California Fair Legislative Update

On Monday, September 15, as the CFA and WFA boards met to review the 2014 legislative efforts, with a special focus on fair funding, Governor Brown was signing Assembly Bill 2490 into law.

  ·  Western Fairs Association

On Monday, September 15, as the CFA and WFA boards met to review the 2014 legislative efforts, with a special focus on fair funding, Governor Brown was signing Assembly Bill 2490 into law. This success gives us a great foundation to build our next steps, and we are appreciative of the Governor, Assembly Member Eggman, the bill's co-authors and the team at CDFA, led by Secretary Ross. (Click the links to view WFA's thank you letters.)

While this was a 2014 accomplishment, we must note that it has been a three-year process, started by Assembly Member Ma, continued by Senator Cannella and taken to the finish line by Assembly Member Eggman. Thanks are due to many, especially my CFA board colleagues, our Sacramento advocacy team, and the many fairs, directors and service members who supported this effort.

We have much to do as we prepare for 2015. An expanded effort to find funding, and the implementation of AB 2490 will be at the front of our agenda. Here are the next steps:

CFA is a member-driven organization. Please make every effort to attend the November conference or share your input with your CFA area representative.