Capitol briefs propose Teacher's Day legal holiday
SACRAMENTO UPI Assemblyman John W Riggs Republican Mullerton introduced a bill designating the third Monday in March as a legal holiday to honor teachers. An aide said the measure followed a teacher's letter requesting parity with other groups who enjoy long weekends.
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UPI
John Wriggs
R-Mullerton
Briggs Gaid
Measure to aid workers from closed state mental hospitals
Assemblyman Alister Mealister introduces a bill to transfer all employees from closed state hospitals to comparable positions or retrain them. The measure requires local mental health programs to absorb full hospital staff under Short-Doyle plans for 1973-74, mitigating pay or bonus losses.
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PUS
Alister Mealister
D-San Jose
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Burton proposes binding arbitration bill for police and fire
Sacramento AP report notes Assemblyman John Burton introduced AB 2M to require compulsory binding arbitration for police and fire labor disputes. The measure lets employee groups bargain collectively while allowing nonmember Indians to bargain individually if they wish. Burton says the bill removes the threat of dangerous community strikes.
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John Burton
San Francisco
Burton
California senator proposes five year school voucher experiment
Sacramento AP reports Sen. John Harmer of Glendale introduced SB 12 proposing vouchers for public or private school expenses. Districts would contract with the state to finance the pilot, limited to five years.
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Parole Hearing Measure Considered by Assembly
Sacramento AP report says Assemblyman Franik Murphy proposes parole violation hearings be moved closer to alleged violation sites to protect ex convict rights. The bill would grant parolees the right to subpoena witnesses and abolish the governor’s power to revoke parole, a power unused since 1872.
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Franik Murphy
Santa Cruz
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Senate bill seeks governor lieutenant governor ticket unity
A proposed constitutional amendment in Sacramento would let voters elect a governor and lieutenant governor as a joint ticket, like the president and vice president. Introduced by Sen. Donald Grunsty, the plan would remove the lieutenant governor as president of the state senate and require party alignment on the ticket subject to voter approval.
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Lawmaker proposes Cal-Vet loans for mobile homes
Sacramento. Assemblyman Ernest N. Moo ley of Sanger seeks to allow veterans to use Cal-Vet loans for mobile home purchases. A similar bill failed in the Senate last year.
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UPI
Ernest N. Mooley
R-Sanger
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Utility bills lowest in cities in 25 largest metro areas
UPI reports the Public Utilities Commission found San Francisco had the lowest combined monthly utility bill among 25 largest cities at 17.26 dollars. Los Angeles ranked fourth at 18.78 dollars, San Diego tenth at 20.92 dollars, while Boston topped the list at 36.42 dollars. The commission says rate hikes totaled 118 million dollars for the year, despite inflation and growth.
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Sacramento action rolls through a tangled state agenda
A sweeping governor review follows a disclosed conflict of interest while the Assembly advances AB 200 to place the California Academy under the state college system and AB 210, AB 38 and other measures address unemployment insurance, state funding for education, prison funding, and new hearings for parole. The package also includes a constitutional amendment, a tax plan, and studies on drug use in California.
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Engineers dispute charges of road unit fund misuse
SACRAMENTO UP I state freeway engineers face accusations of mismanaging surplus right of way land valued at over 100 million dollars kept off tax rolls. They admit deficiencies but pledge corrective steps as the Little Hoover Commission probes division and public works.
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California welfare caseload edges up in December
State Welfare Director Robert Carleson reports December's welfare figures show a slight rise of 665 recipients from November, totaling 2,117,782, while the 1970 level was 2,189,480. The cost declined to 162.1 million dollars as reforms take hold, with officials calling the change a leveling off during peak winter and arguing against federal takeover.
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Robert Carleson
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Harmer bill proposes closed-end welfare financing plan
The measure by Senator John Harmer would cap annual Aid to Families with Dependent Children spending and pro rate grants if caseload grows. It would bar welfare recipients from owning income producing property and allow liens on real estate to reimburse public agencies after death, diverging from the current open-end system used in 1971.
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Sacramento
John Harmier
Glendale Republican
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Harmer
California to reward good drivers with license extensions
Governor Ronald Reagan announced an experimental plan that renews licenses for about 15 000 Californians with clean driving records for one extra year. Another 15 000 motorists with imperfect records may gain extensions if they remain free of incidents in the future. The program aims to reward safe driving and free DMV staff to focus on problem drivers.
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UPI
California
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Bill would require rapid safety probe by division
Sacramento report states Assemblyman Leo McCarthy of San Francisco introduced a bill to compel the Division of Industrial Safety to investigate safety complaints within three working days. The measure excludes harassment claims or complaints deemed without reasonable basis from tire-like limits.
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