California sterilization rules delayed to December 1
State Health Department postpones new sterilization rules until December 1 after determining hospitals are not ready to implement. A 13 day waiting period, potentially reduced to three days, and extensive informed consent documentation remain central, with opposition from CMA and NOW arguing access could be harmed. The rules target hospital sterilizations, noting clinics perform most vasectomies.
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Sacramento
State Health Department
Ray Procmier
Jerome Lackner
National Organization For Women
Tax, school bills need more time
SACRAMENTO AP lawmakers writing compromise property tax relief and school finance bills said they will meet Monday to try to agree on funding. Sen. Nicholas Petris and the conference committees signaled delays as they work to reconcile costs and projections amid a near-summer legislative recess.
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Sacramento
Nicholas Petris
Doakland
Porris
Petris
Brown
Assembly
Leo McCarthy
San Francisco
McCarthy Aml
Education
Computer link set to expose welfare fraud
Washington AP reports the Health, Education and Welfare Department announced a nationwide computer probe named MATCH to expose welfare fraud by federal employees. The project will start with a computer check of federal civil service names to identify irregularities.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
More refugee funds asked by California officials
Gov. Brown's administration urged President Carter to extend federal funding for Indochinese refugees beyond the September expiration. Without renewal, California faces about 4 million dollars next year and 38 million the following year for welfare and social services,Officials said. Califano described a probe into dual federal and welfare payments, noting 216 cases in a preliminary Project MATCH review in DC with 105 showing possible fraud or error.
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Sacramento
Brown
Jarier
California
Tealth
Mario Obledo
HRW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Califano
House
Gayrail
District of Columbia
Lance shrugs off money questions in budget row
DETOE IAP Presilem Carter s budget tlteg. Bert Lance dismissed concerns about personal finances as reporters noted he would sell his Avanta bank stock at a loss. He reported 200 707 shares in trust when he joined the OMB with a plan for the trustee to sell by year end. The sale to Atlanta businessman David N Smith for nearly $7 a share would limit Lance s loss to about 75 000 dollars.
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Carter
Ior
Bert Lance
Avanta Bank
Lance
Nations
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Georgia
Fly Office of Management and Budget
Washington
Tom Mitchell
David N. Smith
Atlanta
Brown tours Stockton State Hospital to boost volunteers
Gov. Brown spent three hours touring six volunteer programs at Stockton State Hospital and nearby centers, announcing a new $31,8304-year assistant for volunteerism. He met the Volunteer Advisory Council, visited the arts center, Foster Grandparents program, and a center for severely retarded children, stressing human contact over staffing.
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Gov. Brown
Stockton State Hospital
Stockton
Brown
Charles Baldwin
Volunters
Foster Grandparents
Hospital
Surcharge on electricity to rise fifty percent
A state tax board approved a 50 percent increase in the electrical bill surcharge for Californians to fund the State Energy Commission. Chairman William Bennett said the move follows Gov. Brown’s budget plan. The higher surcharge takes effect on September bills mailed in October or November, with few exemptions including banks and the federal government.
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Sacramento
State Board of Equalization
William Bennett
Brown
Commission
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