California Teachers, contact your Legislators, from the CTA Maestros Unidos

 As per the CTA:

Support CalSTRS retirees by supporting AB 1667 (Cooper): A systemic inequality in the CalSTRS system has left some educators who retired prior to 1999 with less equitable benefits than their peers. AB 1667 will protect retired educators from retroactive pension cuts resulting from employers' reporting mistakes to CalSTRS by establishing a process that promotes accuracy and transparency. Send an email in support of AB 1667.

Support streamlining Medi-Cal billing for student health and behavioral health support, AB 2034 (O’Donnell): The pandemic has intensified the need for student health and behavioral health services. But because of problems with the Local Education Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP), some districts have ceased participating, despite the enrollment of half of all California students in Medi-Cal. AB 2034 will streamline this process and expand access to critical services for students.  Send an email in support of AB 2034.

Support a pathway for permanent status for all educators, AB 2573 (McCarty): Current law prevents some educators from obtaining permanent status. This includes adult education teachers, career technical education teachers, and teachers in school districts and county offices of education with less than 250 students. Some districts have acted in bad faith and kept these educators in probationary status year after year. This denies these educators basic professional rights, hurts students and exacerbates the teacher shortage. Send an email in support of AB 2573.

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