On last week's call, we heard from members of the FAIR Education Act Implementation Coalition. The FAIR Education Act became law in 2011 and requires
that California K-12 schools provide Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful representations of people with disabilities and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in history and social studies curriculum.
At their September meeting, the California Department of Education will approve new textbooks and educational materials for the first time since the FAIR Education Act became law.
On Wednesday morning, four Senators announced renewed efforts to repeal
The Graham-Cassidy proposal has many of the same provisions previous repeal bills, which would have been
devastating to LGBTQ health, and includes $28 billion in cuts to Medi-Cal. The bill would result in cuts to access, benefits, and the loss of protections for those with pre-existing conditions at a greater magnitude than in previous ACA repeal bills.
The Senate has until September 30th to pass Graham-Cassidy. Help us prevent this last-distch effort to gut health reform.
Sign on to a letter to California members of Congress
Yesterday an important public health bill, Assembly Bill 186, fell two votes short of the 21 votes needed to pass the California State Senate.
This bill would have allowed several California counties to pilot programs for safe consumption sites (SCS). SCS are hygienic spaces for people to use pre-obtained controlled substances under the supervision of trained staff. SCS saves lives.
There is still time to act now. Senators have until midnight tonight to pass this bill.
