• The Eviction ban and rental assistance for California had been previously planned to be effective through September 30
• Beginning October 1, California tenants would be required to pay their full rent in order to not be evicted but for some tenants, their protections could still be effective through March of 2022
• Currently, California is leading the cost of funding for their state program concerning back rent which has costed $5.2 billion

• As of July 1, the Gas tax will go up to 52 cents and currently, gas prices in California have averaged $4.25 a gallon 
• Many are suffering because of the high gas prices and Senate Republicans for the state hope to lower prices for 1 year

• An Assemblywoman for the state of California named Rebecca Baur-Kahan found that the job requirements for a new attorney assumed the attorney general was a man in many instances
• All throughout the requirements and state code, there have been references found that use the pronouns “him”, “he”, and “his”

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• Alabama lawmakers ended their legislative session without a vote on one of the most controversial bills before them: a measure to outlaw gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors
• The Senate-passed bill died on the final night of the legislative session after it was placed at the end of a debate agenda that lawmakers did not have time to finish before the session adjourned around midnight on Monday

Lawmakers: Delay High-Stakes Reading Test for 3rd Graders

• After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, Alabama lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third-graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade
• The House of Representatives voted 68-27 for the bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would delay the promotion requirement, now set to take effect next year, by two years
• The high-stakes promotion requirement is set to take effect at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, but supporters argued it would be unfair to force the requirement on students who were out of the traditional classroom for long stretches during the pandemic

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