On Tuesday, Assemblywoman Megan Dahle (R-Bieber), voted in support of two funding bills that provide $500 million and authority for up to $1 billion to the State to address various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In these concerning times, it is encouraging to see the Assembly, Senate, and the Governor come together to address the needs of our communities and protect Californians,” said Dahle. “This funding package will provide critical aid to address the rapidly spreading pandemic, and I am working to ensure that resources and supplies are allocated to our rural communities.”
Summaries of the funding bills can be found below; the bill numbers and language are identical in both the Assembly and the Senate.
AB/SB 89: Provides $500 million and authority for total expenditures up to $1 billion to the State to address various aspects of the COVID-19 crisis. States intent of the Legislature to direct the Administration to work with the Legislature, legislative staff, and stakeholders when determining expenditures for the 20-21 Budget regarding economic hardship mitigations for COVID-19.
Includes $84.1 million to address clean-up costs already incurred from the Camp Fire disaster. Authorizes the Governor to address the COVID-19 emergency and provides funding therefore.
AB/SB 117: Appropriates General Fund resources, authorizes continued apportionment and grant funding based on alternate attendance calculations for local educational agencies (LEAs) and after school programs, and makes various changes to existing law to alleviate specified instructional, assessment, and reporting responsibilities for Pre-K-12 Education and Child Care. Provides funding for schools related to the COVID-19 outbreak and declared state of emergency pursuant to Executive Order N-26-20.
Assemblywoman Megan Dahle represents the 1st Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes portions of Butte and Placer counties, along with Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, and Siskiyou counties.
