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Please support AAP-CA‘s position on the below legislative bills by:

1. Contact your legislative representative, and promote AAP-CA‘s position.
2. If you have questions, contact your AAP-CA Legislative Contact.

The list begins with Assembly Bills with Senate Bills following in numerical order.

• Click on "Position" to organize the bills by opposition and support.
• Click on "Status" to organize the bills by their standing in the legislative process (Alive, Chaptered into Law!, Vetoed, Dead).

Bill				AAP-CA
Name				Position	Status
AB	12			Support	Alive
Requires CA to opt into federal financial participation in kinship guardianship assistance payments and extends transitional foster care services for eligible youth between 18 and 21 years of age.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 12 Session 2009-2010 Author Beall (D) Title Status Alive Description Requires CA to opt into federal financial participation in kinship guardianship assistance payments and extends transitional foster care services for eligible youth between 18 and 21 years of age. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	82			Oppose	Vetoed
Pilot project that would expand the authority of a juvenile court judicial officer to make orders regarding the administration of psychotropic medications to include a dependent child or ward of the state.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 82 Session 2009-2010 Author Evans (D) Title Status Vetoed Description Pilot project that would expand the authority of a juvenile court judicial officer to make orders regarding the administration of psychotropic medications to include a dependent child or ward of the state. AAP-CA Position Oppose
AB	91			Support	Chaptered into Law!
Requires special ignition devices that measure alcohol levels before starting car to be installed on all vehicles of a driver with previous DUI offenses, as defined, as a condition of restoration of their license.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 91 Session 2009-2010 Author Feuer (D) Title Status Chaptered into Law! Description Requires special ignition devices that measure alcohol levels before starting car to be installed on all vehicles of a driver with previous DUI offenses, as defined, as a condition of restoration of their license. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	188			Support	Chaptered into Law!
Appropriates funding to administer AB 1383, which created a quality assurance fee on California hospitals to increase Medi-Cal payments to hospitals while federal stimulus funding is available.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 188 Session 2009-2010 Author Jones (D) Title Status Chaptered into Law! Description Appropriates funding to administer AB 1383, which created a quality assurance fee on California hospitals to increase Medi-Cal payments to hospitals while federal stimulus funding is available. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	223			Support	Alive
Regulates "body art" and tattooing for health and safety purposes via increased training for practitioners, client document regulations, and sanitation requirments.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 223 Session 2009-2010 Author Ma (D) Title Status Alive Description Regulates "body art" and tattooing for health and safety purposes via increased training for practitioners, client document regulations, and sanitation requirments. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	351			Oppose	Dead
Permits non-PE classes (junior ROTC) to meet PE requirements for high school students.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 351 Session 2009-2010 Author Salas (D) Title Status Dead Description Permits non-PE classes (junior ROTC) to meet PE requirements for high school students. AAP-CA Position Oppose
AB	354			Support	Alive
Deletes certain age and grade restrictions for vaccines, thereby permitting CA to place a pertussis booster vaccine among the necessary vaccinations for students prior to the start of the 7th grade.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 354 Session 2009-2010 Author Arambula (I) Title Status Alive Description Deletes certain age and grade restrictions for vaccines, thereby permitting CA to place a pertussis booster vaccine among the necessary vaccinations for students prior to the start of the 7th grade. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	513			Support	Vetoed
Requires health plans and those health insurers that provide maternity benefits to provide coverage for lactation consultation with a lactation consultant and the provision of, or the rental of, a breast pump, as specified.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 513 Session 2009-2010 Author DeLeon (D) Title Status Vetoed Description Requires health plans and those health insurers that provide maternity benefits to provide coverage for lactation consultation with a lactation consultant and the provision of, or the rental of, a breast pump, as specified. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	514			Support	Dead
Requires an employer to provide a 20-minute paid rest period during each four-hour work period to accommodate employees desiring to express breast milk.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 514 Session 2009-2010 Author DeLeon (D) Title Status Dead Description Requires an employer to provide a 20-minute paid rest period during each four-hour work period to accommodate employees desiring to express breast milk. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	627			Support	Vetoed
Establishes a 12-month or more pilot project in which licensed child care centers would receive higher state reimbursement to implement higher nutrition and physical activity standards.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 627 Session 2009-2010 Author Brownley (D) Title Status Vetoed Description Establishes a 12-month or more pilot project in which licensed child care centers would receive higher state reimbursement to implement higher nutrition and physical activity standards. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	689			Support	Dead
Current law defines "tobacco products" as containing 50% or more tobacco. This bill revises the definition of tobacco products to include any product that contains tobacco, irrespective of the amount.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 689 Session 2009-2010 Author Calderon (D) Title Status Dead Description Current law defines "tobacco products" as containing 50% or more tobacco. This bill revises the definition of tobacco products to include any product that contains tobacco, irrespective of the amount. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	719			Support	Chaptered into Law!
