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Old Friends - New Realities: California's Economic Relationship With Hong Kong And Taiwan And Trade Policy Report, California Commission For Economic Development, Advisory Council On Asia

California Agencies

Last year the Advisory Council on Asia (ACA) was asked by Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy to conduct a fact-finding mission to Asia. We believed, as he did, that the pace of economic and political developments in the region was reshaping Asia so quickly and so profoundly that the attention was warranted. As members of California's Asian community and business people involved with Pacific Rim commerce, we believed we could make a major contribution in assessing these developments and their importance to California.

We had not anticipated, however, that our mission would provide the impetus for a series of reports documenting …

Copyright, Computer Software, And Work Made For Hire, Matthew R. Harris

Michigan Law Review

Prior to the Supreme Court's 1989 decision in Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, the Circuits had disagreed over the question of whether independent contractors could qualify as "employees" under the doctrine. The Fifth, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits defined "employee" narrowly, thereby excluding the majority of commissioned works from potential work for hire status. Applying a much broader definition of the term, the Second and Seventh Circuits included virtually all commissioned works as work for hire. The disagreement was not surprising, since the copyright statute does not include a definition of the term, and the legislative history fails to …

Interim Hearing On Paying For Growth: But At What Price?, Senate Committee On Local Government

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Interim Hearing On Guide, Signal And Service Dogs, Senate Subcommittee On The Rights Of The Disabled

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Hearing On "Impact Of Mental Health Cuts On Homelessness", Senate Committee On Health And Human Services

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Hearing On San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service, Senate Select Committee On Maritime Industry

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Is California Winning The War On Drug And Alcohol Abuse?, Senate Select Committee On Substance Abuse

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Commercial And Noncommercial Surrogate Parenting, Joint Legislative Committee On Surrogate Parenting

California Joint Committees

No abstract provided.

Legislation Affecting Older Californians - Legislative Summary: 1989-90 Session, Senate Subcommittee On Aging

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Senate Task Force On Family Relations Court - Final Report - November 1990, Senate Task Force On Family Relations Court

California Senate

This is the final report of Senate Task Force on Family Relations Court. The Task Force was created to study analyze the structure of the Superior Court, and to· develop recommendations for revisions of the existing court system to the Judicial Council and the Senate Committee on Rules.

The First Word: The President's Place In "Legislative History", Kathryn Marie Dessayer

Michigan Law Review

This Note examines the extent to which courts interpreting statutes should consider presidential participation in the legislative process. Part I concludes that courts should afford presidential input greater weight in statutory interpretation given the constitutional foundations and the empirical reality of the President's involvement in the lawmaking process. This conclusion follows from an examination of the President's authority to propose legislation and his power to review legislation via the presentment clause. To demonstrate the advantages of using presidential documents, Part II considers a series of cases in which courts used executive documents in the statutory interpretation process. Although federal courts …

California And The Pacific Rim Competitive Challenge, Senate Select Committee On The Pacific Rim

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Update On The Proposed Sce-Sdg&E Merger - Is The Puc Rushing To Judgment?, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Report On Housing Related Legislation For The 1989-90 Regular Session Of The Legislature, Senate Committee On Housing And Urban Affairs

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Water And Power: The Changing Role Of Irrigation Districts, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.

Peer Review Immunity: Ab 2856, Senate Judiciary Committee, Assembly Judiciary Committee

California Joint Committees

No abstract provided.

Proposition 136 "Taxpayers Right To Vote" - Analysis Of Issues And Provisions, Senate Revenue And Taxation Committee, Senate Local Government Committee, Assembly Local Government Committee

California Joint Committees

No abstract provided.

Interim Hearing On Restricting The Use Of Hydrogen Fluoride: Ab 2857 (Tucker), Assembly Committee On Environmental Safety And Toxic Materials

California Assembly

No abstract provided.

