SACRAMENTO –Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 60 designating April 22 as School Bus Drivers’ Day in California has been passed by both the Senate and Assembly and will now be filed with the Secretary of State. A SCR does not have to be signed by the Governor of California.
SACRAMENTO - California’s Classified School Employees including cafeteria workers, counselors, nurses, janitors and others in California’s public schools and community colleges are the focus of state Senator Dave Cortese’s Senate Bill 494 and Senate Joint Resolution 2 that were passed today by the Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee.
SACRAMENTO - Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) Senate Bill 685, designed to provide critical financial support to students who experienced homelessness in high school and need assistance to get a college education, today was passed by the Assembly Higher Education Committee.
SACRAMENTO – The state Assembly Committee on Business and Professions today passed Senator Dave Cortese’s SB 602 which would permit a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) to conduct vaccine and parasite control wellness appointments in many animal shelters.
The bill now moves forward to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
SACRAMENTO – As highly destructive vegetation fires start off the summer in California, Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) bill developed in response to the fires was passed today by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.
SB 653 is designed to define vegetation management practices that reduce wildfire risk while also supporting native wildlife and plant health.