California Assembly Bill AB1463 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1463AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 16, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Smyth FEBRUARY 27, 2009  An act to amend Section 4114 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forest practices.   An act to add Section 51413 to the Education Code, relating to high school graduation.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1463, as amended, Smyth.  Forest practices: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.   High school graduation: military uniforms.   Existing law prescribes the requirements for a pupil to earn a diploma of graduation from high school, including the completion of a specified course of study and passage of the high school exit examination.   This bill would provide that a pupil who has fulfilled all of the requirements to receive a diploma of graduation from high school pursuant to state law and has completed the basic training required for any armed branch of the United States military has the right to wear the dress uniform issued to him or her by that military branch while participating in the graduation ceremony for his or her high school.   Under existing law, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in accordance with a plan approved by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, is required to carry out specified duties with respect to the prevention and control of forest fires.   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change in that provision.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 51413 is added to the   Education Code   , to read:   51413. A high school pupil who has fulfilled all of the requirements to receive a diploma of graduation from high school pursuant to this code and has completed the basic training required for any armed branch of the United States military shall have the right to wear the dress uniform issued to him or her by that military branch while participating in the graduation ceremony for his or her high school.   SECTION 1.   Section 4114 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 4114. (a) The department, in accordance with a plan approved by the board, shall do all of the following: (1) Provide fire prevention and firefighting implements and apparatus. (2) Organize fire crews and patrols. (3) Establish observation stations and other necessary structures. (4) Employ people to effect the plan. (5) Construct and maintain telephone lines and provide other means of communication as necessary to prevent and extinguish forest fires. (b) The department may provide, when available and to the extent that it does not require additional funds, rescue, first aid, and other emergency services to the public in state responsibility areas. Any emergency medical services shall be in accordance with Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to that division.