CAPS' Legislative Program 2007-2008
 

CAPS' Positions on 2007-2008 Legislation
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CAPS-Sponsored Legislation
Assembly Bill 385 (Ruskin) was vetoed by the Governor
Salary Equity Survey

Supporters who encouraged the Governor to sign the bill include:

California Association of Environmental Health Administrators
California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice
California Integrated Waste Management Board
California League of Conservation Voters
Clean Harbors Environmental Services 
The Clorox Company
Consumer Specialty Products Association
DeMenno/Kerdoon
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Phibro-Tech, Inc.
Safety-Kleen, Inc.
Sierra Club California
Union of Concerned Scientists

AB 385 would have required CAPS and the state to survey the salaries of state scientists and their colleagues working in other government sectors to help policy makers understand the threat low state scientists’ wages pose to essential state programs. AB 385 won the support of an array of environmental, public health, and industry stakeholders because they understand that substandard state scientific salaries threaten California’s vital environmental and public health programs.

AB 385 (Ruskin) Bill Language, Analyses, and Votes
AB 385 Fact Sheet
AB 385 – Programs Threatened by Substandard Scientific Wages
AB 385 Thank You Letter to Assembly Member Ira Ruskin
Emergency Report on DNA Backlogs
AB 385 - Relevant Findings Summary - Pay Equity for CalEPA Scientists
Pay Equity for CalEPA Scientists Report
Supporters of AB 385 included:
California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health
California Environmental Rights Alliance
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
The Clorox Company
Consumer Specialty Products Association
DeMenno/Kerdoon
Health Officers Association of California
Phibro-Tech, Inc.
Professional Engineers in California Government
Safety-Kleen, Inc.
Sierra Club
Union of Concerned Scientists
   
Assembly Bill 1523 (Soto)
Continuous Appropriation for State Employee Salaries
AB 1523 Bill Language, Legislative Analyses and Votes
AB 1523 Fact Sheet
AB 1523 Thank You Letter to Assembly Member Nell Soto
   
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 45 (Caballero)
State Scientist Day 2007
ACR Bill Language, Legislative Analyses and Votes

 

 
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