California Adds Ethnic Studies to High School Curriculum
SACRAMENTO— Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) issued the following response after Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 101, effectively adding ethnic studies to California’s high s
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Authors of the Cal Grant Reform Act Respond to Governor’s Decision
SACRAMENTO— Governor Gavin Newsom signed three significant and timely bills by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Assembly Bills 275, 927, and 1113.
Governor Newsom Signs Medina Bills to Strengthen and Expand Access to Higher Education
SACRAMENTO— Governor Gavin Newsom signed three significant and timely bills by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Assembly Bills 275, 927, and 1113.
Governor Newsom Signs Medina Bill to Strengthen California’s Technology Laws
SACRAMENTO— Governor Gavin Newsom signed another critical bill by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Assembly Bill 484.
Higher Education Bills Pass Legislature with Bipartisan Support
SACRAMENTO—With the end of the legislative session, four higher education bills by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), AB 320, AB 927, AB 1113, and AB 1456
Medina Bill to Require Ethnic Studies Passes California Legislature
SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Jose Medina’s (D-Riverside) Assembly Bill 101, which would make ethnic studies a California high school graduation requirement, passed the California State Legislature.
Joint Statement on the Final Amendments to AB 101
The five diversity caucuses of the California State Legislature—Latino Caucus, the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, the Black Caucus, the Jewish Caucus and the Native American Caucus—are pleased to unanimously support Assembly Bill 101 (Medina). AB 101 will require high schools to provide ethnic studies starting in academic year 2025-26 and make it a graduation requirement in 2029-2030.
Priority Medina Bills Clear the Senate Appropriations Committee
SACRAMENTO— Today, five bills, AB 101, AB 375, AB 927, AB 1113 and AB 1456 by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), passed the suspense file in the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of the key hearings prior to the Governor’s Desk. These five bills are critical ways in which the Chair of Higher Education Committee plans to build equity, quality, and accessibility across California’s education systems.
Medina Bills to Create Equity and Reform California’s Education Systems Pass Key Committee
SACRAMENTO— Today, three bills, Assembly Bill 101, Assembly Bill 927, and Assembly Bill 1456 by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), passed the Senate Education Committee. The unifying theme for all three legislation was the emphasis on expanding equity, building representation, and creating access to California’s education systems.
Assemblymember Medina Responds to California’s 2021-2022 Budget Agreement
SACRAMENTO— Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, released the following statement on the Legislature’s passage of the State Budget Agreement for 2021-2022, Assembly/Senate Bill 129.