SACRAMENTO – Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) today stood with California Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire and a strong, bipartisan coalition of Senators to pass an historic package of fire bills – including one of which Senator Cortese is the primary author, one he joint authored with Senators Rubio and Stern, and several he co-authored - to strengthen California’s wildfire response, make our residents and communities more wildfire resilient and improve recovery efforts.
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SACRAMENTO - Senator Cortese’s SB 494 would give cafeteria workers, counselors, nurses, janitors and others in California’s public schools and community colleges basic disciplinary due process and appeal rights now granted to teachers and community college faculty.
The bill today was passed by the state Senate and moves forward to the Assembly.
SACRAMENTO –The California Senate today passed SB 545, Senate Transportation Chair Dave Cortese’s bill to advance major economic opportunities connected to the High Speed Rail Project.
SACRAMENTO –Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) SB 550 authorizing San Jose State University to create the first public law school in the California State University system today passed the Senate and now moves forward to the Assembly.
SACRAMENTO - Senator Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) bill that establishes a pilot program at CSU campuses to provide financial assistance to students experiencing homelessness (SB 685) today passed the Senate and now heads to the Assembly.