CSDA led efforts to amend the provisions of AB 5 are paying off. Yesterday, coming out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, AB 2257 (Gonzalez) , the bill to make several fixes to last year’s AB 5 related to independent contractors was amended to provide exemptions from the “ABC” test for...
CSDA, together with other local government organizations, is working with recreation and park districts and the State of California to achieve the flexibility special districts and other local agencies need to help their communities confront the COVID-19 pandemic. With many schools moving to...
With $393.3 million available, December 14, 2020 is the deadline to apply for the fourth round of grant funding through the Statewide Park Program (SPP). This funding is established through Proposition 68, or the 2018 Bond Act, and is ultimately a continuation of funding that was first made...
Last week, the California State Legislature moved to approve the state’s budget package, Assembly Bill 89 , which was signed by the Governor yesterday. Previously, both chambers had passed a “placeholder” budget on June 15 to meet a constitutionally-mandated deadline. In addition to AB 89, the...
Yesterday, the California State Senate and Assembly passed the State Budget on a party-line vote, meeting the Constitutional deadline to pass a balanced budget annually by June 15. Much of the deliberations were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; funding for various state programs and...