This bill would require CA to propose a 12-month transitional food stamp project for which foster youth would qualify automatically as they age out of foster care.
Info Bill details | Complete bill text Bill Name AB 719 Session 2009-2010 Author Lowenthal (D) Title Status Chaptered into Law! Description This bill would require CA to propose a 12-month transitional food stamp project for which foster youth would qualify automatically as they age out of foster care. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	743			Support	Alive
Requires foster care agencies to place dependent children in residences with their siblings, unless the agency can demonstrate that this is an inappropriate action. Increases visitation rights of biological parents.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 743 Session 2009-2010 Author Portantino (D) Title Status Alive Description Requires foster care agencies to place dependent children in residences with their siblings, unless the agency can demonstrate that this is an inappropriate action. Increases visitation rights of biological parents. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	963			Support	Alive
Calls for a work group to make recommendations on how to align and simplify Food Stamps, Medi-Cal & CalWORKs reporting and renewal/recertification forms and processes.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 963 Session 2009-2010 Author Ammiano (D) Title Status Alive Description Calls for a work group to make recommendations on how to align and simplify Food Stamps, Medi-Cal & CalWORKs reporting and renewal/recertification forms and processes. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	990			Support	Alive
Requires ski resorts to implement the most recent safety standards and post information regarding safety plans.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 990 Session 2009-2010 Author Jones (D) Title Status Alive Description Requires ski resorts to implement the most recent safety standards and post information regarding safety plans. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1020			Support	Chaptered into Law!
Requires existing and future public swimming pools to install anti-entrapment devices on their drainage systems.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1020 Session 2009-2010 Author Emmerson (R) /Ma (D) Title Status Chaptered into Law! Description Requires existing and future public swimming pools to install anti-entrapment devices on their drainage systems. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1048			Support	Alive
Expands the scope of existing provisions for safe surrender of newborn children who are 72 hours of age to apply congruently to children who are less than 30 days old.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1048 Session 2009-2010 Author Torrico (D) Title Status Alive Description Expands the scope of existing provisions for safe surrender of newborn children who are 72 hours of age to apply congruently to children who are less than 30 days old. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1049			Support	Vetoed
Allows for individual tax payers to give excess taxes to the Safely Surrendered Baby Fund for implementation of AB1048 (above).
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1049 Session 2009-2010 Author Torrico (D) Title Status Vetoed Description Allows for individual tax payers to give excess taxes to the Safely Surrendered Baby Fund for implementation of AB1048 (above). AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1201			Support	Dead
Requires health insurance companies to fully reimburse physicians the cost of acquiring and administering immunizations to children. (Reintroduced this session as AB 2093).
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1201 Session 2009-2010 Author Perez (D) Title Status Dead Description Requires health insurance companies to fully reimburse physicians the cost of acquiring and administering immunizations to children. (Reintroduced this session as AB 2093). AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1383			Support	Chaptered into Law!
