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Every spring, a contingent of LACCD representatives--students, faculty, presidents, Board members, and the Chancellor--converge on Sacramento to make visits to legislators and to support the District's priorities. Here's a list of some of the key priorities that are the focus of our State advocacy for this year.
- AB 1862 Four-Year Degree Free Tuition: To provide two years of tuition-free education at any CSU campus for any ADT transfer from a California community college who has participated in the California College Promise program.
- Common Course Numbering Pilot: To develop a common course numbering system in math and language arts to enable students to determine which courses cover the same subjects and content among the community colleges within the LA region.
- Community College Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement: Mandates that community colleges offer ethnic studies beginning in 2021-2022 and in 2023-2024, completion of an ethnic studies course will be a requirement for an AA degree without increasing the number of units.
- Public-Private Partnerships for Development of Affordable Workforce or Student Housing: To provide flexibility to community colleges and districts wishing to enter into agreements with a private party to develop and operate affordable housing for workforce or student use.
- Increase Student Aid: To extend Cal Grant eligibility from four to six years.
- Community College Student Housing: To continue to advocate for housing funding (original bill--AB 48--included community college housing funding, but ultimately funding went only to the CU and UC systems).
- Support for Free Feminine Hygiene Products: To be accessible through campus health centers. Advocated by LACCD Student Affairs Committee.
- Support for Increased Funding for Student Basic Needs: to supplement the efforts already undertaken by community colleges.
- Support for LACCD's Dream Resource Centers and LGBTQ Students: To support, through a one-time budget request of $12 million specifically for LACCD, addressing the needs of the Dream Resource Center and of LGBTQ students.
- Veteran Student Support: To expand dedicated state funding for Veteran Resource Centers and fund a Veterans College Promise program.
- Increase Funding for Mental Health Services: To support additional mental health services; e.g., an LACCD proposal for a pilot that would provide funding for a full-time psychologies on each campus.
- Increase Community College Funding: To address the funding discrepancy between UC, CSU, and K-12 schools (currently, California community colleges are funded lower than all three of these segments).
- Increase Enrollment for Formerly Incarcerated: To expand programs for the formerly incarcerated to support their return to college.
As the legislative session progresses, I'll keep you updated through this blog.
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