Joint Interim Hearing On Environmental Issues On November 1990 Ballot Propositions 128 And 135, Assembly Committee On Environmental Safety And Toxic Materials, Assembly Committee On Agriculture, Assembly Committee On Natural Resources

California Assembly

This is a joint hearing of three Assembly Committees: Environmental Safety, Agriculture, and Natural Resources. The subject of this joint hearing is the environmental propositions which are placed on the November ballot by citizen initiative, Propositions 128 and 135. The intent of this hearing is to elicit public testimony from the supporters and opponents of these two propositions so that the voters, who will be deciding in November whether they should become law, will have better information on which to make their decision.

Proposition 128, which is sometimes called "Big Green" and sometimes called other things, will enact the Environmental …

Assembly Office Of Research, T. Fong

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

General Legislation, S. Barrow

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Summary Of The 1990 Legislative Session, Senate Republican Fiscal Consultants

California Senate

No abstract provided.

Families And Substance Abuse: The Case For A Comprehensive Approach, Joint Select Task Force On The Changing Family

California Agencies

The California Legislature established the Joint Select Task Force on the Changing Family in September, 1987. It was charged with studying the social, economic, and demographic trends affecting California's families, assessing the significance of those trends for public policy, and recommending to the Legislature and the public policies that will better meet the needs of today's families.

During its three-year tenure, the Task Force held hearings and public meetings in cities across the state, received testimony from a wide range of experts, and listened to the concerns of many kinds of families. The findings and recommendations of the Task Force …

Office Of The Legislative Analyst, G. Bernardini

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Narrowing The Scope Of Civil Drug Forfeiture: Section 881, Substantial Connection And The Eighth Amendment, James B. Speta

Michigan Law Review

This Note offers two justifications for narrowing the scope of section 881 forfeiture. Part I argues that courts should apply the substantial connection test to section 881 forfeitures. This Part analyzes the statute using the traditional tools of statutory interpretation. While the text of the statute seems to support the broadest possible interpretation, the legislative history and context of adoption suggest that the substantial connection test is consistent with Congressional intent. In amending section 881, subsequent Congresses have favored application of the substantial connection test. Consistent with this narrower reading, present strategy in the "war on drugs" focuses stiff penalties …

Curtailing Inherited Wealth, Mark L. Ascher

Michigan Law Review

One of the most dominant themes in American ideology is equality of opportunity. In our society, ability and willingness to work hard are supposed to make all things possible. But we know there are flaws in our ideology. Differences in native ability unquestionably exist. Similarly, some people seem to have distinctly more than their fair share of good luck. Both types of differences are, however, beyond our control. So we try to convince ourselves that education evens out most differences. Still, we know there are immense differences in the values various parents imbue in their children. And we also know …

Proposition 140: The Schabarum Initiative. Analysis Of Provisions And Implications, Senate Office Of Research

California Senate

Proposition 140 would add new provisions to the Constitution of California by placing limits on the terms of office served by elected state officials, requiring major cuts in the operating budget of the Legislature. and setting a limit on all future legislative operating budgets. It would also prohibit further state contributions to any retirement system for legislators other than federal Social Security.

Joint Hearing On Propositions 129, 133, 134, 136, Senate Committee On Revenue And Taxation, Senate Committee On Local Government, Assembly Committee On Revenue And Taxation, Assembly Committee On Local Government

California Joint Committees

Proposition 129 (Comprehensive Crime Reduction and Drug Control Act of 1990)

Proposition 133 (California Safe Street Act of 1990)

Proposition 134 (Alcohol Tax Act of 1990)

Proposition 136 (Taxpayers Right-to-Vote Act of 1990)

The Next Step: Empowering California's Developmental Disabilities Community. A Study Of The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act. Executive Summary Draft, Senate Health Subcommittee On Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities And Genetic Diseases, Senate Subcommittee On The Rights Of The Disabled, Assembly Health Subcommittee On Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities

California Joint Committees

No abstract provided.

Ethics In Government, Joint Legislative Committee

California Joint Committees

With the passage of Proposition 112 (SCA 32) on June 5, 1990, the voters have acknowledged their support for an ethics reform package that is tied to the creation of a Citizens Compensation Commission, which shall have the exclusive power to set the salaries and all fringe benefits, except retirement, for Members of the Legislature and other related state officers. It also prohibits Members and other elected state officers from receiving any honoraria and imposes restrictions on gifts, lobbying activity, and the sources of income of these officers.