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Bill to Block Immigration Enforcement Officers Nearby Schools Passes Senate Committee

April 4, 2025 3:59 amApril 4, 2025 4:00 am

A bill to restrict local educational agencies and local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement officers, and bar immigration authorities from entering schools unless they have a valid warrant or court order, was passed in the Senate...

Bill to Expand School Choice Killed In Senate Education Committee

March 20, 2025 8:57 amMarch 20, 2025 8:57 am

A bill that would have expanded school choice for parents in California by individualizing student flex accounts while further securing funding for existing public schools was defeated in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 64, authored by Senator...

New Senate Bill Would Expand Telehealth Options For Cancer Patients in California

March 11, 2025 2:45 amMarch 11, 2025 2:46 am

A bill that would expand health access for cancer patients by allowing cancer patients in California to access out of state doctors remotely was introduced in the Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 508, authored by Senator Suzette Valladares (R-Santa Clarita),...

Bill to Create New Kern County UC Medical School Passes Senate Committee

June 21, 2024 7:00 amJune 21, 2024 7:01 am

A bill that would create a new University of California medical school in Kern County continued to gain traction in the Senate this week, passing the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday in a unanimous 7-0 vote. According to Assembly Bill...

Sex Ed Curriculum Transparency Bill Blocked In Senate Appropriations Committee

May 21, 2024 2:45 amMay 21, 2024 2:46 am

A bill that would have increased sexual education curriculum transparency in schools was held by the Senate Appropriations Committee, blocking it from proceeding on to a full Senate vote in the near future. Senate Bill 996, authored by Senator Scott...

Bill to Introduce Higher Level Math Courses To 8th Graders Introduced In Senate

April 15, 2024 5:10 pmApril 15, 2024 5:10 pm

A bill to mandate the inclusion of Algebra I or Mathematics I course offerings for all 8th-grade students was introduced in the Senate recently, with the first Committee hearing on the matter being scheduled to occur later this month. According...

California Democrats Setting Race Relations Back 70 Years with ACA 7

February 26, 2024 2:43 amFebruary 26, 2024 11:18 am

Why are Democrats segregating blacks, and now agitating for free college as part of proposed reparations in California? Black college students now have separate graduation, separate admission standards, separate dorms, separate curricula … and now are going to have separate...