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The Work Continues CTA-sponsored legislation needs your support By Julian Peeples AB 2901: Organizing Continues After Paid Pregnancy Leave Bill Gets Pulled O U R U N I O N A N D members' organizing efforts continue to win paid pregnancy leave for all public school educators in 2025. This follows a series of problematic amendments added to AB 2901 (Aguiar-Curry) that forced the author to move the bill to the inactive file. The amendments would have delayed the implementation until 2028, made paid pregnancy leave conditional upon allocation in the state budget and could have delayed it indefinitely. This was unacceptable when the need to act is so urgent. Our union is in continued communication with Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, the Legislative Women's Caucus and a growing coalition to pass this vital legislation in 2025, which will be introduced again next year. This year 's campaign to pass AB 2901 captured attention throughout California. Nearly 18,000 people signed the CTA petition championing the historic legislation and more than 1,000 letters were sent to legislators urging them to support the bill. Join CTA for a virtual town hall on Thurs., Nov. 21, to discuss plans for 2025 and how you can take action. Learn more at bit.ly/CTATownHall_PaidPregnancyLeave. SB 1263: Workgroup to Make Recommendations on TPA Changes T H E F I G H T T O E N D the unnecessary and high- stakes Teaching Performance Assessments (TPAs) as a requirement to earn a teaching credential continues, following the adoption of an amended SB 1263 (Newman) that sets a path to make changes to the TPA. The amendments to the bill include convening a workgroup to review the TPA and make recommendations for changes to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) by March of next year. This is an opportunity to address the systemic issues of the TPA raised by both early and veteran teachers in the continued effort to remove unnecessary and high-stakes barriers to becoming an educator. The fight was powered by the advocacy and support of members across the state — more than 6,000 members signed our petition supporting this bill and thousands of letters were sent to legislators urging their vote. 40 cta.org Advocacy L E G I S L A T I V E U P D A T E