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9A <br /> Page 25 <br /> `SB 375'Continued from Page 1... <br /> In addi#ion, SS 375 wili lead to greater ef#iciency in government because it aligns what could have <br /> been three separate planning processes—one for transportation,one for housing, and one for <br /> reducing greenhouse gas emissions—into a single process.This will provide more certainty for <br /> Generaf Plans and assures better coordination between state agencies. <br /> SB 375 provides relief from the California Environmental Quality Act{CEQA)for residential <br /> pra;ects that are cons�stent with the regional plar.to achieve g�eenhouse gas reductions.The bil! <br /> also amends the housing element law, e�ending the amount of time that the state mus#approve <br /> most 1oca1 housing elements from five-to-eight years. <br /> Because S8 375 is so complex,the League has prepared a technical overview of the bill to help <br /> city iocal o�cials understand its scope.This paper is available on the League's Web site <br /> (http�/lwww cacities orqlresource fiiesl27223 SB 375 Implementation Finai 9-19-08(1.1}_p�ifi.) <br /> `�ig^3nd:��to'Co:sf:n::ed f:om Page 1... <br /> More than 130 pieces of legislation received a veto message stating that the bill was not among <br /> the highest priorities for California. Legislation receiving#his message are indicated with an <br /> asterisk f,')b�low. <br /> in tatal, the Governor signed 772 bills and vetoed 415 bills this year. The Governor's final action <br /> was consistent with the League's request two-thirds of the time. Ou#of 42 bills, 28 decisions were <br /> consistenf with the League's request, and 14 were nof. On four bills that were vetoed,and for <br /> which the League had requested a signa#ure,the Gavemor's message indicates the deEay in the <br /> budget as the reason,thus making it likely they will be reintroctuced next year. <br /> Further information on bi11s can be found on the League Web site at www.cacities.orq/billsearch. <br /> A fist of his actions for bills the League af California Cities followed is below by legislative area. <br /> Emplovee Relations <br /> AB 2754(Bass) <br /> Request: Veto Result: Signed—Chapter 684, Statutes of 2008 <br /> Provides a rebu#table presumpttion under the workers' compensa#ion system for pub{ic safety <br /> employees who claim a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus{MRSA/staph)-related injury, <br /> AB 2918 (Lieber) <br /> Request: Veto Result:Vetoed <br /> Prohibi#s the use of a consumer credi#report for employment purposes, with some exceptions. <br /> AB 3063 (Committee on Labor 8�Employment) <br /> Request: Veto Result:VeYoed <br /> Prohibits empioyers from reqiaesting that an applicant disclose information or use for employment <br /> related decisions information concerning a criminal conviction#hat was expunged orjudicially <br /> ordered sealed. <br /> SB 1115(Midgen) <br /> Request: Veto Result: Vetoed <br /> Weakens the apportionment statute(defining the portion of injury related to the workplace, as <br /> opposed to pre-existfng conditions)impfemented by SB 899{Poachigian 2�04),the iandmark <br /> fegislation that implemented much needed warkers' compensation reforms, and allow the courts <br /> to overrule apportionment even when basect on findings of actual previous disabifity. <br /> SB 1296(Corbett) <br /> Request:Veto Resutt: Signed—Chapfer 712, Statutes of 20�8 <br /> Provides superior courts exclusive jurisdiction over acfions involving interest arbitration where the <br /> action involves representatives of firefighters. <br /> 2 <br />