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1986
AB 3409, Chapter 1465, Statutes of 1986 Community College Reform Act- Establishes task forces to be appointed by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to provide the Governor and Legislature with policy implementation proposals regarding community college financing, and faculty and administrator qualifications. Also requires the chancellor to conduct a study on developing and implementing a statewide program of education accountability. Appropriates $250,000 to the chancellor for costs.
AB 3411, Chapter 363, Statutes of 1986 Principal Training and Evaluation- Requires K-12 procedures for ongoing evaluation and training for administrators. The training and evaluation programs for administrators shall allow for diversity in development activities including small groups, self-directed learning and observation visits to other schools.
AB 3443, Chapter 314, Statutes of 1986 Training for Toxic Material Handlers- Requires that the community college vocational education programs include a priority training program for hazardous substances and waste management.
AB 3500, Chapter 1478, Statutes of 1986 California Ocean Plan- Requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt and periodically review a water quality control plan for ocean waters. In formulating the plan, the board shall develop bioassay protocols to evaluate the effect of municipal and industrial waste discharges on the marine environment. The plan shall be reviewed every three years, at a minimum, to assess if current water quality standards are adequate and not allowing for degradation to marine species or posing a threat to human health.
AB 3505, Chapter 761, Statutes of 1986 Health Warnings in Sportfishing Regulation Handbook- Requires the sportfishing regulations published by the Fish and Game Commission to include human health advisories for contaminated fish which are issued by the State Department of Health Services.
AB 3506, Chapter 1479, Statutes of 1986 Toxic Spill Reporting- Requires any entity which causes or permits any discharge of a hazardous substance to notify the State Water Resources Control Board or appropriate regional board in addition to the Office of Emergency Services. Also requires the discharge of sewage to be included in the reporting requirements. The state board or regional board is then required to list these notifications in the minutes of the next business meeting and to provide this information to local health officials.
AB 3666, Chapter 1305, Statutes of 1986 Tour Bus Safety- Requires a tour bus driver to have to operate a tour bus issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles in addition to a driver's license. A driver's certificate may be issued to applicants who are qualified through a DMV examination. Allows the DMV the ability to deny an applicant or to suspend or revoke a certificate.
AB 4233, Chapter 1303, Statutes of 1986 Ergonomic Purchasing Guidelines- Requires colleges and universities to consider human and ergonomic factors when they select and procure office equipment and related support equipment.
ACR 82, Resolution Chapter 112, Statutes of 1986 Pacific Rim Studies- Requests the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges develop a focus on the state's economic position in the Pacific Rim, and respond positively to immigrants from of Pacific Rim countries.
ACR 133, Resolution Chapter 79, Statutes of 1986 Student Debt Crisis- Directs the Student Aid Commission to study student loan debt and financing alternatives.
ACR 141, Resolution Chapter 115, Statutes of 1986 Value-added Assessments- Directs the Post-secondary Education Commission to study talent development, value-added and performance-based budgeting approaches to measuring and improving the quality of education.
ACR 153, Resolution Chapter 129, Statutes of 1986 Combating Illiteracy- Requests that appropriate governmental agencies report to the Assembly Office of Research on their efforts to deliver literacy instruction and referrals to persons 16 years of age and older. Further requires the Assembly Office of Research to compile the information and submit a report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
1986 Budget Item
$165,000 for study of toxic pollution in San Diego Bay.
1986- Witch Hunt: The Effort to Expel Tom Hayden from the Assembly
In 1982 and 1984, my campaigns for the Assembly were opposed by a right-wing coalition spearheaded by Republican superpatriots. They tried in 1984 to go to court to expel me from the Legislature for treason; the Court of Appeals threw out the case as "frivolous". But in June 1986, Orange County Assemblyman Gil Ferguson moved that I be expelled from the Assembly. After rancorous debate, the Assembly voted not to expel me, mostly on partisan lines.
I was astounded that many Republicans, and a couple of Democrats, said that they liked me personally but that this was political. They were willing to overturn the voters of my district, who had heard all of this and elected me nonetheless. "Nothing personal": the words remained with me.
In November 1986, Ferguson's "Oust Tom Hayden" PAC tried to defeat me, and lost. In January 1987, Ferguson's replacement Mickey Conroy asked the Assembly to refuse to take their oath of office with me. He was rejected.
Ferguson finally retired, and so did Conroy after being chastised for sexual harassment of a government employee.
As I said during the floor "trial", "The Republican Abraham Lincoln was called a traitor for opposing the Mexican War, so we shouldn't throw these terms around loosely for partisan gain...This resolution opens old wounds for nothing. We cannot snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. We cannot restore wasted lives with this vote today...I want to tell you, Mr. Ferguson, I am a patriotic American and no narrow-minded bigot can strip that away from me".
According to the Sacramento Bee, Robert K. Dornan "sat in the rear of the packed Assembly chamber uttering obscenities while Hayden spoke in his own defense. At one point, he began to take off his coat and nearly had a fight with one of Hayden's supporters ex-Marine helicopter pilot George Gorman, a disabled Vietnam Veteran". |
Tom Hayden is national co-director of No More Sweatshops!, a coalition of labor, clergy, community and campus advocates of "sweat-free" guidelines on public procurement and enforceable labor standards for corporate behavior.
