San Diego County Legislators’ Batting Averages for 1989

Following is a list of bills and resolutions sponsored by San Diego County legislators that were passed and sent to the Gov. George Deukmejian in 1989. The compilation includes each legislator’s batting average in getting measures approved by colleagues. The second rating is a success rate with the governor, who signs only bills and not resolutions. (See story, Page 1 of Part IIA).

Assemblywoman Carol Bentley (R-El Cajon)

Measures introduced: 48.

Average with Legislature: .229

Average with governor: 1.000

CHILD CARE--Allows the state to release information from the Child Abuse Index to child care facilities.

OVERSIZED VEHICLES--Applications for oversized vehicles can be taken over a computer-telephone link.

AGRICULTURE--Streamlines regulations for refunds given to growers from the Department of Food and Agriculture.

DISABLED--Increases rates paid to those who provide service for the developmentally disabled.

CONTRACTORS--Pilot project for binding arbitration for small claims against contractors.

FISHING--Sport fishing boat operator can buy licenses for customers.

TRUSTS--Fees can be collected directly from a trust fund set up for a recipient of Medi-Cal and Social Security services.

ELDERLY--Makes permanent a law that encourages government services to help frail elderly or impaired adults to remain in their homes.

GAS AND OIL--Revises law to conform to recent changes in gasoline and oil industry labeling and specifications.

JUVENILES--Expands the type of information that can be disclosed to the victims of those committed to the Youth Authority.

ELDERLY--Requires state fire marshal to develop new regulations for residential care facilities for the elderly.

Assemblyman Bill Bradley (R-San Marcos)

Deceased

Measures introduced: 51.

Average for Legislature: .215.

Average with governor: .909.

ARCHITECTS--Grants licenses to architects certified in other states.

BOAT TAXES--Withholds annual registration renewal on a boat if owner is delinquent on vessel property taxes.

PUBLIC RECORDS--Alphabetizes list of nonprofit public benefit corporations registered with the state.

TOW TRUCKS--Gives legal protection to tow truck companies that unknowingly dispose of vehicles needed as evidence in court.

SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Creates a pilot project for teaching a course on human relations in three school districts.

SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN WATER--Forgives past interest payments and postpones principal payments on state loan to the area water study agency.

FARM-WORKER HOUSING--New tax credit to companies that donate farm-worker housing to a nonprofit or local government. VETOED.

BUILDING CODES--Excludes discharge of hazardous wastes from building codes.

HAZARDOUS WASTE--Broadens waivers granted under state program to prepare remedial cleanup plans for low-cost hazardous waste.

HAZARDOUS WASTE--Allows government employees to qualify as individuals certified by the state to assess the environment impact of hazardous waste operations.

MOBILE HOMES--Requires state to adopt standards for installation of earthquake-resistant bracing systems in mobile homes.

Sen. Marian Bergeson (R-Newport Beach)

Bills introduced: 55.

Average with Legislature: .564

Average with governor: .968

BONDS--Affirms state backing behind government bond issuances. (Three separate bills.)

FIRE DISTRICTS--Further defines who can serve on local fire districts.

PUBLIC RECORDS--Permits county clerks to use new technology in storing public records.

TAXES--Extends deadline for local governments to file tax resolution for special assessment.

FIRE--Repeals the January, 1991, sunset date for a law that allows local governmental agencies to charge for fire prevention services.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS--Deletes oral exams as part of application for a state landscape architect license. Also waives written exams for landscape architects certified in other states.

AIRPORTS--Requires county land-use commissions to review construction plans near local airports before June 30, 1991, when the commission is required to write a land-use plan of its own.

FORESTRY--Seeks to stop the spread of the eucalyptus longhorn borer and pine pitch canker.

GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES--Technical law about mailing notices to land owners concerning government boundary changes.

LIGHTING DISTRICTS--Clarifies procedures to charge property owners for public lighting and landscaping.

IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT--Allows the district to invest its capital fund in Orange County real estate.

ELDERLY CARE--Requires every residential care facility to include its license number in any public advertisement or correspondence.

PAYDAYS--Allows private employers to pay workers every other week.

DEVELOPERS--Preserves development agreements for eight years in areas that have been annexed by cities.

SAN LUIS REY WATER--Allows the municipal water district to levy an additional “standby” charge on huge landowners.

CONDO MANAGERS--Requires management firms hired by condominium associations to disclose qualifications and references.

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION--Requires all governmental services to be considered during incorporation proceedings.

ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS--Allows either the county board of supervisors or city councils to appoint board members to newly formed assessment districts.

ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT--Allows the district to adjust fees based on how much the property owner would benefit from underground water cleanup efforts.

WATER SUPPLY--Charges fees to health inspections of water connections.

