California Air Resources Board

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Spot bill related to the code sections constituting the Administrative Procedure Act. Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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Would require a State agency that significantly regulates or impacts nonprofit corporations to designate a person to serve as a nonprofit liaison if the use of existing personnel and resources allows for performance of the duties of the nonprofit liaison. The bill would establish the nonprofit liaison’s duties, including responding to complaints by nonprofit corporations about the State agency and assisting nonprofit corporations with complying with the State agency’s regulations and relevant statutes. Moved to Senate Inactive File.

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Would add two environmental justice members, one appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, to the South Coast Air Quality Management Board (AQMD). The bill would also authorize South Coast AQMD Board to create a Labor Advisory Panel composed of six representatives whose members perform work in the South Coast Air Basin. The bill would require the Labor Advisory Panel to provide feedback and input on all district permitting, rules, regulations, and planning issues that have the potential to impact the workforce in the South Coast Air Basin. The bill would require the South Coast AQMD Board to select the members of the Labor Advisory Panel from nominations provided by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the Inland Empire Labor Council, and the Orange County Labor Federation. Moved to Senate Inactive File.

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Would require a State agency that receives and disburses funds provided under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act or other federal recovery funds to consider projects’ potential impact on specified goals, including restoring frontline communities and rapidly accelerating achievement of environmental justice and climate goals, as well as uplifting vulnerable workers by prioritizing high road employers. The bill would require State agencies to document how proposed projects meet or align with the specified goals and requires the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to establish an internet website where the public can track the expenditure of federal ARP funds by the State and how funded projects meet the specified goals. Was not heard in Senate Governmental Organization Committee.

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Would have postponed new regulations that affect small businesses located in an area declared a state of emergency until the state of emergency is lifted, unless the State agency makes specified findings. The bill would have declared that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would revise AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, by charging CARB with only the responsibility of regulating vehicular sources of greenhouse gas emissions in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would charge each local air district with the responsibility of regulating all sources, other than vehicular sources, of greenhouse gas emissions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within its jurisdiction. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required each State agency to ensure that agency personnel, other than the Records Management Coordinator, who prepare, own, use, or retain public records on behalf of the State agency receive records management training using material offered by the Secretary of State. The bill would have required that such agency personnel complete 1 hour of records management training within 60 days of employment and complete a 30 minute refresher records management training biennially thereafter. The bill would have required a Records Management Coordinator to ensure that an agency’s records management program be in accordance with the provisions of the State Records Management Act and applicable standards established by the Secretary of State in the State Administrative Manual. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Requires a State body, when it limits time for public comment, to provide at least twice the allotted time to a member of the public who utilizes translating technology.

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Would require, as of January 1, 2025, 11 of the 14 CARB members to be elected to four-year terms and allows an elected board member to serve no more than a total of three terms. The bill would require CARB, by January 1, 2023, and within one year of each federal decennial census, to establish and adopt 11 districts within the State and develop a map depicting the geographical boundaries of each district. The bill would require CARB to engage the public prior to adopting the district boundaries and map. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have codified the longstanding California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley and its duties, originally established through Executive Order. The bill would have provided the Partnership’s duties would have included identifying projects and programs that will improve the economic vitality of the San Joaquin Valley, and reviewing State policies and regulations to ensure they are fair and appropriate for the State’s diverse geographic regions, as well as determining whether alternative approaches can accomplish goals in more cost-effectively. The bill would have provided the Partnership membership requirements, including government agency liaisons who may serve on CARB, as specified. Amended to deal with spousal rape.

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