Gov. Gavin Newsom closed out the legislative year on Oct.13, signing the last of the more than 1,000 bills sent to him for signature or veto in 2023. In total, 1,046 pieces of legislation reached the Governor’s desk in the last weeks of the legislative […]
Author: Teresa Machado
CSBA secures major wins as Governor’s signing deadline approaches
With just days left before the Oct. 14 deadline to sign or veto all legislation, CSBA advocacy has secured a number of major legislative victories. Four CSBA-sponsored bills were signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend to help increase funding for student health, increase […]
Governor signs bill requiring compliance with the state’s inclusive education laws
On Sept. 25, the Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1078 (Jackson, D-Moreno Valley), which took effect immediately upon signing and will allow for complaints to be filed against local educational agencies that limit or prohibit the use of inclusive textbooks, instructional materials or school […]
Sponsored bills advance as Legislature takes up suspense file
CSBA-sponsored legislation sailed through one of the final legislative hurdles left in 2023 as the Senate and Assembly Appropriations committees took up their suspense files on Sept. 1. The suspense file compiles bills with a price tag of over $150,000 to be considered in bulk […]
CSBA-sponsored legislation moves forward as Legislature breaks for summer
The State Assembly and Senate raced to finish their work ahead of the July 14 deadline for legislation to be approved by the policy committees in their second house (Assembly bills to be approved by the Senate committees and vice versa). Bills that made it […]
Legislation to switch from attendance to enrollment-based funding becomes a two-year bill
Senate Bill 98 (Portantino, D-Burbank), which would provide supplemental enrollment-based funding to California’s schools, became a two-year bill on July 11 and will remain under consideration in the Assembly Education Committee until next year. CSBA has an Oppose unless Amended position on SB 98. CSBA […]
CSBA advocacy yields wins in a tough budget year
After a long standoff, the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom reached a final agreement on the 2023–24 state budget late on June 26. The final budget, executed in two follow-up bills known as “Budget Bill Jr.” and numerous budget trailer bills, will retain most of […]
Legislature releases 2023–24 budget bills
In preparation for the June 15 deadline to pass a budget bill, leadership in the Senate and Assembly have announced an agreement on the 2023–24 budget. Each house has put its initial budget legislation into print as Assembly Bill 101 and Senate Bill 101. The […]
CSBA-sponsored bills pass first house deadline
CSBA-sponsored legislation made it through the most recent legislative gauntlet as the Senate and Assembly raced to finish their work last week before the June 2 deadline to pass bills out of their house of origin. The house of origin deadline marks the halfway point […]
CSBA-sponsored bills and other significant education measures pass suspense hearing hurdle
May 19 was the Legislature’s deadline for fiscal committees to pass out bills introduced in their house. This means that the respective Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees had to dispense with their suspense files. CSBA-sponsored legislation sailed through this most recent legislative gauntlet on May 18. The […]