CSM Hearing

December 4, 2020

Download the Notice, Agenda, and New Filings

December 4, 2020 Binder (.zip, 141MB)

On Friday, December 4, 2020, the Commission on State Mandates (Commission) will conduct its next regular meeting and hearing at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

In response to COVID-19 and its impact on public meetings under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-29-20 suspends, on an emergency basis pursuant to California Government Code section 8571, certain requirements for public meetings. Accordingly, requiring the physical presence of board members at meetings and providing a physical space for members of the public to observe and participate have been suspended until further notice, so long as the agency makes it possible for members of the public to observe and address the meeting remotely, for example, via web or audio conferencing such as Zoom.

The Commission on State Mandates (Commission) is committed to ensuring that its public meetings are accessible to the public and that the public has the opportunity to observe the meeting and to participate by providing written and verbal comment on Commission matters. If you want to speak during the hearing, you must use the "Raise Hand" feature in order for our moderators to know you need to be unmuted. If you are participating by phone, you may dial *9 to use the "Raise Hand" feature.

There are three options for joining the meeting via Zoom:

Through the link below you can listen and view through your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smart phone. This will allow you to view documents being shared as well. (You are encouraged to use this option.)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87318277281?pwd=WWo4cWNHWlZSTGpyeERScFRiYUplUT09

Meeting ID: 873 1827 7281
Password: 567439

Through one tap mobile on an iPhone in the US. This process will dial everything for you without having to key in the meeting ID. If you have the Zoom application on your iPhone you can view the meeting and documents being shared as well.

+16699009128,,87318277281#,,,,,,0#,,567439# or

+12532158782,,87318277281#,,,,,,0#,,567439#

During this extraordinary time and as we explore new ways of doing business with new technologies, we ask that you remain patient with us. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us for help with technical problems at or 916 323-3562.

Reminder: Commission staff includes written comments filed at least 15 days in advance of the hearing in the Commissioners' hearing binders. If you plan to testify and would like the Commissioners to review any document not filed 15 days in advance of the hearing, please submit the PDF document or section of the PDF document via the Commission’s dropbox at https://csm.ca.gov/dropbox.php prior to the hearing.

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (action)
Item 1	Minutes Adopted September 25, 2020

III. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA (info)
Please note that the Commission cannot take action on items not on the agenda. However, it can schedule issues raised by the public for consideration at future meetings.

IV. PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR FOR ITEMS PROPOSED FOR ADOPTION ON CONSENT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 2, ARTICLES 7 AND 8 (action)
If there are no objections to any of the following action items designated by an asterisk (*), the Executive Director will include each one on the Proposed Consent Calendar that will be presented at the hearing. The Commission will determine which items will remain on the Consent Calendar.

V. HEARINGS AND DECISIONS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2, ARTICLE 7 (GOV. CODE, § 17551, 17557, 17559, and 17570) (action)

A. APPEAL OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DECISIONS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2, SECTION 1181.1(c) (info/action)
Item 2	No Action Appeal of Executive Director Decisions Note: This item will only be taken up if an appeal is filed and set for this hearing

B. TEST CLAIMS
Item 3 Exhibits	Test Claim Denied Accomplice Liability for Felony Murder, 19-TC-02 Penal Code Sections 188, 189, and 1170.95; Statutes 2018, Chapter 1015 (SB 1437) County of Los Angeles, Claimant

C. PARAMETERS AND GUIDELINES
Item 4 Exhibits	Parameters and Guidelines Adopted Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage, 19-TC-01 Elections Code Section 3010; Statutes 2018, Chapter 120 (AB 216) County of Los Angeles, Claimant

VI. HEARINGS ON COUNTY APPLICATIONS FOR FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DISTRESS PURSUANT TO WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 17000.6 AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2, ARTICLE 2 (info/action)
Item 5	No Action Assignment of County Application to Commission, a Hearing Panel of One or More Members of the Commission, or to a Hearing Officer Note: This item will only be taken up if an application is filed.

VII. INFORMATIONAL HEARING PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2, ARTICLE 8 (action)

A. STATEWIDE COST ESTIMATE
Item 6* Exhibits	Statewide Cost Estimate Adopted Public School Restrooms: Feminine Hygiene Products, 18-TC-01 Education Code Section 35292.6; Statutes 2017, Chapter 687 (AB 10)

B. REPORTS (info/action)
Item 7	No Action Chief Legal Counsel: New Filings, Recent Decisions, Litigation Calendar (info)
Item 8	No Action Executive Director: Workload Update and Tentative Agenda Items for the January and March 2021 Meetings (info)