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Senator Leyva: Workers Need the “Fair Scheduling Act of 2020” Now

Senator Leyva: Workers Need the “Fair Scheduling Act of 2020” Now

SB 850 Provides Workers One Week Advance Notice of Upcoming Work Schedule

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) Monday introduced legislation to ensure reliable schedules for workers whose lives and paychecks are disrupted by constantly changing work schedules.

Specifically, SB 850 will ensure that workers receive their work schedule for the next three weeks at least one week in…

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Senator Leyva Introduces “Protect Teachers on Medical Leave Act”

Senator Leyva Introduces “Protect Teachers on Medical Leave Act”

SB 796 Ensures School Employees Receive Full Pay While on Extended Sick Leave 

SACRAMENTO – As the California State Legislature reconvened today, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) introduced legislation that would repeal the 40-year-old California law requiring public school employees—including teachers—to pay for the cost of their substitutes, known as “differential pay”.  SB 796 would entitle…

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Leyva Bill Ensuring College Student Access to Medication Abortion Heads to Governor’s Desk

Leyva Bill Ensuring College Student Access to Medication Abortion Heads to Governor’s Desk

SB 24 “reaffirms the right of every college student to access abortion”

SACRAMENTO – As access to abortion and reproductive health care is under attack in states across our country, the California State Legislature gave final approval to legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will ensure access to medication abortion services on California public university campuses for…

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Governor Signs Bill Requiring "Know Your Rights" Insurance Disclosures for Mobilehome and Condo Residents

Following Recent Destructive Wildfires, SB 508 Will Ensure Owners Promptly Receive Critical Insurance Information

SACRAMENTO – After earning strong bipartisan support in the Senate and Assembly, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 508 authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will require insurers to provide timely disclosures and information to mobilehome and condominium residents…

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Should California Teachers Who Become Seriously Ill Have to Pay for Their Own Subs?

Districts statewide have come up with a workaround to help teachers in these dire situations, but even those arrangements require teachers to forfeit a portion of their pay before they can accept that help.

A policy mandating the practice in the California Education Code was crafted by the Legislature and the governor in the early 1970s. Since then, districts and unions across the state have come up with sick-leave donation banks as a workaround to help teachers in dire situations — but even these arrangements force instructors to forgo some pay before they can accept sick days donated by their colleagues.

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Leyva “Service Dogs for Veterans” Bill Passes Committee

Leyva “Service Dogs for Veterans” Bill Passes Committee

SB 312 Will Help Improve Mental Health and Quality of Life for Veterans with PTSD

SACRAMENTO – With strong bipartisan support, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Tuesday approved legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will require the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to establish a competitive grant program to assist veterans suffering from…

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Leyva Bill Ensuring College Student Access to Medication Abortion Clears Committee

Leyva Bill Ensuring College Student Access to Medication Abortion Clears Committee

SB 24 Would Make California First State to Guarantee On-Campus Early Abortion Access for Students

SACRAMENTO – While states across our country continue to restrict access to critical reproductive health care services, the Senate Health Committee today approved important legislation by Senator Connie M. Leyva(D-Chino) that will ensure access to medication abortion services on California public…

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Governor Signs Leyva Charter School Accountability and Transparency Bill

SB 126 “is a historic win for students, parents, schools and communities”

SACRAMENTO – After earning bipartisan support in the Senate and Assembly, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Senate Bill 126 authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) and Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach) that will require charter school governing boards to comply with the same accountability and…

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