California Democrats believe that children should not be allowed to go to a tanning salon. “Tanning Services (SB 746)
Tanning has been found to be very detrimental to people’s skin. This new law prohibits anyone under the age of 18 from utilizing ultraviolet tanning devices. ”
But it is OK for a government school teacher to secretly take a child to Planned Parenthood for an abortion–and NOT allow the parents to know.
Then you have the Democrats demand that you cooperate at a police checkpoint. This is the same checkpoint where drunks get arrested and foreign criminals, who violate our laws every day, are allowed to continue breaking our laws.
Democrats and unions truly believe you are not smart enough to run your own life, but that criminals should be given all benefit of government support and protections.
2012 California Laws in Effect: The Most Important and Interesting
Amber Paley, Exclusive to the California Political News and Views, 2/6/12
1. Shark Fin Sales (AB 376)
Although this law affects the following animal populations,“bird, mammal, fish,reptile, or amphibian,” it was specifically created to make the sale of shark fins in the state of California illegal.
2. Sobriety Checkpoints (AB 353)
Drivers in California are now required by law to stop and cooperate with sobriety checkpoints.
3. Beer with Caffeine Sales (SB 39)
Four Loco’s were introduced to the market a few years ago and since have been outlawed as a result of deaths and accidents occurring due to the caffeine and alcohol combination. This new law will prohibit the sale, producing of, or distribution of beer with caffeine additives.
4. Tanning Services (SB 746)
Tanning has been found to be very detrimental to people’s skin. This new law prohibits anyone under the age of 18 from utilizing ultraviolet tanning devices.
5. Athletic Programs & Head Injuries (AB 25)
Concussions and head injuries in sports, especially contract sports, are prominent threats to student athletes. As a result, AB 25 now requires all schools to remove an athlete who is believed to have suffered any head injury from any athletic activity. Athletes removed for a possible head injury may only return to the activity after receiving a health care provider’s written consent.
6. Laws Affecting Illegal Immigrants (AB 130, 176, and 844)
AB 130 now allows illegal immigrant students to quality for private scholarships and AB 176 allows illegal immigrant students to provide an alternative form of identification when taking various standardized tests, such as the SAT, ACT, LSAT, GRE, etc. Finally, AB 844 will allow illegal immigrant students to not only serve in student government, but “receive any grant, scholarship, fee waiver, or reimbursement for expenses that is connected with that service to the full extent consistent with federal law.”
7. Education Requirements (SB 48)
Many groups object to this law. Existing laws before it stipulated that educational requirements could not exclude a person who made a historical contribution based on their, “race, color, creed, national origin,ancestry, sex, handicap, or occupation, or that contain any sectarian or denominational doctrine or propaganda contrary to law” from educational teaching resources. Revised, the law will now include, “race or ethnicity, gender, religion,disability, nationality, and sexual orientation, or other characteristic listed as specified.” What this means is that gay and disabled people who have made historical contributions must be included in school teaching requirements.
Amber Paley is a writer bringing to us the details on some of the most interesting and influential Californian laws that went or will go into effect this year.
