In 2014, California legislators will be introducing legislative measures to overhaul California’s residential care facilities for the elderly [“RCFEs”] following an investigative series published in September of 2013 by the U-T San Diego regarding fatalities in San Diego County caused by neglect and state regulatory issues. Some of the legislated solutions proposed in these 14 bills, which are sponsored by the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform [“CANHR”], are summarized at the CANHR website. If these California bills progress successfully through their legislative process, we will be including them in our annual Compendium of ... Read More >
Jan 10
CA AB 1216 Permits Pupil Expulsion for Hate Conduct
When originally introduced in 2013, Assembly member Nora Campos’ bill related to pupil discipline and bullying. In the first amendments taken on this bill nearly one year later, the Assembly Committee on Education gutted and amended the content of the bill to address a different type of pupil discipline, relating to suspension and expulsion for hate violence. There are two main elements to AB 148: (1) Existing law prohibits a pupil from being suspended from school or recommended for expulsion unless the superintendent of the school district or principal of the school determines that the pupil has committed any of various specified acts. ... Read More >
Jan 10
CA AB 919 Entitles Qualified Itinerant Vendor Veterans to Re-payments
CA Assembly member Das Williams introduced Assembly Bill 919 originally in February of 2013 but nearly one year later, this bill was first amended in the Assembly on January 6, 2014. AB 919 would provide a procedure for a qualified veteran, who is a person who met specified requirements for being a qualified itinerant vendor to submit a claim for qualified repayments, as defined, with the State Board of Equalization, as provided. Existing sales and use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in ... Read More >
Dec 19
LIS Wishes Our Clients a Happy Holiday!!
‘Tis the Season! Top: Tom; L-R: Deborah, Jenny, Karen, Janene, Kim, Nick & Jessica; Sitting: Maria & Sara Happy Holidays, Everyone! All of us at LIS wish you a joyous celebration And a great New Year! We look forward to meeting your legislative history research needs in 2014. As you know, the facts are out there and our mission is to help you find them. Every law has a history, an intended purpose with ideas proposed and compromises negotiated. Since 1974, we have helped litigators, researchers, and legal professionals find these pieces of the truth to reveal the factual reality that has led to winning their cases and ... Read More >
Dec 17
California AB 140 of 2013 Expands Elder Financial Abuse Protection
Assembly Bill 140 would modernize the definition of undue influence for elder financial abuse and related probate matters, a definition that has not been revised since 1872. As enacted in 1872, Civil Code § 1575 defined “undue influence” as using the confidence of or real or apparent authority over another, taking an unfair advantage over another person's weakness of mind, or taking a grossly oppressive and unfair advantage of another person's necessities or distress. The new definition that AB 140 would create defines undue influence as excessive persuasion that causes an elder to act or refrain from acting and that results in ... Read More >
Dec 5
Invaluable Legislative Research Services
Did you know that more than 512 U.S. tort cases are filed every year, yet only about 2% of civil torts ever see a courtroom? On the other hand, about a fifth of the civil cases filed are related to auto accidents. Whether a case is civil, criminal, local, state, or federal, it is rarely simple. For many Americans, understanding the processes and terminology pertaining to the United States legal system is almost like learning a foreign language. As such, to the typical layperson, the esoteric nature of many federal statutes and regulations makes legal texts virtually impenetrable. However, just because a person possesses a law degree ... Read More >