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By; @Aaron Avery CSDA and its coalition partners have continued leading the way on legislation that could critically impact special districts’ ability to deliver affordable local services to their communities. Among the key workplace technology bills seeing action in April were two of the...
@Aaron Avery CSDA recently joined its local government partners in signing onto coalitions to preserve public agencies’ flexibility in using workplace technology. The first measure, AB 2027 (Ward) Worker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence, provides that an employer shall not...
By: @Kyle Packham Following opposition from CSDA and coalition partners, the authors of AB 874 and SB 430 respectively have pulled their bills from consideration this week. AB 874 (Ávila-Farías) would have required local agencies to adopt a fee deferral loan program for affordable housing...
Four one-hour tours showcasing the many special districts tackling California’s biggest challenges are now available online as examples of districts making a difference throughout the state. In 2020 CSDA took our annual tour series virtual for legislative staff, expanding accessibility and...
TAKE ACTION : CalPERS Decision Affecting Retired Annuitants CSDA is asking for special districts to send comment letters to the CalPERS Board opposing the action before an October 23 deadline . At CalPERS’ next board meeting November 16-18, 2020, the board will consider adopting the...
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two COVID-19 related employment bills into law, SB 1159 (Hill, Daly) – COVID-19 workers compensation presumption and AB 685 (Reyes) – Employer COVID-19 exposure notification requirements . Both bills are briefly summarized below. SB 1159, which takes...
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2257 (Gonzalez) into law. Assembly Member Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced 2257 as a way to fix some issues with independent contractor law, AB 5, as well as to include additional exemptions to the law. Included in the new exemptions is one for...
Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a State of Emergency in response to the “Extreme Heat Event” that California will be experiencing over the next few days. Among the various directions in the proclamation, the Governor is directing the Air Resources Board to “exercise maximum discretion to...
On the final night of the legislative session SB 1159 (Hill) related to COVID-19 workers’ compensation presumption passed both houses of the California State Legislature with bipartisan support. The bill is headed to the Governor’s desk and if signed it will become law immediately. SB 1159 was...
Yesterday, AB 685 (Reyes) was significantly amended to address a number of CSDA and other public agencies’ concerns. As amended, the bill will require all employers, public and private, to notify employees of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the workplace. Summarizing the provisions of the...