ENVIRONMENT--Allows government agencies to contract out for environmental services required on public projects.

IMPERIAL COUNTY PRISONS--Allocates $194 million to build a 2,000-bed maximum-security prison in Imperial County.

SCHOOLS--Gives greater autonomy to principals and teachers in making classroom decisions.

HOUSING--Establishes preferences in water and sewer grants for cities that meet their affordable-housing goals. VETOED

NUTRITION--Allows more women, especially the working poor, to obtain nutritional food supplements under a state program.

STUDENT AID--Increases from $50 to $100 the stipend paid to members of the Student Aid Commission.

CHILD ABDUCTION--Expands the definition of kidnaping and allows the courts to issue temporary custody orders to recover a child taken by a parent or friend.

WASTE--Seeks to expand market for recycled products by creating a special commission and relaxing government regulations for recycling operations.

Sen. William A. Craven (R-Oceanside)

Measures introduced: 28.

Average with Legislature: .571

Average with governor: .928

SCHOOLS--Allows schools districts to call for elections to use up their remaining bonding authority.

MILITARY--Technical measure that updates the California National Guard code.

MOBILE HOMES--Makes permanent the state’s mobile-home ombudsman program, but prohibits it from dispensing legal advice on park rent disputes.

MOBILE HOMES--Allows mobile-home tenants to circulate petitions or hold meetings.

SAN MARCOS STATE--Final legislative authorization to establish California State University in San Marcos.

DISCRIMINATION--Prohibits state or school employers to discriminate because of past union membership or activity.

DISABLED--Designates parking spaces for disabled persons by using a special blue sign, in addition to the painted stall.

URBAN RENEWAL--Sets aside $75,000 in state funds to help with urban renewal for smaller communities.

FAMILY--Establishes marriage, family and child counselor trainee registration requirements.

SECURITIES--Technical changes to a law regarding secured transactions for real property.

PUBLIC PENSIONS--Clarifies fiduciary responsibilities of a $1.1-billion retirement program for certain state employees, including lawmakers. VETOED.

PUBLIC PENSIONS--Clarifies a previous law pertaining to retirement benefits for active firefighters.

STATE OFFICES--Provides for Building new state office building new Capitol.

MOBILE HOMES--Makes permanent certain provisions on inspections of mobile homes.

MOBILE HOMES--Resolution urging the federal government to explain how a 1988 U.S. Fair Housing law affects senior mobile-home parks.

NATIONAL GUARD--Resolution urging the federal government to allow the California National Guard to fly overseas on a space-available basis on military aircraft.

Sen. Wadie P. Deddeh (D-Bonita)

Measures introduced: 33.

Average with Legislature: .545

Average with governor: .769

DRIVERS’ LICENSES--Recognizes drivers’ licenses issued to diplomats.

PRISONS--Includes job training as a category of work furlough for county prisoners.

WAGE GARNISHMENTS-Eliminates requirement that a creditor serve a wage garnishment order every 100 days until the debt is paid.

ATTACKS IN PARKS--Sets $2,000 fine and a year in jail for assault and battery in a public park.

SELECTIVE SERVICE--Directs all state agencies to publicize the need for young men to register with the U.S. Selective Service.

URBAN RENEWAL--Directs California Conservation Corps to work on public buildings in rundown urban neighborhoods.

JUVENILES--Pilot program for youth center activities in certain high crime neighborhoods. VETOED.

JUVENILES--Pilot program to provide peer counseling in juvenile detention centers. VETOED.

WITNESSES--Allows courts to order protection for witnesses and immediate family members if a threat has been made.

UTILITIES--Requires an environmental impact report for utility mergers. VETOED.

ALZHEIMER’S--Provide identification bracelets for persons receiving Medi-Cal benefits for Alzheimer’s disease.

VETERANS--Gives $500,000 for veteran service officers in each county.

INSURANCE--Streamlines procedures for insurance companies to file proof of ability to pay car insurance claims.

GANGS--Resolution extending for a year the life of a special legislative committee on organized gang violence.

KING TRIBUTE--Resolution designating California 94 in San Diego as Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway.

NATIONAL GUARD--Resolution urging the federal government to support establishment of a California National Guard drug interdiction unit at Brown Field.

CAL-VET--Resolution urging the President to push legislation that would give $500 million more in Cal-Vet loans annually.

Assemblyman Pete Chacon (D-San Diego)

Measures introduced: 32.

Average with Legislature: .250

Average with governor: .625

SCHOOL ELECTIONS--Requires certain school districts with 21% minority population to have their trustees hold district elections. VETOED.

ACCOUNTANTS--Clarifies language in public accounting law.

DISTRICT ELECTIONS--City councils can opt for district-only elections without submitting the measures to the voters for approval. VETOED.

