VICA opposes Assembly Bill 705 (Kamlager), which would prohibit medical facilities from requiring a physician to comply with policies that prohibit or restrict medical treatments that are within the scope of their medical abilities. AB 705 would interfere with the business practices of health care providers and could prevent the health care system from providing the best care possible.

While the intent of AB 705 is honorable, the execution may have the opposite of its intended effect, exacerbating issues related to affordability and access to health care. AB 705 would allow the Attorney General to limit health care mergers and affiliations based on the sheer possibility of limitations on patients' medical care. In doing so, it would severely limit partnerships between hospitals and health care providers without any substantive evidence that hospitals are rejecting health care services to patients.

VICA urges you to tell your officials to oppose AB 705!

VICA strongly supports Assembly Bill 62 (Gray), which would provide small and essential businesses with an income tax credit that covers the costs of complying with COVID-19 Cal/OSHA Temporary Standards dollar-for-dollar. The Cal/OSHA emergency workplace standards placed on businesses during COVID-19 only exacerbated the many struggles they were experiencing, costing them enormous sums of money all while revenues were reduced or nonexistent.

Now, the Legislature has the opportunity to provide critical relief through AB 62. Through a dollar-for-dollar tax credit, the State will be signaling its investment in the safety of our workforce while protecting the businesses that employ them. AB 62 will allow small and essential businesses to continue operations and comply with regulations without worrying about their bottom line.

VICA urges you to tell your officials to support AB 62!

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The CA COVID-19 case rate is now the lowest in the continental US, with a seven-day case rate of 40.3 per 100,000 people, according to the CDC.

The Legislature confirmed Assemblyman Rob Bonta as the CA Attorney General. Bonta will be the first Filipino American to serve as the Attorney General of CA.

LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner will step down as the district's leader when his contract ends on June 30, amid internal discussion of a long-term extension.

U.S. unemployment applications dropped last week to 547,000, which is the lowest point since the pandemic began and a good sign of an improving job market.

Enrollment in K-12 public schools in CA dropped by almost 3% in 2020-21, the largest drop in 20 years, according to the CA Department of Education.

A federal judge ordered the City and County of Los Angeles to offer some form of shelter to the entire homeless population of skid row by October.

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