available: //www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html. (Stock #1232-S; $6.20 - includes tax s/h) (10/03) CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD'S (CIWMB) ADMINISTRATION OF THE WASTE TIRE RECYCLING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - This study was done by the Senate Advisory Commission on Cost Control in State Government. The Commission is the only Senate authority that deals exclusively with promoting cost control and increased efficiency of state government. The Commission says the CIWMB has done an adequate job of cleaning up old stockpiles. However, the number of waste tires generated each year still far exceeds the number of tires diverted from landfill disposal and stockpiling. Until significant expansion of existing markets for waste tires occurs, or until new technologies emerge, the board will continue to fall short of its goal. (Stock #1231-S; 4.85 - includes tax s/h) (11/03) WATER AND LAND USE PLANNING: ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SB 221 (KUEHL, 2001) & SB 610 (COSTA, 2001) - The Senate Agriculture and Water Resources Committee and the Senate Local Government Committee have published the results on their joint hearing on water and land use planning held in Tracy on October 12, 2003 in this report. Developers, water suppliers, and legislative advocates can use the new summary report to evaluate bills that legislators may author in 2004. (Stock #1230-S; $11.04 - includes tax s/h) (10/03) HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2003 BY THE CALIFORNIA SENATE OFFICE OF RESEARCH - The legislative session in 2003 was like no other, dogged by a budget shortfall projected by the Davis administration at #38 billion in May and capped by the voter recall on Governor Gray Davis in October, five days before his deadline for acting on legislation sent to him in the waning days of the session. He remained in office until the election was certified weeks later. This document highlights measures sent to Governor Davis in 2003 in more than 30 policy areas and reports his actions on them, including their chapter numbers if signed. When lawmakers return in January for the second year of their two-year session, a new chief executive -- Arnold Schwarzenegger -- will be awaiting them in the governor's office to offer his own budget proposals, and perhaps other initiatives, and determine the fate of their bills. (Stock #1229- S; $5.39 - includes tax s/h) (10/03) 1999 - 2003 KEY LABOR LAWS AFFECTING BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS - The Legislature passed, and Governor Gray Davis signed into law, hundreds of labor bills from 1999 through 2003. This report compiled by the Senate Industrial Relations Committee highlights 477 selected key laws directly affecting the wages, hours, working conditions, benefits, and special labor relations affecting millions of private and public sector workers. Executive Orders and budgetary actions are not included. (Stock #1228-S; $4.31 - includes tax s/h) (11/03) BIOTECHNOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY, AND THE RISKS TO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE POWER - This hearing explores the growing relevance of biotechnology as it relates to California's unique agricultural economy, the appropriate role of the state of California in the monitoring and oversight of agricultural biotechnology, and an examination of related international trade rules. (Stock #1227-S; $8.08 - includes tax s/h) (6/03) SCIENCE, SERVICE, AND STATUTES: A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF SENATE BILL 1588 AND THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT & VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT LAW - California's mosquito abatement districts have a long and successful record of applying science to counter public health threats. Their early battle against malaria and encephalitis demonstrated the value of local governments that were well organized and properly funded. The recent invasions by vectors such as the Asian Tiger mosquito and by pathogens such as the West Nile virus underscore the need to keep these local governments prepared to protect the public health and safety. In 2001 the Senate Local Government Committee learned that the state laws governing the mosquito abatement districts were outdated. They set up a "Working Group" on revising the law. In several lengthy meetings, the Working Group scoured each section, discarding obsolete sections, revising outdated provisions, and retaining the most useful language. This report records those efforts. (Stock #1226-S; $6.20 - includes tax s/h) (9/03) FINAL ACTION: A SUMMARY OF THE 2003 BUDGET ACT (CHAPTER 157): LIST OF TRAILER BILLS, GENERAL FUND, BUDGET DETAIL, GOVERNOR'S VETOS - Compiled by the California Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review September 25, 2003. (Stock #1225-S; $4.85 - includes tax s/h) (9/03) PROP 54 "PROHIBITION AGAINST CLASSIFYING BY RACE, STATE & OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES INITIATIVE": IMPACTS ON HEALTH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, & HUMAN RIGHTS OF CALIFORNIANS - A Joint hearing held before the Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees held in compliance with the Elections Code. The supporters of Prop 54 state that their goal with this initiative is to create a "color-blind society", where these characteristics are irrelevant. The opponents say that in fact, that goal will never be achieved if the state is not allowed to classify individuals according to those categories when providing public education, entering into public contracts, or employing workers. The goal of this hearing is to have a constructive airing of the issues raised by Prop 54. (Stock #1224- S; $14.01 - includes tax s/h)(8/03) REVIEW OF ISO TESTIMONY GIVEN TO SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE PRICE MANIPULATION OF THE WHOLESALE ENERGY MARKET (DRIVON PRATT PASCHAL FLORIO KAHN) - A hearing held by the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. It is the continued investigation of price manipulation of the energy market with questions to ISO employees who previously testified in past hearings. (Stock #1223-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (9/03) HISTORIC STATE CAPITOL COMMISSION 2002 ANNUAL REPORT - Annual report of the activities and accomplishments of the CHSCC for the 2002 calendar year. Included in this report is background information about the Commission and their role in the management of the Historic State Capitol Building, a summary of the activities of the Commission over the last year, and their goals for 2003. The appendix includes summaries from the years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002. (Stock # 1222-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (7/03) COLLEGE ATHLETES - An informational hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on the Entertainment Industry. The origins of this hearing stem from just a general interest in how student-athletes are treated, particularly in California. We have approximately 17,000 students at 45 schools who participate in NCAA sanctioned sports, and then there are additional athletes in other sports. There is clearly a significant amount of money flowing through and for these sports, not only through TV but through advertising and sponsorships and various forms of revenue, as well as alumni and booster contributions. It's the billions and billions of dollars which cause some interest, considering that this is supposed to be amateur sports. (Stock #1221-S; $6.73 - includes tax s/h) (4/03) PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING (MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY) - An informational hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Entertainment Industry about peer-to-peer file sharing. It is systems whereby people transfer files, usually entertainment-related files, across what some would describe as a network, what some would describe as kind of an open-source community. The music industry claims it has been almost a death sentence for them, and the movie industry have similar complaints. (stock #1120-S; $10.78 - includes tax, s/h) (3/03) CALIFORNIA'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – A 2nd edition report which replaces the 11/97 edition. This look at "California's Response to Domestic Violence" reviews legislative actions dating back to the 1970s in California to crack down on batterers and protect those they abuse. This report was prepared by the Senate Office of Research at the request of Senator Sheila James Kuehl to help assess efforts thus far and the continuing needs posed by the threat of domestic violence. (Stock #928-S; $5.12 -- includes tax, s/h) (6/03) IT'S TIME TO DRAW THE LINE: A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSIONS IN CALIFORNIA, SECOND EDITION - The new second edition of this popular report tells voters, taxpayers, property owners, and residents what they need to know about how LAFCOs shape the boundaries of cities and special districts. It also explains what LAFCOs are, what they do, and who pays for them. This guide sketches the history of LAFCOs and describes the key legislative reforms adopted in 2000. Written clearly and illustrated with new charts, the 2003 edition presents a fresh format that will help local elected officials, public managers, and their constituents understand how LAFCOs decide who gets to develop land, who pays which taxes, and who receives public services. (Stock #872-S; $3.50 - includes tax, s/h) (5/03) DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE - Hearing to reach a broader understanding of several issues involving low level radioactive waste in California, how it is regulated, where it is disposed of, and how the Department of Health Services Radiologic Health Branch interacts with regulated companies that fall within its jurisdiction. Is the Department of Health Services primarily a health management agency and not equipped to effectively police and protect the environment? (Stock #1219-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (3/03) California Community College Transfer Rates: Policy Implications and a Future Research Agenda - An analytical exploration of trends in student transfers from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities in California. Although community college enrollments have risen by almost 30 percent over the past two decades, there has been a much smaller increase in transfers. Of particular concern in California, rates of transfer for Latino and African- American community college students are lower than for other students. This analysis was done by researchers at California State University, Sacramento and sponsored by the Senate Office of Research. (Stock #1218-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (6/03) EUGENICS: LESSONS FROM A HISTORY HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT - Hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Genetics, Genetic Technologies and Public Safety on March 11, 2003 as part of a lecture series. The lecturer for this hearing is Paul A. Lombardo, Ph.D., J.D. These hearings or lectures are to heighten awareness of ethical, social, and legal issues involving cloning, newborn genetic screening programs, DNA databanking, genetic discrimination, and genetic testing. (Stock #1217-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (3/03) STRETCHED THIN: GROWING GAPS IN CALIFORNIA'S EMERGENCY ROOM BACKUP SYSTEM (AB 2611) - AB 2611 (Gallegos) passed in 2000, requires the Senate Office of Research to conduct a comprehensive study of the hospital emergency department on-call coverage issue in California. The study must include the magnitude of the challenges facing emergency departments, including those in under served and rural areas, the scope of the challenges facing other states, and how other states have addressed on-call coverage issues. The bill also requires SOR to convene a working group of affected California stakeholders, including hospitals, hospital organizations, physician organizations, other on-call specialists, payers, and state agencies. With the assistance of the working group, SOR developed a list of findings and principles for reform of the on-call coverage system that formed the basis for this report. (Stock #1216-S; $5.12 - includes tax s/h) (5/03) TISSUE DONATIONS: ISSUES AND OPTIONS IN OVERSIGHT, REGULATION AND CONSENT - This report by the Senate Office of Research analyzes issues and options in regulation, licensing and fees, informed consent and other aspects of an industry that is saving and improving the quality of countless lives. The report also explores in detail the complicated issues surrounding for-profit activities and use of tissue for cosmetic purposes in a field driven by the altruism of bereaved families, who donate tissues from deceased loved ones with the goal of helping others. (Stock #1215-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (4/03) THE USE OF SECLUSION AND RESTRAINTS IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE FACILITIES (SENATE RESOLUTION 31) - Senate Resolution 31 was motivated by the release of two reports last year: The Senate Office of Research report, "Seclusion and Restraints: A Failure Not a Treatment"; and the Protection and Advocacy, Inc. report, "The Lethal Hazard of Prone Restraints." The Senate Select Committee on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health hear testimony from the authors of both reports as well as consumers, family members, providers, advocates, and others. (Stock #1214-S; $10.51 - includes tax s/h) (2/03) ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER CLEAN-UP COSTS, VOLS. 1 & 2 - The County of San Bernardino is experiencing a water quality crisis. The County will experience severe water shortages this summer if the problem is not addressed immediately. The problem dates back 50 years, but the resolution is not going to take 25 years, like other major groundwater pollution cases in California. The purpose of the Senate hearings is to get to the source and scope of the perchlorate contamination problem quickly and efficiently, and develop solutions that can be implemented without further delay. (Stock #1213-S; $10.51 - includes tax s/h) (1/03) INITIATIVES AND LEGISLATIVE BALLOT MEASURES: STATUS OF PROP 4 OF 1979 AND PROP 111 OF 1990 - The testimony and materials presented at the hearing are invaluable to anyone wishing to understand the historical perspective and the role of the current state spending cap as well as the ramifications of making any future adjustments. Highlights from the testimony, discussions, and written materials included the following: Proposition 4 was to limit growth on both state and local government; Proposition 111 was to help the needs for increased student enrollment and critical transportation construction improvements. Future revisions to the spending limit could dramatically interfere with the state's ability to meet its needs in the areas of education, health, infrastructure, and our rapidly aging population. (Stock #1212-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (3/03) LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW: HIGHLIGHTS OF SENATE MEASURES INTRODUCED IN THE 2003-2004 SESSION - The start of the 2003-04 session is dominated by a persistently widening, multibillion-dollar budget gap that for the first time in 25 years has a California governor urging a review of California's tax structure. Governor Davis has said he wants to sign a structural reform measure along with a new budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. This document highlights Senate bills in more than two-dozen issue areas and topics. (Stock #1211-S; $5.12 - includes tax s/h) (3/03) RECORD LABEL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES - JOINT HEARING OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY (2ND HEARING 9/24/02) - This informational hearing is the second hearing of the committees to review the accounting practices of record labels. The impetus for these hearings stems from news reports of famous recording artists having to rely on public assistance or being denied pension or health benefits because of their royalty earnings from record sales were underreported (LA Times, 6/3/02) and of recording artists having to sue their record labels for proper accounting of their royalty earnings (LA Times, 2/26/02). This hearing conducts a more in- depth examination of royalty accounting practices. (Stock #1210-S; $9.97 - includes tax s/h) (9/02) CARGILL SALT PONDS ACQUISITION AGREEMENT - Hearing by the Senate Select Committee on Baylands Acquisition. They address such issues as cost, environment, wildlife, maintenance and mercury contaminants. (Stock #1209-S; $4.31 - includes tax s/h) (1/03) SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARY 2001-02 REGULAR SESSION - Includes measures signed or vetoed by Governor Gray Davis along with comments by him to the State Senate. (Stock #1208-S; $5.12 - includes tax s/h) (3/03) ISO REVIEW OF VARIOUS INVESTIGATIONS (ENERGY) (2/5/03 SACRAMENTO CA) - BIBB ROBINSON DETMERS ALAYWAN ROSTKER MCINTOSH LAZIC LEE JORDAN BRAUN GERBER - A follow up on the hearing on 1/21/03. Issues include to finish up on C66 protocol discussion, the fictitious load, touch upon Perot Systems, and the MD02 update. (Stock #1207-S; $9.16 - includes tax s/h) (2/03) OVERVIEW OF THE 2003-04 BUDGET BILL: SENATE BILL 53 - Also known as the "Red Book" compiled by the California Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. The state faces an extraordinarily difficult budget problem in 2003. To deal with it effectively, the Legislature must put the budget in context that clarifies the problem and solutions. (Stock #1206-S; $15.09 - includes tax s/h) (2/03) BREAST CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT - SECOND INFORMATIONAL HEARING - Breast cancer rates have nearly tripled over the last fifty years. This is a public health crisis. While much of our attention has focused on detection, access to care, and finding a cure, it is imperative that we begin to examine why the rates are increasing at such a dramatic pace. While continuing to support research for genetic risk-factor-related causes is very important, we ought not abandon that goal and objective, it is time to begin to expand the scope of this policy debate and begin to develop the responses and the research necessary to address questions about environment impacts. This is the subject of this hearing. (Stock #1205-S; $8.35 - includes tax s/h) (10/03) Also see stock #1162-S. ISO REVIEW OF VARIOUS INVESTIGATIONS (1/21/03, SACRAMENTO, CA) - ROBINSON HILDEBRANDT POWERS BIBB DETMERS - Testimony from Eric Hildebrandt regarding a recent report that's been discussed between the Committee and Cal-ISO. The C66 issue of protocol/capacity benefit margin, death star projects, & phantom congestion. Discussion regarding the fictitious load incidents. Issues relating to Perot Systems and Taipower. Also an update on the MD02. (Stock #1204-S; $5.39 - includes tax s/h) (1/03) GOVERNOR'S BUDGET THREE VOLUME SET OF 1201-S, 1202-S & 1203-S (Stock #1203-X; $44.45 - includes tax s/h) (1/03) GOVERNOR DAVIS BUDGET: COMPENDIUM OF SUBCOMMITTEE 4 ANALYSES 3/02 THRU 5/02 - CORRECTIONS & GENERAL GOVERNMENT (Stock #1203-S; $11.85 - includes tax s/h) (1/03) GOVERNOR DAVIS BUDGET: COMPENDIUM OF SUBCOMMITTEE 3 ANALYSES 3/02 THRU 5/02 - HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES & LABOR (Stock #1202-S; $20.20 - includes tax s/h) (1/03) GOVERNOR DAVIS BUDGET: COMPENDIUM OF SUBCOMMITTEES 1 & 2 ANALYSES 3/02 THRU 5/02 - EDUCATION, JUDICIARY, RESOURCES, CAL-EPA, TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY (Stock #1201-S; $15.62 - includes tax s/h) (1/03) THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET: REVIEW OF THE DECEMBER REVISION AS PROPOSED DECEMBER 6, 2002 - Prepared by the committee staff of the Senate Policy and Fiscal Consultants per Senator John Burton’s request. Their review, as detailed in this report, supports the following major conclusions: The December revision does not balance the 2003-04 Budget; Some proposed reductions are not sufficiently documented; Legislature must take action in January on a portion of the revision; and 70% of the reductions are associated with four policy areas which are K-12 Education, transportation, health and local government. (Stock #1200-S; $9.16 - includes tax s/h) (1/03) SENATE COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE 2001 - 2002 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY - The committee's end-of-session report includes a summary of all measures heard by the committee, including bills that were not sent to Governor Davis. Significant legislation that was signed include a wide range of topics which are: health insurance, Healthy Families Program, low cost automobile insurance, homeowners insurance, and reforms in the operations of the Department of Insurance. (Stock #1199-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (12/02) SUCCESSFUL PRISONER REENTRY INTO OUR COMMUNITIES - Informational hearing to discuss the importance of reentry. For true public safety, we need effective and affordable reentry systems that can restore offenders to their communities with reentry preparation, with residential treatment programs, with appropriate levels of supervision and accountability, and measurable caseload sizes and resources to better enable our parole agents to provide the services necessary to best insure the people paroled from our state correctional institutions are prepared to successfully reenter their home communities. (Stock #1198-S; $5.39 - includes tax s/h) (10/02) NATURAL GAS INVESTIGATION UPDATE (11/18/02 SACRAMENTO, CA) ROMERO CARPENTER O'LOUGHLIN HORNER JULIAN MARKEY KIRTLAND - This hearing includes three panels of discussion. Manipulation of natural gas supply and price, and examination of refund case pending at FERC by the Brattle Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Public Utilities Commission regarding gas price indexing in more detail and its importance. Testimony from Michele Markey on how gas price indexes were created and manipulated. (Stock #1197-S; $8.89 - includes tax s/h) (11/02) ZIP CODE DIRECTORY, 4-VOLUME SET OF 1193-S, 1194-S, 1195-S & 1196-S (Stock #1196-X; $29.90 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) 2002 CONGRESSIONAL ZIP CODE DIRECTORY VOL.4, SORTED BY ZIP CODES & DISTRICTS - PRODUCED BY SENATE OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHICS BASED ON 2000 U.S. CENSUS (Stock #1196-S; $8.62 - includes tax s/h) 2002 ASSEMBLY ZIP CODE DIRECTORY VOL.3, SORTED BY ZIP CODES & DISTRICTS - PRODUCED BY SENATE OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHICS BASED ON 2000 U.S. CENSUS (Stock #1195-S; $8.89 - includes tax s/h) 2002 SENATE ZIP CODE DIRECTORY VOL.2, SORTED BY ZIP CODES & DISTRICTS - PRODUCED BY SENATE OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHICS BASED ON 2000 U.S. CENSUS (Stock #1194-S; $8.08 - includes tax s/h) 1992 SENATE ZIP CODE DIRECTORY VOL.1, SORTED BY ZIP CODES & DISTRICTS - PRODUCED BY SENATE OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHICS BASED ON 1990 U.S. CENSUS WITH UPDATES (Stock #1193-S; $7.54 - includes tax s/h) SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 2002 BILL SUMMARY MEASURES SIGNED AND VETOED - The staff has prepared this summary of bills sent to Governor Davis in 2002 pertaining to the Committee's subject-matter jurisdiction. Measures vetoed by the Governor are included to note disparate views between the Legislature and Governor. (Stock #1192-S; $7.54 - includes tax s/h) (11/02) ADDENDUM TO WATER STORAGE AND THE CALFED PROGRAM (SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT TO 1104-S AUGUST 2001) - This final report by the Senate Select Committee on CalFed discusses the future of California's water supply due to imbalance between population and the state's rainfall amounts. (Stock #1191-S; $7.00 - includes tax s/h) (11/02) SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARIES OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS 2001-2002 - Includes California Senate and Assembly bills heard by the Committee. (Stock #1190-S; $10.24 - includes tax s/h) (11/02) JOINT HEARING WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY (DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORIES OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA) - NATIONAL LABORATORY) - This is an informational hearing to develop an understanding of the University's contract with the Department of Energy to manage three labs. Questions are asked about the budget, major provisions of the contract, accountability and administrative responsibility, and workforce plans. Second, they want to focus on important issues at Los Alamos with the help of a second panel. First, the panel would address workforce recruitment, retention, and promotion policies. And second, personnel policies regarding workers grievances and the actual record in this area. (Stock #1189-S; $5.66 - includes tax s/h) (9/02) JOINT HEARING WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE LEGISLATURE: CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORIES OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY) - This is an informational hearing of the oversight committee to ensure the Los Alamos employees are being treated fairly according to the California law under the California Labor Relations Act. They now have the right to meet and discuss employer polices affecting the workplace, the right to appeal of an administrative decision or policy to an independent panel, and the right to inform employee organizations and the right to establish employee organizations to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement. (Stock #1188-S; $9.16 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) RECORD LABEL ACCOUNTING PRACTICES - JOINT HEARING OF THE CALIFORNIA SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY (1ST HEARING 7/23/02) - This informational hearing is intended to review the accounting practices of record labels. The impetus for this hearing stems from recent news reports of famous recording artists having to rely on public assistance or being denied pension or health benefits because their royalty earnings from record sales were underreported (Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2002) and of recording artists having to sue their record labels for proper accounting of their royalty earnings (Los Angeles Times, February 26, 2002.) This issue affects past and current recording artists. (Stock #1187-S; $11.58 - includes tax s/h) (7/02) 2002 DIGEST OF SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION COVERING 1/7/02 THRU 9/1/02 - This publication contains digests of bills for the legislative period from January 7, 2002 through September 1, 2002. This summary includes all bill of consequence, which have been chaptered or vetoed, as well as those bill which were considered to be two-year bills. Prepared by the Office of Senate Floor Analyses. (Stock #1186-S; $39.87 - includes tax s/h) (10/02) CODE OF ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS IN MOBILEHOME PARKS - The purpose of this hearing is to take testimony on mobilehome and park enforcement complaints and ideas on how enforcement problems can be resolved. There are a number of different state laws relating to mobilehomes and parks, including the Mobilehome Parks Act, the Mobilehomes Manufactured Housing Act, the Mobilehome Residency Law, and numerous other laws not unique to mobilehomes, such as Public Utility Code requirements relating to master meter utilities and Health and Safety Code drinking water safety standards. The Select Committee has received many complaints in recent years alleging inadequate enforcement of a number of these laws, with problems or violations sometimes lasting for years. Some issues have been reviewed before but are difficult to resolve. (Stock #1185-S; $8.35 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) SENATE COMMITTEE ON REVENUE AND TAXATION 2001-2002 SESSION: ANALYSES OF MEASURES HEARD - Includes all bills introduced during the committee's 2001-2002 session. (Stock #1184-S; $13.74 - includes tax s/h) (10/02) 2003 MOBILHOME RESIDENCY LAW: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OCCUPANCY LAW AND OTHER SELECTED LAWS GOVERNING CALIFORNIA PARK RESIDENCY LAW - Most provisions of the MRL were enacted piecemeal over a number of years and eventually codified under Chapter 2.5 of the Civil Code in 1978. Since 1978, a number of sections have been amended and others added to the Code. The MRL is divided into 9 Articles, by subject, as indicated in table of sections. The RV Park Residency Law was first enacted in 1979. Violations, like those in the Residency Law, are enforceable through legal action in the courts. Now divided into 7 Articles, the RV Park Occupancy Law was substantially revised in 1992. Also enclosed are relevant laws on mobilehome resale disclosure and an Election Code Section relating to mobilehome polling places. (Stock #1183-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (10/02)(Also available in Spanish #1183-X; $5.12) PROPOSITION 51: TRAFFIC CONGESTION RELIEF AND SAFE SCHOOL BUS ACT - This proposition proposes t transfer 30% of the state's share of sales tax paid on the sale and lease of new and used motor vehicles from the state's General Fund to a new Traffic Congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Trust Fund established by the initiative. The trust fund would finance a variety of transportation, environmental and other programs and projects. This summary report contains the Senate Local Government Committee staff's explanation of what happened at the hearing held on 9/25, 9/26, 10/2, 10/3/2002, witnesses' written material, briefing papers, and background information. (Stock #1182-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h) (10/02) HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2002 - CALIFORNIA SENATE OFFICE OF RESEARCH - A summary of significant legislation that reached the desk of Governor Gray Davis. (Stock #1181-S; $4.85 - includes tax s/h) (10/02) CALIFORNIA SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND RELATIONS 2001-02 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY - This is a report of legislative action on labor and workforce development issues covering the 2001-2002 Legislative Session. It serves as an important resource of major interest to legislators, labor organizations, employer associations, community groups, and individual employers and workers. (Stock #1180-S; $4.58 - includes tax s/h) (10/02) CALIFORNIA'S INDEX OF INCLUSION 2002: A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PREPARING CA FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - This first-ever report establishes a historic benchmark in California's progress towards racial equity, equality, and inclusion. Modeled after Joint Venture: Silicon Valley's ground breaking regional publication, the Index of Silicon Valley, our report contains socio-economic indicators describing conditions and outcomes by race and ethnicity in California schools, neighborhoods, and with regard to work and money, among other things (Stock #1179-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (10/02) UPDATE OF VARIOUS INVESTIGATIONS INTO CALIFORNIA'S ELECTRICITY CRISIS (9/17/02, SACRAMENTO, CA) LYNCH COHEN CHASET ZIERING MCCULLOUGH - Continuous investigations by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. Testimony taken from two individuals. President of the California Public Utilities Commission, Loretta Lynch, and Robert