The California State PTA Legislation Action Committee met April 2-3, 2009. At this meeting, 32 bills were considered and positions were taken on the 30 bills listed below.
AB 167 – Adams
* High school graduation: local requirements: foster children.
Support—Parent Involvement
AB 239 – Brownley
* Teacher credentialing.
Approve—Education
AB 351 – Salas
* Physical education.
Support if Amended—Education
AB 429 – Brownley
* The Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999: Advisory Committee.
Support—Education
AB 476 – Torlakson
* The Standardized Testing and Reporting Program.
Support—Education
AB 482 – Mendoza
* Instructional materials: English learners.
Approve—Education
AB 508 – Torlakson
* Vehicles: driver education: provisional licenses.
Support—Community Concerns
AB 533 – Hayashi
* Training for high school coaches.
Support—Health
AB 552 – Furutani
* California Community Colleges: career technical and vocational education: financing.
Approve—Education
AB 554 – Furutani
* Graduation requirements.
Watch—Education
AB 572 – Brownley
* Charter schools: governing boards.
Support—Education
AB 661 – Torlakson
* Special education: behavioral intervention plans: mandate claim: funding.
Support—Education
AB 747 – Emmerson
* School facilities: recycling programs.
Watch—Community Concerns
AB 826 – Buchanan
* Special education: local plan areas: funding.
Support—Education
AB 851 – Brownley
* Education finance.
Support—Education
AB 1020 – Emmerson
* Public swimming pools: anti-entrapment devices and systems.
Approve—Community Concerns
AB 1048 – Torrico
* Child protection: safe surrender.
Support—Community Concerns
AB 1127 – Solorio
* School facilities: automatic fire sprinkler system.
Watch—Education
AB 1220 – Huffman
* Vehicles: supervised driving: young drivers.
Support—Community Concerns
ACA 18 – Evans
* State budget.
Watch—Miscellaneous
SB 114 – Liu
* Medi-Cal: independent foster care adolescents.
Support—Parent Involvement
SB 124 – Oropeza
* Air pollution: schoolbus idling and idling at schools.
Support—Health
SB 249 – Cox
* Vaccinations: meningitis.
Support—Health
SB 315 – Liu
* Pupil safety: walking schoolbus.
Wat ch—Community Concerns
SB 416 – Florez
* Antibiotics.
Watch—Health
SB 497 – Correa
* School recycling programs.
Support—Community Concerns
SB 800 – Hancock
* Pupil assessment.
Support—Education
SCA 5 – Hancock
* State budget.
Watch—Miscellaneous
SCA 9 – Ducheny
* Finance: state budget: taxes.
Watch—Miscellaneous
SCA 15 – Calderon
* State budget.
Watch—Miscellaneous
SUPPORT: great importance, beneficial to welfare of children and youth; PTA actively works for passage.
SUPPORT IF AMENDED: if amended to address PTA concerns or recommenda-tions, PTA will work to secure passage.
APPROVE: not a high priority or does not need PTA support.
SEEK AMENDMENTS: bill incomplete or author is working on amendments; PTA works with author/allied organiza-tions to change or shape the bill; pending bill changes position may change +/ -
OPPOSE: harmful to welfare of children and youth; PTA actively works to defeat.
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED: Some text conflicts with PTA positions; PTA works with author for change.
WATCH: may be important, but PTA remains neutral; follows progress.
