DATE:
December 5, 2023
13
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT: 2024 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
In accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy, each year the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) adopts a Legislative Program containing statements and guidance that allows the County, through the Office of Economic Development and Government Affairs (EDGA), to take positions and advocate quickly in response to state and federal legislation that impacts the County and/or is of interest to the Board. The Legislative Program contains a legislative sponsorship platform, state and federal legislative priorities, and policy guidelines for the upcoming calendar year.
Today's action is a request for approval of the 2024 Legislative Program which provides direction to the EDGA staff and the County of San Diego's Sacramento and Washington, D.C. advocates.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Adopt the proposed 2024 Legislative Program (Attachment A, on file with the Clerk of the Board) by taking the following actions:
a. Authorize staff to seek the legislative proposals summarized in the Sponsorship Proposals section of the 2024 Legislative Program.
b. Authorize staff to pursue and respond to state and federal legislative efforts as detailed in the Priority Issues section of the 2024 Legislative Program.
c. Authorize staff to advocate as directed in the Policy Guidelines section of the 2024 Legislative Program.
2. Receive the 2023 Advocacy Report (Attachment B, on file with the Clerk of the Board).
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
The County of San Diego (County) is committed to crafting a Legislative Program that meets the needs of the entire region. In 2021, EDGA revised the Legislative Program as part of the Framework for our Future: Reforming the County Legislative Program initiative approved by the Board. The revised Legislative Program added Equity and Justice as a legislative priority and created a set of Guid...
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