McCullough. Both testimonies are related to times there were blackouts and service interruptions in California during our energy crisis, and whether in fact the blackouts and service interruptions were if fact necessary or warranted given the circumstances upon a review of much of the evidence. (Stock #1178-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (9/02) FINAL ACTION: A SUMMARY OF THE 2002 BUDGET ACT (CHAPTER 379): LIST OF TRAILER BILLS, GENERAL FUND, BUDGET DETAIL, GOVERNOR'S VETOS - Compiled by the California Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review September 13, 2002. (Stock #1177-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (9/02) TAKING THEIR PULSE: HOW THE LAFCOs IMPLEMENTED AB 2838, HERTZBERG 2000 - This new report by the California Senate Local Government Committee presents the results of a statewide survey on how Local Agency Formation Commissions are carrying out the most important statutory reforms in 40 years. This distills 40 findings from the LAFCO's responses to a dozen questions about implementing AB 2838. Just 1/3 of the LAFCOs have adopted voluntary policies for disclosing campaign contributions and lobbying activities. Less than half of the LAFCOs have schedules for meeting the 2006 deadline for revising the spheres of influence for cities and special districts. Over half hiked their fees and over 3/4 have higher budgets after AB 2838. So, how did your LAFCO measure up? Taking Their Pulse contains 24 pages of tables that compile and compare local officials' responses. (Stock #1176-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (9/02) RECENT HACKING OF STATE EMPLOYEE RECORDS AT THE TEALE DATA CENTER - Informational hearing by Senator Steve Peace and the Senate Privacy Committee. What went wrong at the Teale Data Center so that the personal information of over 200,000 state employees, including Senator Peace, as well as committee members, are now in the hands of hackers; and more importantly than what happened, why it happened; why did it take months to discover the hacking; why did it take another month before state employees were informed; what steps are being taken to prevent such circumstances from being repeated? (Stock #1175-S; $4.58 - includes tax s/h) (6/02) CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS: SHOULD MEDICAL RECORDS BE PUBLIC? - Informational hearing held by Senator Steve Peace and the Senate Privacy Committee. They discuss such issues as how much information that is available to the public about arbitration decisions. (Stock #1174-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) PRIVACY VS SECURITY: THE INCREASE TENSION BETWEEN PRIVACY & SECURITY ISSUES AS A RESULT OF THE 9/11/01 TERRORIST ATTACK - Informational hearing held by Senator Steve Peace and the Senate Privacy Committee. Presentations by Dr. Joseph Atick, Chief Executive Officer of Visionics Corporation. Greg Spadorcio, Director of Business Planning, NEC Technologies. And Jim Miller, President of ImageWare Systems. They speak about the application of facial recognition for security purposes. In general, enhancing public safety without impacting civil liberties. (Stock #1173-S; $4.85 - includes tax s/h) (12/01) RED LIGHTS & TRAFFIC CAMERAS - Informational hearing by Senator Steve Peace and the Senate Privacy Committee to discuss the accuracy of traffic cameras installed and maintained by the Lockheed Martin company. (Stock #1172-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (8/01) PRIVATE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PUBLIC RECORDS: ISSUES RAISED BY SAN DIEGO DEFENDER'S POLICY OF DATA COLLECTION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL - Informational hearing held by Senator Steve Peace and the Senate Committee on Privacy. (Stock #1171-S; $4.31 - includes tax s/h) (4/02) CALIFORNIA MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION FINAL REPORT - A Joint collaboration by the California State Senate and Assembly. This master place has two primary goals: to provide every family with the information, resources, services, and support it needs to give every child the best possible start in life and in school; and to provide every public school, college, and university with the resources and authority necessary to ensure that every student receives a rigorous, quality education that prepares him/her to become a self-initiating, self-sustaining learner for the rest of his/her life. (Stock # 1170-S; $7.00 or $8.35 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) SENATE BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE #4, ROUGH DRAFT - Senator Richard Polanco, State Capitol Room 4203, May 17, 2002. (Stock #1169-S; $5.12 - includes tax s/h) (5/02) ISSUES RELATED TO LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE - Informational hearing held by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee to facilitate a more informed awareness of the issues around low-level radioactive waste, including its decommissioning and disposal, but overall on the regulatory framework regarding this important area. (Stock #1168-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (6/02) UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - While California is the birthplace of the computer chip and home of Silicon Valley, state government's use of information technology has not kept pace with that legacy. The CDC is such a case. The largest department in state government, it still struggles with a pair of outmoded and mismatched information technology systems installed two and three decades ago. In this report the Senate Advisory Control in State Government concludes that CDC needs significant funding to construct an information technology system capable of meeting today's needs. (Stock #1167-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (8/02) REVIEW PEROT SYSTEMS' ROLE IN CALIFORNIA'S ENERGY CRISIS - TESTIMONY OF ROSS PEROT, DR. PAUL GRIBIK, DR. DARIUSH SHIRMOHAMMADI, TERRY WINTER (ISO), WILLIAM HELLER & LEWIS HASHIMOTO (EMS), AND ERIC WOYCHIK (STRATEGY INTERGRATION) - The continued investigation by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation on the Wholesale Energy Market. They are trying to gain a full understanding of what occurred in the California energy crisis so that they can make recommendations to the full Legislature about how they may be able to prevent it from occurring in the future. (Stock #1166-S; $10.78 - includes tax s/h) (7/02) REVIEW OF LADWP'S COMPLIANCE (SACRAMENTO, CA) WIGGS SHINER KUROWSKI DAMINE OF LOS ANGELES DEPT OF WATER & POWER - Continued investigations by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. (Stock #1165-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (7/02) THE IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA'S STEM CELL POLICY ON THE BIOMEDICAL INDUSTRY - This informational hearing was held on May 10, 2002 by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. It was hosted by Rich Murphy at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA. They discuss such issues as the need to expand stem cell research to cure disease and the problem with limited federal funding for this research. (Stock #1164-S; $6.73 - includes s/h) (5/02) CHILD CARE SAFETY - A joint informational hearing held by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Public Safety Committee. The issue discussed is protecting children while in childcare. Child care is a critical component of a functional workforce in our state, where many parents depend on this care, and those who provide it, for their flexibility to access and maintain gainful employment. Children must be protected in these settings and this hearing is an effort to work through those safety issues. (Stock #1163-S; $8.89) (5/02) BREAST CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT - The purpose of this informational hearing held by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services is to review the science that has begun to be put together about the environment factors of breast cancer. Are there environmental causes to breast cancer? What are the specific causes of breast cancer from an environment perspective? What can be done about those factors? (Stock #1162-S; $5.66 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS' BUDGET PROCESS: CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY, CORCORAN & CHUCKAWALLA VALLEY STATE PRISON - This is the second hearing by the Senate Budget Committee is to discuss how the Department of Corrections has been running significant deficits for the past several years. Attending this hearing were the three Wardens from these prisons. (Stock #1161- S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (4/02) PRISON FACILITY'S BUDGET PROCESS: CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY AT VACAVILLE, CORCORAN STATE PRISON, PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON & CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON AT SOLANO - This hearing by the Senate Budget Committee is to discuss how the Department of Corrections has been running significant deficits for the past several years. Attending this hearing were the four Wardens from these prisons, the Chief Medical Officer and the Associate Warden for Business Services. (Stock #1160-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (4/02) REVIEW OF ENRON COMPLIANCE - This hearing held by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market was scheduled as a result of a series of productions, by Enron in which, upon a brief review, some questions were raised as to potential altering, changing, of electronic data within Enron's files. Some of those who testify are Larry Drivon, special counsel to the committee and Gary Furges, outside legal counsel for Enron. (Stock #1159-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (7/02) REVIEW THE MANIPULATION OF ELECTRONIC DATA BY ENRON, REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, EXAMINATION OF RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES BY WILLIAMS & LADWP, AND RESPONSES FROM NCPA & CITY OF REDDING TO PREVIOUS COMMITTEE TESTIMONY - Continuing hearings by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. (Stock #1158-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (6/02) NURSING HOME CLOSURES, BANKRUPTCIES & LIABILITY INSURANCE: IS THERE A CRISIS? (SENIORS, DISABLED) - This informational hearing discusses the critical issues affecting California's nursing homes that provide care to over 100,000 elderly and disabled residents. The stability and quality of care in our nursing homes are threatened. (Stock #1157-S; $6.73 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) CONTROLLING THE COSTS OF CALIFORNIA'S PRISON PHARMACY OPERATIONS - A report by the Senate Advisory Commission on Cost Control in State Government. This report discusses the skyrocketing costs of pharmaceutical drugs in California's prison pharmacies. Costs have increased from $197 per inmate to a projected $768 per inmate in the same time period. While the Commissioners are aware of California's current fiscal crisis, they recommend that this year's budget writers earmark funding for the purchase of commercially available pharmacy drug management software that can be interfaced with Corrections' existing technology system. (Stock #1156-S; $5.66 - includes tax s/h) (7/02) HISTORIC STATE CAPITOL COMMISSION 2001 ANNUAL REPORT - Annual report of the activities and accomplishments of the CHSCC for the 2001 calendar year. Included in this report is background information about the Commission and their role in the management of the Historic State Capitol Building, a summary of the activities of the Commission over the last year, and their goals for 2002. The appendix includes summaries from the years 1998, 1999 and 2000. (Stock # 1155- S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (7/02) SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW MAJOR ACTION REPORT: SUMMARY OF 2002-03 SUBCOMMITTEE ACTIONS SB1261 - Includes overview of budget, general fund condition, assessing the budget situation and describing the budget impact on local government. (Stock #1154-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (5/02) IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING QUALITY TREATMENT CENTER PROGRAMS FOR CRIMINAL OFFENDERS IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES (NIMBY, PRISON) - Informational hearing to discuss treatment centers for criminal offenders and the resistance that is often faced from communities who do not want these facilities in their neighborhoods. Four important policy issues are: What are the public safety benefits of providing quality treatment center programs for criminal offenders in communities? What resistance do these centers face from communities when trying to establish their program? What are the concerns from communities about these centers? What can be done to balance the need with those concerns? SB1537 addresses these issues. (Stock #1153-S; $4.58 - includes s/h) (4/02) THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL POLICY ON REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF STEM CELL RESEARCH (CHILDREN, DISEASE, DISABILITIES, HEALTH MEDICAL, SCIENCE, WOMEN) - This is the first in a series of hearings by the Health and Human Services Committee on stem cell research. The issues discussed are legislation and how we balance the appropriate relationship between the private and public sector; how we balance these very sensitive medical, ethical, and legal issues that we're facing in this policy area; and how do we ensure that stem cell research moves forward and that we pursue research in a responsible manner. (Stock #1152-S; $7.00 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE - This is a joint informational hearing of the Senate Health and Human Services, Business and Professions, and Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Committees. Issues discussed include bringing more federal funds to California, shortage of acute care psychiatric beds for children and adolescents, and diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD). (Stock #1151-S; $10.51 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) PAYPHONES IN PRISON - The purpose of this hearing by the Joint Committee on Prison and Operations is to discuss the State payphone contract and it's impact on the families who have loved ones incarcerated. Constituents, inmates and juvenile wards have told their Legislative representatives that their phone bills are much too high. The current system for inmate phone calls requires them to make all calls collect. These phone calls home are a key part of maintaining family ties. As a result, the state is making a profit off the backs of inmate families. These and other issues are discussed in this hearing. (Stock #1150-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h)(2/02) CALIFORNIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN CLONING PRESENTS ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ON CLONING & STEM CELL RESEARCH - The purpose of this hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Genetics, Genetic Technologies & Public Policy is to give the Advisory Committee an opportunity to present its findings and recommendations related to human cloning and stem cell research. Following their presentation and a question-and-answer period, there was an opportunity for public comments. (Stock #1149-S; $4.85 - includes tax s/h) (1/02) THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO CALIFORNIA AND ITS ECONOMY - Hearing held on March 6, 2002 by the Senate Committee's on Banking, Commerce & International Trade and California-European Trade Development. Some issues discussed were: The transatlantic partnership which has become even more important politically and strategically in the wake of the events of September 11th; The current European Union agenda, including