July Legislation & Updates

We hope you’re having a great summer so far! Things have been busy here are CCVAP with events and workshops in full swing. The season began with the blessing ceremony of our new Hemet Resiliency Center on June 13th where we welcomed clients and partners to engage with the new space and the therapeutic and direct services we will be providing there. We spent time engaging with community members in the following weeks at events like Cahuilla Earth Day, Tribal TANF Resource Fairs, and educational workshops. We’re very excited for all the amazing outreach events to come!

July brought with it some important legislation in the state of California that directly correlates with prevention. Here are a few amended or new bills of note:

• Drug Testing Kits In Bars (AB 1013)

Businesses with an on-sale general public premises alcohol license must sell drug testing kits at a price not much higher than wholesale and post notices about their availability to prevent drink spiking.

• Menstrual Products In Schools (AB 367)

The existing law that requires public schools to provide free menstrual products in restrooms for grades 6 to 12 is expanded to include grades 3 to 5.

• Security Deposits Cap (AB 12)

Renters in California will no longer be asked for a security deposit larger than one month's rent. Previously, state law allowed landlords to ask renters for security deposits equivalent to two months’ rent for unfurnished units, or three months’ rent for furnished units. That doesn’t include the first month of rent.

We hope you have a wonderful rest of the month!