Every Wednesday at 5:10 p.m. Assemblyman Scott Wilk, 38th Assembly District will keep us up to date on all latest news in Sacramento and how it impacts our Santa Clarita Valley.
Hear all of Scott Wilk’s Weekly Updates here!
Wilk Weekly Update – October 9, 2013
Here is what he went over…
- Higher Education Oversight Hearing on Public College Affordability @UCSB (10/7)
- Average UC student debt is $18,346 and CSU student debt is $16,648
- In the 2012-13 academic year, 685,000 new and renewal students qualified for a Cal Grant award
- 15-20,000 qualified students were denied CSU admission due to lack of funding
- A recent study concluded that if CA doesn’t make the proper educational investments we will be short 1 million qualified workers in 2025
- Last Week for Governor to sign or veto bills
- Governor Brown has until October 13th to sign or veto bills. If he doesn’t act on the bills then it will become law
- Governor Brown signed SB 97 – Appropriates up to $100 million to backfill the California Community Colleges for property tax revenue that failed to appear in 2012-13 due to the end of redevelopment agencies
- Governor Brown vetoed AB 1401 – Authorizes non-citizen to serve on criminal and civil juries, a duty currently reserved only for citizens in all 50 states
- Community Coffee Program
- Bring your questions, comments and concerns about state legislative issues affecting the community
- Will be hosted at community locations or at a residence
- Interested in hosting a Community Coffee? Contact Andre Hollings in my district office at 661-286-1565
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