AB 370 is intended to help protect privacy of online users. In 2003, California enacted the Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), requiring operators of commercial Web sites to post online privacy policies and adhere to their requirements. Among other things, CalOPPA requires a Web site operator's privacy policy to identify the categories of personally identifiable information collected about individual consumers who use or visit the Web site, as well as to disclose the categories of third-party persons or entities with whom the operator may share that personally identifiable information. In the ten years that have elapsed since CalOPPA ... Read More >
Nov 23
California’s new Olive Oil Commission
When Gov. Brown signed Senate Bill 250 in 2013 into law, he enacted California's Olive Oil Commission and with it all of the accompanying bureaucratic components, such as membership, board of directors, and creation of quality standards. California produces 99% of the olives grown in the United States. According to the California Olive Oil Council, there are over 400 growers on approximately 30,000 acres dedicated to the production of olive oil. With over 50 varieties of olives grown in California, it is estimated that the 2013 harvest will produce over 2.4 million gallons of oil. According Senator Wolk, California's olive oil industry ... Read More >
Nov 23
2013 Compendium of Notable California Legislation
LIS has published its annual Compendium of notable California legislation for 2013 at https://www.legintent.com/legislation/legislation2013.pdf The Compendium is not exhaustive, but it does reflect some of the major bills that were reported on in our California newspapers and were supported or opposed by some of California’s more established stakeholders, such as the League of California Cities, the California Teachers Association, California Manufacturers and Technology, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the California State Bar. California has been enacting laws since 1850, when it became a state, and at Legislative Intent ... Read More >
Oct 16
Crack Tough Cases with Legislative Intent
Did you know that, according to Guinness World Records, one of the longest running civil cases by an individual spanned more than 34 years? Legislation can be incredibly complex, and courts often spend an inordinate amount of time speculating about, and further researching, unclear laws. When is it appropriate for judges and courts to question laws, and what steps can courts take when legislation is undeniably ambiguous, especially in California? What is Legislative Intent? Legislative intent is a fairly broad term. Simply put, courts explore legislative intent when state or federal laws and statutes are not clear-cut. Sometimes, ... Read More >
Sep 10
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME
Mid-August signals the return of many American students to public school classes. Over the next few years, states will be implementing a new standard for public school education. The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) was created in 2009 to identify and develop a common set of core knowledge and skills master in two topics, mathematics and English language arts, that every American high school graduate should master to succeed in college or a career. With teachers, parents and community leaders weighing in, the CCSSI is intended to develop academic standards that would be: Common: the standards would be the same across ... Read More >
Aug 1
“DOG DAYS” OF SUMMER FEDERAL LEGISLATION
Throughout these “dog days” of summer, Congress continues to attract media attention and headlines with a few interesting and controversial bills, such as these following measures: HR 2397: “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014,” introduced on June 17, 2013 by Rep. Bill Young to appropriate funds for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (O&M), including for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, environmental restoration, overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid, former Soviet Union cooperative threat reduction, and the DOD Acquisition ... Read More >