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UPDATES FROM SACRAMENTO:
 
CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET:
 

 

 

YOUR VOICE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!  WE OWE IT TO OUR CHILDREN TO BE INFORMNED AND VOCAL ABOUT ISSUES IN EDUCATION!

 
WHO AND WHERE TO WRITE:
 
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.  20500
(202) 456-1414
 
United States California Senators
 
Barbara Boxer
312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1748
Los Angeles, CA  90012
(213) 894-5000
 
Dianne Feinstein
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 915
Los Angeles, CA  90025
(310) 914-7000
 
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA  95814
(916) 445-2841 FAX (916) 445-4633
 
Los Angeles Office
300 S. Spring Street, #16701
Los Angeles, CA  90013
(213) 897-0322 FAX (213) 897-0319
 
Congressional District 44 - Congressman Ken Calvert
Local Office
26111 Antonion Parkway, Suite 300
Las Flores, CA  92699
(949) 888-8498 FAX (949) 888-8524
 
Assembly District 73 - Assemblywoman Mimi Walters
24031 El Toro Road, Suite 210
Laguna Hills, CA  92653
(949) 457-7333 FAX (949) 457-7305
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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LEGISLATION ADVOCACY


One of the most important functions of the PTA is to provide information to its members about legislation and activities related to the education of their children.  To make a difference, PTA must continually advocate for the education, health and safety of our children.  The definition of "advocacy" is to "urge action".  Per the California State PTA:

 

  • PTA is nonpartisan and never endorses or opposes a candidate for public office.
  • PTA does take positions on issues that affect children and youth.

 

PTA participates in the Legislative process by encouraging citizens to vote, by providing information and by advocating for the PTA positions. 

 

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

  •  A team of dedicated PTA volunteers (Legislative "Leg" Reps) from Capistrano Unified School District meets with area legislators to lobby for education every 2-3 weeks. 
  • Capistrano Unified School District has one of the most vocal and respected team of advocates who under the leadership of Kim Johnson just this year won several highly coveted awards for their dedication and tenancity for their advocacy efforts.

   

 
           Introduction to Capistrano Unified School District's 
                                           Legislative Team 

* The CUCPTSA Legislative Team is made up of one or more PTA
 representatives from each school in our district. 
 
*Leg Team members are appointed by each school's
 PTA president. 
 
*The purpose of the Leg Team is to advocate for all public school 
children in our district and in the state. 
 
*Each year, we create our legislative agenda, which outlines the key 
issues we will focus on in the coming school year at a local, state and
 federal level. 
 
* Once we set our agenda, we then advocate for those key issues 
through meetings and communication with our school board, and our
 government representatives in Sacramento and Washington, DC. 
 
* The Leg Team publishes monthly reports on legislation, policies, 
and key decisions affecting public school children at the local, state
and federal levels.  The reports are available online at 
 www.cucptsa.com <http://www.cucptsa.com/> , click on "Stay Informed" and 
sign up for the Legislation Alerts list.]