AB 171 (Irwin): Veteran Services. Assembly Bill 171 would appropriate $5.6 million per year for County Veterans Service Officers (CVSOs). Status: AB 171 gained passage in the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. RCRC Position: Support
AB 435 (Chang): California Environmental Protection Agency and Natural Resources Agency: Web casts of public meetings and workshops. Assembly Bill 435 would, among other things, require the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and Natural Resources Agency (Resources) to webcast all public meetings. Status: AB 435 gained passage in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. 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 responsibilities, and other governmental procedures to ensure an orderly transition of services and responsibilities. AB 851 would also authorize a local agency conducting proceedings for the disincorporation of a city to propose the adoption of a special tax on behalf of an affected city as specified. Status: Gained passage in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. 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 Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose Unless Amended
AB 1436 (Burke): In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS): Authorized Representative. Assembly Bill 1436 would all IHSS applicants and recipients to designate an authorized representative to accompany, assist or represent an applicant in the application process, or a recipient in the direction of services, and eligibility redetermination process. Status: AB 1436 gained passage in the Senate Human Services Committee. RCRC Position: Support
AJR 18 (Patterson): Federal Wildfire Disaster Funding Act. Assembly Joint Resolution 18 urges the 114th Congress to support H.R. 167, the federal Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (WDFA), to address wildfire funding. Status: AJR 18 gained passage in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. RCRC Position: Support