July 11, 2012
H.R. 3356 forces people with disabilities to wait as long as six months to obtain redress for businesses' continuing legal violations.
Legislative Positions
Keeping All Students Safe Act
July 10, 2012
For over a decade, the dangers from restraint and seclusion have been well known and documented. Reports and studies have shown that students and staff are safer when positive interventions and supports, rather than restraint and seclusion, are used in schools.
Education Code – Relating to Pupils
June 19, 2012
An act to amend Sections 48070.6, 48273, 48900.8, and 48916.1 of, and to add Section 48916.2 to, the Education Code, relating to pupils.
The Education Code – Relating to Pupil Rights
June 19, 2012
An act to amend Sections 48900 and 48900.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil rights.
The Education Code – Relating to School Districts
June 19, 2012
AB 2616 protects the interests of the State in conserving fiscal resources, school administrators in having some limited discretion to address a student's needs based on the facts presented, and students and families in having school districts try to address the root causes of the attendance problem before proceeding with criminal sanctions.
The Education Code – Relating to Pupil Discipline
June 12, 2012
AB 2537 makes several common-sense changes to existing law. Mandates under existing law have restricted the discretion of school districts to utilize other means of discipline in appropriate circumstances, have resulted in the expulsion and removal of children in cases that do not warrant expulsion, and have also resulted in significant state costs, up to $10 million annually.
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
June 9, 2012
The CRPD is a non-discrimination treaty seeking to achieve the same goals as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other existing disability laws in United States: to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
Health Equity and Accountability Act
June 1, 2012
The Health Equity and Accountability Act recognizes that additional steps must be taken to specifically address health care disparities and provides additional tools necessary to address and eliminate health and health care disparities experienced by minority and underserved communities. It is an important move towards creating a sustainable health care system that can pave the road to health equity.
Medicaid – Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act
May 12, 2012
Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010; Final RuleMedicaid Program; Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010; Final Rule
DREDF Opposition to SB 1186
May 3, 2012
On behalf of the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF), I write in opposition to SB 1186 which is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 8, 2012.