SACRAMENTO – On a 36-0 vote, legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that would develop a more comprehensive and coordinated network of services for homeless students in California passed from the California State Senate with strong bipartisan support.
Specifically, SB 1068 would require the California Department of Education (CDE) to provide valuable training and informational materials to local education agencies’ homeless student liaisons. These materials will help homeless student liaisons stay informed about state and federal laws and offer support for liaisons as they provide professional development for school staff. SB 1068 would also improve the standard of services provided to homeless students by requiring the CDE to ensure that liaisons participate in professional development in accordance with federal law.
“The over 300,000 homeless students in California clearly face barriers beyond not having reliable housing, including difficulties getting to and from school, finding a place to do their homework and even trying to participate in extracurricular activities,” Senator Leyva said. “SB 1068 will help provide homeless students with a clearer path to success by increasing the assistance that we offer homeless student liaisons across the state. By developing a broader and more coordinated network of services for these underserved students, we will continue to help all students in California to thrive and reach their full potential. I appreciate the strong support for SB 1068 from Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle and look forward to working with members of the Assembly in the coming weeks as this important bill continues in the legislative process.”
School districts and county offices of education are currently required to designate a homeless student liaison to help identify homeless students and assist them in accessing the rights and resources available to them by law. These liaisons are tasked with identifying and providing services to hundreds or even thousands of these students in their district and, in many cases, the homeless student liaison is just one of several responsibilities held by a single staff person. Since California does not presently provide a strong support system or instructional materials to help liaisons assist students, SB 1068 would set in place vital training and support services which homeless student liaisons can utilize.
SB 1068 is supported by the California Coalition for Youth, California Federation of Teachers, K to College, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, and the National Association of Social Workers.
Press Release by the Office of Senator Connie M. Leyva
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It is a stupid law that allows child traffickers to use the law to further manipulate their victims, the taxpayers, and the law. When a child becomes 16 the pimps have the child run from home and parents, then register, at any school of their choice without parental consent or knowledge, child then can live with the pimp, receive medical assistance for abortions STD’s and birth control. If the parents find the pimp or child, call the police, the police will not pick up the child as they are not breaking the law because they are in school. The pimp and the child will then claim the child was abused by parent and the CPS will investigate parents then remove siblings for the financial gain. In the mean time the pimp will continue to victimize the child by undermining the parent and showering the child with “gifts” to maintain loyalty. It undermines the parents rights to protect the child.
Solution: stop breeding, folks.
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