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L glllltlv® Bill Aotlon SB 1311 (Kuehl). Commercial Mobile the scene of a domestic violence arrest. When a Radio Service. SJ~ 1~111 authorizes a provider of peace officer makes a domestic violence arrest, he commercial mobile radio service to enter into a or she is required to seize any dangerous weapon contract with a public safety agency to give the that is in full view. Within 30 days, the Penal transmissions of public safety agency end users of Code requires the seized weapon be returned to that service priority over the transmissions of the arrestee unless the city attorney or county other persons or entities. Staff: Natasha Fooman, counsel petition the court for an order to destroy Status: SenEnUt&Comm, Position: Watch. the weapon and the court agrees that there is "clear and convincing" evidence that returning the SB1[i28 (Vincent). Shopping Carts. S__~B weapon will endanger the victim. Despite the 1528 reduces from three to two the number of danger, few cities or counties are able to secure days that are provided for a shopping cart owner court orders for the destruction of weapons based. to retrieve a cart impounded by a local govern- on the "clear and convincing" evidence burden. merit following notification without facing any Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenPubSfty, storage fees or fines. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Position: Support. Status: SenLG;Hrg-4/3, Position: Watch. HUMAN RESOURCES SB 1549 (Battin). Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund. SB 1~4cJ creates the Indian AB 2125 (Negrete McLeod). Workers' Gaming Improvement Commission, composed of Compensation. Lyme Disease. Under the seven members; two appointed by the Governor, workers' compensation law, this bill expands the definition of presumptive "in. jury" to also include two by the Senate, two by the Assembly and one by the California Nations Indian Gaming Associa- Lyme disease that develops or manifests itself tion. These seven would be responsible for deter- during a period while a peace officer is in that mining the eligibility of requests for appropria- service, Staff: Amy Brown, Status: Aslns;Hrg-4/ tions of moneys from the Indian Gaming Special 10, Position: Oppose. Distribution Fund. The bill specifies that the commission shall establish priorities for those SB 1516 (Romero). Public Safety Officers. requests that will benefit the most residents of Procedural Bill of Rights. The Public Safety communities impacted by tribal gaming, with Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act makes it priority given to requests that increase the level unlawful for any public safety department to deny of public safety or other law enforcement services or refuse to public safety officers the rights and provided to communities impacted by tribal protections guaranteed to them by the Act. This gaming. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenGO, bill would amend POBOR to assess damages and Position: Watch. attorney fees to any agency or management employee that violates an employee's POBOR SB 1807 (Chesbro). Domestic Violence. rights. SB 1516 would create adverse relation- Petition to Destroy Weapons. Sponsored by the ships between local agencies and their manage- City of Santa Rosa, SB 1807 lowers the threshold merit employees. Staff: Amy Brown, Status: of proof from "clear and convincing" to "prepon- SenJud, Position: Oppose. derance' of evidence as the threshold ? evidence needed to secure a court order to pre,,= ;~ the return of a weapon seized by a peace oiticer at PAGE 8/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www. cacities.org