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Education trailer bill This opposition letter, brought to you by CPC’s Coalition to Defend Charter Schools, outlines amendments that would improve AB 126, an education trailer bill. As written, the bill could have costly fiscal implications for charter schools, specifically for nonclassroom-based charters which serve tens of thousands of students across California. These would reduce...

OPPOSE Deferred Retirement Option Programs (DROP) are, at their core, a form of double-dipping by allowing retirement-eligible employees to simultaneously collect a pension deposited into a separate account and continue drawing a full salary for the same work. This practice is out of line with what the private sector offers and is patently unfair to...

OPPOSE   Government transparency and accountability are foundational to a free society, and the California Public Records Act is one of the most important tools citizens have to hold government to account. As originally drafted, AB 1821 would weaken that tool in ways that are arbitrary, constitutionally dubious, and fundamentally unfair. While the bill has...

OPPOSE   AB 1578 as an unconstitutional abridgement of people’s fundamental First Amendment right of free speech that mandates so-called “antihate speech training” for every state and local official in California. What purports to be a civility initiative in the hands of a legislator who views government as an instrument of ideological transformation, turns into compulsory thought-shaping...

SUPPORT   Defines microschools and asks state agencies to create model regulations for local governments to clarify approval processes for microschools in the future. Read Full Bill Text Read CPC’s Letter of Support Read SB 1086 Fact Sheet Read Addressing Common Objections

SUPPORT   Requires better and quicker notification processes for parents requesting and interdistrict transfer between two school districts that agree to the transfer regarding incomplete or any missing information or documentation, as required. The bill would also authorize the parent or guardian of a pupil to submit an interdistrict transfer request concurrently to the school...

SUPPORT   Would require school districts, county offices of education, and other local agencies in California to post their audited financial statements or annual financial reports on their websites within 30 days of completion. Full Bill Text Read CPC’s Letter of Support Read SB 1126 Fact Sheet

OPPOSE   AB 1383 increases pension benefits for public safety employees and potentially reduces the contributions they will be required to make to their pension plans without providing any new funding. As a result, it will further compromise the solvency of CalPERS and other pension systems around the state. Full Bill Text Read CPC’s Letter...

SUPPORT   Would automatically terminate any governor-declared state of emergency after 90 days unless the Legislature votes to extend it, while also clarifying that emergency powers cannot be used to create or amend state law. The bill is a direct response to the COVID-19 emergency, during which the governor exercised broad, largely unchecked authority for...

SUPPORT   Would require the Legislative Counsel to publicly post all position letters submitted through the Legislature’s online portal for each bill, beginning with the 2027–28 Regular Session. These letters would be added to the existing legislative information system that already publishes bill text, analyses, vote records, and related materials, with the intent of increasing...

SUPPORT Strengthens taxpayer protections by requiring greater transparency and stricter voter thresholds before new or increased taxes and fees can be imposed. It mandates that any tax or fee hike proposed via ballot initiative must clearly state its purpose and cost upfront, using labels like “TAX INCREASE” or “FEE INCREASE.” ACA 14 also stops local...

SUPPORT   This measure would shift the responsibility of preparing the title, summary, and ballot label for proposed initiatives and referenda from the Attorney General to the Legislative Analyst. The Legislative Analyst would also prepare the ballot title and summary for the state voter information guide for all measures on the statewide ballot. Currently, the...