Service + Solidarity Spotlight: CSEA-Sponsored Bills Introduced in California State Legislature

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Members of the California Legislature have introduced two bills of critical importance to students and families in the state’s public schools and sponsored by the California School Employees Association (CSEA). S.B. 878, the Road to Success, would establish a state-funded program to ensure that every public school student in California gets transportation to and from school each day. And S.B. 874, legislation to ensure parity for employees in merit districts, would provide the same promotional probation procedures for classified employees in merit system districts as nonmerit system employees.

“Employees who strive for advancement in their workplace should not fear losing their job due to statutory ambiguity, yet that is the case for some California classified school employees. S.B. 874 would provide clarity for employers and give employees the security to develop their professional skills and grow their careers,” said CSEA President Matthew “Shane” Dishman.