Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/812811
Other legislation co-sponsored by CTA AB 43 by Assembly Member Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) imposes a tax on businesses con- tracting with a state prison, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Department of General Services providing a state prison with goods and services; establishes in the State Trea- sury and continuously appropriates the generated revenue to provide services to prevent people from being incarcerated and early intervention programs. AB 45 by Assembly Member Thurmond requires the California Housing Finance Agency to administer a program to provide financing assistance to a qualified school district and to a qualified developer for the creation of affordable rental housing for school employees, including teachers. AB 52 by Assembly Member Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) creates a standard orientation for Cali- fornia's public employees with employee organization participation (to include sexual harassment, workplace violence, whistle blower protections, and disaster and emergency procedures). AB 699 by Assembly Mem- ber Patrick O'Donnell (D-Long Beach) prohibits discrimination based on a student's immigration status and provides protections by monitoring whether districts are adopting anti-bullying procedures and policies based on immigration status; prohibiting school offi- cials from collecting information about the immigration status of pupils or their family members; and prohibit- ing an ICE officer from entering a school site without receiving approval from a principal or district superin- tendent to ensure legal compliance. 30 cta.org advocacy