PRESS RELEASE SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republicans today criticized Democrats on the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee for effectively shelving Governor Brown’s pension reform plan, which was introduced in the Legislature by Republicans.  In a letter to Republican lawmakers, Democrats outlined their plan to refer pension-related bills to interim study. “I’ve learned in life that procrastination does not make problems go away.  It is appalling that Democrats would...

PRESS RELEASE SACRAMENTO – Democrats on the Assembly Education Committee today joined with Republicans to pass historic teacher misconduct reform legislation proposed by Assembly Republicans in response to the recent tragedy at Miramonte Elementary School on a bipartisan vote.  The reforms were first put forward by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles Unified School District. “It doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat or a Republican, every parent in California was repulsed...

PRESS RELEASE SACRAMENTO – Senate and Assembly Republicans today sent the following letter to Governor Jerry Brown, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez regarding budget funding for education and higher education. March 29, 2012 Dear Governor Brown and Fellow Legislative Leaders: We propose a set of alternative budget solutions that eliminate the need for your devastating education trigger cuts, which unnecessarily target California’s public schools, ...

PRESS RELEASE SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republicans have formally introduced as state legislation proposals they unveiled last week to address allegations of teacher misconduct in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Both Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles Unified School District officials have urged the Legislature and Governor Brown to enact teacher misconduct reform in the wake of the scandal at Miramonte Elementary School. The Assembly authors of the measures, Assemblym...

PRESS RELEASE SACRAMENTO – As thousands of California’s servicemen and women – such as Assemblyman Jeff Gorell – prepare to return home from war, Assembly Republicans today introduced legislation to improve services for all veterans to help them adjust to civilian life. “From Pearl Harbor and Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq, our veterans were there when our country needed them,” said Assemblymember Paul Cook, (R-Yucca Valley), the chair of the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee and a retired ...

SACRAMENTO – Prompted by the recent allegations of disturbing teacher misconduct in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Senate and Assembly Republicans today unveiled legislation to ensure student safety and expedite the process to remove educators who engage in criminal behavior. “Public schools are supposed to be havens for safe learning, not a proving ground for sexual predators,” said Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff, of Diamond Bar.  “The recent arrest of two Miramonte Elementary tea...

SACRAMENTO – Senate and Assembly Republicans today introduced Governor Brown’s pension reform legislation, and called upon Democrats in the Legislature to work with them across party lines to enact the Governor’s reforms. “Republicans believe that the Governor should have an up-or-down vote on his pension reform plan,” said Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff, of Diamond Bar. “While we have heard Democrats give lip service about supporting his plan, none of their Members have committed to support...