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Hearing Highlights New Changes for Cybersecurity in California

State Officials Heard Testimony from Agency Representatives to Establish Implementation and Accountability Standards for Recently Enacted State and Federal Cybersecurity Policies

SACRAMENTO – The Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection and the Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity held a Joint-Oversight Hearing today to review recent developments in cybersecurity and the State’s strategy to address the issue. In a year filled with high-profile security breaches in both the private and public sector, there was also significant legislation and Executive Orders at both the State and Federal level. The hearing considered the impact of these new policies on California state government and what steps can be taken to improve the State’s security posture.

“We want to identify issues with the State’s governance structure for cybersecurity, including risk assessment and management, incident response planning, and budgeting,” said Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), Chair of the Select Committee on Cybersecurity.

Irwin Introduces Bill to Protect Students at For-Profit Universities

(Sacramento, CA) – Following a series of private for-profit educational institutions closing down, the Assembly Higher Education and Veterans Affairs Committees held a hearing last July to examine ways that California could better protect veterans students, and in particular, students affected by their academic institution closing down.

For the first time ever, hard-working Californians are eligible to receive a State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on their tax refund this year!

This credit will have a big impact on thousands of families and individuals across the state. The tax credit has been available since January 1, 2016, and I have been spreading the word and speaking with media outlets and community organizations to urge eligible California residents to file their taxes and apply for the state EITC as soon as possible to make sure they get their full refund!

I had the pleasure of speaking with Time Warner Cable Local Edition’s Bella Shaw a few weeks ago and we discussed why it is so important that Californians take advantage of this tax credit and get their full refunds this year.

Please watch our talk and share on your social networks! You can visit my website to find out if you are eligible for the EITC and where you can file here.

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