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Legislation to Change State School Funding Metrics From Attendance-Based to Enrollment-Based

January 3, 2022 2:36 pm

A bill to replace state funding for schools based on daily attendance in favor of a system based on enrollment was prepared to be introduced to the state Senate on Monday, possibly signaling a large change in how schools can...

Executive Branch Officials and the ‘Revolving Door’ Limitation

January 3, 2022 12:27 pmJanuary 3, 2022 12:33 pm

Similar to the “revolving door” limitation on state legislators found in Article IV, Section 5(e) of the California Constitution, executive branch officials of state government are also subject to this limitation when these officials leave government service. It is often...

Californians Composting For Climate Change

January 3, 2022 2:13 amJanuary 2, 2022 4:44 pm

California’s new mandatory composting law just took effect January 1, 2022. Yes, this is another mandatory climate change law, born out of California’s AB 32, the 2006 California Global Warming Solutions Act, which was born out of the Intergovernmental Panel...

Per Diem and California Legislators’ Expenses

January 2, 2022 3:26 pmJanuary 3, 2022 4:20 am

Pursuant to Section 4(b) of Article IV of the California Constitution, state legislators are compensated for their travel and living expenses associated with their official duties (called “per diem,” which is Latin for “for the day”). The limitation contained in...

‘Back to the Future’ California Recap and 2022 Political Predictions

January 2, 2022 2:15 amJanuary 3, 2022 4:19 am

While political pundits predict a red wave across the country in the 2022 midterm elections, many even anticipate a wave of change in the Golden State. How big the California wave is, and what form it will take, will be...

California State Officers and Rules on Honoraria and Gifts

January 1, 2022 1:00 pmJanuary 3, 2022 4:19 am

Among other provisions, Article V, Section 14 of the California Constitution prohibits any honorarium being paid and limits gifts being made to state officers. Who are “state officers?” Section 14(f) defines “state officer” to mean the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,...

Resignations in the California Legislature

December 31, 2021 3:05 pmJanuary 3, 2022 4:21 am

From time-to-time, a state legislator chooses to resign his or her seat in the California Legislature. This has happened in several instances during the 2021 calendar year. How do resignations work in the Legislature? Government Code Title 1 (General), Division...