Awaiting the January Gov's Proposed Budget for '10-11Advocacy Day, our annual bus trip to Sacramento, to be held in February 2011. As soon as details are available, we will post them here.For more Leg Team info, contact Truman Burns (txb@cpuc.ca.gov), or the Las Trampas Legislative Team's website www.lastrampaspta.org. ![]() PTA Current Issues (Legislation)Community ConcernsAB 114 (Carter) Juvenile Court Law Support AB 632 (Davis) Internet – based social networking: privacy Support Health AB 95 (Torlakson) Student athletics recruiting disclosure Support AB 627 (Brownsley) Childcare: nutritional requirements Support SB 1 (Steinberg) Health care coverage – children Support SB 797 (Pavley) Product safety bisphenol A Support Parent Involvement AB 12 (Beall) California Fostering Connections to Success Act Support AB 719 (Lowenthall, Bonnie) Transitional food stamps for foster youth Support SB 654 (Leno) Independent Living Program Support Budget/Finance/Taxation ACA 9 (Huffman) Local government bonds: special taxes: voter approval Support This measure would create an exception to the California Constitution and allow the ad valorum tax on property to go above the current stated 1% of the property’s value….ad valorum taxes need 55% of voter approval SCA 9 (Ducheny) Finance: State budget taxes Support Existing Constitutional provisions require each house of the Legislature to pass a bill appropriating money from the General Fund by a 2/3 vote…..this would change to a 55% vote in each house. Note: this is only a sampling, for more information refer to the State PTA website |
