Youth Justice Coalition: Call CA Lawmakers on Education/Justice Bills

 

 

 

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Seven  bills are  moving through the legislature that will dramatically improve  educational and life chances for California’s youth.  Because of your  support… 
SB 458 – Senator Wright – which will require notification to youth and their families when they added to local or the statewide (CalGang) Database – is on its way to the Senate floor.
ACR 30 (Assembly Resolution) – Assemblyman V. M. Perez – which calls for the adoption by the state of a Youth and Student Bill of Rights, outlining human rights for all youth in education, justice, employment, health, housing and environmental protection – is on its way to the Assembly floor.
Please make calls today to move the other 5 bills out of Appropriations:
SB 260 – Senator Hancock – will enable youth who were transferred to adult court and sentenced to more than 10 years to petition to have their sentence reviewed for possible re-sentencing.
AB 549 – Assemblyman Jones-Sawyer – will require school districts to have a memorandum of understanding between school districts and police departments that operate in schools and requires school districts to define the role of law enforcement and other adults on campus. Encourages spending for counselors and intervention workers over additional school police and school resource officers.
SB 744 – Senator Lara – severely limits the use of involuntary transfers that force thousands of California youth every year onto the streets or into under-resourced community day and continuation schools.
SB 61 – Senator Yee – will severely limit the use of solitary confinement for youth in county and state custody. Solitary confinement has led to increases in suicide, PTSD, mental illness, violence and recidivism among youth.
AB 420 – Assemblyman Dickinson – eliminates the use of willful defiance as a reason for suspending students in elementary schools and minimizes the ability to suspend middle and high school students for that reason. In 2012, 56% of student suspensions in California were for willful defiance – a category that is vague, subjective and usually reflects minor disagreements between youth and staff.
For  AB 549 and AB 420, call members of the CA Assembly Appropriations  Committee and urge them to pass these bills through Appropriations and  on to the full Assembly for a vote:
Committee Members District Office & Contact Information
Mike Gatto (Chair) Dem – 43

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 2114, Sacramento, CA 94249-0043                                     (916) 319-2043
Diane L. Harkey (Vice Chair) Rep – 73

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 6027, Sacramento, CA 94249-0073                                     (916) 319-2073
Franklin E. Bigelow Rep – 05

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 4116, Sacramento, CA 94249-0005                                     (916) 319-2005
Raul Bocanegra Dem – 39

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 4167, Sacramento, CA 94249-0039                                     (916) 319-2039
Steven Bradford Dem – 62

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 5136, Sacramento, CA 94249-0062                                     (916) 319-2062
Ian C. Calderon Dem – 57

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 5150, Sacramento, CA 94249-0057                                     (916) 319-2057
Nora Campos Dem – 27

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 3013, Sacramento, CA 94249-0027                                     (916) 319-2027
Tim Donnelly Rep – 33

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 2002, Sacramento, CA 94249-0033                                     (916) 319-2033
Susan Talamantes Eggman Dem – 13

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 2003, Sacramento, CA 94249-0013                                     (916) 319-2013
Jimmy Gomez Dem – 51

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 2176, Sacramento, CA 94249-0051                                     (916) 319-2051
Isadore Hall, III Dem – 64

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 3123, Sacramento, CA 94249-0064                                     (916) 319-2064
Chris R. Holden Dem – 41

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 5119, Sacramento, CA 94249-0041                                     (916) 319-2041
Eric Linder Rep – 60

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 2016, Sacramento, CA 94249-0060                                     (916) 319-2060
Richard Pan Dem – 09

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 6005, Sacramento, CA 94249-0009                                     (916) 319-2009
Bill Quirk Dem – 20

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 2175, Sacramento, CA 94249-0020                                     (916) 319-2020
Donald P. Wagner Rep – 68

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 2158, Sacramento, CA 94249-0068                                     (916) 319-2068
Shirley N. Weber Dem – 79

Capitol Office

P.O. Box 942849, Room 5158, Sacramento, CA 94249-0079                                     (916) 319-2079
For  SB 744, SB 260 and SB 61, call members of the CA Senate Appropriations  Committee and urge them to pass these bills through Appropriations and  on to the full Senate for a vote:
Capitol Office:                         State Capitol, Room 5108                         Sacramento, CA 95814                         Tel: (916) 651-4022 Senator Mimi Walters (Vice Chair)
Capitol Office:
State Capitol, Room 3086                         Sacramento, CA 95814                         Phone: (916) 651-4037
Capitol Office: State Capitol, Room 3070                         Sacramento, CA 95814                         Phone: (916) 651-4001
Capitol Office:                         State Capitol, Room 5064                         Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4013
Capitol Office:                         State Capitol, Room 5050                         Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4033
Capitol Office:                         State Capitol, Room 4038                         Sacramento,  CA  95814 Phone:  (916) 651-4020

Capitol Office: State Capitol, Room 205                         Sacramento,  CA  95814                         Phone:  (916) 651-4006

 

 

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