Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/587184
B I L L S D E F E A T E D B Y C T A A N D M E M B E R L O B B Y I N G E F F O R T S • SB 799 by Sens. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) and Steve Glazer (D-Orinda), which would have repealed a law passed last year to ensure that school district funds are used in classrooms and not kept in overly large reserve accounts, failed to make it through the Legislature during its final hours in session. It will likely resurface in January when the session reconvenes. • AB 1048 by Assembly Member Catharine Baker (R-San Ramon) would have repealed the school district reserve cap adopted last year. During tough financial years, school district reserves did little to mitigate the impact on students; in fact, some districts increased their reserves. • AB 734 by Assembly Member Young Kim (R-Fullerton) would have extended the reach of the parent trigger law to county offices of education. The law has been disruptive to students and ignited controversy among parents, schools and the community. • AB 1044 by Baker would have significantly eroded educators' rights by removing teaching experience from statute as a consideration during layoffs, and robbed students of experienced teachers they need to succeed. • SB 381 by Sen. Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) would have allowed districts to deviate from considering teaching experience during layoffs of certificated employees in a fiscal crisis. • AB 1078 by Assembly Member Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) would have significantly changed the teacher evaluation process by shifting to the State Board of Education the authority to set policy for school districts to use in developing evaluation procedures. It also called for an annual evaluation and assessment of overall performance. • AB 1248 by Assembly Member Rocky Chávez (R-Oceanside) would have extended educators' probationary period to three years along with other changes to the probationary and evaluation process. California New Motor Voter Program (CNMVP) requires the secretary of state to establish procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of the program, and would charge with a misdemeanor any unauthorized use of information contained in records associated with the program. • Maternity and Paternity Leave AB 375 by Assembly Member Nora Campos (D-San Jose) allows teachers to receive differential pay during the currently unpaid 12-week leave. Differential pay is the difference between the certified employee's salary and the cost of their substitute. B I L L S O F I N T E R E S T V E T O E D B Y T H E G O V E R N O R I N C L U D E : • Beginning Teacher Induction Programs CTA-supported AB 141 by Assembly Member Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) required school districts to provide beginning teachers with a CTC-approved induction program at no cost to the teacher. The bill also required school districts receiving federal Title II Part A funding to provide induction programs to new teachers holding a preliminary credential at no cost. • Ethnic Studies CTA-supported AB 101 by Assembly Member Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) required the development of a model curriculum in ethnic studies aligned to the A-G requirements at the University of California, established an advisory committee, a majority of whose members are educators in this field, and man- dated all school districts provide ethnic studies as an elective for grades 7-12. • Charter Schools Operation CTA-co-sponsored AB 787 by Assembly Member Roger Hernández (D-West Covina) prohibited a charter school from operating as, or being oper- ated by, a for-profit corporation. This measure was part of a package of bills designed to increase charter school accountability, transparency and accessibility to all students. 39 V O LU M E 2 0 I S S U E 3 Advocacy S C H O O L O P E R A T I O N . . . H I G H S C H O O L E X I T E X A M