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Governor Signs Bill Helping the City of Berkeley and Placer County to Address Homelessness and Transportation

Thursday, September 27, 2018

SACRAMENTO - AB 2920, authored by Assemblymember Thurmond (D- Richmond), was signed by the Governor yesterday. The bill gives the City of Berkeley and Placer County authorization to place a measure on their respective ballots that will generate revenue to address homelessness in the City of Berkeley and transportation needs in Placer County.

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Bill Connecting Families to Child Care Services Signed by Governor

Thursday, September 27, 2018

SACRAMENTO – AB 2960, authored by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond), creates a website that will allow families to easily connect with existing child care services and early childhood education (ECE) programs in their community. The bill passed the Legislature with unanimous bipartisan support and was signed by the Governor today.

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Gobernador Promulga Ley que Expande los Programas de Inmersión Dual del Lenguaje

Thursday, September 27, 2018

SACRAMENTO – El proyecto de ley AB 2514, patrocinado por el asambleísta Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond), respalda la creación y expansión de los programas de inmersión dual de lenguaje en las escuelas. La ley fue aprobada en ambas cámaras de la Legislatura con respaldo bipartidista y promulgada por el gobernador el día de ayer.

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Governor Signs Bill Expanding Dual Language Immersion Programs

Thursday, September 27, 2018

SACRAMENTO – AB 2514, authored by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond), supports the creation and expansion of dual language immersion programs in schools. The bill passed out of both legislative houses with bipartisan support and was signed by the Governor yesterday.

“22 percent of our public school students are English learners,” Thurmond said. “Our school districts need more resources to support these students. This bill gives schools the tools to develop programming proven to improve student learning and student success.”

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Governor Signs Bill That Will Open Doors for More Foster Youth to Attend College

Friday, September 21, 2018

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) announced today that Governor Brown signed his legislation, AB 3089, which allows the California Student Aid Commission and the Department of Social Services to conduct outreach to foster youth that are newly eligible for the Chafee Educational and Training Voucher (ETV) as a result of the recent age expansion. Assemblymember Thurmond worked with Governor Brown to secure an additional $4 million in this year’s state budget to expand age eligibility for the Chafee ETV up to the age of 26 years; it was previous capped at age 22.