GovernorWill travel to Europe on Wednesday to...

Governor

Will travel to Europe on Wednesday to meet with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The governor will return to California on Feb. 5.

Assembly Bill Introductions: Bus Drivers: AB 319 by Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sylmar) would require employers to notify the state Department of Motor Vehicles whenever a school bus driver is discharged or suspended for causes relating to passenger safety.

Bonds: AB 304 by Assemblywoman Doris Allen (R-Cypress) would authorize a $100-million bond issue to finance an anti-gang violence response program to be placed before the voters for approval on the June, 1990, ballot.

Senate Floor Action: Gang Violence: Passed and sent to the Assembly on a 26-0 vote a resolution (SCR 14) by Sen. Wadie A. Deddeh (D-Bonita) extending the life of the Joint Committee on Organized Crime and Gang Violence until Jan. 31, 1991. The committee is charged with recommending ways to reduce urban gang violence.

Bill Introductions: Licenses: SB 211 and SB 212 by Sen. James W. Nielsen (R-Rohnert Park) would exempt people 62 or older from having to purchase fishing licenses and those 65 or older from having to buy hunting licenses.

Child Support: SB 215 by Sen. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles) would allow a court to order a divorced parent to continue to pay child support until the child reaches the age of 21.

Discrimination: SB 202 by Sen. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles) would require local law enforcement agencies to report to the state Department of Justice any criminal acts or attempted criminal acts that appear to be motivated by the victim’s race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.