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Alex Padilla on Education
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Voted to better protect student athletes
Expanding educational opportunity: He passed bills to bridge the digital divide, expand access to college,
help English Language Learners reach language proficiency, and better protect student athletes.
Source: 2021 CA Senate campaign website Alex-Padilla.com
, Oct 5, 2021
Expanded after school programs; reduced class sizes
Alex was elected to the Los Angeles City Council as a political outsider at the age of 26. As a councilman, he expanded after school programs to serve 16 schools in his district, worked to reduce class sizes and built state-of-art
libraries and museums in a community that had none. He recruited and retained local jobs and brought more job training programs to the Valley.
Source: 2022 California Senate campaign website Alex-Padilla.com
, Dec 23, 2020
End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority
Legislative Summary: AB420: This bill would eliminate the authority to suspend a pupil in kindergarten or grades 1 to 3, and the authority to recommend for expulsion a pupil in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, for disrupting school
activities or otherwise willfully defying the valid authority of those school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties.Analysis by ACLU of Northern California, Oct 20, 2014: Gov. Brown signed AB 420 which will eliminate the
most extreme uses of harsh discipline under the category of "willful defiance." Gov. Brown's signature on AB420 represents a huge step forward for students in California. The enactment of AB 420 places our state at the front of the pack: we are leading
in making meaningful advancements in civil liberties as other states turn in the opposition direction.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 24-8-8 on 8/19/14; State Sen. Padilla voted YES; Passed Assembly 62-16-1 on 8/21; Signed on Sep/27
Source: ACLU of Northern California: analysis of voting record AB420
, Aug 19, 2014
Allow student sports choice based on gender identity
Excerpts from Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law prohibits public schools from discriminating on the basis of specified characteristics, including gender, gender identity, and gender expression, and specifies various statements of
legislative intent and the policies of the state in that regard. Existing law requires that participation in a particular physical education activity or sport, if required of pupils of one sex, be available to pupils of each sex.
This bill would require that a pupil be permitted to participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender
listed on the pupil's records.
Status: Bill passed House, 46-25-8; passed Senate, 21-9-8; State Sen. Alex Padilla voted YES; approved by Governor, August 12, 2013.
Source: California legislative voting record for AB1266
, Jul 3, 2013
Page last updated: Dec 15, 2021