the successful launch of the Euro as a legal tender currency, and its very positive implications for California business; and The vital and expanding relationship between the European Union and California. (Stock #1148-S; $4.85) (3/02) INCREASING ACCESS AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE: DIVERSITY IN CA PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION - This paper reflects findings and recommendations of five hearings throughout California by the Senate Select Committee on College and University Admissions and Outreach. The Committee believes diversity must become a core value of our colleges and universities to maximize the benefits of this important resource, a topic developed in the concluding chapter of this paper. Also see 1000-S&X, 986-S, 958-S&X, 955-S&X, 954-S&X, 949-S&X, 946-S&X. (Stock #1147-S; 3.77 - includes tax s/h) (5/02) EXPANDED NEWBORN SCREENING POSSIBILITIES BY SUCHETTA BHATT, JAMES BARTLEY & GEORGE CUNNINGHAM - This hearing held on February 5, 2002 discusses the state's newborn genetic screening program, promising research, and what opportunities may exist for additional screenings and/or better detection of diseases such as PKU, sickle cell disease, and many others. (Stock #1146-S; $5.93 - include tax s/h) (2/02) GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP FINAL REPORT (EDUCATION) - Governance addresses the education system's ability to meet its expectations and solve problems within its structure. Governance is essentially structure and control: What officials or entities should be making and carrying out what decisions, and within what structures? To answer these questions, the goals of the education system must be clearly articulated. The goals then provide a basis for the configuration of structures and the designation of responsibilities and decision-making authority. Recommended improvements include; employing student achievement as the measure of success; improving accountability; and ensuring coordination between K-12 and postsecondary education, and between and among the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges. (Stock #1145-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (12/01) A COST EFFECTIVE AGENDA FOR HEALTH ACCESS FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES - Californian's lack of access to health care is the product of a wide array of factors including but not limited to the state's high rates of uninsurance, shortage of providers, limited availability of linguistically appropriate care, lack of transportation, particularly in rural areas, and lack of information about available services. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the Foundation Consortium organized this informational hearing to assess the current state of California's health care delivery system, the challenges the system is likely to face and to explore potential models that may increase access to health care services for the state's most vulnerable populations. (Stock #1144-S; $12.93 - includes tax s/h) (1/02 THE ARTS ADVANTAGE IN THE CHANGING WORLD - The legislative hearing focussed upon the arts in California from a variety of perspectives. It is clear that Californians, the rest of the nation and the world-at-large are the fortunate recipient of California's rich, vibrant and fertile arts community. While the following findings are varied, they touch upon one central theme: The arts have become intricately woven into California's economy and identity and we must find ways to foster and increase arts opportunities throughout the state. Other key findings are discussed in the hearing held by the Joint Committee on the Arts. (Stock #1143-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h) (12/01) CALIFORNIA'S RESPONSE TO THE EMERGING THREAT OF TERRORISM - The senseless tragedy six months ago claimed thousands of innocent victims, and permanently scarred the families they left behind. One of our greatest triumphs as a society has come in our collective response to the tragedy. Our government took immediate steps in the wake of the terrorists attacks to ensure the safety of this state. Our immediate response has been strong and sustained, but it is only a start, and we must now begin to assess what we can do to make California a national model for terrorism preparedness. This year, the legislature will be taking action on hundreds of bills that have been introduced in the wake of last September's tragedies. We must provide our "first responders" with the training and equipment they need to respond to a terrorist act; we must decide how to give state and local officials the tools they need to prosecute and deter those acts, while also respecting our individual liberties; and we must coordinate our resources and communication systems with federal authorities to provide a seamless network of support and mutual aid. (Stock #1142-S; $6.73 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) WORKFORCE PREPARATION AND BUSINESS LINKAGES STRATEGIC PLANNING GROUP FINAL REPORT (JOINT TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY) - For California students to participate fully in the emerging global, technology-based economy, it is critical that they attain higher levels of achievement in core academic subject areas, especially, reading, writing, mathematics, and science. In the 21st Century, business and industry are demanding individuals who have high degrees of academic knowledge and who can apply that knowledge in an increasingly technology-rich workplace. This report calls for widespread implementation of career guidance and advisement across all levels of education to provide students with a greater understanding of resources and varied opportunities available to them at major junctures, in order that they are able to make quality decisions about future careers and/or postsecondary choices. (Stock # 1141-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS: CASH AND REIMBURSEMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - The Department of Veterans Affairs administers three veterans homes which are Barstow, Chula Vista, and Yountville. These homes receive funding in part from the state General Fund, member fees and federal reimbursements from Medicare. In the last three years, the homes' reimbursement levels have dropped significantly. The state General Fund has back filled most, if not all, the department's lost reimbursements. This hearing provides the Legislature the first opportunity since the budget passed to review the department's progress on increasing reimbursements and securing certification. (Stock #1140-S; $4.85 - includes tax s/h) (11/01) SECLUSION & RESTRAINTS: A FAILURE, NOT A CURE - PROTECTING MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS FROM ABUSE - This new report by the Senate Office of Research explores the lingering issues and potentially fatal dangers of using isolation, force, physical devices and behavior-altering drugs to control patients who are confined to mental health facilities in California. (Stock #1139-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (3/02 STUDENT LEARNING WORKING GROUP FINAL REPORT (JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY) - The SLWG offers ten sets of recommendations for how California's new Master Plan should restructure the state's schools and universities into a coherent, integrated PreK-University educational system that is equitable, well resourced, and of the highest quality. These recommendations will require changes in many aspects of current school operations, including school structures, how staff and time are allocated, teaching strategies, and the ways in which adults and students are organized for instruction. (Stock #1138-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) PROFESSIONAL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP FINAL REPORT (JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY) - This report highlights five key issues concerning K-12 which are: inadequate teacher quality in low-performing schools, inadequate teacher professional development, lack of teacher diversity, lagging teacher compensation, and the increasing difficulty of recruiting and retaining skilled administrators. In a separate higher education section, this report describes five key issues concerning professional personnel development: the need for new faculty, improving teaching quality and student learning at colleges and universities, changing patterns of faculty hiring, development of community college leadership, and expansion of education doctorates. (Stock #1137-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (1/02) EMERGING MODES OF DELIVERY, CERTIFICATION, AND PLANNING FINAL REPORT (JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY) - The Group recognizes the tremendous potential embodied in California's diversity and made possible by the new educational technologies. The Group believes that in order for California to continue to prosper, it is imperative to reach for innovative approaches that fully capitalize on the emerging modes of delivery in education. The recommendations are as follows: Equity & access; Flexibility to meet learner needs; Quality & accountability; Coordination, cooperation, & planning. (Stock #1136-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS BY SMUD, LA DEPT OF WATER & POWER, CITY OF BURBANK, CITY OF GLENDALE (SACRAMENTO, CA 3/4/02) TRACY ORCHARD NOYES SNYDER THARP FLETCHER STEVENSON DOLAN LINS - All four of these munis sold power to the state at levels comparable to or above power sold by the private generators. Both SMUD and LADWP are the largest municipals in the state, and their operations are therefore more complex and sophisticated than the others. Burbank and Glendale each made arrangements with private entities to handle some of their energy sales at the wholesale levels, thereby creating some complications in terms of document production. This hearing will help determine the degree of compliance or lack thereof. (Stock #1135-S; $4.48 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - The Joint Legislative Committee on Prison Construction and Operations held a hearing on January 17, 2002 along with the Senate & Assembly Budget Subcommittees. They discussed the Department of Corrections fiscal practices and internal controls. (Stock #1134-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (1/02) FINANCE & FACILITIES WORKING GROUP K-12 EDUCATION FINAL REPORT (JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY) - The overarching theme governing the work of the Group is to simplify the system of school finance. Two key features characterize simplification: First, the school finance system must be understandable by educators, policymakers, families and the general public. Second, the system must be rational, meaning it is aligned with the instructional, governance, and accountability structures of the public school system. The goals for the Group include the following: Assure adequate funding; Distribute resources equitably; explore local revenue options; allocate revenues to support the effective delivery of services; Develop and maintain adequate and appropriate educational facilities. (Stock #1133-S; $3.23 - includes tax/sh) (3/02) FINANCE & FACILITIES WORKING GROUP - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINAL REPORT (JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY) - California has an extensive set of postsecondary institutions that offer a vat array of activities. Within that array, state appropriations constitute the core funding for each public segment of higher education and a large portion of financial aid available to students in private institutions. The state government also controls directly, or strongly influences, the level of student charges in public institutions. Because of this role, it is important that the state's approach to finance be tied directly to clear policy goals that meet the needs of students, serve the interests of the institutions, respond to the workforce needs of business, and fulfill the fiduciary responsibilities of state government to the taxpayers. The working group was guided by the following goals: Access, affordability, choice, quality, efficiency cooperation accountability and shared responsibility. (Stock #1132- S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h)(2/02) SCHOOL READINESS WORKING GROUP FINAL REPORT (JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY) - The group proposes a coordinated set of programs and services for families and their children, birth to grade three that are sufficiently powerful and accessible to improve school readiness and performance. The long-term goal is to reverse a widespread pattern of underachievement gap that affects many children across the state, build a stronger state wide system for early care and education services, and enhance family and community support for education. (Stock #1131-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION MANDATES: POLITICS VS. PUBLIC HEALTH - This hearing addresses an array of issues regarding the development of new laws and policies on childhood immunizations. These issues were initially raised last year with the introduction of several bills related to the prevention of disease through the use of vaccines. Primarily, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee's concerns relate to potential unintended consequences of mandating additional vaccines as school entry requirements. These include: Devoting limited resources which may be more valuable in other areas of public health; Potentially contributing to parents' fears and skepticism about vaccines; Unnecessarily vaccinating children who already have immunity; Unnecessarily requiring mandates when voluntary use, and standards of practice, are adequate; and Safety concerns about administering vaccinations to children. (Stock #1130- S; $9.43 - includes tax s/h) (01/02) PROVISION OF BILINGUAL SERVICES BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: THE LAW, HOW IT'S IMPLEMENTED & ENFORCED, AND PROPOSED REFORM - This is the background material from the hearing held on February 26, 2002 by the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Assembly Select Committee on Language & Access to Government. This is a Joint Oversight Inquiry on the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act. This hearing will explore the efficiency with which the State Personnel Board has utilized the funds allocated for DABSA activities and whether, in fashioning amendments to the Act, the issue of how services across the state may be better coordinated by another agency or agencies should be addressed. (Stock #1129-X; $8.08 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET FOR 2002-03: THE SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS - This report by the Senate Local Government Committee contains four staff findings based on the remarks by the eight witnesses: The budget deficit is worse than expected; Local governments want stability and predictability in revenues; Local officials didn't ask legislators to suspend many mandates; Local governments view their proposed ballot initiative as a starting point for fiscal reform, not the solution. The Committee received a briefing from the Legislative analyst's Office about the 2002-03 State Budget, heard advice from local government lobbyists on how legislators can reduce the Budget's effects, and listened to explanations of a ballot initiative proposed by local government trade associations. The new report summarizes the witnesses' comments, includes the background policy paper, and reprints all of the hand-out materials. (Stock #1128-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ON LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWMAKING AUTHORITY - A town hall meeting to discuss how state and local lawmakers are rapidly becoming