Bill > AB24

This bill, known as the Give San Diego Rural Communities a Voice Act, amends the composition of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board of directors, which currently governs a consolidated transportation agency. The bill modifies the existing 21-member board structure by specifically requiring that one board member come from an unincorporated area of San Diego County and another be a representative from the Association of Planning Groups - San Diego County, both to be selected by their respective governing bodies. The bill maintains most of the previous board composition, which includes the mayor and city council president of San Diego, mayors or council members from other cities in the county, and provisions for alternate representatives. Additionally, the bill includes a standard provision that if the Commission on State Mandates determines the act imposes state-mandated costs, local agencies will be reimbursed according to existing government code procedures. The overall aim appears to be increasing representation of rural and planning-focused perspectives in regional transportation decision-making.

Government Affairs

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB24