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    The Guardian - University of S. California
    Jan 5 2015

    15 New California Laws College Students Should Know About

    by Teiko Yakobson


    The beginning of 2015 marked the entrance of 930 new laws into the
    California legislature. Here are some of the most pertinent ones:

    1. "Yes Means Yes" in Universities: An "affirmative consent" policy
    must be adopted by all universities in order to receive state
    financial aid.

    2. Cal Grant: Several changes are being made, including the
    requirement for high schools to submit every graduating senior's GPA
    electronically for consideration. This will increase the number of Cal
    Grant recipients.

    3. Student Loans: Persons who have entered the country illegally are
    now allowed to apply for state-funded student loans for the University
    of California and California State University schools.

    4. Lessons of Genocide: School curriculums will be updated in 2015 to
    include instruction on the 1915 Armenian Genocide as well as the
    massacres in Rwanda and Darfur. Lessons must contain oral accounts
    from survivors and other witnesses.

    5. Ban on Plastic Bags: Grocery stores must stop using single-use
    plastic bags and begin distributing reusable ones instead. If plastic
    bags are distributed, shoppers must be charged 10 cents, as many
    counties have already implemented.

    6. No More Pump-As-You-Please: Local governments are mandated to
    implement groundwater management plans, and the state will intervene
    as it sees necessary.

    7. Sustainable Food: Landlords cannot prevent residents from growing
    their own fruits and vegetables in portable containers.

    8. "Selfie Revenge Porn" Protection: Previously, the law did not
    protect sexual harassment victims who had their self-taken nude
    photographs exposed online without their permission; now, nude
    "selfies" will also warrant legal action.

    9. Privacy from Drones: Taking photographs with drones will be
    considered an invasion of privacy in some cases and prosecuted
    appropriately.

    10. Gender Rights: Transgender persons will be allowed to have
    whichever gender they identified with listed on their death
    certificate, instead of being forced to use their documented gender.

    11. Birth Certificates: Same-sex couples have the option of listing
    themselves as "Parent" on their children's birth certificates instead
    of being required to use the terms "Mother" or "Father."

    12. Animal Rights: Eggs laid or sold in California must come from hens
    that were allowed enough room to stand up, lie down, turn around and
    stretch their limbs. The same standards apply for calves for veal and
    pregnant pigs.

    13. "Audrie's Law": In retribution for Audrie Pott, the 15-year-old
    girl who committed suicide after being sexually assaulted by her high
    school peers while unconscious at a party, juveniles who force sexual
    acts onto those in a "defenseless state" will face more severe
    sentences.

    14. Drivers' Licenses: Residents staying in California illegally are
    now eligible to apply for state driver's licenses.

    15. Healthy Workers: Anyone who works in California, including
    full-time, part-time and temporary employees, for at least 30 days in
    a year is entitled to paid sick leave.

    http://ucsdguardian.org/2015/01/04/15-new-california-laws-college-students-know/

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