the new players in the globalization debate as they begin to understand the potential erosion of their lawmaking authority as the result of these trade agreements. (Stock #1127-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (12/01) REVIEW OF ENRON'S COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS - ENERGY (SACRAMENTO, CA 2/12/02) - DUNN BOWEN KUEHL MORROW SHER PEACE DRIVON PRATT MORALES PASCHAL MONTGOMERY - This hearing discusses three specific issues concerning Enron. The first is the potential inadequacy of Enron's actual production of documents to their depository in Sacramento. Second, Enron's failure to produce any witness at last week's deposition regarding the issue of the destruction of documents. And third, to review the potential destruction of documents and its relationship to the subpoena that was served on Enron last June. (Stock #1026-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT SPECIAL DISTRICTS? A CITIZEN'S GUIDE, THIRD EDITION - This contains fresh material on the number of districts, recent controversies, and the debilitation effects of the ERAF property tax shifts. This guide by the Senate Local Government Committee introduces and explains the special district form of government. It's a helpful primer for voters, reporters, and public officials. (Stock #583-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) BIOTERRORISM AND PUBLIC HEALTH: ASSESSING CALIFORNIA'S PREPAREDNESS - This hearing discusses increasing California's preparedness of our health officials and agencies to adequately respond to Anthrax attacks and communicable diseases so they can help to better protect public health and safety. (Stock #1125-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (11/02). OVERVIEW OF THE 2002-03 BUDGET BILL: SENATE BILL 1261 - Includes California's fiscal condition, California's revenue structure, "Budget Highlights" for most department and agencies, and a working timeline for completing the budget and list of assignments for budget committee consultants. (Stock #1124-S; $5.12 - includes tax s/h) (1/02). SB 953 - CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED ELDER CARE AND INVOLVEMENT ACT OF 2001: ADDRESSING AGEISM AND CHANGING OUR MISCONCEPTIONS OF AGING (JOINT HEARING) - This hearing addresses the issue of ageism and explores how we can proactively change cultural misperceptions of age as we become a truly aging state. The hearing focused largely on addressing ageism within the entertainment industry and, more importantly, the potential for the industry to lead the way in shaping our state's public perceptions about aging. (Stock #1123-S; $4.58 - includes tax s/h) (11/01) SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES END OF YEAR REPORT 2001 - In this report you will find a "2001 Top 10 List", a summary of all bills heard by the Committee in 2001, a brief synopsis of the key informational hearings held by the Committee, and a short section outlining some of the outstanding issues the committee expects to address this year. (Stock #1122-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (12/01) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS: SEVEN YEAR RULE; EXCEPTION FOR RECORDING ARTISTS - Currently, California Labor Code Section 2855 limits the length of personal service contracts to seven years, with a specified exception for recording artists. The specified exception for recording artists was added in 1987 and requires recording artists to provide written notice to invoke the seven-year limitation. In addition, each party has the right to sue for damages when the terms of the contract are violated. In practice, this allows record companies to sue artists for undelivered albums, specified in the contract. Artists and record companies continue to dispute the provisions of Labor Code Section 2855 and the effects of subdivision (b). These issues were discussed on September 5, 2001 at the hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on the Entertainment Industry. (Stock #1121-S; $7.81 - includes tax s/h) (9/01) REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS AND CURRENT OPERATION OF ISO MARKETS (SACRAMENTO, CA 11/13/01) STARBIRD BITTMAN HAYES KEBLER STEVENS HOULIHAN FORMANEK GARRIS ROBINSON YOUNG DETMERS WINTER RUBY ABERNATHY CHIPPONERI PARK VANDERHOVEN - Continuing investigations by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. Looking at the behavior of all market participants and those with some other stake in the wholesale electricity market in California and try to come to a complete understanding of how we got into the situation that we have found ourselves this year and last. (Stock #1120-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h) (11/01) 2001 DIGEST OF SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION - This publication contains digests of bills for the legislative period from December 4, 2000 through September 15, 2001. This summary includes all bill of consequence, which have been chaptered or vetoed, as well as those bill which were considered to be two-year bills. Prepared by the Office of Senate Floor Analyses. (Stock #1119-S; $21.01 - includes tax s/h) (10/01) SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARIES OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS 2001 - Summaries of significant legislation from this committee include issues such as children, seniors, AIDS/HIV, drugs, welfare, disabilities, cancer, health facilities, heath care, medi-cal, and mental health. (Stock #1118-S; $4.58 - includes tax, s/h) (11/01) SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY 2001 BILL SUMMARY - For your information and use, the staff of the Senate Committee on Public Safety has prepared this summary of bills pertaining to the committee's subject-matter jurisdiction passed by the Legislature and signed into law or vetoed by the Governor in 2001. Most of those bills signed into law will go into effect January 1, 2002. (Stock #1117-S; $4.85 - includes tax, s/h) (10/01) HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2001 BY THE CALIFORNIA SENATE OFFICE OF RESEARCH - This document highlights some, although not all of the significant measures that reached the desk of Governor Gray Davis in 2001 across a range of public-policy areas. It notes whether he signed or vetoed each measure and, if it became law, its chapter number for future reference. Most of the bills signed by the governor will take effect at the start of the new year on January 1, 2001. However, the 2001-02 state budget and its companion "trailer" bills are in effect for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2001. This document does not directly review the state budget, signed July 26, although it does highlight some of the trailer bills that helped enact its provisions. (Stock #1116-S; $4.58 - includes tax s/h) (11/01) STATE OF CALIFORNIA INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES POLICIES & PRACTICES (JOINT): SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW #4, ASSEMBLY BUDGET #5, AND ASSEMBLY INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGIES - An informational hearing to discuss such issues as the state's annual expenditures for information technology, including equipment software and personnel; what is the current information technology policy, planning and procurement approval process; the evaluation of the state's success in using information technology. (Stock #1115-S; $4.31 - includes s/h) (8/01) 2002 MOBILEHOME RESIDENCY LAW: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK OCCUPANCY LAW & OTHER SELECTED LAWS GOVERNING CA PARK RESIDENCY - Most provisions of the MRL were enacted piecemeal over a number of years and eventually codified under Chapter 2.5 of the Civil Code in 1978. Since 1978, a number of sections have been amended and others added to the Code. The MRL is divided into 9 Articles, by subject, as indicated in table of sections. The RV Park Residency Law was first enacted in 1979. Violations, like those in the Residency Law, are enforceable through legal action in the courts. Now divided into 7 Articles, the RV Park Occupancy Law was substantially revised in 1992. Also enclosed are relevant laws on mobilehome resale disclosure and an Election Code Section relating to mobilehome polling places. (Stock #1114-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (10/01) ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH STOCK #1114-X; $3.77 – INCLUDES TAX S/H (2/02) SENATE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 2001 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY - This report serves as an important resource of major interest to legislators, labor organizations, employer associations, community groups, individual employers and workers, and the Governor's office. (Stock #1113-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (10/01) PARKS, PROGRESS, AND PUBLIC POLICY: A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF SENATE BILL 707 AND THE "RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT LAW" - This report documents the effort that resulted in the first comprehensive revision of the recreation and park districts' statute since 1957. The Working Group of Revising the Recreation and Park District Law recognized that the 1957 law was incomplete, inaccurate, and archaic. With help from legislative staffers and other advisors, the Working Group researched and drafted a replacement statute. Documenting the origins and legislative history of the new Recreation and Park District Law will help public officials, researchers, legal advisors, and the courts understand where SB 707 came from and what its drafters and authors intended to achieve. (Stock #1112- S; $6.73 - includes tax s/h) (10/01) JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION: WORKING GROUPS INTERIM REPORT - This report has been prepared for members of the committee, their staff, and subsequently for Californians throughout the state. There are a total of seven "working groups" whose summaries are provided in this report. Each "working group" was advised at the onset to not be constrained by historical practices but to consider all options that they deem to be essential to constructing a cohesive system of schools, colleges, and universities that focuses on continuous improvement in student achievement and institutional performance, and strives to eliminate any significant gaps in student achievement among identifiable student groups. (Stock #1111-S; $4.57 - includes tax s/h) VOTE RE: TERMINATION OF CONTEMPT FINDINGS FOR RELIANT & ENRON (SACRAMENTO, CA 9/14/01) - Motion to terminate contempt process on Reliant and Enron. Voted on by the members of the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Prices Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. (Stock #1110-S; $3.23 - includes s/h) (9/01) REVIEW OF CONTEMPT FINDINGS AS TO RELIANT, CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS BY AES DUKE DYNEGY NRG WILLIAMS & DOCUMENTATION SERVING ISO ORDER (SACRAMENTO, CA 9/6/01) DETMERS BURNS COOK - The Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market covers 4 topics in this hearing. Number one, review of the status re: Reliant. Second, the review of the remainder of the market participants who are in the process of producing documents in Sacramento depositories. Third, is the joint memorandum that was signed by four market participants and submitted by Enron to the Court. Fourth, ISO Representatives are present to help the committee to better understand what documents they need to review what occurred on any given day with any generating facility. (Stock #1109-S; $3.49 - includes tax s/h) (9/01) 2001 REDISTRICTING SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 7/31/01 - The development of the new district maps is a public process. The Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee will conduct a series of hearings giving members of the public an opportunity to submit redistricting maps and comments for the Legislature's consideration. These hearings will be held across the state over the course of May, June and July. The California State Senate invites citizen participation and welcomes comments and input during the hearing process. This is the fifth of five hearings. (Stock #1108-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (7/01) 2001 REDISTRICTING SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 7/24/01 - The development of the new district maps is a public process. The Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee will conduct a series of hearings giving members of the public an opportunity to submit redistricting maps and comments for the Legislature's consideration. These hearings will be held across the state over the course of May, June and July. The California State Senate invites citizen participation and welcomes comments and input during the hearing process. This is the fourth of five hearings. (Stock #1107-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (7/01) 2001 REDISTRICTING SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 7/23/01 - The development of the new district maps is a public process. The Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee will conduct a series of hearings giving members of the public an opportunity to submit redistricting maps and comments for the Legislature's consideration. These hearings will be held across the state over the course of May, June and July. The California State Senate invites citizen participation and welcomes comments and input during the hearing process. This is the third of five hearings. (Stock #1106-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (7/01) 2001 REDISTRICTING LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 7/17/01 - The development of the new district maps is a public process. The Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee will conduct a series of hearings giving members of the public an opportunity to submit redistricting maps and comments for the Legislature's consideration. These hearings will be held across the state over the course of May, June and July. The California State Senate invites citizen participation and welcomes comments and input during the hearing process. This is the second of five hearings. (Stock #1105-S; $5.66 - includes tax s/h) (7/01) WATER STORAGE AND THE CALFED PROGRAM: CAN THE PROGRAM DELIVER ON ITS PROMISES? - This report will provide an overview and status report on the CALFED Water Storage Program, including the current status of the Integrated Storage Investigations Program. As part of the status report, they will explore a study commissioned by an environmental group that raises questions about the economic feasibility of the proposed CALFED water storage projects contained within the Record of Decision. It will also highlight recent events that demonstrate the immediate need for new water storage facilities in the state. Finally, the report will conclude by exploring actions that can be taken now to meet the state's critical water needs sooner rather than later. (Stock #1104-S; $9.70 - includes tax s/h) (8/01) FINAL ACTION REPORT: A SUMMARY OF THE 2001 BUDGET ACT (CHAPTER 106, STATUTES OF 2001) - This overview includes a discussion of the General Fund condition after the Governor's vetoes and lists the trailer bills. The detail by subcommittee builds on the Major Action Report issued earlier this year. It lists the changes to the budget: actions taken by the Senate subcommittees, by the budget Conference Committee, or by veto. The appendix lists the member requests as adopted by the Conference Committee and details vetoes made by the Governor. (Stock #1103-S; $5.93 - includes tax, s/h) (8/01) REVIEWING COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS FOR DUKE, DYNEGY, RELIANT, AES, NRG, & WILLIAMS (SACRAMENTO, CA 7/28/01) PEACE PRATT STEVENS - The sole purpose of this hearing was to review compliance