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9A Page 3 from rn this document, fhe League's lobbying feam especial/y encourages letfers on fhe fo!lowing Biils marked with an asterisk*} The League's request and sample fetters for cities can be found by looking up the bilis on the League's Web site at www cacities.org/bilisearch. Emplovee Relations "`AB 2754(Bass).VETO. Provides a rebuttable presumption under the workers' compensatian system for public safety emp{oyees who claim a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA/staph�-related injury. *AB 2918 (Lieber). VETO. Prohibits#he use of a consumer credit report for employment purposes,with some exceptions. *AB 3063 (Committee on Labor&Employmentl.VETO. Prohibits empioyers from requesting that an applicant disclose information or use far emp(oymen#refated decisions information concerning a criminal conviction that was expunged or judicially ordered seafed, '"SB 1195 (Midgen}.VETO.Weakens the apportionment statute (defining the portion of injvry related to the workplace, as opposed to pra-existing condi#ions)impl�mented by SB 899 (Poochigian; 2004), the landmark fegisia#ion that implemented much needed workers' compensation reforms, and allow the courts to overrule apportionment even when based on findings of actual previous disability. *SB 'E296 (Carbettl.VETO. Provides superior courts exclusive jurisdiction aver actions involving in#erest arbitration where the action invaives representatives of frefighters: Environmental Quatitv AB 31 (De Leon). SIGN.Requires the California �epartment of Parks and r�ecreation (DPR)io establish a local assistance program to distribute grants to the most park needy communities across the state,with funding derived from the$40Q miilion that was designated for this purpose in Proposition 84. AS 2270(Laird).SIGN.AEfows cities and water agencies to restrict usage of specific types of water softeners only if the State Water Resources Control Baard or the regional wa#er quaiity cantrol board made a finding fhat contro!of residential salinity will contribute to the achievement of water qualify objectives in the region. AB 2347 (Ruskinl. StGN.Requires a manufacturer that owns or owned a name brand af mercury-added thermostats sald in thEs sta#e befare January 9,2006, to establish and main#ain a co(lection and recycling program for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats. *AB 2939 (Hancock). SIGIV.AB 2939 will allow those loca!governments who w'tsh to enact stronger green building standards to do so without the existing restrictions of climatic, geological or topographical conditions. *S8 1016 (Wigqins).SIGN.Re-calcuiates the way solid waste diversion efforts are imposed upon local governments,and also revises the timelines fhat local jurisdictians must adhere to when reporting #o the Integrated Waste Management Board. SB 1357(Padilla).SIGN.Authorizes the Department of Conservation to expend up to $20 million from July 1,2009,to January 1,2012, for recycling and litter reduction grants and programs, and requires a grant recipient to submit a report to#he department and would require the department to publish an evaluatian of grants made pursuant to these provisions, includ3ng a summary of those reports. SB 1548 (Florez). SIGN.Creates a local city selection committee (Existing law requires flve members#o be appointed by cities within the territory of#he districi, based on region and population)within #he San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollufion Control District Board of Directors. 3