Requires the Dept. of Health Care Services to make supplemental payments (i.e. mental health services) to certain types of hospitals for services not covered by Medi-Cal. Requires quality assurance fees proportional to federal funding.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1383 Session 2009-2010 Author Jones (D) Title Status Chaptered into Law! Description Requires the Dept. of Health Care Services to make supplemental payments (i.e. mental health services) to certain types of hospitals for services not covered by Medi-Cal. Requires quality assurance fees proportional to federal funding. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1422			Support	Chaptered into Law!
Provides bridge funding to Healthy Families Program and Medi-Cal through temporary tax on Medi-Cal managed care plans. Supported by the health plan association as net revenue from HF Program and Medi-Cal exceeds tax due to federal matching funds.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1422 Session 2009-2010 Author Bass (D) Title Status Chaptered into Law! Description Provides bridge funding to Healthy Families Program and Medi-Cal through temporary tax on Medi-Cal managed care plans. Supported by the health plan association as net revenue from HF Program and Medi-Cal exceeds tax due to federal matching funds. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1512			Support	Vetoed
Prohibits sale of baby formula and food that remains on store shelf past the "used by" date.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1512 Session 2009-2010 Author Lieu (D) and Jones (D) Title Status Vetoed Description Prohibits sale of baby formula and food that remains on store shelf past the "used by" date. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1652			Support	Alive
Requires employees of ski resorts under the age of 18 to wear a helmet when on the job and lists punishments for non-compliance.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1652 Session 2009-2010 Author Jones (D) Title Status Alive Description Requires employees of ski resorts under the age of 18 to wear a helmet when on the job and lists punishments for non-compliance. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1802			Support	Alive
Allows parents of diabetic children to lawfully designate one or more school employees to administer insulin to their child.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1802 Session 2009-2010 Author Hall (D) Title Status Alive Description Allows parents of diabetic children to lawfully designate one or more school employees to administer insulin to their child. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	1937			Support	Alive
Allows schools to have non-school nurses administer flu and other vaccines in emergency circumstances within their scope of practice with parental consent.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 1937 Session 2009-2010 Author Fletcher (R) Title Status Alive Description Allows schools to have non-school nurses administer flu and other vaccines in emergency circumstances within their scope of practice with parental consent. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	2084			Support	Alive
Ensures that child care facilities serve only nutritious beverages to children (as defined: e.g., water, low-fat milk, low-sugar, low-sodium)
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 2084 Session 2009-2010 Author Brownley (D) Title Status Alive Description Ensures that child care facilities serve only nutritious beverages to children (as defined: e.g., water, low-fat milk, low-sugar, low-sodium) AAP-CA Position Support
AB	2093			Support	Alive
Requires insurance companies to fully reimburse physicians the cost of acquiring and administering immunizations to children. (reintroduced bill following inactivity of AB 1201).
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 2093 Session 2009-2010 Author Perez (D) Title Status Alive Description Requires insurance companies to fully reimburse physicians the cost of acquiring and administering immunizations to children. (reintroduced bill following inactivity of AB 1201). AAP-CA Position Support
AB	2298			Support	Alive
Regulates PE standards and quality in schools via manuals to teachers and monitoring by the Dept. of Education.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 2298 Session 2009-2010 Author Torlakson (D) Title Status Alive Description Regulates PE standards and quality in schools via manuals to teachers and monitoring by the Dept. of Education. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	2454			Support	Alive
Require every California school district with at least 750 pupils to employ a school nurse.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 2454 Session 2009-2010 Author Torkalson (D) Title Status Alive Description Require every California school district with at least 750 pupils to employ a school nurse. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	2468			Support	Alive
Requires workplaces to provide space, other than bathroom stalls, for employees to express breastmilk. Institutes "Breast-Feeding Mother-Friendly Workplaces".
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 2468 Session 2009-2010 Author De Leon (D) Title Status Alive Description Requires workplaces to provide space, other than bathroom stalls, for employees to express breastmilk. Institutes "Breast-Feeding Mother-Friendly Workplaces". AAP-CA Position Support
AB	2477			Support	Alive
Allows for continuous eligibility for Medi-Cal patients for 12 months after the eligibiltiy determination date.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 2477 Session 2009-2010 Author Jones (D) Title Status Alive Description Allows for continuous eligibility for Medi-Cal patients for 12 months after the eligibiltiy determination date. AAP-CA Position Support
AB	2705			Support	Alive
Increases joint-use of resources to allow for after-school exercise programs. Mandates at least 30 minutes of physical activity for grades 1-9.