with legislative subpoenas as to the market participants that received service of the June subpoena, with the exception of Mirant. Their review of compliance will be continued in August or September. (Stock #1102-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (7/01) FOREIGN PRISONERS TRANSFER PROGRAM - Informational hearing by the Joint Legislative Committee on Prison Construction & Operations and the Senate Public Safety Committee. Testimony given relating to the treaties which govern the transfer of foreign prisoners, the way in which California implements those treaties, and compare the way we implement to other states and hear from the federal government who is part of the panel presentations. Also at the hearing are several consulates, Department of Justice from Washington D.C. and Board of Prison Terms. (Stock #1101-S; $3.50 - includes tax s/h) (6/01) REPORT TO THE FULL SENATE REGARDING CONTEMPT FINDINGS FOR ENRON & MIRANT (SACRAMENTO, CA 7 /11/01) PEACE PRATT ZIRKLE KIRBY FERGUS - Continuing investigations by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Prices Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. (Stock #1100-S; $4.58 - includes tax s/h) (7/01) HEARING WITH REGARDS TO SUBPOENA COMPLIANCE (SACRAMENTO, CA 6/28/01) DRIVON KLEINMAN LARREA - Confidentiality of documents submitted to the Senate Select Committee to Investigate price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market are discussed in this hearing. The companies who submitted documents (not included in transcript) are Cal-ISO, Duke, Dynergy, Mirant, Reliant, Williams and Enron. (Stock #1099-S; $4.58 - includes tax s/h) (6/01) INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS AND THE ROLE OF THE STATE - The purpose of this hearing is to bring attention to the growing intersection between international trade agreements and California state laws. Through expert testimony, they will explore the important role that trade plays in the California economy and will explore the potential effects on state laws by international agreements such as the NAFTA, the Uruguay Round of the WTO (World Trade Organization) and the current negotiations of the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas). (Stock #1098-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (5/01) 2001 REDISTRICTING FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 5/22/01 - The development of the new district maps is a public process. The Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee will conduct a series of hearings giving members of the public an opportunity to submit redistricting maps and comments for the Legislature's consideration. These hearings will be held across the state over the course of May, June and July. The California State Senate invites citizen participation and welcomes comments and input during the hearing process. This was the first of five hearings available so far. (Stock #1097-S; $4.31 - includes tax s/h) (5/01) URBAN SPRAWL, PART II: INFLUENCES OF THE "FISCALIZATION OF LAND USE" AND URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES - California policy-makers and think tanks often talk of the "fiscalization of land use." It's a shorthand way of suggesting that local planning and zoning decisions are driven by the goal of maximizing the local tax revenues that land can produce. While it has been assumed this phenomenon encourages urban sprawl - as "big box stores," auto malls and other high-volume retailers spring up on once open lands - no one has studied whether the appropriate data does, indeed, show that fiscal considerations are driving many local land-use decisions. Prepared by Robert W. Wassmer, Visiting Consultant for Senate Office of Research. (Stock #1096-S; $3.23 - includes tax, s/h) (7/01) URBAN SPRAWL, PART I: DEFINING EXCESSIVE UBRANIZATION IN CALIFORNIA AND OTHER WESTERN STATES - This paper is intended to offer a better understanding of the incidence of urban sprawl in California with the goal of helping decision-makers chart effective policies for dealing with it. The paper offers an economic way of thinking about urban sprawl, or decentralized growth. It develops a method for quantifing the degree of sprawl in metropolitan areas, given the available data. Prepared by Robert W. Wassmer, Visiting Consultant for Senate Office of Research. (Stock #1095-S; $3.23 - includes tax, s/h) (7/01) OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF GENERATION FACILITIES (SACRAMENTO, CA 6/22/01) - EDWARDS JOHNSON OLKJER - Continued investigations by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. Three witnesses testify in regards to DUKE, SDG&E, South Bay & other facilities. (Stock #1094-S; $7.00 - includes tax s/h) (6/01) OVERVIEW OF INVESTIGATIONS, STUDIES, AND REPORTS REGARDING THE ENERGY CRISIS (SACRAMENTO, CA 6/14/01) – COY BAIRD - This is the fifth & final hearing on this subject held on June 14, 2001 in Sacramento, CA by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. The role of the committee is to figure out how to stop high electricity prices and not how to finance these price increases. (Stock #1093-S; $3.77 - includes tax s/h) (5/01) MOBILEHOME PARK UTILITY & BILLING PROBLEMS - The purpose of this hearing was to provide a forum for testimony and comment from mobilehome owners, park operators, governmental agencies, and others on mobilehome park utility & billing problems. The Senate Select Committee on Mobile & Manufactured Homes has had some complaints about mobilehome park utility issues for years but since last summer has experienced a large increase in complaints, mostly from park residents, about the failure of parks to pass through PUC-mandated refunds, failure to post rates, overcharges, surcharges and accessibility to low-income utility assistance programs, among other concerns. (Stock #1092-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h) (4/01) OVERVIEW OF INVESTIGATIONS, STUDIES, AND REPORTS REGARDING THE ENERGY CRISIS – This is the fourth hearing held on May 31, 2001 in Sacramento, CA by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. The role of the committee is to figure out how to stop high electricity prices and not how to finance these price increases. (Stock #1091-S; $5.93 – includes tax s/h) (5/01) OVERVIEW OF INVESTIGATIONS, STUDIES, AND REPORTS REGARDING THE ENERGY CRISIS – This is the third hearing held on May 18, 2001 in Irvine, CA by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. The role of the committee is to figure out how to stop high electricity prices and not how to finance these price increases. (Stock #1090-S; $7.27 – includes tax s/h) (5/01) HISTORIC STATE CAPITOL COMMISSION 2000 ANNUAL REPORT – Annual report of the activities and accomplishments of the CHSCC for the 2000 calendar year. Included in this report is background information about the Commission and their role in the management of the Historic State Capitol Building, a summary of the activities of the Commission over the last two years, and their goals for 2001. (Stock #1089-S; $3.23 – includes tax, s/h) (7/01) CRIMES AGAINST REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA - The report includes results of two new surveys of California abortion providers indicating that one out of two providers experienced anti-reproductive-rights crimes at their clinics and offices and three out of ten experienced them at their homes or elsewhere in 1995-2000. The report also finds increased threats in 2001. On line at www.sen.ca.gov/sor. (Stock #1088-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (5/01) CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND THE ROLE OF CALIFORNIA’S SCHOOLS – Childhood obesity is on the rise and affects 25 percent of our young people. Related health problems such as heart disease and Type II diabetes are increasing dramatically among children and adolescents. In addition to health concerns, childhood obesity can contribute to low self-esteem and psychological problems. This hearing discusses these issues with medical experts, policy advocates, directors of model programs, and representatives from the education community who will propose ways in which the schools can help and be a partner in health education and physical fitness. Some Sacramento area teenagers are also participating in the panels. (Stock #1087-S; $16.97 – includes tax s/h) (1/01) RECENT SUSPICIOUS DEATHS OF WOMEN INMATES –This is an informational hearing held on January 17, 2001 by the Joint Committee on Prison Construction and Operations. The purpose of this hearing is to discover what happened to these women, why did they die and what were the circumstances surrounding their deaths. Second, to discuss the systematic barriers there are to providing appropriate legal and medical or prohibiting the legal and medically appropriate care to inmates and what possible remedies there are. (Stock #1086-S; $4.58 – includes tax s/h) (1/01) STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO ACCESSING DENTAL SERVICES – The purpose of this hearing is to review the public dental programs that provide services to low-income working people. Without question, the public dental programs are clearly not meeting California’s dental health needs. Study after study tells us that untreated dental diseases cause serious and chronic difficulties for tens of thousands of Californians. Untreated dental conditions lead to unnecessary pain and infection, diminish the capacity to eat or speak, reduce the capacity to learn and concentrate, seriously impact self-esteem, they prove barriers to employment, and they contribute to chronic conditions such as diabetes. (Stock #1085-S; $11.31 – includes tax s/h) (3/01) IS THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY ENOUGH? – On November 2, 2000, the Senate Insurance Committee held an interim hearing on the subject of the CEA , earthquake insurance in general, and related issues. The hearing was held in Napa because a moderate earthquake struck Napa in September, 2000. The committee wanted to assess how the CEA had performed after this moderate quake and the reasons why homeowners did or did not have earthquake insurance at the time of the quake. (Stock #1084-S; $4.31 – includes tax s/h) (11/00) OVERVIEW OF INVESTIGATIONS, STUDIES, AND REPORTS REGARDING THE ENERGY CRISIS – This is the second hearing held on April 26, 2001 in Sacramento, CA by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. The role of the committee is to figure out how to stop high electricity prices and not how to finance these price increases. (Stock #1083- S; $5.39 – includes tax s/h) (4/01) OVERVIEW OF INVESTIGATIONS, STUDIES, AND REPORTS REGARDING THE ENERGY CRISIS – This is the first hearing held on April 18, 2001 in Sacramento, CA by the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Price Manipulation of the Wholesale Energy Market. The role of the committee is to figure out how to stop high electricity prices and not how to finance these price increases. (Stock #1082-S; $5.93 – includes tax s/h) (4/01) PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF TOXIC MOLD – The purpose of this hearing is to explore two specific questions. First of all, what exactly are the health effects of exposure to this mold? And secondly, does our system adequately protect the public health in the face of this threat? At this time there are no federal or state laws, regulations or guidelines regarding mold exposure, identification, or remediation. (Stock #1081-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (3/01) CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW: HIGHLIGHTS OF SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN 2001 – This report by the Senate Office of Research highlights some of the significant bills introduced by the February 23 deadline in the first year of the 2001-02 session of the California Legislature. While it doesn’t include every measure or subject area, it does offer a guide to some of the policy issues and proposals that will be aired in the Legislature in 2001. Lawmakers are scheduled to recess for the year on September 14. (Stock #1080-S; $4.58 – includes tax s/h) (4/01) PROPOSED HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM EXPANSION TO PROVIDE PARENTAL COVERAGE – On January 30, 2001 the Senate Health and Human Services Committee held an informational hearing to discuss low cost medical coverage. They discuss such issues as simplifying the Medi-Cal and Healthy Families programs to make the promise of eligibility a reality. To enroll more than a million Californians who are eligible but not enrolled in government programs. To seriously consider providing parental coverage up to 250 percent of poverty. (Stock #1079-S; $7.00 – includes tax s/h) (1/01) OUTCOMES OR OUTRAGE: A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR CALIFORNIA. HOW IS CALIFORNIA MEASURING UP? This fourth report by the Senate Advisory Commission on cost control in State Government evaluates the current use of performance measurements in California State Government and reviews efforts of several states and private businesses and comments on Federal government efforts. The Commission believes that setting targets in costs, efficiency, services, program outcomes, and quality and them measuring the actual performance against these targets would result in significant improvement in every aspect of the State’s operations. It is clear that no business or government can operate successfully without a business plan with specific performance targets that become commitments resulting in complete accountability. At one time among states, California was regarded as the model for public administration. This is no longer the case. It is hoped that this report will encourage the Governor and the Legislature to restore the State of California to the eminent position it once held. (Stock #1078-S; $9.16 – includes tax s/h) (4/01) EFFECTS OF THE ENERGY CRISIS ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS – The potential short-term and long-term impacts of the energy crisis on our state’s economic health are just the beginning to be more broadly discussed. The purpose of this informational hearing is to determine: 1) What Edison and PG&E owe our financial institutions; 2) What these two utilities owe California businesses (and investors worldwide) – including alternative energy companies, and large and small vendors that provide goods and services to the utilities; 3) What could happen to our financial institutions and their customers if one or both of the utility companies goes bankrupt; and 4) The impact of a “credit crunch” on our state’s economy and its businesses and citizens. (Stock #1077-S; $5.66 – includes tax s/h) (2/01) HOW CAN THE STATE PROTECT SENIOR CITIZENS FROM DWINDLING PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS? – Prescription medications cost too much. Seniors need help now as HMO prescription benefits are being decreased. Other states have passed legislation to help seniors. The types of legislation being used or considered are discounted price (SB 393 in California), state bulk purchasing and state subsidy. This hearing explores what needs to be done from the perspective of patients, providers, HMOs, pharmaceutical companies and public agencies. (Stock #1076-S; $5.12 – includes tax s/h) (11/00) TENSION & AMBIGUITY: A LEGISLATIVE GUIDE TO RECENT EFFORTS TO REFORM CALIFORNIA’S STATE-LOCAL FISCAL RELATIONSHIP – A report by the Senate Local Government Committee. The report describes the historical background, major issues, recent reform proposals, and legislation. It also includes several appendices regarding fiscal reform and the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF). (Stock #1075-S; $3.23 – includes tax s/h) (3/01) PROTECTING THE PUBLIC BY ASSISTING ADDICTED LAWYERS IN OVERCOMING SUBSTANCE ABUSE – A Briefing paper prepared by the Senate Office of Research. This