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WEBby CHRIS MICHELI posted 09.06.2024. Members of the state and federal judiciary branches play a role in the California lawmaking process as a part of our government’s system of “checks and balances.”. When California statutes or regulations are legally challenged, for example, then the state or federal court that makes a determination ...
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WEBOpen California is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed in 2012 to continue – and expand on – the important public policy work done by Capitol Weekly. Our Mission is to inform, enlighten and educate Californians about public policy and state governance, and to provide a platform for engagement with public officials, advocates and
Under the radar: engrossing and enrolling - Capitol Weekly
WEBDec 23, 2016 · The legislation goes through a very important process called "engrossing and enrolling." Engrossing also occurs after each amendment to a bill.
Researching the legislative history of an enacted California statute
WEBIn general, state legislative history is elusive and California, like many other states, is no exception to this rule. For those who need to research the legislative history of a bill that was enacted into law in the State of California, there are a number of options to use.
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‘Laura’s Law’ okayed in 30 counties - Capitol Weekly
WEBJun 17, 2021 · Battling stigma, misconceptions and heartache, family members and mental-health policy experts have slogged through decades of controversy to convince legislators and local officials that supporting court-ordered intensive treatment – “Laura’s Law” in California — was not a return to the notoriously abusive system of state mental hospitals, where thousands of people were ...
CA 120: California’s confusing primary voting process explained
WEBEven if former President Donald Trump stays on the California Republican primary ballot, there will be more than a quarter-million voters who have previously voted in a Republican Presidential primary who won’t find him on their ballot. And over 650,000 voters who previously voted in the Democratic primary who won’t find President Joe Biden on theirs.
Stronger 'Laura's law' wins Assembly approval - Capitol Weekly
WEBJun 9, 2020 · Legislation to strengthen California’s 2002 “Laura’s Law,” which gives family members a legal tool to get treatment for their severely mentally ill relatives, has been approved 77-0 by the state Assembly, despite opposition from some California counties, behavioral health directors and a labor union representing …
Real change proves elusive in mental health care system
WEBNov 10, 2021 · Crippling the efforts for fundamental change is the Legislature’s apparent inability to pass major legislation that significantly alters the 1967 Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS), which has dictated California’s mental health policy for more than 50 years.
Mental health care: From the snake pit to the streets
WEBJan 28, 2020 · “The state hospitals went from 35,000 to 5,000, and the community was expected to deal with it, without the expertise or the resources,” Dr. Stephen Mayberg, who then headed the state Department of Mental Health, …
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