At the recommendation of our Policy and Political Affairs Committee, the Executive Board recently voted to tentatively endorse the following pieces of legislation using the expedited process outlined in our bylaws that allows the board to do so "provided said position is consistent with this organization’s platform."
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California State Senate Bill 252 (Gonzalez et al.)
- "This bill will prohibit the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and the
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
from investing in fossil fuel companies, and provide they
divest any current holdings in these companies by 2031,
with an additional 5-year off-ramp should the funds
encounter specified market conditions."
- Bill Text | Press Release | Fact Sheet
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California State Senate Bill 403 (Wahab and Bains)
- "This bill would clarify California civil rights law to explicitly include protection against discrimination based on a person’s perceived position in a caste."
- Bill Text | Press Conference | Press Release | News Article
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California State Senate Constitutional Amendment 2 (Stern et al.)
- "This bill would reduce the minimum voting age to 17."
- Bill Text | Press Release
Members have 48 hours as of this notice to object to an endorsement under this process, therefore pushing the contested item(s) to the next available general membership meeting.
If you would like to do so or have any questions, please contact us at
[email protected]
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