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California’s Public Employees System

August 1, 2020 8:15 amAugust 1, 2020 8:42 am

The public employee system in California is established by the state’s constitution, including its civil service. Article VII, dealing with public officers and employees, was added to the California Constitution by Proposition 14 on the June 8, 1976 ballot. This...

California Energy Commission

July 31, 2020 7:01 amJuly 31, 2020 10:35 am

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is charged with leading the state to a 100 percent clean energy future. As the state’s primary energy policy and planning agency, the CEC is committed to reducing energy costs and environmental impacts of energy...

California’s Infrastructure Bank

July 30, 2020 6:23 amJuly 30, 2020 6:28 am

In 1994, California created an Infrastructure Bank (IBank) in state government. It is found in the California Government Code Title 6.7, Division 1, Chapter 1. The formal name of the IBank is The Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (Section...

Outline of California’s Administrative Procedure Act Statutes

July 29, 2020 6:18 amJuly 29, 2020 6:21 am

California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA) is based upon the federal APA. The state law, like its federal counterpart, is quite extensive. The APA governs the administrative rulemaking process in the State of California. The state’s APA is found in California...

California Senate Allows Remote Voting

July 28, 2020 3:26 pmJuly 28, 2020 3:37 pm

The California State Senate, pursuant to a rule that it adopted on March 16 (SR 86), is allowing remote voting in its house. Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins announced the use of remote voting under certain circumstances. She explained...

CA Assembly Proposes Proxy Voting

July 28, 2020 11:28 amJuly 28, 2020 11:37 am

The California State Assembly is poised to adopt a new rule to allow proxy voting. ACA 25, which passed the Assembly but has not been heard by the Senate, would have allowed proxy voting, along with remote participating and voting...

Miguel Santiago introduced the free tuition bill.

Massive New Tax Increase Proposed

July 28, 2020 10:20 amJuly 29, 2020 11:26 am

Gutting-and-amending a bill originally related to local governments in the Public Resources Code, Assembly Bill 1253 now proposes a massive tax increase on thousands of sole proprietors and high-income Californians. AB 1253 was amended on July 27, the Legislature’s first...