CAN's California Bill Tracker
Over 5,000 bills, resolutions and constitutional amendments have been introduced so far in the current two-year, 2009 -10 session of the California State Legislature. Over 800 make direct reference to nonprofits in some way, and hundreds more will have a direct impact on different parts of our sector. From that vast array of legislation, here are some that have the potential to change the landscape, in large and small ways, for many, many nonprofits. Others will be added in coming weeks as bills are reviewed by CAN's staff and board and have their first hearings and votes. For complete information about state legislation and the bills current status, visit http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html
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Category |
Bill |
Author |
2009-10 Session |
CAN's Position |
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California Volunteers |
Assemblymember Jeffries |
Establishes in law (right now it's by executive order only) the office of California Volunteers within the Office of the Governor and requires that the office be led by the Secretary of Service and Volunteering. |
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Executive Compensation |
Assemblymember Portantino |
Limits percentage of grant funds received by an organization from the Substance Abuse Treatment Fund that can be used for executive compensation. |
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Demographic Data |
Assemblymember |
Would align state data collection and reporting for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) ethnic groups to match U.S. Census. |
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Charitable Pledges |
Assemblymember |
Specifies that a charitable pledge is contractually binding with or without consideration if the promisor indicated in writing an intent that the promise be a binding legal obligation. |
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Health Insurance |
Assemblymember Galgiani |
Permits two or more non-profit organizations to jointly contract with health insurance providers and provides licensing and regulation exemptions the same basis as public entities and joint labor management trusts. |
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California Public Records Act |
Senator Yee |
Subjects nonprofits formally affiliated with public postsecondary educational institutions to state open records laws. | Neutral more... | |
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Performance-Based Budgeting |
Senator Wolk |
Requires the Governor and Department of Finance to use performance-based budgeting methods and that a joint legislative committee thoroughly review every state program at least once every 10 years. |
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Charitable Bingo |
Senator Cedillo |
Clarifies provisions of the new remote caller bingo laws, which alllows nonprofits in different locations to be linked together by audio and video to play the same game. |
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Flexible Purpose Corporations |
Senator DeSaulnier |
Authorizes a new form of corporate entity that would operate on both a for-profit and nonprofit basis. | Watch more... | |
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Professional Fiduciaries |
Senator Cox |
Changes the legal definition of professional fiduciaries (those who serve by court appointment as guardians, conservators and personal representatives of estates) based in part on whether or not the fiduciary is a California public benefit corporation. |
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