Ask Governor Newsom to Sign Critical Legislation to Support English Learners

A Special Message from SEAL Partner Californians Together:

Friends,

We need 1-3 minutes of your time to push critical legislation past the finish line and ensure that our education system better serves English learners and dual language learners (DLLs). Two bills that Californians Together supported this legislative session are one signature away from becoming law! By taking just a few simple steps, you can send a message to Governor Newsom that you support these bills too.

Take Action

Contact Governor Newsom and make your voice heard by leaving a message on the Governor’s portal. Here’s how:

1. Visit the Contact the Governor page at https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact
2. On the topic dropdown, select “An Active Bill”
3. Under “What specific bill” type in the bill number, or scroll down to the bill(s) you would like to support
4. Select “Leave a Comment”
5. Click “Next”
6. Select “Pro”
7. Enter your message before submitting

AB 1947 (Luz Rivas) – Dual Language Learner Professional Development in California State Preschool Programs (CSPPs) (Sponsored by Early Edge and Californians Together)

This legislation would increase the number of reimbursable staff training days for CSPP contractors from two to six days, allow professional development hours conducted during regular hours of operation to be considered a day of operation for purposes of reimbursement, and would require one staff training day to be focused on supporting DLLs if a contractor provides more than three days of staff training and enrolls at least 25 percent of DLLs in their program.

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AB 2074 (Muratsuchi) – EL Roadmap: Guiding Practice Statewide (Sponsored by Californians Together and CABE)

This legislation would task the California Department of Education with developing a statewide implementation plan for the English Learner Roadmap with input from local education agencies, teachers, parents, and other partners. Doing so will create awareness, a sense of urgency, and increase opportunity related to implementing the EL Roadmap policy. It seeks alignment and coherence across state initiatives reflecting the EL Roadmap policy and principles.

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We appreciate your support!