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This week marks the deadline for the Governor to act on bills passed by the California Legislature this year, and Assemblymember Steven Choi, Ph.D. (Vice Chair, Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee; Vice Chair, Assembly Higher Education Committee) announced that the Governor signed 5 of his bills, which benefit small businesses, college students, and Californians’ mental health.
“Although the Supermajority Party controls the legislative process in Sacramento and blocks many good bills, it is a priority of mine to work across the aisle to create bipartisan coalitions to benefit my constituents and all Californians whenever possible,” remarked Assemblymember Steven Choi, Ph.D. “I am pleased to share that 2022 has been my most successful legislative year with 5 bills signed by the Governor and only one veto. As a small business owner and lifelong educator, I am proud that these bills will directly benefit California small businesses, college students, and people with mental health needs,” added Choi.
AB 1736 will empower community college students with disabilities to participate in elected student government leadership. Click here for the fact sheet.
AB 1796 will establish a right to re-enroll at the CSU and UC for a student who left the school in good academic standing to take time off due to COVID or to care for a child, for example. Click here for the fact sheet.
AB 1805 will require the California Employment Development Department (EDD) to publish information on its website to help small businesses anticipate possible tax impacts and navigate upcoming unemployment insurance debt repayments. Click here for the fact sheet. Assemblymember Choi also authored AB 1596 which would have entirely repaid the UI debt, preventing these payments by small businesses altogether.
AB 2122 will require colleges to print a mental health hotline phone number on all student ID cards to support students with mental health needs. Click here for the fact sheet.
AB 2288 empowers people with a severe mental illness to establish an advance care directive in the event they have a mental health episode. Click here for the fact sheet.
