Honorary Co-Chairs:
- Hon. Tom Campbell
- President Gerald R. Ford
- Tom Ford
- Michael E. Fox, Sr.
- Hon. Suzanne Jackson
- Hon. Tom McEnery
- Hon. Becky Morgan
- Hon. George P. Shultz
Jim Cunneen's Legislative Highlights (Partial List for 1995 - 97)
- Expand the R&D Tax Credit by providing for state conformity with the Federal R&D Tax Credit - (AB 1042) - AB 1499
- Reduce the trafficking of stolen high-tech parts by strengthening California's stolen property laws - AB 143
- Require campaign contributions & expenditures be filed electronically and made available on the Internet - (SB 49) AB 63
- Provide greater flexibility for state funding of child care facilities for low income families - AB 848
- Increase sentences for domestic violence in the presence of children, against pregnant woman or in violation of TROs - AB 102
- Renew the Economic Crime Act of 1992 which provides sentence enhancements for white collar crimes - AB 293
- Require CA Dept. of Toxics to streamline the hazardous waste code system for the transportation of hazardous wastes - AB 256
- Conform state reporting requirements for business plan toxic reporting to the federal practice of every three years - AB 361
- Enhance state protections and monitoring procedures for underground storage tanks - AB 1491
- Provide Community Colleges matching funds to finance part-time faculty office hours for teacher-student meetings - AB 301
- Authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to use competitive negotiations to procure high-tech equipment - AB 517
- Expand the research and development tax credit for companies and universities - (SB 38) - AB 3249
- Enhance protection of commercial trade secrets - AB 2191
- Provide tax exemption for employees whose employers pay for qualified educational assistance - (SB 38) - AB 1905
- Eliminate dual payment of workers comp insurance premiums for temporary service employees - AB 914
- Allow companies to file documents electronically with the Department of Corporations - AB 919
- Reduce liability for public entities related to mountain biking and paragliding activities - AB 700
- Reduce government cost by allowing state agencies to self-fund/self-insure key health benefits - AB 701
- Authorize Santa Clara County to operate community-based programs for severely disturbed children - AB 2297
- Authorize continuing adult education programs that provide job training to displaced workers - AB 2255
- Implement better business practices for inmate health care in the Department of Corrections - AB 1177
- Crack down on egregious water polluters - AB 1174
Unbending Independence
- Outstanding Legislator of the Year, American Electronics Association (1995/96/97)
- Outstanding Legislator of the Year, Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (1996)
- Pro Choice Legislator of the year, CARAL (1996)
- "A" rating by teachers and principles (95/96 Session)
- Highest pro-environmental legislative record among all Republicans in the State Legislature (95/96/97)
- Cast 41st vote to ban the sale and manufacture of cheap handguns (Saturday Night Specials) (97 Session)
- Cast 41st vote to improve the State's existing ban on the sale and manufacture of assault weapons (97 Session)
- Cast 41st vote to expand school breakfast program (95/96 Session)
- Cast 41st vote to establish new statewide school assessment test for K-12 students (95/96 Session)
- Cast 41st vote to outlaw gender-based price discrimination (95/96 Session)
- Cast key swing vote to restore funding for the State's Office of Family Planning (95/96 Session)
- Cast key swing vote to restore funding for prenatal care of poor women (95/96 Session)
- Opposed lowering the waiting period for the sale of hand guns from 15 days to 10 days (95/96 Session)
- Opposed the removal of John Hooper from the Tahoe Conservancy (95/96 Session)
- Opposed the removal of Peter Douglas from the California Coastal Commission (95/96 Session)
Committed to Our Community
- Supported legislation to broaden the rights and role of parents in public education (95/96/97 Sessions)
- Supported legislation to provide school districts greater flexibility in using state funding to expand class room facilities (97 Session)
- Supported legislation to expand funding for class size reduction efforts (95/96/97 Sessions)
- Supported legislative attempts to address the adverse impacts of reformulated gas (MTBE) (97 Session)
- Supported legislation to repeal tobacco companies' immunity for civil suits (97 session)
- Secured agreement from Caltrans to revise its existing median barrier construction policy (97 Session)
- Secured agreement from Caltrans to finance 100% of the construction cost of a median barrier for Highway 85 (95/96 Session)
- Secured funding for innovative voluntary integration program for the East Side San Jose Union School District (97 Session)
- Co-authored legislation to decrease class sizes in grades k through 3 (95/96 Session)
- Co-authored legislation to increase education funding by more than $3 billion (95/96 Session)
- Endorsed and actively campaigned for local school bond measures in Campbell, Cupertino and San Jose (95 & 96)
- Secured State support for the development of the Bay Area visual hike/bike trails on the Internet (95/96 Session)
- Secured State support for development of commercial uses of satellite communications facilities at Onizuka Air Force Base
- Successfully led the effort to reverse the elimination of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCD)
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