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AB 1512 (Stone) Corrections - Inmate Transfers: SB 1512 extends until July 1, 2018 a county’s ability to contract with another county for jail bed capacity for specified eligible inmates upon authorization from the county Board of Supervisors. Status: AB 1512 gained passage in the Assembly and Senate and was signed by the Governor. RCRC Position: Support
AB 1867 (Patterson) Forestry: AB 1867 would allow landowners to sell timber removed during the course of defensible space vegetation management work up to 150 feet on all sides of a legally permitted structure. Status: Passed out of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. RCRC Position: Support
AB 2142 (Chesbro) Timber Harvesting Plans: AB 2142 would extend the Forest Fire Prevention Exemption pilot project, as created by AB 744 of 2013, to include additional areas of the state that have significant fire hazard risks. Status: Passed out of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. RCRC Position: Support
AB 2184 (Chesbro) Forest Restoration Grants: AB 2184 would authorize funding from the Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund to be used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to provide grants to remediate former marijuana growing operations. Status: AB 2184 gained passage in the Senate Natural Resources Committee and awaits consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support
AB 2311 (Bradford) General Assistance - Employable Veterans: Current law allows a county to prohibit an employable individual from receiving these benefits for more than 3 months in a 12 month period, provided they have been offered a job training opportunity. AB 2311 would exclude employable veterans who were honorably discharged from the armed forces from this prohibition and impose a statewide mandate for a specific population. Status: Passed out of the Assembly Human Services Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
AB 2415 (Ting) Property Tax Agents: AB 2415 would require individuals, as defined, acting as property tax agents to register with the California Secretary of State to ensure adequate protections for property owners and local governments. Status: AB 2415 gained passage in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee and awaits consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support
AB 2471 (Frazier) Public Contracts - Change Orders: AB 2471 would require a local public agency to issue a change order to public works contracts within 60 days of reaching an agreement with a contractor for a public change order or be held liable for payment of the contractor’s invoice and or additional work that was provided. Status: AB 2471 gained passage in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee and awaits consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Oppose
SB 1137 (Torres) School Transportation Apportionments: SB 1137 would reimburse school districts for 50 percent of approved transportation costs. Status: Passed out of the Assembly Education Committee. RCRC Position: Support
SB 1262 (Correa) Medical Marijuana - Regulation of Physicians, Dispensaries, and Cultivation Sites: SB 1262 would require the State Department of Consumer Affairs to license dispensing facilities and cultivation sites that provide, process, and grow marijuana for medical use, among various other things. Status: SB 1262 gained passage in the Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protections Committee and awaits consideration in the Assembly Public Safety Committee. RCRC Position: Strong Concerns
SB 1341 (Mitchell) Medi-Cal - Statewide Automated Welfare System: SB 1341 would require SAWS to be the system of record for Medi-Cal, and contain all Medi-Cal eligibility rules and case management functionality. Status: Passed out of the Assembly Health Committee. RCRC Position: Support
SB 1364 (Fuller) Telecommunications Universal Service Programs: SB 1364 would expand and extend the funding base for the state’s universal service and telecommunications programs which help support the deployment of communication services in California. Status: SB 1364 gained passage in the Assembly and Commerce Committee and awaits consideration in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. RCRC Position: Support