This year, California State PTA took positions on more than 120 bills in the California Legislature, of which 34 were signed and approved – a huge win for all children and families. Each year, California State PTA takes positions on legislation that relates to education, health and welfare of children’s lives, as well as legislation that pertains to the running of the association.
During the 2017 Legislative Session, two monumental bills supported by California State PTA were signed and approved by Governor Brown:
AB 10 (Cristina Garcia): This bill requires any public school, serving grades 6-12 with at least 40 percent of student body of free/reduced lunch, to provide feminine hygiene products free of charge. California State PTA supported this bill as an equity issue to eliminate any barriers for students from fully participating in their studies or sports activities
AB 480 (Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher): This bill adds diapers to the lists of supportive services that would be covered by CalWORKS. California State PTA supported this bill because of the necessity and expense of diapers, and because of our primary goal to advocate and protect the most vulnerable children.
View California State PTA’s end-of-session Legislative Action Report for 2017.