Securing Legislation

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Securing Legislation

• I. Securing Favorable legislation - just as
  important to watch for Unfavorable legislation.
• a) Field Act Exempt - earthquake safety
• b) PETA - school farms
• c) Categorical flexibility
• d) Budget

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• California
• a) Full time legislators
• b) Calif. Ag Teachers Executive
  Director also has lobbyist license
• Understand your state's legislative process
• a) Committees is where legislation is
  done.
• b) Gutting of bills

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• Develop Relationships
• a) Whose role is it? Local, State, Nationals
• b) Legislators Legislators Aides, Ag
  Industry or others (i.e. sponsors) - use their
  lobbyist
• c) Ag trade groups
• d) Other CTE groups
• e) Find out which teachers who have
  relationships with legislators, whether
  directly or indirectly (i.e. their industry
  partners, parent contacts)
• f) Use the blue jackets to tell the story
• g) When legislators are home in their
  districts - invite them to events

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• Keep Close Contact with those Relationships
• a) Make them knowledgeable, they will be
  your eyes and ears, they will move on
  legislation when you can't be there
• VI. Be prepared with legislation - always have
  something in your back pocket

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• VII. Understand opportunities do arise - Be
  ready
• Examples
• a) Stimulus package did we miss the
  boat.
• b) Governor Schwarzenegger - favorable
  to CTE, sponsored Proposition 1D -
  500 million for CTE facilities. 50
  million each year for CTE grants
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•  VIII. Develop "email/phone tree"
• a) teachers - give them talking points
• b) teachers then use advisory committee
  members, industry contacts.
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• IX. Don't let economics stop you - now is a good
  time to
• a) get legislation passed that doesn't cost
  money - examples - standards, building
  code, school farm, Ag Ed organization
• b) When money is available - you are
  positioned to act
• X. May take years of sustained work

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• 8980 Agricultural Literacy Act
• 8981 Legislative Findings and Declarations
• 8982 Nonmandatory Comprehensive Agricultural
  Education Programs Establishment
• 17287 Agricultural Education Laboratory
  Facilities Exempt from Field Act
• 17612 Healthy Schools Act Exemption for
  Agricultural Vocational Education
• 32031 Requirement to Provide Protective Eye
  Devices in Shop Classes
• 35160 Adoption of Rules and Regulations
  Pertaining to Student Participation in Extra
  Curricular Activities 2.0 GPA Requirement
• 35330 School Funds Cant be Used for Out-of-State
  Travel for Students
• 39800 15 Passenger Vans Class B License
• 51225 High School Graduation Requirements
  Alternative Means

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• 51540 Treatment of Animals
• 52373 Transportation of Classes in Agriculture
  No Fees May Be Charged
• 52375 Fees or Charges Activities Which are Part
  of a Vocational Class
• 52450 Vocational Agricultural Education
  Legislative Intent
• 52452 Agricultural Vocational Education Unit
  Employees Consultants
• 52453 State Agricultural Advisory Committee
  Membership, Purpose Compensation

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• 52454 Agriculture Education Curricular
  Components of Participating Districts
• 52460 Application for Agriculture Incentive
  Grant
• 52461 Agriculture Incentive Grant Award
  Requirements
• 52461 Agriculture Incentive Grant Equipment and
  Waiver of Matching Funds Requirement
• 52462 Distribution of Funds Rules and
  Regulations