◼ California's new laws for 2015: How are you affected? - LA Times
Hundreds of California laws take effect with the new year, including several drafted in response to corruption scandals in the Legislature, the mass shooting in Isla Vista last spring and racially inflammatory comments by the former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Others address drug crimes, the use of aerial drones by paparazzi and rights for immigrants who are in the country illegally.
California lawmakers have continued to aid immigrants and tighten gun controls even as Congress has remained gridlocked on those issues. They also passed a raft of bills aimed at winning back public trust in an election year (though the ruling Democrats, tarnished by criminal charges against several party legislators, failed to regain a supermajority in the Capitol).
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, who meanwhile rode a wave of popularity to a historic fourth and final term, vetoed 143 bills the Legislature sent him, saying they cost too much money, did not improve the state or created unnecessary regulations. He signed 930 others into law.
Most of those take effect Jan. 1....
Tom Del Beccaro (FOLLOW Tom on FACEBOOK)- It is 2015!! and Jerry Brown signed 930 new laws that are set to take effect (because we really, really needed all of those laws). Here are some highlights - ok lowlights - Th quotes are directly from the LA Times Article.
1. "Schools can no longer expel students who "willfully defy" teachers or administrators at any grade level" - eh, who needs discipline
2. "Colleges and universities must adopt a standard of clear consent for students engaging in sexual activity." - the Left first pushed the sexual revolution - i guess that didn't work?
3. "Eligible Californians cannot be disqualified from registering to vote on the grounds that they sign the required affidavit with a mark, cross or signature stamp." - Seriously? an X is good enough?
4. "State prisons may not force or coerce inmates to be sterilized unless the inmate's life is in danger." Read that again
5."Immigrants with state driver's licenses are eligible for California's Low Cost Auto Insurance Program, even if they reside here illegally. A 2013 law that takes effect Jan. 2 allows specially marked licenses for undocumented residents, and a separate new law prohibits employers from discriminating against anyone with such a license." A law that tells the world our laws don't matter.
6. "Student loans: Immigrants residing in the country illegally are eligible to apply for student loans funded by the state to help them attend University of California or California State University campuses." Are our existing citizens without education needs?
