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Aguiar-Curry bill to require statewide health care district oversight/transparency signed by governor

SACRAMENTO – More information about California's health care districts will soon be one mouse-click away under AB 2019, authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) and signed into law yesterday by Gov. Jerry Brown.

The bill strengthens legislation last year that first established basic website postings and other requirements for these special districts that had sometimes fallen under the radar.

Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Bill to Punish Deadbeat Health Plans Signed by Governor

AB 2674, by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) was signed into law today by Governor Jerry Brown. The new law will require the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) to annually review complaints filed by providers who believe a health care service plan is engaging in an “unfair payment pattern.”

Aguiar-Curry Bill Allocates Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Expand Child Care for infants, toddlers

SACRAMENTO – AB 2292, authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters), which expanded our state’s capacity for child care by increasing the reimbursement rates for infant and toddler care, has been fully funded by the budget.

The bill created an inclusive grant program to help pay for new and renovated child care facilities, and establishing a fund to recruit a new generation of educators.

The legislation was a California Legislative Women’s Caucus priority for the year, and the only state budget request the caucus was backing.

Aguiar-Curry’s resolution urging Congress to take ‘big nuke button’ away from Trump passes Legislature

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Joint Resolution 30, authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), was approved by the State Senate this past week.

The resolution urges Congress to reassert its role in approving acts of war in a nuclear first-strike, by passing H.R. 669, 24-8.

H.R. 669, authored by California Representative Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), would prohibit the president from unilaterally authorizing the deployment of nuclear weapons in an offensive attack absent express authorization from Congress.

Governor Brown signs new election bill by Aguiar-Curry, Dodd

SACRAMENTO — California Assembly and Senate candidates running in multi-county districts are getting a boost when it comes to the candidate statement.

Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed Assembly Bill 666, which allows candidates to submit the candidate statement form from their home county to all the other counties in the district.

AB 666 was written by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, and co-authored by Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa.

Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Dedicates Day to Protect Children from Epilepsy

Aguiar-Curry with Griess Family

Sacramento, CA – HR 114, authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters), passed on the Assembly floor earlier this week with overwhelming bipartisan support. The resolution dedicates October 26, 2018 as Pediatric Epilepsy Day.

Epilepsy is the most common brain disorder worldwide-affecting 1 percent of the population, yet receives half of one percent of the annual National Institute of Health funding. Sudden Death in Epilepsy accounts for 34% of all sudden deaths in children and 50 percent of cases begin in childhood. HR 114 raises awareness to the dangers of pediatric epilepsy and urgently motivates families to get an early diagnosis and treatment.