ELECTIONS--Changes procedures on transferring registration of voters who move.

ELECTIONS--Rules on counting words for ballot language.

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER--Insurance commissioner to be subjected to the state’s Political Reform Act. VETOED.

RECALL ELECTIONS--Recalled elected officials can’t succeed other recalled elected officials.

AIDS--Requires AIDS prevention program to target high-risk minority groups.

Assemblyman Robert C. Frazee (R-Carlsbad)

Measures introduced: 24.

Average with Legislature: .458

Average with governor: 1.000

WATER AUTHORITIES--Eases restrictions on how county water authorities can use their funds to finance needed water projects.

PROCESS SERVERS--Public prosecutor, not county clerk, investigates charges against a registered process server.

CONTRACTORS--Contractor must be licensed to bring action in court over payments for work that requires a contractor’s license.

SENIOR CITIZENS--Allows housing constructed before 1982 to be used as senior citizen housing for the next 10 years.

SHORELINE EROSION--State atlas of shoreline erosion in Orange and San Diego counties.

FARM-WORKER HOUSING--Sets aside $500,000 in state money for assistance in building farm-worker housing units in San Diego County.

TELEPHONE SALES--Makes it a misdemeanor if a telephone solicitor fails to register with the Department of Justice.

PUBLIC BIDS--Raises threshold from $5,000 to $20,000 on material and supply contracts with the North San Diego Transit Board that require competitive bidding.

PUBLIC RECORDS--Allows for destruction of unneeded court records and sets minimum retention period for records.

FALSE ADVERTISING--Individuals subjected to false promises of a prize or inducement may sue in civil court for treble damages.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES--Gives $150,000 for “recording for the blind” project by community colleges.

Assemblywoman Lucy Killea (D-San Diego)

Measures introduced: 46.

Average with Legislature: .435

Average with governor: 1.000

ELECTIONS--Clarifies dates for municipal water district elections.

RECYCLING--Changes labeling for recycling purposes on plastic bottles and containers.

HOSPICES--Creates a four-year hospice pilot project in San Diego, other counties.

BIRTH DEFECTS--Creates a birth defects monitoring program in every county except Los Angeles during next fiscal year.

MINERAL WATER--Exempts mineral water from secondary water treatment standards for a number of chemicals not related to health.

RECYCLE--Allows the use of tax-exempt industrial development bonds to be used for the purchase of privately owned recycling equipment.

TEACHERS--Allows first- to sixth-grade teachers flexibility to use their credential for more innovative teaching methods.

GROWTH--Allows water authorities to charge connection fees for growth.

BOTTLED WATER--Sets minimum health standards for mineral and bottled water.

HAZARDOUS WASTE--Provides for a streamlined instruction manual to help businesses file reports about their use of hazardous materials.

RECYCLING--Requires publishers to use at least 50% recycled newsprint by the year 2000.

RECYCLING--Requires Caltrans and its contractors to use recycled materials, such as old tires, for new paving projects.

RECYCLING--Provides income tax credit of up to 40% for machinery used to make new products from waste material.

COURTS--Creates a pilot program for use of facsimile machines to file court documents.

PEST CONTROL--Requires a pest-control operator to renew his or her license every three years.

DRUGS--Provides for filing with the state reports of out-of-state purchases of chemicals used to make methamphetamines.

LITTER--Resolution proclaiming Sept. 23 as an “Adopt-a-Beach Coastal Cleanup Day.”

VETERANS--Resolution urging federal government to follow up on a study that showed high cancer rates among women veterans.

RECYCLE--Resolution designating Aug. 29 as “California Recycled Products Day.”

SDG&E--Resolution; directing Assembly Office of Research to conduct a study of the proposed Southern California Edison-SDG&E; merger.

Assemblywoman Sunny Mojonnier (R-Encinitas)

Measures introduced: 36.

Average with Legislature: .388

Average with governor: .916

VESSELS--Exempts vessel registration from provisions of an agreement between California and Arizona to cut crime on shared waterways.

MARINE REFUGE--Creates a marine life refuge in Encinitas.

HYACINTHS--Includes tributaries of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for a state project to control water hyacinths.

BENEFITS--Eliminates the remarriage penalty for surviving spouses in line to receive public pension benefits.

NATIONAL GUARD--Permits the California National Guard to use some of its money to boost the morale of its troops. VETOED.

MANICURES--Deletes provisions in the cosmetology law that allows manicurists to “treat” the hands or feet of a client.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE--Permits park officers to enforce protective orders and seize firearms in cases of domestic violence.

VESSELS--Allows dealers to sell boat trailers at fairs or special exhibits without obtaining a special license.

