Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1316 was recently amended by Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell (D—Long Beach). AB 1316, as currently written will have crushing effects on all California charter schools. Today is the last day to register your opposition to AB 1316 before it is heard by the Assembly Education Committee on April 28, 2021. You can submit a letter of opposition (see sample below). Further, if your local Assembly representative sits on the Education Committee, please also reach out to them individually in opposition to this terrible legislation and explain the devastating impacts it will have on your School(s).
AB 1316 appears to be aimed to destroy or severely limit the operation of non-classroom-based charter schools but all charter schools will be negatively impacted by the legislation. The following is a summary of the most concerning provisions:
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AB 1316 must be defeated! YMC has joined in a joint letter with the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), the Charter School’s Development Center (CSDC), and the APLUS+ Network along with other charter advocates that many of you may have already signed. If you have not signed onto that joint letter, please get your letter of opposition into the Assembly Committee on Education TODAY through the Position Letter Portal on the Assembly Committee on Education website.
Consider the following sample letter for submission to register your opposition to AB 1316:
The Honorable Patrick O’Donnell Re: AB 1316 Dear Assembly Member O’Donnell, On behalf of [insert name] Charter School, I’m writing in opposition to Assembly Bill 1316. This bill will severely negatively impact [insert name] Charter School. [list a few primary examples from above as to how your school will be negatively impacted.] I believe that this bill will have a devastating impact on public charter school students statewide which will result in a sharp decline in high-quality educational options for all California students. For these and many other reasons, our school opposes this bill. Sincerely [insert name, title] [school] [logo]
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Contact YM&C with questions regarding this Legal Alert:

Lisa A. Corr, ESQ.
Partner
916.646.1400

Jerry W. Simmons, ESQ.
Partner
916.646.1400
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