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SACRAMENTO – In an effort to help prevent mentally ill inmates from returning to prison, the state spending plan approved by lawmakers today includes $3 million in additional program funding pushed by Sen. Bob Hertzberg.
“This money will go toward paying for programs to help jailed persons living with mental illness,” Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, said after senators approved the 2015-16 budget agreement. “It can be used to provide treatment and training for people suffering from mental illness.”  

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SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) issued the following statement today on the release of the Papal Encyclical on the environment and climate change:

“The Papal Encyclical released today is more than a theological perspective on the condition of our environment. It is a clarion call to action on climate change by the leader of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide.

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Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire has dedicated the greater part of the last five years on expanding career training and job skills programs in our public middle and high schools. Since being elected to the State Senate, McGuire has doubled down on those efforts – organizing a bi-partisan coalition to successfully push for the largest investment in career training programs over the last decade via The Career and Job Skills Education Act (SB 148).

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement regarding developmental disabilities program funding in the 2015-16 budget agreement:

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), Chair of the Senate Rules Committee, has announced the following appointments by the Rules Committee:

SACRAMENTO- Dr. Richard Pan made the following statement on the budget agreement announced today between the legislature and the Governor as well as the Governor’s call for special sessions to fix our Medi-Cal system and transportation infrastructure:

SACRAMENTO – The Legislature and Governor have announced a budget deal that responsibly manages the state’s finances, bolsters education investments to record levels, combats poverty, and expands healthcare for children and childcare for working families.
“This budget strikes a responsible balance between strengthening our long-term fiscal foundation and investing right now in the economy of today and the work force of tomorrow,” said Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Legislation authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) to extend the independent review on seismic studies and surveys of Diablo Canyon Power Plant passed out of the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications on a 10 to 0 vote.