paper looks at what four other states with successful programs are doing in this arena, summarizes the two small assistance programs available to California lawyers and elaborates on help available to California Physicians. Statutory language to create a California treatment and diversion program for lawyers in included in the appendix. (Stock #1074-S; $3.23 – includes tax, s/h) (2/01) STOPPING IDENTITY FRAUD AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES – This is an Oversight Hearing scheduled by the Senate Transportation Committee after the publication of a series of news reports on the issuance of fraudulent duplicate driver’s licenses by the DMV and the Department’s acknowledgement that the problems in this regard do exist. (Stock #1073-S; $5.66 – includes tax, s/h) (11/00) CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION (PRISON) FOR WOMEN: OCTOBER 12, 2000 CHINO, CALIFORNIA – This was the second of two days of hearings held by the Joint Legislative Committee on Prison Construction and Operations. The subject matter discussed was “Battered Women’s Syndrome”, “Medical Care”, “Sexual Misconduct and Harassment” and “Policy, Appeals, and Internal Affairs”. (Stock #1072-S; $6.47 – includes tax, s/h) (10/00) VALLEY STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN: OCTOBER 11, 2000 CHOWCHILLA, CALIFORNIA – This was the first of two days of hearings. This hearing addresses the issues that are unique to women, as inmates. They include children, contagious infectious diseases, mental health and pregnancy. Women comprise less than 10 percent of the population in our prisons in California, and are subject to the same rules and regulations that are developed primarily pertaining to male inmates. They discuss these rules and how women inmates are the forgotten minority within the correction system. (Stock #1071-S; $7.00 – includes tax, s/h) (10/00 OVERVIEW OF THE 2001-02 BUDGET BILL: SENATE BILL 75 – Prepared by the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. This report is commonly known as the “Redbook” and is published annually to inform members of the Legislature about budget issues that are of concern in the Senate. The “Redbook” is organized by subcommittee jurisdiction to enable readers to better follow the dynamics of the hearing process as well as understand the substance of the budget. (Stock #1070-S; $5.12 – includes tax, s/h) (1/00) HEALTH EFFECTS OF CHROMIUM VI CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER – The release of the film Erin Brockovich in March of 2000 made chromium VI a common household word. The film is based on the town of Hinkley, CA and its redidents who were exposed to high levels of chromium VI and suffered a wide variety of health conditions including cancer. The Hinkley story, the film and the press coverage has vastly increased public awareness and its health effects. The hearing discusses the issue of chromium VI and contamination of California’s drinking water, and how to protect the public health from environmental threat. Background information is also included. (Stock #1069-S; $12.93 – includes tax, s/h) (10/00) KEEP OUT!: THE FAILURE OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT – This report is the result of the experience of the Joint Legislative Staff Task Force on Government Oversight in requesting and obtaining information from state government agencies. The conclusion drawn from this experience is that the CPRA, as currently written, is of little value to the public and will remain so until it is revised to provide simple and effective recourse in cases of noncompliance. (Stock #1068-S; $4.31 – includes tax, s/h) (7/98) NAFTA AND CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER – The Senate Select Committee on the California Legislature’s Role in Global Trade held this third hearing to investigate the effect of the North American Free Trade Policy (NAFTA) on California’s economy and its impact on the California-Mexico border region. The purpose of the hearing to determine whether the NAFTA has lived up to its promises in California. Has it created more jobs rather than lost them. Have labor and environment protections been enforced and strengthened? Are the increased immigration flows from Mexico and the nearly 600 migrant deaths at the CA-MEX border related to NAFTA’s impact on our economies? (Stock #1067-S; $3.77 – includes tax, s/h) (10/00) SCHOOL VIOLENCE: WHO FITS THE PROFILE? - A Town Hall Meeting of The Legischool Project, an educational collaboration between the California State Legislature and California State University. This report is the twentieth in a series of televised Town Hall Meetings from the State Capitol in Sacramento, and was broadcast live via cable by the California Channel on February 1, 2001. The purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum in which California high school students, educators and legislators can engage in face-to-face dialogue about problems of mutual interest. (Stock #1065-S; $4.04 -- includes tax, s/h) (2/01) SENATE COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE 1999-2000 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARY – The committee’s end-of-session report includes a summary of all measures heard by the committee, including bills that were not sent to the Governor. (Stock #1064-S; $3.77 – includes tax, s/h) (12/00) HISTORIC STATE CAPITOL COMMISSION 1999 ANNUAL REPORT – Annual report of the activities and accomplishments of the CHSCC for the 1999 calendar year. Included in this report is background information about the Commission and their role in the management of the Historic State Capitol Building, a summary of the activities of the Commission over the last two years, and their goals for 2000. (Stock #1063-S; $3.77 – includes tax, s/h) (12/00) SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARIES OF 1999-2000 BILLS – Summaries of significant legislation from this committee include issues such as children, seniors, AIDS/HIV, drugs, welfare, disabilities, heath care, medi-cal, and mental health. (Stock #1062-S; $5.66 – includes tax, s/h) (11/00) SENATE COMMITTEE ON REVENUE & TAXATION 1999-2000 SESSION - Analyses of Measures Heard. Committee disposition report. (Stock #1061-S; $15.35 - includes tax, s/h) (11/00) 2000 DIGEST OF SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION – This publication contains digests of bill for the legislative period from January 3, 2000 through September 1, 2000. This summary includes all bill of consequence, which have been chaptered or vetoed, as well as those bill which were considered to be two-year bills. (Stock #1060-S; $24.51 – includes tax s/h) (10/00) SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 2000 BILL SUMMARY – For your information and use, the staff of the Senate Committee on Public Safety has prepared this summary of bills pertaining to Public Safety’s jurisdiction passes by the Legislature and signed into law or vetoed by the Governor in 2000. Most of those bills signed into law will go into effect January 1, 2001. (Stock #1059-S; $5.39 – includes tax, s/h) (11/01) CALIFORNIA SENATE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT & RETIREMENT 1999-2000 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARY - (Stock #1058-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (11/00) ADVERTISING AT SCHOOLS: IS THERE ROOM IN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR SODAS AND SNACKS? A Town Hall Meeting of The Legischool Project, an educational collaboration between the California State Legislature and California State University. This report is the nineteenth in a series of televised Town Hall Meetings from the State Capitol in Sacramento, and was broadcast live via cable by the California Channel on December 8, 2000. The purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum in which California high school students, educators and legislators can engage in face-to-face dialogue about problems of mutual interest. (Stock #1057-S; $4.31 -- includes tax, s/h) (12/00) IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 115 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: OFFICE OF PLANNING & RESEARCH AND CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY – The purpose of this hearing is to determine what actions OPR, Cal-EPA, and other relevant state agencies have taken to date to implement the new law and what specific future program, policy, and process changes are envisioned to further the goal of environmental justice. In addition, the Committee is interested in hearing how state agencies intend to ensure that their programs, permits, and projects are in compliance with Title VI of the federal Civil Rights act of 1964. (Stock #1056-S; $4.31 – includes tax s/h) (9/00) 2001 CALIFORNIA MOBILEHOME RESIDENCY LAW – Most provisions of the MRL were enacted piecemeal over a number of years and eventually codified under Chapter 2.5 of the Civil Code in 1978. Since 1978, a number of sections have been amended and others added to the Code. The MRL is divided into 9 Articles, by subject, as indicated in table of sections. The RV Park Residency Law was first enacted in 1979. Violations, like those in the Residency Law, are enforceable through legal action in the courts. Now divided into 7 Articles, the RV Park Occupancy Law was substantially revised in 1992. Also enclosed are relevant laws on mobilehome resale disclosure and an Election Code Section relating to mobilehome polling places. (Stock #1055-S; $3.50 – includes tax s/h) (11/00)(Also available in Spanish. Use Stock #1055-X; $4.04 – includes tax s/h) IMPACTS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING ON CALIFORNIA’S ENVIRONMENT: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF RESEARCH AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES (NOVARTIS/UC BERKELEY AGREEMENT) – On May 15, 2000 the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife and the Committee on Higher Education discussed the following issues; long term environmental effects, potential health effects, academic freedom, liability, role of state regulatory agencies and University research departments. The purpose of this hearing is to evaluate whatever evidence there is of adverse effects on the environment from bioengineering/biotechnology. (Stock #1054-S; $7.27 – includes tax s/h) (5/00) HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2000 – This summary highlights some of the significant measures that reached the desk of Governor Gray Davis in 2000. This is not a complete list, but does illustrate the range of issues considered and legislative actions taken at the turn of the century. It also offers an opportunity to observe any emerging patterns in the governor’s vetoes of some of those measures during his second year in office. This summary was prepared by the California Senate Office of Research. (Stock #1053-S; $6.20 – includes tax s/h) (10/00) SENATE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 1999 - 2000 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY -- This report is a summary of the legislation heard by the Senate Committee on Industrial Relations during the 1999 - 2000 Legislative Session. The status of each bill is shown indicating the final action taken. The summary describes the measures in the last amended version. (Stock #1052-S; $4.31 -- includes tax, s/h) (11/00) CLIMATE CHANGE: ITS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – The Senate Committee on Environmental Quality heard testimony from business in California which have taken steps to address greenhouse gas production in their operations while simultaneously increasing their profits and economic positions. If the past is any evidence, actions taken to reduce global warming emissions in California would benefit the State’s economy by providing high-wage jobs, increasing economic competitiveness, expanding clean industries, developing new markets for California Products, and further reducing potentially costly dependence on imported oil and fossil fuels. (Stock #1051-S; $4.31 – includes s/h) (11/99) DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE: IN RUBBLE AFTER NORTHRIDGE ~ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REBUILDING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE – The lack of written rules began with a lack of clarity in some statutes, and has heavily impacted the recommendations of this report. While this report makes many recommendations, and while it outlines the facts surrounding many DOI activities, it is not exhaustive. Most disturbing is the manner in which former Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush contorted current law to objectives that were never contemplated by the Legislature. As the evidence unfolds, the Legislature must seriously re-examine those statutes that provided opportunities for abuse. But while policy reforms are debated, there should be no argument over the immediate goal of helping policyholders who remain victimized by the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, the costliest natural disaster in our nation’s history. (Stock #1050-S; $3.77 – includes s/h) (8/00) INPLICATIONS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE – The objective of this hearing is to provide information to committee members, the Senate overall, and the general public on this timely issue that will likely be subject to public policy review in the coming months and years. The purpose is informational: to collect information so that more enlightened public policy choices may be crafted by elected officials in the future. (Stock #1049-S; $5.93 – includes tax s/h) (4/00) FRAMEWORK TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY – The Joint Committee has been empanelled to develop a Master Plan for Education that will provide a comprehensive organizing template for California’s schools, colleges, and universities that assures Californians opportunities to engage in the learning process throughout their lives. This framework is derived from the initial activities of the committee and its staff, including hearings, interviews, symposia and other public activities, reviews of research, and the recommendations of numerous entities. (Stock #1048-S; $3.23 – includes tax s/h) RECYCLED DRINKING WATER IN THE EAST VALLEY: ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT OR ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE? – On June 8, 2000 the Senate Select Committee on Environmental Justice held a hearing to discuss the Department of Water’s East Valley Reclamation Project. Also the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s plan to use reclaimed water as drinking water. (Stock #1047-S; $4.04 – includes tax s/h) FINAL ACTIONS 2000-01 BUDGET BILL AB 1740 (CHAPTER 52) – This report provides a detailed summary of the budget actions taken by the Senate and by the Budget Conference Committee along with Governor Gray Davis’s vetoes, May Revision requests, and budget trailer bills that were passed by the Legislature. It should be noted that the Governor had not yet taken action on all of the trailer bills on the date this report was published. (Stock #1046-S; $6.20 – includes tax s/h) (6/00) BROWNFIELDS TO SCHOOL SITES: HOW CAN THE STATE FACILITATE CLEANUP TO BUILD ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS? – Environmental injustice occurs where environmental degradations are overconcentrated in low-income and minority communities. Because a disproportionate share of “brownfields” (vacant of underutilized sites that may be contaminated from prior uses) are located in these areas, cleaning up these sites and promoting their reuse helps alleviate the historical injustices affecting these neighborhoods. When handled correctly and adequately cleaned or mitigated, brownfields can provide sites for safe neighborhood schools. In some communities, this is one of the few options open