LOBSTER TRAPS--Exempts law enforcement officers from a law that prohibits anyone to move a lobster trap without first notifying the owner.

DRUGS--Makes selling methamphetamines to a minor a “serious felony” crime, without possibility of plea-bargaining.

LIFEGUARDS--Makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to interfere with a lifeguard in the performance of his duties.

COURTS--Omnibus bill changing the number and pay levels of justice, municipal and superior court employees in several counties.

WOMEN SPORTS--Resolution declaring Feb. 4 as “California Women in Sports Day.”

CORONADO BRIDGE--Resolution officially naming the Coronado Bridge the San Diego-Coronado Bridge.

Assemblyman Steve Peace (D-La Mesa)

Measures introduced: 28.

Average with Legislature: .250

Average with governor: .750

SMOKING--Prohibits job discrimination against employee who requires either a smoke-free workplace or who smokes at home. VETOED.

PARK RANGERS--A misdemeanor to impersonate a park ranger.

CAL-VET--Extends Cal-Vet benefits to surviving spouse of an armed forces member.

ENDANGERED SPECIES--Exempts nonprofit zoos from paying sales tax on the sale of an endangered plant or animal.

BORDER--Resolution urging the federal government to add entry lanes at the Calexico border crossing.

OIL-DRILLING--Resolution urging the federal government to stop an oil-drilling lease off of the California coast.

FREEWAY NAMING--Resolution designating portions of California 86 in Imperial County the “David E. Pierson and Bill Freeman Highway.”

Sen. Larry Stirling (R-San Diego), resigned Sept. 29

Bills introduced: 66.

Average with Legislature: .484

Average with governor: .781

WHISTLE-BLOWERS--Makes permanent a law that prohibits reprisals against government whistle-blowers.

JUDGES--Increases insurance and retirement benefits for San Diego County Municipal Court judges.

SOIL REPORTS--Gives local government the authority to reject an incomplete or unsatisfactory soils report.

FISH--Adds three years to a law that prohibits fishing in specified coastal waters. COMMUNITY COLLEGES-Allows community colleges to choose which day to close for Lincoln’s Day.

POLICE--Provides for studying the establishment of an Advanced Command Police Academy.

PAWNBROKERS--Provides for reimbursing pawnbrokers for expenses in handling stolen property.

CORPORATIONS--Suspends nonprofit organizations that have failed to file their statement of officers since 1971.

UTILITIES--Makes Public Utilities Commission abide by labor wage and benefits packages struck by collective bargaining. VETOED.

STATE PROPERTY--Provides for studying the possibility of selling state office building in downtown San Diego to the county for offices.

RETIREMENT--Public retirement systems to use their money to build nursing homes to house their aging members. VETOED.

WATER CONSERVATION--Calls for use of reclaimed water on freeway landscaping when feasible.

ATTORNEYS--State bar to file court papers to take over the practice of a disabled attorney.

PRISONS--Provides for building “re-entry” centers for inmates preparing for parole.

SCHOOLS--Provides for school districts to issue limited work permits to eighth-graders who are 13 years old and are candidates to drop out.

TAXES--Exempts newly formed nonprofit mutual benefit corporations from paying income taxes.

BANKS--Requires state-chartered banks to file a public notice when converting into a national bank.

SCHOOLS--State to issue a handbook on civil and criminal statutes covering school-related crimes.

GUNS AND DRUGS--Aimed at gang violence, creates a new felony for simultaneously possessing guns and drugs.

JURORS--Raises juror fees from $5 to $10 a day and grants parking allowance. VETOED.

FIRE PREVENTION--Allows counties to raise fire prevention money from sources other than local property taxes. VETOED.

EXPLOSIVES--Requires landlord or seller of real estate to disclose known locations of ordnance up to a mile from the property.

COURTS--Defines duties and sets salaries for justice court clerks and judges, respectively.

COURTS--Allows certain counties to expedite the construction of courtrooms without obtaining bids.

REAL ESTATE--Redefines a “common interest” subdivision.

PRISONS--Provides for literacy programs to make sure every prison parolee can read at a ninth-grade level.

LAW LIBRARIES--Raises certain fees for filing court papers to help financially strapped county law libraries. VETOED.

OATHS OF OFFICE--Requires every oath of office filed with the state to include the officeholder’s term.

COURTS--Establishes three-year pilot program to relieve strain on superior courts by allowing San Diego County magistrates to arraign a felony defendant. VETOED.

COURTS--Mandates that a hearing in Small Claims Court be held no later than 40 days after a defendant receives notice of the action.

PRISONS--Allows inmates to work by restoring or rebuilding vehicles.

WASTE--Sets aside $73,000 to help San Diego County draft a regional recycling program. VETOED.