Lobby Day January 2012 in Sacramento for Rio Hondo College

Lobby Day in State Capitol for Rio Hondo College. Legislative Agenda:

1) Support Balanced Approach to Budget n Support Temp Tax Initiative on Nov ballot.
2) OPPOSE cuts to CalWorks for transitional families that would eliminate students from a life of self sufficiency.
3) SUPPORT Increase in Course Offerings by allowing college to plan budgets in Jan not July if initiative passes
4) OPPOSE cuts n elimination if child-care sites at colleges that will devastate student families n child-care students.
5) OPPOSE cuts and increase of GPA for CalGrants that will eliminate over 240 students at Rio Hondo College.
6) SUPPORT Guarantee of tax n fee revenues in Budget.
And other issues.
7) Support Governors Temporary Tax Initiative on November Ballot.

at California State Capitol.

Temporary Tax Inititative on State Ballot in November

Sacramento,Jan.31, 2012: Community College League of California Endorses Governor’s Temporary Tax Measure

Following over $789 million in state funding cuts to community colleges over the last three years, the Community College League of California has endorsed Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to increase the sales tax by 1/2 cent and increase marginal tax rates on high income earners temporarily to avoid even more devastating cuts. The unanimous position was taken by thirty-six members of the League’s policy boards representing chief executive officers and locally elected trustees from the League’s 72 district members.