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National School Choice Week: 26,000 Independently Planned Events Spanning all 50 States

January 23, 2022 5:13 pmJanuary 23, 2022 5:45 pm

Now in its twelfth year, National School Choice Week kicks off this week with 26,000 independently planned events spanning all 50 states. Every January, supporters of parents as the architects of their children’s educational journeys gather in school fairs, open houses,...

The Visually Impaired Voter Assistance Act

January 23, 2022 3:13 pmJanuary 23, 2022 9:52 am

California’s Elections Code, in Division 2 (Voters), Chapter 1 (Voter Qualifications), Article 3 (Visually Impaired Voters), contains the Visually Impaired Voter Assistance Act of 1989. The title is contained in Section 2050. Section 2051 defines “visually impaired” to mean a...

California Legislature: Complying with Court Decisions

January 23, 2022 11:33 amJanuary 23, 2022 9:39 am

There are instances in which the California Legislature is required to comply with a court order and some of these court orders are codified by statute and appear in an appropriate Code. The Legislature does this by explaining in the...

California’s New Motor Voter Program

January 23, 2022 8:14 amJanuary 23, 2022 8:20 am

Division 2, Chapter 4.5 provides the state’s New Motor Voter Program. Section 2260 provides that this Chapter is known as the California New Motor Voter Program. Section 2261 provides three legislative findings and declarations. First, voter registration is one of...

Prohibitions and Campaign Committees in California’s Political Reform Act

January 22, 2022 3:08 pmJanuary 22, 2022 8:04 am

California’s Political Reform Act requires certain campaign disclosures be made pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the Government Code. Article 3 of Chapter 4 is titled “Prohibitions” and contains Government Code Section 84300 – 84310. Section 84300(a) prohibits...

Bill Introduced to Allow 12 Years And Older To Vaccinate Without Parental Consent

January 21, 2022 4:34 pm

A bill that would allow children 12 years and older to vaccinate without receiving consent from their parents was introduced in the Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 866, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would specifically authorize minors 12...

Bill To Convert Municipal Golf Courses to Affordable Housing Killed In Assembly Committee

January 21, 2022 11:55 amJanuary 21, 2022 11:55 am

A bill that would have created a grant program to convert municipal golf courses into housing and public lands, died in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday, ending a nearly month-long threat to effectively remove municipal golf courses across the...