Info Bill details Bill Name AB 2705 Session 2009-2010 Author Jones (D) Title Status Alive Description Increases joint-use of resources to allow for after-school exercise programs. Mandates at least 30 minutes of physical activity for grades 1-9. AAP-CA Position Support
ACR	100			Support	Alive
Recognizes "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month", encouraging greater understanding of the effects of teen dating violence, and increased activism to prevent such violence.
Info Bill details Bill Name ACR 100 Session 2009-2010 Author Jones (D) Title Status Alive Description Recognizes "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month", encouraging greater understanding of the effects of teen dating violence, and increased activism to prevent such violence. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	1			Support	Dead
Modifies the income requirements applicable to Medi-Cal and Healthy Families by making coverage available regardless of citizenship or immigration status. No source of funding in bill.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 1 Session 2009-2010 Author Steinberg (D) Title Status Dead Description Modifies the income requirements applicable to Medi-Cal and Healthy Families by making coverage available regardless of citizenship or immigration status. No source of funding in bill. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	114			Support	Dead
Allows independent foster care adolescents to be eligible for Medi-Cal benefits and automatically enrolled without requiring a new application and without an interruption in coverage.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 114 Session 2009-2010 Author Liu (D) Title Status Dead Description Allows independent foster care adolescents to be eligible for Medi-Cal benefits and automatically enrolled without requiring a new application and without an interruption in coverage. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	134			Support	Dead
Provides visitation rights for incarcerated parents and their children unless it is deemed inappropriate or dangerous to the children.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 134 Session 2009-2010 Author Liu (D) Title Status Dead Description Provides visitation rights for incarcerated parents and their children unless it is deemed inappropriate or dangerous to the children. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	158			Support	Vetoed
Expands insurance coverage, as defined, to include the HPV vaccination.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 158 Session 2009-2010 Author Wiggins (D) Title Status Vetoed Description Expands insurance coverage, as defined, to include the HPV vaccination. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	220			Support	Alive
Expands insurance coverage and decreases co-payments on tobacco cessation products.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 220 Session 2009-2010 Author Yee (D) Title Status Alive Description Expands insurance coverage and decreases co-payments on tobacco cessation products. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	257			Support	Vetoed
Require every state agency and department, when notified by a female employee that she is nearing maternity leave, to inform the employee about breast-feeding accommodations and the ability to express breast milk during the work day.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 257 Session 2009-2010 Author Pavley (D) Title Status Vetoed Description Require every state agency and department, when notified by a female employee that she is nearing maternity leave, to inform the employee about breast-feeding accommodations and the ability to express breast milk during the work day. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	400			Support	Vetoed
Expands the definition of "tobacco" products to any vaporized form of nicotine. Regulates the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 400 Session 2009-2010 Author Corbett (D) Title Status Vetoed Description Expands the definition of "tobacco" products to any vaporized form of nicotine. Regulates the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	597			Support	Chaptered into Law!
