An Inside Look at the California Legislative Process - a Three-part Series
Part 3: How to Present Your Own Legislation
Tuesday, January 14*
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Pacific)
Join us for part 3 of the Legislation series, How to Present Your Own Legislation, with experienced practitioners IWF NorCal member Beth W. Mora and special guest Sabrina Ashjian. This interactive session will cover how to pitch your own ideas, draft legislation, and advocate for issues that are of importance to you.
- Part 1 of the Legislation series, Legislation 101 is available for your viewing here, see materials here.
- Part 2 of the Legislation series, California's 2024 Legislative Year is available for your viewing here, see materials here.
Please feel free to send your questions about any element of this series to either Beth at bmora@moraelaw.com or Sabrina at sabrina.ashjian@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there.
Date: Tuesday, January 14*
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Pacific)
Location: Webinar via Zoom
Cost: Free, but registration is required to participate (webinar link and details will be included in the registration confirmation e-mail.)
Speaker Bios:
Beth Mora is a passionate and accomplished advocate for those facing a wide range of employment law issues. Beth’s commitment to social justice and volunteerism is deeply rooted in her personal values. Due to her advocacy, Beth is often invited to speak, has published numerous articles as well as has been quoted in legal journals, including Bloomberg Law, Daily Journal, and Law 360 on issues impacting employees and the legal community. From the courthouse to the boardroom, Beth is a committed advocate for her clients and community.
Sabrina Ashjian has extensive public policy, strategic planning, environmental, regulatory, and legislative experience. She currently teaches and serves as project director of the California Environmental Legislation & Policy Clinic at the Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment at UCLA School of Law. She previously taught and supervised the environmental law clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law. Prior to that she advanced animal welfare legislation. She spent nearly a decade in the courtroom as a consumer fraud & environmental protection prosecutor and public defender.
Bill Idea Worksheet
In order to make this session the most effective and enjoyable, we would ask that you come with an idea or two. Below is a worksheet to get your ideas flowing. There is no need to fill out the entire worksheet, and of course, please join us even if you don’t have time to think of ideas.
Problem:
- What is the issue you are trying to solve?
- What is your proposed solution?
- Do you have any materials to share on this topic? (reports, articles, data, studies)
Legislature:
- Has legislation been introduced on this topic before? (if you know)
- Which policy committees do you think this bill would go to?
- Can you think of particular members who have expressed interest in this issue area?
- Do you think this bill will have a fiscal impact?
Support/Opposition:
- What organizations/issue groups/sectors do you think will support this bill?
- What organizations/issue groups/sectors do you think will oppose this bill? How would you counter their arguments?
*Rescheduled from December 3, 2024
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