AB 288 (Holden): Public Schools: College and Career Access Pathways. Assembly Bill 288 would establish the Career Access Pathways Act and expand access to concurrent enrollment programs for students by allowing college courses to be offered on high school campuses. Status: AB 288 was placed on the Assembly Appropriations Suspense File. RCRC Position: Support
AB 590 (Dahle): Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Assembly Bill 590 would establish the Biomass State Cost Share Account within the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Status: AB 590 was placed on the Assembly Appropriations Suspense File. RCRC Position: Support
AB 851 (Mayes): Local Government: Organization: Disincorporation. Assembly Bill 851 would establish procedures for a disincorporation, which includes the city providing a written statement which certifies information regarding its indebtedness and revenues available, and provides procedures for the successor agency including land use guidelines, financial responsibilites, and other governmental procedures to ensure an orderly transition of services and responsibilities. Status: Gained passage in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support in Concept
AB 889 (Chang): Concurrent Enrollment in School and Community Colleges. Assembly Bill 889 would allow students to concurrently enroll in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) courses at the community college level provided certain requirements are met. AB 889 will open up more options for rural high school students who choose to study within the STEM fields, allowing them greater access to educational opportunities and helping to strengthen California’s technology workforce. Status: AB 889 was placed on the Assembly Appropriations Suspense File. RCRC Position: Support
AB 1390 (Alejo): Groundwater: Adjudication. Assembly Bill 1390 would streamline procedures used in a legal action to obtain a basin-wide adjudication of groundwater rights. Among the issues of concern to counties is that the bill makes counties automatic parties to the adjudication regardless of whether the county has an interest in the adjudication action or not, and the requirement that notice of the adjudication action and form answer be distributed via property tax bills. Status: Gained passage in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Concerns
SB 506 (Fuller): Economic Development: Military and Aerospace. Senate Bill 506 would create the Military and Aerospace (MA) Program within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). Status: SB 506 was placed on the Senate Appropriations Suspense File. RCRC Position: Support