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Environmentally Preferable Purchasing in California

September 26, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 26, 2024 1:01 pm

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 6, deals with environmentally preferable purchasing. Section 12400 defines the term “environmentally preferable purchasing.” Section 12401 requires the Department of General Services, in consultation with the state Environmental Protection Agency,...

Alternative Protest Pilot Project for Public Procurement

September 26, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 26, 2024 2:31 am

The California Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 3.6, establishes “The Alternative Protest Pilot Project.” Section 12125 requires the project to be administered by the Department of General Services and the Department of Technology. Section 12126 allows...

Chart of Placeholder Bills in the California Legislature

September 25, 2024 2:48 pmSeptember 25, 2024 2:48 pm

As I have previously written, I believe we should use the term “placeholder bill” for those measures that are introduced in the California Legislature which lack substantive language. That is because I believe there is a clear distinction between a...

Elective Unemployment Compensation Coverage in California

September 25, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 25, 2024 2:31 am

Elective coverage is dealt with in California’s Unemployment Insurance Code Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 3, Article 4. Section 701 provides that an employing unit, not otherwise subject to this division, which files with the director its written election to...

Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions

September 24, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 24, 2024 1:01 pm

I have compiled another chart from the past sixteen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session under 14 categories in comparison to the number of bills introduced that session. In the chart below, I...

Interstate and Federal Cooperation for UI Administration

September 24, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 24, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Unemployment Insurance Code, in Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 2, Article 4, provides for interstate and federal cooperation. Section 451 provides that the administration of this division and of other state and federal unemployment compensation and public employment service...

Categories of Bills per Legislative Session

September 23, 2024 1:12 pmSeptember 23, 2024 1:12 pm

In reviewing bills over the past sixteen years in the California Legislature, I compiled the following chart which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter,...