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Classification of Counties and California Legislation

March 22, 2022 6:45 amMarch 22, 2022 7:07 am

Reading bills from the California Legislature, or reviewing statutes contained in the 29 California Codes, you might have come across a provision such as the following: This section applies only to a county of the thirteenth class, as defined by...

Higher Education and California Labor Relations Legislation

March 21, 2022 12:12 pmMarch 21, 2022 12:18 pm

When the California Legislature proposes legislation involving higher education employer-employee relations, the Legislature is bound by any memorandum of understanding (MOU) that may be in place. For example, if the Legislature wants to require the California State University to create...

Sources of Law in California

March 21, 2022 4:44 amMarch 20, 2022 10:48 pm

California’s Civil Code contains definitions and sources of law. These provisions were added in 1951. There are three sections in this part of the Civil Code. Section 22 provides that “law is a solemn expression of the will of the...

Statutes, State Agencies, and the CA Administrative Procedure Act

March 20, 2022 7:53 amMarch 20, 2022 8:01 am

California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA) provides the rules and procedures that executive branch agencies and departments must following in adopting regulations. In some instances, the Legislature exempts agencies from the APA process; in other cases, the Legislature deems there to...

The Need for Improved Legislative Findings in California Privacy Rights Act Bills

March 19, 2022 3:08 pmMarch 19, 2022 9:21 pm

Similar to bills proposing to amend the California Political Reform Act, in reviewing recently-introduced legislation that proposes amendments to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic...

What Are 2011 Realignment Bills?

March 19, 2022 9:15 amMarch 19, 2022 9:30 am

Readers of bills in the California Legislature may have come across a bill that has a “plus section” at the end of the bill that reads as follows: To the extent that this act has an overall effect of increasing...

The Second Bill Introduction Deadline in the California Legislature

March 18, 2022 2:44 pmMarch 18, 2022 2:51 pm

How can there be a second bill introduction deadline in the California Legislature? There really is not one, but there is a deadline for getting intent and spot bills amended with substantive language. As a result, this is effectively a...