CTA: Continue Sending Emails per AB-77 Education Finance: Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill
AB-77
EDUCATION FINANCE: EDUCATION OMNIBUS BUDGET TRAILER BILL.
JUNE 25, 2020
Please continue to send emails.
AB 77 still has to be heard by the Senate, the Assembly, and then has to be signed by the Governor.
Share your stance on this issue: Email your Assembly Member and Senator. You can use this link or this form to find their information.
Then, send a message to the leaders who created the agreement to pass this bill:
Online message form for the governor
Then, use the tab “Comments to Author” to message the author of the bill through the Bill Tracking Portal. Note: you will need to create an account to do so.
Then please submit a position letter through the Legislative Portal
If you need a template to help your responses, you may use the following. In addition, please see the talking points from yesterday’s post below for more information.
Dear [Representative],
I am writing to voice my strong opposition to AB 77. Our tax dollars, allocated by the state for our children’s public education, should follow our children to the schools in which we choose to enroll them. It is immoral to pass a budget bill which robs children and taxpayers of their money. Furthermore, it is fiscally and ethically irresponsible to fund declining district schools and unions with money stolen from the families and children of California. Public charter schools are legally required to admit a student who plans to enroll, but, if this bill passes, they would be required to educate that student with zero funding from the state. This bill is a disservice to students, a transparent attempt to retain funding within district public schools, and a fraudulent use of tax dollars. Please push to remove all language from AB 77 which is aimed against allowing ADA funds to follow our students.
Thank you,
[Your name] [Your city of residence