{"id":607529,"date":"2021-07-31T14:06:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T18:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=607529"},"modified":"2021-07-31T14:06:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T18:06:25","slug":"newsom-signs-bill-that-ties-tv-and-film-production-tax-credits-to-diversity-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-bill-that-ties-tv-and-film-production-tax-credits-to-diversity-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Signs Bill That Ties TV And Film Production Tax Credits To Diversity Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-signs-bill-that-ties-tv-and-film-production-tax-credits-to-diversity-goals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=607529&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Newsom-outdoors.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation that expands the state\u2019s Film and Television Tax Credit Program and includes provisions his office says increases \u201cdiversity in the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LAist <a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/news\/arts-and-entertainment\/california-to-film-and-tv-studios-be-diverse-on-and-off-camera-and-collect-extra-money?utm_campaign=20210730+LAist+Morning+Brief&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sfmc_&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=162795264\">reported<\/a>, \u201cGov. Gavin Newsom last week signed a bill authorizing $330 million in additional tax credits (on top of the existing $330 million) for production and infrastructure, but for the first time the state\u2019s incentives include diversity reporting and goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom is fighting a campaign to remove him from office in a special recall election set for September 14. He signed the new bill at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood on July 21.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/california-gov-gavin-newsom-signs-bill-adding-330-million-to-film-and-tv-industry-1234986212\/\">According<\/a> to the Hollywood Reporter, \u201cPer the bill, $150 million of the additional $330 million allotted to the industry is earmarked for new soundstage construction in the state.\u201d In addition, the outlet reported, \u201cThe bill also requires productions that receive the soundstage credit to submit a diversity plan, with the aim of projects hiring a workforce that is reflective of California\u2019s population.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate Bill 144 mandates recipients of both the existing film credit program and the new infrastructure incentive \u201cprovide aggregated data on the diversity of their workforce, including gender and racial background, and to submit a workplan to the California Film Commission identifying diversity goals,\u201d Newsom\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.983050847458\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a> signed SB144 into law which makes  investments to CA\u2019s Film &amp; TV Tax Credits to retain &amp; bring back production to our state, build new sound stages, create union jobs AND incentives for increased diversity for below &amp; above the line workforce. \ud83c\udf9e \ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vK09ep9K35\">pic.twitter.com\/vK09ep9K35<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WendyCarrillo (@wendycarrillo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wendycarrillo\/status\/1418053029203349504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia\u2019s iconic entertainment industry is a point of pride that creates important revenue and opportunity for workers, businesses and communities across the state,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/07\/21\/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-bolster-states-film-and-television-industry-creating-good-jobs-and-promoting-a-diverse-workforce\/\">said<\/a> Newsom. \u201cToday\u2019s investments ensure film and television production will continue to fuel the California Comeback through thousands of good jobs right here in the Golden State, training opportunities to increase access, and a focus on fostering diversity and inclusion for a workforce that better reflects our vibrant communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s office said the tax incentive program has generated \u201cnearly $18 billion in production spending for the state to date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cModernizing our studio infrastructure and achieving diversity goals will ensure that future entertainment careers will flourish in California and generations of people from across the country will continue to see our state as the entertainment capital of the world,\u201d said state Senator Anthony Portantino, a Democrat from La Ca\u00f1ada Flintridge who co-authored the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Another co-author, state Sen. Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), described the bill as an \u201cincredible tax benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf our tax dollars are going into supporting an industry in the state, it should absolutely be reflective of the people of the state,\u201d she said, per LAist.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office said the film and television industry \u201cprovides more than 134,000 production-related jobs, over 83,000 jobs related to distribution and over 643,000 jobs created by related vendors and business\u201d in California.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cas-prison-guard-union-gives-1-75m-to-newsoms-anti-recall-committee-after-negotiating-bonuses-and-raises\">CA\u2019s Prison-Guard Union Gives $1.75M To Newsom\u2019s Anti-Recall Committee After Negotiating Bonuses And Raises<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/poll-california-voters-almost-evenly-split-on-recall-of-dem-gov-newsom-larry-elder-leading-republicans\">POLL: California Voters Almost Evenly Split On Recall Of Dem Gov. 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Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation that expands the state\u2019s Film and Television Tax Credit Program and includes provisions his office says increases \u201cdiversity in the workforce.\u201dLAist reported, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-607529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}