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STRS Defined Benefit - Mullin
Bill #: AB 1852
Would revise the STRS defined benefit to allow STRS members to retire at age 50 with 25 years of service credit, to receive a lump sum payment for the longevity bonus and to use their three highest non-consecutive years of service for final compensation calculations.
Status: Assembly Rules
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Prop. 98 - Laird
Bill #: AB 2727
Proposition 98 spot bill (placeholder).
Status: Assembly Rules
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Unemployment Rights - Dymally
Bill #: AB 2730
Would define "reasonable assurance" for unemployment compensation purposes. For part-time community college faculty, "reasonable assurance" of being hired would require signed contracts, not oral promises.
Status: Assembly Rules
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Rehire Rights For Part-Timers - Burton
Bill #: SB 1432
Would require community college districts to give part-time faculty rehiring rights, including the right of first refusal.
Status: Senate Rules
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STRS Enhancements - Mullin
Bill #: AB 265
Would require the state to pay back over time $500 million in deferred STRS contributions to a STRS special fund that provides retirees with a purchasing power guarantee. (Amended 7/22/03)
Status: Senate Appropriations
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Test Alignment - Hancock, Mullin
Bill #: AB 356
Would align the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program with federal guidelines by exempting pupils in second grade from the testing requirement, effective July 1, 2005; would delay use of the California High School Exit Exam as a state requirement for graduation until 2005-06; would delete the monetary rewards provisions in the Public Schools Accountability Act. (Amended 2/18)
Status: Pending technical amendments
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Due Process For Part-Timers - Nunez
Bill #: AB 1620
Would give all part-time and contract employees of community college districts due-process rights relating to their retention and renewal of their contracts.
Status: Died
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STRS Bonuses - Burton
Bill #: SB 102
Would allow some unused sick days to count in qualifying for the STRS bonuses. (Amended 1/26)
Status: Passed Senate (27-8); sent to Assembly
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Social Security For Part-Timers - Soto
Bill #: SB 272
Would require community college districts to offer Social Security coverage to part-time faculty. (Amended 5/12/03)
Status: Died
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Brown Decision Commemoration - Wesson
Bill #: ACR 140
Would commemorate the 50th anniversary of the
Brown v. Board of Education
decision (1954), which declared "separate but equal" public schools unconstitutional.
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