Pubdate: Sat, 09 Oct 1999
Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
Copyright: 1999 San Francisco Chronicle
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GOV. DAVIS' LAST-MINUTE YEAS -- AND NAYS

BILLS SIGNED

- --Medical marijuana: Would create a new center to study marijuana's
medical value. The study will take place at one or more campuses of
the University of California system, but no funding was included in
the bill.

- --Governor's mansion: Creates an 8-member commission to study where to
build a new mansion for the governor. A final recommendation is due by
June 30, 2000.

- --Part-time professors: Extends health benefits for part-time faculty
at California community colleges. The bill also mandates a
comprehensive study of community college part-time faculty employment,
salary and benefit patterns. Preliminary findings are due by March 1,
2000.

- --Laguna Honda Hospital: Allows San Francisco to collect up to $16 million
annually over the next 20 years from the federal government to help pay off
bonds to finance reinforcing Laguna Honda Hospital against earthquakes.

- --Chicken pox: Adds chicken pox to the list of diseases California
children must be immunized against before entering public or private
schools, child or day care centers or nursery schools. The law takes
effect July 1, 2001.

- --Rental cars at San Jose airport: Requires rental car companies
serving San Jose Airport to charge their customers a fee of no more
than $10.15 per rental to pay for construction of a new rental car
facility and an airport bus system. Rental car companies can also
charge an additional $5 fee to defray the companies' contributions to
the current airport transportation system.

- --Bonds: The governor signed three bond measures that will now face the
voters for approval on the March 2000 ballot. The bonds provide $350 million
for construction and renovations of libraries; $220 million for new state or
local forensic labs; and $50 million for construction or renovation of
state-owned veterans' homes.

BILLS VETOED

- --Polling Hours: Would have required polling places to remain open until 9
p.m. on Election Day. Davis said this would delay tabulation and reporting
of results and yet have no discernable effect on voter turnout.

- --Voter Registration: Would have required the state universities and
colleges to provide voter registration material with enrollment forms. Davis
said this places significant burdens on institutions and would impose
state-mandated costs.
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