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CTA-sponsored and co-sponsored legislation for 2009-10 BILL # SECOND-GRADE TESTING Hancock UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE Leno IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATIONS Mendoza CONSEQUENCES OF DROPPING OUT Block 50% LAW COMPLIANCE Torlakson 75/25 FACULTY RATIO COMPLIANCE Hill PART-TIME FACULTY RE-EMPLOYMENT Fong RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS Buchanan PART-TIME FACULTY HEALTH INSURANCE Mendoza CHARTER SCHOOLS Swanson SB 800 SB 810 AB 132 AB 374 AB 581 AB 1095 AB 1807 AB 1814 AB 1892 AB 2320 Would eliminate second-grade tests in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program effective July 1, 2010. Would establish a single-payer health insurance system in California. (Co-sponsored bill) Would limit the extent to which immigration raids disrupt students’ education. Would encourage schools to provide at-risk students with a “consequences of dropping out” notice developed by the CDE. (Co-sponsored bill) Would require annual random audits to ensure district compliance with existing law that requires 50 percent of community college funding to be spent on instructors’ salaries. Would ensure full compliance with law that mandates 75 percent of instruction be performed by full-time fac- ulty in California Community Colleges within three years of passage. Would require a community college district to place part-time faculty members on a re-employment preference list with specified rights of first refusal. (Co-sponsored bill) Would provide that the Fair Employment and Housing Act does not prohibit an employer from reducing health benefits when a retiree becomes eligible for Medicare. (Co-sponsored bill) Would provide full state funding for the Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program. Would increase the role of teachers in the design, operation and governance of charter schools, and allow only school boards to authorize non-statewide charters. STATUS Dead Assembly Desk Vetoed by governor Vetoed by governor Dead Dead Assembly Appropriations Senate Rules Dead (failed to clear policy committee by April 23) Assembly Appropriations Photo by Glen Korengold National University ESP Continued from page 35 Prepare for a Fulfilling Career in Education. As a leader in teacher education in California, National University can prepare you for a fulfilling career. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to advance, National offers a variety of degree and credential programs. National University makes it convenient to get your degree with one-course-per-month formats; online or on campus classes, year-round admissions; and 27 campuses throughout California. Programs available include: - Teacher Education - Cross-Cultural Teaching - Early Childhood Education - Credentials - Educational Administration - Educational Counseling - Instructional Leadership - Juvenile Justice Special Education - Special Education - National Board Certification Learn more about how an education from National University can help you achieve your goals. 1.800.NAT.UNIV ( 6 2 8. 8 64 8 ) The University of Values www.nu.edu 36 California Educator | MAY 2010 Sherry Furtado, a member of RESPA. President Sanchez noted the toll that layoffs have tak- en, with thousands of sup- port staff having lost their jobs already. “When you cut the jobs of ESP, you cut the quality of our schools and communities,” he said, pointing out that 77 per- cent of support professionals live in the s chool di stricts where they work. “By living, working and volunteering in our local communities, you enrich our communities and our neighborhood schools. You are paying taxes in our communities, s uppor ting businesses in our communi- ties, and voting in our com- munities. Your contributions go fa r b eyond t he s chool boundaries.” Ultimately, the solution to California’s budget woes is po- litical, said Sanchez. “Every phone call, e very letter, every e-mail we send to our legislators makes a differ- ence. Every protest and rally we stage or attend makes a dif- ference. Every conversation we have with our neighbors makes a difference. And every vote we cast on behalf of public ed- ucation makes a dif ference. We’re one big union, but we are only strong if we act.” DINA MARTIN Visit www.cta.org/About-CTA/ News-Room/Media-Center/ Media-Center to see a video of CTA President David A. Sanchez talking about CTA’s appreciation for educa- tion support professionals. © 2010 National University 8591