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April 23, 2010
AB 2159: Suspended
On Wednesday morning, your Legislative Advocate testified before the Assembly Appropriations Committee in support of AB 2159 (Anderson, R-77), which would allow veterans who served or were discharged in California to pay in-state tuition at public colleges. Unfortunately the Committee ruled to place AB 2159 in the Suspense File, meaning that the committee will take up the bill again after the adoption of the budget. Many of our members lobbied in support of AB 2159 on Monday at our annual Lobby Day. We will keep you updated on the status of this bill here, in our Capitol Update.
Second Time Around…
Governor Schwarzenegger nominated Senator Abel Maldonado (R-15) again for Lieutenant Governor and this week his nomination was confirmed in the Assembly. The next hurdle for the Lt. Governor nominee will be on Monday, when the Senate will likely take up the vote. Check back with the Capitol Update for more information!
35th Annual Advocacy Workshop a Success!
I would like to thank everyone who attended our Advocacy Workshop! As many of you know, it was my very first Workshop as your Advocate.
I was very happy with the outcome and I look forward to making next year’s Workshop an even bigger success! If you have any comments or suggestions about Advocacy, please email me at advocate@cfrw.org.
Tracking Legislation
Although we are unable to give our members access to our web-based bill tracking service, there is a way you can find and monitor California legislation. You can access that information on the internet by going to the Legislature Home Page and completing the information on the right side by either indicating the bill number, the author, or key words. You can then subscribe to an email update and you will be notified when there is action on legislation of interest to you
Disclaimer: The Capitol Update is an activity of the CFRW Advocate's Office. The update is for information only. CFRW official positions on legislation are stated immediately preceding the stated legislation or immediately following the stated legislation in this report.
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