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Legislation
AB 2567 - Harvey Milk Day
This bill would require the governor proclaim May 22 each year as Harvey
Milk Day. It would encourage public schools and educational institutions to
conduct suitable commemorative exercises on that date.
Status:
Introduced on February 22, 2008. Passed Assembly with a 45-23 vote.
Passed Senate Government Organization Committee with a 6-4 vote. Will
be heard next in the Senate Education Committee.
Lead Author: Assemblymember Mark Leno
Sponsor: EQCA
Co-Authors: Senators Kehoe, Kuehl and Migden; Assemblymember Laird
and Speaker Núñez
(source www.eqca.org)
AB 2654 - Civil Rights Act of 2008
Assembly Bill 2654, the Civil Rights Act of 2008, would amend existing
nondiscrimination provisions to be consistent with the nondiscrimination
protections in the Unruh Civil Rights Act and Government Code Section
11135, which prohibits discrimination in state-funded programs and
activities. AB 2654 is the fifth in a series of successful nondiscrimination
bills designed to strengthen major areas of California law and clarify that
people are protected from discrimination regardless of their sexual
orientation or gender identity.
STATUS: Introduced on February 22, 2008. Passed Assembly with a 43-21
vote. Will be heard next in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Lead Author: Assemblymember John Laird
Sponsor: EQCA
(source www.eqca.org)
AB 3015 | Foster Youth School Safety Education
Assebmly Bill 3015 would require that existing training programs for foster
youth, foster youth group homes, child welfare personnel, foster parents,
and relative caregivers, include information on current school safety laws
that protect students from bias-motivated harassment and discrimination.
Status:
Introduced on February 22, 2008. Passed the Assembly by a 48-29
bipartisan vote. Will be heard in the Senate Human Services Committee.
Lead Author: Assemblymember Julia Brownley
Co-Sponsors: EQCA, National Association of Social Workers – California
Chapter, Gay-Straight Alliance Network
(source www.eqca.org)
This bill would require the governor proclaim May 22 each year as Harvey
Milk Day. It would encourage public schools and educational institutions to
conduct suitable commemorative exercises on that date.
Status:
Introduced on February 22, 2008. Passed Assembly with a 45-23 vote.
Passed Senate Government Organization Committee with a 6-4 vote. Will
be heard next in the Senate Education Committee.
Lead Author: Assemblymember Mark Leno
Sponsor: EQCA
Co-Authors: Senators Kehoe, Kuehl and Migden; Assemblymember Laird
and Speaker Núñez
(source www.eqca.org)
AB 2654 - Civil Rights Act of 2008
Assembly Bill 2654, the Civil Rights Act of 2008, would amend existing
nondiscrimination provisions to be consistent with the nondiscrimination
protections in the Unruh Civil Rights Act and Government Code Section
11135, which prohibits discrimination in state-funded programs and
activities. AB 2654 is the fifth in a series of successful nondiscrimination
bills designed to strengthen major areas of California law and clarify that
people are protected from discrimination regardless of their sexual
orientation or gender identity.
STATUS: Introduced on February 22, 2008. Passed Assembly with a 43-21
vote. Will be heard next in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Lead Author: Assemblymember John Laird
Sponsor: EQCA
(source www.eqca.org)
AB 3015 | Foster Youth School Safety Education
Assebmly Bill 3015 would require that existing training programs for foster
youth, foster youth group homes, child welfare personnel, foster parents,
and relative caregivers, include information on current school safety laws
that protect students from bias-motivated harassment and discrimination.
Status:
Introduced on February 22, 2008. Passed the Assembly by a 48-29
bipartisan vote. Will be heard in the Senate Human Services Committee.
Lead Author: Assemblymember Julia Brownley
Co-Sponsors: EQCA, National Association of Social Workers – California
Chapter, Gay-Straight Alliance Network
(source www.eqca.org)