Below you will find a detailed list of bills that HOPE has taken a supportive position on for the 2012 Legislative cycle. HOPE is an advocacy organization whose platform promotes the advancement of Latinas in the State of California. HOPE’s engagement in advocacy is closely tied with the issues of: Civic Participation, Economic Empowerment, Education and Health Care. Hope strongly believes if these issues are met, our community as a whole will improve. The HOPE Board has decided to review all healthcare bills that are associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and analyze them to ensure the needs of Latinas are considered and met prior to enacting the bills into law. The Board has agreed that the “piecemeal” approach is not the best way to dissect the ACA but, rather, as a holistic review to secure the healthcare needs of Latinas in California. This information will be shared using HOPE.ACT.VOTE - an innovative online advocacy center that aims to connect over 1.6 million Latina registered voters with groundbreaking information, message boards, and advocacy tools to advance legislation impacting Latinas in the areas of education, health care, and increase economic and civic empowerment.
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Bill #
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Author
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Description
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Position
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Tracking
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AB
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1255
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Perez, M
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This bill would require the Secretary of State to post on his or her Internet Web site, as specified, a link to the Internet Web pages of either the California Public Employees’ Retirement System or the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, or both, where information on registries of potential qualified candidates for corporate boards, if available, can be found. The bill would also make findings and declarations of the Legislature and state the intent of the Legislature regarding future membership on corporate boards of directors.
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In Senate Rules
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SB
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994
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Before January 1, 2014, the department shall establish the California Latino Curriculum Committee for the purpose of developing California Latino curriculum that is consistent with the history-social science curriculum framework and state-adopted academic content standards for use in public schools maintaining any combination of instructional settings from kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive. (b) The California Latino Curriculum Committee shall be composed of the following individuals:
(1) The Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA, (2) The senior curator of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, (3) A representative of the California Teachers Association, (4) A representative of the Association of California School Administrators, (5) A representative of the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators, (6) The President of the California Latino School Boards Association, (7) A representative of the department, (8) A member of the Association of Mexican American Educators, (9) A member of the California Rural Network, (10) A superintendent of a northern California school district, (11) A superintendent of a southern California school district, (12) The San Diego Superintendent of Schools.
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In Senate Education to be heard on 4/25/12
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SB
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1235
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Steinberg
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This bill would require schools with excessive levels of student suspensions to adopt evidence-based, school wide strategies to reduce the use of suspensions and improve academic achievement and attendance.
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In Senate Appropriations to be heard on 4/30/12. Passed Senate Education - Ayes 7, Noes 2.
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SB
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1456
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Lowenthal
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Existing law, known as the Seymour-Campbell Matriculation Act of 1986, defines matriculation” as a process that brings a college and a student who enrolls for credit into an agreement for the purpose of realizing the student’s educational objectives. The act specifies the matriculation services that community colleges are required to provide, including the processing of the application for admission, orientation and pre-orientation services, assessment and counseling upon enrollment, and post-enrollment evaluation of a student’s progress. This bill would revise and recast the act, and rename it the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012. The act would state its purpose as increasing California community college access and success by providing effective core matriculation services of orientation, assessment and placement, counseling and education planning, and academic interventions. The bill would specify the responsibilities of students and institutions in entering into the matriculation process. The bill would require the board of governors to develop a formula for allocating funding for the Student Success and Support Program that would be implemented under the act. The bill would specify that, in the 2012–13 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the act would be operative only if funds are specifically appropriated for its purposes.
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In Senate Appropriations. Passed Senate Education - Ayes 9, Noes 0.
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