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AB 44 (Reyes): Workers' Compensation: Workplace Violence.  Assembly Bill 44 would exempt medical treatment for employees or first responders who sustain physical or psychological injury as a result of an act of terrorism or violence in the workplace from the utilization review process and the independent medical review process.  Additionally, AB 44 would provide an expedited proceeding process, before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, to resolve disputes regarding treatment.  The bill would also apply retroactively to the employees and first responders injured in the San Bernardino terrorist attack of December 2, 2015, and any other employees or first responders injured by an act of terrorism or violence in the workplace that occurs prior to January 1, 2018.  Status: AB 44 is awaiting action in the Assembly Insurance Committee.  RCRC Position: Pending

Assembly Bill 52 (Cooper): Public Employee: Orientation and Informational Programs.  Assembly Bill 52 would require public agency employers to provide all employees an orientation.  This bill would also require the employers to allow a representative from a recognized employee organization to participate.  Status: AB 52 awaits action in the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement & Social Security Committee.  RCRC Position: Pending

Assembly Bill 174 (Bigelow): California Transportation Commission (CTC): Membership.  Assembly Bill 174 would require that at least one voting member serving on the CTC reside in a rural county with a population less than 100,000 individuals.  Status: AB 174 awaits referral in the Assembly.  RCRC Position: Support

Assembly Bill 179 (Cervantes): California Transportation Commission (CTC).  Assembly Bill 179 would require that six voting members of the CTC have specified qualifications.  Additionally, this bill would require that the CTC create an Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, comprised of at least five members, to advise the CTC in its allocation and programming of transportation monies and other transportation policy matters.  Status: AB 179 awaits referral in the Assembly.  RCRC Position: Oppose

Senate Bill 9 (Gaines): State Responsibility Areas: Fires Prevention Fees.  Senate Bill 9 would repeal the imposition of State Responsibility Area (SRA) fees upon structure owners.  Status: SB 9 awaits action in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.  RCRC Position: Support

Senate Bill 58 (McGuire): Wildlife Management Areas: Taxes and Assessments.  Senate Bill 58, commencing with the 2018-19 fiscal year, would return the ‘may’ back to ‘shall’ in Fish and Game Code Section 1504 making future PILT payments required rather than permissive.  Status: SB 58 awaits action in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.  RCRC Position: Support

Senate Bill 148 (Wiener): State Board of Equalization: Counties: State Agencies.  Senate Bill 148 would enact the Cannabis State Payment Collection Law, and would authorize the State Board of Equalization or a county to collect cash payments from cannabis-related businesses for a State Agency that administers any fee, fine, penalty, or other charge payable by a cannabis-related business.  Status: SB 148 awaits referral in the Senate.  RCRC Position: Support if Amended