Executive Orders
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-17-12
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-17-12 WHEREAS my 2012-13 budget proposes to close the State’s structural budget deficit, in part by maintaining a reduction of $426.5 million ($269 million General Fund) that was included in last year’s budget, and by requiring further reductions in...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-16-2012
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-16-2012 WHEREAS California is the nation’s largest market for cars and light-duty trucks; and WHEREAS the transportation sector is the biggest contributor to California’s greenhouse gas emissions and accounts for approximately 40 percent of these...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-15-12
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-15-12 WHEREAS Governor Schwarzenegger issued Executive Order S-23-09 in November 2009, which established the California State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care; and WHEREAS the essential functions of this council can be performed...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-14-11
WHEREAS my Administration is committed to keeping the Legislature fully and properly informed on matters for which it requests information from state agencies and departments; and WHEREAS state agencies and departments are required to submit to the Legislature...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-13-11
WHEREAS substantial steps have been taken to reduce California’s fiscal deficit, but additional measures are necessary both to cut state spending and improve operational efficiency; and WHEREAS the State’s budgeting method focuses on incremental changes to the prior...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-12-11
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-12-11 WHEREAS promoting easy access to state governmental information in a cost-efficient way is a priority of my Administration; and WHEREAS California enters into contracts worth billions of dollars each year to purchase goods and services on...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-10-11
WHEREAS California is home to many Native American Tribes with whom the State of California has an important relationship, as set forth and affirmed in state and federal law; and WHEREAS the State of California recognizes and reaffirms the inherent right of these...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-9-11
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-9-11 WHEREAS more than 30,000 veterans return to California each year after leaving the United States Armed Services; and WHEREAS many of these veterans face hardships while transitioning back into civilian life; and WHEREAS the unemployment rate for...
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Governor Brown Orders Wildfire Awareness and Prevention
SACRAMENTO - In anticipation of wildfire season, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued an Executive Order giving state agencies and departments additional resources to prepare for and prevent wildfires in California. The text of the Executive Order is below:...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-07-11
WHEREAS in March, the Legislature passed several bills cutting government spending by $11 billion; and WHEREAS even after accounting for those cuts, higher tax revenues, and updated spending projections, the state’s budget deficit remains at $9.6 billion; and WHEREAS...
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