{"id":97539,"date":"2020-03-17T22:46:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T05:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=97539"},"modified":"2020-03-17T22:48:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T05:48:10","slug":"governor-newsom-signs-emergency-legislation-to-fight-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=97539","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Signs Emergency Legislation to Fight COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento, CA&#8230;Governor Gavin Newsom signed emergency legislation today providing up to $1 billion in funding to help California fight COVID-19.  \u201cIt\u2019s simply remarkable. In just one day\u2019s time, members of the California Legislature came together across party lines to unanimously pass emergency legislation authorizing over $1 billion to fight COVID-19. This money will provide more hospital beds and medical equipment to help hospitals deal with the coming surge and it will help protect those who are most at risk. I am grateful to the Legislature for their quick action,\u201d said Governor Newsom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fMeFyrWd1yI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Gavsigning-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Gavsigning-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Gavsigning-400x250-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Gavsigning-400x250-86x54.jpg 86w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Gavsigning-400x250-120x74.jpg 120w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Gavsigning-400x250-378x237.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The emergency legislative package provides $500 million General Fund to help California fight COVID-19 and authorizes increases up to $1 billion. The funding will:<\/p>\n<p>Increase hospital bed capacity and purchase medical equipment to combat the coming surge in COVID-19 patients;<br \/>\nProtect hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities most vulnerable to COVID-19 spread;<br \/>\nProvide lifesaving services to Californians isolating at home;<br \/>\nSupport local government to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in homeless populations and provide safe beds for people experiencing homelessness; and<br \/>\nProvide funding to clean child care facilities that remain open.<br \/>\nThe package also provides $100 million Proposition 98 General Fund for personal protective equipment and cleaning for schools that remain open. It also allows schools to maintain funding despite service disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor signed the following bills today:<\/p>\n<p>SB 89 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review \u2013 Budget Act of 2019.<br \/>\nSB 117 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review \u2013 Education finance: average daily attendance and timeline waivers: protective equipment and cleaning appropriation: COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento, CA&#8230;Governor Gavin Newsom signed emergency legislation today providing up to $1 billion in funding to help California fight COVID-19. \u201cIt\u2019s simply remarkable. In just one day\u2019s time, members of the California Legislature came together across party lines to unanimously pass emergency legislation authorizing over $1 billion to fight COVID-19. 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