Require a foster family agency to employ one full-time social work supervisor for every eight social workers. Ensures that juvenile court appearance scheduling be completed with the consideration of barriers of communication between parent and child. Revises pay rates for Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care Program. Mandates that transitional information for 18 year-olds be provided. Allows for subsidies to families who adopt special needs children and increased investigation of adoptive families.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 597 Session 2009-2010 Author Liu (D) Title Status Chaptered into Law! Description Require a foster family agency to employ one full-time social work supervisor for every eight social workers. Ensures that juvenile court appearance scheduling be completed with the consideration of barriers of communication between parent and child. Revises pay rates for Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care Program. Mandates that transitional information for 18 year-olds be provided. Allows for subsidies to families who adopt special needs children and increased investigation of adoptive families. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	712			Support	Dead
Creates a "211" telephone number system for nonprofit and public agencies
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 712 Session 2009-2010 Author Padilla (D) Title Status Dead Description Creates a "211" telephone number system for nonprofit and public agencies AAP-CA Position Support
SB	771			Support	Alive
Eliminates limitations on Medi-Cal eligibility for 19 year-olds, thus extending eligibility for 12 continuous months.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 771 Session 2009-2010 Author Alquist (D) Title Status Alive Description Eliminates limitations on Medi-Cal eligibility for 19 year-olds, thus extending eligibility for 12 continuous months. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	880			Support	Alive
Mandates minors to wear a helmet while skiing or snowboarding and on resort lift equipment.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 880 Session 2009-2010 Author Yee (D) Title Status Alive Description Mandates minors to wear a helmet while skiing or snowboarding and on resort lift equipment. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	882			Support	Alive
Revokes sales license of those who sell electronic cigarettes to underage buyers.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 882 Session 2009-2010 Author Corbett (D) Title Status Alive Description Revokes sales license of those who sell electronic cigarettes to underage buyers. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	1051			Support	Alive
Authorizes school employees with voluntary emergency medical training to provide emergency medical assistance to pupils with epilepsy suffering from seizures via the administration of pre-measured diastat.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 1051 Session 2009-2010 Author Huff (R) Title Status Alive Description Authorizes school employees with voluntary emergency medical training to provide emergency medical assistance to pupils with epilepsy suffering from seizures via the administration of pre-measured diastat. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	1054			Oppose	Alive
Allows non-profit organizations to utilize donated used car seats. This is inconsistent with AAP policy, since damage to the structural integrity of a car seat may not be easily visible, yet may put the child's safety at risk.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 1054 Session 2009-2010 Author Walters (R) Title Status Alive Description Allows non-profit organizations to utilize donated used car seats. This is inconsistent with AAP policy, since damage to the structural integrity of a car seat may not be easily visible, yet may put the child's safety at risk. AAP-CA Position Oppose
SB	1210			Support	Dead
Imposes a tax on soda and sweetened drink distributors to be deposited in the Children's Health Promotion Fund to combat obesity.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 1210 Session 2009-2010 Author Florez (D) Title Status Dead Description Imposes a tax on soda and sweetened drink distributors to be deposited in the Children's Health Promotion Fund to combat obesity. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	1255			Support	Alive
Bans the sale of electrolyte-replacement beverages in middle, junior, and high schools.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 1255 Session 2009-2010 Author Padilla (D) Title Status Alive Description Bans the sale of electrolyte-replacement beverages in middle, junior, and high schools. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	1300			Support	Alive
Authorizes a school district to provide age-appropriate teen dating violence prevention education and includes teen dating violence information in health curriculum.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 1300 Session 2009-2010 Author Corea (D) Title Status Alive Description Authorizes a school district to provide age-appropriate teen dating violence prevention education and includes teen dating violence information in health curriculum. AAP-CA Position Support
SB	1413			Support	Alive
Ensures that free drinking water is available at school food service areas and proper reimbursement from the state for any costs incurred.
Info Bill details Bill Name SB 1413 Session 2009-2010 Author Leno (D) Title Status Alive Description Ensures that free drinking water is available at school food service areas and proper reimbursement from the state for any costs incurred. AAP-CA Position Support
SCR	18			Support	Chaptered into Law!
Recognizes March as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Awareness Month in California.
Info Bill details Bill Name SCR 18 Session 2009-2010 Author Alquist (D) Title Status Chaptered into Law! Description Recognizes March as Respiratory Syncytial Virus Awareness Month in California. AAP-CA Position Support
SCR	77			Support	Alive
Recognizes the last week in September as Childhood Obesity Prevention and Fitness Week in California.
Info Bill details Bill Name SCR 77 Session 2009-2010 Author Correa (D) Title Status Alive Description Recognizes the last week in September as Childhood Obesity Prevention and Fitness Week in California. AAP-CA Position Support