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Governor Signs Irwin Bill to Improve Regulatory Environment for Recycling

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown has signed Assembly Bill 1045 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) which requires the California Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the regulation and oversight of organic waste recycling facilities and establish policies to encourage more recycling of organic waste.

“The state has several goals related to the recycling of organic waste and the use of compost, including diverting waste from landfills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, sequestering carbon, and reducing water consumption,” said Assemblymember Irwin. “To reach these goals, we need to cut down on the red tape associated with the production of compost.”

Governor Signs Critical Cybersecurity Bill into Law

SACRAMENTO – Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 670 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) to mandate that a minimum number of cybersecurity risk assessments are performed on state networks every year.

“Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise and California state government is a priority target because of the value and sheer size of its networks and data,” said Assemblymember Irwin. “The state bears a responsibility in actively defending the information it collects as well as the critical networks that Californians rely on for services. AB 670 will make sure those steps are taken.”

Governor Signs Assemblymember Irwin’s Bill to Increase Transparency and Accountability for Commercial Charitable Fundraisers

SACRAMENTO – Today Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 556 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) and sponsored by Attorney General Kamala D. Harris to maintain consumer confidence in charitable giving.

“I’m pleased that Governor Brown signed AB 556, a collaborative effort with Attorney General Kamala Harris to increase transparency in charitable donations,” said Assemblymember Irwin. “This bill will support consumer confidence for the more than 70,000 active nonprofit organizations doing great work in California.”

Bills to help veterans get jobs should become law

As Labor Day nears, California’s legislature is considering bills to help veterans returning home from active duty rejoin the workforce.

California is home to a growing population of more than 1.8 million veterans. With overseas operations in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down and more troops headed home, the number of veterans seeking jobs in California will continue to rise.

Cyber War 2020

In the wake of several high-profile online security breaches — specifically, in recent memory, attacks that exposed vulnerabilities of the security systems of both federal and private networks — State Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, convened two panels in July to examine actions being taken to prevent future security breaches.

Officials from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Military Department and various policy experts were invited to be panelists.

Transitions to the Future K-12 Resource Fair

On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, over 1,400 students and parents gathered at the Oxnard Police Activities League (PAL) gymnasium to take part in a K-12 Resource Fair. Participants met with educators, apprenticeship programs, health services, afterschool recreation programs, referral resources, vocational programs and trade schools. In all, over 700 backpacks filled with school supplies were given to elementary aged youth.

Funds approved for freeway memorial to deputy killed in line of duty

Funding is in place to install memorial signs dedicating a section of the 101 Freeway in Camarillo to a deputy killed by a drunk driver last year. Now it's up to Caltrans to determine when the signs will be installed.

Officials estimated the cost of the project at around $7,000. Since then, Camarillo, Ventura County and an organization representing Ventura County deputies have stepped up to pay for the memorial to Ventura County Sheriff's Dep. Eugene Kostiuchenko, who was struck and killed on the freeway near Lewis Road last October.

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