for meeting the dire need for school space. This hearing is meant to obtain input from professionals in the field on how the state can further facilitate the cleanup of brownfields for use as schools where alternatives do not readily exist. (Stock #1045-S; $4.31 – includes tax s/h) (1/00) HOOD DIVERSION AND WATER QUALITY – A hearing by the Senate Select Committee on the CALFED Water Program held on May 31, 2000. Issues discussed are Hood Diversion, Peripheral Canal, and California’s water quality and supply problems. Some of those problems include virtual absence of treatment implementation. (Stock #1044-S; $4.85 – includes tax s/h) (5/00) JOINT OVERSIGHT HEARING OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC SAFETY REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF THE YOUTH AUTHORITY – In response to the recent public disclosures concerning the operations of the CYA, on May 16, 2000, the committees held this hearing. During more than three hours of testimony, the committees heard from eleven witnesses on a variety of issues ranging from resource and staffing cuts to ward programming and abuse concerns. The committees concluded with testimony from Robert Presley, Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency and Jerry Harper, the newly appointed Director of the Youth Authority. (Stock #1043-S; $4.85 – includes tax s/h) (5/00) REPORT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON JOINT COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH REFORM: FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS AS ADOPTED BY SENATE SELECT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & MENTAL HEALTH – The Surgeon General’s Report decries that “nearly half of all Americans who have severe mental illness do not seek treatment”. Thus, despite these alarming statistics, the SGR cites that “possibly the most striking finding of the landmark Global Burden of Disease study is that the impact of mental illness on overall health and productivity in the US and throughout the world is profoundly unrecognized”. This report further underscores that mental illness is not a “character flaw” but that “mental disorders are real health conditions that have immense impact on individuals and families throughout this Nation and the world,” and that mental health is fundamental to health”. (Stock #1042-S; $4.58 – includes tax s/h) (6/00) CALIFORNIA’S AILING SYSTEM OF CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS – In June of 1998 the Senate Office of Research was asked by the Senate Health & Human Services Committee to study the California Children’s Services program to determine the extent to which the program is providing timely access to services for children eligible for the program. CCS is a successful and multi-faceted program serving children with complicated health care needs. Although the purpose and basic structure of the program are sound, numerous growing problems prevent timely access to services for many CCS-eligible children, including fragmentation of services, outdated standards, limited state oversight of the program, and erosion of the provider infrastructure serving the program. (Stock #1041-S; $3.23 – includes tax s/h) (5/00) THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM CLOSURES – This is an informational hearing by the Senate Health and Human Services. According to many observers and experts, the United States is facing a growing shortage of emergency medical care, arguably leading to an unprecedented crisis. This past winter’s flu season resulted in long delays for people in emergency rooms throughout the state, bringing this issue to the fore and creating concern about the capacity of California’s emergency care system to respond to future crises, such as natural disasters. (Stock #1040-S; $11.31 – includes tax s/h) (3/00) CALIFORNIA’S LATINO DIABETES CRISIS – The purpose of this hearing by the Senate Health and Human Services is to focus on the issue of diabetes, specifically with regard to the Latino community and its very high incidence of diabetes. (Stock #1039-S; $10.78 – includes tax s/h) (3/00) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOSPITAL SEISMIC SAFETY STANDARDS – The Senate and Assembly Health and Human Services Committees held this hearing to review what the hospital association believes is the most serious challenge facing their medical community today. (Stock #1038-S; $4.58 – includes tax s/h) (1/00) NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS OF CALIFORNIA MILK: COST VS. PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS – The purpose of this hearing was to determine the nutritional differences between various types of milk made according to either federal standards and made according to California standards. Also, are there any public health benefits of the California standard and, whether it is worth the cost. (Stock # 1037-S; $6.47 – includes tax s/h) (12/99) STATUS OF CALWORKS: STATEWIDE AND IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The purpose of this hearing is to discuss issues such as; Is the funding the state has provided to counties being utilized or are there surplus funds? What services are being provided with the funds? Are those parents who are getting jobs earning enough to support their families? Advocates assert that few Calworks recipients are receiving services, while large numbers are being sanctioned. Is this the case and, if so, what should be done to reverse this trend? (Stock #1036-S; $8.35 – includes tax s/h) (12/99) OPTIONS FOR FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE FOR WORKING FAMILIES: LESSONS FROM OTHER STATES – Joint Committee hearing held on March 1, 2000 by the Senate and Assembly Health and Human Services. (Stock #1035-S; $6.20 – includes tax s/h) (3/00) QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS IN DIAMOND BAR, CA – While the term “environmental justice” has been used for years, there remains disagreement over what this concept entails and, more importantly, how environmental justice should be achieved. The purpose of this hearing is to allow members of the Committee to hear the perspectives of various interested parties on this issue: the administration, community groups, environmental justice advocates, and the business community. The hearing is also an opportunity for these parties to share their views on how the state should address this complex issue. (Stock #1034-S; $4.04 – includes tax s/h) (9/99) CALFED WATER PROGRAM – Transcript of the March 15, 2000 committee hearing to discuss CALFED draft environmental impact report and to evaluate how well CALFED has been managed and administered since the creation in 1994. (Stock #1033-S; $3.77 – includes tax s/h) (3/00) MOBILEHOME PARK FIRE HYDRANT SAFETY – The purpose of the February 4, 2000 hearing is to seek information on the effect of state laws and regulations governing fire protection for mobilehome parks, particularly those relating to fire hydrants, in order to determine whether those regulations or laws need to be streamlined or updated. (Stock #1032-S; $4.58 – includes tax, s/h) (2/00) DO CELL PHONES MICROWAVE THE BRAIN? THE CASE FOR CONSUMER PRECAUTION – Twenty five thousand cell phones are being sold every day in America, a total of 80 million altogether. Yet independent, reliable health studies and consumer protections lag far behind the market penetration. Senator Tom Hayden has introduced SB 1699 to bring public scrutiny to the industry’s claims and promote better consumer awareness. (Stock #1031-S; $3.50 – includes tax s/h) (4/00) CALIFORNIA: DEMOCRACY, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) AND THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA) – This informative report by Robert Stumberg of Georgetown University Law School highlights a serious challenge to California arising from the trade policies of the WTO and NAFTA. This publication is designed for both legislators and civil society in hopes that the information will stimulate public wider involvement in this historic debate over California’s future. (Stock # 1030-S; $3.23 – includes tax s/h) (3/00) CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW: HIGHLIGHTS OF SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION PENDING IN 2000 – Prepared by the Senate Office of Research April 2000. Some of the issues included are animals, agriculture, children, consumer, civil rights, education, elections, family law, gambling, government, health, human services, housing, technology, insurance, labor & employment, natural resources, privacy, public safety, seniors, taxes, transportation, veterans & water. (Stock # 1029- S; $5.12 – includes tax s/h) (4/00) THE JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT DURING WORLD WAR II -- A Town Hall Meeting of The Legischool Project, an educational collaboration between the California State Legislature and California State University. This report is the sixteenth in a series of televised Town Hall Meetings from the State Capitol in Sacramento, and was broadcast live via cable by the California Channel on May 2, 2000. The purpose of these meetings is to provide a forum in which California high school students, educators and legislators can engage in face-to-face dialogue about problems of mutual interest. (Stock #1028-S; $3.77 -- includes tax, s/h) (5/00) CONSUMERS ON SHAKY GROUND: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY – This report represents the results of an interim hearing by the Senate Insurance Committee as well as subsequent research by committee staff. Many of the recommendations for change to the California Earthquake Authority set forth in the report will require legislation. The CEA is the product of a threatened boycott of California homeowners by insurance companies, in the aftermath of the Northridge earthquake. Its intent is to provide homeowners with financial protection against losses due to an earthquake. This report details how the CEA is in jeopardy of failing in its mission, and what should be done to improve the CEA policy as a product. (Stock #1027-S; $5.66 – includes tax s/h) (3/00) VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA’S PRISONS: A PROPOSAL FOR RESEARCH INTO PATTERNS AND CURES – This report calls for independent research and reporting on the extent and nature of violence in California prisons and the Youth Authority. The authorities have a duty to disclose, and the public has a right to know, whether we are seeing the rise of “violence as punishment.” Knowledge of what happens invisibly behind prison walls is a precondition for the public and responsible leaders to decide how to lessen it. Introduction by Senator Tom Hayden. Report by Dr. James Gilligan, Harvard Medical School. (Stock #1026-S; $3.23 – includes tax s/h) (3/00) U.S. SENATE BILL 900: NEW FEDERAL BANKING SECURITIES AND INSURANCE RESTRUCTURING ACT (GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY) – Because this new law has direct impact upon consumers, financial institutions, and the security industry, the Senate Finance, Investment & International Trade Committee feels it would be useful to hear about the act and its impact upon citizens of the state. (Stock #1025-S; $4.58 – includes tax s/h) (1/00) FRAUD ON WHEELS: VEHICLE THEFT, STAGED ACCIDENTS, BOGUS AUTO BODY WORK & OTHER RELATED INSURANCE ISSUES – In March 1999 the Senate Insurance Committee began investigating key aspects of vehicle theft and fraud for purposes of identifying proposals to reduce illegal conduct. Over 200 auto body shop owners, insurer representatives and consumers were interviewed—many submitted documents to the committee for review. Committee informational hearings were held in October and November of 1999. The end result is “Fraud on Wheels”, a committee report with findings and recommendations as well as the transcript from the October hearing and a summary of the November hearing. (Stock #1024-S; $5.93 – includes tax s/h) (2/00) ADDENDUM TO REPORTS ON CALIFORNIA’S BUDGET PROCESS: IMPROVING QUALITY, COST- EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS & ACCOUNTABILITY IN STATE GOVERNMENT & PROCUREMENT PRACTICES – The Senate Advisory Commission on Cost Control in State Government published a report on State Procurement Practices in April, 1996 #859-S and a report on California’s Budget Process in January, 1999 #985-S. This report is an addendum to the previous reports focusing on information technology. It brings current the progress made since the previous reports were issued, points out major concerns, and makes a number of recommendations to move California into the 21st Century. (Stock #1023-S; $3.50 – includes tax s/h) (2/00) LABELING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS: THE PUBLIC RIGHT TO KNOW – The purpose of this document is to inform and liven the public and legislative debate about proposals to place labels on genetically altered food. The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife has produced this background information in hopes it will shed light on an issue where consumers have been kept in the dark too long. (Stock #1022-S; $3.23 – includes tax s/h) (2/00) HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ROUTE 710 FREEWAY CORRIDOR – On November 13, 1999 the Senate Transportation Committee held an Interim Hearing to discuss the Interstate 710 freeway corridor which faces major challenges with regards to congestion, delays and future growth. (Stock #1021-S; $4.85 – includes tax s/h) (11/99) A REVIEW OF THE TIED-HOUSE LAWS THAT IMPINGE ON THE STATE’S WINE INDUSTRY AND THE STATUS OF DIRECT SHIPMENT REGULATIONS NATIONWIDE – One September 22, 1999 the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization and the Senate Select Committee on California’s Wine Industry held a joint hearing. They discuss the present California regulations and hear how those laws affect the wine industry’s ability to compete in the global marketplace of the 21st Century. (Stock #1020-S; $5.39 – includes tax, s/h) (9/99) MOBILEHOME PARK RENTAL AGREEMENTS AND LEASE PROBLEMS – Rental agreement and lease issues continue to be among the most frequent issues about which the Select Committee on Mobile and Manufactured Homes receives complaints. The most common include: Prospective Homeowners, Copy and Review of Lease, Rent not Filled in or Different on Copy, Mandatory Arbitration, Right of First Refusal, and Park Property Homeowner’s Responsibility. These are just some of the more frequent complaints received by the committee from mobilhome owners concerning park rental agreements. The hearing testimony may elicit additional problems. (Stock #1019-S; $7.81 – includes tax, s/h) (7 & 9/99) CODE RED INK: HOSPITALS STRUGGLE FINANCIALLY WITH SEISMIC SAFETY MANDATES – Some California Health Care members warn that health insurance premiums could rise as much as ten percent as hospitals struggle with the colossal cost of either retrofitting old buildings or constructing new ones. The spectra of increased insurance premiums and hospital closures loom on the California horizon. The State Legislature should consider a corrective action plan to promote seismic safety without jeopardizing patient care. These issues were discussed at the Senate Insurance Committee hearing held on October 13, 1999. (Stock #1018-S; $3.77 – includes tax, s/h) (01/00) OVERVIEW OF THE 2000-01 BUDGET BILL -- Prepared by the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. This report is commonly known as the “Redbook” and is published annually to inform members of the Legislature about budget issues that are of concern in the Senate. The “Redbook” is organized by subcommittee jurisdiction to enable readers to better follow the dynamics of the hearing process as well as understand the substance of the budget. (Stock #1017-S; $6.20 – includes tax, s/h) (1/00) OVERSIGHT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CENTURY FRE