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Legislative Affairs

The Office of Legislative and External Affairs is responsible for:

• Tracking federal and state legislation that is of interest to the Department and the AOD field as a whole;
• Working with the Program Staff and the Budget Office on coordinating the analysis of proposed state and federal legislation to ensure that the Executive Team is fully briefed on all bills that impact the Department;
• Oversight of all legislative activities associated with budget hearings;
• Representing the Department and the Administration's philosophies and policies when testifying before legislative policy and fiscal committees;
• The Director's Advisory Committee (DAC), including its eight constituent committees;
• Responding to inquiries from the Legislature, the public and other interested parties.
• Providing staff support to the California Methamphetamine Initiative (CMI), a statewide project to assist communities in combating methamphetamine abuse. This includes:
  • Managing the contract for a multimedia, statewide public education campaign.
  • Staff the Governor-appointed Council on the Prevention of Methamphetamine Use.
  • Act as a liaison between the Executive team and community leaders.
• Coordinating the response to emerging issues in alcohol and drug prevention and treatment.
• Maintaining communication with Indian Health Clinics, Tribes and Native American entities about alcohol and other drug prevention, intervention and treatment issues.
• Working with California's Native American tribes, tribal entities, and government agencies to identify new resources and relationships; and 
• Expanding AOD and Program Gambling services to Native Americans with special emphasis on service capacity and technical and cultural competence.