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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>I need your help, please.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Marty Block (78<SUP>th</SUP> AD) has 15 bills sitting on the Governor’s
desk.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please call the Governor
(SAC) 916.445.2841 or ( San Diego ) 619.525.4640 and urge him to sign<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>important education bills that would
help our students.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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2402: CSU Admissions Transparency: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">AB
2402 would require the CSU campuses like San Diego State University (SDSU) to
notify the public and key stakeholders of any change in their admissions policy
for students within a campus' local service area.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or, just urge him to sign any of the 15
bills that matter most to you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 2682: Community College Assessments: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 2682 requires the Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges to establish a pilot project that will create a uniform, centrally
delivered system of student assessment. Currently about 70% of incoming
community college students do not have the adequate preparation to perform
successfully in college-ready courses. Accurate assessment is vital to ensuring
that these students are placed in the appropriate basic-skills classes that
build the foundation for success.</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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spend more time with students instead of on paperwork. Currently, after
school on-site supervisors have to keep track of the time they spend providing
services “directly” and “indirectly” to students. This frees up
supervisors from that burdensome paperwork. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19.2pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 1223: Multiple Pathways / Linked Learning Recognition Study:
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Linked Learning is a teaching methodology that combines CTE
coursework with academic work that broadly enriches the learning
experience. Many pupils are better able to master a subject involving
technical skills when they are enrolled in courses that use hands-on
experiential learning to show how academic knowledge is used to solve real
world problems. AB 1223 authorizes the California Commission on Teacher
Credentialing to form a work group for the purpose of defining and issuing a
certificate for Linked Learning. This signifies that the teacher is able
to instruct linked learning education programs in schools.
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Constitution: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 1775 adds each January 30, Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties
and the Constitution, to the days having special significance for public
schools and requires the Governor to annually proclaim January 30 as Fred
Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. (Principal
Co-Author). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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call today.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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Block Sends 15 Bills to Governor<BR>for Signature During Legislative
Sessions</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal align=center><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Urges
Residents in 78th Assembly District to Voice Their Support for
Legislation</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Dear
Neighbors: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A
very busy and productive legislative session has come to a close in
Sacramento. With the work of some very dedicated individuals,
advocates and colleagues, I was successful in sending 15 bills this
year to Governor Schwarzenegger's desk for his consideration. Five
of these bills have already been signed into law. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">This
package of legislation includes measures to increase transparency in
CSU admissions decisions to help address the situation at San Diego
State University where a change in policy left 1,740 local freshmen
without a local CSU to attend. It also includes a measure to ensure
that cash-strapped school districts in San Diego are able to
maintain their funding for special education programs and won't be
forced to make additional cuts or layoffs in this difficult economic
climate. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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are also bills that will help boost skills for out-of-work
Californians who are trying to rejoin our workforce; create a
uniform, centrally-delivered system of student assessment at our
community colleges to improve success; protect foster youth from
identify theft; and allow cities or counties to require pedicab
operators hold a valid California driver's license to keep
passengers safer in traffic.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The
Governor must act on all of these bills by September 30. As
residents of the 78th Assembly District, I urge you to make your
voice heard and contact the Governor to express your support of
these bills. <B>Please call his office at (619) 525-4641</B> and let
him know your support for these bills. Your voice can be very
effective in this last step of the process. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Thank
you and I look forward to updating you on signed legislation after
September 30.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
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On The Governor's Desk: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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2402: CSU Admissions Transparency: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">AB
2402 would require the CSU campuses like San Diego State
University (SDSU) to notify the public and key stakeholders of any
change in their admissions policy for students within a campus'
local service area. AB 2402 addresses the situation that occurred
last year at SDSU where school officials made a change in their
