CTA-sponsored and co-sponsored legislation for 2002

Scope of Bargaining - AB 2160
Goldberg/Wesson/Strom-Martin

Would create an Academic Partnership between the governing board and teacher associations that would be authorized to make decisions on professional issues that support teaching and learning. (Amended 5/24)

Status: Died on Assembly floor

Content-Based Testing - AB 2347
Goldberg/Aroner/Calderon

Bill was stripped of CTA content in final hours of the legislative session and used for unrelated purposes. (Amended 8/30)

Investment Website - AB 2506
Steinberg

Would require STRS to develop a user-friendly website to explain 403(b) investments. (Amended 8/19) (Co-sponsored bill)

Status: Signed into law

Counseling Services - AB 2614
Havice

Would appropriate funds from the Carl Washington School Safety and Violence Prevention Fund to school districts and county offices of education for the purpose of increasing counseling services to students in Decile 1 middle schools. (Amended 5/23)

Status: Died in Senate Education

STRS Compensation Factor - AB 2646
Liu

Language on highest year compensation was removed by legislative leadership; new language pertains to STRS paying Medicare B premiums for 10 years. (Amended 5/23)

Status: Died on Assembly floor

Teacher Recruitment - ACR 177
Diaz

Would promote efforts to help teachers recruited from outside the U.S. who want to teach in California to alleviate the teacher shortage. (Amended 6/19)

Status:Enrolled as law

Prescription Drug Insurance - SB 461
Torlakson

Would create a catastrophic insurance plan for prescription drugs for STRS retirees. (Amended 1/29)

Status: Died in Assembly Appropriations

Faculty Tax Credit - SB 1786
Karnette

Would authorize an earned personal income tax credit for community college faculty/academic employees equal to that authorized for credentialed teachers by the Personal Income Tax Law.

Status: Died in Senate Revenue and Taxation

STRS Pension Enhancements - SB 1983
Soto

Increases the limit on how much retired teachers can earn from teaching. Provison allowing unused sickdays to count toward bonused was deleted. (Amended 8/23) (Co-sponsored bill)

Status: Signed into law

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