03 – SCR 11 – Shareholder Pressure for Pharmaceutical Provision of HIV/AIDS Meds

Year: 2003

Category: Medical, Social/Political

Bill Description:

Urge CalPERS, as shareholders of drug companies that produce HIV/AIDS drug treatments, to introduce shareholders resolution calling on drug companies to provide HIV/AIDS drug treatments affordable to those infected in lesser developed countries.

03 – AB 17 – Equal Benefits in State Contracting

Year: 2003

Category: Workplace

Bill Description:

Prohibit a state agency from entering into a contract worth $100,00 or more with businesses that discriminate in providing employment benefits between an employee with a spouse and an employee with a registered domestic partner.

03 – AB 76 – Discrimination by Non-Employees

Year: 2003

Category: Workplace, Social/Political

Bill Description:

Make it unlawful for an employer to fail to take immediate and appropriate corrective action to prevent sexual harassment of an employee by ANY non-employee, once the employer knows or should have known of this conduct.

03 – SB 578 – “Sweat-Free” Contractors

Year: 2003

Category: Workplace, Social/Political

Bill Description:

This bill would delete the foreign-made restriction, include apparel, garments and corresponding accessories and the laundering thereof, as defined, as a subject of procurements, impose new requirements upon contractors, including the Sweatfree Code of Conduct, and would make Legislative findings and declarations in connection therewith. This bill would eliminate the Department of Justice and the Attorney General from the provisions relating to a contractor’s cooperation and to investigation referrals. This bill would also define “sweatshop labor,” and specify, for that purpose, that forced labor and convict labor do not include certain work or services.

03 – AB 196 – Gender Nondiscrimination

Year: 2003

Category: Social/Political

Bill Description:

Prohibit gender-based discrimination in employment and housing.

03 – AB 458 – Foster Youth Anti-Discrimination Act of 2003

Year: 2003

Category: Social/Political, Housing

Bill Description:

Extend the rights of a foster child to have fair and equal access to all services, placement, care, treatment, and benefits, and to not be subjected to discrimination or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or mental or physical disability. This bill would also require training for administrators, licensing personnel, licensed foster parents, and relative caretakers to include training about this right.

03 – AB 1520 – LGBT Veterans’ Memorial

Year: 2003

Category: Social/Political

Bill Description:

Create a commission, which would be given the authority for the design, construction, dedication, and selection of a location of the LGBT Veterans’ Memorial. The Commission would be made up of appointees of the Governor and the Legislature who would serve without pay. Funding for the Commission and the memorial would come entirely from private contributions. Authorize commission to designate an existing memorial as California’s LGBT Veterans’ Memorial.

03 – ACR 89 – Boy Scouts Resolution

Year: 2003

Category: Social/Political, Family

Bill Description:

Commend the Boy Scouts of America and encourage the organization to accept for membership and leadership positions all qualified boys and men, without discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or religious belief.

03 – AB 685 – HIV Counselor as Limited Phlebotomy Technician

Year: 2003

Category: Medical, Workplace

Bill Description:

This bill would allow the person who successfully completes the HIV counselor training, and is currently employed as a HIV counselor, to enroll in the limited phlebotomy technician training. This person may substitute the completed HIV counselor training for the requirement for a high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) equivalent if they have not completed either previously.

03 – AB 879 – Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

Year: 2003

Category: Medical, Social/Political

Bill Description:

Require the Office of AIDS to convene a task force to develop guidelines for the use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in the general population for the prevention of HIV infection.