WHEREAS, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Patch) is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean and it is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world’s oceans; and WHEREAS, The Patch, also known…

March 8, 2024Assemblymember Corey JacksonChair, Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services1021 O Street Suite 6120Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Chair Jackson:We respectfully request that a one-time amount of $4,314,937 be allocated from the general fund to the State Department of…

AB 2274 will create a Back-to-School Tax Holiday to allow school supplies bought the third weekend of July to be exempt from California State sales tax. For more information, please click here: AB 2274 – Back-to-School Tax Holiday

AB 1952 seeks to increase the infant supplement formula while also ensuring it will be adjusted in the future by the California Necessities Index (CNI). For more information, please click here: AB 1952 – Supporting Parenting Foster Youth

There are a series of criteria that must be met in order for a juvenile to be committed to a Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF). Based on the plain language of the existing statute, subsequent juvenile adjudications interfere with a…