CTA-sponsored and co-sponsored legislation for 2007-2008
Volume 12, Issue 5 - February 2008
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BILL # |
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STATUS |
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
Kuehl |
SB 840 |
Would provide single-payer health care coverage for all Californians. (Co-sponsored bill) |
Two-year bill |
50% LAW COMPLIANCE
Eng |
AB 906 |
Would require the California Community Colleges chancellor’s office to conduct random annual audits to ensure district compliance with existing law that requires 50 percent of education dollars to be spent on instructors’ salaries. |
Senate Education |
2-YEAR KINDERGARTEN PILOT PROGRAM
Mullin |
AB 1236 |
Would permit selected districts to offer a two-year kindergarten pilot program. Children with September through December birthdays would be given priority. |
Two-year bill |
75/25 FACULTY RATIO
C. Calderon |
AB 1305 |
Would prevent the California Community Colleges Board of Governors from granting requests to waive the requirement to achieve the ratio of 75 percent full-time to 25 percent part-time faculty when district reserves exceed 5 percent. |
Two-year bill |
FACULTY/COLLEGE EXCELLENCE ACT
Mendoza |
AB 1343 |
Would provide for at least 75 percent of the full-time equivalent faculty in each department on each campus of the California State University and the California Community Colleges to be tenured or tenure-track. Would require all part-time and temporary faculty to receive pro rata pay and benefits by 2014-15. (Co-sponsored bill) |
Two-year bill |
UNIFORM SALARY SCHEDULES
Davis |
AB 1423 |
Would require community college districts to have salary schedules that are uniform in application and effect. |
Two-year bill |
| COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING |
TBD |
Would phase in a permanent Prop. 98 split between K-12 and community college funding. |
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