SACRAMENTO –Four measures authored by Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) in 2013 have recently been signed by Gov. Brown.

“I appreciate Gov. Brown’s signature on bills that we sent to his desk in support of California’s vulnerable adults and at-risk youth,” said Assemblymember Yamada.

The following bills have been signed into law:

AB 394 – Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Research Fund Tax Check-Off
This bill allows the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Research Fund income tax check-off to remain on the state income tax form for five additional years by extending the sunset date for the check-off from January 1, 2015 to January 1, 2020.

AB 602 – Reporting Abuse of Mentally and Developmentally Disabled Persons
This bill requires employees at Developmental Centers and State Hospitals to report serious assault and abuse incidents directly to outside law enforcement agencies within two hours. Prior to this legislation, reports were only made internally within 2 days and reporting to outside law enforcement was not mandatory.

AB 776 – Coordinated Care Initiative Stakeholders
This legislation will ensure that Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) and Independent Living Centers (ILC) are included as stakeholders as the Department of Health Care Services begins the process of integrating medical and long-term care services for "dual-eligible" Californians under the terms of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI).

AB 1006 – Sealing Juvenile Records
This bill will help reformed juvenile offenders start adulthood with a clean slate by standardizing the process for informing juvenile offenders of their right to seal their juvenile records. Courts and probation officers would be required to provide this information when the youth has fulfilled the requirements of the court or probation.

Earlier this year, Gov. Brown signed Yamada’s AB 557, legislation bringing greater transparency to veterans home residents’ financial obligations.

In addition, Yamada authored two resolutions approved by the Legislature. House Resolution (HR) 5 honored the 100th Birthday of Civil Rights champion Rosa Parks on February 4th, 2013.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 14 authorized renaming a rest area on California I-5 after fallen Yolo Deputy Sheriff Tony Diaz.

The memorial was dedicated on Friday, Sept. 20, outside of the town of Dunnigan in Yolo County.

Assemblymember Yamada represents the 4th District which includes all or portions of Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. She is the chair of the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.