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Covid-19

COVID-19 Relief Funding

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AB 2093 – 2-Year Email Retention Mandate – Not Moving in 2020

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AB 2107 - Securitized Limited Obligation Notes (SLONs) - SPONSOR

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Take Action Brief

November 2020

In the 2019-20 Legislative Session, 5,423 legislative measures were introduced. CSDA identified and actively tracked 1,456 bills affecting special districts and directly lobbied on 252 of those measures. Of the 122 bills opposed by CSDA, only 22 became law. The other 100 were killed or amended to remove CSDA’s concerns. Download CSDA’s Year-End Legislative Report for detailed information on all of the bills affecting special district in 2020 and their outcomes.


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CSDA: Take Action: Engaging With Your Community and Legislators

The Take Action Guide was developed as an overview of the many ways you can engage with the individuals and institutions that shape how your district operates and how it is perceived in your community.

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Grassroots Mobilization Survey

One voice at one district may be able to reach one legislator, but to be successful we must reach all 120 legislators. By answering this survey, you are helping CSDA strengthen advocacy efforts on behalf of all special districts:

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Sample Policy for Adopting Positions on State Legislation

To make sure your district is ready to respond to a CSDA Call to Action in the fast-moving legislative environment, make sure your district has adopted a Legislative Advocacy Policy, governing the process your agency must go through to register your support or opposition to an issue that significantly impacts special districts.

Sample Policy

Key Messages: When Communicating with Legislators, Media, and the Public

As a member resource, CSDA has developed clear, considered, and consistent messages for members to use as desired when communicating on key issues facing special districts.

Key Messages