What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Assembly Bill 3216, the Phone-Free School Act, to require every school district, charter school and county office of education to develop a policy limiting the use of smartphones by July 1, 2026. SACRAMENTO — Building on his calls for school districts to restrict the useRead More →
Governor Gavin Newsom and leaders representing sectors including technology, government, academia, and labor, along with civic organizations, convened at the Joint California Summit on Generative AI to collaborate on and examine this transformative technology. “California is the globe’s artificial intelligence leader, and today’s summit continues to showcase the state’s commitment to innovation.Read More →
SACRAMENTO – A new law mandating certain alcoholic beverage license holders to offer drug testing devices for sale or at no cost to patrons will take effect beginning July 1. AB 1013 (Lowenthal) requires establishments with a Type 48 license from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to have signageRead More →
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom released the following statement June 18 regarding the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “Today’s decision is an important victory, for now, for the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers — including over 200,000 Californians — who contribute deeply toRead More →