Assemblymember Newsletter "Olsen on the Issues"

This month, I partnered with the California Small Business Association to host a Small Business Roundtable.  The opportunity to have small businesses throughout my district talk with me firsthand about the issues they face is sobering.  Though they come from a variety of industries they all have the same issue at the forefront - over-regulation on a state level.
At the Capitol, my bill to create an online one-stop-shop for all state level permits and licenses unanimously passed out of the Business and Professions Committee this month. The state's complex permitting system is costly, time-consuming, and confusing to businesses. This bill will help foster an improved business climate in California, encouraging businesses to grow and create jobs.
Two other jobs measures I have authored will be heard in policy committees next week. AB 830, which would create a flexible work week, will be heard in Labor and Employment Committee on May 4th.
Choosing a flexible work schedule of 4, 10-hour work days could give employees 50 additional non-working days per year, would save employers money so they can create new jobs and hire more people, and would have environmental benefits from reduced traffic on our roadways.
AB 1057 goes before the Revenue and Taxation Committee on May 9th. This measure would provide a sales tax exemption, beginning in 2014, for businesses who purchase manufacturing equipment or new equipment purchased for the purpose of air mitigation.