PURPOSE
The purpose of the Regional Chamber Alliance (RCA)/Legislative Forum, comprised of committee members representing the La Mirada, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier chambers of commerce, is to study legislative issues on the state and federal levels and make recommendations to each chambers board of directors to support favorable or oppose detrimental legislation related to business and the overall welfare to the community.        Sign Up for this Committee

  
OBJECTIVES
-  Monitor state and federal regulations, which may be detrimental to the success of local business development.

-  Study needs of the community concerning legislative and government relations and offer suggestions to each chambers board of directors if action is warranted.

-  Study and inform membership concerning state and federal legislation affecting business and arrange for grass roots support for or opposition to specific legislation.

-  To work closely with the legislative departments of both the state and national chambers of commerce.

-  Arrange for research and preparation for testimony to represent each chamber or collectively as the Regional Chamber Alliance before legislative hearings when needed.

PROCEDURES
To meet monthly and study state and federal issues affecting business and make recommendations to each chambers board of directors.  Communication to state and federal legislators will reflect the collective viewpoint of the RCA/Legislative Forum.  In addition, each chamber reserves the right to communicate individually with legislators.

Membership on this committee will not be limited in number.

CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
http://www.calchamber.com/

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/

CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
http://www.sen.ca.gov/

COALITION FOR CALIFORNIA JOBS
http://www.cajobsfirst.org/

LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
http://www.cacities.org/

OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
http://www.uschamber.com/

REPRESENTATIVES:

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN 
http://www.gov.ca.gov/

CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE NAPOLITANO
http://www.napolitano.house.gov/

SENATOR RON S. CALDERON
http://dist30.casen.govoffice.com/

ASSEMBLYMEMBER TONY MENDOZA
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a56/

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR DON KNABE, 4TH DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
http://knabe.com/