This Week Inside the Capitol-May 3, 2010
Ronald Reagan. . .and Harvey Milk
by Rebecca Burgoyne, CFC Research Analyst
May 3, 2010
Later this month, many California public-school students may learn about homosexual icon Harvey Milk on his May 22 birthday. Legislation passed last year (SB 572) added Milk as a “days of special significance” honoree in the public schools. On these days, public schools are encouraged to conduct “suitable commemorative exercises,” honoring Milk alongside teachers, John Muir, and the California poppy. On Harvey Milk Day, schools are encouraged to hold “exercises remembering the life of Harvey Milk, recognizing his accomplishments, and familiarizing pupils with the contributions he made to this state.”
This week, the Assembly Education Committee will discuss the addition of a fifth day of special significance in the public schools. AB 2412 (Tran, R-Costa Mesa) would add Ronald Reagan, actor, California governor, and our 40th president, to this list of honorees in our public schools. Reagan would be honored on his February 6 birthday, and children would learn about his life, his accomplishments and the contributions he made to our state.
President’s Day also falls in February, and for many generations school children have learned about two other great men who share that birth month, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Other states boast presidents as “home-grown” heroes; Massachusetts honors theirs during the month of May. Surely Ronald Reagan, often listed as one of our best-loved presidents, deserves recognition in California schools.
To express your opinion on AB 2412 to Assembly Education Committee members, see CFC’s Legislation Action Center.
RESULTS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS
Weeks of April 19-26, 2010
On the Assembly Floor
AJR 29 – Federal Income Tax: Domestic Partners (Feuer, D-Los Angeles) OPPOSE
Passed Assembly 61-8; to Senate
AJR 25 – Filipino Veterans: Family Reunification (Furutani, D-Long Beach)
Not heard
AB 1811 – Drug Paraphernalia (Ammiano, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
Not heard
AB 2363 – Charter Schools: Authorization (Mendoza, D-Norwalk) OPPOSE
Passed Assembly 43-31; to Senate
AB 2380 – Child Abuse Reporting (Lowenthal, D-Long Beach) OPPOSE
Passed Assembly 74-0; to Senate
AB 1758 – County Wraparound Services Program (Ammiano, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
Passed Assembly 74-0; to Senate
AB 1905 – Foster Care: Funding: Placement Approval (Cook, R-Yucaipa) SUPPORT
Passed Assembly 74-0; to Senate
AB 2034 – Public School Volunteers (Knight, R-Palmdale) SUPPORT
Passed 64-3; to Senate
SB 543 – Minors: Consent to Mental Health Treatment (Leno, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
Not heard
On the Senate Floor
SB 840 – Reporting Crimes (Yee, D-San Francisco)
Not heard
SB 906 – Creates a new Marriage class (Leno, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
Not heard
COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Assembly Business and Professions Committee, 9:00 a.m.
AB 1878 – Statewide Forms Management Program (Lieu, D-El Segundo) OPPOSE
Passed 7-4
Assembly Public Safety Committee, 9:00 a.m.
AB 1850 – Sex Offenders: Registration of Internet Accounts (Galgiani, D-Merced) SUPPORT
Passed 7-0
AB 2208 – Offenders: Social Networking Prohibition (Torres, D-Ontario)
Passed 7-0
AB 2650 – Medical Marijuana (Buchanan, D-San Ramon)
Not heard
Senate Public Safety Committee, 9:00 a.m.
SB 834 – Court Orders: Minor Victims: Communications (Florez, D-Bakersfield) SUPPORT
Passed 7-0
SB 1204 – Sex Offenders: Social Networking Prohibition (Runner, G., R-Lancaster) SUPPORT
Passed 7-0
SB 1253 – Probation: Sex Offenders (Strickland, T., R-Thousand Oaks) SUPPORT
Passed 7-0
SB 1317 – Truancy (Leno, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
Passed 6-1
SB 1449 – Marijuana Possession (Leno, D-San Francisco)
Passed 5-2
Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee, .1:30 p.m.
AB 1968 – Elections: Ballot Titles (Niello, R-Sacramento) SUPPORT
Passed 4-2
Senate Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments Committee, 1:30 p.m.
SB 1202 – Elections Statewide Ballot Pamphlet (DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek) OPPOSE
Passed 3-2
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Assembly Appropriations Committee , 9:00 a.m.
AB 1655 – Dependent Children: Psychotropic Medications (Evans, D-Santa Rosa)
To suspense file
AB 2034 – Public School Volunteers (Knight, R-Palmdale)
Passed 16-1
AB 2199 – Sexual Deviation: Research (Lowenthal, B., D-Long Beach)
Passed 17-0; passed Assembly 70-1; to Senate
AB 2478 – School Safety: Disruption: Pupil's Safety (Mendoza, D-Norwalk)
Passed 16-1; passed Assembly floor 68-2; to Senate
AB 2700 – Domestic Partner Registration: Termination (Ma, D-San Francisco)
Passed 12-5
Senate Education Committee, 9:00 a.m.
SCA 26 – University of California: Mandatory System-wide Fees (Denham, R-Merced)
Failed 2-2; reconsideration granted
Assembly Education Committee, 1:30 p.m.
AB 2320 – Charter Schools: Accountability (Swanson, D-Oakland) OPPOSE
Passed 5-4
AB 2543 – Charter Schools: Renewal (Lowenthal, B., D-Long Beach) SUPPORT
Passed 9-0
UPCOMING FLOOR VOTES
Week of May 3, 2010
On the Assembly Floor
AJR 25 – Filipino Veterans: Family Reunification (Furutani, D-Long Beach)
AB 1811 – Drug Paraphernalia (Ammiano, D-San Francisco)
AB 2700 – Domestic Partner Registration: Termination (Ma, D-San Francisco)
SB 543 – Minors: Consent to Mental Health Treatment (Leno, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
On the Senate Floor
SB 906 – Civil Marriage (Leno, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
SB 840 – Reporting Crimes (Yee, D-San Francisco) SUPPORT
SB 1449 – Marijuana: Possession (Leno, D-San Francisco)
SB 1253 – Probation: Sex Offenders (Strickland, R-Thousand Oaks)
Committee Hearings
Monday, May 3, 2010
Senate Appropriations Committee, 11:00 a.m.
SB 834 – Court Orders: Minor Victims: Communications (Florez, D-Bakersfield) SUPPORT
SB 1116 – Heritage School Instruction (Huff, R-Glendora)
SB 1202 – Elections: Statewide Ballot Pamphlet (DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek) OPPOSE
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee, 1:30 p.m.
AB 2735 – Property Taxation: Change in Ownership: Exclusion (De Leon, D-Los Angeles) OPPOSE
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Assembly Appropriations Committee, 9:00 a.m.
AB 1858 – Hypodermic Needles and Syringes: Exchange Services (Blumenfield, D-Van Nuys) OPPOSE
AB 1878 – Statewide Forms Management Program (Lieu, D-El Segundo) OPPOSE
AB 1968 – Elections: Ballot Titles (Niello, R-Sacramento) SUPPORT
AB 2319 – Human Trafficking: Minors (Swanson, D-Oakland) SUPPORT
Assembly Education Committee, 1:30 p.m.
AB 1982 – Charter Schools (Ammiano, D-San Francisco) OPPOSE
AB 2370 – School Districts of Choice (Hernandez, D-West Covina) OPPOSE
AB 2412 – Ronald Reagan Day (Tran, R-Costa Mesa)
AB 2444 – School Districts: Interdistrict Attendance (Furutani, D-Long Beach) SUPPORT
*Note: Not all bills reflect a CFC position. Others are included for informational purposes.
