Category: Al Muratsuchi

California Legislators Advance Bill to Raise Teacher, School Staff Pay by 50 Percent

May 3, 2023
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California legislators advanced a bill May 1 that would give teachers and other school staff a 50 percent pay raise by 2030 amid the state’s ongoing teacher shortage. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) said he introduced the bill—AB 938—to not only retain current teachers but to also attract more young people to the profession, which has…

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Bill Giving Transitional Kindergarten Teachers 2 More Years of Classes Advances

April 6, 2023
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California legislators last week advanced a bill that would give transitional kindergarten teachers more time to earn teaching credentials. The state Assembly’s Education Committee unanimously approved Assembly Bill 1555 on March 31 and sent the bill to be reviewed by the Assembly Appropriations Committee in the coming weeks. The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton)…

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Controversial California Bills in the Making

March 22, 2023
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Voting Inmate Voting (ACA 4) Assemblyman Isaac Bryan’s (D-Culver City) bill would amend the state Constitution to allow inmates that are incarcerated for felonies to vote while still in prison. If passed by a two-thirds vote in both the Assembly and Senate, it would then require a majority of voters statewide to pass. Under current…

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