admission criteria for local students two weeks before the
deadline for 2010 school year without notifying or consulting with
anyone. Students had planned their academic curriculum based on
one set of criteria only to have it changed at the last minute,
when it was too late to do anything about it. This left 1,740
local freshmen without a local CSU to attend.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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184: K-12 SDA Funding Fix: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">AB
184 prevents the California Department of Education (CDE) from
requiring school districts to repay the state for Special
Disabilities Adjustment (SDA) funding they received in the
previous fiscal year that has already been spent to teach the
special-needs students in their classrooms. Statewide this figure
is $70 million; for schools in San Diego County the figure is $17
million. Due to a bureaucratic oversight in the 2009-10 Budget
Act, the CDE announced that it did not have the authority to
distribute the funds and began recouping those funds on July 1
placing San Diego schools in a precarious financial situation as
they struggle to meet solvency requirements. My AB 184,
overwhelmingly passed by the Legislature, puts a quick fix into
place so that school districts can avoid layoffs and cuts to these
important programs. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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Unemployment Benefits - Recognition Training: This bill would
allow unemployed workers receiving Unemployment Insurance (UI)
benefits to continue their coverage while enrolled in job training
or education courses to develop the skills necessary for our
state's changing workforce. Currently, some recipients of UI lose
their coverage when they seek training, causing an unfair hardship
for many Californians in need. It just makes sense to encourage
unemployed workers to get retrained more quickly and back to work
in areas that our economy is growing, and my AB 2058 allows them
to do that without fear of losing their UI benefits they need to
help them survive while learning new skills.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>I need your help, please.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Marty Block (78<SUP>th</SUP> AD) has 15 bills sitting on the Governor’s
desk.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please call the Governor
(SAC) 916.445.2841 or ( San Diego ) 619.525.4640 and urge him to sign<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>important education bills that would
help our students.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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2402: CSU Admissions Transparency: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">AB
2402 would require the CSU campuses like San Diego State University (SDSU) to
notify the public and key stakeholders of any change in their admissions policy
for students within a campus' local service area.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or, just urge him to sign any of the 15
bills that matter most to you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 2682: Community College Assessments: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 2682 requires the Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges to establish a pilot project that will create a uniform, centrally
delivered system of student assessment. Currently about 70% of incoming
community college students do not have the adequate preparation to perform
successfully in college-ready courses. Accurate assessment is vital to ensuring
that these students are placed in the appropriate basic-skills classes that
build the foundation for success.</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19.2pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 434: K-12 After School Programs: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 434 makes a technical change that allows on-site supervisors to
spend more time with students instead of on paperwork. Currently, after
school on-site supervisors have to keep track of the time they spend providing
services “directly” and “indirectly” to students. This frees up
supervisors from that burdensome paperwork. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19.2pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 1223: Multiple Pathways / Linked Learning Recognition Study:
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Linked Learning is a teaching methodology that combines CTE
coursework with academic work that broadly enriches the learning
experience. Many pupils are better able to master a subject involving
technical skills when they are enrolled in courses that use hands-on
experiential learning to show how academic knowledge is used to solve real
world problems. AB 1223 authorizes the California Commission on Teacher
Credentialing to form a work group for the purpose of defining and issuing a
certificate for Linked Learning. This signifies that the teacher is able
to instruct linked learning education programs in schools.
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<LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19.2pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 1775: Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the
Constitution: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>AB 1775 adds each January 30, Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties
and the Constitution, to the days having special significance for public
schools and requires the Governor to annually proclaim January 30 as Fred
Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. (Principal
Co-Author). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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call today.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Pat
Washington, PhD<BR>4537 Alamo Drive<BR>San Diego, CA 92115<BR>(619) 582-5383
(home and fax)<BR>(619) 203-9440 cell phone<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#ff0000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B>Every year,
budget gridlock and political games hurt all Californians.<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></B><BR>The common-sense reforms in the Majority Vote Budget
Initiative will<BR>be one step toward fixing a broken system.<BR><BR>Join the
fight at http://www.endbudgetgridlock.com
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